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2002.
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English
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Presenting twelve breakthrough practices for bringing creativity into all human endeavors, this book is the dynamic product of an extraordinary partnership. It combines Benjamin Zander's experience as conductor of the Boston Philharmonic and his talent as a teacher and communicator with psychotherapist Rosamund Stone Zander's genius for designing innovative paradigms for personal and professional fulfillment. The authors' harmoniously interwoven perspectives...
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"From the moment we ask children what they want to "be" when they grow up, we teach them a fateful lesson: we are what we do. For many Americans, jobs have become akin to a religious identity - they provide a paycheck, but also meaning, community, and a sense of purpose. The question is, at what cost? In The Good Enough Job, journalist Simone Stolzoff traces how work has come to dominate our lives and why we find it so difficult to let go. Through...
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Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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This book is a step-by-step guide to help you develop a customer-focused culture in your company, department, or location. Learn the one thing that forms the foundation of every great culture. Discover what customer-focused companies do differently to engage their employees, And explore ways to strategically align every facet of your organization with outstanding service.--
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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"Reynold Levy has spent countless hours advising hundreds of aspirants on how to identify and successfully compete to fill meaningful jobs. Drawing on his extensive career in the non-profit, commercial, and public service realms, Levy will help you think about your future creatively and prepare for it resourcefully. How to network naturally and adeptly. How to interview effectively. How to perform well in your current job. He will offer you a recipe...
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English
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Presents a comprehensive program for achieving personal and organizational excellence by developing an awareness of how perceptions and assumptions hinder success. Provides guidance in how to find one's "unique personal significance," inspire others, and create a workplace where people feel engaged.
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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It's impossible for a child to spend too long around adults without one of them coming up and asking, as if it were the most normal thing in the world, "What do you want to do when you grow up?" They mean for this to be a relatively simple question; the idea is that you'll quite easily be able to say something like, "A teacher" or "A doctor" and then the adult will move on--and bother someone else. But the truth can be a lot more complicated, and...
17) American Teacher
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
As the debate over the state of America's public school system rages on, one thing everyone agrees on is the need for great teachers. Yet, while research proves that teachers are the most important school-based factor in a child's future success, America's teachers are so woefully underpaid that almost two thirds must divide their time between a second job in order to make a living. Chronicling the stories of five teachers in different areas of the...
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2016.
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English
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"In How to Have a Good Day, Caroline Webb, business consultant and former partner at powerhouse McKinsey and Co., brings together the findings on behavioral economics and neuroscience--subjects that have led to dozens of bestselling books over the last decade--to show us how we can use these revolutionary new findings to improve how we work. Organized around seven factors that determine whether we have a good day at work, Webb offers us specific tools...
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Don't Keep Your Day Job will get you fired up, ready to rip it open and use your zone of genius to add a little more sparkle to this world. Cathy Heller, host of the popular podcast Don't Keep Your Day Job, shares wisdom, anecdotes, and practical suggestions from successful creative entrepreneurs and experts, including actress Jenna Fischer on rejection, Gretchen Rubin on the keys to happiness, Jen Sincero on having your best badass life, and so much...
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