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Book SynopsisA timely, practical resource on creating teams and organizations where everyone has the opportunity to succeed.--Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of the podcast WorkLife A step-by-step guide for managers, teams, and DEI leaders looking to create impactful, lasting change in their organization, from recruitment to retention, and beyond. Are you tired of hollow promises about diversity, equity, and inclusion in your organization? Do you want to take steps towards real change – beyond issuing mission statements, signing checks, and holding listening sessions – but don’t know where to start? This book is your answer. Designed for teams to read together, Actions Speak Louder offers a comprehensive blueprint for leaders and teams who are ready to get out of their own way, look at their surroundings with new eyes, and turn their energy into a concrete plan.<

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Book SynopsisA soulful re-envisioning of what work and leadership can be, from the visionary mind of renowned author and thought leader, Seth GodinTheSongof Significance is a rousing contemplation on work: why it is the way it is, why it?s gotten so bad, what all of us?especially leaders?can do to make it better.Economic instability and the rise of remote work have left us disconnected and disengaged. Alarmed managers are responding with harsh top-down edicts, layoffs, surveillance and mandatory meetings. Workers are responding by quiet quitting and working their wage. But it doesn''t have to be this way.Through 144 provocative stanzas, legendary business author Seth Godin gets to the heart of what ails us; he shows what?s really at the root of these trends, and challenges us to do better in ways that matter.The choice is simple. We can endure the hangover of industrial capitalism, keep treating people as disposable, and join in the AI-fueled race to the bottom. Or we come together to build a significant organization that enrolls, empowers, and trusts everyone to deliver their best work, no matter where they are.This is a book to share with bosses and co-workers, to discuss and put to action. No matter what our role, it?s within our power to change. Because, as Godin writes, ?Humans aren?t a resource. They are the point.?

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Book SynopsisA groundbreaking look at why our interactions with others hold the key to success, from the New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Potential, Think Again, and OriginalsFor generations, we have focused on the individual drivers of success: passion, hard work, talent, and luck. But in today’s dramatically reconfigured world, success is increasingly dependent on how we interact with others. In Give and Take, Adam Grant, an award-winning researcher and Wharton’s highest-rated professor, examines the surprising forces that shape why some people rise to the top of the success ladder while others sink to the bottom. Praised by social scientists, business theorists, and corporate leaders, Give and Take opens up an approach to work, interactions, and productivity that is nothing short of revolutionary.Trade Review“Give and Take just might be the most important book of this young century. As insightful and entertaining as Malcolm Gladwell at his best, this book has profound implications for how we manage our careers, deal with our friends and relatives, raise our children, and design our institutions. This gem is a joy to read, and it shatters the myth that greed is the path to success.”—Robert Sutton, author of The No *sshole Rule and Good Boss, Bad Boss “Give and Take is a truly exhilarating book—the rare work that will shatter your assumptions about how the world works and keep your brain firing for weeks after you've turned the last page.”—Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and A Whole New Mind “Give and Take is brimming with life-changing insights. As brilliant as it is wise, this is not just a book—it's a new and shining worldview. Adam Grant is one of the great social scientists of our time, and his extraordinary new book is sure to be a bestseller.”—Susan Cain, author of Quiet “Give and Take cuts through the clutter of clichés in the marketplace and provides a refreshing new perspective on the art and science of success. Adam Grant has crafted a unique, ‘must have’ toolkit for accomplishing goals through collaboration and reciprocity.”—William P. Lauder, Executive Chairman, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. “Give and Take is a pleasure to read, extraordinarily informative, and will likely become one of the classic books on workplace leadership and management. It has changed the way I see my personal and professional relationships, and has encouraged me to be a more thoughtful friend and colleague.”—Jeff Ashby, NASA space shuttle commander “With Give and Take, Adam Grant has marshaled compelling evidence for a revolutionary way of thinking about personal success in business and in life. Besides the fundamentally uplifting character of the case he makes, readers will be delighted by the truly engaging way he makes it. This is a must read.”—Robert Cialdini, author of Influence “Give and Take is a brilliant, well-documented, and motivating debunking of ‘good guys finish last’! I've noticed for years that generosity generates its own kind of equity, and Grant's fascinating research and engaging style have created not only a solid validation of that principle but also practical wisdom and techniques for utilizing it more effectively. This is a super manifesto for getting meaningful things done, sustainably.”—David Allen, author of Getting Things Done “Packed with cutting-edge research, concrete examples, and deep insight, Give and Take offers extraordinarily thought-provoking—and often surprising—conclusions about how our interactions with others drive our success and happiness. This important and compulsively-readable book deserves to be a huge success.”—Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project and Happier at Home “One of the great secrets of life is that those who win most are often those who give most. In this elegant and lucid book, filled with compelling evidence and evocative examples, Adam Grant shows us why and how this is so. Highly recommended!”—William Ury, coauthor of Getting to Yes and author of The Power of a Positive No “Good guys finish first—and Adam Grant knows why. Give and Take is the smart surprise you can't afford to miss."—Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness “Give and Take is an enlightening read for leaders who aspire to create meaningful and sustainable changes to their environments. Grant demonstrates how a generous orientation toward others can serve as a formula for producing successful leaders and organizational performance. His writing is as engaging and enjoyable as his style in the classroom.”—Kenneth Frazier, Chairman, President, and CEO of Merck & Co. “In this riveting and sparkling book, Adam Grant turns the conventional wisdom upside-down about what it takes to win and get ahead. With page-turning stories and compelling studies, Give and Take reveals the surprising forces behind success, and the steps we can take to enhance our own.”—Laszlo Bock, Senior Vice President of People Operations, Google “Give and Take dispels commonly held beliefs that equate givers with weakness and takers with strength. Grant shows us the importance of nurturing and encouraging prosocial behaviors.”—Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational “Give and Take defines a road to success marked by new ways of relating to colleagues and customers as well as new ways of growing a business.”—Tony Hsieh, CEO, Zappos.com and author of Delivering Happiness “A milestone! Well-researched, generous, actionable and important. Adam Grant has given us a gift, a hard-hitting book about the efficacy of connection and generosity in everything we do.”—Seth Godin, bestselling author of The Icarus Deception and Tribes “Give and Take will fundamentally change the way you think about success. Unfortunately in America, we have too often succumbed to the worldview that if everyone behaved in their own narrow self-interest, all would be fine. Adam Grant shows us with compelling research and fascinating stories there is a better way.”—Lenny Mendonca, Director, McKinsey & Co. “Adam Grant, a rising star of positive psychology, seamlessly weaves together science and stories of business success and failure, convincing us that giving is in the long run the recipe for success in the corporate world. En route you will find yourself re-examining your own life. Read it yourself, then give copies to the people you care most about in this world.”—Martin Seligman, author of Learned Optimism and Flourish “Give and Take presents a groundbreaking new perspective on success. Adam Grant offers a captivating window into innovative principles that drive effectiveness at every level of an organization and can immediately be put into action. Along with being a fascinating read, this book holds the key to a more satisfied and productive workplace, better customer relationships, and higher profits.”—Chip Conley, Founder, Joie de Vivre Hotels and author, Peak and Emotional Equations “Give and Take is a game changer. Reading Adam Grant's compelling book will change the way doctors doctor, managers manage, teachers teach, and bosses boss. It will create a society in which people do better by being better. Read the book and change the way you live and work.”—Barry Schwartz, author of The Paradox of Choice and Practical Wisdom “Give and Take is a new behavioral benchmark for doing business for better, providing an inspiring new perspective on how to succeed to the benefit of all. Adam Grant provides great support for the new paradigm of creating a ‘win win’ for people, planet and profit with many fabulous insights and wonderful stories to get you fully hooked and infected with wanting to give more and take less."—Jochen Zeitz, former CEO and chairman, PUMA “Give and Take is a real gift. Adam Grant delivers a triple treat: stories as good as a well-written novel, surprising insights drawn from rigorous science, and advice on using those insights to catapult ourselves and our organizations to success. I can’t think of another book with more powerful implications for both business and life.”—Teresa Amabile, author of The Progress Principle “Adam Grant has written a landmark book that examines what makes some extraordinarily successful people so great. By introducing us to highly-impressive individuals, he proves that, contrary to popular belief, the best way to climb to the top of the ladder is to take others up there with you. Give and Take presents the road to success for the 21st century.”—Maria Eitel, founding CEO and President of the Nike Foundation “What The No *sshole Rule did for corporate culture, Give and Take does for each of us as individuals. Grant presents an evidence-based case for the counterintuitive link between generosity and finishing first.”—Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen, coauthors of Difficult Conversations “Adam Grant is a wunderkind. He has won every distinguished research award and teaching award in his field, and his work has changed the way that people see the world. If you want to be surprised—very pleasantly surprised—by what really drives success, then Give and Take is for you. If you want to make the world a better place, read this book. If you want to make your life better, read this book.”—Tal Ben-Shahar, author of Happier “In an era of business literature that drones on with the same-old, over-used platitudes, Adam Grant forges brilliant new territory. Give and Take helps readers understand how to maximize their effectiveness and help others simultaneously. It will serve as a new framework for both insight and achievement. A must read!”—Josh Linkner, founder of ePrize, CEO of Detroit Venture Partners, and author of Disciplined Dreaming¶

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Book SynopsisSolutions to workplace burnout often involve victim-blaming: Stressed? Try therapy—or a new job. But burnout is a sign of defective workplaces, not workers. Drawing on decades of research, Christina Maslach and Michael Leiter show managers how to recognize burnout and fix problems cost-effectively, improving employees’ productivity and health.Trade ReviewBurnout seems to be everyone’s problem, and this book has solutions. As trailblazers in burnout research, Christina Maslach and Michael Leiter didn’t just clear the path to study the causes—they’ve also discovered some of the cures. -- Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think AgainAspiring and even experienced leaders often don’t know that in order to make sustainable change for both employees and the overall organization, burnout must be a core focus. From experts in burnout research, The Burnout Challenge offers tips and tools needed to evaluate problems and implement solutions. Vital reading for today’s and tomorrow’s leaders. -- Arianna Huffington, Founder & CEO, Thrive GlobalMaslach and Leiter’s crucial insight is that characterizing burnout as a personal issue prevents us from finding lasting solutions. A thoughtful and well researched book about a core issue at the heart of the great resignation. If you want to overcome labour shortage issues, this book helps you create a work environment which does not overwhelm people. Sounds simpler than it is. -- Christian Stadler * Forbes *Provides the path to creating a better world of work where people can flourish rather than get beaten down. -- Marcel Schwantes * Inc. *The Burnout Challenge will help managers everywhere better understand burnout…This book serves as a wise canary for workers and managers in any organization. -- David Kee * Current *Maslach and Leiter highlight how the way many people are being expected to work is running them into the ground and that the negative feelings come from six key mismatches…The book then goes on to offer ways to measure and address the problem, providing advice on how to create better matches—redesigning work, for example, using actual design principles, such as balance, unity, and rhythm. * Financial Times *The authors use accessible language, many analogies, examples and cases, a compelling narrative style, and helpful bar graphs. This book is well suited to scholars and practitioners interested in change management, burnout, work–life balance, person–job fit, and engagement in the workplace. * Choice *[Maslach and Leiter] offer a well-grounded examination of the causes of widespread job dissatisfaction and burnout along with proposals for solutions…Thoughtful advice for managers and employers. * Kirkus Reviews *This book proposes a thoughtful approach to tackling a common and serious workplace problem. * Library Journal *With the Great Resignation looming large, this timely, practical guide is worth a look for business leaders aiming to foster a healthy workplace. * Publishers Weekly *A legendary and lasting contribution from two luminaries of burnout research. As we face a growing rampage of workplace stressors, this book offers concrete, actionable solutions for leaders at every level, reminding us that meaningful innovation can only occur at the speed of trust. -- Thom Mayer, Medical Director for the NFL Players AssociationMaslach and Leiter are the leading scholars on this timely subject, and their research takes today’s necessary discussions about the nature of the workplace to a new level. This outstanding book will make a substantial impact. -- Professor Sir Cary Cooper, University of ManchesterManaging burnout is one of the most important responsibilities of the twenty-first-century leader. Full of practical tips and tools to do just this, The Burnout Challenge is an essential resource for the leaders of today—and the aspiring leaders of tomorrow. -- Tasha Eurich, author of Insight: The Surprising Truth About How Others See Us, How We See Ourselves, and Why the Answers Matter More Than We ThinkUltimately, Maslach and Leiter are hopeful. The world seems much more receptive to their research now after the pandemic shredded so many assumptions about the way work happens. -- Jo Constantz * Bloomberg *

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Book SynopsisAmericans are taught to believe that upward mobility is possible for anyone who is willing to work hard, regardless of their social status, yet it is often those from affluent backgrounds who land the best jobs. Pedigree takes readers behind the closed doors of top-tier investment banks, consulting firms, and law firms to reveal the truth about whoTrade ReviewWinner of the 2016 Max Weber Book Award, Organizations, Occupations, and Work Section of the American Sociological Association Winner of the 2016 Mary Douglas Prize for Best Book, Sociology of Culture Section of the American Sociological Association Co-Winner of the 2016 Distinguished Book Award, Sociology of Law Section of the American Sociological Association Co-Winner of the 2016 Silver Medal in Career (Job Search, Career Advancement), Axiom Business Book Awards One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2015 "Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs is an academic book with the requisite references to gender theory and Marxist concepts of inequality. But read it carefully and it becomes something far more useful--a guide on how to join the global elite."--Economist "[Rivera's] richly described account is mesmerising--and horrifying."--Gillian Tett, Financial Times "[Pedigree] provides an insider look at how top-notch places hire, and explores how their processes serve those with the most privileged and affluent backgrounds."--Bouree Lam, The Atlantic "Sociologist Rivera has written an exceptionally useful study of how hiring for elite starting jobs is actually done in the US. This insider study shows how the top investment banks, law firms, and consulting companies hire only from a double handful of leading universities, law schools, and business schools... This significant sociological study will also likely be read as a how-to manual."--ChoiceTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xi 1 Entering the Elite 1 2 The Playing Field 29 3 The Pitch 55 4 The Paper 83 5 Setting the Stage for Interviews 113 6 Beginning the Interview: Finding a Fit 135 7 Continuing the Interview: The Candidate's Story 147 8 Concluding the Interview: The Final Acts 183 9 Talking It Out: Deliberating Merit 211 10 Social Reconstruction 253 11 Conclusion 267 Appendix A Who Is Elite? 287 Appendix B Methodological Details 291 Appendix C List of Interviews 307 Notes 315 References 347 Index 365

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Book SynopsisFrom the co-author of the New York Times bestseller Team of Teams, a practical guide for leaders looking to make their organizations more interconnected and unified in the midst of sudden change. Too often, companies end up with teams stuck in their own silos, pursuing goals and metrics in isolation. Their traditional autocratic structures create stability, scalability, and predictability -- but in a world that demands rapid adaptation to a new reality, this traditional model simply doesn’t work. In Team of Teams, retired four-star General Stanley McChrystal and former Navy SEAL Chris Fussell made the case for a new organizational model combining the agility, adaptability, and cohesion of a small team with the power and resources of a giant organization. Now, in One Mission, Fussell channels all his experiences, both military and corporate, into powerful strategies for unifying isola

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Book SynopsisWhile gender equality has progressed in many sports since the second wave of the feminist movement in terms of women's inclusion, participation, and success, harness horse racing has been recalcitrant to change. Gender, Work, and Harness Racing: Fast Horses and Strong Women in Southwestern Pennsylvania investigates the stories of women involved in harness racing to expose how they use the uniqueness of their situation to work for positive change. With stirring accounts of the strong women who are surviving, and sometimes succeeding, in harness horse racing, Elizabeth Anne Larsen's analysis provides insight for studies of gender and work, occupational sex segregation, and women's studies.Trade ReviewElizabeth Anne Larsen takes us inside the fascinating—and often brutal—gendered world of harness racing. This engrossing study shows how women carve out a place in a male-dominated business of sports. -- Kathleen M. Blee, University of Pittsburgh; author of Inside Organized Racism: Women in the Hate MovementWomen's gains in professional sports in the post-Title IX era are notably absent in the world of harness racing. Elizabeth Anne Larsen explains how patriarchal relations in the family businesses of owners and trainers sustain and reinforce the marginalization of women in the sport, and shows readers how a growing connection between the sport and the casino/gaming industry is changing the underlying business model, potentially providing an opening for reorganizing gender relations in a way that builds on concepts and strategies from third wave feminism. This book will appeal to anyone interested in gender inequality in sport and in culture industries more broadly. -- William T. Bielby, University of Illinois at ChicagoThis very provocative book explores issues that are normally ignored in harness racing. While far more women hold prominent positions in harness racing today, success for women in the sulky has remained out of reach. It is ironic and unfortunate that in the years of harness racing’s greatest popularity, women were still confined to mostly domestic responsibilities. -- Dean A. Hoffman, University of ArizonaTable of ContentsPrologue: A Gendered Race Chapter 1. The Harness Racing World Chapter 2. Risks and Gratifications Chapter 3. From a Family Harness Racing Business, or Not? Chapter 4. Disrespect at the Track Chapter 5. Working with Family Chapter 6. Juggling Career and Domestic Demands Chapter 7. Resisting Sexism at Work Chapter 8. Women on Future Horse Racetracks Appendix. A United States Timeline of Women’s Experiences in Harness Racing and Other Sports

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Book SynopsisLearn the essentials of business, finance, and company management with this unique graphic guide from DK!If you're perplexed by profit margins, confused by cash flow, or baffled by balance sheets, all your questions and many more are answered in this indispensable business book. Get to grips with how companies work, from research and development, to sales and marketing, and production and distribution.Eye-catching visual aids give a helpful representation of each and every aspect of business, while complex subjects are broken down into concise explanations, expressed in easy-to-understand language. Crammed with essential terms and key concepts, How Business Works is perfect for anyone looking to take their business to the next level, or those learning the ropes from the ground to the top.Within this one-stop guide you will find:-Hundreds of colorful images and engaging graphics.-Demystifying explanations of complex theories and f

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Book SynopsisWhile disagreement persists in most contemporary organizations, how employees express dissent at work and how their respective organizations respond to it vary widely. This book provides students, scholars, and practitioners with an understanding of dissent as an important aspect of workplace communication.Trade Review"This scholarly acknowledgement of the vital role of dissent is refreshing and long overdue." Choice "Kassing convinces the reader that the question of organizational dissent is of singular importance in the study of organizational communication. The book provides an interesting synthesis of the attitude research designed to tease out the intricacies of dissent, and it is replete with the stories of some of our most important dissenters." Tim Hegstrom, San Jose State University "Dissent in Organizations is an important book for students, scholars, and indeed citizens in general. Kassing widens and deepens our understanding of why and how dissent occurs in organizations. Above all, this book helps to build an important bridge between our understanding of what we do during a huge proportion of the hours of our lives - that is, work - and our common commitment to democratic practices." George Cheney, University of Texas at Austin "Dissent in Organizations is a ‘must read' if you have ever made suggestions for change and been surprised at others' reactions. The book provides an insightful and interesting integration of research on dissent across multiple disciplines. It is full of excellent examples that have immediate relevance to managers and employees across all types of organizations." Linn Van Dyne, Michigan State UniversityTable of ContentsDetailed Table of ContentsList of Tables and FiguresPrefaceChapter 1: Why is Organizational Dissent Relevant?Chapter 2: What is Organizational Dissent?Chapter 3: How Do We Make Sense of Organizational Dissent?Chapter 4: What Triggers Organizational DissentChapter 5: How Do Employees Express Dissent?Chapter 6: Upward Dissent Anyone?Chapter 7: Can Organizational Dissent Be Managed Well?References

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Book Synopsis''A timely tome for navigating these domicile days'' Evening StandardAre you one of the millions of people now working from home?It''s not easy but it needn''t be stressful.The Ultimate Guide to Working from Home will help you set up your desk, stay sane, healthy and be more productive than ever, even if you have family or housemates at home with you. You''ll learn how to get in the zone, how to maintain focus and how to reward yourself as you work. You''ll learn the importance of setting and maintaining boundaries both inside and outside the home and how to establish a routine that suits your lifestyle.And you may not want to return to the office at all once this is over. The Ultimate Guide to Working from Home can help you with that, too. Packed with research and helpful statistics, you''ll also find tips for managers and employees alike on how to approach mor

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Book SynopsisWINNER of the Chartered Management Institute''s (CMI''s) Mangement Book of the Year Awards 2017, JP Morgan''s Best Summer Read 2018, and a #1 New York Times Bestseller!Extraordinary' JJ AbramsFascinating' Arianna HuffingtonInspire creativity and change' Richard BransonOne of my favourite thinkers' Malcolm GladwellMasterful' Peter ThielOne of the great social scientists of our time' Susan Cain, bestselling author of QuietFresh research, counter-intuitive insights, lively writing, practical calls to action' The Financial TimesThe New York Times bestselling author examines how people can drive creative, moral, and organisational progressand how leaders can encourage originality in their organisations.How can we originate new ideas, policies and practices without risking it all? Adam Grant shows how to improve the world by championing novel ideas and values that go against the grain, battling conformity, and bucking outdated traditions. Using surprising studies and stories spanning business, politics, sports, and entertainment, Grant explores how to recognize a good idea, speak up without getting silenced, build a coalition of allies, choose the right time to act, and manage fear and doubt. Parents will learn how to nurture originality in children, and leaders will discover how to fight groupthink to build cultures that welcome dissent.Told through dazzling case studies of people going against the grain, you'll encounter an entrepreneur who pitches the reasons not to invest, a woman at Apple who challenged Steve Jobs from three levels below, an analyst who challenged secrecy at the CIA, a billionaire financial wizard who fires employees who don't criticize him, and the TV executive who saved Seinfeld from the cutting room floor. Originals will give you groundbreaking insights about rejecting conformity and how to change the world.Trade ReviewORIGINALS is one of the most important and captivating books I have ever read, full of surprising and powerful ideas. It will not only change the way you see the world; it might just change the way you live your life. And it could very well inspire you to change your world. * Sheryl Sandberg, bestselling author of LEAN IN *Reading ORIGINALS made me feel like I was seated across from Adam Grant at a dinner party, as one of my favorite thinkers thrilled me with his insights and his wonderfully new take on the world. * Malcolm Gladwell *After launching hundreds of businesses—from airlines to trains, music to mobile, and now a spaceline—my biggest challenges and successes have come from convincing other people to see the world differently. ORIGINALS reveals how that can be done and will help you inspire creativity and change. * Sir Richard Branson *This extraordinary, wildly entertaining book sheds new light on the Age of Disruption. What does it take to make a meaningful difference? And how can you apply this insight to your own life? By debunking myths of success stories, challenging long-held beliefs of process, and finding commonality among those who are agents of profound change, Adam Grant gives us a powerful new perspective on not just our place in the world, but our potential to shake it up entirely. * JJ Abrams, director of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, co-creator and executive producer of Lost, and cofounder of Bad Robot *Adam Grant is one of the great social scientists of our time * Susan Cain, author of QUIET *

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA short, easy to read and yet incredibly actionable book. It reveals great productivity techniques that everyone can put into practice right away to win back an hour every day. * David Cohen, Founder and CEO of Techstars *

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Book SynopsisBring the profound benefits of meditation into the workplace And discover how to improve all the positives of working life—such as accomplishment, creativity, teamwork—and mitigate the negatives, including stress, exhaustion, and the feeling of being overwhelmed and underappreciated. Created by Sharon Salzberg, one of the foremost meditation teachers in the world, here is expert, easy-to-use guidance for cultivating mindfulness, compassion, and awareness at work. Follow her suggestions and discover how to be committed without being consumed; competitive without being cruel; and how to manage time and emotions to counterbalance stress and frustration. Includes specific meditations designed for workplace issues, 'steal meditations that take moments to do and are invisible to office mates, and dozens of exercises, plus helpful Q&As. Includes free downloadable guided meditations.  Trade Review“This wise guide offers hope that employees can find meaning in even the most mundane jobs, learn to start over, and have a positive impact, however small. Among the many books that apply Buddhism to everyday life, this is a standout.” –Publishers Weekly "The best book I have ever read about managing stress at work and being creative, fulfilled, and successful along the way. It's a masterpiece." –Rick Hanson, Ph.D., author of Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence“This wise guide offers hope that employees can find meaning in even the most mundane jobs, learn to start over, and have a positive impact, however small. Among the many books that apply Buddhism to everyday life, this is a standout.” –Publishers Weekly "The best book I have ever read about managing stress at work and being creative, fulfilled, and successful along the way. It's a masterpiece." –Rick Hanson, Ph.D., author of Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence“This wise guide offers hope that employees can find meaning in even the most mundane jobs, learn to start over, and have a positive impact, however small. Among the many books that apply Buddhism to everyday life, this is a standout.”—Publishers Weekly“This wise guide offers hope that employees can find meaning in even the most mundane jobs, learn to start over, and have a positive impact, however small. Among the many books that apply Buddhism to everyday life, this is a standout.”—Publishers Weekly

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Book SynopsisThis text explores the changes that are unfolding in the character of work, managerial authority, and the employment relationship at the beginning of 21st century. It asks how such changes are reshaping people's working lives and the nature of their careers.Table of ContentsManagerial resistance to high performance workplace practices, I.M. Taplin; organizations, occupations and the structuration of work, M. Lounsbury and W.N. Kaghan; it's not just what you know, it's who you know - technical knowledge, rainmaking and gender among finance executives, M. Blair-Loy; do high performance work systems pay off?, E. Appelbaum et al; careers and contradictions -faculty responses to the commercialization of the life sciences, J. Owen-Smith and W.W. Powell; can self-managing teams be truly cross-functional? gender barriers to a "new" division of labour, M. Ollilainen and J. Rothschild; the social construction of overtime, P.V. Martorana and P. Hirsch; what's left of worker's solidarity? workplace innovation and workers' attitudes toward the firm, M. Kuhlmann and M. Schumann; workers rule - relations in production at a cooperative workplace, S. Hernandez; technocratic teamwork - mitigating polarization and cultural marginalization in an engineering firm, G. Daday and B. Burris; deciding to work less in a high-level profession - negotiating strategies and consequences of reduced-hours careers in medicine, L. Lundgren et al; lean or just mean? the flexibilization of labour in the Australian hotel industry, N. Timo.

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Book SynopsisThe papers included in this volume identify some of the problems and some of the solutions to the kinds of problems that arise through working as virtual teams. They provide a framework for thinking about such problems and ideas that can form a foundation for advancing practice in the field.Table of ContentsInternational virtual teams - opportunities and issues, D. Windsor; Team identity formation in virtual teams, D. Mansour-Cole; Assessing the climate for creativity in virtual teams, J. Nemiro; Constituting relationships in communication - an interdisciplinary approach to understanding peer relationships in geographically dispersed teams, R.K. Bhalla; One foot in a global team, one foot at the local site - making sense out of living in two worlds simultaneously, J. Klein, B. Barrett; Virtual teams and organizations - a complexity analysis of emerging organizing structures, J.A. Black, S. Edwards; Effects of demographic diversity and virtual work environments of knowledge processing in teams, A.D. Bhappu et al; Cross-functional teams in a concurrent engineering environment - principles, model and methods, R. Durst, D. Kabel; Virtual team fitness - enhancing team performance through team member health, K.J. Lovelace et al; 21st century teamwork - defining competencies for virtual teams, L. Horvath, T. Tobin.

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Book SynopsisThis one-stop board leadership resource, written by one of the world''s leading governance consultants and author of the bestselling Boards That Make a Difference, offers you a broad range of material including the best articles from the Board Leadership newsletter, articles from various publications, and previously unpublished short works. Each chapter has been carefully selected and arranged to provide you with a distillation of John Carver''s revolutionary Policy Governance model.Trade Review.."packed with information and advice.."(Modern Management, February 2002)Table of ContentsFrequently Asked Questions Guide. Foreword (Sir Adrian Cadbury). Introduction. About the Author. 1. A Theory of Governance: The Search for Universal Principles. A Theory of Governing the Public's Business: Redesigning the Jobs of Boards, Councils, and Commissions. Is Policy Governance the One Best Way? Rethinking Governance Research. Watch Out for Misleading Interpretations of Governance Research. Why Is Conceptual Wholeness So Difficult for Boards? Are Boards Searching for the Holy Grail? Can Things Go Horribly Wrong for Boards That Use Policy Governance? 2. The Moral Basis of Board Authority: Where the Chain of Command Begins. Ownership. Understanding the Special Board-Ownership Relationship. Determining Who Your Owners Are. Connecting with the Ownership. What to Do If You Find a Consumer on Your Board. Achieving Meaningful Diversity in the Boardroom. Making Hierarchy Work: Exercising Appropriate Board Authority in the Service of Mission. Elected Boards: Meeting Their Special Governance Challenge. Your Board's Market Surrogate Obligation. Leading, Following, and the Wisdom to Know the Difference. Families of Boards, Part One: Federations. Families of Boards, Part Two: Holding Companies. When Owners Are Customers: The Confusion of Dual Board Hats. 3. Creating the Board's Single Voice: Appropriate Roles of Committees, Officers, and Individual Members. Creating a Single Voice: The Prerequisite to Board Leadership. Boards Should Have Their Own Voice. Protecting Board Integrity from the Renegade Board Member. When the Founding Parent Stays on the Board. The Executive Committee: Turning a Governance Liability into an Asset. A Team of Equals. Policies Us. Recruiting Leaders: What to Look for in New Board Members. Should Your CEO Be a Board Member? What If the Committee Chair Just Wants to Know? Reining In a Runaway Chair. Does Your Board Drive Away Its Most Promising Members? A Few Tips for the Chairperson. Sometimes You Have to Fire Your Chair. What to Do with Your Board's Philosophy, Values, and Beliefs. Crafting the Board Job Description. Planning the Board's Conduct. 4. Linking Governance to Operations: The Board-Management Connection. To Tell or Not to Tell: One CEO Learns the Right Way to Inform Her Board. Governing in the Shadow of a Founder-CEO. If You Want It Done Right, Delegate It! What to Do When Staff Take Complaints Directly to Board Members. When Board Members Are the Only Staff in Sight. The CEO's Objectives Are Not Proper Board Business. Why Only the CEO Can Interpret the Board's Ends and Executive Limitations Policies. Getting It Right from the Start: The CEO's Job Description. Do You Really Have a CEO? Does Policy Governance Give Too Much Authority to the CEO? 5 Putting Purpose First: Deciding, Delegating, and Demanding Organizational "Ends". Boards Lead Best When Services, Programs, and Curricula Are Transparent. A Community Board Struggles with the Cost of Its Results. Beware the "Quality" Fetish. First Things First. Evaluating the Mission Statement. The Board of a Trade Association Establishes Ends Policies. A Public School Board Establishes Ends Policies. A City Council Creates Ends Policies. A Hospital Board Creates Ends Policies. 6. Safely Avoiding Micromanagement: Staff Freedom Within Defined Limits. Free Your Board and Staff Through Executive Limitations. Making Informed Fiscal Policy. Running Afoul of Governance. Crafting Policy to Safeguard Your Organization's Actual Fiscal Condition. Crafting Policy to Guide Your Organization's Budget. Fiduciary Responsibility. Redefining the Board's Role in Fiscal Planning. 7. What the Board's Words Mean: Harnessing Interpretation for Control and Empowerment. The "Any Reasonable Interpretation" Rule: Leap of Faith or Sine Qua Non of Delegation? Boards Should Be Not the Final Authority but the Initial Authority. Abstracting Up: Discovering the Big Issues Among the Trivia. Who's in Charge? Is Your Organization Too Staff-Driven? Too Volunteer-Driven? Never Cast in Stone: Flexible Policy Supports Management and Saves Board Time. Policy Governance Is Not a "Hands Off" Model. 8. When the Board Meets: Products, Process, Discipline, and Costs. Is Your Board in a Rut? Shake Up Your Routine! Why Not Set Your Quorum Requirement at 100 Percent? Owning Your Agenda: A Long-Term View Is the Key to Taking Charge. Calculating the Real Costs of Governance. The Consent Agenda and Responsible Rubber-Stamping. 9. Assuring Board and Management Performance: Measurement, Evaluation, and Discipline. Painful Lessons: Learning from the United Way Misfortune. One Board Fails to Follow Its Own Monitoring Policy-and Courts Fiscal Disaster. The Misguided Focus on Administrative Cost. A Simple Matter of Comparison: Monitoring Fiscal Management in Your Organization. Board Approvals and Monitoring Are Very Different Actions. Giving Measurement Its Due in Policy Governance. Honey, I Shrunk the Policies. The Mechanics of Direct Inspection Monitoring. Redefining Board Self-Evaluation: The Key to Keeping on Track. Living Up to Your Own Expectations: Implementing Self-Evaluation to Make a Difference in Your Organization. The Importance of Trust in the Board-CEO Relationship. Evaluating the CEO: An Effective Approach to Ensure Future Organizational Success. Putting CEO Evaluation in Perspective. Off Limits: What Not to Do in Your CEO Evaluation. A CEO Self-Evaluation Checklist. 10. Safeguarding Governance Viability for the Long Term. What to Do When All Your Policies Are in Place. Nine Steps to Implementing Policy Governance. Shaping Up Your Bylaws. What Happens to Conventional Documents Under Policy Governance? How You Can Tell When Your Board Is Not Using Policy Governance. CEOs! Guiding Your Board Toward Better Governance. Policy Governance Won't Work Because . . . Protecting Governance from Law, Funders, and Accreditors. 11. When Governing Boards Perform Nongoverning Roles. When Board Members Act as Staff Advisors. Tips for Creating Advisory Boards and Committees. Giving, Getting, and Governing: Finding a Place for Fundraising Among the Responsibilities of Leadership. Girl Scout Council Learns What Kind of Help Counts the Most. Board Members as Amateur CEOs. 12. Policy Governance for Specific Audiences. Remaking Governance. Toward Coherent Governance. Partnership for Public Service. Governing Parks and Recreation. Education Accountability and Legislative Oversight. New Means to an End. Reinventing Governance. To Focus on Shaping the Future, Many Hospital Boards Might Require a Radical Overhaul. Corporate Governance Model from an Unexpected Source-Nonprofits. A Theory of Corporate Governance: Finding a New Balance for Boards and Their CEOs. The Opportunity for Reinventing Corporate Governance in Joint Venture Companies. What Use Is Business Experience on a Nonprofit or Governmental Board? Seizing the Governance Opportunity for Central European NGOs. Building an Infrastructure of Governance in Eastern Europe. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisSurveying the new culture of corporate employment and unemployment.Trade Review"A Company of One is a commendable addition to the growing literature on the New Economy. Carrie Lane makes her contribution by focusing on the ideologies and internal thought processes of workers affected by tumultuous employment and the emphasis on career managementrather than just on the documentation of those trends... A Company of One is smoothly writtenwell organized and a pleasure to read... Lane accomplishes what she set out to dowhich was to detail how individuals wrap their minds around tumultuous employment and march on." —Kathryn DensbergerUniversity of Richmond, * The British Sociological Association *In A Company of One, Carrie Lane reveals ways in which unemployed technology workers seek to manage the uncharted territory between jobs. She documents the strategies these workers use and analyzes the cultural logic through which they understand unemployment. Her analysis reveals the contradictions of an ideology of independence that obscures structural disadvantage and impedes recognition of broader relations of power.... Historically and geographically situated, this book helps to explain the resilience of individualism. Ideas about work, Lane shows, can withstand considerable challenge and yet continue to inform both meaning and action. -- Debra Osnowitz * British Journal of Industrial Relations *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Fortitude, Faith, and the Free Market 1. Silicon Prairie 2. A Company of One 3. The Hardest Job You'll Ever Have 4. Rituals of Unemployment 5. Man Enough to Let My Wife Support Me EpilogueNotes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe classic guide to working from home and why we should embrace a virtual office, from the bestselling authors of Rework   “A paradigm-smashing, compulsively readable case for a radically remote workplace.”—Susan Cain, New York Times bestselling author of Quiet Does working from home—or anywhere else but the office—make sense? In Remote, Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, the founders of Basecamp, bring new insight to the hotly debated argument. While providing a complete overview of remote work’s challenges, Jason and David persuasively argue that, often, the advantages of working “off-site” far outweigh the drawbacks. In the past decade, the “under one roof” model of conducting work has been steadily declining, owing to technology that is rapidly creating virtual workspaces. Today

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Book SynopsisThis work develops the idea of cultural intelligence and examine its three essential facets: cognition - the ability to develop patterns from cultural cues; motivation - the desire and ability to engage others; and behaviour - the capability to act in accordance with cognition and motivation.Trade Review"This is a very important book about a significant new concept, 'cultural intelligence' (CQ) that is sure to attract the attention of both scholars and those who are involved in the practical matters of global commerce and international affairs. The authors have amassed a considerable array of academic theories and research evidence to support their arguments for why it is essential to understand CQ and how it can be developed and used in our increasingly multi-cultural world. All of us who consider ourselves 'internationalists' need to read this book." -Lyman W. Porter,University of California, Irvine "Cultural Intelligence provides an innovative, instructive, and engaging discussion of a question that most cultural frameworks have left in the shadows-the question of how people come to understand cultures other than their own. Few questions are of more intellectual or practical interest in this time of multicultural communities, global organizations, and culturally framed political conflict." -Michael W. Morris, Columbia University "Intelligence is frequently understood in terms of the psychological tests so salient in the public mind. Earley and Ang broaden the scope of intelligence to include culture, and then applied cultural intelligence to numerous practical situations. This book is an indispensable companion for those who research the culture and psychology link, work across cultures, or train those who work across cultures." -Harry C. Triandis, University of Illinois,

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Book SynopsisThis work develops the idea of cultural intelligence and examines its three essential facets: cognition - the ability to develop patterns from cultural cues; motivation - the desire and ability to engage others; and behaviour - the capability to act in accordance with cognition and motivation.Trade Review"This is a very important book about a significant new concept, 'cultural intelligence' (CQ) that is sure to attract the attention of both scholars and those who are involved in the practical matters of global commerce and international affairs. The authors have amassed a considerable array of academic theories and research evidence to support their arguments for why it is essential to understand CQ and how it can be developed and used in our increasingly multi-cultural world. All of us who consider ourselves 'internationalists' need to read this book." -Lyman W. Porter,University of California, Irvine "Cultural Intelligence provides an innovative, instructive, and engaging discussion of a question that most cultural frameworks have left in the shadows-the question of how people come to understand cultures other than their own. Few questions are of more intellectual or practical interest in this time of multicultural communities, global organizations, and culturally framed political conflict." -Michael W. Morris, Columbia University "Intelligence is frequently understood in terms of the psychological tests so salient in the public mind. Earley and Ang broaden the scope of intelligence to include culture, and then applied cultural intelligence to numerous practical situations. This book is an indispensable companion for those who research the culture and psychology link, work across cultures, or train those who work across cultures." -Harry C. Triandis, University of Illinois,

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Book SynopsisCorporate Culture explains how culture is a key driver or determinant of the "bottom line" and why it is the ultimate source of sustainable competitive advantage in organizations.Trade Review"The success of any company is directly predicated on its employees; their dedication, passion, and commitment. Through Drs. Flamholtz's and Randle's work with my organization, we learned how corporate culture can contribute to enhancing our employees' productivity and accelerating our company's growth."—Fuad El-Hibri, Chairman and CEO, Emergent BioSolutions Inc."I have applied the authors' corporate culture model to help numerous industry leaders in China. It's simple, applicable, and has transformed the way that CEOs view the science of corporate culture. Most importantly, it's the only corporate cultural model that I have found to boost profits!"—Wendy Wu, CEO, New Leaders Group"Eric Flamholtz and Yvonne Randle provide a new understanding of the need to not just assess corporate culture, but to actively manage culture toward the end of improved performance. In doing so, they create an innovative, uniquely comprehensive framework to guide business leaders."—Jeff Cornwall, President, USASBE, and Director, Center for Entrepreneurship and the Jack C. Massey Chair of Entrepreneurship, Belmont University"I would highly recommend Corporate Culture: The Ultimate Strategic Assetas a valuable tool for all managers and teams. This book will help one overcome challenges and grow as a leader. The real-world examples provide insight on how to manage corporate culture and create a sustainable competitive advantage that drives results."—Eric Schiffer, CEO of 99 Only Stores (a NYSE company)"This book is a scholarly and original milestone in the literature on cultural management in corporations - a 'hot topic' at a time when firms seek new ways to survive and grow. Authors Flamholtz and Randle mine a rich vein of numerous corporate case studies of both success and failure and provide a step-by-step approach to implementing their practical advice and assistance to corporate professionals. It will also rank high in academic appreciation and student course-work."—Paul Stonham, Professor, ESCP Europe

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Book SynopsisThis book helps a manager understand and assess personal cultural intelligence and how to leverage this capability in diverse work environments.Trade Review"This book is an immensely useful guide to the use of cultural intelligence at work. Cultural intelligence is the individual's capacity for successful work and social adaptation to new cultural settings, and indeed to any unfamiliar social environment. Part I details the various components of cultural intelligence. Part II provides realistic, practical, culture-sensitive stories from intercultural work settings. It describes how leading multicultural organizations deal with cultural diversity, how to create high performing international teams, how to improve job assignments to other cultures, how to deal with a diverse work force, and how to lead people in international organizations."—Harry C. Triandis, University of Illinois, at Urbana-Champaign"One of tomorrow's certainties is that more and more people will need to understand the effects of culture on behavior and the impact of cultural differences. In CQ, the authors give us important frameworks and insights for developing an understanding of cultures other than our own. Throughout the book, interesting, intriguing, and stimulating examples are presented that focus on cultural differences in workplace interactions and the necessity for dealing with them effectively from the points of view of all stakeholders involved."—Richard Brislin, University of HawaiiTable of ContentsContents Preface Section I ' Understanding Cultural Intelligence Chapter 1: Introduction - Positioning Cultural Intelligence in the Global Economy Chapter 2: What is Cultural Intelligence & Why Does It Matter? Chapter 3: Preparing Your Mind: The Cultural Strategic Thinking Basis of CQ Chapter 4: Directing Your Energy: The Motivational Basis of CQ Chapter 5: Presenting Yourself: The Behavioral Basis of CQ Section II ' Applying CQ to Your Workplace Chapter 6: Working Effectively in the Culturally Diverse Workplace Chapter 7: Succeeding in Global Work Assignments Chapter 8: Building High Performing Global Teams Chapter 9: Leading Globally Chapter 10: Summary and Concluding Thoughts Further Readings Appendix: A Self-Assessment of Your CQ Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisRegarded as one of the most important sociological and business commentaries of modern times, The Organization Man developed the first thorough description of the impact of mass organization on American society. During the height of the Eisenhower administration, corporations appeared to provide a blissful answer to postwar life with the marketing of new technologies—television, affordable cars, space travel, fast food—and lifestyles, such as carefully planned suburban communities centered around the nuclear family. William H. Whyte found this phenomenon alarming.As an editor for Fortune magazine, Whyte was well placed to observe corporate America; it became clear to him that the American belief in the perfectibility of society was shifting from one of individual initiative to one that could be achieved at the expense of the individual. With its clear analysis of contemporary working and living arrangements, The Organization Man rapidly achieveTrade Review"Recognized as a benchmark, Whyte's book reveals the dilemmas at the heart of the group ethos that emerged in the corporate and social world of the postwar era." * Nathan Glazer *"The Organization Man is one of the most influential books of the twentieth century. It established the categories Americans now use when thinking about the workplace, the suburbs, and their lives." * David Brooks, senior editor at the Weekly Standard and contributing editor at Newsweek *"The Organization Man remains a worthwhile read today." * Philadelphia Inquirer *Table of ContentsForeword, by Joseph Nocera PART I. THE IDEOLOGY OF ORGANIZATION MAN 1. Introduction 2. Decline of the Protestant Ethic 3. Scientism 4. Belongingness 5. Togetherness PART II. THE TRAINING OF ORGANIZATION MAN 6. A generation of Bureaucrats 7. The Practical Curriculum 8. Business Influence on Education 9. The Pipe Line 10. The "Well-Rounded" Man PART III. THE NEUROSES OF ORGANIZATION MAN 11. The Executive: Non-Well-Rounded Man 12. 12. The Executive Ego 13. Checkers PART IV. THE TESTING OF ORGANIZATION MAN 14. How Goon an Organization Man Are You? 15. The Tests of Conformity PART V. THE ORGANIZATION SCIENTIST 16. The Fight against Genius 17. The Bureaucratization of the Scientist 18. The Foundations and Projectism PART VI. THE ORGANIZATION MAN IN FICTION 19 Love That System 20. Society As Hero PART VII. THE NEW SUBURBIA: ORGANIZATION MAN AT HOME 21. The Transients 22. The New Roots 23. Classlessness in Suburbia 24. Inconspicuous Consumption 25. The Web of Friendship 26. The Outgoing Life 27. The Church of Suburbia 28. The Organization of Children 29. Conclusion Afterword, by Jenny Bell Whyte Appendix: How to Cheat on Personality Tests Acknowledgments Index

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Book Synopsis Winner of the Small Business Book Awards from Small Business Trends 2013 The Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is among the most demanding sailing competitions in the world. Unpredictable seas make the 628-nautical-mile course grueling under the best conditions, but the 1998 race proved to be the most perilous to date when a sudden and violent storm struck. Winds gusted over 100 mph and monstrous 80-foot waves towered over boat masts. Six sailors perished and another 55 were saved in what became the largest search and rescue operation in Australia's history. In the face of turmoil and tragedy, a crew of 'amateur' sailors piloted their tiny vessel, the AFR Midnight Rambler, not only to the finish but to overall viTable of Contents Contents Map of the Sydney to Hobart Race vii Preface: At The Edge ix The Role of the Leader xv PART ONE The Story of the AFR Midnight Rambler and the Sydney to Hobart Race 1 1 The Everest of Ocean Racing 3 2 The Patriarch of a Sailing Family 12 3 Nuzulu and the Start of a Winning Team 15 4 The Midnight Rambler—A One-Off Boat 26 5 The Ramblers—Run-Up to the Race 29 6 The Aussie Competitors 34 7 Sayonara—The Big Yank Tank 39 8 Uncertain Weather—Buster or Bomb? 43 9 AFR Midnight Rambler—And They’re Away! 47 10 Sayonara—The Best Professional Sailors on the Planet 52 11 AFR Midnight Rambler—Smokin’ 55 12 Sayonara—Temporary Humility 60 13 An Ominous Forecast—Storm Warning 64 14 AFR Midnight Rambler—Hard or Squishy? 69 15 VC Off shore Stand Aside—A Twist of Fate 76 16 Rescue from the Sky—Angels on Winches 81 17 AFR Midnight Rambler—Hell on White Water 89 18 AFR Midnight Rambler—Sharing the Helm 96 19 Sword of Orion—Out of Control 104 20 General Mayday—An Official Catastrophe 113 21 AFR Midnight Rambler—Listen to That 119 22 Sayonara—Tack the Boat 126 23 AFR Midnight Rambler—A Commanding Position 130 24 Sayonara—A Thousand Years 136 25 Go the Rambler! 139 26 Wake of the Storm 144 27 Blue Water, Short Ocean—The Ramblers’ Record of Sustained Success 148 PART TWO Critical Strategies for Teamwork at The Edge 155 28 Introduction to the Strategies 157 29 The Research Challenge 160 30 My Hobart 165 31 Team Unity: Make the team the rock star. 170 32 Prepare, Prepare, Prepare: Remove all excuses for failure. 179 33 Balanced Optimism: Find and focus on the winning scenario. 187 34 Relentless Learning: Build a gung-ho culture of learning and innovation. 195 35 Calculated Risk: Be willing to sail into the storm. 206 36 Stay Connected: Cut through the noise of the wind and the waves. 217 37 Step into the Breach: Find ways to share the helm. 223 38 Eliminate Friction: Step up to conflict—and deal with the things that slow you down. 229 39 Practiced Resilience: Master the art of rapid recovery. 236 40 Tenacious Creativity: Never give up—there’s always another move. 241 A Note to the Skipper 245 The Parts of a Sailboat 250 Acknowledgments 251 Notes 257 Bibliography 263 Index 267

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Book SynopsisWall Street Womenn tells the story of the first generation of women to establish themselves as professionals on Wall Street.Trade Review"Detecting gendering in high finance is a long-standing challenge—it is a domain inhospitable to the main categories of feminist analysis. Melissa S. Fisher goes at it with gusto and gives us a great book."—Saskia Sassen, author of Territory, Authority, Rights“Extensively researched and thoroughly documented, this portrait of a pioneering generation of women provides context for understanding the emergent discourse of feminizing markets. Strongly recommended for readers interested in business anthropology or gender studies, particularly for gendered discourses of finance and the female financial elite.” -- Rebekah Wallin * Library Journal *"Melissa Fisher's Wall Street Women introduces us to a feminist world that we can hardly imagine. As they dream of changing the hostile domain of finance, women find themselves drawing on traditional notions of gender equality and coaching each other in old-fashioned survival skills. Written in enticing prose, Wall Street Women offers us an illuminating peek into a wholly unexpected fusion of feminism with the market."—Alice Kessler-Harris, author of A Difficult Woman: The Challenging Life and Times of Lillian Hellman“Fisher presents a world to us that taps into a current public interest in women pioneers in business, is methodologically innovative, is theoretically rich, and is ethnographically vital in understanding how to move forward as both gendered and market-engaged persons in the post–financial crisis world.” -- Sarah A. Tobin * American Ethnologist *“Melissa Fisher has written a fascinating, fresh, and accessible account of the pioneering women who started careers on Wall Street in the 1960s and 1970s and established themselves as successful financial professionals. . . . This book offers a readable ethnography that would be a valuable course adoption in both undergraduate and graduate courses on social aspects of finance or gender and labor markets.” -- Louise Marie Roth * American Journal of Sociology *“Wall Street Women serves not only as an helpful reminder of women’s struggles and successes, but also as an enlightening depiction of changes—and continuing challenges—in a part of the business world often seen as mysterious at best and oppressive at worst. Indeed, the material Fisher gleans through ethnographic and archival research establishes the importance of her project, even if the book raises troubling questions about the compromises that women continue to make in the name of success, and about the nature of high finance itself.” -- Megan Brown * Reviews in Cultural Theory *“[W]ell-argued and superbly researched. . . . Fisher’s in-depth case study of a Wall Street women’s cohort adds ethnographic specificity to the typically cross-societal literature on market feminism.” -- Alexandra Michel * Administrative Science Quarterly *“Wall Street Women offers insightful interpretations of the noticeable changes in the rhetoric and practice of the first women of Wall Street, encouraging further comparative study of elites in this area. Fisher’s extensive fieldwork, conducted over many years, has produced a detailed, wide-ranging and thoughtful exploration of the first women of Wall Street and their navigation of a competitive corporate culture structured by ideas about masculinity. Furthermore, it makes a significant contribution to our wider understanding of capitalism and finance as gendered and the resulting complexity of this for women in a market-driven society.” -- Alison C. Kay * Women's History Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction. Wall Street Women 1 1. Beginnings 27 2. Careers, Networks, and Mentors 66 3. Gendered Discourses of Finance 95 4. Women's Politics and State-Market Feminism 120 5. Life after Wall-Street 136 6. Market Feminism, Feminizing Markets, and the Financial Crisis 155 Notes 175 Bibliography 201 Index 217

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Book SynopsisExamines emotion in American literature between 1850 and 1940—when sentimental literature seemed to fade from the cultural landscape and managerial bureaucracies began to dominate American culture. Offers readings of novels by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mark Twain, Sherwood Anderson, Nathanael West, and David Foster Wallace.Trade Review"A very humane book. Concentrating on the image of touch, Ritzenberg traces how American authors have represented human feeling. Delving into works from the 1850s to the 1930s, he shows how Americans responded to a major consequence of industrialization--the social organization of society through management--and how managerial principles eroded fundamental human connections." -- -Gregg Camfield University of California, Merced "Ritzenberg capably traces the 'sentimental touch'-- the evocation of emotion through bodiy relations. such as the touch of hands or an embraces-- arguing that it runs through a variety of American literary texts from 1850-1940... Recommended." -Choice "A powerful addition to the ongoing critical conversation about the role of sentimentality in shaping the parameters of American subjectivity while also offering some new and compelling readings of a small, but well chosen, set of American fictions." -- -Mary Louise Kete University of Vermont

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