A Harvard Business School professor's practical guide to unleashing your inner rebel - perfect for anyone who has ever sat despairing in a meeting room as everyone agrees to do the wrong thing.

Do you want to follow a script -- or write your own story?/b>b>/b>b>Award-winning Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino shows us why the most successful among us break the rules, and how rebellion brings joy and meaning into our lives./b>Rebels have a bad reputation. We think of them as troublemakers, outcasts, contrarians: those colleagues, friends, and family members who complicate seemingly straightforward decisions, create chaos, and disagree when everyone else is in agreement. But in truth, rebels are also those among us who change the world for the better with their unconventional outlooks. Instead of clinging to what is safe and familiar, and falling back on routines and tradition, rebels defy the status quo. They are masters of innovation and reinvention, and they have a lot to teach us.Francesca Gino, a behavioral scientist and professor at Harvard Business School, has spent more than a decade studying rebels at organizations around the world, from high-end boutiques in Italy's fashion capital, to the World's Best Restaurant, to a thriving fast food chain, to an award-winning computer animation studio. In her work, she has identified leaders and employees who exemplify 'rebel talent,' and whose examples we can all learn to embrace.Gino argues that the future belongs to the rebel -- and that there's a rebel in each of us. We live in turbulent times, when competition is fierce, reputations are easily tarnished on social media, and the world is more divided than ever before. In this cutthroat environment, cultivating rebel talent is what allows businesses to evolve and to prosper. And rebellion has an added benefit beyond the workplace: it leads to a more vital, engaged, and fulfilling life.Whether you want to inspire others to action, build a business, or build more meaningful relationships, Rebel Talent will show you how to succeed -- by breaking all the rules....

This marvelous and mischievous masterpiece shows how to make useful trouble without getting yourself into (too much) trouble. Francesca Gino's splendid weave of stories and studies unpacks why, when, and how to break the rules so you can do and lead more successful, challenging, and original work while experiencing the incomparable joy of defying tired and tattered traditions (and proving their misguided defenders wrong).

Vorwort
A Harvard Business School professor's practical guide to unleashing your inner rebel perfect for anyone who has ever sat despairing in a meeting room as everyone agrees to do the wrong thing.

Autorentext

Francesca Gino is the Tandon Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. She is the youngest woman to have achieved the rank of full professor at Harvard Business School.

Her research has been featured on CNN and in the Economist, the Financial Times, the New York Times, Newsweek, Scientific American, Psychology Today and the Wall Street Journal.

She has also won numerous teaching awards, including the HBS Faculty Award by Harvard Business School's MBA Class of 2015, and the 2015 Poets & Quants award as one of the forty most outstanding business-school professors under forty in the world.

Klappentext

In Rebel Talent, award-winning Harvard Business School professor and behavioural scientist Francesca Gino shows us why the happiest and most successful among us are those who break the rules, and how we can all do it more.
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'Through illuminating examples and case studies, Francesca Gino demonstrates the true power of the rebel. Rebellion, as she defines it, isn't simply about rule-breaking - it's about allowing your best self, and your talents, to shine through in all aspects of your work and your life.'
Susan Cain, bestselling author of Quiet
'Great stories, great science, and great practical advice about how, when, and why to break the rules.'
Angela Duckworth, author of Grit

'In this groundbreaking book, Francesca Gino shows us how to spark creativity, excel at work, and become happier: By learning to rebel.'
Charles Duhigg, bestselling author of The Power of Habit

'Francesca has a very personal and self-aware approach to bridging the gap between the social norms that glue us together, and the acts of challenging those norms. The rebellious approach has led to great advances, and it also has led to abuse. She pushes us to allow for people who challenge what we do, but with a grounding in thinking about the use of power and status in our businesses and in our lives.'
Ed Catmull, president of Pixar and bestselling author of Creativity, Inc.

'Francesca Gino is one of the world's most productive and creative social scientists. And with this book, she shows that she's also one of the most persuasive. She makes a powerful and convincing case that letting loose our inner troublemaker can open up new vistas of creativity and problem-solving power.'
Daniel H. Pink, New York Times bestselling author of Drive

Inhalt
Introduction - Introduction: Marcia! Chapter - 1: Napoleon and the Hoodie: The Paradox of Rebel Status Chapter - 2: The Dog Named Hot: A Talent for Novelty Chapter - 3: The Vanishing Elephant: A Talent for Curiosity Chapter - 4: The Hudson River Is a Runway: A Talent for Perspective Chapter - 5: Uncomfortable Truths: A Talent for Diversity Chapter - 6: Coach Cheeks Sings the National Anthem: A Talent for Authenticity Chapter - 7: The Secret of Story: The Transformative Power of Engagement Chapter - 8: Becoming a Rebel Leader: Blackbeard, Flatness, and the 8 Principles of Rebel Leadership Chapter - Conclusion: Risotto Cacio e Pepe Section - Epilogue: Rebel Action Acknowledgements - i: Acknowledgements Section - ii: Notes Section - iii: Index