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Time Management (The Brian Tracy Success Library)

It’s a simple equation: the better you use your time, the more you will accomplish and the greater you will succeed. Imagine what you could accomplish with two more productive hours every single day.In this indispensable, pocket-sized guide, business author and success expert Brian Tracy reveals 21 proven time management techniques you can use immediately to gain two or more productive hours every day.Tracy also identifies and shares the strategies he’s learned himself has identified as the most effective for readers having trouble fitting everything the day brings them inside a 24-hour window.In Time Management, you will learn how to:Handle endless interruptions, meetings, emails, and phone callsIdentify your key result areasAllocate enough time for top priority responsibilitiesBatch similar tasks to preserve focus and make the most of each minuteOvercome procrastinationDetermine what to delegate and what to eliminateUtilize Program Evaluation and Review Techniques to work backward from the future, and more!Filled with Tracy's trademark wisdom, Time Management is an invaluable, time-creating resource that will help you get more done in less time and with much less stress.

Go Long

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800-CEO-READ BESTSELLERFeatured in Fortune, Harvard Business Review, and Entrepreneur, Go Long is "mandatory reading for the CEOs and boards of all public companies," according to David M. Rubenstein, co-founder and co-executive chairman of The Carlyle Group.The lifespans of companies are growing shorter each day. Why do some companies thrive and grow, while others fail?Inspired by the CEO Academy, the annual off-the-record gathering of chief executives organized by the authors, reveals how some of the world's most prominent business leaders resisted short-term pressures to successfully manage their organizations for the long term, and in turn, aim to create more jobs, more satisfied customers, and more shareholder wealth.In Go Long, authors Dennis Carey, Brian Dumaine, Michael Useem, and Rodney Zemmel take you behind the scenes to witness the business decisions that are enabling leading organizations to outsmart and outlast the competition.Why did CEO Larry Merlo allow CVS to take a $2 billion hit—on purpose? How did former CEO Alan Mulally maneuver Ford's $48 billion turnaround? How did director Maggie Wilderotter and her fellow board members engage top management to embark on an unusual exercise to help Hewlett Packard Enterprise build a long-term strategy? Why did former CEO Paul Polman turn back to Unilever's original mission of leading with a purpose to fuel profits? How did former Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg convince his investors and board to allow him to make a $150 billion bet? How did former CEO George Buckley find a way to address investor calls for 3M to spend less on research and development while still finding a way to innovate? These leaders argue that a short-term mindset might satisfy investors for this quarter or next, but there's a heavy price to be paid. Instead, they argue, long-term thinking is your best short-term strategy."Considering the enormous harm that short-term investing has done not only to companies, but to countries as well, this book should be required reading in boardrooms everywhere. A concise, powerful call for responsible, long-term business practices."—Kirkus Reviews"A must-read. If you're looking to build or lead a company that grows consistently not just from quarter to quarter, but year to year … this book is for you."—Indra Nooyi, Board of Directors, Amazon; former Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo, Inc.

Critical Leadership

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Critical approaches to leadership studies have sought to challenge the normative position of leadership as residing solely within the formal leader and have gone as far as to undermine the traditionally held assumption of leadership as a "real" phenomenon. The book offers a critical account of the nature of leadership and management in modern organizations. Specifically it examines the forces that affect the influence relationships between leaders and followers in public sector organizational settings and thus, how these relationships inform social influence processes. Although the book focuses on the case of a public sector organization in the UK, the findings are placed in the context of both leadership theory and research across the globe and the dissemination of 'new public management' worldwide.By acknowledging the criticisms concerning the weaknesses of conventional or mainstream leadership study and through the adoption of a critical perspective, Critical Leadership provides a deep and rich interpretation of the empirical material on leadership, thus making an outstanding contribution to the current literature.

Mojo

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Mojo is the moment when we do something that's purposeful, powerful, and positive and the rest of the world recognizes it. This book is about that moment -- and how we can create it in our lives, maintain it, and recapture it when we need it. In his follow-up to the New York Times bestseller What Got You Here Won't Get You There, #1 executive coach Marshall Goldsmith shares the ways in which to get -- and keep -- our Mojo. Our professional and personal Mojo is impacted by four key factors: identity (who do you think you are), achievement (what have you done lately?), reputation (who do other people think you are -- and what have you've done lately?), and acceptance (what can you change -- and when do you need to just "let it go"?). Goldsmith outlines the positive actions leaders must take, with their teams or themselves, to initiate winning streaks and keep them coming. Mojo is: that positive spirit -- towards what we are doing -- now -- that starts from the inside -- and radiates to the outside. Mojo is at its peak when we are experiencing both happiness and meaning in what we are doing and communicating this experience to the world around us. The Mojo Toolkit provides fourteen practical tools to help you achieve both happiness and meaning -- not only in business, but in life.

Unstoppable

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Master the Art of Motivation!The idea of being successful is an attractive dream that fills us with positive emotions. However, the actions required to be successful at work, in our relationships, in sports competition, are often difficult and lengthy. Therefore, even though we want to be successful, happy and influential. very few of us take the specific actions that will actually move us directly toward those goals.So what do we need to bridge the gap between what we say we want, and what we must do to achieve it? We need goal-oriented motivation. The specific kind of motivation that is the fuel which can take us across the long and often uncertain bridge to our desired destination in life.Brian Tracy can show you how to develop this kind of motivation on-demand, sustain it through the difficult periods of life, and instill this motivation so intricately into your daily life that you make the very idea of motivation unnecessary. That’s when you become UNSTOPPABLE!

Service Research and Innovation

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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the Third Australian Symposium on Service Research and Innovation, ASSRI 2013, held in Sydney, NSW, Australia, in November 2013.Overall, eight research papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 18 submissions. They are multidisciplinary in scope and cover strategic, organizational, and technological dimensions, ranging from purely conceptual to concrete implementations and testing of service-related technological platforms. Taken together, these papers provide a snapshot of the critical concerns and developments in service-related research and cover some of the key areas of research focus.

Contemporary Environmental Accounting

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Contemporary Environmental Accounting: Issues, Concepts and Practice has been written by two of the world's leading experts in the field in order to provide the most comprehensive and state-of-the-art textbook on environmental accounting yet attempted. The book is suitable for both undergraduate and graduate students and their teachers, professional accountants, and corporate and organisational managers. Although no prior knowledge of environmental accounting is necessary to understand the critical issues at stake, academic accountants will also find that the book provides a useful introduction to the topic. The goals of the book are to discuss and illustrate contemporary conceptual approaches to environmental accounting; to make readers aware of crucial controversial topics; and to offer practical examples of how the concepts have been applied throughout Europe, North America and Australia. In order to increase the usefulness of the book for relevant courses, each chapter concludes with a set of questions for review. This book is essential reading for all those who are interested in how environmental issues influence accounting.A solutions manual is available on request with the purchase of this book.

A History of Management Thought

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Of all the sciences and social sciences, management is the one that most deliberately turns its back on the past. Yet management as we know it today did not spring into life fully formed. Management has more than just a present; it also has a past, and a future, and all three are inextricably linked. This book charts the evolution of management as an intellectual discipline, from ancient times to the present day.Contemporary management challenges, including sustainability, technology and data, and legitimacy are analysed through an historical lens and with the benefit of new case studies. The author helps readers understand how the evolution of management ideas has interacted with changes in society.By framing management's history as one of challenge and response, this new edition is the perfect accompaniment for students and scholars seeking meaningful study in the business school and beyond. Essential reading as a core textbook in management history, the book is also valuable supplementary reading across the humanities and social sciences.

Learning In The Workplace

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Learning in the workplace has come of age with the publication of this book. It shows the way for a new level of sophistication in the ways learning and work are treated. And it opens new territory for exploration in the world of learning throughout life.David Boud, University of Technology, SydneyStephen Billett provides a comprehensive and practical model, well-grounded in theory and research, to guide learning in the workplace. This is a 'must read' for those in vocational education and training.Victoria Marsick, Columbia UniversityLearning does not stop when you leave school or tertiary studies, but continues throughout life. The workplace is now seen as an important learning environment, and businesses and government units are encouraged to become 'learning organisations'. This is all very well in theory, but how does learning actually occur in the workplace?Drawing on research of a wide variety of workplaces in different countries, Stephen Billett analyses the strengths and limitations of 'on-the-job' learning. He outlines what knowledge individuals need and how they can best acquire this knowledge in workplace settings. He shows how to develop a workplace curriculum, and how it can be implemented in organisations of different sizes. Learning in the Workplace offers a comprehensive pedagogy for the workplace. It is a valuable reference for human resource practitioners and students in courses on professional development and adult and vocational learning.

Politics and Poverty

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Originally published in 1992. At its foundation FAO was conceived as an organization that would bring together health and agriculture. It would manage the world’s food output to greater advantage and improve the well-being of its people. Almost a half-century on, FAO faced mounting criticism from its major funding nations, professionals within the field, and developing countries. The efficacy of its constitution, bureaucracy and aid, and even its fidelity to original ideals are questioned. This book presents an informed, if irreverent, insider’s view. The first part of the book sets out the structure and activities of FAO. It gives a human dimension, describing the personalities that have influenced decisions and performance, the motivations of its staff, its location in Rome. The second part appraises FAO’S success in achieving its ultimate objective the alleviation of poverty. Throughout, the concern is both for a more visionary organization to help develop a sustainable income base for the rural poor in the developing world.

Fine corsa

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Siamo alla chiusura di un ciclo. La società dei consumi di massa, fondata sull’illusione dell’esistenza di risorse illimitate e della crescita senza fine, è in crisi ovunque, mentre il sistema economico prosegue la sua corsa sul binario morto dello sviluppo a tutti i costi. Occorre tirare il freno d’emergenza. Ma cosa ci attende a fine corsa? Il dilagare della miseria imposta dal declino delle garanzie sociali, dalla concorrenza spietata, dalla guerra tra (e contro) i poveri? Oppure un nuovo modello di vita e di convivenza all’insegna di una decrescita e di una “frugalità” vissute come scelta e non come condanna? Come si potrà comporre il trauma che il crollo della civiltà dell’abbondanza mercantile inevitabilmente rappresenta, con le opportunità che questo stesso crollo può dispiegare? Nell’incalzare della crisi si intrecciano squarci di barbarie e segnali di rinnovamento. È un bivio storico di fronte al quale è urgente, perlomeno, fermarsi a riflettere e cercare di comprendere.

Integral Green Zimbabwe

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Integral Green Zimbabwe: An African Phoenix Rising by Ronnie Lessem, Alexander Schieffer and Liz Mamukwa is the first book in the Integral Green Society and Economy series, a series which has three overarching aims. The first aim is to link together two major movements of our time, one philosophical, the other practical. The philosophical movement is towards what many today are calling an 'integral' age, while the practical is the 'green' movement, duly aligned with that of sustainable development. The second is to blend together elements of nature and community, culture and spirituality, science and technology, politics and economics, thus serving to bring about an 'integral green' vision, albeit with a focus on business and economics. As such, the authors transcend the limitations to sustainable development and environmental economics, which are overly ecological, if not also technological, in orientation, and exclude social and cultural elements. Thirdly, this particular volume focuses specifically on Zimbabwe, as well as Southern Africa, drawing on the particular issues and capacities that this country and region represents. The emphasis on Zimbabwe and Southern Africa transpired not only because two of the editors (Lessem and Mamukwa) are Zimbabwean in origin, but because Zimbabwe is today like a phoenix rising from the ashes, and has the opportunity to recreate itself anew.

Decoding AI

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Business operations today show evidence of profound DNA-level transformations brought about by existing artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Decoding AI: Practical Implementations for Business Operations reveals real artificial intelligence potentials through practical insights and innovative frameworks, and transformative case studies that operate across different business sectors.The book explores AI model types, including large language models (LLMs) and multimodal embeddings alongside reinforcement learning and decision-priming simulations while discussing their impact on finance and marketing alongside healthcare and customer service, and fraud detection and personalized commerce functions. Through its blend of academic AI knowledge and practical business insights, the content enables readers to understand complex algorithms better while achieving improved operational facility.Key highlights include:Ethical frameworks for responsible AI and human-aligned intelligence Data-centric strategies to improve transparency, explainability, and governance Domain-specific innovations in pricing, negotiation modeling, and behavioral prediction Real-world case studies demonstrating the transformative power of AI in decision-making A special focus on the integration of AI in strategic, financial, and customer-facing functions Whether you’re a C-suite executive, startup founder, researcher, academician, or tech enthusiast, this book is designed to equip you with both the strategic vision and technical foundation to embrace AI confidently in your business journey.Let this volume be your guide in navigating the evolving AI landscape — not just to keep up with innovation, but to lead it.

Come funziona Google

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Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman ed ex CEO di Google, e Jonathan Rosenberg, già Senior VP per i Prodotti, entrarono in Google più di dieci anni fa, come manager di esperienza nel settore tecnologico. A quel tempo, la società era già nota per “fare le cose in modo diverso”, riflettendo i principi visionari – e spesso in controtendenza – dei fondatori Larry Page e Sergey Brin; così non ci misero molto a capire che per avere successo avrebbero dovuto imparare da capo tutto quello che pensavano di sapere sul management e sul business. Oggi Google è un’icona globale che sposta continuamente in avanti i confini dell’innovazione in molteplici campi e Come funziona Google è un testo brillante e coinvolgente con le lezioni che Eric e Jonathan hanno appreso mentre contribuivano a costruire la società. Gli autori spiegano come la tecnologia ha spostato la bilancia del potere dalle imprese ai consumatori e che il solo modo per avere successo in questo ambiente in continuo mutamento è creare prodotti superiori e attirare una nuova razza di collaboratori poliedrici, i “creativi smart”. Affrontando temi quali cultura aziendale, strategia, decision making, comunicazione e innovazione, essi illustrano le loro massime di gestione con numerosi aneddoti interni dalla storia di Google, molti dei quali vengono raccontati qui per la prima volta.

Macroeconomic Linkage

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This volume explores East Asia’s macroeconomic experience in the 1980s and the economic impact of East Asia’s growth on the rest of the world. The authors explore the causes of capital flows, changes in trade balances, and exchange rate fluctuations in East Asia and their effects on other countries. These fourteen papers are organized around four themes: the overall determinants of growth and trading relations in the East Asian region; monetary policies in relation to capital controls and capital accounts; the impact of exchange rate behavior on industrial structure; and the potential for greater regional integration. The contributors examine interactions among exchange rate movements, trade balances, and capital flows; how government monetary policy affects capital flows; the effect of exchange rates on industrial structure, inventories, and prices; and the extent of regional integration in East Asia.

Sustainable Development and CSR in China

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This book offers an in-depth analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility, gathering contributions by authors from various countries, cultures and political systems. It provides readers with a better understanding of the concept and its implementation in China by pursuing an international approach. The respective contributions examine Corporate Social Responsibility in terms of its close ties to ecology, corporate sustainability and the future of specific industries. The book is the product of two international meetings, the "Ecological Education and Sustainable Development Forum" in Chengdu, China, and the "CSR & Business Sustainability Development Forum" in Shenzen, China.

Entrepreneurs' Creative Responses to Institutional Challenges

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Entrepreneurship has long been recognized as a key socioeconomic activity that is essential for regional economic development. Entrepreneurship research in developing countries often uses macro level or meso level analyses of large surveys to examine institutional constraints and enablers of entrepreneurial activities, which can mask fascinating insights on day to day practices. This book reveals insider perspectives of the everyday struggles of Tanzanian and Zambian entrepreneurs by distinguishing institutional constraints and enablers, and sustainability practices as responses to those opportunities and barriers. The book contributes to existing literature by providing entrepreneurs from sub-Saharan Africa the opportunity to illustrate how their institutional context influences their sustainability practices at the micro level. Written for scholars of Business and Entrepreneurship, this book showcases how entrepreneurs use creative and bricolage methods to implement sustainability practices that contribute to social and environmental well-being.

The Rules of Contagion

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One of the Best Books of 2020 — Financial TimesOne of the "Most 2020 Books of 2020" — Washington PostOne of the Best Science Books of 2020 — The Times of LondonOne of the Best Science Books of 2020 — The Guardian From ideas and infections to financial crises and fake news, an "utterly timely" look at why the science of outbreaks is the science of modern lifeThese days, whenever anything spreads, whether it's a YouTube fad or a political rumor, we say it went viral. But how does virality actually work? In The Rules of Contagion, epidemiologist Adam Kucharski explores topics including gun violence, online manipulation, and, of course, outbreaks of disease to show how much we get wrong about contagion, and how astonishing the real science is. Why did the president retweet a Mussolini quote as his own? Why do financial bubbles take off so quickly? Why are disinformation campaigns so effective? And what makes the emergence of new illnesses -- such as MERS, SARS, or the coronavirus disease COVID-19 -- so challenging? By uncovering the crucial factors driving outbreaks, we can see how things really spread -- and what we can do about it. Whether you are an author seeking an audience, a defender of truth, or simply someone interested in human social behavior, The Rules of Contagion is an essential guide to modern life.

Responsible Artificial Intelligence

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Artificial intelligence - and social responsibility. Two topics that are at the top of the business agenda. This book discusses in theory and practice how both topics influence each other. In addition to impulses from the current often controversial scientific discussion, it presents case studies from companies dealing with the specific challenges of artificial intelligence.Particular emphasis is placed on the opportunities that artificial intelligence (AI) offers for companies from different industries. The book shows how dealing with the tension between AI and challenges caused by new corporate social responsibility creates strategic opportunities and also innovation opportunities. It highlights the active involvement of stakeholders in the design process, which is meant to build trust among customers and the public and thus contributes to the innovation and acceptance of artificial intelligence.The book is aimed at researchers and practitioners in the fields of corporate social responsibility as well as artificial intelligence and digitalization. The chapter "Exploring AI with purpose" is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Morir con cero

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Imagina que, antes de tu muerte, hubieras hecho todo lo que se te había dicho. Has trabajado siempre duro, has ahorrado dinero y has esperado con ilusión la independencia económica en el momento de la jubilación. Lo único que has malgastado a lo largo del camino ha sido tu vida. Morir con cero nos presenta una nueva filosofía sorprendente y provocadora, además de una guía práctica sobre cómo sacar el máximo provecho a tu dinero y a tu vida. Está pensado para quienes colocan las experiencias memorables para toda la vida muy por encima de la mera ganancia y acumulación de dinero para los llamados «años dorados». En resumen, Bill Perkins quiere rescatarte de la práctica del ahorro excesivo y de vivir de una forma mediocre. Independientemente de cuál sea tu edad, Morir con cero te enseñará el plan de Perkins para optimizar tu vida, etapa por etapa, de forma que te impliques del todo y que disfrutes de aquello por lo que has trabajado y ahorrado. Con la lectura de este libro, descubrirás cómo maximizar los momentos memorables de toda tu vida con el «agrupamiento de experiencias», cómo convertir tus ingresos en memorias de valor incalculable, siguiendo tu «curva del patrimonio neto», y sabrás si debes invertir en o retrasar una aventura importante basándote en tu «curva de gasto» y tu «curva de tasa de interés personal». Empleando sus propias experiencias de la vida, además de las historias inspiradoras y los relatos admonitorios de otras personas, y recurriendo a conocimientos reveladores sobre el tiempo, el dinero y la felicidad procedentes del mundo de la psicología y el de las finanzas, Perkins te aporta argumentos oportunos, convincentes y a contracorriente a favor de vivir a lo grande.

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