Duhigg, Charles
Summary: Redefining productivity as a discipline involving how one thinks, identifies goals, constructs teams, and makes decisions, explains how to transform thinking behaviors to increase self-motivation and shares illustrative examples.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 158 DUHDoerr, John E.
Summary: "In the fall of 1999, John Doerr met with the founders of a start-up he'd just given nearly $12 million, the biggest investment of his career. Larry Page and Sergey Brin had amazing technology, entrepreneurial energy, and sky-high ambitions, but no real business plan. For Google to change the world, or even survive, Page and Brin had to learn how to make tough choices on priorities while...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 658.4 DOEBar-Eli, Michael
Summary: Boost! breaks down the complex behavioral science of getting ahead. Through original scientific research, unique case studies, and anecdotes from the world of sports and beyond, Bar-Eli explains the psychological underpinnings of human behavior and how we can harness this knowledge to perform at our highest levels, succeeding in our careers and personal lives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 651 BARPang, Alex Soojung-Kim
Summary: "For most of us, overwork is the new normal and rest is an afterthought. In our busy lives, rest is defined as the absence of work: late-night TV binges, hours spent trawling the internet, something to do once we've finished everything else on our to-do lists. But dismissing rest stifles our ability to think creatively and truly recharge. In Rest, Silicon Valley consultant Alex Pang argues that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 PANKotler, Steven
Summary: Cutting-edge discoveries in embodied cognition, flow science, and network neuroscience have revolutionized how we think about peak performance aging. On paper, these discoveries should allow older athletes to progress in supposedly "impossible" activities. To see if theory worked in practice, Kotler conducted his own ass-on-the-line experiment in applied neuroscience and later-in-life skill...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.7 KOTRamalingam, Ben
Summary: "With over two decades' experience both observing and interpreting how people channel disaster into opportunity in the most extreme circumstances and environments on Earth, Ben Ramalingam has a unique vantage point from which to identify the key principles that can enable anyone to use stress as an opportunity for change. In Upshift, Ramalingam distils this expertise into an insightful,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.9 RAMDaniels, Aubrey C.
Summary: Bringing Out the Best in People: How to Apply the Astonishing Power of Positive Reinforcement, presents Daniels proven strategies that have been successfully adopted by hundreds of organizations worldwide ranging from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies and delivers step-by-step instruction and positive practices to help you implement and sustain positive change.With a behavioral foundation and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill Education 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.3 DANDaniels, Aubrey C.
Summary: The classic bestseller on performance management is updated to reflect changes in today's working environment. When an employer needs to know how to gain maximum performance from employees, renowned behavioral psychologist--Aubrey Daniels is the man to consult. What has made Daniels the man with the answers? His ability to apply scientifically based behavioral stimuli to the workplace while...
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.314 DANHallowell, Edward M.
Summary: A noted brain scientist explains how managers can build a more effective workforce by studying what the latest research reveals about how people think.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard Business Review Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.314 HALLemov, Doug
Summary: Exploring the idea that practice--not games--makes champions, presents "how to" rules for improvement in virtually every performance of life, covering such topics as rethinking practice, using feedback, and making new skills stick.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jossey-Bass 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.1 LEMSanders, Jeff
Summary: The Five AM Miracle shares methods for resetting one's internal clock, ideas for transforming daily rituals, and strategies for avoiding common pitfalls (no more snooze button!). More than just a guide to being an early bird, this book also shows you how to systematically create a healthy, balanced lifestyle by tracking progress on goals for maximum success and utilizing brain boasting aids...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ulysses Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 651 SANSchwartz, Tony
Summary: Breakthrough program for a revolutionary new style of management.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2010