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To be successful at work you also need to be influential at work. And to be influential requires an understanding of how the rules of influence work. Influence at Work shows you what these rules are and how to effectively deploy them to command attention; connect with others; win over the sceptics; sway the undecided and motivate people to act.

Learn to leverage your relationships so you can dream bigger, achieve whatever you want, and build a life that makes you happier with each passing day. No greater force for change exists than the people we surround ourselves with. Relationshift explores how the people in your life have colored your worldview, how this limits or expands your options, and what to do about it. Through the stories of British explorer Gertrude Bell, abolitionist hero Frederick Douglass, music icons the Beastie Boys, and many others, this book will show you how.

From the cranberry bogs of Massachusetts to the classrooms of Singapore and Finland, from tiny start-ups to global engineering firms and beloved American organizations like Ocean Spray, Eileen Fisher, Gore, and Boston Scientific, Heffernan discovers ways of living and working that foster creativity, spark innovation, reinforce our social fabric, and feel so much better than winning.

The way we work is broken. It takes forever to get anything done. Meetings and emails are incessant. Bureaucracy stifles talent and creativity. After decades of management theory and multiple waves of technological and societal change, is this really the best we can do? Aaron Dignan teaches companies how to eliminate red tape, tap in to collective intelligence and rethink long-held traditions that no longer make sense. In Brave New Work, he shows you how to revolutionize the way your company works forever.

Taking behavioral economics from the cocktail party to the boardroom, with dramatic results Books like Predictably Irrational and Nudge have brought behavioral economics into the mainstream. But while we all marvel at how different-and weird-real people behave compared to the "rational actors" of traditional economics, in the end we go back to business as usual.

Dr Sabrina Cohen-Hatton has been a firefighter for 18 years. She decides which of her colleagues rush into a burning building and how they confront the blaze. She makes the call to evacuate if she believes the options have been exhausted or that the situation has escalated beyond hope. This is her astonishing account of a profession defined by the most difficult decisions imaginable.

ATTENTION STUDENTS: If you need to write a paper on leadership style, then this is the perfect reference. It's simple, easy to understand, and right to the point. Leaders play a critical role in organizations. Their decisions affect every aspect of the workplace, and those decisions are influenced by the way they manage people and processes. In other words, their decisions are influenced by their leadership style. This eBook focuses on leadership style in organizations. Specifically, it examines the present and future of the following types of styles: • Authoritarian • Democratic • ...

A partir de historias vividas, Inma Puig muestra cómo aprender a gestionar las propias emociones y a entender las de los demás en el entorno personal y empresarial nos permite descubrir otra realidad. Esta "evolución emocional" al alcance de todos abrirá sin duda las puertas a un mundo mejor.

«Si salieras a vivir... ¿Qué harías para tener un día pleno?» Al compartir esta pregunta en las redes sociales, @patri_psicologa obtuvo respuestas sencillas, que no cuestan dinero y que son fáciles de llevar a cabo: pasear por la orilla del mar, ir andando a trabajar, tomar un café sin prisas, jugar al fútbol con la ilusión de un niño, plantar hierbabuena.

ATTENTION STUDENTS: If you need to write a paper on stress and change in organizations, then this is the perfect reference. It's simple, easy to understand, and right to the point. This eBook is for people who experience stress at work due to organizational change. It discusses factors that play a role in getting employees to accept change, and it takes a somewhat alternative viewpoint by showing how low-level stress is a beneficial, and sometimes necessary, part of the process. Examples are used in every section for clarification purposes and to show how the analysis is applicable in a ...

ATTENTION COLLEGE STUDENTS: If you need to write a paper on emotionally intelligent leadership or the application of motivational theories to the real world, then this is the perfect reference. It's simple, easy to understand, and right to the point. Emotionally Intelligent Leadership in Organizations Emotional intelligence and listening go hand-in-hand in most aspects of life. This relationship has application in the business world because it helps create the best leaders possible for achieving organizational growth and prosperity. This book focuses on emotionally intelligent leadership in...

The idea of leadership failure and derailment has been brushed under the carpet for far too long, and only now are statistics appearing on the sheer numbers who fail. Backstabbers and Bullies provides the latest psychiatric and clinical perspectives on dark-side behavior, including: recognizing and coping with overconfident, narcissistic, and psychopathic leaders; causes of leadership derailment and failure; corrupt corporate cultures; and the criminal personality.

Want to boost productivity with easy ways? If so, you need Productivity Easy Guide: The Most Basic Ways - All You Need to Know to Boost Productivity. This audiobook is well-organized and professional with clear presentation. It will also show you how to make a productivity boom through the system of top 10 basic, simple, easy, specific, and effective ways which are a variety of the most basic strategies, methods, techniques, and habits, covering most sides of your life. Moreover, these ways are very easy to implement and very beneficial for everybody.

ATTENTION COLLEGE STUDENTS: If you need to write a paper on job satisfaction and/or employee empowerment, then this is the perfect reference. It's simple, easy to understand, and right to the point. Employee Empowerment Most organizations use supervisors or someone higher in management to make decisions. This demotivates employees because they do not feel they are an important aspect of their organizations, and the end result is often lower productivity. This book discusses the benefits, challenges, and implementation of employee empowerment programs. Job Satisfaction Job satisfaction is ...

Today's leaders are navigating rapidly evolving technology, organisational uncertainty, financial pressure and changing client demands. At the same time employees expect leaders to be purpose-driven, authentic, inspiring, inclusive and to create an environment where they feel safe to discuss mental health. Balancing the many demands on leaders at work, and at home, requires resilience. Angela defines resilience as the ability to take the challenges and changes of life in your stride and say "yes" to the opportunities that excite you.

Academia has produced many motivational theories. Most are well thought, and subsequent research has supported their usefulness and validity. One concern with theses theories, however, is the fact that they were mostly developed in academia using interviews, surveys, or controlled subject groups made up of students or paid participants. Often times, real world application is not part of this process. This eBook examines the gap between academia and the real world. It describes major seven motivational theories and applies them to situations in organizations. Using the examples provided, ...

Imagine what would happen if you could quickly elevate the EQ score of everyone in your organization. Profitability, retention, and customer satisfaction would soar! Studies prove that emotional intelligence - knowing how to manage emotions, empathize, build relationships, and more - drives performance. But how do you get naturally resistant people to practice new ways of thinking?

Once upon a time, people wrote fables featuring untrustworthy ravens, wicked wolves, insincere monkeys, and power-hungry lions. Told repeatedly through generations and spread throughout the world, classic stories abound in which noble heroes and heroines matched wits with these typically treacherous beasts. But what's that you say? You feel as though you're surrounded by just these sorts of characters at work? Well, you're not alone.

ATTENTION STUDENTS: If you need to write a paper on power in organizations, then this is the perfect reference. It's simple, easy to understand, and right to the point. This eBook examines the concept of power in organizations. It defines the five basic categories of power as determined by John French and Bertram Raven. These categories are legitimate power, coercive power, reward power, referent power, and expert power. After gaining a basic understanding of power, you will learn how people use it to advance their careers. Valuable information is provided in an easily understandable format...

Mary Hahn, a wife and mother of three sons who are all on the autism spectrum, knows what it is like to struggle, to belong, to find purpose, and to find her place both in the workplace and in our world. She knows how downright painful it can be for someone on the autism spectrum to maintain eye contact, to effectively control emotions, and to communicate proficiently. Pulling strength from her family, her faith, and deep within her soul, she has completely turned her life around. Once too shy to introduce herself during an orientation and look her colleagues in the eye, Mary now speaks on ...