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As night settled on April 20, 2010, a series of explosions rocked Deepwater Horizon, the immense semisubmersible drilling platform leased by British Petroleum, located 40 miles off the Louisiana coast. Exhaustively researched and documented, Drowning in Oil is the first in-depth examination of how a lack of corporate responsibility and government oversight led to the biggest offshore oil spill in US history. It is an objective, definitive account of the energy industry and BP's pursuit of profit at any cost.

The Trustworthy Leader reveals the benefits organizations enjoy when trustworthy behavior is practiced consistently by their leaders. Drawing from examples from the best companies to work for, Lyman, cofounder of Great Place to Work Institute, explains that being trustworthy means that leaders' behaviors are rooted in their commitment to the value of trust and not simply in an imitation of the practices of others.

Marketing guru Philip Kotler, cause marketing authority David Hessekiel, and social marketing expert Nancy Lee have teamed up to create a guide rich with actionable advice on integrating marketing and corporate social initiatives into your broader business goals.

Customers who want what your business offers are out there. To find them, you need the right tools and an understanding of how to leverage them. In Why Your Marketing is Killing Your Business and What to Do About It, expert marketing strategist Minal Sampat shares exactly that, illustrating with real-life examples from over 10 years of experience working with businesses in multiple industries. Minal untangles some of the mysteries of the market, including social media platforms, and shares how a few of her clients have achieved real results.

The Power of And offers a new narrative about the nature of business, revealing the focus on responsibility and ethics that unites today's most influential ideas and companies. R. Edward Freeman, Kirsten E. Martin, and Bidhan L. Parmar detail an emerging business model built on five key concepts: prioritizing purpose as well as profits; creating value for stakeholders as well as shareholders; seeing business as embedded in society as well as markets; recognizing people's full humanity as well as their economic interests.

Con el poder subconsciente me refiero a que todos tus sentidos, tu mente, tus actitudes, tus emociones, tus respuestas “automáticas”, tu perspectiva de la vida, tus creencias, los patrones conductuales, absolutamente todo lo que te motiva, esté alineado hacia un solo objetivo. Ese objetivo es tu bienestar, tu felicidad, estar y sentirte bien. Cuando logras alinearte, y convertirte en un ser íntegro, es decir, en una unidad completa, podrás disfrutar de tu poder para materializar la realidad que quieres vivir.

When Gene Sperling was in charge of coordinating economic policy in the Obama White House, he found himself surprised when serious people in Washington told him that the Obama focus on healthcare was a distraction because it was “not focused on the economy.” How, he asked, was the fear felt by millions of Americans of being one serious illness away from financial ruin not considered an economic issue? Too often, Sperling found that we measured economic success by metrics like GDP.

Do we have to choose between equality and prosperity? Many think that reducing economic inequality would require such heavy-handed interference with market forces that it would stifle economic growth. Heather Boushey insists nothing could be further from the truth. Presenting cutting-edge economics with journalistic verve, she shows how rising inequality has become a drag on growth and an impediment to a competitive United States marketplace for employers and employees alike.

Corporate whistle-blowers save lives, prevent fraud, and preserve the environment. But these results come through a long, difficult, draining, and, often, frightening process that leads many unprepared would-be whistle-blowers to give up. Fortunately, they now have the support they need. This unprecedented and authoritative guide covers every step of the process - finding information to support your claims, determining whom to blow the whistle to, dealing with attacks from opponents, enlisting allies, understanding the law, and more.

In Intentional Integrity, Robert Chesnut, general counsel of Airbnb, offers a six-step process for leaders to foster and manage a culture of integrity at work. He explains the rationale and legal context for the ethics and practices and presents scenarios to illuminate the nuances of thinking deeply and objectively about workplace culture.

Hvordan kan det gå til, at nogle mennesker til ansættelsessamtaler, til politiske møder, på dates eller bare i almindelig omgang med andre mennesker gang på gang kan fremstille sig selv på overbevisende måde som svaret på alle ens udtalte eller uudtalte bønner, mens virkeligheden oftest viser sig at være den stik modsatte? Hvorfor får de lov til ikke bare at gøre det én gang, men igen og igen, og hvad kan man gøre for at beskytte sig mod den slags "giftige" personer? I bogen forsøger Sanne Udsen at besvare spørgsmålene: Hvordan undgår man at ansætte en psykopat i virksomheden?

Any cursory online search will reveal thousands of books and articles that try to help you become a better manager or a better leader. In this audiobook, we propose a third set of skills that are often neglected but are just as essential for effective leadership: the ability to clarify individual and organizational values and to find a way forward when these values conflict. This audiobook will help you develop those skills and apply them in your organization to become a better leader.

A quick-start resource, Leadership Bones will skill and scale you for exemplary service as a leader. The five leadership bones represent the foundation and irreducible minimum. No leader ever graduates from living the bones, and no leader succeeds who ignores the bones. In this engaging narrative, you will meet Izzy Kroll, a brilliant eccentric who teaches high school in a tough section of Chicago.

In today's cut-throat, get-ahead-at-all-costs world, the idea of showing basic decency toward one another has sadly been pushed to the side. Yet, the power of respectful, positive leadership can be more impactful now than ever before. Gracious leaders stand apart because they have a better way. Leaders who listen with purpose, recognize they don't have all the answers, and demonstrate uncompromising respect to all can - and will - lead their teams to peak performance.

What makes a better entrepreneur? What do you need to do to become legendary? What steps do you need to take to make yourself and your business sustainable? Discover how not only make you a better entrepreneur but one that stays ahead of the game...improving your focus and concentration by cultivating high performance habits is the basis for optimum success for those entrepreneurs, like you, who are always in a rush. Are you ready to explore a greater and more robust approach to your business?

El entorno empresarial actual exige una nueva forma de trabajar y liderar. Este enfoque de liderazgo mira en tres dimensiones: centrado en la persona, en sus relaciones y en sus resultados. A su vez, hoy se requiere un estilo de liderazgo humilde, vulnerable, inspirador, empático, con equipos multifuncionales independientes, con delegación y autonomía y relaciones colaborativas y solidaria. La forma correcta de resolver los conflictos es utilizando los valores como referencia.

With worker stress at an all-time high, particularly in the fast-paced technology industry, it’s no surprise that Google, Salesforce, and Apple have adopted mindfulness and meditation into their workplace culture. Studies show mindfulness practice increases emotional intelligence, reduces stress, and enhances health and overall well-being.

Employers look for two things when hiring or promoting people: knowledge and skill. They rarely, if ever, consider character. Yet character is the key to extraordinary business success. The Good Ones presents 10 crucial qualities of high-character employees, qualities that enhance employee satisfaction, client relationships, and the bottom line. You'll hear stories from managers and employees across the US and beyond who reveal how honesty, courage, loyalty, and patience have helped their organizations maintain an edge over the competition.

All too often we are presented stories about extremely wealthy people who are held up as role models for a successful life. The truth is that wealth rarely guarantees happiness. This book looks to successful small and medium-sized companies contributing to communities, and the far-sighted corporate executives we never hear about who, while successful, are also happy. These are the true-life examples of corporate social responsibility that this book relies on to make its point. Peter Milewski tells you why and how you, personally, can feel good and do well by doing good too.

Nothing of value happens without trust. In fact, this makes trust the most valuable currency in the world. In Build Trust we’ll help you understand how your intentions, motives, and purpose create the trust that will elevate your life personally and professionally. If you’ve been working hard and struggling to build the relationships that result in happiness, fulfillment, and financial success, Build Trust holds the answers you need to renew your mind and transform your life.