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Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers

Lois P. Frankel - Business Plus; Revised edition
Format: Paperback

BEFORE YOU WERE TOLD TO "LEAN IN," DR. LOIS FRANKEL TOLD YOU HOW TO GET THAT CORNER OFFICE The New York Times bestseller, which for 10 years has been a must-have for women in business, is now completely revised and updated. In this new edition, internationally recognized executive...
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Five Stars: The Communication Secrets to Get from Good to Great

Carmine Gallo - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

"As technology threatens to displace countless jobs and skills, the ability to communicate is becoming more important than ever. This book is full of examples to help you get better at transporting your thoughts and emotions into the minds of other people." -- Adam Grant, New...
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Mind Gym: Achieve More by Thinking Differently

Sebastian Bailey - HarperOne
Format: Paperback

The international bestseller that will help you transform your personal and professional life by changing the way you think.Today, the pressure to achieve is intense. To be at our best, we need our minds working at peak potential. But unless you train it, your mind stays on autopilot, stuck...
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Crude Nation: How Oil Riches Ruined Venezuela

Raul Gallegos - Potomac Books
Format: Hardcover

Beneath Venezuelan soil lies an ocean of crude - the world's largest reserves - an oil patch that shaped the nature of the global energy business. Unfortunately, a dysfunctional anti-American, leftist government controls this vast resource and has used its wealth to foster voter support,...
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Shadow Work: The Unpaid, Unseen Jobs That Fill Your Day

Craig Lambert - Counterpoint
Format: Print book

With the exception of sleep, humans spend more of their lifetimes on work than any other activity. It is central to our economy, society, and the family. It underpins our finances and our sense of meaning in life. Given the overriding importance of work, we need to recognize a profound...
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The Economists' Diet: The Surprising Formula for Losing Weight and Keeping It Off

Christopher Payne - Touchstone
Format: Hardcover

Combining the authors' personal weight-loss stories with their passion for economics, this bold new behavioral approach to dieting recommends micro habits and meta-rules that will enable dieters to control their impulses to overeat, approach food in a healthier way, and lose weight once...
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The Euro: How a Common Currency Threatens the Future of Europe

Joseph E Stiglitz - W.W. Norton & Company
Format: Print book

Can Europe prosper without the euro?In 2010, the 2008 global financial crisis morphed into the "eurocrisis." It has not abated. The 19 countries of Europe that share the euro currency -- the eurozone -- have been rocked by economic stagnation and debt crises. Some countries have...
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Mapping Experiences: A Guide to Creating Value through Journeys, Blueprints, and Diagrams

James Kalbach - O'Reilly Media
Format: Print book

Customers who have inconsistent, broken experiences with products and services are understandably frustrated. But it's worse when people inside these companies can't pinpoint the problem because they're too focused on business processes. This practical book shows your company...
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Mindfulness at Work in a Week: Teach Yourself

Clara Seeger - John Murray Learning
Format: Print book

In today's working environment, which is changing faster than ever, resilience is more than a buzzword. It is a vital skill to help you survive and get ahead in your career. Executive coach and business trainer Dr Seeger has been practising and teaching mindfulness since before it was fashionable,...
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The Creator's Code: The Six Essential Skills of Extraordinary Entrepreneurs

Amy Wilkinson - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book

Based on in-depth interviews with more than 200 leading entrepreneurs, a lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business identifies the six essential disciplines needed to transform your ideas into real-world successes.Each of us has the capacity to spot opportunities, invent products,...
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