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Spanning world civilizations, synthesizing dozens of political, philosophical, and religious texts and thousands of years of violent conflict, The 33 Strategies of War is a comprehensive guide to the subtle social games of everyday life, informed by the most ingenious and effective military principles in war. Structured in Greene's trademark style, The 33 Strategies of War is the I Ching of conflict, the contemporary companion to Sun Tzu's The Art of War.

A road-tested formula for improving your performance, from one of the business world's most successful—and productive—executives. Robert C. Pozen taught a full course load at Harvard Business School while serving as the full-time chairman of a global financial-services firm. He's written six...

We've decided by consensus that consensus is good. In In Defense of Troublemakers, psychologist Charlan Nemeth argues that this principle is completely wrong: left unchallenged, the majority opinion is often biased, unoriginal, or false. It leads planes and markets to crash, causes juries to convict innocent people, and can quite literally make people think blue is green. In the name of comity, we embrace stupidity. We can make better decisions by embracing dissent. Dissent forces us to question the status quo, consider more information, and engage in creative decision-making.

In Creative Conflict, negotiation experts Bill Sanders and Frank Mobus use a dynamic, dialectical approach to show how negotiations are driven by competition and cooperation at the same time. They believe that when we tiptoe around conflict, we negotiate in a halfhearted way that limits our results. By contrast, creative negotiators probe and push until they hit a wall of disagreement, and then they figure out how to get past it.

Working with difficult people can reduce your morale, threaten your productivity, deplete your energy, and waste your time. But you don't have to be helpless in the face of other people's craziness! Knowing how to handle coworkers' disruptive behavior is one of the most important career skills you can have, allowing you to become a more valuable employee and a more self-reliant person.

Todos os dias nos esforçamos para ter ou evitar conversas difíceis–seja ao lidar com um funcionário de baixo desempenho, discordar do marido ou da esposa, negociar com um cliente ou simplesmente dizer “não” ou “me desculpe”. Baseado em 15 anos de pesquisas, este audiolivro traz uma abordagem passo a passo para que possamos travar esses diálogos delicados com menos estresse e mais sucesso.

With greater workplace demands comes greater stress--and it's taking a toll on our productivity and well-being. The standard recommendations are to exercise, meditate, and eat better. But who has time for yoga poses amid nonstop meetings and pressing deadlines? Stress reduction becomes one more thing to do! Executive coach and psychotherapist Aimee Bernstein offers a more effective and realistic approach: Embrace the pressure. See it as an energy source.

Die zwischenmenschliche Kommunikation ist das, was uns Menschen zu sozialen Wesen macht. Haben Sie aber auch immer wieder das Gefühl, immer das Falsche zu sagen oder zu tun? Geraten Sie immer wieder in Konflikte, in denen Sie als schuldig gelten, aber gar nicht wissen warum? Was machen Sie eigentlich falsch? Machen Sie überhaupt etwas falsch oder drücken Sie sich einfach nur komisch aus? Können Sie wirklich sagen, was Sie brauchen, oder reden Sie lieber um den heißen Brei herum, bis Sie sich daran verbrennen?