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You Can't Know It All: Leading in the Age of Deep Expertise
Wanda T. Wallace explains how to be a leader without being an expert in her handbook for "novices and experienced managers alike."
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The Gift of Struggle: Life-Changing Lessons About Leading
Bobby Herrera, CEO of Populus Group, shares the very real parallels he found between climbing a mountain and putting a team together in business.
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The Last Unknowns: Deep, Elegant, Profound Unanswered Questions about the Universe, the Mind, the Future of Civilization, and the Meaning of Life
An excerpt from Daniel Kahneman's Foreword to the conclusion to the Edge Question Series, the world’s bestselling science book series, with more than one million copies sold.
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The Levelling: What's Next After Globalization
Michael O'Sullivan's new book comes about at the perfect moment to consider and address the existential questions around, and potential tensions between, globalization and representational democracy.
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Success Is in Your Sphere: Leverage the Power of Relationships to Achieve Your Business Goals
The CAPITAL strategy, laid out in Zvi Band’s new book, walks the professional through a strategic approach to nurture your business and careers’ most important asset—relationships.
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From Sabotage to Support: A New Vision for Feminist Solidarity in the Workplace
Joy Wiggins and Kami Anderson's new book explores how "patriarchy has created an environment for women to knowingly and unknowingly sabotage each other," and how to build a culture of support instead.
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The Art of Quiet Influence: Timeless Wisdom for Leading without Authority
Jocelyn Davis' new book shows "anyone, not just bosses, how to use influence without authority, a key mindfulness principle, to get things done at work and in life."
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The Robots Are Coming!: The Future of Jobs in the Age of Automation
Andrés Oppenheimer's new book is "a thought-provoking search to understand what the future holds for today’s jobs in the foreseeable age of automation."
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Giving Done Right: Effective Philanthropy and Making Every Dollar Count
Phil Buchanan, the president of the Center for Effective Philanthropy, "arms donors with what it takes to do more good more quickly and to avoid predictable errors that lead too many astray."
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Tim Cook: The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level
Leander Kahney's new book "tells the inspiring story of how one man attempted to replace someone irreplaceable, and—through strong, humane leadership, supply chain savvy, and a commitment to his values—succeeded more than anyone had thought possible."
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