Happiness Advantage - The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success

Informationen zum Autor Shawn Achor Klappentext Shawn Achor is a lecturer at Harvard University, where he has studied with pioneers in the field of positive psychology. He is the co-designer of Harvard's 'Happiness' course, one of the most popular in Harvard history. He is also the founder and CEO of Aspirant, a research and consulting firm that uses positive psychology to enhance individual achievement and cultivate a more productive workplace. Its clients include American Express, KPMG, Microsoft, and UBS. He gives more than 150 lectures a year on the science of happiness and human potential, which have been covered in the New York Times , the Boston Globe , the Wall Street Journal , CNN, and NPR. Zusammenfassung Shares seven core principles of positive psychology that each one of us can use to improve our performance, grow our careers, and gain a competitive edge at work. This title reveals how happiness actually fuels success and performance, not the other way around.

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Achor transports us to his virtual classroom, a journey along which we glean the seven secrets of happiness. "The Happiness Advantage "reveals the most important discoveries coming out of modern psychology. Rom Brafman, bestselling co-author of "Sway" and "Click"

Product details

• Authors: Shawn Achor, Achor Shawn
• Publisher: Virgin Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.09.2011
• EAN: 9780753539477
• ISBN: 978-0-7535-3947-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 198 mm x 16 mm
• Series: VIRGIN BOOKS
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Business administration, companies; Karriere, Positives Denken, SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Success, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Careers / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Success, Advice on careers & achieving success, Advice on careers and achieving success