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Author
Publisher
Currency Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Challenging the mean-spirited "me or you" mentality, THE POWER OF NICE shows that "nice" companies have lower employee turnover, lower recruitment costs, and higher productivity. In todays complex and interconnected world, companies and people with a reputation for cooperation and fair play forge the kind of relationships that lead to bigger and better opportunities, both in business and in life. Kaplan Thaler and Koval illustrate the power of their...
Author
Publisher
HarperBusiness
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
The coauthor of the classic bestseller Boundaries, with over 2 million copies sold, and an expert on the psychology of business and leadership performance explains the behavioral reasons why some people get great results and others don't. In Boundaries for Leaders, Dr. Henry Cloud gives leaders the tools and techniques they need to achieve the performance they desire--in their organizations and in themselves. Drawing on the latest findings from neuroscience,...
Author
Publisher
Greenleaf Book Group Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Although the world is currently abuzz with the term "mindfulness," some believe mindfulness is a fringe activity to be practiced before or after the workday, if at all. Too few business professionals take the time needed to be present and aware throughout the workday, which is counterproductive. Dr. Eric Holsapple, successful developer and entrepreneur, has realized the value of mindfulness as not only a path to personal success, but as a sound business...
Series
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Our professional lives are full of challenges and setbacks, but those who achieve elite performance are able to consistently rally their emotional strength in the pursuit of their goals--no matter what gets thrown at them. If you read nothing else on mental toughness, read these ten articles by experts in the field. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you build...
Author
Publisher
Harper Audio
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Are you "leadership material?" More importantly, do others perceive you to be? Sylvia Ann Hewlett, a noted expert on workplace power and influence, shows you how to identify and embody the Executive Presence (EP) that you need to succeed. You can have the experience and qualifications of a leader, but without executive presence, you won't advance. EP is an amalgam of qualities that true leaders exude, a presence that telegraphs you're in charge or...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Historians and other observers have long puzzled over the apparent mental instability of great and some terrible leaders: Napoleon, Lincoln, Churchill, Hitler, and others. Ghaemi who runs the Mood Disorders Program at Tufts Medical Center, offers a myth-shattering exploration of the powerful links between mental illness and leadership and sets forth a controversial, compelling thesis: the very qualities that mark those with mood disorders - realism,...
Author
Publisher
Bibliomotion, books + media
Pub. Date
[2016?]
Language
English
Description
"The key to success in life and business is to become a master at Conversational Intelligence. It's not about how smart you are, but how open you are to learn new and effective powerful conversational rituals that prime the brain for trust, partnership, and mutual success. Conversational Intelligence translates the wealth of new insights coming out of neuroscience from across the globe, and brings the science down to earth so people can understand...
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
p2015
Language
English
Description
Attitude can make or break you and the people you lead. Good attitudes on a team do not guarantee its success, but bad attitudes guarantee its ruin. So says New York Times bestselling author and leadership expert John C. Maxwell in this highly practical primer, Attitude 101. Anyone who has tried to lead people with bad attitudes knows the frustration it can bring. With this concise and listener-friendly guidebook, you can master attitude issues. Learn...
Author
Publisher
Center Street
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Great leaders will face challenges. Markets will collapse; pandemics will come; people will always provide new and interesting ways to makes things difficult. But leaders must achieve results and build a team that produces, even when you are faced with difficult circumstances. This all-new book from John Maxwell, created using content from several of his previous bestselling titles, is the ultimate guide to helping your team survive and even thrive...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Outlines a revisionist approach to management that instructs business leaders to think positively and become more effective by adopting a policy of non-interference for high performers, facilitating without micromanaging, and creating a culture of independence and trust.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2020].
Language
English
Description
Unconscious bias affects everyone. It can look like the disappointment of an HR professional when a candidate for a new position asks about maternity leave. It can look like preferring the application of an Ivy League graduate over one from a state school. It can look like assuming a man is more entitled to speak in a meeting than his female junior colleague. Meant for every manager who wants to understand and move past their own preconceived ideas,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
" 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...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Description
As provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, Lord of the Flies continues to ignite passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. William Golding's compelling story about a group of very ordinary boys marooned on a coral island has been labeled a parable, an allegory, a myth, a morality tale, a parody, a political treatise, and even a vision of the apocalypse. But above all, it has earned its place as one of...