Stats and Curiosities, Harvard Business Review
Stats and Curiosities, Harvard Business Review
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Stats and Curiosities
From Harvard Business Review

Author: Harvard Business Review

Narrator: Kevin Stillwell

Unabridged: 2 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 11/22/2022


Synopsis

Fascinating stats . . . useful tips . . . entertaining topics.

Did you know that to make a task seem easier, all you have to do is lean back a little? Or that retail salespeople who mimic the way their customers speak and behave end up selling more?

If you like stats like this, are intrigued by ideas, and find connecting the dots to be a critical part of your skill set—this book is for you.

Culled from Harvard Business Review's popular newsletter, The Daily Stat, this book offers a compelling look at insights that both amuse and inform. Covering such managerial topics as teams, marketing, workplace psychology, and leadership, you'll find a wide range of business statistics and general curiosities and oddities about professional life that will add an element of trivia and humor to your learning (and will make you appear smarter than your colleagues).

Highly quotable and surprisingly useful, Stats and Curiosities: From Harvard Business Review will keep you on the front lines of business research—and ahead of the pack at work.

About Harvard Business Review

Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, twelve international licensed editions, books from Harvard Business Review Press, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review provides professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rob on January 03, 2014

This gave me 5-6 insights that I could use immediately in my business, with respect on how I could lead with authority, and also how to frame how to run an office. It was a simple read and worth reading if you have some extra time!......more

Goodreads review by Shayne on October 01, 2013

First of all I love the way this book feels. It has a softness to the cover that really makes it wonderful to touch. This was enlightening and fun. Yes some of the statistics make no changes in my life but I did clean out my junk drawers looking for my missing $300 in gift cards and am now forcing m......more

Goodreads review by Nura on September 10, 2018

Information that is not immediately useful is, to me, trivia. And ironically the book lists one stat which shows that knowing too much non-useful information can hamper one’s ability to think clearly. Having said that, what may not be immediately useful to me could be otherwise for other readers. Sh......more

Goodreads review by Sundaresan on December 19, 2017

Start anywhere based on your topic of interest. Quick reads – each fact is about a 100 words long and we move on to the next. Interesting connections between uncommon scenarios backed by research. Handy and fits the pocket. Cool stats that you can use to engage in discussions. Each fact has the source of......more

Goodreads review by Lorelei on February 11, 2025

Sıradan bir kitap çünkü yüzeyde popüler kültür, seyahat ve gözlem yazılarının tanıdık dinamiklerini taşıyor. Sosyolojik analizler, politik eleştiriler ve anlatı teknikleri yüzeysel ve dağınık geldi bana. Anlatımın derinleşmemesi ve kimi zaman turist bakış açısını aşamaması, metni daha az etkileyici k......more