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Author Sam Horn
In an impatient world of infobesity, people don't want more information—they want to be intrigued and they want to be intrigued fast. After all, goldfish have longer attention spans than humans—nine seconds to our eight. So, right now, people want to know, “How is ....
Release Date 2015/04 -
Author Jeff Vanderwielen , John B. Izzo
The Purpose RevolutionHow Good Leaders Create Engagement and Competitive Advantage in an Age of Social GoodWe're in the midst of a purpose revolution. Customers, employees, and investors are making it clear that they want companies to do more than provide goo....
Release Date 2018/03 -
Author Roopa Unnikrishnan
We live in an evolving economic environment, one in which job security and career certainty are distant memories. The old rules for navigating the turbulent waters of employment just don’t apply anymore. In the face of these ongoing changes, it’s easy to become fea....
Release Date 2017/03 -
Stuff You Should Know About Stuff: How to Properly Behave in Certain Situations
Author Tripp Cros , Tyler Stanton
Do you know how to properly conduct yourself in a public restroom? What about while in the midst of a profoundly awkward silence? Have you perfected how to get out of helping your friend move? If you answered no to those questions, fear not. You need S....
Release Date 2014/11 -
Work the Problem: How Experts Tackle Workplace Challenges
Author Kathryn Stafford
Cultivate the Mindset to Overcome Anything A software engineer sees her tech skills slipping even as she rises to manage her own team. A marketing director is squeezed between a demanding, artistic boss and her staff. A tech-savvy manager of operations wants to mod....
Release Date 2018/06 -
The Variability of Current World Englishes
Author Charles F. Meyer , Eugene Green
Faces of English explores the phenomenon of increasing dialects, varieties, and creoles, even as the spread of globalization supports an apparently growing uniformity among nations. The book's chapters supply descriptions of Jamaican English in Toronto, English as....
Release Date 2014/08 -
Combining Purpose With Profits
Author Julian Birkinshaw , Nicolai J. Foss , Siegwart Lindenberg , Adam M. Grant , Jay Cars
Is it possible for a company to strive for a higher purpose while also delivering solid profits? Some have argued that pursuing goals other than making money means, by definition, spending on things that aren’t profit-maximizing. Others have countered tha....
Release Date 2014/04 -
Author MIT Sloan Management Review
Emotional intelligence — self-awareness, emotional self control, and empathy in relationships — is a critical factor in leadership. This collection of articles from MIT Sloan Management Review looks at ways that emotionally intelligent leaders read thei....
Release Date 2018/07 -
Author Frank John Ninivaggi
Learned Mindfulness: Physician Engagement and M.D. Wellness discusses the original technique of "Learned Mindfulness" developed by Dr. Ninivaggi to combat stress and burnout. In this book, Dr. Ninivaggi uses his Integrity Mindfulness model as a tool to manage stres....
Release Date 2019/08 -
The Simple Dollar: How One Man Wiped Out His Debts and Achieved the Life of His Dreams
Author Trent Hamm
Struggling with debt?Frustrated about work?Just not satisfied with life?“Trent Hamm set out to boost his happiness by freeing himself from debt. This account of how he succeeded, and how he was able to construct the life he’d always wanted, will inspire readers to p....
Release Date 2010/06 -
Three Fast and Easy Ways to Edit Your E-mails
Author Claire Meirowitz , Natalie Canavor
This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About the New Rules of Business Writing (ISBN: 9780137153152) by Natalie Canavor and Claire Meirowitz. Available in print and digital formats.Simple, quick, foolproof ways to supercharge every email you write--and all your o....
Release Date 2010/02 -
To Tweet or Not to Tweet: Writing Effective Text Messages for Business
Author Claire Meirowitz , Natalie Canavor
This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About the New Rules of Business Writing (9780137153152) by Natalie Canavor and Claire Meirowitz. Available in print and digital formats.How to plan and write powerfully effective business Tweets (and other super-short messag....
Release Date 2010/03 -
FundaMENTAL W.E.A.L.T.H. Principles: Developing a Mindset for Financial Success
Author Clyde Anderson
This book will help readers understand the “why” of money management, allowing them to change negative learned money behaviors. The techniques included will help foster a positive relationship with money and allow readers to adopt a new mindset and perspective rega....
Release Date 2013/11 -
Peacebuilding, Memory and Reconciliation
Author Genevieve Parent , Bruno Charbonneau
This book aims to bridge the gap between what are generally referred to as ‘top-down’ and ‘bottom-up’ approaches to peacebuilding.After the experience of a physical and psychological trauma, the period of individual healing and recovery is intertwined with political....
Release Date 2013/06 -
Author Joe Burton
Unleash your inner mindful leaderMindfulness, emotional intelligence and resilience are the “must have skills” for modern leaders—yet many professionals are too stressed to know where to start. Creating Mindful Leaders provides deep insights and easy practices base....
Release Date 2018/04 -
Get It Together: Ditch the Chaos, Do the Work, and Design your Success
Author Lauren Berger
This super-practical guide to personal success is packed with no-nonsense tips that will get anyone where they want to be in business and in lifeWhy do you always feel so BUSY? You are constantly adding to your to-do list, drowning in tasks at the office, and still....
Release Date 2018/10 -
Great Adaptations: Screenwriting and Global Storytelling
Author Alexis Krasilovsky
Great Adaptations: Screenwriting and Global Storytelling is the Second Place Winner in the 2019 International Writers Awards!A vast majority of Academy Award-winning Best Pictures, television movies of the week, and mini-series are adaptations, watched by millions ....
Release Date 2017/10 -
Author A&C Black Publishers Ltd
An increasing number of people are deciding to work from home. Whether they are setting up their own business or trying to cut down on the amount of time they spend commuting, the idea of turning a space at home into an office is an appealing one. Work well from hom....
Release Date 2009/01 -
Author John Ryan , Bill Treasurer
The hardest part of a manager's job isn't staying organized, meeting deliverable dates, or staying on budget. It's dealing with people who are too comfortable doing things the way they've always been done and too afraid to do things differently—workers who ....
Release Date 2019/05 -
Author Keith Bailey , Karen Leland
Surveys show that people in corporations receive an average of 175 messages per day. Topping the list is e-mail, surpassing voice mail, faxes, and telephone messages as the most frequent type of message received.While e-mail is the biggest communication tool for bus....
Release Date 2009/02 -
Author Maryann Karinch , James O. Pyle
Where were you tonight? How did that meeting go? Are you seeing someone else? What qualifies you for this job? These are just a few of the usual questions we might answer in a day. A typical answer to the last question would include a series of “whats”: what experi....
Release Date 2018/10 -
The Truth About Getting Your Point Across: ...And Nothing but the Truth
Author Lonnie Pacelli
Improving communication skills is the single most powerful step one can take to supercharge a career. What are the best, PROVEN ways to motivate action now, and gain lasting influence in any organization? The Truth About Getting Your Point Across reveals what reall....
Release Date 2006/01 -
Grammar of the Shot, 2nd Edition
Author Christopher J. Bowen , Roy Thompson
Learn how to use the basic “grammar” of making films and videos in Grammar of the Shot! This book shows you in no uncertain terms what you absolutely need to know to put together your own film or video, shot by shot. Whether you are just learning how to frame a shot....
Release Date 2012/10 -
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES: Problem Solving Survival Guide, Volume 2: Chapters 13-26, 10th Edition
Author Donald E. Kieso , Paul D. Kimmel , Jerry J. Weygandt
Weygandt's Accounting Principles introduces challenging accounting concepts with examples that are familiar to accountants. The new edition has been updated with the latest IFRS/IASB standards. Additional coverage is included on foreign currency translation and LCM....
Release Date 2011/09 -
Sams Teach Yourself LinkedIn in 10 Minutes
Author Patrice-Anne Rutledge
SamsTeachYourselfLinkedln® in 10 MinutesSams Teach Yourself Linkedln® in 10 Minutes offers straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. Learn everything you need to know to quickly and easily generate solid results on LinkedIn.Tips point out shortc....
Release Date 2009/08 -
Author Phil Hood , Alex Lowy
Consultants, managers, MBA students all utilize a representational tool referred to as the "2 × 2 matrix", the most flexible and portable weapon in the knowledge worker's intellectual arsenal. This book is a single, integrated resource for reviewing, selecting, and....
Release Date 2004/05 -
Author Gill Hasson
Take back your space, your time and your mind to live your authentic life.You have too many commitments in your life and too much stuff in your home. It's no wonder you feel overwhelmed and stressed out. You don't need to just throw out a few bits and bobs; you n....
Release Date 2018/02 -
The Little Book of Being Brilliant
Author Andy Cope
The latest and greatest insights on happiness from around the worldThe Little Book of Being Brilliant is a ‘greatest hits’ compilation of the best and the latest information from the science of positive psychology. Top-selling author Andy Cope exercises his PhD in ....
Release Date 2019/05 -
GED Test For Dummies: with Online Practice, 3rd Edition
Author Achim Krull , Dale E. Shuttleworth , Murray Shukyn
Score higher on the GED with this book + online practiceIf you're preparing for this all-important exam, GED Test For Dummies with Online Practice gets you up and running on everything you can expect on test day, from overviews of the test sections to invaluable re....
Release Date 2014/10 -
Author Jeff Sanders
Find the time, clarity, and mental space to achieve your goalsThe Free-Time Formula helps you slow down time and get the important things done. We're all overworked, stressed, and always being asked to do more, and do it better; the days aren't getting any longer....
Release Date 2018/02