"How do you motivate people to do great work? Its the quintessential question and there are 3 main ways you can go about it: 1. You can shift peoples attitudes and beliefs which takes a lot of effort 2. You can develop incentives and pay for performance which takes a lot of money 3. Or you can design the work to be inherently motivating which takes a lot of savvy This book shows you how to master #3 making work that motivates. Its the most desperately overlooked element of motivation, and the key to sustaining meaningful progress at work. What makes this book different is that it combines the best elements from three distinct elds into one practical, future-focused book: » motivation science » game design » agile management This book will show you how to take the best elements of motivation science and game design and apply them to shift motivational dynamics, unlock progress and make progress happen. In other words, its a literally a game changer."
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The ground-breaking new book from former Special Boat Services Sergeant Jason Fox, star of Channel 4’s SAS Who Dares Wins and bestselling author of Battle Scars.
Whether serving in the Special Forces, rowing oceans or investigating some of the world’s most notorious drug cartels, Jason Fox has overcome more than his fair share of emotional and mental conflicts. Now, he shares the tools he’s developed at the cutting edge of an elite military career and shows how you, too, can build the resilience and inner strength to overcome whatever challenges life puts in front of you.
During my military career, I dealt regularly with fear, emotional breakdown, pain in hostile environments and the horrors of war. I summoned bravery during intense gun battles and, perhaps more courageously, raised my hand for help during my darkest moment – though it took a while. The psychological techniques I developed during my time as an elite operator still serve me today, in and out of danger.
We all face internal conflict, both at home and at work. Some pressures threaten to crush us mentally, causing stress, anxiety and emotional turbulence. As Jason Fox recounts stories of the military operations and adventures that have tested his own resolve, Life Under Fire provides the tools required to overcome the toughest of internal battles and delivers the techniques we all need to become more resilient in life."
