Bar-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 BARGlaser, Judith E.
Summary: " The key to success in life and business is to become a master at Conversational Intelligence. It's not about how smart you are, but how open you are to learn new and effective powerful conversational rituals that prime the brain for trust, partnership, and mutual success. Conversational Intelligence translates the wealth of new insights coming out of neuroscience from across the globe, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Summary: "Anyone-even you!-can learn how to harness the power of humor in business (and life), based on the popular class at Stanford's Graduate School of Business. Many people understand humor's power intuitively. But when it comes to using it with intention, far fewer know how. As a result, humor is vastly underleveraged in most workplaces today, impacting our performance, relationships, and health,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Currency 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Business AakerLofton, LouAnn.
Summary: "Investing isn't a man's world anymore--and this book shows why that's a good thing for individual portfolios, Wall Street, and the world's financial system"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperBusiness 2011
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 332.6 LOFGoleman, Daniel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard Business School Press 2002
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Publisher / Publication Date: Audio Renaissance 2002
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Place a hold to request this item.Goleman, Daniel.
Summary: This is the book that established "emotional intelligence" in the business lexicon--and made it a necessary skill for leaders. Managers and professionals across the globe have embraced Primal Leadership, affirming the importance of emotionally intelligent leadership. Its influence has also reached well beyond the business world: the book and its ideas are now used routinely in universities,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard Business Review Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 GOLTaylor, Jim
Summary: Few of us go through life without experiencing some sort of crisis, whether health, financial, relationship, career, or personal safety. Crises happen and they are often out of our control. But the one thing we can control is how we respond to them. Yet, our natural instincts often hinder us as we confront today's crises that are complex, amorphous, and not readily solvable. Changing our...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.2 TAYGoleman, Daniel.
Summary: "The secret of success is not what they taught you in school. What matters most is not IQ, not a business school degree, not even technical know-how or years of expertise. The single most important factor in job performance and advancement is emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is actually a set of skills that anyone can acquire, and in this practical guide, Daniel Goleman identifies...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.409 GOLMichelli, Dena.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.7 MICMolinsky, Andy
Summary: "Short, prescriptive, and based not only on the author's groundbreaking research but on his own quest to get out of his comfort zone, Reach will help you take the thing you are most afraid of doing and make it a proud part of your personal repertoire."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.7 MOLBardwick, Judith M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: AMACOM 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.314 BARShojai, Pedram
Summary: Outlines recommendations for innovative and mindful time management as inspired by ancient Chinese spiritual practices, demonstrating how to find moments of transformative mental awareness during everyday tasks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 SHOFowler, Clare E.
Summary: "Offers step-by-step expert advice that empowers women to understand and overcome the conflicts they face at work with coworkers and managers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Relation FowlerLevine, Michael
Contents: Broken windows in business -- Can McDonald's be saved? -- Obsession and compulsion -- How the mighty have fallen -- Expectation vs. reality -- Branding and broken windows -- The employee as broken window -- Why Krispy Kreme is better than Dunkin' Donuts (and vice versa) -- Fly the what skies? -- Doing it right -- Do you Google? -- Broken wires : broken windows on the Net -- The public, watchdog...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2005
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 659.2 LEVZack, Devora.
Summary: "Professional success, more often than not, means becoming a manager. Yet nobody prepared you for having to deal with messy tidbits like emotions, conflicts, and personalities?all while achieving ever-greater goals and meeting ever-looming deadlines. Not exactly what you had in mind, is it? Don?t panic. Devora Zack has the tools to help you succeed and even thrive as a manager. Drawing on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc. 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 ZACDooley, Lisa.
Summary: Standing in your cluttered mudroom. Your youngest can't find her backpack and "lost" her permission slip. The middle child is shouting from the bedroom because he can't find his phone or soccer cleats. Your oldest needs the missing car keys. The phone is buzzing. Your partner is looking for the laptop charger because it's missing, again. Did I mention that it's Monday morning? Perhaps you've...
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Publisher / Publication Date: SDP Publishing 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 648.5 DOOSummary: Every day, 25 million Americans provide care for loved ones. This program, hosted by NewsHour's Ray Suarez, looks at the rich rewards and wisdom that often attend such care, as well as at the hard work that home healthcare entails. Drawing on the direct experience of family members and others, including author Beth Witrogen McLeod-whose book Caregiving, the Spiritual Journey of Love, Loss, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Koch, Richard
Contents: Part 1. Overture -- 1. Welcome to the 80/20 Principle -- 2. How to Think 80/20 -- Part 2. Corporate Success Needn't be a Mystery -- 3. The Underground Cult -- 4. Why Your Strategy Is Wrong -- 5. Simple Is Beautiful -- 6. Hooking the Right Customers -- 7. The Top Ten Business Uses of the 80/20 Principle -- 8. The Vital Few Give Success to You -- Part 3. Work Less, Earn and Enjoy more -- 9. Being...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Currency 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.1 KOCWhyte, David
Summary: With the imagery of a poet and the reflection of a philosopher, David Whyte turns his attention to 52 ordinary words, each its own particular doorway into the underlying currents of human life. Beginning with Alone and closing with Work, each chapter is a meditation on meaning and context, an invitation to shift and broaden our perspectives on the inevitable vicissitudes of life: pain and joy,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Many Rivers Press 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: When a loved one's fate lies in another's hands, the decisions can be overwhelming. This program, hosted by NewsHour's Ray Suarez, follows two families as they grapple with life-and-death decisions inside an ICU. A doctor, an ethicist, and others help these families through the process of making decisions on behalf of those who are no longer able to communicate their wishes. La Vera Crawley, of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005