Top Business Psychology Models: 50 Transforming Ideas for Leaders, Consultants and Coaches

Top Business Psychology Models: 50 Transforming Ideas for Leaders, Consultants and Coaches

by JonathanPassmore (Author), StefanCantore (Author)

Synopsis

"Top Business Psychology Models" is a quick, accessible overview to the fundamental theories and frameworks that will help you understand human behaviour, emotions and cognition at work. Each model is presented in a short and crisply written summary, which could be easily converted into materials for use in training or in coaching conversations. Clear, succinct and well-referenced chapters also offer routes into accessing further information. Free of academic jargon, "Top Business Psychology Models" explains all the main theories and models used by psychologists, giving you all the essential information to immediately implement business psychology techniques in your organization.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Publisher: Kogan Page
Published: 03 Jul 2012

ISBN 10: 0749464658
ISBN 13: 9780749464653
Book Overview: Short overviews of the top positive business psychology models Distills academic theory in to easy to grasp concepts Implement business psychology techniques immediately

Media Reviews

[A]n excellent and practical guide in business and positive psychology, with inspirational ideas that can be quickly understood and implemented. --Cella Payne, Director, Zest4Development Ltd.
[K]ey concepts clearly and snappily presented. --Professor Binna Kandola, Senior Partner, Pearn Kandola
A highly informative and concisely writtenresource combining depth of insight with plenty of practical application for busy professionals and students of management alike. --David E. Gray, Professor of Management Learning, SurreyBusiness School, University of Surrey
From the Foreword:
We live in an ever complex, global and diverse organizational world where to remain competitive, organizations need to use and apply tools...that help them understand their human capital...That is themotivation behind this volume --to provide leaders, HRexecutives, managers and coaches with a practical translation of the most impactful theories and models of human behavior published in organizational science. -- Eduardo Salas, Ph.D. Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida

[A]n excellent and practical guide in business and positive psychology, with inspirational ideas that can be quickly understood and implemented. --Cella Payne, Director, Zest4Development Ltd.

[K]ey concepts clearly and snappily presented. --Professor Binna Kandola, Senior Partner, Pearn Kandola

A highly informative and concisely written resource combining depth of insight with plenty of practical application for busy professionals and students of management alike. --David E. Gray, Professor of Management Learning, Surrey Business School, University of Surrey

From the Foreword:

We live in an ever complex, global and diverse organizational world where to remain competitive, organizations need to use and apply tools...that help them understand their human capital...That is the motivation behind this volume -- to provide leaders, HR executives, managers and coaches with a practical translation of the most impactful theories and models of human behavior published in organizational science. -- Eduardo Salas, Ph.D. Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida

Author Bio
Stefan Cantore is a Senior Teaching Fellow in Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management at the University of Southampton Management School, UK. He is an experienced leadership and organizational development consultant with a practice focussed on helping leaders and organizations use conversation as a process for change. Jonathan Passmore is a business psychologist with five degrees and has an international reputation for his work in coaching, change and leadership. He has published fourteen books on the themes of leadership, personal development and change.