Occupational category: 1880 books
In Defense of Troublemakers
The Power of Dissent in Life and Business
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
An eminent psychologist explains why dissent should be cherished, not feared
We've decided by consensus that consensus is good. In In Defense of Troublemakers, psychologist Charlan Nemeth argues that this principle is completely wrong: left unchallenged, the majority opinion is often biased,...
Managing Motivation
A Manager's Guide to Diagnosing and Improving Motivation
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2008
This slim motivation guidebook was written to bridge the gap between the academic research on motivation and to present it in a form that is useful to the practicing manager. In essence, the book presents a theory of motivation and how to use it without ever mentioning the word "theory"....
Employee Engagement Through Effective Performance Management
A Practical Guide for Managers
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2018
This book is a practical guide for managers to increase and support employee engagement through stronger performance management tools and techniques. In this second edition, Edward Mone and Manuel London incorporate new developments in the field, including discussion of issues about the value of challenging...
The Price of Everything
Finding Method in the Madness of What Things Cost
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
Everything has a price, but it isn't always obvious what that price is.
Many of the prices we pay seem to make little sense. We shell out $2.29 for a coffee at Starbucks when a nearly identical brew can be had at the corner deli for less than a dollar. We may be less willing to give blood for...
The Org
The Underlying Logic of the Office
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2013
We create organizations because we need to get a job done--something we couldn't do alone--and join them because we're inspired by their missions (and our paycheck). But once we're inside, these organizations rarely feel inspirational. Instead, we're often baffled by what we encounter: clueless managers,...
Joy, Inc.
How We Built a Workplace People Love
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2013
The moment you walk into Menlo Innovations, you can sense the atmosphere full of energy, playfulness, enthusiasm, and maybe even . . . joy. As a package-delivery person once remarked, “I don’t know what you do, but whatever it is, I want to work here.”
Every year, thousands of...
Más agudo, más rápido y mejor
Los secretos para ser más productivo en la vida y en el trabajo
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 16, 2016
En Más agudo, más rápido y mejor, elperiodista ganador del premio Pulitzer Charles Duhigg nos desvela los avances de la ciencia de la productividad de forma clara y práctica, y nos explica por qué es más importante controlar cómo pensamos que el propio contenido de nuestras reflexiones.
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Living Sensationally
Understanding Your Senses
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2007
How do you feel when you bite into a pear… wear a feather boa… stand in a noisy auditorium… or look for a friend in a crowd? Living Sensationally explains how people's individual sensory patterns affect the way we react to everything that happens to us throughout the day. Some people will adore...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2017
The updated Third Edition of Developing Occupation-Centered Programs With the Community continues to provide an excellent step-by-step workbook approach to designing and implementing a program for the community. Inside Developing Occupation-Centered Programs With the Community, Third Edition, Dr. Linda...
Imagery for Pain Relief
A Scientifically Grounded Guidebook for Clinicians
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2010
Imagery for Pain Relief, the first book of its kind, familiarizes the reader with basic scientific information about pain and mental imagery and shows why imagery is a valuable tool for pain management. Scientifically grounded and easy-to-read, it provides readers with a wealth of practical information,...
by P. James Holland
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2012
Just The Facts Presents:
The Power of Habit - Why we do what we do in business and life by Charles Duhigg: The Essentials.
Your habits can be changed! In this book you will learn not only how to toake control of your habits but also how to create new ones to achieve almost anthign you...
Dumb Money
Adventures of a Day Trader
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2000
As you read this, five million Americans are day-trading. Not since gold was discovered in California have more people dropped out of their old lives and come running for the promise of a big score. For a time, Joey Anuff was among them. He has emerged-enriched, enlightened, and exhausted-to share...
Big Dead Place
Inside the Strange and Menacing World of Antarctica
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2005
Johnson’s savagely funny [book] is a grunt’s-eye view of fear and loathing, arrogance and insanity in a dysfunctional, dystopian closed community. It’s like M*A*S*H on ice, a bleak, black comedy.”—The Times of London
A Bigger Prize
How We Can Do Better than the Competition
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
Get into the best schools. Land your next big promotion. Dress for success. Run faster. Play tougher. Work harder. Keep score. And whatever you do-make sure you win.
Competition runs through every aspect of our lives today. From the cubicle to the race track, in business and love, religion...