Part I. Whatever works at the office: the cues in your environment -- The office layout: how your office design influences your productivity and satisfaction -- Let there be light: the influence of light on our performance and well-being -- I am too cold, I am too hot: the impact of temperature -- Talk a walk in nature: the influence of green and blue spaces -- Part II. Whatever works for your team: surprising factors that change how we work together -- Wordless interactions: how our subtle gestures speak volumes to ur colleagues -- We need to talk: expressing emotions, negotiating, and giving gifts -- Sticky fingers: ethical and unethical behavior in the office -- Diversity in the workplace: different is the new efficient -- Will this tie get me hired or fired?: how the clothes we wear affect us and our team -- Judging a book by its cover: how our physical attributes shape perceptions and interactions -- Part III. Whatever works for you: the power of our personal habits -- Switching on and off: how your technology use affects you --The sound of music: what happens when we listen at work? -- Tidy desk, tidy mind?: order and disorder -- Creativity: an essential skill for the twenty-first century

"Thalma Lobel, one of the world's leading experts on human behavior, explores groundbreaking psychological research on job performance, satisfaction, and creativity, revealing the hidden factors-often unrecognized, counterintuitive, or invisible-that have profound effects on how well we can do our jobs and how happy we are at work"--