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Stress. It's unavoidable today, it seems. High-intensity workplaces. Nonstop at-home demands. Traffic that follows you wherever you go. Stress is near impossible to avoid, and whether we acknowledge it or not, it's definitely taking a toll on our productivity and well-being. But is that spinach salad at lunch really helping to reinvigorate you at halftime? Is the yoga class on the way to work truly decreasing your mental workload throughout the day?...
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[2019]
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The CEO of Technology shows today's CIOs how to become exceptional leaders and bring value to their organization. By taking lessons from some of the world's best CEOs, you'll develop the traits and characteristics that drive legendary leadership. Interviews with top executives at leading global technology companies including Apple, Boeing, Direct TV, Facebook, Texas Instruments, and more provide deep and valuable insight into what it means to lead...
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[2018]
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"Ready to be your own boss? If cash flow forecasts, tax returns, and P&Ls sound horrifying, fear not: help is at hand. Journalist Tom Hogkinson has spent his career advocating for laid-back living, and in Business for Bohemians, he combines practical advice with hilarious anecdotes to create a refreshingly candid guidebook for all of us who aspire to a greater degree of freedom in our working lives. Whether you dream of launching your own graphic...
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Investors are in a jam. A troubled global economy, unpredictable markets, and a bewildering number of investment choices create a dangerous landscape for individual and institutional investors alike. To meet this challenge, most of us rely on a portfolio of fund managers to take risk on our behalves. Here, investment expert Brian Portnoy delivers a powerful framework for choosing the right ones - and avoiding the losers. Leveraging the fresh insights...
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"In Disasterology, Dr. Montano, a disaster researcher, brings readers with her on an eye-opening journey through some of our worst disasters, helping readers make sense of what really happened from a emergency management perspective. She explains why we aren't doing enough to prevent or prepare for disasters, the critical role of media, and how our approach to recovery was not designed to serve marginalized communities. Now that climate change is...
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The newest edition of the bestselling guide to authentic leadership communication Much has changed in the world since the original publication of Leading Out Loud, Terry Pearce's book on authentic leadership communication. Now, more than ever, the development of a leader's message is as crucial to success as the delivery of that message. In the third edition of his classic book, Terry Pearce shows leaders in all sectors how to communicate their values...
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[2011], p2011
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Greenblatt shares the Big Secret that will energize both individual and professional investors. Drawing on trailblazing new analysis, Greenblatt reveals how anyone can beat the market, the index funds, and the experts by following a new approach that relies on the principles of value investing, common sense, and quantitative discipline.
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[2012], p2012
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More than just a how-to guide, The behavior gap is a movement developed by Richards to help even the least-savvy investor put his or her money to use more efficiently. With Richards' easy-to-implement practices and habits, investors will close the behavior gap and get a better return from their investments.
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"Renowned political scientist Ian Bremmer draws lessons from global challenges of the past 100 years--including the pandemic--to show how we can respond to three great crises unfolding over the next decade. In this revelatory, unnerving, and ultimately hopeful book, Bremmer details how domestic and international conflicts leave us unprepared for a trio of looming crises--global health emergencies, transformative climate change, and the AI revolution....
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[2016], p2016
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Each day a steady stream of anxiety-producing events makes it hard for you to keep tension from affecting your personal life, and achieving your next level of success. Melnick teaches you the most effective quick-fix tools for increasing your productivity and minimizing your stress.
15) Entrepreneur Revolution: How to Develop your Entrepreneurial Mindset and Start a Business that Works
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"A no-nonsense, implementable handbook for taking part in the Entrepreneur Revolution. We are living in revolutionary times; times with an impact as significant and far-reaching as the previous Industrial Revolution was to the Agricultural Age. Technological shifts have allowed micro-businesses to compete with large corporations. Small business can now have a global footprint, can be structured in low tax environments, move products anywhere in the...
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[2014], p2014
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Frustrated with the difficult people in your work life? With the boss who barks orders, the colleague who misses deadlines, the client who can't articulate what he really wants? Conflict at work can be especially draining when everything you say or do to solve the problem only seems to make it worse. So how can you get unstuck and fix the inevitable breakdowns in communication? Even situations that seem hopeless can turn around quickly, and you have...
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Extensively revised, the second edition of The Manager's Guide to HR covers all the key areas and brings listeners up to speed on current developments in employment law. Managing people is a tricky business - and managers and small business owners need a clear understanding of the essentials of human resources to survive. This title provides readers with a plain - English introduction to the regulations, rights, and responsibilities related to hiring...
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The manager's must-have guide to excelling in all aspects of the job Mind Tools for Managers helps new and experienced leaders develop the skills they need to be more effective in everything they do. It brings together the 100 most important leadership skills-as voted for by 15,000 managers and professionals worldwide-into a single volume, providing an easy-access solutions manual for people wanting to be the best manager they can be. Each chapter...
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[2015], p2015
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Simply "making the numbers" is no longer enough to remain competitive. In today's high-pressure environment, organizations need to overachieve. That level of success requires a clear and objective view of the business--because even the most courageous leader can't steer a ship in the dark. Is the enterprise agile, resilient, vulnerable or lagging? This book introduces a data-centric tool--the Organizational Prowess Scorecard--that precisely measures...
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[2019]
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Capitalize on the radical new realities of artificial intelligence, changing demographics, and the explosion of contingent laborIn just a few short years, employee mobility will be an imperative for every business, as millions of jobs disappear practically overnight - victims of artificial intelligence and automation. The competition for talent will be fierce, and you're going to have to make major changes in the ways you hire, manage, and retain...
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