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Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
An urgent, transformative guide to dealing with disasters from one of today's foremost thinkers in crisis management.
"The future may still be unpredictable, but nowadays, disasters are not. We live in a time of constant, consistent catastrophe, where things more often go wrong than they go right. So why do we still fumble when disaster hits? Why are we always one step behind? In The Devil Never Sleeps, Juliette Kayyem lays the groundwork for a new...
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A reference book to provide you with information on the fundamental concepts of operations management to succeed in your coursework and entry-level tasks in your job. In this guide, you will discover how companies actually get their products and services out the door. From forecasting demand to ensuring quality control, managing inventory, and sourcing supplies, this book walks you through how to keep a business humming and what to do when something...
Author
Publisher
Remote Life LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This book compiles the world?s best 21st-century leadership tools to help you gain success and recognition as a leader, allowing you to take your leadership skills, and your career, to the next level. The author makes sure to give you concrete, proven tools and the best practices on every page so that you can take these actionable directives and immediately integrate them into your daily routine"--Amazon.com.
13) The friction project: how smart leaders make the right things easier and the wrong things harder
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Every organization is plagued by destructive friction-the forces that make it harder, more complicated, or downright impossible to get anything done. Yet some forms of friction are incredibly useful, and leaders who attempt to improve workplace efficiency often make things even worse. Drawing from seven years of hands-on research, The Friction Project by bestselling authors Robert I. Sutton and Huggy Rao teaches readers how to become "friction fixers,"...
Author
Publisher
Northfield Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Workplace conflict is inevitable. When it happens, how can you get back on track?Like all relationships, the ones we have at work are subject to stresses-maybe even fractures that can really take a toll on the workplace. Productivity is lost. Time is wasted. Tension mounts. Cooperation is reduced. And the workplace becomes toxic. What's the solution?In Making Things Right at Work, Dr. Gary Chapman, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The 5 Love...
Author
Publisher
Firefly Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Heatwaves. Floods. Wildfires. Damaging hurricanes. The weather seems to be getting worse these days. But is it just the weather, or is it the result of a rapidly changing climate? In Is It Weather or Is It Climate Change?, author Rachel Salt answers five key questions about climate change: What is climate change? What causes it? How do we know it's real? Does climate change cause extreme weather? And can we still prevent the worst impacts? Young...