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  Drift Into Failure - From...

  Sidney Dekker

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  What does the collapse of sub-prime lending have in common with a broken jackscrew in an airliner’s tailplane? Or the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico with the burn-up of Space Shuttle Columbia? These were systems that drifted into failure. While pursuing success in a dynamic, complex environment with limited resources and multiple goal conflicts, a succession of small, everyday decisions eventually produced breakdowns on a massive scale. We have trouble grasping the complexity and normality that gives rise to such large events. We hunt for broken parts, fixable properties, people we can hold accountable. Our analyses of complex system breakdowns remain depressingly linear, depressingly componential - imprisoned in the space of ideas once defined by Newton and Descartes. The growth of complexity in society has outpaced our understanding of how complex systems work and fail. Our technologies have gotten ahead of our theories. We are able to build things - deep-sea oil rigs, jackscrews, collateralized debt obligations - whose properties we understand in isolation. But in competitive, regulated societies, their connections proliferate, their interactions and interdependencies multiply, their complexities mushroom. This book explores complexity theory and systems thinking to understand better how complex systems drift into failure. It studies sensitive dependence on initial conditions, unruly technology, tipping points, diversity - and finds that failure emerges opportunistically, non-randomly, from the very webs of relationships that breed success and that are supposed to protect organizations from disaster. It develops a vocabulary that allows us to harness complexity and find new ways of managing drift.

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  In Hot Water - A Maverick's...

  Sridhar Deivasigamani

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  In December of 2005, Sridhar Deivasigamani was standing in his basement, ankle deep in water, looking at his leaking water heater. Little did he know, it was a moment that would change his life—and change the world. In Hot Water reveals the power of finding your purpose—and the power every single one of us has to make a difference, to take small actions that can truly change the world.

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  Stop Procrastinating & Get Rid...

  360K Pro Publishing

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  Goal of this Book is to help you recognize these flaws in the first place, pinpoint which areas are being affected by them, and then go over the methods we provide in order to get over the bad habit. You can use practical mind tricks in order to stop procrastinating, and force yourself to work on the things you know you have pending, instead of pushing them over and over to a side until they start to pile up and cause a mess. Practicing positive affirmations on a daily basis will boost your overall confidence and will help you feel motivated to get things done in less time than before, gradually helping you go from being a lazy mess, to an utterly productive person who is proud of themselves and confident in their abilities and decisions every single day. 
  You must be wondering what’s inside this book, before buying it. This audiobook consists of 6 chapters. Let’s have a look at the table of contents. 
  Table of Contents 
  Chapter 1 : Reasons for Laziness and Procrastination 
  Chapter 2 : How to Stop Being Lazy and Procrastinating In the Long Run 
  Chapter 3 : Quick Tips to Stop Procrastinating Right Now 
  Chapter 4 : Psychology of Bad Habits and Addictions 
  Chapter 5 : How to Break Bad Habits and Addictions Faster 
  Chapter 6 : Affirmations Section 
  This book is a worthy investment for your life, if you can change your habits and be more productive, that will worth Billions. 
  Why are you waiting? Go ahead and click the buy button now!

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  Wealth Supremacy - How the...

  Marjorie Kelly, Edgar Villanueva

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  This powerful analysis explains how the bias toward wealth that is woven into the very fabric of American capitalism is damaging people, the economy, and the planet and explores what the foundations of a new economy could be. 
   
  This bold manifesto exposes seven myths underlying wealth supremacy-the bias that institutionalizes infinite extraction of wealth by and for the wealthy and is the hidden force behind economic injustice, the climate crisis, and so many other problems of our day: 
   
  -	The Myth of Maximizing-No amount of wealth is ever enough. 
  -	The Myth of Fiduciary Duty-Corporate managers' most sacred duty is to expand capital. 
  -	The Myth of Corporate Governance-Corporate membership must be reserved for capital alone. 
  -	The Myth of the Income Statement-Income to capital must always be increased, while income to labor must always be decreased. 
  -	The Myth of Materiality-Profit-that is, material gain-alone is real, while social and environmental damages are not. 
  -	The Myth of Takings-The first duty of government must be the protection of private property. 
  -	The Myth of the Free Market-There should be no limits on the sphere of influence of corporations and capital. 
   
  Kelly argues instead for the democratization of ownership: public ownership of vital services, worker-owned businesses, and more. And she sketches the outlines of a nonextractive capitalism that would be subordinate to the public interest. This is an ambitious reimagining of the very foundations of our economy and society.

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  Elite Performance for Managers -...

  Talbot A. Stark

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  Are you ready to take control of your career, life, and destiny by becoming an elite performer? 
  This isn’t just another career book. Elite Performance for Managers is a guide that delivers on its promise to revolutionize your professional journey. Talbot A. Stark uses his unique triad of experience in international finance, the US military, and Silicon Valley to share life-changing knowledge that challenges you to be accountable for your career and take control of your destiny.  
  Whether you’re a newly appointed manager or a senior executive, Stark has incredible insights and tactics that you can use to accelerate your career and lead your team to unparalleled levels of productivity. His pioneering Elite Performance Pillars™ methodology provides an unprecedented way for managers to become best-in-class by mastering three powerful concepts: 
  ● Pillar I: Being a Better You means recognizing that accountability is everything, yet relying solely on results is no longer enough. 
  ● Pillar II: Being a Better Manager requires replacing the traditional concept of delegation with the symbiotic process of partnering.  
  ● Pillar III: Managing Your Manager enables you to change your relationship with your manager by being “amazingly predictable” in their world of uncertainty.  
  These concepts are mission-critical to becoming an elite performer, yet often slip through the cracks of typical career guides and executive coaching programs. Elite Performance for Managers fills those gaps so you can unleash your full potential and transform your career into a dynamic journey aligned with your greatest aspirations.

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  The Four Workarounds -...

  Paulo Savaget

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  We constantly encounter complex problems at home, in our places of work, and in society at large. Even if we had all the time and money in the world, sometimes no good solution can be found. So, what should we do, especially when we can’t wait? The answer: a workaround.For ages, global corporations have been lecturing small organizations and not-for-profits on how to get things done. As it turns out, it should have been the other way around. In this groundbreaking audiobook, award-winning researcher Paulo Savaget shows how the most valuable lessons about problem-solving can be learned from the scrappiest groups.Savaget draws most of his examples from small organizations dedicated to social action that have made an art form out of subverting the status quo and have proved themselves adept at achieving massive wins with minimal resources. Through his research, Savaget identified the four workarounds that these groups commonly employ: the piggyback, the loophole, the roundabout, and the next best. With vivid and fascinating examples from his life and travels, he demonstrates how each one works and how to know which one to use when.The Four Workarounds shows how seemingly intractable problems—from public urination to the challenges of delivering lifesaving medicine to remote communities—were addressed using unconventional tactics. Some of the world’s biggest and most admired companies are already using Savaget’s research to transform the ways they do business. And these same lessons can also revolutionize the ways we approach the challenges we all encounter every day of our lives.A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.

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