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Making Conflict Work: Harnessing the Power of Disagreement

Peter T. Coleman · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

A practical guide to navigating workplace conflicts by better understanding the power dynamics at play in every interaction Conflicts at work are as inevitable as they are frustrating. In Making Conflict Work, Peter Coleman and Robert Ferguson's leading experts in the field of conflict...
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The Kim Kardashian Principle: Why Shameless Sells

Jeetendr Sehdev · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

How do social media stars attract such obsessive attention-even more than the Hollywood A-list? And what can they teach us about making our own ideas, products and services break through? The world's leading authority on celebrity branding, Jeetendr Sehdev, whom Variety calls "the...
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Changing the Conversation: The 17 Principles of Conflict Resolution

Dana Caspersen · Penguin Books
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

The seventeen key principles for transforming conflict - in a beautiful package from the creator of The 48 Laws of PowerFrom Joost Elffers, the packaging genius behind the huge New York Times bestsellers The 48 Laws of Power, The 33 Strategies of War, and The Art of Seduction, comes this...
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Mind over Money: The Psychology of Money and How to Use It

Claudia Hammond · Harper Perennial
Pages: 372
Format: Print book

"The acclaimed author of Time Warped tackles the very latest research in the fields of neuroscience, psychology, and biology to provide a fresh, fascinating, and thought-provoking look at our relationship with money-- perfect for fans of Dan Ariely and Freakonomics. We know we need...
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Job Searching with Social Media For Dummies

Joshua Waldman · For Dummies; 2 edition
Format: Paperback

Harness social media to land your dream job For anyone looking for a first job, exploring a career change, or just setting up for future success, social media sites are proven platforms for facilitating connections, demonstrating passions and interests, and ultimately landing the job. Job Searching...
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Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual

JOCKO WILLINK · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

FIND YOUR WILL, FIND YOUR DISCIPLINE--AND YOU WILL FIND YOUR FREEDOMJocko Willink's methods for success were born in the SEAL Teams, where he spent most of his adult life, enlisting after high school and rising through the ranks to become the commander of the most highly decorated special...
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Personal Finance For Dummies

Eric Tyson · For Dummies
Pages: 480
Format: Print book

Understand personal finance and put your money to work! Is your money working to increase your wealth? If not, it's time to take stock of your financial situation. Personal Finance For Dummies, 8th Edition offers time-tested financial tips and advice on how to continue to grow your...
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The Small Business Start-Up Kit: A Step-by-Step Legal Guide

Peri Pakroo · NOLO; Eighth Edition edition
Format: Paperback

Every entrepreneur needs The Small Business Start-Up Kit. Want to start a business? Don’t know where to begin? Start here. The Small Business Start-Up Kit shows you how to set up a small business in your state, quickly and efficiently clearing state and local bureaucratic hurdles...
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Index Revolution: Why Investors Should Join It Now

Charles D Ellis · John Wiley & Sons
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

The evidence-based approach to a more worthwhile portfolio The Index Revolution argues that active investing is a loser's game, and that a passive approach is more profitable in today's market. By adjusting your portfolio asset weights to match a performance index, you consistently...
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The Ultimate Scholarship Book 2017: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships, Grants and Prizes

Gen Tanabe · Supercollege
Pages: 816
Format: Print book

Information on 1.5 million scholarships, grants, and prizes is easily accessible in this revised directory with more than 300 new listings that feature awards indexed by career goal, major, academics, public service, talent, athletics, religion, ethnicity, and more. Each entry contains...
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Big Money Thinks Small: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing

Joel Tillinghast · Columbia University Press
Pages: 312
Format: Hardcover

Investors are tempted daily with misinformation. They make lucky bets that breed false confidence, and their high-stakes gambles can take an emotional toll. How can anyone stay focused in such a volatile profession?In Big Money Thinks Small, veteran fund manager Joel Tillinghast urges investors...
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The Powerhouse: Inside the Invention of a Battery to Save the World

Steve Levine · Viking
Format: Hardcover

A Soul of the New Machine for our time, a gripping account of invention, commerce, and duplicity in the age of technology A worldwide race is on to perfect the next engine of economic growth, the advanced lithium-ion battery. It will power the electric car, relieve global warming, and catapult...
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Burn the Business Plan: What Great Entrepreneurs Really Do

Carl J. Schramm · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

"The evangelist of entrepreneurship" (The Economist) reveals the true stories about how a range of entrepreneurs created their successful start-ups: hint, many of them never began with a business plan.Business schools teach that the most important prerequisite for starting...
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