Do you want to... Turn your brain into a co-player not an opponent? Create that crucial readiness to change in yourself and others? Build a stronger repertoire in whatever you do? Then get to know the 8 keys on your inner piano. In Play Your Brain, award-winning trainer and MA in Sociology Anette Prehn and neuroscience researcher Kjeld Fredens introduce a groundbreaking approach to coaching yourself: through knowledge of how your brain works, combined with a playful, flexible, musical attitude in working along with it. Here are simple yet powerful tools for achieving the goals in your life and career. Whatever your experience in other instruments, you can become a virtuoso at playing your brain and playing your way to success.    Recommendations:    “A pioneer work in the emerging field of applied neuroscience, Play Your Brain likens the brain to a jazz band in its capacity to improvise and make new connections. The authors show how to maximise its enormous potential, through immensely thoughtful, practical and brain-based suggestions. Highly recommended!” Paul T. Brown, Visiting Professor in Organisational Neuroscience, London South Bank University   “A masterpiece, and tight to the core, Play Your Brain is essential reading for all leaders and managers who want to orchestrate their employees and organisations to become highly self-regulated. One of those books you must have.” Tobias Kiefer, Head of Global Learning & Development, Booz & Company   “This book humanises science, by exploring how things work in relation to how we work. The brain as jazz band is a delightful analogy a collection of cells that plays and improvises in harmony.“ Stephen Hough, classical pianist, composer & writer

“How do you acquire the readiness to change that is so sought after in today's business environment but also so hard to achieve without the nearly insurmountable effort and cost of change programmes and course activity? Play Your Brain shows you how. If playing certain keys does not deliver change! If you feel stuck on a key change! If your melody goes out of tune change! Thus readiness to change and a flexible mindset become a natural part of your approach to life and business. An engaging and very approachable book for any layer of an organization.” Henriette Kistrup, Supply Chain Director, Carlsberg UK
“Play Your Brain convincingly demonstrates how to strengthen your results by adopting a musical mindset. A must-buy for anyone working in ever-changing environments, and aiming to deliver out-of-the-box performance.” Alex Myers, President & CEO, ArjoHuntleigh

“Play Your Brain makes clear how everyone can gain from approaching life and goals in musical ways. The inspirational potential of this book is immense.” Morten Zeuthen, Professor, Royal Danish Academy of Music
“Play Your Brain will help readers succeed in both life and career.” Yi-Yuan Tang, Professor of Neuroinformatics, Dalian University of Technology
“Play Your Brain is like a wise friend offering tools for acting in useful ways and staying on top of situations.” Lisbet Thyge Frandsen, Group Senior Vice President, Grundfos Management “Play Your Brain offers refreshing, new insight into how we can all grow and adapt, breaking the habits that hold us back.” Paul Satti, Managing Director, Novozymes Malaysia

“Two very strong authors and an immensely important challenge: How may I understand myself better and become more skilled in reaching my goals? Anette Prehn and Kjeld Fredens have written a very inspiring and useful book that will turn your brain into a co-player.” Steen Hildebrandt, Professor of Management Studies, Aarhus University