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Author
Publisher
Ideapress Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
v, 179 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Description
"In this short guide featuring a compilation of the best advice and insights from more than 50 experts from dozens of industries, you will learn the keys to being effective from afar. Whether you need to deliver a presentation to a virtual audience or collaborate with a global team, this handy guide will help you be more productive when you can't be there in person."--Amazon.com.
2) 9 to 5
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003].
Physical Desc
1 DVD (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Three women in a giant company, oppressed by an uncaring boss, devise an outrageous scheme to get revenge.
Author
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xxi, 334 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
"Our organizations are failing us. They're sluggish, change-phobic, and emotionally arid. Human beings, by contrast, are adaptable, creative, and full of passion. This gap between individual and organizational capability is the unfortunate by-product of bureaucracy--the top-down, rule-choked management structure that undergirds virtually every organization on the planet. Invented in the nineteenth century with the goal of turning people into semi-programmable...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
293 pages : portraits ; 25 cm
Description
"Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings reveals for the first time the unorthodox culture behind one of the world's most innovative, imaginative, and successful companies. There's never before been a company like Netflix. Not only because it has led a revolution in the entertainment industries; or because it generates billions of dollars in annual revenue; or even because it is watched by hundreds of millions of people in nearly 200 countries. When Reed...
6) Vanished
Author
Series
Nick Heller novels volume 1
Formats
Description
Lauren Heller and her husband Roger, a brilliant executive at a major corporation, are attacked in a Georgetown parking lot after an evening out. Knocked unconscious by the assailants, Lauren lies in a coma in the hospital while her husband has vanished without a trace. With nowhere else to turn, Lauren's teenage son Gabe reaches out to his uncle, Nick Heller, a high-powered investigator with a corporate intelligence firm in Washington, D.C. Having...
Author
Series
Christian Gillette thrillers volume 4
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
xiii, 283 p. ; 25 cm.
Description
With rumors flying about the death of Fidel Castro, Christian Gillette is called in for a meeting with President Jesse Wood at Camp David to take part in secret negotiations with Cuban capitalists to ensure that changing policies favor U.S. interests.
8) Love is free. Guac is extra: how vulnerability, empowerment, and curiosity built an unstoppable team
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Description
Imagine you're one of 75,000 people working in a huge company, and the CEO wants to talk to you, one-on-one, to get to know and understand you. That's what Monty Moran did 20,000 times as he built the extraordinary culture that took Chipotle Mexican Grill from a regional burrito chain to a Fortune 500 superstar. In Love Is Free, Guac Is Extra, Monty shows how he used curiosity, vulnerability, love, and a unique understanding of the true meaning of...
Author
Publisher
Broadway Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
vii, 132 p. ; 20 cm.
Description
A powerful story about the African philosophy of teamwork and collaboration that has the power to reshape our workplaces, our relationships with our coworkers, and our personal lives. John Peterson, a new manager in the credit department at a major big-box retailer, is struggling in his job. The people under him are not working as well or effectively as they need to, and his department is falling behind in meeting its goals. His only solution is to...
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Description
" The highly anticipated follow-up to the acclaimed bestseller Start With Why Simon Sinek's mission is to help people wake up every day inspired to go to work and return home every night fulfilled by their work. His first book, Start With Why, offered the essential starting point, explaining the power of focusing on WHY we do what we do, before getting into the details of WHAT and HOW. Start With Why became an instant classic, with a loyal following...
11) Paranoia
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Formats
Description
Adam Cassidy is twenty-six and a low-level employee at a high-tech corporation who hates his job. When he manipulates the system to do something nice for a friend, he finds himself charged with a crime. Corporate Security gives him a choice: prison--or become a spy in the headquarters of their chief competitor, Trion Systems. When he tries to break off from his controllers, he finds he's in way over his head, trapped in a world in which nothing is...
12) Buried secrets
Author
Series
Nick Heller novels volume 2
Description
Nick Heller comes to the aid of family friend Marshall Marcus, whose daughter Alexandra, has been kidnapped and held captive in an underground crypt; but as Nick digs deeper into Marshall's life, he finds that his criminal activities have left behind scores of enemies that reach to the highest levels of government.
Author
Publisher
Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xxiii, 340 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Description
Why do some workplace cultures inspire energy and innovation, while others fuel anxiety, boredom, or cynicism? Until now, such legendary cultures have seemed like magic beyond our control. However, behind every culture is a surprisingly elegant science. Primed to Perform argues that the highest-performing cultures are built on a simple truth: why people work affects how well they work. Great organizations inspire the three most powerful motives for...
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"A fast-paced look at the corporate dysfunction--the ruthless cost-cutting, toxic workplaces, and cutthroat management--that contributed to one of the worst tragedies in modern aviation. Boeing is a century-old titan of American industry. The largest exporter in the US, it played a central role in the early days of commercial flight, World War II bombing missions, and moon landings. It remains a linchpin in the awesome routine of air travel today....
15) The circle
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2017]
Formats
Description
When Mae is hired to work for, The Circle, the world's largest and most powerful tech and social media company, she sees it as an opportunity. As she rises through the ranks, she is encouraged by the company's founder, Eamon Bailey, to engage in a groundbreaking experiment that pushes the boundaries of privacy, ethics and ultimately her personal freedom. Her participation in the experiment, and every decision she makes begin to affect the lives and...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
xviii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
"Working Backwards is an insider's breakdown of Amazon's approach to culture, leadership, and best practices from two long-time, top-level Amazon executives. Colin started at Amazon in 1998; Bill joined in 1999. In Working Backwards, these two long-serving Amazon executives reveal and codify the principles and practices that drive the success of one of the most extraordinary companies the world has ever known. With twenty-seven years of Amazon experience...
18) Office space
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©1999
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In this screwball comedy, a cubicle slave tires of mind-numbing corporate life and actively tries to get fired. Instead, his "straight-shooting" attitude gets him promoted, where he can play out his grand embezzling scheme.
Author
Publisher
Harper, An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
375 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm
Description
Five human resources colleagues navigate the emotional complexities of their ambitions, hopes and fears as their small company is buffeted by economic forces that threaten to upend its employees.
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