Stats and Curiosities Harvard Business Review by Andrew O Connell HBR BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS ISBN 978-1-4221-9631-1

Fascinating stats... useful tips... entertaining topics.Did you know that to make a task seem easier, all you have to do is lean back a little? Or that retail salespeople who mimic the way their customers speak and behave end up selling more?If you like stats like this, are intrigued by ideas, and find connecting the dots to be a critical part of your skill set—this book is for you.Culled from Harvard Business Review's popular newsletter, The Daily Stat, this book offers a compelling look at insights that both amuse and inform. Covering such managerial topics as teams, marketing, workplace psychology, and leadership, you'll find a wide range of business statistics and general curiosities and oddities about professional life that will add an element of trivia and humor to your learning (and will make you appear smarter than your colleagues).Highly quotable and surprisingly useful, Stats and Curiosities: From Harvard Business Review will keep you on the front lines of business research—and ahead of the pack at work. Fascinating stats useful tips entertaining topics. Did you know that to make a task seem easier, all you have to do is lean back a little? Or that retail salespeople who mimic the way their customers speak and behave end up selling more? If you like stats like this, are intrigued by ideas, and find connecting the dots to be a critical part of your skill setthis book is for you. Culled from Harvard Business Review s popular newsletter, The Daily Stat, this book offers a compelling look at insights that both amuse and inform. Covering such managerial topics as teams, marketing, workplace psychology, and leadership, youll find a wide range of business statistics and general curiosities and oddities about professional life that will add an element of trivia and humor to your learning (and will make you appear smarter than your colleagues). Highly quotable and surprisingly useful, Stats and From Harvard Business Review will keep you on the front lines of business researchand ahead of the pack at work. Did you know that job candidates who jokingly ask for high salaries receive better offers than those who don't? Or that retail salespeople who mimic the way their customers speak and behave end up selling more? Culled from Harvard Business Review's popular newsletter, The Daily Stat, this book offers a look at insights that both amuse and inform. Title Page Copyright Contents Introduction: Curiouser and Curiouser Mysteries of the Human Brain Bad Behavior, Good Behavior To Your Health The Working World Gender Gaps America the Statistical Economic Realities The Arc of Life Stats You Can Use Sources Acknowledgments About the Author