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The must-read summary of Mike Nelson's book: "Clutter-Proof Your Business: How to De-Clutter Your Business and Why You Should Do It".
The complete summary of the ideas from Mike Nelson's book "Clutter-Proof Your Business" shows that in order to overcome a cluttering habit, you can logically expect to take one of two approaches: try and restrict the inflow of "stuff" into your life, or try and better understand why it is you feel the need to hold...
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The must-read summary of Richard J. Connors' book: "Warren Buffett on Business: Principles of the Saga of Omaha".
This complete summary of the ideas from Richard J. Connors' book "Warren Buffett on Business" shows that in order to run a business like Warren Buffett you need to treat and communicate with both your employees and your stockholders fairly and consistently as well as practice responsible and ethical corporate governance. You must also...
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The must-read summary of Tom DeMarco's book: "Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork and the Myth of Total Efficiency".
This complete summary of the ideas from Tom DeMarco's book "Slack" shows that companies who constantly insist on efficiency are actually creating an environment where they limit flexibility, reduce the capacity for creativity and increase burnout in employees. In his book, the author explains that effective managers should be able...
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Reorganize and Optimize Your from Home Remote Work Life
"A productive guide for our new world of remote work." -Paula Rizzo, media consultant, speaker, and author of Listful Living
Whatever your remote work circumstance, learn how to be productive at home with nuggets of hard-earned wisdom. From choosing the best colors for workspace productivity to starting a business, these remote work gurus offer everything needed for a smooth work-to-home...
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Harvard Business Review Press
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[2020]
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"What's missing from gender equality efforts? Men. Women are at a disadvantage in the workplace, where they deal with unequal pay, sexual harassment, lack of credit for their contributions, and more. And while organizations are looking to address these issues, too many gender-inclusion initiatives focus exclusively on how women should respond, leaving men out of the equation. Such efforts reinforce the perception that these are "women's issues" and...
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You walk into a room full of strangers and you immediately freeze-wait, no you don't. Instead, you start some light, easy banter with the group of people closest to you. Then you move on to another group. At the end of the meeting or the conference or the party, you leave with a whole new set of connections. It's not an impossible dream. No communication skill is more important in the world than small talk, says communication coach Carol Fleming....
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Amistad 35, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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[2022]
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"Of Blood and Sweat: Black Lives and the Genesis of White Power and Wealth tells the story of how Black lives and labor created White power and wealth in agriculture, politics, jurisprudence, law enforcement, culture, medicine, financial services, and other fields. Through the lives of individual Black men and women a deeper understanding unravels of the role Blacks played, directly and indirectly, in creating American institutions of power and wealth-while...
769) Continuous Branding
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This short, easy-to-read book will help your service business to thrive by overcoming the three biggest challenges to growth that all companies selling services as opposed to those that manufacture or sell products, have to address.
Read all 10 chapters in about four hours or dip in and out of each. Only 140 pages and 32,000 words.
Introducing you to the 'Continuous Branding' tool. To benefit from the performance-boosting power of service branding,...
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It can be hard for busy professionals to find the time to read the latest books. Stay up to date in a fraction of the time with this concise guide.
Taking a company from being good to being great is no mean feat, but luckily Collins has outlined some interesting concepts to help business owners take the next step towards greatness. From becoming a level 5 leader to improving your way of thinking and acting, Good to Great provides all the advice you...
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The must-read summary of Edward de Bono's book: "Serious Creativity: Using the Power of Lateral Thinking to Create New Ideas".
This complete summary of the ideas from Edward de Bono's book "Serious Creativity" shows that creative thinking is vital for business success and that creativity is something you can learn. In his book, the author presents a rational and logical approach to creative thinking and introduces 12 tools and techniques that you...
772) Restore Yourself: The Antidote for Professional Exhaustion: The Antidote for Professional Exhaustion
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#1 Global Resilience coach and resilience pioneer Dr. Edy Greenblatt provides an easy to read, research-based approach to identifying what is draining your energy and resilience, and what to do about it without quitting your job, moving to Costa Rica, or getting a divorce. Especially now, when work from home is making clear how important it is to understand our resilience challenges so we can do something about it.
Originally published in 2009,...
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The must-read summary of Robert Slater's book: "Jack Welch and the GE Way: Management Insights and Leadership Secrets from the Legendary CEO".
This complete summary of the ideas from Robert Slater's book "Jack Welch and the GE Way" shows how Welch had a simple business philosophy: executives behaving like leaders, not managers. According to him, they should not supervise employees, but instead inspire them and provide them with vision. In his book,...
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Imagine if you could see the playbook that returned a struggling tech empire to the top of the tech leaderboard. The Microsoft Story will help you understand and adopt the competitive strategies, workplace culture, and daily business practices that enabled the tech company to once again become a leading tech innovator.
It wasn't so long ago that Microsoft and its Windows operating system dominated the tech industry so much so that they faced antitrust...
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As the world's economies continue to melt down, Dr. Goldsmith gives us the information we need to help make it through this difficult and scary time. Anyone who wants to keep his or her job and any leader who wants to keep his or her company afloat needs to learn how to deal with and utilize the power of emotions. Packed with simple tools, tactics, tricks, and techniques, Emotional Fitness at Work will help you to see how feelings directly impact...
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Turnaround specialist Todd Williams has worked with dozens of companies in multiple industries to help them bring projects back from the brink of disaster. Now, in a market full of how-tos on the task of running a project, this one-of-a-kind guide provides project managers, executives, and customers alike with an in-depth start-to-finish process that ensure win-win-win solutions when things go awry. Readers will learn: techniques for identifying the...
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Expert advice on attracting, training, managing, retaining, and succeeding with America's newest generation of hard-working, tech-savvy employees.
A new generation is entering the American workforce-Gen Z, the age cohort born after 1996. Having grown up with smartphones, social media, emoji-speak, helicopter parenting, and no expectation of privacy, Gen Z has a unique culture and working style that can be baffling to their Millennial, Gen X, and...
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The must-read summary of Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble's book: "The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge".
This complete summary of the ideas from Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble's book "The Other Side of Innovation" shows that companies are struggling to make innovation happen. Some give their workers free time to come up with new ideas, some have detailed processes for closing the loop between ideas and execution,...
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"Beyond the Office Walls: Navigating the Frontier of Remote Work" opens a door to the transformative landscape reshaping the traditional work paradigm. This anthology is a compelling exploration of the remote work revolution, providing a mosaic of stories that resonate with the experiences, challenges, and triumphs of individuals navigating this uncharted territory.As the boundaries of the conventional office dissolve, this collection becomes a guide...
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Of all the obstacles and surprises managers know are heading their way each day, the one they least anticipate and prepare for is the resignation of a seemingly happy and extremely valued employee. It's the cement truck they never saw coming their way--but they could have.
This invaluable resource introduces managers to a powerful new engagement and retention tool that they absolutely must begin utilizing ASAP: the stay interview. Smart companies...
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