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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Workshop Team Assessment is a 38-item paper handout that is an excellent team development tool. A key component of the facilitator-lead Five Dysfunctions of a Team Workshop, the Team Assessment delivers what the name implies "a team assessment" rather than an individual self-assessment.

Reveals the proven, time-tested trading system he used to achieve triple-digit returns for five consecutive years, averaging 220 per cent per year for a 33,500 per cent compounded total return. This title teaches you: how to find the best stocks before they make big price gains; and how to avoid costly mistakes made by most investors.

Are you just playingor playing to win?Strategy is not complex. But it is hard. Its hard because it forces people and organizations to make specific choices about their futuresomething that doesnt happen in most companies.Now two of todays best-known business thinkers get to the heart of strategyexplaining what its for, how to think about it, why you need it, and how to get it done. And they use one of the most successful corporate turnarounds of the past century, which they achieved together, to prove their point.A.G. Lafley, former CEO of Procter & Gamble, in close partnership with strategic adviser Roger Martin, doubled P&Gs sales, quadrupled its profits, and increased its market value by more than $100 billion in just ten years. Now, drawn from their years of experience at P&G and the Rotman School of Management, where Martin is dean, this book shows how leaders in organizations of all sizes can guide everyday actions with larger strategic goals built around the clear, essential elements that determine business successwhere to play and how to win.The result is a playbook for winning. Lafley and Martin have created a set of five essential strategic choices that, when addressed in an integrated way, will move you ahead of your competitors. They are:• What is our winning aspiration?• Where will we play?• How will we win?• What capabilities must we have in place to win?• What management systems are required to support our choices?The stories of how P&G repeatedly won by applying this method to iconic brands such as Olay, Bounty, Gillette, Swiffer, and Febreze clearly illustrate how deciding on a strategic approachand then making the right choices to support itmakes the difference between just playing the game and actually winning.

This bestselling resource identifies seven common traits that show up again and again among those who have accumulated wealth. The new edition, the first since 1998, includes a new Foreword for the 21st century by Dr. Stanley.

THE HUGE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA former FBI hostage negotiator offers a new, field-tested approach to negotiating - effective in any situation. 'Riveting' Adam Grant 'Stupendous' The Week'Brilliant' Guardian. After a stint policing the rough streets of Kansas City, Missouri, Chris Voss joined the FBI, where his career as a kidnapping negotiator brought him face-to-face with bank robbers, gang leaders and terrorists. Never Split the Difference takes you inside his world of high-stakes negotiations, revealing the nine key principles that helped Voss and his colleagues succeed when it mattered the most - when people's lives were at stake.Rooted in the real-life experiences of an intelligence professional at the top of his game, Never Split the Difference will give you the competitive edge in any discussion.PRAISE FOR NEVER SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE' My pick for book of the year. Forbes: Who better to learn [negotiation] from than Chris Voss, whose skills have saved lives and averted disaster?Daily Mail: Filled with insights that apply to everyday negotiations.Business Insider: It's rare that a book is so gripping and entertaining while still being actionable and applicable.Inc.: A business book you won't be able to put down.

Imagine a world where almost everyone wakes up inspired to go to work, feels trusted and valued during the day, then returns home feeling fulfilled. This is not a crazy, idealized notion. Today, in many successful organizations,great leaders are creating environments in which people naturally work together to do remarkable things.In Leaders Eat Last, Simon Sinek, internationally bestselling author of Start With Why, investigates these great leaders from Marine Corps Officers, who don't just sacrifice their place at the table but often their own comfort and even their lives for those in their care, to the heads of big business and government - each putting aside their own interests to protect their teams. Sinek argues that this is what it means to be a leader and asks are you a leader?'As refreshingly simple and easy to follow as it is thought-provoking' Management Today

You know your product is awesome-but does anybody else? Forget everything you thought you knew about positioning. Successfully connecting your product with consumers isn't a matter of following trends, comparing yourself to the competition or trying to attract the widest customer base.So what is it? April Dunford, positioning guru and tech exec, will enlighten you.Her new book, Obviously Awesome, shows you how to find your product's "secret sauce"-and then sell that sauce to those who crave it. Having spent years as a startup executive (with 16 product launches under her belt) and a consultant (who's worked on dozens more), Dunford speaks with authority about breaking through the noise of a crowded market.Punctuated with witty anecdotes and compelling case studies, Dunford's book is at once entertaining and illuminating. Among the invaluable lessons you'll learn are:- The Five Components of Effective Positioning- How to instantly connect an audience to your offering's value- How to choose the best market for your products- How to use three distinct styles of positioning to your advantage- How to leverage market trends to help buyers understand why making a purchase is important right nowWhether you're an entrepreneur, marketer or salesperson struggling to bring inventive products to market, Dunford's insights will help you find your awesome, so that your customers can too.

The foundational and wildly popular go-to resource for influence and persuasion—a renowned international bestseller, with over 5 million copies sold—now revised adding: new research, new insights, new examples, and online applications.In the new edition of this highly acclaimed bestseller, Robert Cialdini—New York Times bestselling author of Pre-Suasion and the seminal expert in the fields of influence and persuasion—explains the psychology of why people say yes and how to apply these insights ethically in business and everyday settings. Using memorable stories and relatable examples, Cialdini makes this crucially important subject surprisingly easy. With Cialdini as a guide, you don’t have to be a scientist to learn how to use this science.You’ll learn Cialdini’s Universal Principles of Influence, including new research and new uses so you can become an even more skilled persuader—and just as importantly, you’ll learn how to defend yourself against unethical influence attempts. You may think you know these principles, but without understanding their intricacies, you may be ceding their power to someone else.Cialdini’s Principles of Persuasion:ReciprocationCommitment and ConsistencySocial Proof Liking AuthorityScarcityUnity, the newest principle for this editionUnderstanding and applying the principles ethically is cost-free and deceptively easy. Backed by Dr. Cialdini’s 35 years of evidence-based, peer-reviewed scientific research—including a three-year field study on what leads people to change—Influence is a comprehensive guide to using these principles to move others in your direction.

An insightful and inspiring book on using both/and thinking to make more creative, flexible, and impactful decisions in a world of competing demands.Life is full of paradoxes. How can we each express our individuality while also being a team player? How do we balance work and life? How can we improve diversity while promoting opportunities for all? How can we manage the core business while innovating for the future?For many of us, these competing and interwoven demands are a source of conflict. Since our brains love to make either-or choices, we choose one option over the other. We deal with the uncertainty by asserting certainty.There's a better way.In Both/And Thinking, Wendy Smith and Marianne Lewis help readers cope with multiple, knotted tensions at the same time. Drawing from more than twenty years of pioneering research, they provide tools and lessons for transforming these tensions into opportunities for innovation and personal growth.Filled with practical advice and fascinating storiesincluding firsthand tales from IBM, LEGO, and Unilever, as well as from startups, nonprofits, and even an inn at one of the four corners of the worldBoth/And Thinking will change the way you approach your most vexing problems.

A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA call to action for the creative class and labour movement to rally against the power of Big Tech and Big Media.Corporate concentration has breached the stratosphere, as have corporate profits. An ever-expanding constellation of industries are now monopolies (where sellers have excessive power over buyers) or monopsonies (where buyers hold the whip hand over sellers) ¿ or both.Scholar Rebecca Giblin and writer and activist Cory Doctorow argue we¿re in a new era of `chokepoint capitalism¿, with exploitative businesses creating insurmountable barriers to competition that enable them to capture value that should rightfully go to others. All workers are weakened by this, but the problem is especially well illustrated by the plight of creative workers.By analysing book publishing and news, live music and music streaming, screenwriting, radio, and more, Giblin and Doctorow deftly show how powerful corporations construct `anti-competitive flywheels¿ designed to lock in users and suppliers, make their markets hostile to new entrants, and then force workers and suppliers to accept unfairly low prices.In the book¿s second half, Giblin and Doctorow explain how to batter through those chokepoints, with tools ranging from transparency rights to collective action and ownership, radical interoperability, contract terminations, job guarantees, and minimum wages for creative work.Chokepoint Capitalism is a call to workers of all sectors to unite to help smash these chokepoints and take back the power and profit that¿s being heisted away ¿ before it¿s too late.

Proppet med hverdagseksempler sætter han fingereren på de ømme punkter, vi alle kan relatere os til i såvel arbejds- som hjemmesituationer, men ligeså vigtigt giver han konkrete råd til, hvordan man overkommer mange af de benspænd, vi oplever, og får sat fut på forandringerne.I bogen finder du blandt andet ud af Hvad køen i Netto kan lære dig om, hvorfor forandringer går så langsomt Hvad en hummer kan lære dig om, hvorfor kollegaerne er demotiverede Hvorfor Randers Kommunes strategi ligner angrebsmanualen fra D-dag (og hvorfor det ikke er et kompliment) Hvorfor det er tåbeligt at arbejde på at ændre andres ’mindset’ Hvorfor motivation er overvurderet, og hvad du skal gøre i stedet Hvorfor det er en konkurrencefordel at være uambitiøsBogen er ligesom Jytte fra Marketing målrettet alle, der arbejder med forandringer på alle niveauer i en organisation. Uanset om den organisation er en kommune, en virksomhed eller et parforhold.

Virksomheder og organisationer misser de fleste digitale muligheder, som er lige foran dem, fordi de er fortabt i fremtiden og glemmer nutiden. De taler om kunstig intelligens og bitcoins, men overser de helt oplagte muligheder, der kan gøre gavn for dem i dag.Denne bog indeholder 69 eksempler på, hvordan det digitale kan gøre dit arbejde og din organisation endnu bedre. Alle eksempler i bogen kan tages i anvendelse med det samme og kræver oftest en ganske minimal investering. ”At blive udsat for Stines og Jacobs bombardement af gode ideer er en berusende påmindelse om glæden ved at mærke sin nysgerrighed. At mærke det boble.”– Stig Kirk Ørskov, adm. direktør for JP/Politiken “I bogen lægges op til at lade en del af udviklingen ske nedefra, sætte medarbejderne mere fri og lade dem iværksætte og eksperimentere med små digitale projekter drevet af motiva- tion og virkelyst. Kravet om digitale strategier og projekter, der iværksættes oppefra forsvinder ikke, men skal måske supple- res af flere små projekter der opstår, lanceres (shippes) og eksperimenteres med nedefra. Der er masser af inspiration at hente i bogen – god læselyst.”– Hanne Bak Lumholt, direktør for COK (Center for Offentlig Kompetenceudvikling) “Jeg møder ofte virksomhedsledere, som kan tale med om digitalisering og disruption. De ledere, som for alvor impone- rer mig, er dem, som har eksperimenteret med nye teknolo- gier eller på egen krop har testet nye måder at leve på.“– Tue Mantoni, bestyrelsesformand for Lakrids by Johan Bülow og Joe & The Juice, bestyrelsesmedlem for Vækstfonden og Soundboks og forhenværende adm. direktør for B&O og Triumph

I denne skalpelskarpe og hylemorsomme debatbog giver Steffen Jacobsen læseren sine selvoplevede anekdoter og betragtninger om læger, regneark og blindtarme. Et besøg på skadestuen bliver aldrig det samme igen ? så er De advaret! Steffen Jacobsen er ud over bestsellerforfatter og knivskarp samfundsdebattør også overlæge og ortopædkirurg. For nylig sagde han op i protest mod Sundhedsplatformen. Dette er hans egen historie, fyldt med selvoplevede anekdoter og betragtninger om, hvordan politikere og DJØF?ere har ødelagt det danske sundhedsvæsen. Bogen rammer lige ned i en aktuel debat og er samfundssatire på samme niveau som Hans Scherfigs ?Idealister?. ?Utopien på Regionsgårdene synes at være hospitaler uden læger - og gerne også patienter" indleder Steffen Jacobsen ?Hvis De lige vil sidde helt stille, frue, dr. Jacobsen er ny på afdelingen?. En bog til bekymrede læger og sygeplejersker - og alle, der nogensinde skulle få den vanvittige tanke frivilligt at lade sig indlægge på et dansk hospital.

A new, updated and expanded edition of this New York Times bestseller on how to reconstruct your life so it's not all about work Forget the old concept of retirement and the rest of the deferred-life plan - there is no need to wait and every reason not to, especially in unpredictable economic times. Whether your dream is escaping the rat race, experiencing high-end world travel, earning a monthly five-figure income with zero management, or just living more and working less, this book is the blueprint. This step-by step guide to luxury lifestyle design teaches: * How Tim went from $40,000 dollars per year and 80 hours per week to $40,000 per MONTH and 4 hours per week * How to outsource your life to overseas virtual assistants for $5 per hour and do whatever you want * How blue-chip escape artists travel the world without quitting their jobs * How to eliminate 50% of your work in 48 hours using the principles of a forgotten Italian economist * How to trade a long-haul career for short work bursts and frequent 'mini-retirements'. This new updated and expanded edition includes: More than 50 practical tips and case studies from readers (including families) who have doubled their income, overcome common sticking points, and reinvented themselves using the original book as a starting point * Real-world templates you can copy for eliminating email, negotiating with bosses and clients, or getting a private chef for less than 5 a meal * How lifestyle design principles can be suited to unpredictable economic times * The latest tools and tricks, as well as high-tech shortcuts, for living like a diplomat or millionaire without being either.

Efter mange år med kriser, skuffelser og nederlag tog fodboldklubben Brøndby IF i 2016 et smertefuldt opgør med sig selv. Bestyrelsen og sportsdirektøren Troels Bech lagde en ny strategi, som tålmodigt skulle opbygge et nyt storhold på den københavnske vestegn. Første skridt var at hente den kompromisløse tyske træner Alexander Zorniger til klubben. Til alles overraskelse førte Zorniger Brøndby til andenpladsen i Superligaen og pokalfinalen i sin første sæson. Denne bog fortæller historien om, hvordan det gik til. Om Alexander Zornigers radikale overfaldsfodbold, om umenneskeligt hård træning, om kultursammenstød i trænerstaben, om cheftrænerens særlige ledelsesform og hans arbejde med at få spillerne til at forstå den nye spillestil. Forfatter Niels Lunde har haft fri adgang til nøglepersoner i klubben og i trænerstaben. Han har interviewet spillerne og haft adgang til de interne overvejelser forud for holdets kampe og til evalueringerne efter kampene. AKTION AKTION AKTION inviterer læseren ind i maskinrummet i Danmarks største fodboldklub, og bogen giver et unikt indblik i en superligatræners arbejde.

New York Times-bestseller, der har solgt over 1 mio. eks.Tilbyder redskaber og lette strategier til at ændre dårlige vanerJames Clear er en af verdens førende eksperter inden for opbygning af vaner, og han giver i denne bog praktiske strategier, der lærer dig nøjagtigt, hvordan man danner gode vaner, bryder med de dårlige og lærer at mestre de små ændringer, der fører til store resultater.Bogens hovedpointe er, at vaner bedst ændres i meget små skridt – ved at lede efter en lillebitte forbedring i alt, hvad man gør, i stedet for “alt eller intet”-løsninger. Efterhånden som handlingen gentages, vokser vanen sig stærkere og slår rod. Hver gang du gentager en vane, styrker du nemlig det neurale kredsløb, der associeres med denne vane, og derfor er gentagelse noget af det vigtigste i forhold til at automatisere vaner.Andre gode pointer fra bogen:Lav en implementeringsstrategi: Hvornår vil du præcis gøre hvad og hvor?Vi bliver ændret af den verden, der omgiver os: Man kan indrette sig til gode vaner (gem chokoladen! Sæt løbeskoene frem! Læg telefonen ind i et andet rum!)Fokuser på at skabe systemer. Fix dit input, og dit output løser sig selv: Formålet med at sætte mål er at vinde spillet – formålet med at opbygge systemer er at blive ved med at spille.Byg ovenpå allerede eksisterende vaner: 'Efter NUVÆRENDE VANE vil jeg NY VANE'James Clear er forfatter, oplægsholder og konsulent med fokus på vaner og udvikling. Hans arbejde har bl.a. kunnet ses i New York Times, Time Magazine og CBS’ This Morning. Hans hjemmeside, jamesclear.com, har hver måned millioner af besøg, og over 100.000 abonnerer på hans populære nyhedsbrev.Bogen udgives i samarbejde med WElearn A/S, og bogens forord er skrevet af Henrik Dresbøll, forfatter bag bogen Få det til at ske.

Entrepreneurs and leaders face big questions every day: What's the most important place to focus your effort, and how do you start? What will your idea look like in real life? From three partners at Google Ventures, this book presents a unique five-day process for solving tough business problems, proven at more than 100 companies.

For 100 år siden var alle overbeviste om, at vi i dag ville arbejde 15 timer om ugen. Det skete ikke. Og det var ikke, fordi effektiviseringerne udeblev. Vi arbejder sta­dig på livet løs. I denne bog begiver antropologen Dennis Nørmark og filosoffen Anders Fogh Jensen sig ud på en rejse for at finde ud af, hvad vi laver i vores arbejdstid. Det er blevet en rejse ind i det absurde, hvor meningen med arbejdet er forsvundet, og hvor løftet om fritid aldrig blev indløst. I ste­det fik vi flere regler, kontroller, møder og ligegyldige Power­Point-præsentationer.Bogens forfattere kommer fra hver sin politiske fløj, men bogen er ikke et møde på midten. Det er et opgør med en gammeldags måde at tænke arbejde på og et bud på, hvad enhver kan gøre som arbejdstager, leder, og hvad vi kan gøre som samfund. For det er på tide at tænke og handle anderledes, hvis ikke vi skal blive til grin overfor både vores fremtid og vores fortid og begå århundredets største dumhed. Men det kræver et opgør med et af vor tids største tabuer: Pseudoarbejdet.

Have you ever found yourself struggling with information overload? Have you ever felt both overworked and underutilised? Do you ever feel busy but not productive? If you answered yes to any of these, the way out is to become an Essentialist. In Essentialism, Greg McKeown, CEO of a Leadership and Strategy agency in Silicon Valley who has run courses at Apple, Google and Facebook, shows you how to achieve what he calls the disciplined pursuit of less. Being an Essentialist is about a disciplined way of thinking. It means challenging the core assumption of We can have it all and I have to do everything and replacing it with the pursuit of the right thing, in the right way, at the right time'.By applying a more selective criteria for what is essential, the pursuit of less allows us to regain control of our own choices so we can channel our time, energy and effort into making the highest possible contribution toward the goals and activities that matter. Using the experience and insight of working with the leaders of the most innovative companies and organisations in the world, McKeown shows you how to put Essentialism into practice in your own life, so you too can achieve something great.

Brought to you by Penguin.In her latest book, five-time #1 New York Times bestselling author Dr Brene Brown, writes, "e;If we want to find the way back to ourselves and each other, we need language and the grounded confidence to both tell our stories, and to be stewards of the stories that we hear. This is the framework for meaningful connection."e;In Atlas of the Heart, Brown takes us on a journey through 87 of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human. As she maps the necessary skills and lays out an actionable framework for meaningful connection, she gives us the language and tools to access a universe of new choices and second chances - a universe where we can share and steward the stories of our bravest and most heart-breaking moments with one another in a way that builds connection.Over the past two decades, Brown's extensive research into the experiences that make us who we are has shaped the cultural conversation and helped define what it means to be courageous with our lives. Atlas of the Heart draws on this research, as well as Brown's singular skills as a researcher/storyteller, to lay out an invaluable, research-based framework that shows us that naming an experience doesn't give the experience more power, it gives us the power of understanding, meaning and choice.Brown shares, "e;I want this to be an atlas for all of us, because I believe that, with an adventurous heart and the right maps, we can travel anywhere and never fear losing ourselves. Even when we have no idea where we are."e;(c) Brene Brown 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021