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Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Language
English
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"Forget the 24/7 lifestyle; productivity expert Juliet Funt explains how to avoid burnout, speed execution, reduce waste, and help teams do more meaningful work by introducing strategic pauses--what she calls "whitespaces"--into their work days and their personal lives"-- Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
A Perigee Book
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"New York Times bestselling author and sales-performance trainer Rory Vaden brings his high-energy approach and can-do spirit to the most nagging problem in our professional lives: stalled productivity. Millions are overworked, organizationally challenged, or have a motivation issue that's holding them back. Vaden presents a simple yet powerful paradigm that will set readers free to do their best work--on time and without stress and anxiety"-- Provided...
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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
c2017
Language
English
Description
"It's time to move 'doing nothing' to the top of your to-do list. In 2015 Manoush Zomorodi, host of WNYC's popular podcast and radio show Note to Self, led tens of thousands of listeners through an experiment to help them unplug from their devices, get bored, jump-start their creativity, and change their lives. Bored and Brilliant builds on that experiment to show us how to rethink our gadget use to live better and smarter in this new digital ecosystem....
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English
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As many have discovered during the Covid-19 pandemic, working from home certainly has its perks. From the easy (non)commute to your computer to the extra time you can spend with your family and pets to the benefits of customizing your environment to your own personal needs, many are continuing to enjoy the work-from-home lifestyle. But it also comes with its challenges. How do you avoid distractions around your home? How can you remain as productive...
Author
Publisher
Simple Truths, an imprint of Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
c2021]
Language
English
Description
"Suffering from never-ending email? Eliminate that subtle sense of anxiety caused by your backlog of email, along with all of the taunting little red indicators on the communication apps on your phone--texts, voicemails, missed calls, social media notifications--plus the mountain of outstanding email piling up in your mailbox even as you read this. Want to get rid of that feeling? Get ready to dive in and live free of communication clutter."--Back...
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Publisher
Indigo River Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Leveling the Paying Field offers anyone who takes home a paycheck, seeking a new job opportunity, or carving out their own career path the opportunity to take pay parity into their own hands. Several books exist on the topic of fair pay, but none offers an individual approach to achieving fair pay like Leveling the Paying Field. In his latest book, author Rick Gillis has created a rich new metric for measuring the value of the work you produce he...
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Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
c2017
Language
English
Description
"Year after year, readers pulled me aside at events and said, "I've never had a problem starting. I've started a million things, but I never finish them. Why can't I finish? According to studies, 92 percent of New Year's resolutions fail. You've practically got a better shot at getting into Juilliard to become a ballerina than you do at finishing your goals. For years, I thought my problem was that I didn't try hard enough. So I started getting up...
Author
Publisher
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Setting wages isn't an exact science, but we like to think that our workplace performance provides an objective basis for pay. You're Paid What You're Worth offers a bold theory to the contrary, arguing that pay is decided in contests over interests and ideals-that social conflicts, not economic metrics, determine who gets how much"-- Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
The author of Digital Minimalism and Deep Work offers a philosophy for pursuing meaningful accomplishment while avoiding overload. History's most creative and impactful philosophers, scientists, artists, and writers mastered the art of producing valuable work with staying power. In this book, Cal Newport harnesses the wisdom of these traditional knowledge workers to transform modern jobs. Drawing from research on the habits and mindsets of a varied...
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Publisher
Avid Reader Press
Pub. Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
Changing how we work can feel overwhelming, like trying to budge an enormous boulder. We're stifled by the gravity of the way we've always done things and we spend so much time fighting fires -- and fighting colleagues -- that we lack the energy to shift direction. But with the right strategy, we can move the boulder. In Reset, Heath explores a framework for getting unstuck and making the changes that matter. Heath's secret is to find "leverage points":...
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