Goldsmith, Barton.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Career Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.1 GOLBacal, Jessica
Summary: "The perfect gift and conversation starter for women who talk about dealing with failure and accepting not being perfect, this book features fascinating interviews with twenty-five women, including Keri Smith, Angela Duckworth, and Roz Chast, about triumphing over career setbacks and challenges. Jessica Bacal, the author of Mistakes I Made at Work, is a well-respected career-development...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Plume, Penguin Random House LLC 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.1092 BACSummary: "A collection of essays from today's most acclaimed authors--from Cheryl Strayed to Roxane Gay to Jennifer Weiner, Alexander Chee, Nick Hornby, and Jonathan Franzen--on the realities of making a living in the writing world. In the literary world, the debate around writing and commerce often begs us to take sides: either writers should be paid for everything they do or writers should just pay...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2017
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808 SCRWest, Tessa V.
Summary: "For anyone pulling their hair out over an irritating colleague who's not technically breaking any rules, a hilarious guide to getting difficult people off your back from NYU psychology professor Tessa West. Ever watched a coworker charm the pants off management while showing a competitive, Machiavellian side to the lower ranks? The Kiss-Up/Kick-Down coworker doesn't hesitate to throw peers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.7 WESPorath, Christine Lynne
Summary: "In her powerful new book, Christine Porath explores how the rise of technology and modern workplace practices have fractured our communications yet left us always "on" digitally. Through now common practices like hot-desking and remote work (even without the added isolation of social distancing we experienced during the pandemic), our human interactions have decreased, and so too have our...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balance 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 302 PORReinhold, Barbara Bailey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.1 REIGreen, Alison
Summary: There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 GREBstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho
Summary: Discusses how to understand the nature of work, the correlation between productivity and happiness, and the fulfillment potential of a career.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 BSTSchwartz, Barry
Summary: An eye-opening, groundbreaking tour of the purpose of work in our lives, showing how work operates in our culture and how you can find your own path to happiness in the workplace.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ted Books, Simon & Schuster 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.7 SCHJaffe, Sarah
Summary: "You're told that if you "do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life." Whether it's working for "exposure" and "experience," or enduring poor treatment in the name of "being part of the family," all employees are pushed to make sacrifices forthe privilege of being able to do what we love. In Work Won't Love You Back, Sarah Jaffe, a preeminent voice on labor, inequality, and social...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bold Type Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331.2 JAFCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Business JaffeFiore, Neil A.
Contents: Why we procrastinate -- How we procrastinate -- How to talk to yourself -- Guilt-free play, quality work -- Overcoming blocks to action -- The unschedule -- Working in the flow state -- Fine-tuning your progress -- The procrastinator in your life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tarcher/Penguin 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.232 FIOFosslien, Liz
Summary: "A visual exploration of how to embrace emotion at work and become more authentic and fulfilled while staying professional. When it comes to emotions at work, there's rarely a happy medium. In some offices, your boss might send snaps of her weekend getaway in Vegas, or your coworker might send twenty texts about how Susan ate his clearly labeled lunch...again. Other offices are buttoned-up...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.7 FOSWeiss, Leah
Summary: A practical guide to bringing our whole selves to our professional work, based on the author’s overwhelmingly popular course at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. In today’s workplace, the traditional boundaries between "work" and "personal" are neither realistic nor relevant. From millennials seeking employment in the sharing economy to Gen Xers telecommuting to Baby Boomers creating a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Wave 2018
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Summary: Breakthrough program for a revolutionary new style of management.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.3 SWHAchor, Shawn.
Summary: Shawn Achor, a pioneer in the field of Positive Psychology, presents a seven-step guide to achieving true happiness and gratification in the workplace. Here, listeners will discover that happiness is one of the biggest factors in becoming successful and that with Achor's advice, they will easily be able to find that happiness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2010
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 158.7 ACHGodin, Seth.
Summary: The bestselling author of "Tribes" and "The Dip" returns with his most powerful book yet in which he explores why some people make a difference in their fields--and others don't.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.1 GODCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Business GodinBacal, Jessica
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.1092 MISCava, Roberta.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.13 CAVHeadlee, Celeste Anne
Summary: "We work feverishly to make ourselves happy. So why are we so miserable? Despite our constant search for new ways to "hack" our bodies and minds for peak performance, human beings are working more instead of less, living harder not smarter, and becoming more lonely and anxious. This manifesto helps us break free of our unhealthy devotion to efficiency and shows us how to reclaim our time and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony Books 2020
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Publisher / Publication Date: Contemporary Books 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133.3337 WYDNeustadt, Romi
Summary: "Bestselling author, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and life and business coach Romi Neustadt has a message for women: You CAN have it all--just not at the same damn time. Romi Neustadt is a mom of two, a wife, a daughter, bestselling author, speaker, entrepreneur, and coach. What's more, she's achieved these things without a staff of 10, the ability to sleep two hours a night or driving...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio / Penguin 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.4 NEUFowler, 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 FowlerPeters, David W.
Summary: "Accidental injury is the leading cause of death for Americans under forty-five. Those who have caused accidents walk among us. They are us. Episcopal priest David W. Peters unintentionally killed someone in a traffic accident as a young man, and in Accidental, he guides readers through the aftermath of these tragedies toward healing and recovery"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadleaf Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.6 PETWohlleben, Peter
Summary: "When you walk in the woods, do you use all five senses to explore your surroundings? For most of us, the answer is no--but when we do engage all our senses, a walk in the woods can go from pleasant to immersive and restorative. Forest Walking teaches you how to get the most out of your next adventure by becoming a forest detective, decoding nature's signs and awakening to the ancient past and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 2022