"Surprise: Embrace the Unpredictable and Engineer the Unexpected is a fascinating look at how we can handle and harness surprise in our work, relationships, and everyday lives. Pop Quiz! Do you prefer when: A) Things go according to plan? B) When the unexpected happens? Most of us pick control and predictability. Yet research reveals a counterintuitive truth: surprise is the key that unlocks growth, innovation, and connection. It is also...

Dr. Phil McGraw helps you confront what he believes are the seven most common critical days that you or a loved one are likely to face: the day you are shattered by death, divorce, or losing something of great value; the day you realize you have lived your life as a sellout and that every choice you have made was dictated by other people's expectations, not your own goals and desires; the day that the pressures of balancing your responsibilities and...

Explains how today's world requires people to assume different personalities in accordance with myriad responsibilities, counseling readers on how to work with one's strengths as an employee, family member, and other roles in order to achieve overall balance.

Business in the developed world is changing. Tighter budgets and dwindling natural resources, along with new technologies and empowered consumers, are driving disruptive trends like the sharing and circular economy and the maker movement. Using limited resources to get high-quality products to market quickly is now vital to business success. This cutting-edge guide by award-winning innovation thinkers Navi Radjou and Jaideep Prabhu lays out the key...