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"Think Again illuminates how we can elevate ourselves and others to unexpected heights. We celebrate gifted students in school, natural athletes in sports, and child prodigies in music. But admiring people who start out with innate advantages leads us to overlook the distance we ourselves can travel. We underestimate the range of skills that we can learn and the amount of ground that we can gain. When opportunity doesn't knock, there are ways to to...
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The co-founder of the Stanford d. School introduces the power of design thinking to help you achieve goals you never thought possible. Achievement can be learned. It's a muscle, and once you learn how to flex it, you'll be able to meet life's challenges and fulfill your goals, Bernard Roth, Academic Director at the Stanford d.school contends. In The Achievement Habit, Roth applies the remarkable insights that stem from design thinking-previously used...
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2018.
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"In her late twenties, Cait Flanders found herself stuck in the consumerism cycle that grips so many of us: earn more, buy more, want more, rinse, repeat. Even after she worked her way out of nearly $30,000 of consumer debt, her old habits took hold again. When she realized that nothing she was doing or buying was making her happy--only keeping her from meeting her goals--she decided to set herself a challenge:she would not shop for an entire year....
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2023.
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"When you think of a NASA astronaut, the image that probably comes to mind is one of the All-American hero: athletic, charismatic, ready to take on the stars. But former NASA astronaut turned business speaker and bestselling author Mike Massimino was pretty much the opposite. He was the underdog, one of the weakest swimmers during NASA training and a "gangly, scrawny, working-class kid from Long Island with bad eyesight and a fear of heights." Still,...
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"Esther Wojcicki--"Woj" to her many friends and admirers--is famous for three things: teaching a high school class that has changed the lives of thousands of kids, inspiring Silicon Valley legends like Steve Jobs, and raising three daughters who have each become famously successful. What do these three accomplishments have in common? They're the result of TRICK, Woj's secret to raising successful people: Trust, Respect, Independence, Collaboration,...
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Uncovers the hidden rules that shape the balance between the weak and the mighty and the powerful and the dispossessed. Malcolm Gladwell challenges how we think about obstacles and disadvantages, offering a new interpretation of what it means to be discriminated against, or cope with a disability, or lose a parent, or attend a mediocre school, or suffer from any number of apparent setbacks.
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In The Best Place to Work, award-winning psychologist Ron Friedman, Ph.D. uses the latest research from the fields of motivation, creativity, behavioral economics, neuroscience, and management to reveal what really makes us successful at work. Combining powerful stories with cutting edge findings, Friedman shows leaders at every level how they can use scientifically-proven techniques to promote smarter thinking, greater innovation, and stronger performance....
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The world of leadership has changed dramatically since “100 Ways to Motivate Others” was written, and now Chandler and Richardson have revised and refreshed their organizational classic to meet the times.
They have crafted a vital, user-friendly, inspirational guide for executives, managers, and professionals...and those aspiring to reach their level. “100 Ways to Motivate Others” is based on years of successful live workshops, seminars,...
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Fuel your life with positive energy with this bestselling fable
It's Monday morning and George walks out of the front door to his car and a flat tire. This is the least of his problems. His home life is in shambles and his team at work is in disarray. With a big product launch coming in two weeks, he has to find a way to get it together or risk losing his marriage and job. Forced to take the bus to work, George meets a unique bus
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Leadership is not about titles, status, and wielding power. A leader is anyone who takes responsibility for recognizing the potential in people and ideas, and has the courage to develop that potential. When we dare to lead, we don't pretend to have the right answers. We stay curious and ask the right questions. We don't see power as finite and hoard it. We know that power becomes infinite when we share it with others. We don't avoid difficult conversations...
13) Courageous cultures: how to build teams of microinnovators, problem solvers & customer advocates
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Brilliance Audio
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[2020]
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5 audio discs (5 hrs. 41 min. : illustrations ; 4 3/4 in
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Many leaders are convinced they have an open environment that encourages employees to speak up and are shocked when they learn that employees are holding back. Employees have ideas and want to be heard. Leadership wants to hear them. Too often, however, employees and leaders both feel that no one cares about making things better. The disconnect typically only widens over time, with both sides becoming more firmly entrenched in their viewpoints. From...
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Robert Greene's bestselling 48 Laws of Power (1988) distilled ancient wisdom and philosophy into essential texts for seekers of power, understanding, and mastery. Now he turns to understanding people's drives and motivations, even when they are unconscious of them themselves. We are social animals. Our very lives depend on our relationships with people. Knowing why people do what they do is the most important tool we can possess. Drawing from the...
15) The 5 languages of appreciation in the workplace: empowering organizations by encouraging people
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[2011]
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Helps supervisors and managers effectively communicate appreciation and encouragement to their employees, resulting in higher levels of job satisfaction, healthier relationships between managers and employees, and decreased cases of burnout.
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Nightingale-Conant Corp
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1994.
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2 sound discs (2 hr.) :; digital ;; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Phoenix seminar developer/leader Brian Tracy presents techniques and modes to channel the mind, "including how to sharpen your natural intuition, how to increase your brain power, how to change thoughts from negative to positive, how to break bad habits quickly and painlessly."
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HighBridge Audio
Pub. Date
[2012]
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Unabridged.
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2 sound discs (1.75 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Daniel Coyle spent the last few years traveling around the world and meeting with coaches, teachers and neurologists in order to learn how greatness happens. Now, he has taken his research and boiled it down to the essentials: 52 simple, proven rules for developing talent in sports, business, or just about anything.
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Hyperion Audiobooks
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2007.
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3 sound discs (3.5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A business parable makes a connection between work satisfaction and dream fulfillment, presenting the story of a fictional company that works through turnover problems by addressing the real-world needs of its employees.
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Penguin Audio
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[2017]
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Unabridged.
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4 audio discs (5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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The sneakiest obstacle to meeting your goals is not laziness, but perfectionism. We're our own worst critics, and if it looks like we're not going to do something right, we prefer not to do it at all. That's why we're most likely to quit on day two, "the day after perfect"--when our results almost always underperƯform our aspirations. The strategies in this book are counterintuitive and might feel like cheating. But they're based on studies conducted...
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