Through this text, Duhigg teaches you 8 productivity concepts that help certain companies and individuals accomplish much more than others. You'll also get an outline of the differences between the perspectives of some of the world's top performers and those who are less successful. These productivity concepts explain how everyday people can improve their everyday lives by doing simple things. By the end of this book, you'll learn how to succeed and ensure that your average day is productive and not just busy.
If you still don't believe that your ability to succeed depends on your mindset, psychologist Carol Dweck outlines years of research which argue otherwise. She believes that the mindset we adopt is a huge predictor of our success and achievement. Dweck further elaborates that nearly every attempt we make can be influenced by the mindset we adopt and how we choose to approach our goals. As you read, you'll learn the downsides of adopting a fixed mindset as well as the benefits commonly associated with adopting a growth-oriented mindset.
Serve Up, Coach Down teaches leaders who are found in the middle just how powerful they are. It fills the gap between the texts those leaders read and the information they actually need by answering 3 big questions: Why do leaders who care about their teams still struggle to gain their boss’s approval? Why do those same leaders who feel they serve their teams have so much difficulty getting teams to step it up and go beyond the basic requirements of their jobs? And why do leaders have issues getting other divisions in the organization to do more, so that their teams don’t have to do more than their share? Throughout this book you'll find the exact answers to these question and more.
Learn how some of the most remarkable companies in the world thrive from OKRs or, objectives and key results, through this text by legendary venture capitalist John Doerr. By having flexible, reachable, and transparent goals, organizations can work together in an efficient way to achieve success. OKRs not only allow companies to continuously update, track, and rewrite their goals. They also encourage a growth-centered philosophy that is bound to help companies of all sizes rethink their management strategy, therefore creating potential for greatness.