Emotional Intelligence
10th Anniversary Edition; Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
Written by Daniel Goleman
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: September 27, 2005
Price: $18.00
Everyone knows that high IQ is no guarantee of success, happiness, or virtue, but until
Emotional Intelligence, we could only guess why. Daniel Goleman's brilliant report from the frontiers of psychology and neuroscience offers startling new insight into our "two minds"—the rational and the emotional—and how they together shape our destiny.
Through...
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Made to Stick
Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
Written by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: January 2, 2007
Price: $26.00
Mark Twain once observed, “A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth can even get its boots on.” His observation rings true: Urban legends, conspiracy theories, and bogus public-health scares circulate effortlessly. Meanwhile, people with important ideas–business people, teachers, politicians, journalists, and others–struggle to make their ideas “stick.”...
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Thinking in New Boxes
A New Paradigm for Business Creativity
Written by Luc de Brabandere and Alan Iny
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: September 10, 2013
Price: $28.00
When BIC, manufacturer of disposable ballpoint pens, wanted to grow, it looked for an idea beyond introducing new sizes and ink colors. Someone suggested lighters.
LIGHTERS? With an idea that seemed crazy at first, that bright executive, instead of seeing BIC as a pen company—a business in the
PEN...
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The Servant
A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership
Written by James C. Hunter
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: September 1, 1998
Price: $23.00
With a new introduction on using the principles of The Servant in your life and career.In this absorbing tale, you watch the timeless principles of servant leadership unfold through the story of John Daily, a businessman whose outwardly successful life is spiraling out of control. He is failing miserably in each...
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Rework
Written by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: March 9, 2010
Price: $23.00
Most business books give you the same old advice: Write a business plan, study the competition, seek investors, yadda yadda. If you're looking for a book like that, put this one back on the shelf.
Rework shows you a better, faster, easier way to succeed in business. Read it and you'll know...
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Who
The A Method for Hiring
Written by GEOFF SMART and Randy Street
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: September 30, 2008
Price: $25.00
In this instant
New York Times Bestseller, Geoff Smart and Randy Street provide a simple, practical, and effective solution to what The Economist calls “the single biggest problem in business today”: unsuccessful hiring. The average hiring mistake costs a company $1.5 million or more a year and countless wasted hours. This...
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Good Strategy Bad Strategy
The Difference and Why It Matters
Written by Richard Rumelt
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: July 19, 2011
Price: $28.00
Clears out the mumbo jumbo and muddled thinking underlying too many strategies and provides a clear way to create and implement a powerful action-oriented strategy for the real world Developing and implementing a strategy is
the central task of a leader, whether the CEO at a Fortune 100 company, an entrepreneur, a...
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Creating Magic
10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney
Written by Lee Cockerell
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $26.00
“It’s not the magic that makes it work; it’s the way we work that makes it magic.”
The secret for creating “magic” in our careers, our organizations, and our lives is simple: outstanding leadership—the kind that inspires employees, delights customers, and achieves extraordinary business results.
No one knows more about this kind...
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