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2018-01-01 The daughter of a scientist who frequently noted her lack of “genius,” Angela Duckworth is now a celebrated researcher and professor. It was her early eye-opening stints in teaching, business consulting, and neuroscience that led to her hypothesis about what really drives success: not genius, but...
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2019-01-01 Bestselling author Bear Grylls is best known for his seven seasons on National Geographic'sMan vs. Wild, his current NBC TV series,Running Wild with Bear Grylls, and his adventures climbing ice cliffs, running through forest fires, and parachuting from balloons. Nature has taught Bear some...
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2014-01-01 For 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. InGive and Take, Adam Grant, an award-winning researcher and Wharton’s...
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2015-01-01 Jia Jiang came to the United States with the dream of being the next Bill Gates. But despite early success in the corporate world, his first attempt to pursue his entrepreneurial dream ended in rejection. Jia was crushed, and spiraled into a period of deep self doubt. But he realized that his...
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2001-01-01 Autobiography of author. Local resident, Harbert F. Mitchell chronicles his fufilling life as a professional and Missionary.
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2009-01-01 Most people believe that the best way to motivate is with rewards like money—the carrot-and-stick approach. That's a mistake, says Daniel H. Pink (author of To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Motivating Others). In this provocative and persuasive new book, he asserts that the secret to...
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2006-01-01 A book on creativity should not be like other books. The Idea Book is 150 pages of ideas, 150 empty pages for your own idea. It’s an idea book. The “book part” consists of 63 different chapters on how you can develop new ideas. Every chapter ends with a practical activity, or exercise, where the...
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Creating what you want in an uncertain world. You're smart. Creataive. And terrific at solving challenges. So why does it seem that the number of things you can't figure our is increasing? The problem may not be you. It could be the way you were taught to think. This book gives us a new approach....
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2011-01-01 The authors also speak in great detail about what is safe and what is not safe to say during a crucial conversation. They list the deal makers and other demeanours that will help you stay on top of the situation always. They tell us ways to retain our composure in the face of risk or possible...
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2014-01-01 Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen have spent the past fifteen years working with corporations, nonprofits, governments, and families to determine what helps us learn and what gets in our way. InThanks for the Feedback, they explain why receiving feedback is so crucial yet so challenging, offering a...