Business and economics

  • Make the most of your workday : be more productive, engaged, and satisfied as you conquer the chaos at work

    Creator

    Camuto, Mary A.

    Abstract

    Even if you don't have your dream job, every day is precious and filled with opportunities. Mary Camuto challenges you to actively manage and make the most of workday possibilities and problems. With drive, determination, and optimism, she offers solutions to workday predicaments. You can take control; you don't have to wait for leaders, people, or circumstances to change. No matter your level, situation, or dilemma, Camuto shows you how to regroup, reframe, and bounce back.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Not specified
  • Do over : rescue Monday, reinvent your work, and never get stuck

    Creator

    Acuff, Jonathan M.

    Abstract

    Jon Acuff presents a guide to making big career changes by choice or necessity, and escaping the horrible feeling of being trapped in the wrong job.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Not specified
  • Topgun's top 10 : leadership lessons from the cockpit

    Creator

    Snodgrass, Guy M.

    Abstract

    The U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School trains the top one percent of our nation's fighter pilots. Over the course of twelve weeks, ordinary people are transformed into world-class leaders. Commander Snodgrass distills some of the most important lessons he's learned and taught over the course of his twenty-year career in uniform for listeners who want to learn how to be leaders.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • Promote yourself, Me 2.0

    Creator

    Schawbel, Dan

    Abstract

    Career guru and personal branding expert Dan Schawbel knows what it takes to succeed in the world of business. This audiobook combines his books Promote Yourself and Me 2.0 to offer twice the advice on what you can do to find and build an outstanding career.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Ashland, Oregon]

    Blackstone Publishing

    Not specified
  • Fall : the mysterious life and death of Robert Maxwell, Britain's most notorious media baron

    Creator

    Preston, John

    Abstract

    Preston chronicles Maxwell's all encompassing rivalry with Rupert Murdoch, a battle that ruined Maxwell financially, threatened his sanity and lead, indirectly, to his death. Did Maxwell have a heart attack or was it suicide? Or was he murdered? Few in the twentieth century journeyed as far from his roots as Robert Maxwell. Yet, as Fall reveals, no one, however rich and powerful, can entirely escape their past.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • Red-handed : how American elites get rich helping China win

    Creator

    Schweizer, Peter

    Abstract

    Peter Schweizer presents his most alarming findings to date by revealing the secret deals wealthy Americans have cut to help China build its military, technological, and economic might. Equally as astonishing, many of these elites quietly believe the Chinese dictatorial regime is superior to American democracy.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • Moonshot : inside Pfizer's nine-month race to make the impossible possible

    Creator

    Bourla, Albert

    Abstract

    Pfizer's Chairman and CEO Dr. Albert Bourla recounts the nine months in 2020 when the scientists at Pfizer created, tested, and manufactured a Covid-19 vaccine that previously would have taken years to develop. 

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • Inclusion revolution : the essential guide to dismantling racial inequity in the workplace

    Creator

    Auger-Domínguez, Daisy

    Abstract

    We are in the midst of a global reckoning on race, and corporations are on high alert. But conventional approaches have fallen short, leaving nagging questions about next steps. Daisy Auger-Domínguez provides frank answers to why popular efforts fail. She then presents the definitive roadmap for revolution, through her dynamic step-by-step process: Reflect, Visualize, Act, and Persist. She offers proven, research-based strategies for racially inclusive management.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • Split the pie : a radical new way to negotiate

    Creator

    Nalebuff, Barry

    Abstract

    Barry Nalebuff presents a practical and theory-based approach to negotiation. You'll learn how to deploy logic to determine truly equitable solutions and employ empathy to expand the pie and sell your solution.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified