Hardwired Humans

Offices are not our natural habitat. Leadership is easier when we understand the nine instincts that still drive human behaviour<b>.</b><br /> <br />With the Industrial Revolution only 250 years ago, we left our hunting, gathering and village societies to work in offices and factories. The behaviour that ensured our ancestors&apos; survival on the savannah plains of Africa over the millennia is alive and well in today&apos;s workplaces. The nine instincts explain the reasons, and the solutions, to the challenges that leaders commonly face. <br /> <br />Based on the author&apos;s wide experience in large organisations combined with witty true stories of chimps from Gombe, Tanzania and Taronga Zoo, Sydney, <i>Hardwired Humans</i> explains the psychology behind the human instincts of social behaviour. <br /> <br />As you read this entertaining book, you will learn how the instincts of <b>clan connections</b>,<b> hierarchy</b>,<b> gossip</b>,<b> politics</b>,<b> snap judgments</b>,<b> status displays </b>and<b> sexual competition </b>continue to drive modern office interactions just as they have driven human interaction for millennia. <br /> <br />The book shares a practical framework that helps makes sense of human behaviour and allows leaders to manage more effectively.<br /> <br />In a note introducing the book, Dr Jane Goodall calls it a &apos;<i>compelling book&apos;</i>. <br /> <br />The <i>Australian Financial Review Boss </i>magazine highly recommends the book as one &apos;<i>that will captivate anyone who finds the &quot;people stuff&quot; confounding</i>.&apos;