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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...
2) Trust Rules
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Writer and management expert Bob Lee lays out a comprehensive, easy-to-use road map for building a remarkable work environment, with committed and high-performing employees who are passionate about what they do. Incorporating the insight of more than two million employees across eighty countries, with additional material by Great Place to Work Australia CEO, Zrinka Lovrencic, this is a groundbreaking guide for managers on how to harness the power...
3) Pick Up the Gum Wrapper: How to Create a Workplace That Increases Performance While Improving Lives
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Why is it that most people start a job with high hopes but eventually become disillusioned? With mounting pressure for results, companies can't afford employees who are going through the motions. The truth is, most employees want to do their best at something they enjoy, feel valued for their contributions, and make an impact. The majority of leaders understand this, but making it happen can be a mystery.
In Pick Up the Gum Wrapper, Joe Bertotto...
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Impact of 2 Second Lean leads by example. See how Paul's revolutionary concept of making daily 2 second improvements continues to transform organizations around the globe. It has galvanized the business world with countless lives changed and their businesses reinvigorated by this basic and easily attainable goal. After a decade of Paul's 2 Second Lean concept circling the globe, these seemingly small two-second time and energy-saving improvements,...
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This book was, written to help you navigate three of the biggest challenges young professionals face as they launch their careers: preparing a resume, getting ready for interviews, and successfully networking. Stage management is incredibly important for interview preparation. Whether you like it or not, first impressions mean a lot. Plus, knowing that you look the part lifts confidence and helps you deliver your best possible performance. This book...
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Although hidden or non-obvious disabilities can't be seen, they make up the majority of the disabilities encountered in the workplace. Unaddressed hidden disabilities can have profound impacts on the work environment and on productivity. What are these hidden disabilities? How do you accommodate a disability that cannot be seen? Hidden Disabilities in the Workplace enables the reader to explore innovative ways to implement workplace accommodations,...
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We all make assumptions, and these are the building blocks for our unconscious biases. They pervade the workplace and spill into our personal life. Dr. Stephens carefully walks you through a three-step model for overcoming unconscious bias. Step 1 is to raise awareness and unfreeze the undesired behavior. Step 2 is to change the behavior through transformational conversation. And Step 3 involves creating a plan to freeze the new, desired behavior.
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Successful team building that exists in any workplace is involved with more than simply the creation of a successful team that has been given, instead of creating or building an entire ideal team from the beginning. There are particular core principles that are linked to effective team building that can help any organization or work situation get the best outputs out of any team that has to be managed.
By adopting the effective methods of team building,...
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For a CEO or business owner, the teams you lead are the heart of your enterprise. An investment in their fulfillment is an investment in your company's future. As the landscape rapidly changes-more than anyone could have foreseen-organizations are scrambling to find and retain their best people. You have the chance to increase retention, drive productivity, and bring joy back to the workplace. It's an opportunity to make a difference in the lives...
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Does your business feel lifeless in today's fast-paced marketplace? Tired of struggling to stand out? Can't seem to clarify your message? You may be a zombie and not even know it. Zombies are confused, haphazard, and indistinguishable. Businesses act like zombies when empty communications alienate customers, supporters, and partners. The Zombie Business Cure gets to the heart of many communication problems: identity. A lack of focus on identity negatively...
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Un estimulante desafío a nuestra forma de pensar sobre el trabajo, la tecnología, el progreso y lo que queremos del futuro.
En el siglo XIX, los trabajadores textiles ingleses respondieron a la introducción de nuevas tecnologías en la fábrica haciéndolas pedazos. Este activismo convergió en torno a un misterioso personaje denominado el rey Ludd. El movimiento ludita ha sido ridiculizado por los estudiosos como un esfuerzo retrógrado y, en...
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Living at 30kFt gives audiences a comedic and pragmatic approach to career success and life after college. Author James N. Kinney weaves together business strategy, holistic living and pop culture into key takeaways that give the reader easy to follow tips for effective living. Kinney explores fitness, stress, social media, and many hot topics of today's workforce. He relates to the reader though hip-hop and rock song lyrics while poking fun at pop...
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#1 Dark horses are people who have excelled despite not being the typical example of a person who excels. They may have dropped out of college, been fired, or struggled to find a career they love. But they always worked hard, and eventually found their place in the world.
#2 The journey of a dark horse is not always easy. They may feel like a round peg in a square hole,...
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When businesses, families, or individuals decline to be accountable for their actions and decisions, the results can be devastating. Businesses can fail, relationships falter, and reputations shatter. ‘Culture Without Accountability-WTF?’ is full of real life stories of what accountability looks like, and what can go wrong in its absence. This book offers a proven process for installing an accountability-based culture, a platform for success in...
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Reconciliation is for businesses, too.
From colonization through the Indian Act and residential schools, there is a lot of complicated history in the country we now call Canada. Between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people there is a disconnect, a fractured relationship we now need to make right. But what does Reconciliation mean, and specifically what does it mean for businesses?
'The Canadian Business Owner's Guide to Reconciliation' is about...
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"Fake it till you make it." The old adage may be a hallmark of our personal and professional lives, but the truth is inauthenticity leads to dissatisfaction-and disaster. To be happy, successful, and sustainable, you need to be genuine and be yourself.
Years of working in public relations, along with her personal experiences, have shown Anna Crowe that authenticity is the most important skill in business today. In Get Real, she helps you break bad...
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Con El secreto mejor guardado de Asia: Taiwán se da a conocer la génesis del desarrollo productivo de Taiwán. En primer lugar, se realiza una genealogía, que va hasta la terminación de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, de la población y de las características principales que harán de Taiwán una potencia económica. Posteriormente, el libro se adentra en el despliegue industrial que tuvo el país en periodo de posguerra. Finalmente, se abarca el...
18) Cold Truth
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There is a body of men and women who buy and sell shares in companies and thereby earn the wherewithal to live. Some of them buy shares in mining companies. The pursuit of money blinds many of them to the things that other people are doing to keep that money keep coming in. Between the shareholders and the reality of a mining operation are the directors; people who feed on the ignorance of the shareholders and the need for the members of the workforce...
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En general, cuando estamos trabajando en una oficina o taller, nos encontramos con situaciones de orden y limpieza que podemos considerar como normales. Sin embargo, estamos bien lejos de esa realidad. Son numerosos los accidentes que se producen por golpes y caídas debidos a un ambiente desordenado y sucio.
Cuando se trata de productos combustibles o inflamables, estas situaciones constituyen un factor importante de riesgo de incendio que pone...
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Harmony harmony (noun): the quality of forming a pleasing and consistent whole
If you've failed at achieving an ideal work—life balance for years, you're not alone. With family on one side of the scale and work on the other, you're allocating energy between both in a futile battle to balance your life, an often-elusive goal.
But, what if you changed your goal?
In Work—Life Harmony, Grant Botma provides a step-by-step guide to help you harmonize...
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