What motivates people to behave a certain way in the workplace? Do you really know what makes people tick? An insightful companion to the art of understanding and motivating people, How People Work explores the science of human behaviour and translates the key lessons into tools for thoughtful and effective management. Simply put, it will help you to help your people to perform. The challenge for managers is somehow to match the things they need to get done with things their employees want to do. Excellent individual performance has to be facilitated. Facilitated by the right organisational setting, and the right management to ensure that their people are allowed to give their best. This book explores the dynamics that influence these characteristics, and sets out the management tools to nurture successful outcomes. This book will help managers close the gap between what people want and what they want people to do.

A field-guide to understanding "what makes people tick", How People Work offers a unique insight into the drivers of workplace behaviour and performance. Managers will find people-management easier after reading it, and people will find excellence easier to achieve after implementing it.

About the Author
Roderic Gray is a consultant, writer and management coach. He has published a number of articles on organisational climate, and on project management and product development topics. His career involved a variety of practical, hands-on management roles before becoming an internal consultant in a major blue-chip company and running his own consulting practice. He has lectured on a range of postgraduate management and HR professional courses and currently supervises a number of doctoral researchers in several countries.


Book Information
ISBN 9780273694908
Author Roderic Gray
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Financial Times Prentice Hall
Publisher Pearson Education Limited
Weight(grams) 520g
Dimensions(mm) 208mm * 170mm * 24mm