What is a learning organization? What are the advantages of creating one? Why should a company want to become a learning organization? Where does one start?Learning Organizations: Developing Cultures for Tomorrow's Workplace contains essays by thirty-nine of the most respected practitioners and scholars of this topic. This definitive collection of essays is rich in concept and theory as well as application and example.Lead authors include Harvard's Rosabeth...

2013 GRAND PRIZE WINNER FOR NON-FICTION by Next Generation Indie Book AwardsIt is not too late to create the future we all say we want for our children and our children's children—a future that is environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling and socially just. The Great Growing Up projects this vision and shows a way for generating this global reality. It's time to grow up and assume a more mature responsibility toward each other and our planet."John Renesch is not o...

A soul-gripping tale of courage, spirit, love and transformation of a man and his work, this business novel follows the tradition of Wall Street, The Firm and The Verdict. The villain is the predatory culture of the Western economic system that is currently going through huge upheavals.

From entrepreneur, TV celebrity and money expert Kevin O'Leary--a clear, no-nonsense personal finance guide that will help you build a secure future for yourself and for the ones you love.We all think carefully about the big decisions in our lives, like what career we want to pursue or who we want to marry. But few people spend enough time thinking deeply about the financial implications of their biggest life choices--and that's a serious money mistake.In his...

Winning from Within by leadership and negotiation expert Erica Ariel Fox presents a contemporary approach for getting more of what you want, improving relationships, and enjoying life’s deeper rewards.With principles developed while teaching negotiation at Harvard Law School and coaching executives in business communication around the world, Fox provides a map for understanding your inner world and a method for sorting yourself out.Fox uses insights from Western ps...

Raised eyebrows, rubbing one’s chin, angled shoulders - what’s it all mean? Master the art of nonverbal communication and you’ll unlock these secrets and more. Body Language at Work is your quick course in interpreting office place body language. Now you’ll know just what your bosses and coworkers are thinking - without them having to say a word.

'For anyone thinking of doing an MBA, or indeed anyone who wants to understand how the corporate elite are moulded, this is a must read' Luke Johnson, British entrepreneurThe internationally best-selling business classic that reveals what it's really like to study an MBA at one of the most prestigious institutions in the world.Philip Delves Broughton quit his position as New York correspondent for The Daily Telegraph to take his place on o...

Dump the allowance-and use a new "Family Economy" to raise responsible children in an age of instant gratification.Number-one New York Times bestselling authors Richard and Linda Eyre, have spent the last twenty-five years helping parents nurture strong, healthy families. Now they've synthesized their vast experience in an essential blueprint to instilling children with a sense of ownership, responsibility, and self-sufficiency. At the heart of their plan ...

Are you looking for the right path in 2023? This book tackles the question that most of us face at some point in our lives: 'what should I do with my life?', and provides illuminating answers.Bronson's book is a fascinating account of finding and following the people who have taken the ultimate challenge of self-discovery by uprooting their lives and starting all over again. From the investment banker who gave it all up to become a catfish farmer in Mississippi, to...

For every parent who's struggled to get off to school with a smile and ready for a fun, productive day, 151 Ways to Help Your Child Have a Great Day at School is a life-saver. Filled with 151 easy-to-do strategies and activities, Robin McClure gives the best tips for helping children get excited and make the most of their school day, every day:Breakfast can be the most important brain food of the day.Each day after school, ask your child what were the three BEST things that...

Many people spend their lives searching for the means to acquire tremendous financial wealth. They look to external resources to give them what they want, and are ultimately disappointed when their dreams don't turn out the way they had planned. They either become incredibly wealthy at the expense of their spiritual well being, family, and friends, or they never acquire the riches they've aspired to, and in their disappointment, they discover they've lost all sense of self-worth.Th...

In praise of the greatest job in the world...The right book at the right time: an impassioned defense of teachers and why we need them now more than ever.Teacher turned teacher’s advocate Taylor Mali inspired millions with his original poem “What Teachers Make,” a passionate and unforgettable response to a rich man at a dinner party who sneeringly asked him what teachers make. Mali’s sharp, funny, perceptive look at life in the cla...