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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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The Moment of Clarity: Using the Human Sciences to Solve Your Toughest Business Problems

Christian Madsbjerg · Harvard Business School Press
Pages: 214
Format: Hardcover

Businesses need a new type of problem solving. Why? Because they are getting people wrong.Traditional problem-solving methods taught in business schools serve us well for some of the everyday challenges of business, but they tend to be ineffective with problems involving a high degree of uncertainty....
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Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family

Anne-Marie Slaughter · Random House
Pages: 328
Format: Print book

"An eye-opening call to action from someone who rethought the whole notion of 'having it all,' Unfinished Business could change how many of us approach our most important business: living." - People When Anne-Marie Slaughter accepted her dream job as the first female director...
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The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster: Why Now Is the Time to #JoinTheRide

Darren Hardy · Success
Pages: 271
Format: Print book

66 PERCENT OF SMALL BUSINESSES FAIL--AND IT'S NOT FOR THE REASONS YOU THINK. WHY DO THEY FAIL? That is what SUCCESS Publisher Darren Hardy set out on a mission to discover. What he found was startling. All the previously reported reasons and assumptions for the failure rate (capital,...
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Small Data: The Tiny Clues That Uncover Huge Trends

Martin Lindstrom · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Martin Lindstrom, a modern-day Sherlock Holmes, harnesses the power of "small data" in his quest to discover the next big thingHired by the world's leading brands to find out what makes their customers tick, Martin Lindstrom spends 300 nights a year in strangers' homes, carefully...
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