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©2013
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English
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All Leaders Face Adversity. Exceptional Leaders Thrive in It. Leadership is often a struggle, and yet strong taboos keep us from talking openly and honestly about our difficulties for fear of looking weak and seeming to lack confidence. But Steven Snyder shows that this discussion is vital--adversity is precisely what unlocks our greatest potential. Using real-life stories drawn from his extensive research studying 151 diverse episodes of leadership...
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©2007
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English
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"True North shows how anyone who follows their internal compass can become an authentic leader. This leadership tour de force is based on research and first-person interviews with 125 of today's top leaders--with some surprising results. In this important book, acclaimed former Medtronic CEO Bill George and coauthor Peter Sims share the wisdom of these outstanding leaders and describe how you can develop as an authentic leader."--Resource description...
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Pub. Date
2012
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English
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Leadership isn't complicated -- keep it simple and make it count. This new edition of Steve Radcliffe's uniquely powerful, successful and practical framework will show you how to develop faster as a more confident and capable leader. This compact, instantly-applicable guide to developing leadership skills contains practical insights, straightforward actions and plain guidelines to accelerate your growth as a leader. The framework is derived from expert...
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Pub. Date
c2013.
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English
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In today's business environment, leaders at all levels are facing enormous challenges when it comes to achieving and sustaining breakthrough operating results. Globalization, economic change, more stringent regulation, and tougher governance make realizing shareholder value increasingly difficult. "Intelligent Leadership" is written for leaders who want to become more effective, strategic, operationally focused, and balanced. It is for leaders who...
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Pub. Date
2013
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English
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Join Scooby-Doo, Shaggy and the Mystery Inc. crew as they head to Chicago for a talent show, some museum tours and a whole lotta pizza! The windy city is home to the hit TV show, Talent Star, in which songwriting duo Fred and Daphne are finalists with some high hopes. Not to be left out, Scooby and Shaggy have a secret act in the works, which they are betting will take the contest by storm.
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Would you rather get a root canal than face a group of strangers? Does the phrase "working a room" make you want to retreat to yours? Devora Zack, an avowed introvert and successful consultant who gives presentations to thousands of people at dozens of events annually, feels your pain. She found that other networking books assume that to succeed, you have to act like an extrovert. Not at all. There is another way. Zack politely examines and then smashes...
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2014.
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Español
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"¿Qué tienen en común Matt Groening, el creador de Los Simpsons, el empresario Richard Branson, y la periodista Arianna Huffington? Más allá de su enorme éxito profesional, todos son personas que muestran una extraordinaria pasión por lo que hacen y que han encontrado lo que Ken Robinson denomina su elemento, es decir, el lugar donde la persona hace aquello que realmente quiere hacer y donde es quien siempre ha querido ser. Ken Robinson consigue...
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[2015]
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English
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In this concise and practical book, the author shares the most important lessons for strategic planning. Readers will discover how to: ask the five key questions vital to any strategic plan; determine a corporate mission that lifts and inspires people; gain valuable insight with market share/market growth and strategy/operations matrices; define themselves in relation to their competition; utilize the concept of "driving force"; anticipate crises;...
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Pub. Date
2009
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English
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Coaching Brain in Mind. Foundations for Practice. David Rock and Linda J. Page, PhD. Discover the science behind brain-based coaching. By understanding how the brain works, coaching professionals can better tailor their language, strategies, and goals to be in alignment with an individual's "hard-wired" way of thinking. Written by two well-known coaching professionals, David Rock and Linda Page, Coaching with the Brain in Mind presents the tools and...
11) Destrózame
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Shatter me volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"La piel de Juliette es mortal. La última vez que tocó a alguien, lo mató. Por eso lleva 264 días encerrada en una celda, sin tocar a nadie. En el exterior, el mundo está devastado: los animales, las plantas y el cielo azul no son más que el cuento de un pasado feliz. Las personas que han sobrevivido solo tienen una palabra en sus mentes: «guerra». Y Warner, un joven perverso, es quien intenta restablecer el orden en medio del caos... pero...
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Pub. Date
2012
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English
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As he did in his classic Synchronicity, Joseph Jaworski once again takes us on a mind-expanding journey, this time to the very heart of creativity and deep knowing.
Institutions of all sorts are facing profound change today, with complexity increasing at a speed and intensity we've never experienced before. Jaworski came to realize that traditional analytical leadership approaches are inadequate for dealing creatively with this complexity. To effectively...
13) La familia bola
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Pub. Date
[2010]
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Español
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"La familia Bola es una familia de insectos de ocho piernas y no particularmente atractivos que viven debajo de un teatro de variedades. Todos los miembros de la familia llevan una prenda de vestir con rayas y estampados brillantes, y cada uno tiene un talento especial. Todos son grandes estrellas del escenario -- bailarines, actores, cantadores y magos. Un día una pulga cazatalentos viene a la ciudad en busca de nuevas estrellas. Demostrando que...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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Español
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"Tells the tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift from super strength to the power to heal--every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the...
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Pub. Date
©2009.
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English
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Originally developed by Francesco Cirillo, the Pomodoro technique will help you work in focused sprints throughout the day. It shows you how to organize your work to accomplish more in less time. You don't need for expensive software or fancy planners. You can get started with nothing more than paper, a pencil, and a kitchen timer.--Publisher.
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Pub. Date
2011
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English
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"How leaders can use the right story at the right time to inspire change and action This revised and updated edition of the best-selling book A Leader's Guide to Storytelling shows how storytelling is one of the few ways to handle the most important and difficult challenges of leadership: sparking action, getting people to work together, and leading people into the future. Using myriad illustrative examples and filled with how-to techniques, this...
20) Bitterblue
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Graceling Realm volume 3
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
Español
Description
Eighteen-year-old Bitterblue, queen of Monsea, realizes her heavy responsibility and the futility of relying on advisors who surround her with lies as she tries to help her people to heal from the thirty-five-year spell cast by her father, a violent psychopath with mind-altering abilities.
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