Organizational Behavior: A Skill-Building Approach, Third Edition examines how individual characteristics, group dynamics, and organizational factors affect performance, motivation, and job satisfaction, providing students with a holistic understanding of OB. Translating the latest research into practical applications and best practices, authors Christopher P. Neck, Jeffery D. Houghton, and Emma Murray unpack how managers can develop their managerial skills to unleash the ...

Recipient of a 2021 Textbook Excellence Award from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA)Entrepreneurship: The Practice and Mindset emphasizes practice and learning through action, helping students adopt an entrepreneurial mindset so they can create opportunities and take action in uncertain environments. Based on the world-renowned Babson Entrepreneurship program, the updated Third Edition aids in the developme...

Introduction to Business: For a Sustainable and Entrepreneurial Future engages and prepares students for their professional journeys, regardless of their career aspirations. Best-selling authors Heidi M. Neck, Christopher P. Neck, and Emma L. Murray encourage readers to see themselves in the world of business and develop the mindset and skill set they need to succeed. The updated Second Edition features a diverse set of examples and cases, from inspiring startups ...

Management, Fourth Edition introduces students to the planning, organizing, leading, and controlling functions of management, with an emphasis on how managers can cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset. The text includes 34 case studies profiling a wide range of companies including The Progressive Corporation, Catch+Release, and Sephora.Authors Christopher P. Neck, Jeffery D. Houghton, and Emma L. Murray use a variety of examples, applications, and insights ...

A proven program to help busy executives get Fit to Lead.Are you a leader at work, at the expense of your health? Did you give up exercise after college, and stop watching your diet when you made it to senior partner? Are too little sleep, fast food, and a hectic, catch-up lifestyle all you allow yourself?This proven, simple program is based on the sound principles that have helped thousands of top executives, including President George W. Bush, get - and stay - in shape. The...

Written by the scholars who first developed the theory of self-leadership, Self-Leadership: The Definitive Guide to Personal Excellence 3e offers powerful yet practical advice for leading yourself to personal excellence. Grounded in research, this milestone book is based on a simple yet revolutionary principle: First learn to lead yourself, and then you will be in a solid position to effectively lead others. This inclusive approach to self-motivation and ...

Improve your body, improve your career: An executive fitness plan by experts from the Cooper Wellness Clinic• Tom Monaghan, the founder of Domino's Pizza, runs four miles a day and spend 30 minutes on the Nautilus machine• Dr. Thomas Frist Jr., CEO of Columbia/HCA Healthcare, uses time between flights to jog around airports• Julian C. Day, chief financial officer for Sears, Roebuck & Company, surfs• President George W. Bush runs three miles a d...

Praise for Great People Decisions"Fernandez-Araoz has captured the essence of building great teams with a masterful and entirely practical study of what goes into getting people selection right."--JACK WELCH"Fernandez-Araoz does a great service with this wonderful book, teaching us how to accomplish the first task of any exceptional leader: get the right people on the bus, and into the right seats. His enduring passion, deep practical experience, and analytical metho...

MAKE YOUR DREAM BODY A REALITYFROM KRIS GETHIN, editor in chief of the world’s leading online fitness site Bodybuilding.com, comes a revolutionary 12-week diet and exercise program—supported by two million members and thousands of real-life success stories. Body by Design is a plan that promotes health from the inside out, starting by breaking down the mental blocks that are holding you back, then by building up the muscles on your body, a...

Winner of the Business Book Awards 'Thought Leader' category-----The Startup Way reveals how organisations of all sizes can harness startup techniques to drive growth.With his million-copy bestseller The Lean Startup, Eric Ries launched a global movement. Concepts like minimal viable product, A/B testing and 'pivoting' changed the language of business. Now he turns his attention to companie...

A deeply human exploration of how our relationship with work has evolved—and a guide for leaders who aim to make things right—from the author of The Burnout Epidemic.Work has recently undergone profound changes, not all for the better.AI's acceleration has led to worker fears and uncertainties around job security. DEI initiatives are underfunded or canceled. The debate over remote, hybrid, and in-person work is growing more heated. And study after ...

From the experts who created SparkPeople.com, America’s #1 diet and fitness site, comes The Spark. This groundbreaking book outlines the best of what has worked for millions of members who have lost weight, kept it off, and reached other goals.Driven by positive energy and proven results, The Spark outlines a breakthrough formula that combines nutrition, exercise, goal setting, motivation, and community, which has helped people change their lives ...