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By Dylan Schleicher
Charles Duhigg's first book, The Power of Habit, changed the way we view how habits form and how they change. His new book, Smarter Faster Better, released last month, is having a similar impact in the areas of motivation and performance. We sent him some questions about it all.
April 26, 2016
We wrap up our Thinker in Residence with Adam Grant by asking him what unanswered question he has about business, and what books have inspired him in the work he does.
February 03, 2016
In the second part of our interview with Cal Newport, we ask him what his biggest question about work culture is, and what books have influenced him.
January 21, 2016
Steven Clifford's new book describes what has caused CEO compensation to explode over the last four decades, how it damages companies, the economy, and our democracy, and what we can do about it.
April 24, 2017
By Sally Haldorson
Our General Manager, Sally Haldorson, recently sent Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant five carefully considered questions about their new book. They responded in kind.
April 19, 2017
Blog / Jack Covert Selects
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Zoom: The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future by Iain Carlson and Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Twelve, 336 pages, $27. 99 Hardcover, October 2007, ISBN 9780446580045 "The Stone Age did not end for lack of stone, and the Oil Age could well end long before the world runs out of oil. " That statement pretty much sums up the argument made in Zoom, and ironically, it was not made by an environmentalist, but by former Saudi oil minister Sheik Yamani.
November 16, 2007
Life's a Pitch: How to Be Businesslike With Your Emotional Life and Emotional With Your Business Life by Stephen Bayley & Roger Mavity, Bantam Press, 256 pages, £14. 99, Paperback, March 2007, ISBN 9780593056431 Most of us tend to think of our business and personal lives as two separate lives, and to a large extent, this is true. We all strive for a sense of fulfillment at home and in the workplace, and most of us want some separation and balance between the two worlds.
October 29, 2007
No Man's Land: What to Do When Your Company is Too Big to Be Small, But Too Small to Be Big by Doug Tatum, Portfolio, 256 pages, $24. 95 Hardcover, September 2007, ISBN 9781591841722 It is often difficult to find your way forward in business, particularly when your company is growing at a fast clip. The possibilities are myriad and the next step is not always clear.
October 01, 2007
Fired Up or Burned Out: How to Reignite Your Team's Passion, Creativity, and Productivity By: Michael Lee Stallard, with Carolyn Dewing-Hommes and Jason Pankau, Thomas Nelson, 230 pages, $22. 99 Hardcover, July 2007. ISBN 9780785223580 Great leadership is something we think is easy to recognize, but it can be a hard thing to define.
September 27, 2007
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