The Impulse Factor： Why Some of Us Play It Safe and Others Risk It All 冲动的因素

作者： Nick Tasler，Travis Bradberry 著

出 版 社： 家庭电子杂志社

出版时间： 2008-10-1字数：版次： 1页数： 256印刷时间：开本： 32开印次： 1纸张：I S B N ： 9781416562344包装： 精装编辑推荐

作者简介：

NICK TASLER is the director of research and development for think tank and consultancy TalentSmart. He is the author of the online Impulse FactorTM test and the head of TalentSmart's global research. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with his family.

内容简介

Corporate psychologist Tasler draws on years of research and the latest findings in genetics, neurology and management theory to explore the benefits and dangerous consequences of human impulsiveness. At the heart of the author's argument is his pioneering Impulse Factor Test, an online assessment that classifies people as risk managers or potential seekers. According to Tasler, potential seekers are quick to identify new opportunities and are comfortable making important decisions, but their tendency to shoot first and apologize later can lead to trouble if not tempered; conversely, risk managers favor careful nurturing of existing opportunities, providing the stability businesses need to survive, but they often miss opportunities for growth because they are inherently cautious. This intriguing and highly readable analysis demonstrates how both groups can enhance their decision making and is enlivened by dramatic stories of innovators from St. Francis to Bill Gates and scientific reports on impulsiveness in different species and in hyperactive children. Tasler's pragmatic advice on leveraging the talents of both the brash and the bashful make this rewarding reading for anyone in the business world.

目录

Foreword

ntroduction

THRILL RIDERS

CHAPTER ONE ORIGIN OF SEEKERS: FROM CAVEMEN TO CAGE FIGHTERS

CHAPTER TWO IMPULSIVITY'S HIDDEN SIDE: THE SECRET OF BEING DIRECTIONALLY CORRECT

CHAPTER THREE EAT OR BE EATEN: WHAT POLITICIANS HAVE LEARNED FROM PRIMATES

CHAPTER FOUR BUBBLOLOGY: THE PLAGUE OF THE $76,000 FLOWER

CHAPTER FIVE COMMON SENSE OF OWNERSHIP

CHAPTER SIX FACTORING YOU INTO YOUR DECISIONS

CHAPTER SEVEN POTENTIAL SEEKERS: EXPLORING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN SINNERS, SAINTS, BARBIES, AND FARMERS

CHAPTER EIGHT RISK MANAGERS: CONQUERING THE FEAR OF BIG CATS

CHAPTER NINE STRIKING A BALANCE

Afterword PUTTING BIG IDEAS TO THE TEST

Acknowledgments

Appendix A

TECHNICAL MANUAL FOR THE

IMPULSE FACTOR TEST

Appendix B

WHO IS TALENTSMART?

Notes