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Connection. Renewal. Empowerment.
As a business executive, how do you ensure you're showing up your very best every day? How do you present the real, genuine you at work? And how do you create a culture where your employees can authentically flourish? Being your best means embracing authenticity to feel healthy, grounded, connected-and the path to get there is right outside your front door.
In BusinessOutside, Bart Foster reveals a science-inspired...
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In our modern business landscape, the war for talent is more complex than ever. You need to attract and retain the best talent for your organization to win, but without the right strategy or mindset, you won't be able to compete. If your revenue is declining, you're losing market share to your competition, or your organizational health is deteriorating, it's time to evolve how you approach this never-ending war. After all, your PEOPLE-not your product...
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To whom this may concern,
I appreciate this opportunity and, at this time, present my qualifications within the technology innovation. Leadership and creativity involving training and research work acquired through my work experiences, education, and possibly utilize "Green" training, Energy Star, and certificates received for Green Advantage program through Pulaski Technical College, Business and Industry Center grant are desired. The knowledge...
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Is your team willing to propose game-changing ideas and offer diverse opinions? Will they take personal risks for the sake of your company and its reputation? Most leaders can't answer yes to these questions, especially during critical times of change.
Why not? Because your team members instinctively understand your workplace culture, and they recognize the dangers of pushing beyond that culture's comfort zone.
Through stories and examples, Detox...
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The practical, time-tested concepts in this book will provide you with benefits on three levels: Personal, Team and Organizational. You will be introduced to a set of universal principles of leadership and life effectiveness that will help you personally be at your best more of the time. Next, you learn how to be a better team leader and team player by gaining an understanding of the eight characteristics of a winning team. Finally, you will learn...
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Workplace violence literally affects 100% of American businesses every year. Workplace violence (WPV) is much more than just an employee or customer walking into a building and taking target practice.WPV entails bullying, harassment, threats, assault (verbal and physical), and even at times arson/vandalism. This places WPV as a multifaceted problem. The financial costs are in excess to 150 billion dollars per year to american businesses. Litigation,...
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Public enemy number one for leadership and management is distracted focus. It leads to lack of clarity and reduces personal and workforce engagement, productivity, and performance. Change the focus dynamic in your life and you will improve your personal performance, engage your team, and improve long-term success. In 21 Ways to Increase Employee Engagement you will learn the steps to developing the habit of proactively being responsible for yourself,...
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"Unleash Your Team & Unlock Their Potential" teaches readers how to set their people free to realize their potential. This book provides a unique and fresh perspective on team building that is timeless in its approach. The book clearly defines what separates managers from leaders, the qualities that great leaders should have, and the traits that leaders and teammates should avoid. The author uses real world examples of his experiences to punctuate...
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Increased diversity and globalization are changing the makeup of organizations and teams worldwide. There is now a need for a workforce who can work well across differences, can form productive relationships with diverse clients, and can help their company expand into diverse markets. Mastering Cultural Differences is about valuing differences that enables the creation of more productive and profitable workplaces.
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This engaging tale takes us on a journey with an executive in a multinational corporation, who, along with her team, had to skillfully, navigate what seemed to them insurmountable challenges and difficulties in a corporate culture ripe with lust, deceit, greed and an insatiable desire for power. The story follows the obstacles they encountered and details how the characters employed biblical principles, corporate strategies, and academics to reorganize,...
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Is Everybody HAPPY!?! is a detailed account of the history and principles discovered and leveraged by S. Truett Cathy through Chick-fil-A, a restaurant chain he led that nurtured a culture where success and happiness thrive. For over 50 years, Chick-fil-A has successfully put business men and women into their own restaurant where they earn a good living and are in a position to give back to the communities that support their business. The author looks...
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Has your dream of working from home turned into a nightmare?
Does your home office seem more like a prison cell, with constant interruptions and distractions?
Do you dread Monday mornings, hitting snooze just one more time?
When I began working from home, I thought I had won the lottery. I would finally have the freedom and flexibility to work when and how I wanted. Then, reality set in, and it began to feel more like a curse. I was working longer...
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Many companies have introduced Lean, WCM and 6 Sigma, trying to realize the promise of these techniques: twice as much production at half the costs. But in the West we are less successful in achieving these goals than the Japanese. In this book, Steven Blom explains why and proposes ideas and methods to make real progress in increasing productivity. According to Blom balancing out the Technical and the Social System of a company is crucial. Finding...
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Who Works Where (and Who Cares?) is a practical, hands-on book that shows managers how to boost collaboration and performance even when their teams don't work together in the same time or space. Designed for flexible, virtual, and dispersed work teams, Who Works Where is an interactive tool that managers can start using immediately to increase their skills and establish team norms for this new age of work. In a world where job descriptions now include...
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Este libro examina cómo nace y se desarrolla la cultura corporativa, qué factores son necesarios para lograrla y cómo impacta en el negocio. El estudio nos introduce en la experiencia de su aplicación en tres empresas peruanas y gracias a ello conocemos la forma en que este activo intangible se manifiesta en las organizaciones, así como el rol de los líderes en el fortalecimiento de este recurso.
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Being laid off can be a traumatic event. The unemployed worry about how they will pay their bills and find a new job. In the American economy's boom-and-bust business cycle since the 1980s, repeated layoffs have become part of working life. In A Company of One, Carrie M. Lane finds that the new culture of corporate employment, changes to the job search process, and dual-income marriage have reshaped how today's skilled workers view unemployment. Through...
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Culture is about creating empowerment, not entitlement . . . Culture is not about bringing your dog to work, free lunches, unlimited vacation, or even casual Fridays. Culture is not a collection of personal preferences. Our thinking about culture has been kidnapped and polluted by the spectacular, attention-grabbing fads that 99 percent of organizations cannot implement. It is time to get beyond these "here today, gone tomorrow" illusions that foster...
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When Liam's sister dies, his world turns grey. He spends hours watching clouds crossing the wintry skies, hoping that Cassie is out there somewhere.
On the night before Liam's birthday, Cassie sails the Sky Dreamer to their home and drops anchor in a ghost gum tree. She invites Liam to climb aboard, and together the children go sailing through the Milky Way. But there are lessons Liam must learn before the Sky Dreamer returns home.
The Sky Dreamer...
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Winner of the 2012 IP Picks Best Poetry Award, musefood is modern, savvy and sharp-tongued verse at its best.
Ruckert's musings on women in contemporary life explore a subject not often visited through verse. What could have easily been flighty or frivolous is instead a witty and honest social commentary, intertwined with varying shades of comedy and poignancy.
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview: #1 The three tech kings of China are Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent. They are responsible for the country's turbocharged digital economy, which is set to grow five times to $16 trillion by 2035.
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