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Scaling Up Excellence

Wed, 03 Aug 2016 10:34:31 CDT

By: Sutton, Robert I.

Wall Street Journal Bestseller
"The pick of 2014's management books." -Andrew Hill, Financial Times
"One of the top business books of the year." -Harvey Schacter, The Globe and Mail

Bestselling author, Robert Sutton and Stanford colleague, Huggy Rao tackle a challenge that determines every organization's success: how to scale up farther, faster, and more effectively as an organization grows.

Sutton and Rao have devoted much of the last decade to uncovering what it takes to build and uncover pockets of exemplary performance, to help spread them, and to keep recharging organizations with ever better work practices. Drawing on inside accounts and case studies and academic research from a wealth of industries-- including start-ups, pharmaceuticals, airlines, retail, financial services, high-tech, education, non-profits, government, and healthcare-- Sutton and Rao identify the key scaling challenges that confront every organization. They tackle the difficult trade-offs that organizations must make between whether to encourage individualized approaches tailored to local needs or to replicate the same practices and customs as an organization or program expands. They reveal how the best leaders and teams develop, spread, and instill the right mindsets in their people-- rather than ruining or watering down the very things that have fueled successful growth in the past. They unpack the principles that help to cascade excellence throughout an organization, as well as show how to eliminate destructive beliefs and behaviors that will hold them back.

Scaling Up Excellence is the first major business book devoted to this universal and vexing challenge and it is destined to become the standard bearer in the field.

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ISBN-13: 9780385347020
ISBN-10: 0385347022
Publisher: Crown Currency
Date: February 2014
Page Count: 00368
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

Decide

Wed, 03 Aug 2016 10:34:31 CDT

By: McClatchy, Steve

How to make better decisions and achieve your goals

What shapes a person's career and life, and defines them as a leader? Their decisions. We all want to be more productive and deliver our best results. But doing this effectively--and consistently over time--is a significant challenge. Managing it all is hard, and leading in today's hyper-paced world is even harder.

The good news is that leadership expert Steve McClatchy makes it easier. In Decide, McClatchy--who works with Fortune 1000 people every day to help them achieve outstanding levels of performance--shows you how to cut through the complexities and excuses to start realizing real gains simply by changing one thing: the way you make decisions. With McClatchy's help, you can quickly begin to:

Use the time you have each day to move your business and your life forward
Make decisions that yield better results
Waste less time, reduce stress and regain balance

Again and again, McClatchy has helped people learn for themselves how great decision-making habits yield a lifetime of accomplishments. Follow McClatchy's no-nonsense and practical approach, and you'll soon manage--and even lead--at your highest level of personal performance.

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ISBN-13: 9781118554388
ISBN-10: 1118554388
Publisher: Wiley
Date: February 2014
Page Count: 00208
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

Lean in

Wed, 03 Aug 2016 10:34:31 CDT

By: Sandberg, Sheryl

#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - "A landmark manifesto" (The New York Times) that's a revelatory, inspiring call to action and a blueprint for individual growth that will empower women around the world to achieve their full potential.

In her famed TED talk, Sheryl Sandberg described how women unintentionally hold themselves back in their careers. Her talk, which has been viewed more than eleven million times, encouraged women to "sit at the table," seek challenges, take risks, and pursue their goals with gusto. Lean In continues that conversation, combining personal anecdotes, hard data, and compelling research to change the conversation from what women can't do to what they can. Sandberg, COO of Meta (previously called Facebook) from 2008-2022, provides practical advice on negotiation techniques, mentorship, and building a satisfying career. She describes specific steps women can take to combine professional achievement with personal fulfillment, and demonstrates how men can benefit by supporting women both in the workplace and at home.

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ISBN-13: 9780385349949
ISBN-10: 0385349947
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Date: March 2013
Page Count: 00240
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

Financially Fearless

Wed, 03 Aug 2016 10:34:31 CDT

By: Von Tobel, Alexa

Finally, a financial plan that lets you be YOU, only richer. It's time to throw away all your old notions of what financial advice should look like. Because if you're looking for a book to put you on an austerity savings plan that has you giving up vacations and lattes, you're out of luck. But if you're looking to get your finances in rock-hard shape--in less time than it takes to finish a workout--then Alexa von Tobel, Founder and CEO of LearnVest, has your back. How? Through the LearnVest Program. First, you'll take stock of where you stand today. Then, you'll create your customized 50/20/30 plan. 50/20/30 simply refers to the percentage breakdown of how to spend your take-home pay each month. The 50 gets the essentials out of the way so you don't have to stress about them. The 20 sets your foundation for the future, then the 30 is left to spend on the things that bring happiness to your life. By the time you're finished reading this book, you'll walk away with a financial game plan tailored to your priorities, your hopes and dreams, and your lifestyle. And, because von Tobel and the team at LearnVest are experts at financial planning in the online era, you'll also learn how to integrate your financial plan into your mobile, social, digital life. Like your own personal financial planner between two covers, this book will set you up for a secure, worry-free money future, without having to give up things you love. So toss those old-school financial guides out the window, and get ready to start living your richest life.

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ISBN-13: 9780385347617
ISBN-10: 0385347618
Publisher: Crown Currency
Date: December 2013
Page Count: 00336
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA

Give and Take

Wed, 03 Aug 2016 10:34:31 CDT

By: Grant, Adam

A groundbreaking look at why our interactions with others hold the key to success, from the New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Potential, Think Again, and Originals

For generations, we have focused on the individual drivers of success: passion, hard work, talent, and luck. But in today's dramatically reconfigured world, success is increasingly dependent on how we interact with others. In Give and Take, Adam Grant, an award-winning researcher and Wharton's highest-rated professor, examines the surprising forces that shape why some people rise to the top of the success ladder while others sink to the bottom. Praised by social scientists, business theorists, and corporate leaders, Give and Take opens up an approach to work, interactions, and productivity that is nothing short of revolutionary.

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ISBN-13: 9780670026555
ISBN-10: 0670026557
Publisher: Viking
Date: April 2013
Page Count: 00320
Reading Level: Ages 18 - UP

Marketing to Millennials

Wed, 03 Aug 2016 10:34:31 CDT

By: Fromm, Jeff

Marketing to Millennials is both an enlightening look at this generation of spend-happy consumers and a practical plan for earning their trust and loyalty.

The jokes at the Millennials' expense are plenty, but not nearly as much as the $200 billion in buying power they now wield as they enter their peak earning and spending years. Love it or loathe it, you are doing business in their domain now, and your future depends on your ability to successfully connect with them.

Based on original market research, this book reveals the eight attitudes shared by most Millennials, including how they:

Value social networking and aren't shy about sharing opinions
Refuse to remain passive consumers but expect to participate in product development and marketing
Demand authenticity and transparency
Are highly influential, swaying parents and peers
Are not all alike; therefore, understanding key segments is invaluable

Complete with expert interviews of those doing Millennial marketing right, as well as the new rules for engaging this increasingly vital generation successfully, Marketing to Millennials is the key to persuading the customers who will determine the bottom line for decades to come.

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ISBN-13: 9780814433225
ISBN-10: 0814433227
Publisher: Amacom
Date: July 2013
Page Count: 00218
Reading Level: Ages 18 - NA

On the Edge

Wed, 03 Aug 2016 10:34:31 CDT

By: Levine, Alison

One of the world's greatest mountain climbers and adventurers tells her first-hand leadership stories of coming to grips to life literally on the edge--8000 meters up.

"Irresistible ... offers amazing timely, practical lessons and authentic inspiration delivered with candor and spunk." --Brigadier General (Ret.) Tom Kolditz Professor Emeritus, U.S. Military Academy, Dept. of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership

On the Edge is an engaging leadership manual that provides concrete insights garnered from various extreme environments ranging from Mt. Everest to the South Pole. Author Alison Levine reflects on lessons learned during her expeditions, making the case that the leadership principles required in extreme adventure sport also apply in today's extreme business environments. Both settings demand crucial decision-making skills in conditions that are far from perfect--the survival of you and your team depend on it.

With a foreword from leadership expert Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University basketball's legendary Coach K, On the Edge provides a framework to help readers scale whatever big peaks they aspire to reach--literal or figurative--by offering practical, humorous, and often unorthodox advice about how to grow as a leader.

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ISBN-13: 9781455544875
ISBN-10: 1455544876
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Date: January 2014
Page Count: 00272
Reading Level: Ages NA - NA