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Stephen R. Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has inspired many. Today's generation will be newly inspired by Covey's An Effective Life, a new approach to practicing the motivating principles taught by one of the greatest teachers of all time. An Effective Life shares original new perspectives on life and self-evaluation, striking infographics, and inspirational quotes in a fresh new package designed for the generation early in their careers and for those long-time Covey admirers who seek to improve their work and personal lives based on principles.

Sociologist Ruth Glass coined the term gentrification in the 1960s to mark the displacement of working-class residents in London neighborhoods by the professional classes. The Death and Life of Gentrification traces how the word has far outgrown Glass's meaning, becoming a socially charged metaphor for cultural appropriation, upscaling, and the loss of authenticity.

The Internet and smartphone are just the latest in a 250-year-long cycle of disruption that has continuously changed the way we live, the way we work, and the way we interact. The coming Augmented Age, however, promises a level of disruption, behavioral shifts, and changes that are unparalleled. While consumers today are camping outside of an Apple store waiting to be one of the first to score a new Apple Watch or iPhone, the next generation of wearables will be able to predict if we're likely to have a heart attack and recommend a course of action.

The world’s best chef. An airline captain who brought his flight to safety in a daring water landing. A magician known for his sensational escape acts. A computer scientist who founded a world-renowned animation studio. What do all of these people have in common? They love their jobs, they...

Remaking a Life uses the HIV/AIDS epidemic as a lens to understand how women generate radical improvements in their social well being in the face of social stigma and economic disadvantage. Drawing on interviews with nationally recognized AIDS activists as well as over one hundred Chicago-based women living with HIV/AIDS, Celeste Watkins-Hayes takes listeners on an uplifting journey through women’s transformative projects, a multidimensional process in which women shift their approach to their physical, social, economic, and political survival.

Running studies is hard. Finding clear answers wastes time. This podcast shares what works, straight from COG sessions recorded across the series and curated for people delivering trials. You get focused lessons on study design and feasibility, start-up speed, country and site activation, recruitment and retention, site partnerships, data quality, and inspection readiness.  Built for Heads and Directors of Clinical Operations, study and programme leads, CPMs and CTMs in small to mid biopharma, plus senior voices at CROs and partners who shape delivery. Expect field-tested examples, senior ...

Whether you are an accountant, an actuary, an adviser in financial services, or a lawyer - or even a business person advising the trustees of a pension scheme (perhaps looking after your own self-administered arrangement) - you need this series to understand the why, the how, the where, and the what of the topic.

Are you sick of the side hustle, growing to do lists, and obsessing about how to make more money? Do you want to slow down and seek God first in your business? Is your day consumed with social media strategy, content creation, and email maketing? Would you love to have more time in the day to be more present with your family? Does it seem like even with time management and business systems you still can’t be organized? (I mean, wouldn’t it be great if you had an afternoon free to meal prep?!) Do you know you need to do things differently but trying to figure it out feels too overwhelming? ...