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MEET YOUR GOALS-ON TIME AND ON BUDGET.
How do you rein in the scope of your project when you've got a group of demanding stakeholders breathing down your neck? And map out a schedule everyone can stick to? And motivate team members who have competing demands on their time and attention?
Whether you're managing your first project or just tired of improvising, this guide will give you the tools and confidence you need to define smart goals, meet them,...
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ARE YOUR WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WORKING AGAINST YOU?
To achieve your goals and get ahead, you need to rally people behind you and your ideas. But how do you do that when you lack formal authority? Or when you have a boss who gets in your way? Or when you're juggling others' needs at the expense of your own?
By managing up, down, and across the organization. Your success depends on it, whether you're a young professional or an experienced leader.
The...
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Summary of Living Forward by Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy | Includes Analysis Preview: Living Forward explains the importance of having a concrete Life Plan to prevent drifting from day to day and instead live a proactive life of success without regrets. The authors outline how to create a Life Plan and share success stories that exemplify the opportunities a well-thought-out Life Plan can provide. Drifting happens when people lose passion and...
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Summary, Analysis & Review of Grant Cardone's The 10X Rule by Instaread Preview: The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure by real estate mogul Grant Cardone is a no-holds-barred exhortation for people to aim higher and work harder. By employing this discipline, people can render themselves impervious to even the most unforeseeable of obstacles. Success is available for anyone who wants to seize it. Regardless of background, intellect,...
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Anyone can dream, but a dream without action will always remain just that — a dream.
10K Boss: The Power of Everyday Entrepreneurialism tells the story of 3 everyday entrepreneurs who have worked tirelessly making their dream a reality with limited access to financial resources - 10K local currency or less.
A stay-at-home-mother-turned digital marketing expert, a social activist fighting for the rights of born-deaf communities and a school reject...
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Managing the human side of work
Research by Daniel Goleman, a psychologist and coauthor of Primal Leadership, has shown that emotional intelligence is a more powerful determinant of good leadership than technical competence, IQ, or vision.
Influencing those around us and supporting our own well-being requires us to be self-aware, know when and how to regulate our emotional reactions, and understand the emotional responses of those around us. No...
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OPEN THE STORE OF YOUR DREAMS: START YOUR OWN RETAIL BUSINESSRetail is one of the fastest-growing and fastest-changing segments of the economy. Apps, pop-up shops, and online shopping have made it easier to reach, interact with, sell to, and gain loyal customers. Making this the perfect time for eager entrepreneurs, like you, to stop dreaming and start selling. Whether you're interested in opening a storefront, online shop, or portable kiosk, this...
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As a manager, you're shouldering more and more responsibilities -- from maximizing your team's performance to increasing your company's market share to building profitable customer relationships. On top of all that, you need to orchestrate your own time and keep your career on track.
The challenges are stacking up -- but you've got less and less time to figure out how to tackle them.
How are you supposed to resolve this dilemma? Happily, help is...
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Build the Career of Your Dreams
Are you on the edge of a career burnout? Do you feel bored or uninspired by your business? Have you been thinking about that next step but are too afraid to take it? You are not alone.
In this book, more than 30 successful entrepreneurs and career experts lift the veil on what it takes to rise the ranks in your company, build a successful side gig, and set up your business for success. Divided into four parts and...
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Every day begins with the same challenge: too many tasks on your to-do list and not enough time to accomplish them. Perhaps you tell yourself to just buckle down and get it all done-skip lunch, work a longer day. Maybe you throw your hands up, recognize you can't do it all, and just begin fighting the biggest fire or greasing the squeakiest wheel.
And yet you know how good it feels on those days when you're working at peak productivity, taking care...
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Don't wait for someone else to manage your career.
The days of HR-sponsored development plans are over. Managing your career--and the skills you need to be successful--is your responsibility. If you're looking to push yourself to the next level, it can be hard to determine where to start.
The HBR Guide to Your Professional Growth will be your coach, transforming your abstract hopes and ideas into a concrete action plan. No matter where you are in...
12) HBR's 10 Must Reads 2018: The Definitive Management Ideas of the Year from Harvard Business Review
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A year's worth of management wisdom, all in one place.
We've reviewed the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past year of Harvard Business Review to keep you up-to-date on the most cutting-edge, influential thinking driving business today. With authors from Michael E. Porter to Daniel Kahneman and company examples from P&G to Adobe, this volume brings the most current and important management conversations to your fingertips.
This book...
13) HBR's 10 Must Reads 2019: The Definitive Management Ideas of the Year from Harvard Business Review
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A year's worth of management wisdom, all in one place.
We've reviewed the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past year of Harvard Business Review to keep you up-to-date on the most cutting-edge, influential thinking driving business today. With authors from Thomas H. Davenport to Michael E. Porter and company examples from Facebook to DHL, this volume brings the most current and important management conversations right to your fingertips.
This...
14) HBR's 10 Must Reads 2017: The Definitive Management Ideas of the Year from Harvard Business Review
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A year's worth of management wisdom, all in one place.
We've reviewed the ideas, insights, and best practices from the past year of Harvard Business Review to keep you up-to-date on the most cutting-edge, influential thinking driving business today. With authors from Clayton M. Christensen to Adam Grant and company examples from Intel to Uber, this volume brings the most current and important management conversations to your fingertips.
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Overwhelmed by the sheer volume of work you need to accomplish? Being pulled in different directions by competing priorities? Getting Work Done runs you through the basics of being more productive at work.
You'll learn to:
• Align your schedule with your priorities
• Focus your attention and avoid distractions
• Create effective daily routines
• Set boundaries and learn to say no
• Don't have much time?
Get up to speed fast on the most...
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This big initiative could make or break this fiscal year-or your career.
Managing a successful strategic initiative may be the key to transforming your company-and propelling your career forward. Yet running a cross-functional team on a high-profile project can present a multitude of challenges and risks, causing even the most experienced manager to struggle.
The HBR Guide to Managing Strategic Initiatives provides practical tips and advice to help...
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The direction of our life is bound by the choices we make, and the value of those choices is governed by our access to reason. Reason is a potent force which illuminates both heart and mind. Decision directs us on the path of reason and allows its clear light to permeate our lives.
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How many times have you told someone, "You're not listening to what I'm saying?" Has anyone ever said that to you? Listening is as critical as sending clear messages for effective communication to occur. Misunderstandings lead to dissatisfied customers, disgruntled employees, poor hiring decisions, and diminished trust. Conversely, effective communication improves relationships, increases customer satisfaction, builds trust, improves morale, and minimizes...
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BUILD A BETTER BUSINESS WITH SCIENCE. This is not your average "success" book. We're not here to tell you how every successful person is the same or how getting up an hour earlier will change everything. Buy we do give you research-backed facts and pair them with insights and strategies from CEOs and business leaders for getting more out of your day, closing more deals for your business, and earning more money-all while living a life you're genuinely...
20) HBR's 10 Must Reads for CEOs (with bonus article "Your Strategy Needs a Strategy" by Martin Reeve
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As CEO, you set the vision, the strategy, and the tone of your organization.
You establish priorities, anticipate and address challenges, champion and lead change efforts, set people up for success, and manage risk. Though you may have a great senior executive team and a top-flight board, the success of your organization depends on your leadership.
If you read nothing else on being an effective chief executive, read these 10 articles by experts...
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