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Write. Publish. Repeat. The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success

by Sean Platt • 2013

Self-publishing without luck: the business systems and reader funnels that make a backlist earn.

4.28

2k+

📚 Self-Publishing 🔽 Product Funnels 📧 Email List Building ⏰ Writer Productivity 🏗️ Author Platform

Write. Publish. Repeat. The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success

Self-publishing without luck: the business systems and reader funnels that make a backlist earn.

by Sean Platt 2013 523 pages

4.28

2k+ ratings

📚 Self-Publishing 🔽 Product Funnels 📧 Email List Building ⏰ Writer Productivity 🏗️ Author Platform

Business Etiquette

by Shital Kakkar Mehra • 2011

From boardroom to banquet: how the unspoken rules of business get Indian professionals ahead.

3.83

📋 Business Etiquette 👔 Executive Presence 🤝 Professional Networking 🌏 Cross-Cultural Business 🇮🇳 Indian Professionals

Business Etiquette

From boardroom to banquet: how the unspoken rules of business get Indian professionals ahead.

by Shital Kakkar Mehra 2011 332 pages

3.83

72 ratings

📋 Business Etiquette 👔 Executive Presence 🤝 Professional Networking 🌏 Cross-Cultural Business 🇮🇳 Indian Professionals

Leading Project Teams

by Anthony T. Cobb • 2011

Technical skills alone can't lead projects. The missing half: people skills, and how to build them.

3.44

📋 Project Management 🤝 Team Leadership 🗣️ People Skills ⚡ Conflict Resolution 🎯 Stakeholder Management

Leading Project Teams

Technical skills alone can't lead projects. The missing half: people skills, and how to build them.

by Anthony T. Cobb 2011 248 pages

3.44

18 ratings

📋 Project Management 🤝 Team Leadership 🗣️ People Skills ⚡ Conflict Resolution 🎯 Stakeholder Management

Supermaker

by Jaime Schmidt • 2020

Natural deodorant at farmers markets: the scrappy playbook behind the brand Unilever bought.

4.21

255

📦 Cpg Startups 📖 Founder Memoirs 🏷️ Brand Building 🥾 Bootstrapping 💬 Customer Feedback

Supermaker

Natural deodorant at farmers markets: the scrappy playbook behind the brand Unilever bought.

by Jaime Schmidt 2020 309 pages

4.21

255 ratings

📦 Cpg Startups 📖 Founder Memoirs 🏷️ Brand Building 🥾 Bootstrapping 💬 Customer Feedback

Authentic Gravitas

by Rebecca Newton • 2019

Gravitas is learnable: how to earn respect and influence without sacrificing who you are.

3.85

131

🎯 Executive Presence 🌱 Leadership Development 🧗 Overcoming Self-Doubt 🗣️ Nonverbal Communication ♟️ Strategic Thinking

Authentic Gravitas

Gravitas is learnable: how to earn respect and influence without sacrificing who you are.

by Rebecca Newton 2019 272 pages

3.85

131 ratings

🎯 Executive Presence 🌱 Leadership Development 🧗 Overcoming Self-Doubt 🗣️ Nonverbal Communication ♟️ Strategic Thinking

360 Degrees of Influence

by Harrison Monarth • 2011

Why charisma alone fails: the playbook for influencing up, down, and sideways in any organization.

3.31

🏛️ Organizational Politics 👔 Executive Presence 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Persuasion Psychology 🧩 Cognitive Biases

360 Degrees of Influence

Why charisma alone fails: the playbook for influencing up, down, and sideways in any organization.

by Harrison Monarth 2011 304 pages

3.31

35 ratings

🏛️ Organizational Politics 👔 Executive Presence 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Persuasion Psychology 🧩 Cognitive Biases

HBR's 10 Must Reads 2020

by Harvard Business Review • 2019

CEOs average 37 meetings a week. The data-backed rules for spending your scarcest resource.

3.85

228

🏢 Executive Leadership ⏰ Time Management 🔄 Strategic Delegation 📋 Meeting Efficiency 📊 Data-Driven Leadership

HBR's 10 Must Reads 2020

CEOs average 37 meetings a week. The data-backed rules for spending your scarcest resource.

by Harvard Business Review 2019 224 pages

3.85

228 ratings

🏢 Executive Leadership ⏰ Time Management 🔄 Strategic Delegation 📋 Meeting Efficiency 📊 Data-Driven Leadership

Buy Buttons

by Nick Loper • 2016

An extra $500 a month, one spare hour a day, and 300 platforms to make it happen.

3.97

201

🏃 Side Hustles 🛒 Online Marketplaces 🎸 Gig Economy 💻 Freelancing 💰 Low-Capital Startups

Buy Buttons

An extra $500 a month, one spare hour a day, and 300 platforms to make it happen.

by Nick Loper 2016 257 pages

3.97

201 ratings

🏃 Side Hustles 🛒 Online Marketplaces 🎸 Gig Economy 💻 Freelancing 💰 Low-Capital Startups

Becoming an Agile Leader

by Victoria V. Swisher • 2012

When your experience stops working, five adaptive capacities determine who rises and who stalls.

3.69

🧭 Leadership Development 🪞 Self-Awareness Practices 🧩 Complex Problem Solving 🔄 Change Leadership 💪 Resilience At Work

Becoming an Agile Leader

When your experience stops working, five adaptive capacities determine who rises and who stalls.

by Victoria V. Swisher 2012 144 pages

3.69

83 ratings

🧭 Leadership Development 🪞 Self-Awareness Practices 🧩 Complex Problem Solving 🔄 Change Leadership 💪 Resilience At Work

The Side Hustle Bible

by Jacob Wallace • 2019

Skills you already have, monetized: 150 side hustles with the schedule and tax plan to collect.

3.45

🎯 Side Hustles 💼 Freelancing 🌐 Online Business 💰 Income Diversification 🔥 Passion To Profit

The Side Hustle Bible

Skills you already have, monetized: 150 side hustles with the schedule and tax plan to collect.

by Jacob Wallace 2019 208 pages

3.45

33 ratings

🎯 Side Hustles 💼 Freelancing 🌐 Online Business 💰 Income Diversification 🔥 Passion To Profit

Naked Forex

by Alex Nekritin • 2012

Ditch indicators. Trade price action on support zones, honor your exit, and back-test relentlessly.

4.27

🏦 Forex Trading 📊 Price Action Trading 🧠 Trading Psychology ⚠️ Risk Management 🕯️ Candlestick Patterns

Naked Forex

Ditch indicators. Trade price action on support zones, honor your exit, and back-test relentlessly.

by Alex Nekritin 2012 390 pages

4.27

55 ratings

🏦 Forex Trading 📊 Price Action Trading 🧠 Trading Psychology ⚠️ Risk Management 🕯️ Candlestick Patterns

Fire Your Boss

by Jonathan Green • 2018

Untether your income from the clock: sixteen models that pay while you sleep and fund the exit.

4.03

232

🖥️ Online Business Models 💤 Passive Income 📦 Side Hustles 🔓 Escaping The 9 To 5 🏖️ Lifestyle Design

Fire Your Boss

Untether your income from the clock: sixteen models that pay while you sleep and fund the exit.

by Jonathan Green 2018 122 pages

4.03

232 ratings

🖥️ Online Business Models 💤 Passive Income 📦 Side Hustles 🔓 Escaping The 9 To 5 🏖️ Lifestyle Design

21 Days of Effective Communication

by Ian Tuhovsky • 2018

A 21-day plan of daily habits that turn awkward exchanges into confident, connected conversations.

3.85

500+

🗣️ Social Skills 🧠 Social Intelligence 👂 Active Listening 💬 Difficult Conversations 🎙️ Vocal Presence

21 Days of Effective Communication

A 21-day plan of daily habits that turn awkward exchanges into confident, connected conversations.

by Ian Tuhovsky 2018 124 pages

3.85

500+ ratings

🗣️ Social Skills 🧠 Social Intelligence 👂 Active Listening 💬 Difficult Conversations 🎙️ Vocal Presence

How to Start a Home-Based Handyman Business

by Terry Meany • 2009

Turn repair skills into a real business: the map from license to invoice to exit strategy.

2.89

🏠 Home Services 🚀 Business Startup 🧑‍💼 Solo Entrepreneurship 🎯 Client Acquisition 📊 Small Business Finance

How to Start a Home-Based Handyman Business

Turn repair skills into a real business: the map from license to invoice to exit strategy.

by Terry Meany 2009 240 pages

2.89

9 ratings

🏠 Home Services 🚀 Business Startup 🧑‍💼 Solo Entrepreneurship 🎯 Client Acquisition 📊 Small Business Finance

Getting a Job

by Mark Granovetter • 1995

The finding that changed sociology: casual acquaintances land you jobs that close friends cannot.

3.64

🏢 Labor Markets 🕸️ Social Networks 💼 Economic Sociology 🏭 Sociology Of Work 🔍 Job Searching

Getting a Job

The finding that changed sociology: casual acquaintances land you jobs that close friends cannot.

by Mark Granovetter 1995 259 pages

3.64

50 ratings

🏢 Labor Markets 🕸️ Social Networks 💼 Economic Sociology 🏭 Sociology Of Work 🔍 Job Searching

Rise and Grind

by Daymond John • 2018

Turn disadvantages into fuel, schedule every minute, and build teams that multiply your output.

3.81

1k+

💼 Hustle Culture 🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset ⏰ Time Management 🔁 Daily Discipline 🛡️ Overcoming Adversity

Rise and Grind

Turn disadvantages into fuel, schedule every minute, and build teams that multiply your output.

by Daymond John 2018 320 pages

3.81

1k+ ratings

💼 Hustle Culture 🚀 Entrepreneurial Mindset ⏰ Time Management 🔁 Daily Discipline 🛡️ Overcoming Adversity

HR Unleashed!!

by Steve Browne • 2023

Move HR from admin sidelines to strategic core: a people-first roadmap for real change.

4.07

👥 Human Resources ❤️ People-First 🎯 Strategic HR 🧘 Employee Well-Being 🏢 Workplace Culture

HR Unleashed!!

Move HR from admin sidelines to strategic core: a people-first roadmap for real change.

by Steve Browne 2023 233 pages

4.07

14 ratings

👥 Human Resources ❤️ People-First 🎯 Strategic HR 🧘 Employee Well-Being 🏢 Workplace Culture

PTCE - Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam Flashcard Book + Online

by Della Ata Khoury • 2012

From Clark's rule to DEA logs: the fast-track flashcard review for the pharmacy technician exam.

4.00

💊 Pharmacy Technician Exam 📇 Test Prep Flashcards 🧠 Pharmacology Memorization 🧮 Pharmacy Calculations 🧫 Sterile Compounding

PTCE - Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam Flashcard Book + Online

From Clark's rule to DEA logs: the fast-track flashcard review for the pharmacy technician exam.

by Della Ata Khoury 2012 482 pages

4.00

6 ratings

💊 Pharmacy Technician Exam 📇 Test Prep Flashcards 🧠 Pharmacology Memorization 🧮 Pharmacy Calculations 🧫 Sterile Compounding

Designing for Modern Learning

by Lisa Owens • 2020

ADDIE and SAM built courses. The modern workplace needs learning clusters, not single programs.

4.30

🏢 Instructional Design 💼 Corporate Training 🌐 Learning Ecosystems 📈 Performance Improvement 🔄 Digital Transformation

Designing for Modern Learning

ADDIE and SAM built courses. The modern workplace needs learning clusters, not single programs.

by Lisa Owens 2020 200 pages

4.30

40 ratings

🏢 Instructional Design 💼 Corporate Training 🌐 Learning Ecosystems 📈 Performance Improvement 🔄 Digital Transformation

Stop Squatting with Your Spurs on

by Angel Tucker • 2010

You talk to four personalities at once. A system for knowing which one is listening.

4.13

🧠 Personality Types 🔍 Reading People 🔄 Behavioral Adaptation 👥 Managing People 💢 Conflict Resolution

Stop Squatting with Your Spurs on

You talk to four personalities at once. A system for knowing which one is listening.

by Angel Tucker 2010 192 pages

4.13

8 ratings

🧠 Personality Types 🔍 Reading People 🔄 Behavioral Adaptation 👥 Managing People 💢 Conflict Resolution

The Asshole Survival Guide

by Robert I. Sutton

A playbook for surviving the jerks you cannot escape, and knowing when to walk away.

🏢 Workplace Toxicity 🚫 Toxic Relationships 🛡️ Anti-Bullying Strategies 🤝 Conflict Resolution 💪 Emotional Resilience

The Asshole Survival Guide

A playbook for surviving the jerks you cannot escape, and knowing when to walk away.

by Robert I. Sutton

🏢 Workplace Toxicity 🚫 Toxic Relationships 🛡️ Anti-Bullying Strategies 🤝 Conflict Resolution 💪 Emotional Resilience

Be a Brilliant Business Writer

by Jane Curry • 2010

The practical playbook for business writing that busy readers will read, not skim past.

4.14

🏢 Business Communication 📝 Plain Language 💬 Persuasive Writing 📧 Email Etiquette 📄 Resume Writing

Be a Brilliant Business Writer

The practical playbook for business writing that busy readers will read, not skim past.

by Jane Curry 2010 224 pages

4.14

28 ratings

🏢 Business Communication 📝 Plain Language 💬 Persuasive Writing 📧 Email Etiquette 📄 Resume Writing

Energising teaching

by Frank Crowther • 2020

What if your personality, not your training, holds the secret to unforgettable teaching?

3.00

🏫 Teacher Identity 💭 Teaching Philosophy 🧩 Personality Types 💪 Strengths-Based Practice 🔋 Teacher Burnout

Energising teaching

What if your personality, not your training, holds the secret to unforgettable teaching?

by Frank Crowther 2020

3.00

2 ratings

🏫 Teacher Identity 💭 Teaching Philosophy 🧩 Personality Types 💪 Strengths-Based Practice 🔋 Teacher Burnout

Breaking Out and Making Big

by Rudrajeet Desai • 2014

For founders who want craft, not luck: hire right, raise clean, scale what works.

3.72

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🔄 Lean Methodology 💰 Venture Capital 🛠️ Product Development ✅ Task Management

Breaking Out and Making Big

For founders who want craft, not luck: hire right, raise clean, scale what works.

by Rudrajeet Desai 2014 414 pages

3.72

71 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 🔄 Lean Methodology 💰 Venture Capital 🛠️ Product Development ✅ Task Management

Take Charge of Your Life

by Brian Tracy • 2023

Total responsibility, one defining goal, and a mental resource that solves problems while you sleep.

4.17

🎯 Goal Setting ⏰ Time Management 💰 Financial Independence 🧠 Self-Discipline 📈 Career Advancement

Take Charge of Your Life

Total responsibility, one defining goal, and a mental resource that solves problems while you sleep.

by Brian Tracy 2023 280 pages

4.17

69 ratings

🎯 Goal Setting ⏰ Time Management 💰 Financial Independence 🧠 Self-Discipline 📈 Career Advancement

Instant Networking

by Stefan Thomas • 2016

Six months to a business network that delivers clients, not just contacts.

3.47

🕸️ Professional Networking 📱 Social Media Marketing 📝 Content Marketing 👤 Personal Branding 🛡️ Trust Building

Instant Networking

Six months to a business network that delivers clients, not just contacts.

by Stefan Thomas 2016 160 pages

3.47

19 ratings

🕸️ Professional Networking 📱 Social Media Marketing 📝 Content Marketing 👤 Personal Branding 🛡️ Trust Building

Start Your Own Hair Salon and Day Spa

by Eileen Figure Sandlin • 2005

The $75 billion beauty industry: a step-by-step playbook for opening a salon that stays profitable.

3.36

🏪 Salon Business 💇 Beauty Industry 🚀 Small Business Startup 🛎️ Service Business 📣 Salon Marketing

Start Your Own Hair Salon and Day Spa

The $75 billion beauty industry: a step-by-step playbook for opening a salon that stays profitable.

by Eileen Figure Sandlin 2005 172 pages

3.36

11 ratings

🏪 Salon Business 💇 Beauty Industry 🚀 Small Business Startup 🛎️ Service Business 📣 Salon Marketing

The Everything Project Management Book

by Rick A. Morris • 2008

Scope creep, missed deadlines, silent stakeholders: catching problems before they catch you.

3.11

🗂️ Project Management ⏰ Time Management ⚠️ Risk Management 👥 Team Leadership 🔄 Change Management

The Everything Project Management Book

Scope creep, missed deadlines, silent stakeholders: catching problems before they catch you.

by Rick A. Morris 2008 304 pages

3.11

9 ratings

🗂️ Project Management ⏰ Time Management ⚠️ Risk Management 👥 Team Leadership 🔄 Change Management

42 Rules of Product Marketing

by Phil Burton • 2012

Spot ready-to-buy signals, translate complexity into outcomes, and arm your sales team to win.

3.55

📦 Product Marketing 💻 Tech Marketing 📈 Demand Generation 🛠️ Sales Enablement 💬 Messaging And Positioning

42 Rules of Product Marketing

Spot ready-to-buy signals, translate complexity into outcomes, and arm your sales team to win.

by Phil Burton 2012 128 pages

3.55

44 ratings

📦 Product Marketing 💻 Tech Marketing 📈 Demand Generation 🛠️ Sales Enablement 💬 Messaging And Positioning

CompTIA Project+ Cert Guide

by Robin Abernathy • 2017

The project manager's exam prep: phases, constraints, risk, agile, and the documents that bind them.

4.67

🏗️ Project Management 📝 Certification Exam Prep 🔄 Project Lifecycle ⚠️ Risk Management 📋 Pmbok Framework

CompTIA Project+ Cert Guide

The project manager's exam prep: phases, constraints, risk, agile, and the documents that bind them.

by Robin Abernathy 2017 400 pages

4.67

3 ratings

🏗️ Project Management 📝 Certification Exam Prep 🔄 Project Lifecycle ⚠️ Risk Management 📋 Pmbok Framework

1 Ano Em 12 Semanas

by Michael Lennington • 2021

Annual planning kills urgency. Compress your goals to 12 weeks and let the deadline drive you.

3.63

🏃 Sprint Cycles 🎯 Execution Focus ⏱️ Time Blocking 🪞 Personal Accountability 🔄 Behavioral Consistency

1 Ano Em 12 Semanas

Annual planning kills urgency. Compress your goals to 12 weeks and let the deadline drive you.

by Michael Lennington 2021 225 pages

3.63

51 ratings

🏃 Sprint Cycles 🎯 Execution Focus ⏱️ Time Blocking 🪞 Personal Accountability 🔄 Behavioral Consistency

What They Really Teach You at Harvard Business School

by Francis J. Kelly • 1986

Seven hundred cases, two years, and a room of rivals: what business school really teaches.

3.19

🎓 Mba Programs 📋 Case Method 🏛️ Elite Institutions 👔 General Management 🎯 Corporate Strategy

What They Really Teach You at Harvard Business School

Seven hundred cases, two years, and a room of rivals: what business school really teaches.

by Francis J. Kelly 1986 260 pages

3.19

27 ratings

🎓 Mba Programs 📋 Case Method 🏛️ Elite Institutions 👔 General Management 🎯 Corporate Strategy

Communication Skills Training

by Robert Moore • 2015

Words are less important than your walk: nonverbal rules for projecting confidence before you speak.

3.60

🧍 Nonverbal Communication 💪 Confidence Building 🗣️ Social Skills 🤝 First Impressions 👂 Active Listening

Communication Skills Training

Words are less important than your walk: nonverbal rules for projecting confidence before you speak.

by Robert Moore 2015 69 pages

3.60

10 ratings

🧍 Nonverbal Communication 💪 Confidence Building 🗣️ Social Skills 🤝 First Impressions 👂 Active Listening

Winning from Within

by Erica Ariel Fox • 2013

Before you negotiate with anyone, negotiate with yourself. Four inner voices hold the playbook.

3.79

395

🧭 Inner Leadership 🧩 Parts Work 🤝 Negotiation Psychology 🎭 Archetypes ❤️ Emotional Intelligence

Winning from Within

Before you negotiate with anyone, negotiate with yourself. Four inner voices hold the playbook.

by Erica Ariel Fox 2013 384 pages

3.79

395 ratings

🧭 Inner Leadership 🧩 Parts Work 🤝 Negotiation Psychology 🎭 Archetypes ❤️ Emotional Intelligence

Managing Your First Project

by Thomas Ghantt • 2012

Four constraints, one structure, and the discipline to find trouble while fixing it is still cheap.

3.54

🗂️ Project Management 👔 New Managers 📘 Beginner's Guides ⚠️ Risk Management 🤝 Stakeholder Management

Managing Your First Project

Four constraints, one structure, and the discipline to find trouble while fixing it is still cheap.

by Thomas Ghantt 2012 56 pages

3.54

26 ratings

🗂️ Project Management 👔 New Managers 📘 Beginner's Guides ⚠️ Risk Management 🤝 Stakeholder Management

New Trader,Rich Trader 2

by Steve Burns • 2014

Risk 1% to make 3%: the math that keeps traders alive long enough to get rich.

4.38

199

🕯️ Technical Analysis 🛡️ Risk Management 🧠 Trading Psychology ⚖️ Asymmetric Bets 🧑‍💼 Retail Traders

New Trader,Rich Trader 2

Risk 1% to make 3%: the math that keeps traders alive long enough to get rich.

by Steve Burns 2014 118 pages

4.38

199 ratings

🕯️ Technical Analysis 🛡️ Risk Management 🧠 Trading Psychology ⚖️ Asymmetric Bets 🧑‍💼 Retail Traders

Am I The Only Sane One Working Here

by Albert J. Bernstein • 2009

Your crazy coworkers follow predictable patterns. Learn the patterns to save your sanity.

3.66

160

🏢 Workplace Dynamics 🗳️ Office Politics 😤 Difficult Personalities 🧘 Emotional Self-Control ☣️ Toxic Workplaces

Am I The Only Sane One Working Here

Your crazy coworkers follow predictable patterns. Learn the patterns to save your sanity.

by Albert J. Bernstein 2009 304 pages

3.66

160 ratings

🏢 Workplace Dynamics 🗳️ Office Politics 😤 Difficult Personalities 🧘 Emotional Self-Control ☣️ Toxic Workplaces

Intelligent M&A

by Scott Moeller • 2007

Seven in ten mergers destroy value. An intelligence discipline for asking what due diligence misses.

3.79

🏢 Mergers And Acquisitions 🎯 Corporate Strategy 🔍 Competitive Intelligence 📋 Due Diligence 🤝 Post-Merger Integration

Intelligent M&A

Seven in ten mergers destroy value. An intelligence discipline for asking what due diligence misses.

by Scott Moeller 2007 326 pages

3.79

57 ratings

🏢 Mergers And Acquisitions 🎯 Corporate Strategy 🔍 Competitive Intelligence 📋 Due Diligence 🤝 Post-Merger Integration

The Copywriter's Guide To Getting Paid

by Roy Furr • 2015

How to land a copywriting client tomorrow: one low-risk offer, then a career built on royalties.

3.67

✍️ Freelance Copywriting 📬 Direct Response 🤝 Client Acquisition 💰 Value-Based Pricing 📧 Cold Outreach

The Copywriter's Guide To Getting Paid

How to land a copywriting client tomorrow: one low-risk offer, then a career built on royalties.

by Roy Furr 2015 82 pages

3.67

3 ratings

✍️ Freelance Copywriting 📬 Direct Response 🤝 Client Acquisition 💰 Value-Based Pricing 📧 Cold Outreach

The Hard and Soft Sides of Change Management

by Kathryn Zukof • 2021

Spreadsheets don't resist change. People do. The missing half of the change playbook.

3.45

🔄 Change Management 📋 Project Management 👥 People Management 🏢 Organizational Development 🤝 Stakeholder Engagement

The Hard and Soft Sides of Change Management

Spreadsheets don't resist change. People do. The missing half of the change playbook.

by Kathryn Zukof 2021 402 pages

3.45

11 ratings

🔄 Change Management 📋 Project Management 👥 People Management 🏢 Organizational Development 🤝 Stakeholder Engagement

Assertiveness Training

by Chase Hill • 2020

End people pleasing in 21 days: the scripts, boundaries, and confidence reset.

3.86

127

🗣️ Assertiveness 🚧 Boundary Setting 🙋 People Pleasing 🌟 Self-Esteem 🧘 Emotional Regulation

Assertiveness Training

End people pleasing in 21 days: the scripts, boundaries, and confidence reset.

by Chase Hill 2020 192 pages

3.86

127 ratings

🗣️ Assertiveness 🚧 Boundary Setting 🙋 People Pleasing 🌟 Self-Esteem 🧘 Emotional Regulation

The Future of HR

by Helene Sætersdal • 2019

Ten shifts that move HR from paperwork to strategy, powered by people analytics and agility.

4.00

🏢 Hr Transformation 🎯 Strategic Hr 📊 People Analytics 🌟 Employee Experience 🏛️ Workplace Culture

The Future of HR

Ten shifts that move HR from paperwork to strategy, powered by people analytics and agility.

by Helene Sætersdal 2019 128 pages

4.00

1 ratings

🏢 Hr Transformation 🎯 Strategic Hr 📊 People Analytics 🌟 Employee Experience 🏛️ Workplace Culture

Public Speaking for Dummies

by Malcolm Kushner • 1998

Public speaking from start to finish: how to prepare, deliver, and survive any audience reaction.

3.61

🎤 Public Speaking 📊 Presentation Skills 😰 Stage Fright ✍️ Speech Writing 🗣️ Rhetoric

Public Speaking for Dummies

Public speaking from start to finish: how to prepare, deliver, and survive any audience reaction.

by Malcolm Kushner 1998 288 pages

3.61

83 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 📊 Presentation Skills 😰 Stage Fright ✍️ Speech Writing 🗣️ Rhetoric

by Liz Tran • 2026

IQ and EQ got you here. A third intelligence decides who thrives in chaos.

3.97

155

🧭 Career Adaptability 🏢 Organizational Change 🎯 Uncertainty Skills 🔄 Personal Reinvention 🧱 Resilience Building

IQ and EQ got you here. A third intelligence decides who thrives in chaos.

by Liz Tran 2026 256 pages

3.97

155 ratings

🧭 Career Adaptability 🏢 Organizational Change 🎯 Uncertainty Skills 🔄 Personal Reinvention 🧱 Resilience Building

Flux

by April Rinne • 2021

Thriving in flux means running slower, trusting more, and knowing when enough is enough.

3.92

276

🧭 Navigating Uncertainty 🦎 Adaptability 🐢 Slow Living 💼 Portfolio Careers 🤝 Trust Building

Flux

Thriving in flux means running slower, trusting more, and knowing when enough is enough.

by April Rinne 2021 248 pages

3.92

276 ratings

🧭 Navigating Uncertainty 🦎 Adaptability 🐢 Slow Living 💼 Portfolio Careers 🤝 Trust Building

Talent Management of Knowledge Workers

by Vlad Vaiman • 2010

Managing knowledge workers means managing minds, not bodies. The playbook that does it.

4.50

🧠 Knowledge Workers 🏢 Talent Management 🌐 Knowledge Economy 🏷️ Employer Branding 🤝 Servant Leadership

Talent Management of Knowledge Workers

Managing knowledge workers means managing minds, not bodies. The playbook that does it.

by Vlad Vaiman 2010 220 pages

4.50

2 ratings

🧠 Knowledge Workers 🏢 Talent Management 🌐 Knowledge Economy 🏷️ Employer Branding 🤝 Servant Leadership

Start Everything Finish Nothing

by Rolfe G. Arnhym • 2014

A 4 p.m. ritual, one hard conversation, and the rule that turns starters into finishers.

4.00

🎯 Execution Discipline 🤝 Delegation ✅ Accountability ⏰ Time Management 🎧 Active Listening

Start Everything Finish Nothing

A 4 p.m. ritual, one hard conversation, and the rule that turns starters into finishers.

by Rolfe G. Arnhym 2014 206 pages

4.00

4 ratings

🎯 Execution Discipline 🤝 Delegation ✅ Accountability ⏰ Time Management 🎧 Active Listening

Developing a Business Case

by Harvard Business School Press • 2010

Build a business case that wins approval: define the opportunity, weigh alternatives, make the case.

3.76

🧾 Business Proposals 🏢 Corporate Decision Making 🗣️ Stakeholder Persuasion ✍️ Business Writing 📊 Executive Communication

Developing a Business Case

Build a business case that wins approval: define the opportunity, weigh alternatives, make the case.

by Harvard Business School Press 2010 102 pages

3.76

96 ratings

🧾 Business Proposals 🏢 Corporate Decision Making 🗣️ Stakeholder Persuasion ✍️ Business Writing 📊 Executive Communication

The Power of Curiosity

by Kathy Taberner • 2015

Curiosity beats charisma in tough conversations. Here are the listening and questioning skills.

3.44

🎧 Active Listening 💬 Difficult Conversations 🧠 Emotional Intelligence ❓ Asking Questions 🧭 Values-Based Living

The Power of Curiosity

Curiosity beats charisma in tough conversations. Here are the listening and questioning skills.

by Kathy Taberner 2015 180 pages

3.44

55 ratings

🎧 Active Listening 💬 Difficult Conversations 🧠 Emotional Intelligence ❓ Asking Questions 🧭 Values-Based Living

Stop Pulling the Ship!

by Matthew Overlund • 2020

Stop being the bottleneck. How to delegate ownership, build systems, and scale your leadership.

4.67

🏢 Organizational Leadership 🧲 Influence Without Authority 🌱 Team Empowerment 🤝 Trust Building 🧪 Failure And Learning

Stop Pulling the Ship!

Stop being the bottleneck. How to delegate ownership, build systems, and scale your leadership.

by Matthew Overlund 2020 224 pages

4.67

3 ratings

🏢 Organizational Leadership 🧲 Influence Without Authority 🌱 Team Empowerment 🤝 Trust Building 🧪 Failure And Learning

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