Hot Spots
16 May 07

When energy flares between people; when cooperation flourishes and ideas become contagious; when work is exciting, new possibilities appear and innovation happens…

That is a Hot Spot, and it has the power to propel teams towards goals they never believed were achievable.

Teams who ignite a Hot Spot are energized, vibrantly alive and buzzing with inspiration. They know that, working together, they will achieve something brilliant, important and purposeful. The energy is palpable, bright, shining.

Hot Spots can be workplaces, teams, departments, companies, factories, cities, industries, coffee shops, hallways, conferences - any place or time where people are working together in exceptionally creative and collaborative ways.

They are the most marvellous creators of value for organizations and wonderful, life-enhancing phenomena for each of us.

Hot Spots is the final part of Lynda Gratton's trilogy of books (the first two being Living Strategy and The Democratic Enterprise), which take an optimistic, humane approach to people and work. Through her research and experience she has shown that work can be fulfilling, engaging, meaningful and an important part of our happiness.

Hot Spots shows managers how it is done.

Although based on world class scholarship and research, this is essentially a pragmatic and practical book. It describes Hot Spots, what they are and how they work. It also lays down the principles for creating the right environment for one to emerge (although managers are warned that you cannot command a Hot Spot to appear).

Hot Spots captures the management zeitgeist, details the new ways of working and looks to the future of the world of work.

	Hot Spots
	Author	Lynda Gratton
	Pub Date	18 Apr 2007
	Price	£20.00
	Publisher	Financial Times/ Prentice Hall
	ISBN10	0273711466
	ISBN13	9780273711469
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