Bring Your Brain to Work: Using Cognitive Science to Get a Job, Do it Well, and Advance Your Career

To succeed at work, first you need to understand your own brain

If you're in a job interview, how should you think about the mindset of the interviewer? If you've just been promoted, how do you handle the tensions of managing former peers? And what are the telltale mental signs that it's time to start planning your next career move?

We know that psychology can teach us much about behaviors and challenges relevant to work, such as making better decisions, influencing people, and dealing with s...