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"Simple but powerful advice on how and why to rethink your business structure in a time when traditional capitalism is no longer working for people or the planet. Vincent Stanley, Patagonia's Director of Philosophy, with Yvon Chouinard, founder and former owner of Patagonia, draws on 50 years' experience at Patagonia to challenge all business owners and leaders to rethink their businesses in a time of cultural and climate chaos. Patagonia over...

A quick and easy way to understand neurodiversity as written by neurodivergent people and our families

Neurodiversity For Dummies is your essential guide in understanding neurodivergent conditions like autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and more. This quick and easy guide is perfect for anyone needing to know more about neurodiversity. And that's all of us—because recent estimates say that 15-20% of the world's population have some

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Choices is your personalized guide to empowerment and success on your entrepreneurial journey. Tailored exclusively for women entrepreneurs each issue is a captivating adventure designed to elevate your personal and professional spheres. Embark on a journey of self-discovery and growth. Our pages are brimming with thought provoking articles that will spark your curiosity and ignite your passion for learning. Immerse yourself in in-depth interviews,

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Create a personal power grid of influence to spark professional and personal success. Other people have the answers, deals, money, access, power, and influence you need to get what you want in this world. To achieve any goal, you need other people to help you do it. As anyone in business knows, strategic planning is critical to achieving long-term success. This book argues that strategic relationship planning should be your top priority. When you...

"What happens to our trash? Why are our oceans filling with plastic? Do we really waste 40 percent of our food 65 percent of our energy? Waste is truly our biggest problem, and solving our inherent trashiness can fix our economy, our energy costs, our traffic jams, and help slow climate change-all while making us healthier, happier and more prosperous. This story-driven and in-depth exploration of the pervasive yet hard-to-see wastefulness that permeates...

Get inspired — and prepared — for your best life at 50+

Living Your Best Life after 50 All-in-One For Dummies is your guide as you explore new opportunities and make the most of your fifties and the decades that follow. Find a new job, travel for weeks or months at a time, boost your health with yoga routines, take up pickleball—whatever it is you want to do, this book will inspire you to improve your life and show you

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Since the original publication of Nudge more than a decade ago, the title has entered the vocabulary of businesspeople, policy makers, engaged citizens, and consumers everywhere. The book has given rise to more than 200 "nudge units" in governments around the world and countless groups of behavioral scientists in every part of the economy. It has taught us how to use thoughtful "choice architecture"-a concept the authors invented-to help us make better...

In the bestsellingtradition of Eats, Shoots & Leaves, a gently curmudgeonly but invaluableguide to the dos and don'ts of the workplace

Bestselling social historian Charles Murray has written adelightfully fussy—and entertaining—book on the hidden rules of the road in theworkplace—and in life—from the standpoint of an admonishing, but encouraging, workplacegrouch and taskmaster. Why the curmudgeon? The fact is

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Exceeding expectations rather than simply satisfying them is the cornerstone of the Disney approach to customer service. Now, in honor of the tenth anniversary of the original Be Our Guest, the Disney Institute, which specializes in helping professionals see new possibilities through concepts not found in the typical workplace, is revealing even more of the business behind the magic of quality service. During the last twenty-five years, thousands...