Get the Summary of Ben Horowitz's What You Do Is Who You Are in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary and not the original book. Ben Horowitz has long been fascinated by history, and particularly by how people behave differently than you'd expect. The time and circumstances in which they were raised often shapes them- yet a few leaders have managed to shape their times. In What You Do Is Who You Are, he turns his attention to a question crucial...

Writer and management expert Bob Lee lays out a comprehensive, easy-to-use road map for building a remarkable work environment, with committed and high-performing employees who are passionate about what they do. Incorporating the insight of more than two million employees across eighty countries, with additional material by Great Place to Work Australia CEO, Zrinka Lovrencic, this is a groundbreaking guide for managers on how to harness the power...

Why is it that most people start a job with high hopes but eventually become disillusioned? With mounting pressure for results, companies can't afford employees who are going through the motions. The truth is, most employees want to do their best at something they enjoy, feel valued for their contributions, and make an impact. The majority of leaders understand this, but making it happen can be a mystery. In Pick Up the Gum Wrapper, Joe Bertotto...

Humans can be incredibly kind, but our evolutionary wiring can also lead to astonishing cruelty. With In Search of Humanity, Dr. Conrad exposes a sordid history of mind-numbing social and economic inequality, of government promises made but not kept, and of ineffective plans to level the field-from politicians whose policies are paid for by powerful industry interests. Discover why the American Dream is a fantasy designed to enrich the few over the...

What determines our behaviors as human beings at the individual and organizational level? Although it often feels as though either our biology or our personality (or both) guides our decisions about issues large and small, increasing evidence suggests that...culture trumps everything. What happens when people who are normally loud and boisterous walk into a church or a library? They lower their voices. Did they suddenly change their biology or their...

Con El secreto mejor guardado de Asia: Taiwán se da a conocer la génesis del desarrollo productivo de Taiwán. En primer lugar, se realiza una genealogía, que va hasta la terminación de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, de la población y de las características principales que harán de Taiwán una potencia económica. Posteriormente, el libro se adentra en el despliegue industrial que tuvo el país en periodo de posguerra. Finalmente, se abarca el...

En general, cuando estamos trabajando en una oficina o taller, nos encontramos con situaciones de orden y limpieza que podemos considerar como normales. Sin embargo, estamos bien lejos de esa realidad. Son numerosos los accidentes que se producen por golpes y caídas debidos a un ambiente desordenado y sucio. Cuando se trata de productos combustibles o inflamables, estas situaciones constituyen un factor importante de riesgo de incendio que pone...

Make no mistake-your company has a culture, whether you're intentional about it or not. Corporate culture is ground zero for your organization. If left to chance, corporate culture will fall to the lowest common denominator or the loudest voice, resulting in inconsistency at best and volatility at worst. Scaling your company means scaling your culture first. You need a clear playbook with actionable steps to foster alignment and a results-driven...

Callahan Coffee Roasters has fallen on bitter times. Faced with an unexpected dip in revenue, the company brings in Max Anderson, a well-known turn-around man, to get earnings back on track. From all appearances, Max should be the one teaching the employees and managers at Callahan about best business practices-but from day one, nothing goes as Max expects. Max ends up on a journey through Callahan with his little rolling desk in tow, meeting Callahan's...

Si rien n'est fait pour accroître la participation des travailleurs vieillissants, il pourrait y avoir des pénuries de main-d'œuvre, mais aussi un problème de financement de l'État. C'est à cette problématique de l'emploi que s'intéressent les auteurs de l'ouvrage, qui dresse les tendances actuelles de l'emploi, propose des solutions pour maintenir les travailleurs âgés en emploi et expose les programmes et les politiques de fin de carrière...