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This simple, easy-to-use book gives managers, supervisors, and team leaders activities to help their teams overcome emotional obstacles and become more effective.
In a team situation, many issues -- like lack of trust and commitment, unresolved conflicts, and the inability of individuals to understand how their actions impact the rest of the team -- can stop even the most promising groups from delivering great results.
In Quick Emotional Intelligence...
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We've all seen the oft-cited Gallup poll that reports that an alarming majority of the workforce is disengaged and unmotivated. In Alive at Work, social psychologist Dan Cable argues that the reason for all the unhappiness is biological: organizations, in an effort to routinize work and establish clear-cut performance metrics, are suppressing what neuroscientists call our Seeking Systems, the part of our brain that craves exploration and learning....
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A New Comprehensive Framework for Building Agile Practices into Any Organization Regardless of Its Culture. In the disruptive volatility and complexity of today's business world, yesterday's problem, solving is no longer adequate. Organizations must have, agility: people and process capabilities that can respond quickly to shifts in the external world. Syngineering, the term the authors have, coined for how to meet this challenge, combines the best...
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Birgitt maintains that there is leadership capacity within everyone and that it is time for people to awaken their leadership potential. According to the author, personal and professional leadership development cannot be, separated. This book offers the reader the opportunity to take a deep dive into the subject of personal and professional leadership development. Readers are, challenged to claim leadership of their lives and their businesses and...
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The must-read summary of Marcus Sieff's book: "Management the Marks & Spencer Way: Lead, Motivate and Succeed".
This complete summary of the ideas from Marcus Sieff's book "Management the Marks & Spencer Way" shows that in business, in management and in life, a winning philosophy consists of 4 key factors: good relationships, commitment to quality and improvement, a spirit of co-operation and support for worthwhile community projects. In his book,...
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Every leader cares about inclusivity, wellbeing and performance. For technical organizations these issues are especially acute: in the least diverse sectors, with every-increasing issues around mental health and resilience, companies need to realize continuous gains in performance and productivity to stay ahead, or even just to stay in the game, in a fiercely competitive space. How can leaders square the circle?
This book will show you how to build...
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Make work FUN with lessons in engagement that game play can teach us ALL. In videogames, like in any modern workplace, cooperation, continuous learning, hard work, engagement, and a balanced slate of skills are all keys to victory. A lot of thought and science goes into engineering the gamer's experience to provide feedback exactly when it is needed so they can get better and understand how the game works. What if your workplace was designed the same...
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The must-read summary of Charles Duhigg's book: "The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business".
This complete summary of the ideas from Charles Duhigg's book "The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business" tells you how you can change your habits for the better just by understanding how they work. There is a basic 'Habit Loop' for all habits: clue, routine and reward. According to Duhigg, there are four steps you...
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Heather A. Haveman is professor of sociology and business at the University of California, Berkeley. She is the author of Magazines and the Making of America (Princeton).
How organizations developed in history, how they operate, and how research on them has evolved
Organizations are all around us: government agencies, multinational corporations, social-movement organizations, religious congregations, scientific bodies, sports teams, and more. Immensely...
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