Intention : the surprising psychology of high performers / Mike James Ross, Sekoul Theodor Krastev, Dan Pilat.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ross, Mike (Writer of Intention), author.

Krastev, Sekoul, author.

Pilat, Dan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intention.

Attitude (Psychology).

Achievement motivation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 275 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2024.

Summary:

"As a society, we are more productive than ever, yet as individuals, we have never felt so powerless and unengaged at work. Our response as employers, spurred by the pandemic, has been to provide greater flexibility and freedom, but these have only increased the lack of connection to our workplaces and decreased our willingness to engage at work. By taking a journey through the behavioral science of intention, the authors present a new way to think about work and challenge classic ideas about productivity that have gotten us to this point. Through a combination of science-backed analysis and clear, actionable take-aways, Lead with Intention provides managers with a recipe to increase engagement, turn goals into intention and build happier teams. As a society, we are more productive than ever, yet as individuals, we have never felt so powerless and unengaged at work. Our response as employers, spurred by the pandemic, has been to provide greater flexibility and freedom, but these have only increased the lack of connection to our workplaces and decreased our willingness to engage at work. By taking a journey through the behavioral science of intention, the authors present a new way to think about work and challenge classic ideas about productivity that have gotten us to this point. Through a combination of science-backed analysis and clear, actionable take-aways, Intentions provides managers with a recipe to increase engagement, turn goals into intention and build happier teams"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I Fundamentals

Chapter 1 Introduction

Why Intention?

No, These Traits Are Not Innate and Immutable

What Do We Mean by High Performance?

Beyond the Individual

About Us

Chapter 2 A Languishing World

As Far as the Eye Can See

Languishing and Self-Destruction

The Decline of Workplace Autonomy

Chapter 3 What Is Intention?

Intention as a Survival Tool

What Are Shared Intentions?

Intention, Passed on as a Flame

Intention and Self in the Modern Age

Chapter 4 Becoming Main Characters

Intentionality 101: Making Choices

NPCs, Pawns, and Wantons

Finding Our Pools of Will

The Power of Responsibility

Becoming a Main Character in a World of Shared Intentions

Chapter 5 Intention Is Trainable

Training Intention as a Key to Sports Performance

Training Intention as a Key to Academic Performance

Training Intention as a Key to Healthier Eating

Part II Willpower

Chapter 6 The Surprising Impact of Willpower Attitude

The Birth of Limited Willpower

Shifting the Willpower Narrative

How Tired Are You, Really?

Seeing through the Limited Willpower Illusion

Chapter 7 High Performers Have Nonlimited Willpower

Finding Our Real Limits

Willpower Can Make Anyone a High Performer

Make Your Next Challenge a Test of Willpower

Define Your Limits

Chapter 8 Physical Ingredients to Willpower

Does Being Hungry Make You Lose Self-Control?

Re-thinking Drowsy Days at Work

Is Willpower Even Real?

Looking for Cues

Chapter 9 How to Train the Experience of Willpower

How Seeking Novelty Can Replenish Us

Start Small

Small Wins Are Better than Major Losses

Good Motivation versus Bad Motivation

Productivity Tools Don't Build Willpower

Take Pride in Your Achievements

Exercising Willpower.

Chapter 10 Willpower as a Team Sport

Willpower as a Group Superpower

The Three Keys to Sharing Willpower

Closer Teams Share Willpower Better

Training for Team Willpower

Part III Curiosity

Chapter 11 High Performers Are Curious

Knowledge for Its Own Sake

The Real Superpower: Focused Curiosity

Living the Atelic Life

Chapter 12 Don't Stop (Re)believing

The Art of Changing Your Mind

How to Get Cognitively Flexible

The Science of Cognitive Flexibility

Chapter 13 How to Change Your Mind

Techniques to Reduce Extreme Beliefs

Deep Canvassing Inward

What Do You Get from Your Beliefs?

Chapter 14 Believing Together

Two Minds Aren't Always Better than One

Group Beliefs: A Whole New Ballgame

Groupthinking Our Way to Disaster

Psychological Safety 101

Name It

Encourage Dissent

Conduct Post- and Pre-Mortems

Designate Devil's Advocates

Part IV Integrity

Chapter 15 Living Our Values

Integrity: The Seeds of Intention

How Do We Identify Our Values?

Growing into Integrity

Ashoka's Lasting Legacy

Chapter 16 How to Uncover Your Values

The Complexity of Values through AI

How to Clarify Your Own Values

Chapter 17 When Values Conflict

The Benefits of Value Tension

Reconciling Intentions

The Power of Diverse Dissent

Set the North Star

Pick Alignment over Consensus

Leading with Integrity

Chapter 18 Know Thy Team

How Well Do We Really Know Others?

The Mistake of Assuming Values

How to Know Thy Team

Step 1: Help Team Members Discover Their Own Values

Step 2: Facilitate Space for Team Members to Share Their Values

Step 3: Hire for Self-Knowledge

The Benefits of Sharing

Part V Attention

Chapter 19 High Performers Are Focused on the Right Things

Open the Aperture to Focus It

Attention as a Tool

The Illusion of Choice.

Chapter 20 Directing the Spotlight

Building a World, One Piece at a Time

Attention as a Magnet

Magnet #1: Emotions

Magnet #2: Novelty

Magnet #3: Goals

Chapter 21 Spotlights at Work

Attentional Spotlight: Workplace Edition

KPIs as Shared Intentions

The Problem with Most KPIs

Chapter 22 Intentional Wandering

The Benefits of a Wandering Mind

Structuring Your Environment

Reframing Your Language and Story

The Stories We Tell

Open Expectations Lead to Unexpected Paths

Chapter 23 Not All Flow Is Created Equal

Is Flow the End-All-Be-All?

How Does Flow Work?

Not All Flow Is Created Equal

The Intentional Flow Spectrum

Flowing Our Way to Burnout

Creating Team Flow

Chapter 24 Focusing Teams

Nothing Focuses You Like a Fight

Breaking It Down with the 1-2-3 Model

Create Open Pathways

Part VI Habits

Chapter 25 The Roots of High Performance

The Basics of Deliberate Habits

Habits as Tools for Intention

Chapter 26 Taking Control of Unconscious Actions

Are Habits a Bad Thing?

Habits as an Expression of Intentions

The Natural Ease of Habits

Building Intentional Habits

Disrupting Negative Habits

Stacking Your Habits

Rewire Your Own Brain

Chapter 27 Finding the Power Within

The Behavioral Zeitgeist of the 1970s

What Drives Us When No One Is Looking?

The Beginner's Guide to Extrinsic Motivation

Hijacking the Brain's Reward Systems with Awareness

The Seven Steps to Rewire Our Habits

Step 1: Be Aware of Goal-Incongruent Behavior (Behaviors that Don't Line up with Our Goals)

Step 2: Be Aware of the Results of Goal-Incongruent Behavior

Step 3: Be Aware of the Triggers of Goal-Incongruent Behavior (Recognize What Seems to Initiate a Behavior that Doesn't Support Our Goal)

Step 4: Be Aware of Forced or Effortful Restraint of Behavior.

Step 5: Be Aware of the Results of Force or Effortful Restraint of Behavior

Step 6: Be Aware of Choice and Explore New, Autonomously Motivated Behaviors

Step 7: Be Aware of the Results of New, Autonomous Behaviors

Chapter 28 The Importance of Workplace Rituals

The Power of Workplace Rituals

The Need for Workplace Rituals

The Benefits of Workplace Rituals

Choosing Workplace Rituals

Part VII Closing

Chapter 29 Intention in Our Relationships

What Makes a Family?

Bringing Intention into Our Relationships

Other People Have Intention, Too?

Helping Others Be More Intentional

Step 1: Start with Independence

Step 2: Give Freedom, Not License

Step 3: Give a Helpful Push

Step 4: Support Long-Term Thinking

Giving Up Power for a Good Cause

Chapter 30 The Garden of Intention

Planting a Garden

Becoming a Gardener.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781394189168

1394189168

9781394189175

1394189176

OCLC:

1419280354