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The Optimistic Workplace

Creating an Environment That Energizes Everyone

by Shawn Murphy

CEO of Switch & Shift Shawn Murphy argues that our best work is the product of a positive environment. In The Optimistic Workplace, using simple strategies, he demonstrates how a people-centric focus ignites employee potential, increases innovation and catapults an organization to higher performance.

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Disrupt You!

Master Personal Transformation, Seize Opportunity and Thrive in the Era of Endless Innovation

by Jay Samit

Technology innovator Jay Samit describes the unique method he has used to invent new markets and expand established businesses. He demystifies the mechanics of disruption for individuals and businesses alike while offering empowering advice for anyone with a big idea.

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Selfish, Scared and Stupid

Stop Fighting Human Nature and Increase Your Performance, Engagement and Influence

by Kieran Flanagan, Dan Gregory

Behavioral research strategists Dan Gregory and Kieran Flanagan examine the basic instincts of fear, self-interest and simplicity and their impact on the success or failure of a company’s best ideas. They offer three interconnected principles that can be used to head off disengagement inside and outside of a company and to unlock human potential.

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Results Without Authority

Controlling a Project When the Team Doesn’t Report to You

by Tom Kendrick

Learn new information on: agile methods and evolving project management tools; strategies for working with virtual teams; analytical versus "blink" decision processes; and the myth of multitasking.

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The Secret to Peak Productivity

A Simple Guide to Reaching Your Personal Best

by Tamara Myles

Certified Professional Organizer (CPO(R)) and productivity expert Tamara Myles has developed a simple model--the Productivity Pyramid--which provides an actionable framework for anyone to achieve better results.

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Project Management for Non-Project Managers

by Jack Ferraro

Functional managers with even basic project management (PM) knowledge are the best people for keeping projects business-focused. This new book demystifies the jargon and processes, encouraging managers to jump into the PM arena and arming them with strategies for increasing the business value created by their company's projects.

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