Wall Road Journal Business Bestseller

A Financial Instances Business Book of the Month

Named with the Washington Post as One of the 11 Leadership Books to learn in 2018

From the New York Times bestselling coauthor of Great by Choice comes an authoritative, practical guide to individual performance-based on analysis from an exhaustive, groundbreaking study.

Why do some individuals perform better at work than others? This deceptively basic question continues to confound professionals in every sectors about Great at the job: How Top Performers Do Much less, Work Better, and Achieve More of the labor force. Now, after a unique, five-year study greater than 5,000 managers and employees, Morten Hansen reveals the answers in his “Seven Function Smarter Methods” that may be used by anyone looking to maximize their time and performance.

Each of Hansen’s seven practices is highlighted by inspiring stories from individuals in his in depth study. You’ll fulfill a high college principal who manufactured a dramatic turnaround of his failing senior high school; a rural Indian farmer motivated to establish a better way of life for women in his town; and a sushi chef, whose simple preparation has resulted in his cafe (saved under a Tokyo subway train station underpass) being awarded the utmost of three Michelin stars. Hansen also explains how the method Alfred Hitchcock filmed Psycho as well as the 1911 competition to become the first explorer to reach the South Pole both illustrate the use of his seven methods (even before they were identified).

Each chapter contains questions and crucial insights to help you to assess your very own performance and find out your work strengths, plus your weaknesses. Once you know your individual style, a couple of mini-quizzes, questionnaires, and apparent tips to help you focus on a strategy to become a more productive employee. Extensive, available, and friendly, Great at the job can help you achieve more by working less, backed by unparalleled statistical analysis.