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Oct 9, 2024 12:28 PM

Author:Dan Heath,Chip Heath,Charles Kahlenberg

Switch

Brought to you by Penguin.

Change is hard. It doesn't have to be.

We all know that change is hard. It's unsettling, it's time-consuming, and all too often we give up at the first sign of a setback.

But why do we insist on seeing the obstacles rather than the goal? This is the question that bestselling authors Chip and Dan Heath tackle in their compelling and insightful book. They argue that we need only understand how our minds function in order to unlock shortcuts to switches in behaviour.

Illustrating their ideas with scientific studies and remarkable real-life turnarounds - from the secrets of successful marriage counselling to the pile of gloves that transformed one company's finances - the brothers Heath prove that deceptively simple methods can yield truly extraordinary results.

© Chip and Dan Heath 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Reviews

A fantastic book

—— Wired

Witty and instructive

—— Wall Street Journal

Switch is likely to prove invaluable to anyone wanting to make long-lasting change a reality

—— BBC Focus

Whether you're a manager, a parent or a civic leader, getting people to change can be tricky business. In Switch, brothers Chip and Dan Heath - authors of the best-selling Made to Stick - survey efforts to shape human behaviour in search of what works. Even when change isn't easy, it's often worth making

—— Time

A must-read

—— Forbes

Dan and Chip Heath have done it again ... Any leader looking to create change in his organization need not look beyond this little book. It is packed with examples and hands-on tools that will get you moving right away. And it is really a fun read

—— BusinessWeek

Chip and Dan Heath have mined the latest psychological research to work out how to engage our emotional brain, and encourage us to focus on "bright spots" - techniques proven to help us change bad habits - rather than merely telling us what we're doing wrong

—— Psychologies

Provides a useful framework for understanding change and is full of suggestions for "fooling yourself"- and those around you - into making changes you want to make but can't

—— Director

It is not women who need to change. It requires making a business somewhere women want to work. A wealth of practical tips to help, but ultimately men need to want to make change happen

—— Anthony Hilton, Evening Standard

This is the top of the list of any branding book I've read in the past 10 years. It's specific, prescriptive, actionable, and above all, opinionated in all the right ways. Simply love these commandments!

—— Marc Landsberg , Founder & CEO of Social Deviant in Chicago

These very easy-to assimilate lessons will certainly enable the reader to enhance their confidence, and leadership and management skills, without resorting to bullet points or fashionable jargon

—— Edge Magazine

Intriguing ideas on how to create a better world … A valid evaluation of the modern world and why it needs to shift from financial maximization to something more humane

—— Kirkus Reviews

How to successfully apply for a job

—— The Times

Valuable advice in this challenging time to be starting out in the world of work

—— Sarah Brown, host, Better Angels

Succinct and topical advice

—— The Mancunion

Enriching on a personal level as much as a professional one. Honest, humorous, and humbling

—— Pi

Witty moments of funny personal stories and serious helpful tips

—— Epigram

Exhaustively reviews the research not on how to influence others but on how to make people ready to be influenced . . . Compelling.

—— Wall Street Journal

Robert Cialdini is perhaps the foremost expert on effective persuasion . . . The book provides a vast catalogue of research and techniques, many of them marketing related.

—— Harvard Business Review

[Both a] work of cutting-edge scholarship and an insightful guide to the strange working of the human mind, Pre-Suasion packs a good punch for business leaders who want to understand their customers.

—— Belfast Book Review
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