The Behaviour Business

A breath of fresh air - a brilliant behavioural science book that focusses on the practical application of the topic rather than the abstract theories. Drawing on a wide-ranging set of applications, from launching the world’s most successful quit smoking app to refining call centre scripts - there’s plenty to interest anyone interested in the business application of behavioural science. – Richard Shotton, author of ‘The Choice Factory’The better you are at understanding and influencing behaviour, the better you’ll be at business. This book is a must read for anyone who has a business / cause / brand to grow. Richard has put his advanced understanding of human behaviour into practice in how he has structured this book. It’s engaging, easy to read, has many applied examples and strong theoretical underpinnings. Read it now before you miss out. – Adam Ferrier, founder Thinkerbell, author of ‘The Advertising Effect: How to change behaviour’, Australian TV/radio panellist and commentator (Gruen, The Project, Sunrise, Celebrity Apprentice) and writer for TIME, The Guardian and the Wall Street JournalRichard Chataway’s fine book attests to the power and profit of behavioural science in business. Displaying a firm grasp of the literature and sensitive to its thorny issues, on offer are effective behavioural solutions for all business types and sizes – practical and low-cost applications, honed over many years by a foremost practitioner of behavioural science. A great read and a business game changer. – Philip Corr, Professor of Psychology and Behavioural Economics/Science at City, University of London, coauthor ‘Behavioral Economics. The Basics’If you buy one business book this year, make this the one. A handbook on how to apply behavioural science the right way for your business. Provides a powerful exploration of behavioural science and how it applies to the future of your business - the perfect guide for anyone who is looking to up their game in 2020 and beyond. – Paul Armstrong, founder of emerging technology consultancy Here/Forth, journalist for Forbes, Reuters, and Evening Standard, and author of ‘Disruptive Technologies’Brilliantly inspiring - with his warm, witty approach Richard Chataway shows practical ways for businesses to go from hearing about behavioural science to actually profiting from it. – Bruce Daisley, author of Sunday Times bestseller ‘The Joy of Work’ and host of the #1 business podcast ‘Eat, Sleep, Work, Repeat’To make decisions while effectively ignoring psychological or perceptual factors is disastrous for business decision-making. It will take time to redress the balance – but thanks to books like this it is starting to happen. – Rory Sutherland, TED Talk superstar and vicechairman of Ogilvy Group UK

Richard Chataway is Director of Behavioural Science at Gobeyond Partners, and one of the most experienced behavioural science practitioners in the UK. He has worked in senior strategic roles for government in Australia and the UK, and for the four largest advertising agency groups, addressing behavioural challenges as varied as getting people to stop smoking, join the armed forces, drink spirits rather than wine, prevent domestic violence, pay for university tuition, submit their taxes, buy flatpack furniture, and take public transport – to name a few.He has advised clients including Lloyds Banking Group, Google, Atos, IKEA and Unilever – and conducted training for call-centre personnel, marketing directors, sales teams, creatives, and everything in between.Richard is a frequent conference speaker and board member of the Association for Business Psychology, the industry body that is the home and voice of business psychology in the UK.