New Releases by Chip Heath

Dit boek leert je om betere beslissingen te nemen en je goede beslissingen iets beslister te maken (met gepast vertrouwen in plaats van overmoed). Daarnaast zul je dankzij dit boek een betere adviseur zijn voor collega’s en geliefden. Het boek gaat over de beslissingen die meer dan vijf minuten kosten om te nemen: het kopen van een auto, een nieuw baan of je relatie beëindigen. Beslist is een fascinerend kijkje in de menselijke psyche en een praktisch boek dat het leven eenvoudiger maakt.

Chip and Dan Heath, the bestselling authors of Switch and Made to Stick, tackle one of the most critical topics in our work and personal lives: how to make better decisions. Research in psychology has revealed that our decisions are disrupted by an array of biases and irrationalities: We’re overconfident. We seek out information that supports us and downplay information that doesn’t. We get distracted by short-term emotions. When it comes to making choices, it seems, our brains are flawed instruments. Unfortunately, merely being aware of these shortcomings doesn’t fix the problem, any more than knowing that we are nearsighted helps us to see. The real question is: How can we do better? In Decisive, the Heaths, based on an exhaustive study of the decision-making literature, introduce a four-step process designed to counteract these biases. Written in an engaging and compulsively readable style, Decisive takes readers on an unforgettable journey, from a rock star’s ingenious decision-making trick to a CEO’s disastrous acquisition, to a single question that can often resolve thorny personal decisions. Along the way, we learn the answers to critical questions like these: How can we stop the cycle of agonizing over our decisions? How can we make group decisions without destructive politics? And how can we ensure that we don’t overlook precious opportunities to change our course? Decisive is the Heath brothers’ most powerful—and important—book yet, offering fresh strategies and practical tools enabling us to make better choices. Because the right decision, at the right moment, can make all the difference.

Korean edition of DECISIVE: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work by Chip Heath and Dan Heath, the bestselling authors of Switch and Made to Stick, tackle one of the most critical topics in our work and personal lives: how to make better decisions. Translated by An Jin Hwan. In Korean. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

From Chip and Dan Heath, the bestselling authors of Switch and Made to Stick, comes The Myth of the Garage ... and other minor surprises, a collection of the authors'' best columns for Fast Company magazine. There are 16 pieces in all, plus a previously unpublished piece entitled ''The Future Fails Again''. In Myth, the Heath brothers tackle some of the most (and least) important issues in the modern business world: - Why you should never buy another mutual fund (''The Horror of Mutual Funds'') - Why your gut may be more ethical than your brain (''In Defense of Feelings'') - How to communicate with numbers in a way that changes decisions (''The Gripping Statistic'') - Why the ''Next Big Thing'' often isn''t (''The Future Fails Again'') - Why you may someday pay $300 for a pair of socks (''The Inevitability of $300 Socks'') - And 12 others . . . Punchy, entertaining, and full of unexpected insights, the collection is the perfect companion for a short flight (or a long meeting).

We investigate one factor that influences the success of ideas or cultural representations by proposing that they have a habitat, that is, a set of environmental cues that encourages people to recall and transmit them. We test two hypotheses: (a) fluctuation: the success of an idea will vary over time with fluctuations in its habitat, and (b) competition: ideas with more prevalent habitats will be more successful. Four studies use subject ratings and data from newspapers to provide correlational support for our 2 hypotheses, with a negative factoid, positive rumor, catchphrases, and variants of a proverb. Three additional experimental studies manipulate the topic of actual conversations and find empirical support for our theory, with catchphrases, proverbs, and slang. The discussion examines how habitat prevalence applies to a more extensive class of ideas and suggests how habitats may influence the process by which ideas evolve.

Proč je tak těžké provést nějakou výraznější změnu? Proč se změně k lepšímu lidé tolik brání, anebo v lepším případě "jen neudělají nic"? Je to lenost, zvyk, slabá vůle? S touto knihou naučíte Davida porazit Goliáše, holýma rukama rozjet vlak, chytrou myšlenkou změnit svět! Chip a Dan Heathovi tvrdí, že hlavní překážkou uskutečnění změn je konflikt mezi racionálním a emocionálním myšlením, tichý boj šestitunového slona (emoce a instinkty) s jezdcem (rozumem). Kniha ukazuje, že všechny úspěšné změny vykazují stejnou strukturu, stejné schéma, pomocí něhož i vy můžete provést změny, které jsou pro vás důležité – ať se snažíte změnit celý svět, nebo jen svůj vlastní obvod v pase.

“Más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer”. Éste es uno de nuestros dichos más populares. ¿Padecemos una resistencia natural al cambio? ¿Por qué nos oponemos a cualquier modificación de nuestra rutina diaria, de nuestros hábitos y costumbres? Lo cierto es que, a pesar de que a lo largo de nuestra vida aceptamos cambios cruciales, tales como el matrimonio, los hijos, la incorporación a las nuevas tecnologías o los desafíos de nuevos empleos, algunos hábitos nos resultan innegociables y, por más que queramos, no conseguimos erradicarlos. En resumen, hay cambios fáciles y cambios extremadamente difíciles: ¿en qué se diferencian? Los psicólogos han demostrado que existen dos mecanismos distintos de toma de decisiones en nuestro cerebro: el racional y el emocional. El primero es lógico, estratégico, reflexivo, y el segundo es intuitivo e impulsivo. Uno quiere un cuerpo escultural y aprovechar el tiempo para aprender idiomas, y el otro quiere comerse una tarta y ver un rato la televisión. El racional se opone con firmeza a cualquier cambio en la rutina, el emocional ansía tener siempre nuevos retos. Chip Heath y su hermano Dan, dos reconocidos especialistas en comportamiento organizacional, nos explican cómo alinear estos dos mecanismos cerebrales, ambos igual de importantes para que, tras nuestros infructuosos intentos, los cambios nos sean más placenteros y obtengamos mejores resultados de ellos. Con un estilo ameno y agradable y con una sólida exposición argumental, los autores nos resumen décadas de investigación en psicología, sociología y otras disciplinas científicas para explicarnos cómo podemos efectuar un cambio transformador en nuestras vidas. Si llevas tiempo intentando cambiar de hábitos sin conseguirlo, éste libro se convertirá en tu mejor aliado y compañero de ruta.

In a compelling, story-driven narrative, the Heaths bring together decades of counterintuitive research in psychology, sociology, and other fields to shed new light on how we can effect transformative change. "Switch" shows that successful changes follow a pattern, a pattern you can use to make the changes that matter to you, whether your interest is in changing the world or changing your waistline.

In a compelling, story-driven narrative, the Heaths bring together decades of counterintuitive research in psychology, sociology, and other fields to shed new light on how we can effect transformative change. "Switch" shows that successful changes follow a pattern, a pattern you can use to make the changes that matter to you, whether your interest is in changing the world or changing your waistline.

Traditional Chinese edition of Switch: How to Change Things when Change Is Hard. Dan and Chip Heath, the authors of "Made to Stick," tell stories of people and organizations who overcame the seemingly insurmountable hurdles to make changes they know they should. In Chinese. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

In a compelling, story-driven narrative, the Heaths bring together decades of counterintuitive research in psychology, sociology, and other fields to shed new light on how we can effect transformative change. "Switch" shows that successful changes follow a pattern, a pattern you can use to make the changes that matter to you, whether your interest is in changing the world or changing your waistline.

Kritische analyse van het patroon van veranderingen binnen bedrijven en organisaties.