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Managing Your Metron: A practical theology of work, mission, and meaning
"We, however, will not boast beyond measure, but within the limits of the sphere (metron) which God has appointed us... " 2 Corinthians 10:13
Metron, a measure of responsibility delegated by God to you in the midst of creation, culture, and spiritual history.
• Should I feel shame because I love my work?
• Is my work secular or spiritual?
• Should I have such a passion...
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The must-read summary of Alex Hiam's book: "Making Horses Drink: How to Lead and Succeed in Business".
This complete summary of the ideas from Alex Hiam's book "Making Horses Drink" shows that, in a commercial setting, your employees are your horsepower - the people with the potential to take the company to great results. In this book, the author explains that realising this potential is the central challenge and goal faced by every leader and, just...
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The must-read summary of David Pottruck and Terry Pearce's book: "Clicks and Mortar: Passion-Driven Growth in an Internet-Driven World".
This complete summary of the ideas from David Pottruck and Terry Pearce's book "Clicks and Mortar" shows how growing a business in the Internet age still requires people that are spirited and passionate about what they do. In their book, the authors explain that successful companies are those that create and sustain...
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The must-read summary of Mark Huselid, Brian Becker and Richard Beatty's book: "The Workforce Scorecard: Managing Human Capital to Execute Strategy".
This complete summary of the ideas from Mark Huselid, Brian Becker and Richard Beatty's book "The Workforce Scorecard" shows how corporate success today is fueled more and more by the performance of intangible assets. The most important of these intangibles is usually a firm's workforce. In their book,...
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Newly revised and updated, this is the industry standard for executives and professionals in all major industries, and includes a free resume review by the author. Steven Provenzano is President of ECS: Executive Career Services and DTP, Inc. ECS is a team of certified experts specializing in career marketing at all income levels. Mr. Provenzano is the author of ten highly successful career books including Top Secret Resumes & Cover Letters, 4th Ed.,...
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In Work Life: Working Remotely from Bali to Boardroom, Melinda Jacobs takes readers from coworking spaces in Bali to corporate offices in North America to look at how remote work is changing what it means to have a desk job. Combining personal experiences and research on traditional and changing workplaces, she explores coworking, remote work, and the evolving office from within, exposing their opportunities and contradictions. By presenting an updated...
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La France est à genoux, mais pas les Français qui sont toujours pleins de ressources. Cet essai apparaît résolument optimiste, même si la situation économique et sociale de la France n'a jamais été aussi délétère. Après la gestion calamiteuse de la pandémie de covid, le nombre de défaillances d'entreprises et de licenciements abusifs s'est accentué. Durant la période d'indemnisation prise en charge par l'État, donc par les impts avec...
709) HBR's 10 Must Reads on Reinventing HR (with bonus article "People Before Strategy" by Ram Charan
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How HR can lead.
If you read nothing else on reinventing human resources, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones on how HR leaders can partner with the C-suite, drive change throughout the organization, and develop the workforce of the future.
This book will inspire you to:
Overhaul performance management practices to jump-start motivation and engagement
Use...
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A revolutionary step-by-step guide-by and for men-to ending toxic masculinity and leveraging men to enact heart-based leadership, increase diversity, bolster the bottom line, and create a culture so everyone in the workplace wins.
The Times Up, Me Too, and Black Lives Matter movements have been wake-up calls to all of us, but perhaps mostly for men. And organizations worldwide are finally realizing the critical importance of diversity, equity, and...
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Discover how to build a sustainable culture of inclusion with a coaching method that shows people that sharing power isn't the same as losing it.
The elephant in the room with diversity work is that people with privilege must use it to allow others equal access to power. This is often why diversity efforts falter, people believe in diversity until they feel that they must give something up. How do we talk them through this shift?
La'Wana Harris...
712) Hiring and Firing
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Hiring and firing are difficult to get right . . . and potentially costly to get wrong both for your career and for the business. Do you really want to take that kind of risk? Business expert Brian Tracy says you don't have to!
Hiring and Firing is the indispensable guide you absolutely must have by your side. This handy resource breaks down the simple but powerful strategies you can use to both bring better employees on board and weed the weaker...
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What's missing from gender equality efforts? Men.
Women are at a disadvantage in the workplace, where they deal with unequal pay, sexual harassment, lack of credit for their contributions, and more. And while organizations are looking to address these issues, too many gender-inclusion initiatives focus exclusively on how women should respond, leaving men out of the equation. Such efforts reinforce the perception that these are "women's issues" and...
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Build a mentally healthy workplace.
Mental health is just as important as physical health. Yet being honest about depression, anxiety, and other psychological conditions at work can feel risky, and hasn't always been welcome. How can you ensure that you and your colleagues feel as though mental health is supported at the office?
“The HBR Guide to Better Mental Health at Work” contains practical tips and advice to help you bring mental health out...
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Margot Canaday is professor of history at Princeton University. She is the author of The Straight State (Princeton).
A masterful history of the LGBT workforce in America
Workplaces have traditionally been viewed as "straight spaces" in which queer people passed. As a result, historians have directed limited attention to the experiences of queer people on the job. Queer Career rectifies this, offering an expansive historical look at sexual minorities...
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¡Sé el cambio que quieres ver en el mundo!
Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para ser capaz de trabajar con personas difíciles, que te aportará la información esencial y te permitirá ganar tiempo.
En tan solo 50 minutos podrás:
• Aprender a tratar con personas difíciles en el ámbito laboral y no dejar que te desestabilicen ni que te pongan contra las cuerdas
• Emplear técnicas tan utilizadas en el mundo empresarial como...
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Difficult employees are by far the worst part of a manager's job. Control freaks. Narcissists. Slackers. Cynics. Their outbursts, irrational demands, gripes, and countless other disruptions need to be dealt with, and you are the unlucky one with that job description. But every manager has to deal with these people. What separates the great managers is their ability to turn them into productive team players.
Leading the Unleadable turns this seemingly...
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Netherlands Antilles. The People, History and Cultural differences, Tourism. Despite the fact that these six islands have been and continue to be politically tied to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, each island has its own particular territory and history. Their differences go beyond flags, as they also have different ethnic heritages. For example, half of the population of Saba is of western European descent, while the residents of Curaçao, Bonaire...
719) Overcome Your Villains: Mastering Your Beliefs, Actions, and Knowledge to Conquer Any Adversity
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Whether you're facing the glass ceiling, a toxic work environment, or anything in between, limit-breaking female founder Heather Monahan's 3-Step BAK process will help you evaluate and eliminate any outside or self-defeating blockers between where you are now and where you deserve to be.
If you've ever felt alone, down, defeated, or discouraged-this book's for you.
If you've ever been unsure of your next move or felt your confidence slip just when...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Tetsuo Sakiya's book "Honda Motor" explains the business strategies and corporate culture behind Honda, and suggests why they are so successful. In his book, the author charts the development of Honda, from the beginning to the successful, multinational company that it is today. This summary is an inspiring story of overcoming prejudice, putting money into creative marketing and PR, and having an international...
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