How to make simple sense of complex statistics--from the author of Numbers Rule Your WorldWe live in a world of Big Data--and it's getting bigger every day.
Learn the secret to using big data and gamification to motivate, engage, and engender true loyalty among your customers, employees, and partnersAs our lives move online and nearly everything we do is being mediated by technology, all of our activity is generating reams of data we are all walking data generators.
Recent studies show that in the next few years many companies could have only about half the leaders and skilled workers they need--and that these talent shortages will be particularly acute in the critical sectors like engineering, health care, energy, government, manufacturing, and aerospace and defense.
The revolutionary study of how the place where wegrew up shapes the way we think, feel, and act--with new dimensions and perspectivesBased on research conducted in more than seventy countries over a forty-year span,Cultures and Organizations examines what drives people apart when cooperationis so clearly in everyone s interest.
The Quick Guide to Recruiting and Onboarding Top TalentIn the war for talent, the last company standing is always the one that finds the best employees and integrates them quickly and effectively into the organization.
USE THE POWER OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT TO IGNITE PASSION, PURPOSE, AND PRODUCTIVITY IN EVERY MEMBER OF YOUR STAFFSuccessful managers understand that their job is to help employees do their best work, not simply give orders.
The long-awaited update of the classic guide to outperforming the competition using Herrmann International's trademark Whole Brain MethodologyPacked with new research, updated examples, and more actionable content, The Whole Brain Business Book outlines four basic thinking styles--administrator, talker, problem-solver, dreamer--corresponding to the four quadrants of the brain and explains that many are dominated by only one quadrant.
There's no better time than now to remake your career and lifeNeuroscience research reveals that creativity spikes in our later years making midlife an ideal time to change professions.
Spark the next great business idea by igniting your team's passion and creativityInnovating breakthrough products, services, solutions, and marketing ideas are some of the most important challenges you face as a manager.
A fully revised edition of the classic reference on concepts and their role in social science researchSocial Science Concepts and Measurement offers an updated look at the theory and methodology of concepts for the social sciences.
"e;Companies that can unleash the passions and gifts of their people will have a competitive advantage in the landscape of the future--becoming curators instead of keepers of talent.
The essential handbook for doing historical research in the twenty-first centuryThe Princeton Guide to Historical Research provides students, scholars, and professionals with the skills they need to practice the historian's craft in the digital age, while never losing sight of the fundamental values and techniques that have defined historical scholarship for centuries.
The National Climate Assessment (NCA) is a report produced periodically by the United States Global Change Research Program that takes a comprehensive look at global climate change.
This book presents and examines the challenges and compromises required to deliver inclusivity in the existing commercial-built environment and the socio-economic benefits that could result from successfully delivering it.
How tech giants are reshaping spirituality to serve their religion of peak productivitySilicon Valley is known for its lavish perks, intense work culture, and spiritual gurus.
As debate rages over the widening and destructive gap between the rich and the rest of Americans, Claude Fischer and his colleagues present a comprehensive new treatment of inequality in America.
Why too much work and too little time is hurting workers and companies-and how a proven workplace redesign can benefit employees and the bottom lineToday's ways of working are not working-even for professionals in "e;good"e; jobs.
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO TROUBLESHOOTING PROCESS EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTIONSProcess Equipment Malfunctions offers proven techniques for finding and fixing process plant problems and contains details on failure identification.
Research skills are as critical to social work practitioners as skills in individual and group counselling, policy analysis, and community development.
Game theory is central to understanding human behavior and relevant to all of the behavioral sciences-from biology and economics, to anthropology and political science.
Social Movements and Global Social Change teaches students not only about how social change occurs but also how social movements can contribute to this change.
Power your business culture with strong workplace relationships-and watch productivity and profitability soar For years, companies have been implementing programs that promote social responsibility and improve employee health, both of which benefit the financial bottom line.
This book is about engaging and empowering people through their own domestic resources, by using upstream energy to create larger downstream employment opportunities.
