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I Don't Want to Go to College: Other Paths to Success

Heather Z. Hutchins · Huron Street Press
Format: Paperback

The route to career success is mapped out here for those who want to forgo the time and expense of a college education and dive directly into the workplace. As college tuitions soar and the job market tightens, many young adults are questioning the value of a college degree. The pros...
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What Works: Gender Equality by Design

Iris Bohnet · The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2016.
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

Gender equality is a moral and a business imperative. But unconscious bias holds us back, and de-biasing people's minds has proven to be difficult and expensive. Diversity training programs have had limited success, and individual effort alone often invites backlash. Behavioral design...
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Get Scrappy: Smarter Digital Marketing for Businesses Big and Small

Nick Westergaard · Amacom
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

It's an exciting time to be in marketing: The Internet, social media, and content marketing are powerful equalizers, resetting the playing field for businesses large and small. Yet, it's also a challenging time, with much work to do and an ever-changing array of platforms, features,...
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The Hustle Economy: Transforming Your Creativity Into a Career

Jason Oberholtzer · Running Press
Pages: 223
Format: Print book

To survive in today's gig economy, you must be a mover, a shaker, a doer, and a maker. In The Hustle Economy, we give you 25 essays from founders, writers, producers, game makers, artists, and creative types from every path who share one common trait - they are all self-made hustlers...
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MOXIE: The Secret to Bold and Gutsy Leadership

John Baldoni · Bibliomotion
Format: Hardcover

Leaders today need to be mindful of their circumstances as well as mindful of their own strengths and shortcomings. They need to have the disposition to succeed as well as the inner resourcefulness to persevere. Leaders must be willing to do things differently but also draw on tried and true...
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O Great One!: A Little Story About the Awesome Power of Recognition

David Novak · Portfolio Penguin
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Jeff took a deep breath to calm down. He was about to stand in front of the employees of the Happy Face Toy Company's faltering Cleveland factory. As the new CEO, he'd been advised to close this factory as soon as possible, but he wanted to see it first. "How hard could this be?"...
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Innovative Presentations For Dummies

Barbara Boyd · For Dummies; 1 edition
Format: Book

Be the speaker they follow with breakthrough innovative presentations Innovative Presentations For Dummies is a practical guide to engaging your audience with superior, creative, and ultra-compelling presentations. Using clear language and a concise style, this book goes way beyond PowerPoint...
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Who Says It's a Man's World: The Girls' Guide to Corporate Domination

Emily Bennington · AMACOM
Format: Book

"The Atlantic magazine" has called it the "end of men." For the first time in U.S. history, women form the majority of the workforce, filling more managerial positions than their male counterparts. Today's women are primed to take over the corporate world - if they...
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Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation

Linda A. Hill · Harvard Business Review Press
Format: Hardcover

Why can some organizations innovate time and again, while most cannot?You might think the key to innovation is attracting exceptional creative talent. Or making the right investments. Or breaking down organizational silos. All of these things may help—but there’s only one way to ensure...
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How to Be a Positive Leader: Small Actions, Big Impact

Jane E Dutton · Berrett-Koehler Publishers; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Positive leaders are able to dramatically expand their people’s—and their own—capacity for excellence. And they accomplish this without enormous expenditures or huge heroic gestures. Here leading scholars—including Adam Grant, author of the bestselling Give and Take;...
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The Power Playbook: Rules for Independence, Money and Success

La La Anthony · Celebra
Format: Hardcover

The Power Playbook is the empowering guide to forging professional success, establishing financial independence, and finding balance for a truly satisfying life.The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Love Playbook, La La Anthony is again opening up her playbook to share her no-nonsense...
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101 Job Interview Questions You'll Never Fear Again

James Reed · Penguin Books
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Learn the secrets to excelling at job interviews, directly from top interviewers and recruiters.You can't prepare an answer for every interview question. So, of the thousands of questions a potential employer might ask, which ones will they ask? And what should you say?After extensive research...
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