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Get the Summary of Ben Horowitz's What You Do Is Who You Are in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary and not the original book.
Ben Horowitz has long been fascinated by history, and particularly by how people behave differently than you'd expect. The time and circumstances in which they were raised often shapes them- yet a few leaders have managed to shape their times. In What You Do Is Who You Are, he turns his attention to a question crucial...
2) Trust Rules
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Writer and management expert Bob Lee lays out a comprehensive, easy-to-use road map for building a remarkable work environment, with committed and high-performing employees who are passionate about what they do. Incorporating the insight of more than two million employees across eighty countries, with additional material by Great Place to Work Australia CEO, Zrinka Lovrencic, this is a groundbreaking guide for managers on how to harness the power...
3) Pick Up the Gum Wrapper: How to Create a Workplace That Increases Performance While Improving Lives
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Why is it that most people start a job with high hopes but eventually become disillusioned? With mounting pressure for results, companies can't afford employees who are going through the motions. The truth is, most employees want to do their best at something they enjoy, feel valued for their contributions, and make an impact. The majority of leaders understand this, but making it happen can be a mystery.
In Pick Up the Gum Wrapper, Joe Bertotto...
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What is the right leadership approach to transform a company from outdated, sluggish, and unprofitable to an industry darling? When Cheryl Bachelder was named CEO of Popeye's in the Fall of 2007, the stock price had slipped from $34 in 2002 to $13. The brand was stagnant, team members were discouraged, and the franchise owners were just plain angry. By the end of 2016, average restaurant sales were up 45%, operating profits had doubled, market share...
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Most books that deal with ridiculous behaviors in the workplace are premised largely on conjecture, anecdotes, and limited data, but that's not the case with Office Idiots. Written by Ken Lloyd, one of the foremost experts on jerks at work, this book relies on data from actual workplaces across America to present a sweeping and frighteningly accurate snapshot of the antics of office idiots. Based on thousands of letters to his newspaper column and...
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The second volume is giving answer's that many were afraid to ask. Since every Believer is an heir of Salvation; we have a right to inquire, says Ray Anderson. The Lord spoke unto Jeremiah and said, "... I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding" (Jeremiah 3:15).
A believer wants to know: Who is the Eternal Being - Where does God the Father live - Jesus admits, There is someone greater...
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Con El secreto mejor guardado de Asia: Taiwán se da a conocer la génesis del desarrollo productivo de Taiwán. En primer lugar, se realiza una genealogía, que va hasta la terminación de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, de la población y de las características principales que harán de Taiwán una potencia económica. Posteriormente, el libro se adentra en el despliegue industrial que tuvo el país en periodo de posguerra. Finalmente, se abarca el...
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Make no mistake-your company has a culture, whether you're intentional about it or not.
Corporate culture is ground zero for your organization. If left to chance, corporate culture will fall to the lowest common denominator or the loudest voice, resulting in inconsistency at best and volatility at worst.
Scaling your company means scaling your culture first. You need a clear playbook with actionable steps to foster alignment and a results-driven...
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A Strategic Advantage for the Long-Term Horizon
Think that processes and systems, alone can get your company, where it needs to go? Think again!
The long-term horizon needs to be, supported by a strategically built organizational culture, or your bottom line will be, impacted. But, how do you move the needle on that when it seems so nebulous? Plenty of books highlight the importance of culture in successful companies, but they don't show you how...
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Harmony harmony (noun): the quality of forming a pleasing and consistent whole
If you've failed at achieving an ideal work—life balance for years, you're not alone. With family on one side of the scale and work on the other, you're allocating energy between both in a futile battle to balance your life, an often-elusive goal.
But, what if you changed your goal?
In Work—Life Harmony, Grant Botma provides a step-by-step guide to help you harmonize...
11) Creating the High Performance Work Place: It's Not Complicated to Develop a Culture of Commitment
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Most of us want to make a lasting and meaningful difference at work and in our personal lives. But we're daunted by the size of the challenges, afraid of the cost or commitment and, quite frankly, unsure of where to start.
This book uncovers eight steps to unlocking high performance and the life you want to lead.
Immediately after reading this book, you will be compelled to abandon the baggage of traditional hierarchy and adopt a new approach that...
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What determines our behaviors as human beings at the individual and organizational level? Although it often feels as though either our biology or our personality (or both) guides our decisions about issues large and small, increasing evidence suggests that...culture trumps everything.
What happens when people who are normally loud and boisterous walk into a church or a library? They lower their voices. Did they suddenly change their biology or their...
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Diversity is the reality of America today. Whether you let diversity be a drain on your organization or a dynamic contributor to your mission, vision, and strategy is both a choice and a challenge. Building on the Promise of Diversity gives you the insights and skills you need to navigate through simmering tensions -- and find creative solutions for achieving cohesiveness, connectedness, and common goals. Building on the Promise of Diversity is R....
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Si rien n'est fait pour accroître la participation des travailleurs vieillissants, il pourrait y avoir des pénuries de main-d'œuvre, mais aussi un problème de financement de l'État. C'est à cette problématique de l'emploi que s'intéressent les auteurs de l'ouvrage, qui dresse les tendances actuelles de l'emploi, propose des solutions pour maintenir les travailleurs âgés en emploi et expose les programmes et les politiques de fin de carrière...
15) Musefood
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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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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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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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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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