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Just be yourself, right?
We're complex people. Professionally, we're recent graduates, employees, star performers, and first-time managers. But we're also best friends, devoted family members, sports fans, plant parents, social justice warriors-or any other combination of these and other traits. But how much of ourselves should we really bring to the workplace?
Authenticity, Identity, and Being Yourself at Work is filled with practical advice from...
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I'm not here to make work friends. Or am I?
Managers, peers, work friends, mentors, frenemies, annoying people, romantic interests, people with awful politics, your boss's boss, and so on . . . we probably spend more hours with our coworkers than with anyone else. So even if they're not all perfect, it's worth it to build connections that will provide you with support, help you network and learn, and keep your career moving forward.
Bosses, Coworkers,...
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Whether we're just starting out or are well into our professional journeys, we often equate our productivity with the number of hours we spend working. But do we really need to work endless hours, through weekends, and during vacations to be seen as stars? To find a healthy balance between our personal and professional lives, we need to make space for ourselves, define what we value most, and set goals that take those values into account.
Boundaries,...
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Over the past decade, the popularity of cocktails has returned with gusto. Amateur and professional mixologists alike have set about recovering not just the craft of the cocktail, but also its history, philosophy, and culture. The Shaken and the Stirred features essays written by distillers, bartenders and amateur mixologists, as well as scholars, all examining the so-called 'Cocktail Revival' and cocktail culture. Why has the cocktail returned with...
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Meet David Wagers, a cool, collected and incredibly handsome Private Investigator in the New York City area. David is hired to investigate the unsolved murder case of Courtney Tabbin, a popular, young woman with a promising future. Along the way, David encounters some interesting and suspicious characters and a complex office drama. Was Courtney's murder just a random act of violence, or something more personal?While digging deeper for answers, David...
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In this prize-winning collection, a debut poet evokes his childhood as the son of missionaries in Papua New Guinea.
Mission Work is an arresting collection of poems based on Aaron Baker's experiences as a child of missionaries living among the Kuman people in the remote Chimbu Highlands of Papua New Guinea. Rich with Christian and Kuman myths and stories, the poems explore Western and tribal ways of looking at the world -- an interface of vastly...
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The extraordinary personal and professional journey of Scott Walker who went from golden-voiced sixties pop-singer to iconoclastic musical adventurer. Author Paul Woods examines how the celebrated vocal range and philosophical concerns of Noel Scott Engel - aka Scott Walker - continue to challenge the accepted territory and subject matter of popular music.
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Initially, this book was developed as a training manual for Cambodian researchers and university students, and it was available in hard copies only in Cambodia. This is the second edition and now is available in ebook format online. We found that this book also can be helpful for more than Cambodian researchers. And it can be in the interest of the general public. Therefore, it is made available in an ebook version, so it is now available online....
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In his insightful book, 'The Future of Work: Managing in the Age of AI,' Nicos Rossides offers a comprehensive exploration of how artificial intelligence is transforming the workplace and redefining the essence of work itself. This book takes the reader on a journey from the earliest forms of human labor to a future where AI's influence permeates every aspect of economic activity. Rossides meticulously examines the shift from rigid job structures...
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"Required reading…sharp and insightful…lively and straightforward…a novel and sometimes startling analysis of workplace dynamics."-New York Times Book Review
In her extraordinary international bestseller, You Just Don't Understand, Deborah Tannen transformed forever the way we look at intimate relationships between women and men. Now she turns her keen ear and observant eye toward the workplace-where the ways in which men and women communicate...
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This practical guide to building stable, healthy, and inclusive communities offers an antidote to today's polarizing culture of isolation.
With the increasing violence in our culture, the widening ideological divides, and the growing gap in economic well-being, a deeper sense of community is desperately needed. But even as we acknowledge the need to build community, the typical ways we engage people, civically and organizationally, remain essentially...
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Workplays provides school to work transition play scripts and activities for secondary school students. This approach provides students with a realistic understanding of a variety of professions, trades and careers, fosters collaboration between subjects and develops essential skills for the workplace world.
This second edition of Hazel Edwards' well-loved and used teacher resource, highlights the practicality of integrating plays and simulated workplace...
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Ce livre explore les avancées les plus récentes de la médecine anti-âge et de la longévité, mettant en lumière les recherches les plus innovantes en matière de prévention des maladies chroniques et de vieillissement. À travers ses chapitres, il présente des sujets tels que la nutrition personnalisée, le jeûne sur mesure, la résistance à l'insuline, la neuroplasticité, la sagesse, et bien plus encore. Ce livre est un guide pratique...
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Dans "Stratégies de Productivité pour Réussir", vous découvrirez un guide complet pour maîtriser l'art de la productivité personnelle. Ce livre vous offre des outils pratiques, des conseils et des techniques pour optimiser votre temps, éliminer la procrastination, et réaliser vos objectifs professionnels et personnels. Vous apprendrez comment gérer efficacement vos tâches, équilibrer votre vie professionnelle et personnelle, et cultiver...
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Writer and editorial consultant Ron Hogan helps readers develop an ongoing writing practice as an end in and of itself, not a means to publication. Many people pick up the guitar without eyeing a career as a professional musician, or start painting without caring if they get a gallery. But with writing the assumption seems to be that the goal must be to get published. Why? Why is it acceptable to attain technical proficiency at "Stairway to Heaven"...
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Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant, and to face the challenge of change. -Martin Luther King, Jr.
How do we turn our good intentions and high hopes toward DEI into real and lasting change?
Many of today's organizations lack mature and effective DEI efforts. In recent studies, several were found to be only "going through the motions" with much being promised but little delivered.
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The average person spends about 50 billion hours on the toilet in their lifetime. Why not make the most of it?
We've all been there and will be back again. This very funny and actually useful guide will help you make your time in the loo more comfortable, entertaining, and even fun. Out-and-about advice includes finding and navigating public restrooms, strategies for pit stops at school, in the office, or at other people's houses, as well as special...
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Build the career you want-on your terms.
"Where do you see yourself in five years?" If this question makes you nauseous, you're not alone. Starting out in the working world is hard enough, but thinking long-term about our career-and whether we even want a capital-C "career"-can be daunting and exhausting. Fortunately, there are concrete steps you can take to build a career that fits your interests, needs, and passions.
Experience, Opportunity, and...
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What if, despite the ever-increasing stress in your professional and personal lives, you were able to live resiliently? You eat healthy, sleep well, and have the time and energy to exercise. You perform well in a demanding work environment, are the best possible version of yourself for your loved ones, and are becoming healthier every day.Much of our physiological hardwiring still dates back to when we were cave people. The human body hasn't evolved...
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