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Many of the prices we pay seem to make little sense. We shell out $2.29 for a coffee at Starbucks when a nearly identical brew can be had at the corner deli for less than a dollar. We may be less willing to give blood for $25 than to donate it for free. Americans hire the cheap labor of illegal immigrants to fix the roof or mow the lawn and vote for politicians who promise to spend billions to keep them out of the country.

The one habit that can improve almost every leadership skill. There is a simple practice that can improve nearly every component of leadership excellence and it doesn't require adding anything to your busy schedule. In The Mindfulness Edge, you'll discover how a subtle inner shift, called mindfulness, can transform things that you already do every day into opportunities to become a better leader.

Properly valuing brain gender diversity in the workplace is one of the biggest and largely untapped sources of competitive advantage for modern businesses. Recent advances in neuroscience provide the key to unlocking it. Leading applied neuroscientists and international corporate coaches Kate Lanz and Paul Brown tell you why and how to access all the brains in your business. 

Behavior change is hard, but O’Mara shows that by adopting strategies that are well-founded in the science of brain and behavior, individuals and organizations can adapt to the demands of the modern world. 

Trust is a nonnegotiable for high -erforming relationships and organizations. Yet trust is fragile, and 90 percent of the behaviors that break it are subtle, fleeting, and unintentional. Drs. Dennis and Michelle Reina have rewritten this third edition of their best-selling, award-winning book Trust and Betrayal in the Workplace to empower everyone at every level of responsibility--not just leaders--to build and sustain trust in their workplaces.

If you're in a job interview, how should you think about the mindset of the interviewer? If you've just been promoted, how do you handle the tensions of managing former peers? And what are the telltale mental signs that it's time to start planning your next career move? Professor, author, and popular radio host Art Markman focuses on three essential elements of a successful career - getting a job, excelling at work, and finding your next position - and expertly illustrates how cognitive science, especially psychology, sheds fascinating and useful light on each of these elements.

Master emotional intelligence and conquer the leadership blind spots that quietly sabotage your team's performance. Whether you are navigating high-stakes corporate shifts or struggling to connect with colleagues, grounded self-knowledge is your greatest competitive advantage. Discover how to...

Break free from the emotional sabotage that quietly derails your career and master the psychology of grounded leadership. When high-stress workplace conflicts and power dynamics trigger your nervous system, surface-level management tactics will inevitably fail. Perfect for your morning commute...

Build organizations where employees feel truly safe to learn, contribute, and challenge the status quo. The proven practical guide to psychological safety is now expanded with updated research and powerful new frameworks and tools. Psychological safety—the belief that you can speak up without...

Die ewigen Selbstzweifel überwinden. Emotionale Stabilität erlangen. Orientierung und Klarheit gewinnen. Bessere Beziehungen zu anderen aufbauen. Souveräner mit den Herausforderungen des Lebens umgehen. Das Leben genießen, anstatt ständig müde davon zu sein. In einer Welt voller Selbstoptimierungswahn und Reizüberflutung bringt Bestsellerautor Michael Leister auf den Punkt, worauf es wirklich ankommt: 29 psychologische Skills, die jeder kennen sollte.

Discípula da psicóloga Carol Dweck na Universidade Stanford, Mary Murphy escreveu esta obra para mostrar que os mindsets fixo e de crescimento não se restringem a pessoas: também se aplicam às equipes – seja em uma empresa, um time esportivo ou mesmo uma família. A autora conduziu uma pesquisa de mais de uma década sobre como o mindset das organizações influencia a postura e o desempenho de seus colaboradores, bem como o resultado dos negócios.

Tetris-effekten – og andre skjulte kræfter stiller spørgsmålet: Findes en usynlig tråd, der forbinder den eksplosive stigning i stress, skolevægring, angst, ADHD-diagnoser, mistrivsel, mental load og krav om kortere arbejdsuger og superflexdage? Kan smartphones og sociale medier ændrer...

Com base em pesquisas de ponta da ciência comportamental, este livro oferece dicas práticas e exemplos da vida real para mostrar como é possível se adaptar, com sucesso, à nova realidade do mundo do trabalho. Gabriella Rosen Kellerman e Martin Seligman, autoridades da psicologia e da saúde mental, uniram-se para mostrar como podemos desenvolver habilidades fundamentais para prosperar na carreira, tais como resiliência e agilidade cognitiva, prospecção, criatividade e inovação, resiliência psicológica, propósito, adaptabilidade, autoeficácia e motivação.

Cuando los conflictos nos invaden, nos disturban o nos ahogan, aprender a manejarlos es una necesidad de pura supervivencia. En su momento adquirimos claves para resolverlos en un mundo que hoy ha cambiado de forma diametral, por lo que surge la necesidad de emplear nuevos recursos. Conocer cómo actuar de forma rápida y eficaz ante los problemas se postula como una verdadera exigencia, una habilidad fundamental en las organizaciones más avanzadas.

The revolutionary book that teaches you how to use the cutting edge of human psychology to build high performing workplace cultures. Too often, great cultures feel like magic. While most leaders believe culture is critical to success, few know how to build one, or sustain it over time. What if...

What if the secret to less stress is just three simple steps? If you've ever woken up on a Monday already exhausted – or spent Sunday night bracing yourself for the week ahead – the problem isn't you. The problem is stress. And there's a surprisingly simple way to break free. Stress is embedded in today's workplaces – disguised as drive, rewarded as resilience, and even praised as passion. But chronic stress isn't a strength; it drains leaders, divides teams, and damages entire organizations.

Ambition is a primal drive that, when acted upon, fuels you to overcome fear and doubt. To resist ambition's inner calling is to live a life that is less than you are capable of. Yet ambition alone is not enough. You must also be unreasonable. It's about renegade thinking for big and beyond. Unreasonable ambition is having a supreme belief in your capability to achieve the impossible, driven by a higher purpose. This book is a call to access the greatness inside you that is waiting to be unleashed. It's then that you can live with unreasonable ambition.

What is work that’s worth doing in a life worth living? A revealing exploration of the questions we ask and the stories we tell about our work. According to recent studies, barely a third of American workers feel “engaged” at work, and for many people around the world, happiness is lowest...

Be happy to just say "Hell No!" "No" can come in many shapes and sizes, yet saying it can be difficult. We may think it's selfish but this simple word is necessary to thrive in life. This informative, self-help-style, learn-to-say-no book helps you discover and follow your true desires, find more time to invest in those you love, and pursue your real interests.

Buying a table tennis table will make your staff happier. Working eight hours a day, five days a week, will result in the most productivity. Paying higher salaries will always result in higher motivation. But will it really?There are a staggering number of myths, stereotypes and out-of-date rules that abound in the workplace. This can make it feel impossible to truly know how to get the most out of your career, your team and your organization.