Getting into conflict is easy. Getting out is the hard part. As tensions rise, we often become stuck in adversarial relations, and nothing we do seems to calm the situation. But there is a way out: In Negotiating the Nonnegotiable, Daniel Shapiro introduces a new generation of tools to bridge the di..
This witty, entertaining, accessible introduction to the great economic thinkers throughout history - Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, and more - shows how their ideas apply to our modern world. In this revised edition, renowned economist Todd Buchholz offers an insight..
Ninja Future is an essential read for businesses and individuals striving to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving world: Gary Shapiro, the president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association, casts his eye toward the future, charting how the innovative technologies of today will transform n..
When was the last time you told your colleagues how much you value them? It sounds like a trivial thing in the middle of a busy work day. But as David Novak discovered during his years as a hard charging executive, there’s nothing trivial about recognition. It can make a life-or-death difference to ..
There’s been a revolution in negotiating tactics. The world’s best negotiators have moved beyond How to Win Friends & Influence People and Getting to Yes . For over twenty years. David Sally has been teaching the art of negotiation at leading business schools and to executives at top companies. ..
An award-winning conflict consultant offers a new path to take when agreement and collaboration seem impossible, and teaches us that when conflict resolution fails, we can achieve freedom instead - even without others’ cooperation. A founding CEO and his top salesperson are engaged in a heated cla..
Harness the power of communities, both inside and outside of your organization, to drive value and revenue, activate your employees’ and customers’ talents, and create a highly engaged, loyal customer base. What if you discovered a blueprint that could grow your brand’s reputation and loyalty, dra..
Whether you're asking for a raise, selling but holding your price, ending a relationship or talking to children about divorce, success is predicated on planned, effective communication. Yet, most people fail to properly prepare their message. A veteran corporate attorney, sports agent and expert con..
In this essential book written by a rural native and Silicon Valley veteran, Microsoft’s Chief technology officer tackles one of the most critical issues facing society today: the future of artificial intelligence and how it can be realistically used to promote growth, even in a shifting employment ..
Almost weekly, the news is full of stories about disappearing retail chains. From House of Fraser and BHS to Toys'R'Us and Sears, recognised names are vanishing overnight – as such large organizations disappear, so the malls, shopping centres, high streets and main streets become emptier and less ap..
Too often, retirement guides obscure the information you're really looking for with details so tedious even a retirement planner would nod off. Retirement 101 cuts out the boring details and lengthy explanations and instead gives you a hands-on lesson that keeps you engaged. From Social Security ..
Learn the ins and outs of sales techniques with this comprehensive and accessible guide that is the crash course in how to sell anything. Sometimes, it seems like learning a new skill is impossible. But whether you are interested in pursuing a full-times sales career, want to make extra money with..
Social media has become a vital key to successful investing. The messages on Twitter, and on investing websites, like StockTwits, can predict stock market behavior. Online communities are often the best source of insight into the causes of stock moves. Company executives now use social media to comm..
For all who want to build a life that abounds with connection, friendship, purpose, and meaningful success, Brian Dixon presents a simple yet profound mantra: Start with Your People. It can be easy to become task-oriented, focusing on the goals ahead of us and checking off our to-do lists rather ..
How can Israel with only 7.1 million people, no natural resources, enemies on every border, and in a constant state of war produce more start-up companies than Japan, India, Korea, Canada, and the United Kingdom? Drawing on examples from the country's foremost inventors and investors, geopolitical e..
What do football coach Bill Walsh, restaurateur Alice Waters, television executive Lorne Michaels, technology CEO Larry Ellison, and fashion pioneer Ralph Lauren have in common? On the surface, not much, other than consistent success in their fields. But below the surface, they share a common appro..
This is the inside story of the US–China trade war, how relations between these superpowers unraveled, darkening prospects for global peace and prosperity, as told by two Wall Street Journal reporters, one based in Washington, D.C., the other in Beijing, who have had more access to the decision mak..
In the ever more urgent quest for sources of renewable energy, meet the man boldly harnessing the natural forces that could power America’s future. The United States is in the midst of an energy transition. We want to embrace renewable energy sources like wind and solar, and rely less on dirty foss..
Dr Anna Dixon turns the misleading and depressing narrative of the burden and massive extra cost of people living longer on its head and provides a refreshingly optimistic view of how everyone could enjoy a better later life. The Age of Ageing Better? takes a radically different view of what our..
The inside story of the world’s most powerful central bankers - and the most intense exercise in economic crisis management the world has ever seen Suddenly, without warning, in August 2007, three men who had never been elected to public office found themselves the most powerful people in ..