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" The highly anticipated follow-up to the acclaimed bestseller Start With Why Simon Sinek's mission is to help people wake up every day inspired to go to work and return home every night fulfilled by their work. His first book, Start With Why, offered the essential starting point, explaining the power of focusing on WHY we do what we do, before getting into the details of WHAT and HOW. Start With Why became an instant classic, with a loyal following...
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Viking
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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"The New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take examines how people can champion new ideas--and how leaders can encourage originality in their organizations. With Give and Take, Adam Grant not only introduced a landmark new paradigm for success but also established himself as one of his generation's most compelling and provocative thought leaders. In Originals he again addresses the challenge of improving the world, but now from the perspective...
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Patagonia
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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The Responsible Company, by Yvon Chouinard, founder and owner of Patagonia, and Vincent Stanley, co-editor of its Footprint Chronicles, draw on the their 40 years' experience at Patagonia – and knowledge of current efforts by other companies – to articulate the elements of responsible business for our time.
Patagonia, named by Fortune in 2007 as the coolest company on the planet, has earned a reputation as much for its ground-breaking...
Patagonia, named by Fortune in 2007 as the coolest company on the planet, has earned a reputation as much for its ground-breaking...
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Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2018
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Unabridged
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English
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New York Times bestselling author Dan Lyons exposes how the "new oligarchs" of Silicon Valley have turned technology into a tool for oppressing workers in this "passionate" (Kirkus) and "darkly funny" (Publishers Weekly) examination of workplace culture.
At a time of soaring corporate profits and plenty of HR lip service about "wellness," millions of workers--in virtually every industry -- are deeply unhappy. Why did work become so miserable? Who...
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Diversion Books
Pub. Date
2019
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English
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OUR CULTURE HAS BECOME OBSESSED WITH HUSTLING.
As we struggle to keep up in a knowledge economy that never sleeps, we arm ourselves with life hacks, to-do lists, and an inbox-zero mentality, grasping at anything that will help us work faster, push harder, and produce more.
There's just one problem: most of these solutions are making things worse. Creativity isn't produced on an assembly line, and endless hustle is ruining our mental...
As we struggle to keep up in a knowledge economy that never sleeps, we arm ourselves with life hacks, to-do lists, and an inbox-zero mentality, grasping at anything that will help us work faster, push harder, and produce more.
There's just one problem: most of these solutions are making things worse. Creativity isn't produced on an assembly line, and endless hustle is ruining our mental...
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Ascent Audio
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Unabridged
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English
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In the years since his election to the highest position in the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has breathed life into an aging institution, reinvigorated a global base, and created real hope for the future. His early accomplishments have been so remarkable that in 2014, Fortune magazine awarded the top spot of their coveted World's Greatest Leaders list not to a captain of industry or political leader but to the new pontiff. But how did a relatively...
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Ascent Audio
Pub. Date
2020
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Unabridged
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English
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Look around your office. Turn on the TV. Incompetent leadership is everywhere, and there's no denying that most of these leaders are men.
In this timely and provocative book, Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic asks two powerful questions: Why is it so easy for incompetent men to become leaders? And why is it so hard for competent people -- especially competent women -- to advance?
Marshaling decades of rigorous research, Chamorro-Premuzic points out that although...
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Two Rivers Distribution
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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"What does a workplace utopia look like to you?"
This is the question Dr. Ella F. Washington asks company leaders, and often she hears about an ideal vision of an organization that values diversity and inclusion and wants employees to bring their whole selves to work.
But how can you get there? Organizations have largely missed the mark when it comes to creating environments where all employees thrive in an equal and equitable way, because they treat...
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Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2011
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Unabridged
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English
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If you were a mouse trapped in a maze and someone kept moving the cheese, what would you do? In a world where most mice dutifully accept their circumstances, ask no questions, and keep chasing the cheese, Deepak Malhotra tells an inspiring story about three unique and adventurous mice-Max, Big, and Zed-who refuse to accept their reality as given.
“I Moved Your Cheese” reveals what is possible when we finally discard long-held and widely accepted...
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Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pub. Date
2018
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English
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Discover a more agile, democratic, and effective model of leadership, from legendary business scholar Edgar Schein and Silicon Valley executive Peter Schein.
Legendary organizational scholar Edgar Schein and former Silicon Valley executive Peter Schein say leadership today requires that people transcend their hierarchical roles and relate to each other as human beings-what they call humble leadership. In such relationships new ideas can flow freely,...
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Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
Unabridged
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English
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Change initiatives fail because humans are hardwired to resist them. This book offers a straightforward process for overcoming that resistance and building support for change from the ground up.
Erika Andersen says resistance to change is a biological imperative. All living things seek stability and consistency to conserve energy, it's called homeostasis. This is why so many change initiatives fail: we have to overcome this instinctive resistance...
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Pub. Date
2013
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English
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Bring the profound benefits of meditation into the workplace
And discover how to improve all the positives of working life-such as accomplishment, creativity, teamwork-and mitigate the negatives, including stress, exhaustion, and the feeling of being overwhelmed and underappreciated.
Created by Sharon Salzberg, one of the foremost meditation teachers in the world, here is expert, easy-to-use guidance for cultivating mindfulness, compassion,...
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Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2023
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Unabridged
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English
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Bestselling authors and cohosts of the TED podcast Fixable, Frances Frei and Anne Morriss reinvent the playbook for how to lead change-with a radical approach that moves fast, builds trust, and accelerates excellence.
Speed has gotten a bad name in business, much of it deserved. When Facebook made "Move fast and break things" an informal company motto, it fueled a widely held belief that we can either make progress or take care of people, one or...
14) Extreme teams: why Pixar, Netflix, AirBnB, and other cutting-edge companies succeed where most fail
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American Management Association
Pub. Date
2016
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English
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Every manager desires to have great teams around them collaborating together and running with the mission. Unfortunately, most of these teams have been built around decades-old ideas and practices made popular by companies that either no longer exist or haven't been relevant in years. But a new generation of teams has learned to do things differently--things like hiring the right person instead of the best person; focusing on one priority while leaving...
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Hyperion
Pub. Date
c1998
Edition
1st ed.
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English
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In this classic roadmap to managing your high-tension job, Richard Carlson shows how to stop worrying about the aspects of your work beyond your control and interact more fruitfully and joyfully with colleagues, clients, and bosses. His key insights reveal how to:
How to manage rush deadlines with rushing
How to transform your outlook and prepare for the day ahead
How to enjoy corporate travel
How to have a really bad day . . . and get over it.
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