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12 : the elements of great managing / by Wagner, Rodd.; Harter, James K.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-227).Introduction: The value of employee engagement -- The first element: Knowing what's expected -- The second element: Materials and equipment -- The third element: The opportunity to do what I do best -- The fourth element: Recognition and praise -- The fifth element: Someone at work cares about me as a person -- The sixth element: Someone at work encourages my development -- The seventh element: My opinions seem to count -- The eighth element: A connection with the mission of the company -- The ninth element: Coworkers committed to doing quality work -- The tenth element: A best friend at work -- The eleventh element: Talking about progress -- The twelfth element: Opportunities to learn and grow -- An element unto itself: The problem of pay -- What great managers need -- A final note: The heart of great managing.Combines the results of interviews with employees and managers from around the world with research in psychology, game theory, and other fields to explain how to apply an understanding of human nature to promote a company's success.The Elements of Great Managing is the long-awaited sequel to the 1999 runaway bestseller First, Break All the Rules. Grounded in Gallup's 10 million employee and manager interviews spanning 114 countries, follows great ma nagers as they harness employee engagement to turn around a failing call center, save a struggling hotel, improve patient care in a hospital, maintain production through power outages, and successfully face a host of other challenges in settings around the world. Authors Rodd Wagner and James K. Harter weave the latest Gallup insights with recent discoveries in the f ields of neuroscience, game theory, psychology, sociology, and economics. Written for managers and employees of companies large and small, explains what every company needs to know about creating and sustaining employee engagement.
Subjects: Executive ability.; Management.; Leadership.; Ability.;
© 2006., Gallup Press,
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Hidden solutions all around you : why some people can see them and some can't / by Castro, Daniel R.1960-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Part One The Eye of the Brain -- 1 The question is why -- 2 Can you believe in something you cannot see -- 3 Are there ideas in the air -- 4 Why do we look without seeing -- 5 Why do even experts miss the obvious -- 6 Does the brain have its own eyePart Two Opening the Eye of the Brain -- 7 Can you enhance your sense of awareness -- 8 Three choices you don't realize you're making -- 9 How does your focus affect your beliefs --10 How do your beliefs affect you biology --11 How do your beliefs affect what you see --12 Are your words limiting what you can see -- 13 Why do we create our own truth -- 14 How do we turn background noise into information -- 15 Can you see the hidden connection -- 16 Is it okay to wander while you wonder -- 17 Can you think in 3D -- 18 are you blinded by logic -- 19 Why do outsiders see more solutions -- 20 Can you see what you're not looking for -- 21 When is it okay to be addicted -- 22 How do you get off the hamster wheel -- 23 Can you find the seam in the armor Part Three Now Look Around You -- 24 What if you're out of options -- 25 What if you could change your brain -- 26 When is it okay to be obsessed -- 27 What's your big enough reason why -- 28 Is there a way to level the playing field -- 29 Can you create value out of thin air -- 30 What are you willing to walk away from -- 31 What solutions are all around you right now
Subjects: Creative ability.; Entrepreneurship.;
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Work simply : embracing the power of your personal productivity style / by Tate, Carson.;
If you sometimes feel you spend more time managing your productivity than doing actual work, it’s time for a change. In Work Simply, renowned productivity expert Carson Tate offers a step-by-step guide to making work simple again by using the style that works best for you.Tate has helped thousands of men and women better manage their time and become more productive. Her success owes partly to the realization that most of us fit into one of four distinct productivity styles: Arrangers, who think about their projects in terms of the people involved; Prioritizers, who are the definition of “goal-oriented”; Visualizers, who possess a unique ability to comprehend the big picture; and Planners, who live for the details.In this book, you’ll learnHow to identify your own productivity style as well as the styles of those around you—bosses, coworkers, staff, and family.How to select your “tools of the trade” to maximize your effectiveness, from the style of pen you use to the way you decorate your office.When face-to-face conversations are more effective than e-mails—and vice versa.What it takes to lead the perfect meeting.Why a messy desk is right for some, but a disaster for others—and how to tell.After reading Work Simply, you’ll come away with a productivity system that truly and fundamentally fits you—and you’ll never feel overwhelmed again. -- provided by Amazon.com."Many of us try the popular productivity solutions and tools, only to find ourselves falling further behind and more frustrated than ever. We end up spending more time managing our calendars and to-do lists than doing actual work. Carson Tate says that's because our brains often don't work the way the experts assume. She has helped thousands of men and women become better at time management and productivity, by using a unique assessment tool that helps people discover their individual productivity styles. In Work Simply, she explains the four major styles--Prioritizer, Planner, Arranger, and Visualizer-- and offers invaluable tactics for leveraging your personal style instead of fighting it. She makes it much easier to manage your attention, get more done, tame your inbox, set and reach goals, and much more"--Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: A road map to the book -- Prologue: The day after Christmas -- Work smarter, not harder -- Get ready to work smarter -- What's your productivity style? -- Manage your attention -- Set your priorities -- Invest your time wisely -- Free your brain with a master TASK list -- Get more done: complete tasks and projects with ease -- Tame your inbox -- Shape your space for mental and physical freedom -- Stop pushing papers -- Harness the productive power of your teammates: delegate -- Work well with others -- Lead a meeting revolution -- Put it all together -- Epilogue: Unlimited achievement.
Subjects: Time management.; Ability.;
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InGenius : a crash course on creativity / by Seelig, Tina Lynn.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-212) and index.Creativity is necessary for leading a successful and fulfilling life. Creative solutions are required because the status quo is never good enough, and our goal should always be to push beyond the limits of what seems possible. Great ideas are needed to solve all the problems we face and to enrich our lives. With the tools presented in the following chapters, we will learn how to take on the challenges, big and small, that come our way, and to see that every word, every idea, and every moment provides an opportunity for creativity that will enhance our lives. The first half of the book focuses on the inside out--what you can personally do to increase your own creative aptitude and attitude. The second half deals with the outside in--how you can change the local and cultural environment to increase the creativity quotient of your community.--From publisher description.
Subjects: Creativeness.; Thinking.; Creative thinking.; Creative ability.; Creative ability in business.;
© c2012., HarperOne,
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12 : [electronic resource] : The elements of great managing. by Wagner, Rodd.; Wagner, Rodd.;
Narrator: Rodd Wagner.How do great managers inspire top performance in employees? How do they generate enthusiasm, unite disparate personalities to focus on a common mission, and drive teams to achieve ever-higher goals? More than a decade ago, The Gallup Organization combed through its database of more than 1 million employee and manager interviews to identify the elements most important in sustaining workplace excellence. These elements were revealed in the 1999 bestseller First, Break All the Rules. 12: The Elements of Great Managing is that management classic's long-awaited sequel. It follows great managers as they implement the 12 elements to turn around a failing call center, save a struggling hotel, improve patient care in a hospital, maintain production through power outages, and successfully face a host of other challenges in settings around the world. Gallup's study now includes 10 million employee and manager interviews spanning 114 countries and conducted in 41 languages. In 12, authors Rodd Wagner and James K. Harter weave the latest Gallup insights with recent discoveries in the fields of neuroscience, game theory, psychology, sociology, and economics. Written for managers and employees of companies large and small, 12 explains what every company needs to know about creating and sustaining employee engagement.Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 119869 KB).
Subjects: Electronic books.; Executive ability.; Management.; Leadership.; Ability.; Nonfiction.; Self-Improvement.;
© 2007., Atria Books,
On-line resources: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=143455 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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The creating brain : the neuroscience of genius / by Andreasen, Nancy C.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-188).The nature of creativity: the ingenious human brain -- In search of Xanadu: understanding the creative person and the creative process -- Reaching Xanadu: how does the brain create? -- Genius and insanity: creativity and the brain disease -- What creates the creative brain? -- Building better brains: creativity and brain plasticity.
Subjects: Neuropsychology.; Genius.; Creative ability.;
© c2005., Dana Press,
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The 360° leader : developing your influence from anywhere in the organization / by Maxwell, John C.,1947-; Maxwell, John C.,1947-360 degree symbol leader workbook.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-313).The myths of leading from the middle of an organization -- The challenges 360-degree leaders face -- The principles 360-degree leaders practice to lead up -- The principles 360-degree leaders practice to lead across -- The principles 360-degree leaders practice to lead down -- The value of 360-degree leaders -- Create an environment that unleashes 360-degree leaders -- The 360-degree leader workbook.Presents advice for professionals in middle management on leading effectively and making impacts on an organization.
Subjects: Leadership.; Organization.; Executive ability.;
© ©2011., Thomas Nelson,
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Einstein's boss : 10 rules for leading genius / by Hromas, Robert.; Hromas, Christopher,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Note from the author -- Introduction -- Einstein's boss -- Recognizing genius -- Genius is not enough -- Rule 1: Mirrors don't lie -- Rule 2: Get out of the way -- Rule 3: Shut up and listen -- Rule 4: Turn over the rocks -- Rule 5: Alchemy outperforms chemistry -- Rule 6: Your past is not the future's truth -- Rule 7: Ignore squirrels -- Rule 8: Harmonize hearts and minds -- Rule 9: Let the problem seduce the genius -- Rule 10: Make peace with chaos -- Afterword: Seeing yourself in another.A genius thinks more deeply and more creatively than other people. But in today's constantly shifting technical fields, intellectual power is not enough. Skilled leaders are needed to "focus" that brilliance, break down barriers, set goals, and successfully bing products to market. "Einstein's boss" recounts the story of Albert Einstein and his unconventional supervisor, Abraham Flexner, who shaped a fledgling scientific group into the world-renowned Institue for Advanced study. Drawing on historical lessons, and the author's own leadership experience, the book uncovers 10 essential rules for creating high-powered teams of genius who achieve more together than they ever could alone.
Subjects: Personnel management.; Communication in management.; Ability.;
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Doctor Sleep : a novel / by King, Stephen,1947-;
The now middle-aged Dan Torrance (the boy protagonist of The Shining) must save a very special twelve-year-old girl from a tribe of murderous paranormals. On highways across America, a tribe of people called The True Knot travel in search of sustenance. They look harmless; mostly old, lots of polyester, and married to their RVs. But as Dan Torrance knows, and spunky twelve-year-old Abra Stone learns, The True Knot are quasi-immortal, living off the "steam" that children with the "shining" produce when they are slowly tortured to death. Haunted by the inhabitants of the Overlook Hotel where he spent one horrific childhood year, Dan has been drifting for decades, desperate to shed his father's legacy of despair, alcoholism, and violence. Finally, he settles in a New Hampshire town, an AA community that sustains him, and a job at a nursing home where his remnant "shining" power provides the crucial final comfort to the dying. Aided by a prescient cat, he becomes "Doctor Sleep." Then Dan meets the evanescent Abra Stone, and it is her spectacular gift, the brightest shining ever seen, that reignites Dan's own demons and summons him to a battle for Abra's soul and survival.
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Psychic ability; Good and evil;
© 2013., Scribner,
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Worthless, impossible, and stupid : how contrarian entrepreneurs create and capture extraordinary value / by Isenberg, Daniel J.; Dillon, Karen(Editor);
Includes bibliographical references and index.Surprise -- pt. 1. Who is an entrepreneur? Three myths : Entrepreneurs must be innovators ; Entrepreneurs must be experts ; Entrepreneurs must be young -- pt. 2. Running away from the crowd : Why the best entrepreneurs seem crazy ; Why the best ventures seem worthless (or impossible, or stupid) -- pt. 3. When adversity meets reward : If you can't stand the heat: why every entrepreneur faces adversity ; Some kitchens are hotter than others: succeeding when the environment is the enemy ; Solving burning problems: when adversity is the opportunity ; Personal gain: how the chimpanzee got his bananas back from the gorillas -- pt. 4. Making sense of it all : Perceiving extraordinary value ; Creating extraordinary value ; Capturing extraordinary value -- "A crack, jerk, and a leap": implications for leaders, entrepreneurs, and the rest of us.Global entrepreneurship expert Daniel Isenberg shows the new rules of starting and growing a business with vivid stories of successes, and failures, from around the world. Are you a member of the new class of global entrepreneurs? If not, beware - this book may inspire you to become one. It's a rallying call for those whose ideas were ever called worthless, impossible, or even stupid. In this fascinating read, global entrepreneurship expert Daniel Isenberg illustrates through storis of real business builders the new rules of starting and growing a business. No longer bound by a western "Silicon Valley" approach to entrepreneurship, a new group of enterprising doers has created a global and diverse mix of organizations that could be tomorrow's leading firms. Stirred by what he saw while crossing the globe to speak with business leaders young and old, Isenberg began connecting the dots. What he found was a wealth of counter-intuitive lessons that speak to the new way of creating a business. From Albuquerque to Islamabad, you'll travel with the author and pick up unusual yet practical insights that you can use. You'll also be moved by businesses fueled by adversity and even necessity. Great stories, successes, failures - it's all in here. What can the West learn from them? What can you learn - and what will you be inspired to do? Let Worthless, Impossible & Stupid: How Contrarian Entrepreneurs Create and Capture Extraordinary Value be your new manual for making change.
Subjects: Entrepreneurship.; Value.; Creative ability in business.;
© [2013], Harvard Business Review Press,
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