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"We live in a world that's obsessed with talent. We celebrate gifted students in school, natural athletes in sports, and child prodigies in music. But admiring people who start out with innate advantages leads us to overlook the distance we ourselves can travel. We underestimate the range of skills that we can learn and the amount of ground that we can gain. When opportunity doesn't knock, there are ways to build a door. Hidden Potential offers a...
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English
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"In Never Enough, reporter Jennifer Breheny Wallace investigates the deep roots of toxic achievement culture. Drawing on interviews with families, educators, and psychologists, she offers a humane view of the crisis plaguing today's teens and a practical framework for how to help"--
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
In an examination of the scientific principles behind success, a leading researcher reveals the surprising ways to turn achievement into success.
"A trailblazing book that promises to transform the very foundations of how our success-obsessed society approaches their professional careers, life pursuits and long-term goals. Too often, accomplishment does not equal success. We did the work but didn't get the promotion; we played hard but weren't recognized;...
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MIT Sloan Management Review
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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Only 10% of job opportunities are filled with internal lateral hires -- which represents a missed opportunity for employers and employees alike. Existing workers' institutional knowledge can help them quickly contribute in their new roles. Workers can also gain new skills that align with their career goals, leading to increased retention. Based on their research, the authors offer four practical insights to help companies that are currently underutilizing...
7) Believe it to achieve it: overcome your doubts, let go of the past, and unlock your full potential
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TarcherPerigee
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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"Letting go of negative thoughts is one of the most important steps to living a successful, fulfilling life, but it's also often the most difficult. In this practical, research-based guide, bestselling author Brian Tracy and psychotherapist Christina Stein present their Psychology of Achievement program to help you identify and overcome harmful patterns and ideas preventing you from achieving your goals or feeling happy and satisfied in your life."...
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TarcherPerigee, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"At a time when many boys are in crisis, a much-needed roadmap for helping boys grow into strong and compassionate men"--
"A much-needed roadmap for helping boys grow into strong and compassionate men. Over the past two decades an explosion of new studies has expanded our knowledge of how boys think and feel. In [this book], psychologist Michael Reichert draws on his many years of research to challenge age-old conventions about how boys become men....
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Zondervan Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"No matter what you aim to do, you'll often hear a voice say, "You can't do it"-either outside or inside you. But maybe that's the perfect reason why you can. With lighthearted insights from his own life, actor and social media star Marcus Johns shifts the perspective on resistance and doubt to change discouraging obstacles into powerful motivators"--
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Conecta/Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
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"The laws that govern success are those that differentiate the best-selling books from the balance books, the millionaires from the ruined ones. They illustrate how defective the rules of competitions are, since in many of them the winner is decided at random. They show us that, often, the "experts" - professionals who value wine, classical music performances or figure skaters, or other types of judges - are no more qualified than any of us to determine...
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Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Successful people literally see the world differently. Now an award-winning scientist explains how anyone can leverage this "perception" gap to their advantage. When it comes to setting and meeting goals, we are often susceptible to perceptual illusions: We think we are closer or further away depending on our mindset, and we might handicap ourselves by looking only at the big picture or too long at the fine detail. But as award-winning social psychologist...
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Harvard Business Review
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Our professional lives are full of challenges and setbacks, but those who achieve elite performance are able to consistently rally their emotional strength in the pursuit of their goals--no matter what gets thrown at them. If you read nothing else on mental toughness, read these ten articles by experts in the field. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you build...
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Urano
Pub. Date
2023.
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Español
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Una de las voces más acreditadas del mundo en el tema del máximo rendimiento, Steven Kotler, combina neurociencia de vanguardia y décadas de investigación en una apasionante exploración de las fronteras humanas que es también un manual para alcanzar lo inalcanzable. La premisa central de este libro es que el máximo rendimiento no surge de una serie de cualidades innatas, sino que se trata de una fórmula que todos podemos aprender y emplear....
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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Your baby knows more than you think. That's the heart of the principles and teachings of Magda Gerber, founder of RIE (Resources for Infant Educarers), and Educaring. BABY KNOWS BEST is based on Gerber's belief in babies' natural abilities to develop at their own pace, without coaxing from helicoptering or hovering parents. The Educaring Approach helps parents see their infants as competent people with a growing ability to communicate, problem-solve,...
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Publisher
Ballantine Group
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"We all know we should be learning and growing. But how do you make time while under pressure to perform? Discover the right balance to bolster personal and team success with this revolutionary guide from the CEO of Mindset Works. In order to succeed in a fast-changing world, individuals and companies know they must create a culture of growth mindset: an environment where practice and mistakes are encouraged and learning is integrated into the everyday....
17) Mujer sin límite
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Publisher
Aguilar
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
Español
Description
A motivational speaker and media personality provides advice for women, based in part on her own experiences, on how to overcome the factors that keep them from success and suggests ways for different personality types to develop their stengths.
18) OKRs
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Series
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John Wiley and Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"Your one-stop guide to implement Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) effectively In business, OKRs--that's short for Objectives and Key Results--are the gold standard for communicating and delivering on what you want to accomplish and how you'll get there. OKRs For Dummies provides you with step-by-step guidance for following in the footsteps of some of the world's leading organizations. Drive focus on what matters most, align and engage teams, and...
19) Hundred percenters: challenge your employees to give it their all, and they'll give you even more
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Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
Description
In this new edition of his guide to unleashing employees' full potential, Mark Murphy explains why true employee motivation is not achieved by focusing on making your people "happy." The most effective leaders are the ones who respect their people enough to push them to deliver real results--to become Hundred Percenters. Basing its conclusions on a detailed study of more than 500,000 leaders and employees, Hundred Percenters, Second Edition, provides...
20) Nice girls don't get the corner office: unconscious mistakes women make that sabotage their careers
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Business Plus
Pub. Date
©2014.
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English
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"The New York Times bestseller, which has become a must-have for women in business, is now revised and updated in celebration of its 10th anniversary. Internationally recognized executive coach Dr. Lois P. Frankel teacher women how to eliminate unconscious mistakes that could be holding them back, and gives invaluable coaching tips that can easily be incorporated into social and business skills. The results are career opportunities women never thought...
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