{"product_id":"occupational-friction","title":"Occupational Friction","description":"\u003ch1\u003eOccupational Friction™\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Individuals and Organisations Fail\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy do talented people struggle in jobs they should be good at? Why do capable teams achieve so little despite working so hard? And why do some organisations consistently outperform others with seemingly similar resources?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe answer may be something you've never considered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOccupational Friction™.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery organisation experiences it. Few recognise it. And almost nobody measures the enormous amount of human energy it wastes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust as friction in a machine converts useful energy into heat, Occupational Friction consumes the energy people bring to work, leaving less available for productive activity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe consequences are everywhere. Employee engagement and productivity suffer. Workplace stress increases, sometimes contributing to burnout. Good employees underperform, talented people leave, and staff turnover becomes an expensive, recurring problem. Organisations struggle with employee retention without really understanding why employees quit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd all too often, organisations respond by demanding more effort, providing more training or replacing perfectly capable people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut what if the problem isn't the people? What if it's the friction?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing together two very different disciplines, Applied Physics with Instrumentation and Applied Jungian Personality Psychology, Martin Gibbons offers a unique perspective on human performance. Drawing on 26 years of experience studying personality in the workplace, he applies the principles of physics to explain why capable people struggle, why organisations waste so much human energy, and how reducing Occupational Friction™ can unlock extraordinary human potential.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe explains how the natural personality preferences of individuals interact with the behavioural demands of their jobs, managers, colleagues and working environments. When these are poorly aligned, friction increases. When friction is reduced, people can achieve more without having to work harder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInside this book, you'll discover:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy capable people can excel in one role and struggle in another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow personality differences create hidden friction between colleagues, managers and teams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy traditional recruitment and selection methods often overlook the factors that determine whether someone will thrive in a role.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow Occupational Friction contributes to poor employee retention, workplace stress, low engagement and lost productivity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to reduce friction, improve working relationships and create environments where people can perform at their best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe objective isn't to change people's personalities. It's to understand them and remove the unnecessary resistance that holds them back.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartin Gibbons holds a degree in Applied Physics with Instrumentation and has spent over 26 years applying Jungian personality psychology to the challenges of recruitment, retention, leadership, team dynamics and workplace productivity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is the co-founder and CEO of PeopleMaps, a company dedicated to using personality psychology to solve real business problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOccupational Friction™ challenges the way we think about people, performance and productivity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnderstanding People At Work.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BookVAULT Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Perfect Bound","offer_id":68107932598576,"sku":"9781808977725","price":9.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/2357\/5085\/files\/9781808977725.jpg?v=1792166579","url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/occupational-friction","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}