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  Risk Reward - Why Intelligent...

  Anne Kreamer

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  We entertain ourselves with modest risk—the scary movie, the party full of strangers, the weekend in Vegas. But when it comes to our careers, when self-identity and security hang in the balance, most of us don't like to play the odds very aggressively. While some of us are natural born thrill seekers, the majority of us are hardwired to avoid risk. But, Anne Kreamer argues, in the current workplace, that very avoidance could be putting us in a far more precarious position than we know. 
  Kreamer makes a compelling case that we all need to think and act more like entrepreneurs on our own behalf and become practitioners of the art of risk. Through proprietary research and her own keen record as a trend spotter, Kreamer convinces us of the necessity to embrace risk as a healthy and forward-thinking attribute—and a way to improve the quality and longevity of our working lives. 
  Anne Kreamer is the author of It's Always Personal and Going Gray. She has worked as a columnist for Fast Company and Martha Stewart Living and is a blogger on HarvardBusinessReview.org and NextAvenue.org. Her work has appeared in Time, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Real Simple, and Travel & Leisure.

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  Simple_Complexity - A Management...

  William Donaldson

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  “A guide that introduces system thinking, thereby demystifying the management process and helping you see your entire situation and a clear path forward.” —Eric Dean, CEO, Whereoware 
   
  Every manager knows a business is a system, yet very few have studied systems thinking or system dynamics. This is a critical oversight, one which Simple_Complexity remedies. Simple_Complexity reveals the fundamental system archetype at work in your enterprise and prescribes new and exciting ways to re-invigorate your management thinking. Picking up where the greats in management thought leave off, Simple_Complexity provides a systems context that powerfully enriches traditional management thought and practice. 
   
  “Willy takes the powerful but complex discipline of systems thinking, lays it bare for everyone to see and comprehend through real and practical examples. He helps readers understand that systems invariably comprise and touch every activity and part of the enterprise and not understanding them can lead to devastating results.” —Lance Drummond, Executive in Residence Christopher Newport University, Luter School of Business, Board Member Freddie Mac 
   
  “Simple_Complexity will push your thinking about organizations and the people who manage and populate them to a new level. You will never view organizations in the same way again.” —Michael Fraser, President & CEO, National Technologies Associates, Inc. 
   
  “[A] practical little book on leadership. Here is someone with (a) real-world experience, (b) advanced academic credentials, and (c) a humble spirit, and he is willing to do one thing: he translates fresh ideas from systems thinking into language that anyone with a lick of ambition can understand and use.” —Nathan Harter, author of Cultural Dynamics and Leadership

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  Buying Eco Fabrics for Fashion...

  Chris Walker

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  Where can you buy Eco fabric? What exactly is Eco fabric? Do the terms Eco and sustainable mean the same thing? I share my research about what is Eco and introduce you to Eco standards and certifying bodies that validate your supply chain. I introduce you to 46 sources of Eco fabrics who can ship the fabric to Vietnam, where I live, for garment production. I explain why most fabrics like cotton, bamboo, hemp, wool and silk are not 100% Eco. My journey started because many people ask me about sourcing Eco fabrics in Vietnam and I did not know what makes a fabric Eco and I did not know where to buy them. Now I know and I'd like to share my insider knowledge with you.

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  Insights on Robert Pozen’s...

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  What if productivity has nothing to do with the number of tasks you complete at work? What if, instead, productivity is the ability to figure out which tasks are most likely to yield good results… 
    
  Purchase this in-depth summary to learn more.

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  Breaking Bad Habits - Defy...

  Freek Vermeulen

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  Have you ever wondered why most newspapers are so large? Or why management consultants work such long hours? Or why hotels still insist on having check-in desks? Ask anyone in these industries, and their answer will be the same: "That's the way we've always done it.""Best practices" may be widespread, but that doesn't mean they're effective. In many instances the opposite is true: best practices can be outdated, harmful, and a hindrance to innovation. These bad practices are all too common in organizations, and managers and executives can be blind to their pernicious effects. Since they've worked in the past, or have been adopted with success by other firms, their purpose or effectiveness is rarely questioned. As a consequence, these practices spread and persist.In Breaking Bad Habits, Freek Vermeulen, a strategist with a keen eye for the absurd, offers the tools to identify these practices and rid them from your organization. And, most of all, he presents a compelling case for how eliminating popular but outworn ideas, processes, and strategies can create new opportunities for innovation and growth.

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  How to Grow Rich by Giving - Why...

  Praveen Kumar, Prashant Kumar

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  Have you ever wondered why Bill Gates has pledged 95 percent and Warren Buffet has pledged 99 percent of their wealth away to charity?Have you also wondered why Bill Gates continues to be one of the richest men in the world after having donated over $38 billion to his charitable foundation? His wealth continues to grow at an ever-increasing pace even as he donates.Is there a correlation between giving money to charity and becoming richer? Can we apply the same principles to increase our net worth?

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