Shine - by Ned Hallowell (Hardcover)

About the Book

Creating that spark and inspiring someone to perform at their highest levels isn't rocket science; but it is brain science. Drawing from his expertise helping people reach their full potential and synthesizing the latest research, Hallowell offers managers a five-step process that leads to peak performance.

Book Synopsis

Your job as a manager is getting harder all the time. But your most critical responsibility--especially in today's world of intensifying competition--is how to help your people shine their brightest.

How do you inspire solid contributors to strive for more? What should you do if a star player falls off their game?

In Shine, bestselling author, psychiatrist, and ADD expert Edward Hallowell draws on brain science, performance research, and his own experience helping people maximize their potential to present a proven process for getting the best from your people:

-Select--put the right people in the right job, and give them responsibilities that "light up" their brain.
-Connect--strengthen interpersonal bonds among team members.
-Play--help people unleash their imaginations at work.
-Grapple and Grow--when the pressure's on, enable employees to achieve mastery of their work.
-Shine--use the right rewards to promote loyalty and stoke your people's desire to excel.

Brimming with Hallowell's trademark candor and warmth, Shine is a vital new resource for all managers seeking to inspire excellence in their teams.

Review Quotes

"This is a great book with some great ideas on how to manage groups that aren't just Dilbert clones." - Portland Book Review

About the Author

Edward M. Hallowell M.D. is a psychiatrist, an instructor at Harvard Medical School, and director of the Hallowell Center for Cognitive and Emotional Health, which serves individuals with emotional and learning problems. He was on the faculty of Harvard Medical School for 20 years. He has written two popular Harvard Business Review articles and authored 13 books, including the national bestseller Driven to Distraction.