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In these uncertain times, the credit crunch is affecting everyone.

A radical new business book from business trailblazers Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson that offers a reappraisal of business best practice - advocating stripping everything back to bare essentials.

The day I was appointed Chair of the shop union was the same day the Pope was elected.

Powerful lessons in forward-thinking leadership from the global business pioneer who turned IDG into a $3 billion technology media and venture capital empireLike Steve Jobs, Patrick McGovern created a worldwide multibillion-dollar industry by thinking differently, disrupting old business models, and embracing new global trends.

Finally, a user's guide for people with entrepreneurial brains and those they work and live with.

'Life-changing' Daily ExpressIf you want to take control of your career - and your life - make sure you're not too busy to read this book.

Fierce Conversations is a way of conducting business.

David Allen, 'the guru of personal productivity' (Fast Company Magazine) and author of the business bestseller GETTING THINGS DONE, inspires us to work better, not harder, in his new book, READY FOR ANYTHING.

Everybody negotiates at various points every day, be it in life or business, and it's important to get it right.

A companion to The New American Workplace , which is co-published with the Society for Human Resource Management and the Centre for Effective Organizations, this volume contains original articles and groundbreaking research, on workplace issues in America today from leading scholars in the fields of business, management and human resources.

This book is an exploration of interaction between humans, computers and automated machines and why they frequently go awry, sometimes with disastrous consequences.

"e;After I sent my team to the Question Based Selling program, not only was the feedback from the training outstanding, but we experienced an immediate positive impact in results.

Distributed networks such as the Internet have altered the fundamental way a record is created, captured, accessed and managed over time, and therefore who controls, has access to, and is responsible for its authenticity.

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).

As the current recession ends, many workers will not be returning to the jobs they once held--those jobs are gone.

Rocked by a flurry of high-profile sex discrimination lawsuits in the 1990s, Wall Street was supposed to have cleaned up its act.

Equal opportunity in the workplace is thought to be the direct legacy of the civil rights and feminist movements and the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Guesstimation is a book that unlocks the power of approximation--it's popular mathematics rounded to the nearest power of ten!

The Covid crisis has been a proving ground of sorts for business leaders, forcing them to adapt to new realities and unprecedented uncertainty.

Ahhh, the modern workplace: a cauldron of stress and anxiety.

Discover how Brooks Running Company CEO Jim Weber transformed a failing business into a billion-dollar brand in the ultracompetitive global running market.

This helpful resource will show you what you're doing wrong with selling and how to fix it.

Studies have shown that 60% of male managers feel uncomfortable working one-on-one with their female colleagues.

The Target Story will help you understand and adopt the competitive strategies, workplace culture, and daily business practices that enabled the big box store to become the retail giant it is today.

The NBA Story will help you understand and adopt the competitive strategies, workplace culture, and daily business practices that enabled the exciting basketball league to become the powerhouse it is today.

What can you learn from the most successful companies in the world?

You work hard and turn in flawless reports, you stay late and kiss up to all the right people, and you still aren't getting promoted.

This book shows you the leadership mistakes you're making that are keeping your team from achieving greatness.

Kindness isn't merely about getting along with people and being nice.

Everybody negotiates at various points every day, be it in life or business, and it's important to get it right.

It is virtually impossible to feel connected and supported in life when you don't feel that way where you spend most of our timeat work.

Discover how this leader-focused approach to understanding, managing, and maximizing organizational diversity and inclusion can increase employee retention and productivity.

JetBlue Chairman Joel Peterson provides the playbook for establishing and maintaining a culture of trust that breaks down the operational silos and CYA mentality that plague many organizations.

Research shows you have a 50% chance of hiring the right employee and a 50% chance of hiring the wrong one.

What can you learn from the world's most successful companies?

What can you learn from one of the most successful companies in the world?

101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees provides guidance for managers on how to broach uncomfortable conversations across a wide range of issues.

GOLD MEMBER WINNER LIVING NOW BOOK AWARD: SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP and eLIT BOOK AWARD: BUSINESS AUDIOBOOKA timely resource for Black professionals on how to rise to the top of their organizations or industries and, just as importantly, to stay there.

A sweeping leadership framework to institute clear and intentional actions throughout your organization so that people of all racial backgrounds are empowered to lead, collaborate, and excel at work.

Clear, actionable steps for you to build new values, experiences, and perspectives into your organizational culture, infusing it with the diversity, inclusion, and belonging employees need to feel accepted, be their best selves, and do their best work.

It's time to redefine success.

When you turn a crisis or even a trauma into a learning moment, it will turn fear into courage and then determination.

Become a next generation leaderrich in emotional and social intelligence and orchestrating outstanding collaborative resultsby mastering these eight status quo-shattering paradoxes.

The Conscience Code is a practical guide to creating workplaces where everyone can thrive.

Find your way through the mess to embrace the fulfilling life you've always dreamed of.

From executives complaining that their teams don't contribute ideas to employees giving up because their input isn't valued--company culture is the culprit.

Tech entrepreneurs, make your startup dreams come true by utilizing this invaluable, founder-to-founder guide to successfully navigating all phases of the tech startup journey.

Some talented people reach their full potential, while others self-destruct or remain trapped in mediocrity.

This clear and detailed analysis, first published in 1976, of recruitment methods, staff development techniques, staff motivation, and organisational structures will be valuable to data processing managers and personnel officers alike.

This clear and detailed analysis, first published in 1976, of recruitment methods, staff development techniques, staff motivation, and organisational structures will be valuable to data processing managers and personnel officers alike.