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The Link Between College and the World of Work - College and Career Collection Spotlight
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The Link Between College and the World of Work - College and Career Collection Spotlight
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From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice!
There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office...
There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office...
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Recent discoveries in the field of positive psychology have shown that happiness fuels success, not the other way around. Achor isolates seven practical, actionable principles that show how to capitalize on the Happiness Advantage to improve performance and maximize potential.
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Simon & Schuster
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English
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" 'Does your job make a meaningful contribution to the world?' David Graeber asked this question in a playful, provocative online essay titled On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs. He defined a bullshit job as 'a form of paid employment that is so completely pointless, unnecessary, or pernicious that even the employee cannot justify its existence, even though as part of the conditions of employment, the employee feels obliged to pretend that this is...
10) Stress-free productivity: a personalized toolkit to become your most efficient and creative self
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A TarcherPerigee Book
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[2022]
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English
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"From the author of The Anxiety Toolkit, a guide to creating your own personalized productivity plan, using self-science to make systems that work for you"--
12) Why we work
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TED Books, Simon & Schuster
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2015.
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English
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An analysis of the purpose of work in people's lives demonstrates how work operates in American culture and how everyday people can find happiness in the workplace, explaining the importance of career goals.
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The Culture Works Press
Pub. Date
©2014.
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English
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What Motivates Me presents a breakthrough new online assessment to diagnose what will make you happiest and most productive at work. The assessment identifies your top motivators and the book provides a step-by-step guide to tailor your work to better fit your core motivations and boost your happiness and success in your career.
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McGraw-Hill
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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"Make every workplace interaction positive and productive. Personality Style at Work outlines the four principal personality styles--Direct, Spirited, Considerate and Systematic. It explains how to determine which one describes you and shows how to use this knowledge to interact more successfully with others.Kate Ward was manager of curriculum development CareerTrack, where she authored programs, supervised a team of instructional designers, and facilitated...
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Reverté Management
Pub. Date
[2019]
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Español
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"At the heart of dealing with difficult people is handling their--and your own--emotions. How do you stay calm in a tough conversation? How do you stay unruffled in the face of passive-aggressive comments? And how do you know if you're difficult to work with? This book explains the research behind our emotional response to awful colleagues and shows how to build the empathy and resilience to make those relationships more productive"--
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Leaping Hare Press
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2019.
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English
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The realities of the modern-day workplace can include stress, pressure and apathy, but with a thoughtful approach and an openness to change, anyone can transform their work experience. In Mindfulness at Work, expert mediator and counsellor Maria Arpa shares her professional and personal insights into ways we can all create positive change at work ways to cut conflict, find contentment and develop an environment where harmony and clarity rule. Learn...
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Parallax Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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If your job leaves you feeling deadened to your true talents and life's purpose, Duerr explains the concept of "liberation-based livelihood." She takes readers through a careful and comprehensive process that can lead to new insights, breakthroughs, and positive reformulation of their careers. Mindfulness practice helps you gain a new perspective, and creating joyful work leads to love and compassion for yourself, and for the whole world.
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Portfolio
Pub. Date
2008.
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English
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An expansion on the author's popular Fortune article, "What It Takes to Be Great," builds on his premise about success being linked to the practice and perseverance of specific efforts, in a full-length report that draws on scientific principles and real-world examples to demonstrate his systematic process at work.
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