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"In a highly competitive world, many think business success means being ruthless: maximizing short-term return for shareholders, cutting overheads, crushing competition, and expanding at an exponential pace. Nothing says this more than Silicon Valley with its macho mantras like "Move fast and break things" (Facebook) or "We're a team not a family" (Netflix). But this model is looking increasingly flawed. What if there were another more compassionate...
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2015.
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Serial entrepreneur and business visionary Dale Partridge built a multimillion-dollar company differently than how the typical enterprise is built. He did so using seven core beliefs that he believes are the secret to creating a sustaining world: • People matter • Truth wins • Transparency frees • Authenticity attracts • Quality speaks • Generosity returns • Courage sustains. And now he is not alone. Every day major headlines tell the...
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[2021]
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"The young professionals' real-world guide to achieving success at work without compromising integrity, based on Wharton Business School professor Richard Shell's countless interactions with MBA students who continue to bring him shocking stories about the workplace corruption they are pressured to engage in"--
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"Have you ever wondered why Bernie Madoff thought he could brazenly steal his clients' money? Or why investors were so easily duped by Elizabeth Holmes? Or how courageous people like Jeffrey Wigand are willing to become whistleblowers and put their careers on the line? Fraud is everywhere-from Nigerian "princes," embezzlers, and Ponzi schemers to corporate giants like Enron and Volkswagen. And fraud is costly. Each year, consumers, small businesses,...
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"Reimagine Inclusion provides a clear roadmap to all businesses, big and small, on how over the course of a 5 year plan, they can start to see the transformation of their workplaces into inclusive communities by addressing 13 myths about inclusion that dominate the workplace today. Inclusive leaders create inclusive cultures. Inclusion can only start to exist and then thrive when each one of us individually commits to do the work that starts with...
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2012.
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Buddhism has for thousands of years provided a spiritual foundation for the daily lives of millions of people around the world. But does Buddhism have anything to offer us-Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike-in today's world of work? Metcalf and Gallagher think it does. Spiritual wisdom, Western or Eastern, inspires and instructs us in living a good life. And that's just as true at work as at home. Buddha mind-a source of calm, compassion, and insight-exists...
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[2005]
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What does it take to win with people? Does an individual have to be born with an outgoing personality or a great sense of intuition to succeed relationally? When it comes to people skills, are there simply the haves and the have-nots? and we just have to accept whatever abilities God has given us? In this interactive workbook, great for individual or group study, best-selling author John C. Maxwell halps you answer these questions while leading you...
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[2021]
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"The seventh edition of this pragmatic guide to determining right and wrong in the workplace is updated with new case studies, exercises, and ancillary materials. Joseph Weiss's Business Ethics is a pragmatic, hands-on guide for determining right and wrong in the business world. To be socially responsible and ethical, Weiss maintains, businesses must acknowledge the impact their decisions can have on the world beyond their walls. An advantage of the...
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"In this riveting feat of reporting, Kashmir Hill illuminates the improbable rise of Clearview AI and how Hoan Ton-That, a computer engineer and Richard Schwartz, a Giuliani associate, launched a terrifying facial recognition app with society-altering potential. They were assisted by a cast of controversial characters, including conservative provocateur Charles Johnson and billionaire Trump backer Peter Thiel. The app can scan a blurry portrait, and,...
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"A Legendary CEO's Unique Management System In 1967, Charles Koch took the reins of his father's company and began the process of growing it from a $21 million company into a global corporation with revenues of about $115 billion, according to Forbes. So how did this MIT engineer manage to grow Koch Industries into one of the largest private companies in the world today with growth exceeding that of the S&P 500 by almost 30-fold over the last five...
14) The power of one: how I found the strength to tell the truth and why I blew the whistle on Facebook
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2023.
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First edition.
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"The inside story of one woman's battles against Big Tech, by the Facebook whistleblower who is determined to help us all retake control of our lives. In 2021, when news outlets feasted on “the Facebook Files,” Frances Haugen went public as the former employee who blew the whistle on the company by copying tens of thousands of pages of documents. She testified to Congress and spoke to the media. She was hailed at President Biden’s first...
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"In 1981, Jack Welch took over General Electric and quickly rose to fame as the first celebrity CEO. He golfed with presidents, mingled with movie stars, and was idolized for growing GE into the most valuable company in the world. But Welch's achievements didn't stem from some greater intelligence or business prowess. Rather, they were the result of a sustained effort to push GE's stock price ever higher, often at the expense of workers, consumers,...
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[2015]
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"Self-interest, economic efficiency and private property rights are among the most basic assumptions of market economics. But can an economic theory built on these assumptions alone provide adequate insight into human nature, motivation and ultimate goals to guide our economic life? John Stapleford says no, along with those economists who recognize the limits of their discipline. He insightfully shows us in detail how ethics are inextricably intertwined...
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[2019]
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Originally a series of pamphlets distributed by banks and insurance companies, they were bound together and published in book form in 1926. They dispensed financial advice through the character's experiences in business and household finance.
The Richest Man in Babylon in Action combines the sound financial foundation of ancient Babylon with the real-world application for today, going beyond the simple tale of the original classic. Upon reading, you'll...
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the longtime CEO and chairman of Starbucks, a bold, dramatic work about the new responsibilities that leaders, businesses, and citizens share in American society today—as viewed through the intimate lens of one man’s life and work.
What do we owe one another? How do we channel our drive, ingenuity, even our pain, into something more meaningful than individual success? And what...
What do we owe one another? How do we channel our drive, ingenuity, even our pain, into something more meaningful than individual success? And what...
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[2021]
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"The Wealth Secrets of the Ancients: Updated for Today's Challenges George S. Clason's classic guide to financial health, The Richest Man in Babylon, has won millions of followers since 1930. Told as a series of parables set in ancient Mesopotamia, The Richest Man in Babylon is enthralling in its wisdom and simplicity. But times have changed. The enduring crisis of economic lockdown, spiraling health costs, and working from home were not even figments...
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[2022]
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"Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The world is full of narcissists. People think what they're doing is important, but researchers and helping professionals are finding that the incidence of narcissistic personality disorder has more than doubled in the last ten years. #2 The term narcissism is used to describe a pattern of grandiosity, a lack of empathy, and a constant need for admiration. However,...
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