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801) The HR Intuitive
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It begins here, with your ability to connect innately to your people and to yourself.
An Intuitive operates in the realm of things often not seen or recognized, due to a lack of sensitivity to the surroundings. This skill set is not magical and is one that everyone possesses. Unfortunately, it is often underdeveloped or subconsciously blocked. An HR Intuitive utilizes these skills to craft organizational strategies centered on people.
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Between Conflict and Collegiality explores how ethnonational-religious struggle between Jews and Palestinians affects relations in ethnically mixed work teams in Israel. Asaf Darr documents the tensions that permeate the workplace and reveals when such tensions threaten the cohesion of the work environment. Darr chronicles the grassroots coping strategies employed by both Jewish and Palestinian through field studies conducted with workers in various...
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A factory worker is fired because her boss disagrees with her political bumper sticker. A stockbroker feels pressure to resign from an employer who disapproves of his off-hours political advocacy. A flight attendant is grounded because her airline doesn't like what she's writing in her personal blog. Is it legal to fire people for speech that makes employers uncomfortable, even if the content has little or nothing to do with their job or workplace?...
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The must-read summary of Thomas J. Watson, Jr.'s book: "Father, Son & Co.: My Life at IBM and Beyond".
This complete summary of the ideas from Thomas J. Watson, Jr.'s book "Father, Son & Co." tells the story of how Thomas Watson, Sr. and his son built one of the greatest business success stories of all time, which changed the face of American business. In his book, the author describes his relationship with his father, the early days of IBM, the...
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The must-read summary of Robert Spector and Patrick McCarthy's book: "The Nordstrom Way: Inside America's #1 Customer Service Company".
This complete summary of the ideas from Robert Spector and Patrick McCarthy's book "The Nordstrom Way" explains the philosophy of this company on doing whatever it takes to create a satisfied customer. In their book, the authors demonstrate how Nordstrom organizes and empowers its employees to use their initiative...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Charles J. Pellerin's book "How NASA Builds Teams" shows that team building must take account of the personalities and expertise of the individual members. Scientists and technical experts often respond to a different type of team building to arts people. Through a great deal of trial and error, NASA has developed the 4-D team building strategy, which has proved very successful. 4-D can also be applied to leadership...
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Finding a way to deal with the stresses, pressures, and anxieties of modern living can be hugely challenging. This book collection of contemplations and simple exercises can help.
The Path Leads Here: How to Live Mindfully in a Busy World, helps us understand how to change perspective, and how to re-think the ways we deal with everyday stresses at work and at home. Topics include:
• Waking up and feeling good
• Why gratitude is a win-win
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Scott E. Page is the Leonid Hurwicz Collegiate Professor of Complex Systems, Political Science, and Economics at the University of Michigan. His books include The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies (Princeton).
How businesses and other organizations can improve their performance by tapping the power of differences in how people think
What if workforce diversity is more than simply the right...
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This book is every working introvert's handbook that they can reference throughout their career for guidance on tricky or draining situations and motivation to enlist the power of their inner introvert to succeed.Learn about how to combat interview anxiety, make meaningful connections at networking events, be heard and noticed at meetings or on the stage, overcome importer syndrome, become an effective leader with your introvert strengths and more!...
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Leading in organizations working for justice is not the same as leading anywhere else. Staff expect to be, treated as partners and demand, internal practices that center equity. Justice leaders must meet these expectations, as well as recognize and address the ways that individuals and organizations inadvertently replicate oppression.
Created specifically for social justice leaders, Leading for Justice addresses specific concerns and issues, that...
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Now that five different generations are on the job simultaneously--from Traditionals to Generation Y to Millennials--it's more important than ever for companies to understand how their people can not only coexist and cooperate, but thrive together as a team. Written by a father-daughter team of two generational experts, Generations, Inc. offers the perspectives of people of different eras to elicit practical insights on wrestling with generational...
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The must-read summary of Leif Edvinsson and Michael S. Malone's book: "Intellectual Capital: Realizing Your Company's True Value by Finding its Hidden Brainpower".
This complete summary of the ideas from Leif Edvinsson and Michael S. Malone's book "Intellectual Capital" shows how intellectual capital represents the difference between a company's balance sheet and its market value. In their book, the authors describe how traditional accounting methods...
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The must-read summary of Jason Fried and David Hansson's book: "Remote: Office Not Required".
This complete summary of the ideas from Jason Fried and David Hansson's book "Remote" shows that now is the right time for allowing more workers to do their work remotely, rather than keeping watch over them in a centralised office. Therefore, if you get your mindset right and put in place some robust operating rules for how remote work will happen, you...
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Workplace injuries are common, avoidable, and unacceptable. The Political Economy of Workplace Injury in Canada reveals how employers and governments engage in ineffective injury prevention efforts, intervening only when necessary to maintain the standard legitimacy. Dr. Bob Barnetson sheds light on this faulty system, highlighting the way in which employers create dangerous work environments yet pour billions of dollars into compensation and treatment....
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"A useful, forcefully written, and wide-ranging study of inequities-and how to fix them." -Kirkus Reviews
What if we could go beyond the conversation about diversity and take real action?
In early 2021, more than two hundred widely respected experts gathered virtually for the world's most ambitious conversation about diversity. Our aim was to do more than spotlight injustice. We challenged ourselves to imagine how to fix it. The dialogue brought together...
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¡Di basta al estrés en el trabajo!
Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para aprender a combatir el estrés laboral, que te aportará la información esencial y te permitirá ganar tiempo.
En tan solo 50 minutos podrás:
• Reconocer las tres reacciones posibles frente al estrés: la huida, la lucha y la inercia
• Encontrar lo que produce tu estrés y diseñar un plan para afrontar las futuras situaciones estresantes
• Crear...
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In this classic roadmap to managing your high-tension job, Richard Carlson shows how to stop worrying about the aspects of your work beyond your control and interact more fruitfully and joyfully with colleagues, clients, and bosses. His key insights reveal how to:
How to manage rush deadlines with rushing
How to transform your outlook and prepare for the day ahead
How to enjoy corporate travel
How to have a really bad day . . . and get over it.
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From Silicon Valley to the White House, from kindergarten to college, and from the factory floor to the church pulpit, we are all called to be innovators and entrepreneurs, to be curators of an ever-expanding roster of competencies, and to become resilient and flexible in the face of the insults and injuries we confront at work. In the midst of increasing inequality, these keywords teach us to thrive by applying the lessons of a competitive marketplace...
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The must-read summary of Alan Robinson and Dean Schroeder's book: "The Idea-Driven Organization".
This complete summary of the ideas from Alan Robinson and Dean Schroeder's book "The Idea-Driven Organization" details how the best ideas to improve a business often come from the front-line. According to Robinson and Schroeder, you should listen to these ideas and apply them. This is exactly what an idea-driven organisation does. For this concept to...
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