Do you know how your brain functions? Do you sometimes feel like you're fighting your own brain and habits in order to be productive at work? What if there was a way to work with your brain to become more efficient, effective and productive... and transform the way you operate? Make Your Brain Work is here to help. Author Amy Brann is fascinated by the application of brain science to business, and you don't have to be an expert to understand - she explains the principles and latest insights in practical and easy-to-understand language, enabling you to understand the way you work, and form the helpful habits that will revolutionize your output. With clear, in-context examples; hands-on tips; and focused case studies on how companies are doing things well and the pitfalls to avoid, this entertaining book will help you reduce the stress and overwhelm of poor time management, and help get you to that next professional level. Including brand-new content on developing resilience and creativity, and managing your work-life balance, now it's even easier to Make Your Brain Work!

New to this edition: Brand new content on developing resilience and creativity, and managing your work-life balance, as well as the most up to date research on neuroscience, and new examples of companies who are doing things well and pitfalls to avoid

Chapter - 00: Introduction; Section - ONE: You; Chapter - 01: Can a marshmallow predict your success?; Chapter - 02: Is your hippopotamus under attack?; Chapter - 03: Learning how to influence what feels out of your control; Chapter - 04: The challenge of being everything to everyone; Chapter - 05: Is a busy brain a clever brain?; Chapter - 06: Getting results easily and with less effort; Section - TWO: Your colleagues and clients; Chapter - 07: Working and living in balance; Chapter - 08: Upgrading your life one step at a time; Chapter - 09: The minefield of motivating people; Chapter - 10: Resilience; Chapter - 11: Creativity; Chapter - 12: Appearing competent to others; Section - THREE: Your company; Chapter - 13: Leading with your brain switched on; Chapter - 14: Work life balance; Chapter - 15: Managing people, managing brains