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How to Be Happy at Work
The Power of Purpose, Hope, and Friendship
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
Life’s too short to be unhappy at work
“I’m working harder than I ever have, and I don't know if it’s worth it anymore.” If you’re a manager or leader, these words have probably run through your mind. So many of us are feeling fed up, burned out, and unhappy at work: the constant...
What You Really Need to Lead
The Power of Thinking and Acting Like an Owner
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2015
WHAT MAKES A LEADER? CAN YOU REALLY LEARN TO LEAD?
You might believe that leaders are born, not made. Perhaps you think that you need to hold an important job to be a leader—that you need permission to lead. Leadership is one of the most important aspects of our society. Yet there is enormous...
India Inside
The Emerging Innovation Challenge to the West
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2011
Thanks to its ability to innovate, the developed world will always have a distinct advantage over the developing world, right? Not according to leading management experts Nirmalya Kumar and Phanish Puranam. In India Inside, the authors draw on their research to show how India is already turning this...
Colleges That Create Futures, 2nd Edition
50 Schools That Launch Careers by Going Beyond the Classroom
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2017
CHOOSE A COLLEGE THAT WILL LAUNCH A CAREER!
When it comes to getting the most out of college, the experiences you have outside the classroom are just as important as what you study. Colleges That Create Futures looks beyond the usual “best of” college lists to highlight 50 schools that...
The New CIO Leader
Setting the Agenda and Delivering Results
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2004
Two converging factors--the ubiquitous presence of technology in organizations and the recent technology downturn--have brought chief information officers (CIOs) to a critical breaking point. They can seize the moment to leverage their expertise into a larger and more strategic role than ever before,...
Superconsumers
A Simple, Speedy, and Sustainable Path to Superior Growth
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2016
Pork dorks. Craftsters. American Girl fans. Despite their different tastes, these eclectic diehards have a lot in common: they’re obsessed about a specific brand, product, or category. They pursue their passions with fervor, and they’re extremely knowledgeable about the things they love. They...
Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?
(And How to Fix It)
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2019
We all know there are very few senior female leaders, and the barriers to women's progress have been documented ad nauseum. What's gotten almost no attention is the flipside: that it's far too easy for incompetent men to get to the top.
Learn the list of traits that often get people (mostly men)...
Reorganize for Resilience
Putting Customers at the Center of Your Business
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2010
In an era of raging commoditization and eroding profit margins, survival depends on resilience: staying one step ahead of your customers. Sure, most companies say they're "customer-focused," but they don't deliver solutions to customers' thorniest problems. Why? Because they're stymied by...
by Paul Oyer
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
Conquering the dating market-from an economist’s point of view
After more than twenty years, economist Paul Oyer found himself back on the dating scene-but what a difference a few years made. Dating was now dominated by sites like Match.com, eHarmony, and OkCupid. But Oyer had a secret weapon:...
Global Dexterity
How to Adapt Your Behavior Across Cultures without Losing Yourself in the Process
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2013
I wrote this book because I believe that there is a serious gap in what has been written and communicated about cross-cultural management and what people actually struggle with on the ground.”-From the Introduction
What does it mean to be a global worker and a true citizen of the world”...
by Michael D. Yates
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
In early 2011, the nation was stunned to watch Wisconsin’s
state capitol in Madison come under sudden and unexpected
occupation by union members and their allies. The protests
to defend collective bargaining rights were militant and practically
unheard of in this era of declining union power. Nearly
forty...
Design Driven Innovation
Changing the Rules of Competition by Radically Innovating What Things Mean
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2009
Until now, the literature on innovation has focused either on radical innovation pushed by technology or incremental innovation pulled by the market. In Design-Driven Innovation: How to Compete by Radically Innovating the Meaning of Products, Roberto Verganti introduces a third strategy, a radical...
Publishing for Profit
Successful Bottom-Line Management for Book Publishers
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Publishing in the 21st century is a rapidly changing business, and this highly readable and comprehensive reference covers it all: editorial acquisition and process, the importance of metadata, operations procedures, financial benchmarks and methods, and personnel management as well as product development,...
Financial Intimacy
How to Create a Healthy Relationship with Your Money and Your Mate
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009
Addressing the common reasons people don't discuss personal finances in detail and in-depth with their partner, this unique approach to managing money goes beyond the superficial to the substantial and significant conversations couples should have about money. In part one, personal profiles of 19...