How to Have a Good Day | Caroline Webb | Talks at Google

Caroline Webb joins Talks At Google to chat about findings from her new book and what we can do to have a good day at work.

ABOUT THE BOOK

In How to Have a Good Day, economist and former McKinsey partner Caroline Webb shows readers how to use recent findings from behavioral economics, psychology, and neuroscience to transform our approach to everyday working life.

Advances in these behavioral sciences are giving us ever better understanding of how our brains work, why we make the choices we do, and what it takes for us to be at our best. But it has not always been easy to see how to apply these insights in the real world – until now.

In How to Have a Good Day, Webb explains exactly how to apply this science to our daily tasks and routines. She translates three big scientific ideas into step-by-step guidance that shows us how to set better priorities, make our time go further, ace every interaction, be our smartest selves, strengthen our personal impact, be resilient to setbacks, and boost our energy and enjoyment. Through it all, Webb teaches us how to navigate the typical challenges of modern workplaces—from conflict with colleagues to dull meetings and overflowing inboxes—with skill and ease.

Filled with stories of people who have used Webb’s insights to boost their job satisfaction and performance at work, How to Have a Good Day is the book so many people wanted when they finished Nudge, Blink and Thinking Fast and Slow and were looking for practical ways to apply this fascinating science to their own lives and careers.

A remarkable and much-needed book, How to Have a Good Day gives us the tools we need to have a lifetime of good days.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Caroline Webb is a management consultant and executive coach who has spent 15 years at McKinsey and at her own firm, Sevenshift, showing clients how to use behavioral science to boost their professional effectiveness. An Oxford and Cambridge trained economist, Webb and her work has been featured in the Financial Times, New York Times, Washington Post, The Economist, Forbes, and the BBC.

Moderated by Anant Shukla.

[SerenityReceiver]

Skip to 9:42.
In short:
- Think positive. Look actively for positive.
- Do things one by one, not simultaneously (check your email less, don't use social media on the side).
- Pat yourself on the back for achieving little things.
- Get out of defensive mode by thinking about the ideal circumstances.
- Know your triggers for defensive mode, like violation of: belonging, fairness, respect.
- Be kind/empathetic, show appreciation.
- Sleep enough.

I saved you 40 minutes.

[PetrosChatzipavlou]

Very helpful and satisfying talk. I’ve also read the book. Thank you Caroline!

[mziqbal]

Caroline this is a useful insight on having cohesive approach with positive set of mind within the team. Collective consciousness is step towards acquiring more collaborative approach. ✨🌠

[MrAramYazdizad]

This was amazingly insightful and practically useful! Thanks.

[ghousiyabanuz]

She is soo cute ❤️ and knowledgeable 😍

[elamperti]

Fantastic talk! Thanks for sharing it.

[ruthverheyen]

Doesn't a negative mindset have a power of it's own? By focusing on the bad stuff, are you not more critical, don't you notice mistakes more easily and quickly? In psychology therms doesn't it trigger the effortful system 2 to check the intuitive system 1?

[lascellefray]

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[thundertruck]

how am I supposed to listen to this woman