English | ASIN: B0GYYLZM7F | 2026 | 9 hours and 33 minutes | Why do you need a brain instruction manual? You know what good leadership looks like. You've learned the models, tools, and techniques. And yet, under pressure, everything slips: conversations derail, tension builds, people resist. You fall back into old patterns, even when you know better. Why? Because most leadership advice focuses on behaviour, without explaining what's actually driving it. This book gives you that missing piece. First, you'll understand how the brain works, cutting through the myths. Then, how to use it to solve real leadership challenges. It translates modern neuroscience into clear, practical insight you can use immediately. Instead of remembering techniques, you understand what's happening and know how to respond. Through real stories, brain-based insights, and pressure-tested tools, you'll understand what's driving behaviour. Then use it. That's the advantage nobody told you about.

English | ASIN: B0GYYLZM7F | 2026 | 9 hours and 33 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 521 MB Why do you need a brain instruction manual? You know what good leadership looks like. You've learned the models, tools, and techniques. And yet, under pressure, everything slips: conversations derail, tension builds, people resist. You fall back into old patterns, even when you know better. Why? Because most leadership advice focuses on behaviour, without explaining what's actually driving it. This book gives you that missing piece. First, you'll understand how the brain works, cutting through the myths. Then, how to use it to solve real leadership challenges. It translates modern neuroscience into clear, practical insight you can use immediately. Instead of remembering techniques, you understand what's happening and know how to respond. Through real stories, brain-based insights, and pressure-tested tools, you'll understand what's driving behaviour. Then use it. That's the advantage nobody told you about.

English | 2007 | pages: 426 | ISBN: 0787983055 | PDF | 14,8 mb This book includes contributions from top scholars who outline the best leadership practices for the benefit of the practicing leader. Each chapter focuses on a specific area of leadership practice and ends with a set of "take away" best practices in each area―an executive summary in reverse―that will serve as a quick reference for those who might want to peruse chapters, but still extract the best practices, as well as a summary for those who thoroughly read each chapter. "Jay Alden Conger and Ronald Riggio have brought together a galaxy of sophisticated yet practical experts on leadership, stressing both the complexity and indispensability of both transactional and transforming leadership, with the blessing of the pioneering student of leadership, Bernie Bass." ―James MacGregor Burns, professor emeritus, Willams College, and Pulitzer Prize winner

English | 2026 | ISBN: 9781036008239 | 146 pages | PDF Rooted in thirty years of classroom experience this book is packed with proven time saving practical pedagogical tips and techniques designed to make lessons tick. It's a treasury of authentic, carefully curated, easy to implement ideas which lead to smooth, running classroom experiences for you and your students. The book aims to reconnect macro research with micro classroom interactions. There are impactful takeaways that you can trial yourself using chapter-based templates which encourage you to quickly make a positive difference in your setting. There are suggestions here to help you pare back your practise, and you might even find you are doing less - give them a try!

English | 2026 | ISBN: 1966280238 | 310 pages | PDF EPUB | In the Age of AI, the constraint has shifted from producing outputs to delivering outcomes. As AI automates knowledge work at unprecedented scale, most organizations remain trapped measuring the wrong things—lines of code, features delivered, and other outputs that AI can now produce almost for free. The real constraint has shifted to organizational structure and the ability to turn strategy into measurable business outcomes. In Output to Outcome, Dr. Mik Kersten—bestselling author of Project to Product and CTO of Planview—reveals why AI productivity gains are failing to materialize for most companies and provides a comprehensive operating model to unlock AI's transformative potential. Drawing on data from over 8,000 value streams, Kersten shows that success in the Age of AI depends entirely on how effectively organizations can connect inputs to outcomes through continuous feedback loops. The book introduces the Product Operating Model built around the Outcome Loop that connects strategy to results, the Outcome Tree that scales this approach across organizations, and seven critical shifts including moving from functional silos to flow-optimized value streams, from vanity metrics to meaningful measurement, and from chaotic structures to unified planning cadences. With detailed implementation guidance including Flow Metrics, Outcome Roadmaps, and practical tools for restructuring organizations into modular value streams with clear ownership, Output to Outcome provides both the strategic framework and tactical playbook executives and technology leaders need to transform their organizations from output factories into outcome engines—before their competitors do.

English | 2026 | ISBN: 1394383185 | 291 pages | PDF,EPUB | The pioneering leader in corporate team building reveals the science and strategy behind why play drives real business results Surrounded by Slack channels, Zoom calls, shared docs, and project dashboards, your team is more connected than ever. Yet, something is still clearly broken. Engagement keeps sinking. Turnover keeps climbing. People show up, log in, and quietly check out. The problem, it turns out, isn't technology or policy. It's disconnection. And the fix is older than civilization itself. Beyond Trust Falls is the first comprehensive guide to building real team connection through strategic, intentional play. Within these pages, David Goldstein―founder and CEO of TeamBonding―draws on 35+ years of designing transformative experiences for companies like Apple, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft to deliver a field-tested playbook that goes far beyond trust falls and forced fun. Backed by neuroscience and built from thousands of real-world events reaching nearly 100,000 participants annually, his approach shows exactly how play triggers the brain chemistry that unlocks creativity, deepens trust, and drives measurable performance gains. Inside, you'll discover A proven framework for designing team experiences that engage even the most skeptical participants Field-tested activities for in-person, remote, and hybrid teams of every size Hard metrics and compelling data that prove connection drives retention, productivity, and bottom-line results Daily practices that keep the team building spirit alive long after the offsite ends How purpose-driven charity activities create meaning that strengthens internal bonds Featuring insights from Hall of Fame facilitators, leadership coaches, and seasoned team building professionals, Beyond Trust Falls is equal parts science, story, and strategy.

English | 2026 | ISBN: 1394412282 | 387 pages | PDF | Master the big picture of economics with clear explanations Macroeconomics For Dummies, 2nd U.S. Edition brings the world of economic theory down to earth with accessible explanations that anyone can follow. This comprehensive guide tackles the intimidating subject of macroeconomics – the study of entire economies – and breaks it down into digestible, practical lessons that show how economic forces shape your daily life. This guide delivers real-world insights into inflation, unemployment, economic growth, and monetary policy. It also covers topics such as pandemic economics, international trade impacts, labor force dynamics (including immigration), and the macroeconomic implications of artificial intelligence. You’ll find Information on pandemic economics that explains how global health crises reshape entire economic systems Comprehensive coverage of international trade and its effects on national economies In-depth analysis of long-run labor force trends A discussion on artificial intelligence and its macroeconomic implications Easy-to-follow explorations of the sustainability of national debt and how federal deficit management works If you’re a business or finance student taking a required macroeconomics course, a professional trying to understand economic trends that affect your industry, or just curious about the forces that drive prosperity and recession, this easy-to-read guide transforms intimidating economic theory into hands-on knowledge that’s fun to learn and that you can actually use.

English | 2026 | ISBN: 1517919010 | 289 pages | True PDF,EPUB | A detailed look at the financial interests impacting the energy transition The twenty-first century has seen major transformations in the US electricity sector―but while the use of coal power wanes and the need for renewable energy becomes more urgent, financial actors maintain a complicating influence on the trajectory of energy transition. Brokers of Power identifies changing patterns of investment intertwined with the shift from state-regulated electricity monopolies to a market-driven price model and the embrace of wind and solar hookups to the grid. Drawing from case studies such as catastrophic Winter Storm Uri that hit Texas in 2021 and in-depth interviews with people working in the electricity and financial sectors, Conor Harrison reveals how the various entanglements of private equity, investment banking, and financial modeling are shaping the future and raising the costs of this vital infrastructure. Today’s financial firms, he shows, are engaged in the electricity industry beyond matters of investment: they own electricity generation infrastructure, trade electricity on markets, capture federal renewable energy tax credits, and advise on electricity firm operating strategy. Looking beyond technology and policy, Harrison interrogates what it means to have powerful financial institutions as the primary agents of change in the fraught and ongoing energy transition. A timely and invaluable contribution to the fields of geography, environmental studies, and the energy social sciences, Brokers of Power is a cautionary account delving into the complexities surrounding the push for decarbonization. Retail e-book files for this title are screen-reader friendly with images accompanied by short alt text and/or extended descriptions.

English | 2026 | ISBN: 1394461267 | 454 pages | PDF | Master the next evolution of agricultural intelligence with this definitive guide to federated learning, providing decentralized, privacy-preserving strategies needed to optimize global supply chains without compromising data sovereignty. As global agriculture faces challenges such as climate variability, resource inefficiency, and data privacy concerns, traditional centralized AI systems struggle to operate at scale. Federated learning addresses these limitations by enabling decentralized, privacy-preserving model training across distributed datasets, supporting secure and collaborative optimization. This book explores how federated learning enhances precision farming, logistics optimization, and sustainable resource management through real-time, data-driven decision-making while respecting local variations and regulatory constraints. It bridges the gap between advanced AI technologies and practical agricultural supply chain management, covering foundational concepts, system architectures, and real-world implementations. Through case studies and applied insights, the book demonstrates how federated learning can improve productivity, reduce waste, and strengthen sustainability while maintaining data sovereignty. It offers a balanced perspective on both technical and managerial aspects, making it accessible to a wide audience while retaining depth for academic and industry professionals.

English | 2026 | ASIN: B0H1XVGZN7 | 454 pages | PDF | A silent revolution is underway in India today. Starting in 2020, twelve states have rolled out unconditional cash transfers to nearly 118 million women. While the media disparages these transfers as 'freebies', Wages for Housework: India's Experiment with Unconditional Cash Transfers to Women offers the first book-length study of these transfers, using social reproduction feminism, particularly the wages for housework campaign, to theorize unconditional cash transfers as providing economic recognition of women's unpaid domestic and care work. Against the backdrop of a low female labour force participation rate, a residual welfare regime, and an entrenched culture of gendered familialism wherein women are presumed responsible for care, the book addresses arguments for and against unconditional cash transfers in feminist economics and welfare theory. In doing so, it recollects the vision of the founding mothers of the Indian Constitution who advocated for the recognition of women's unpaid work. It traces how Indian courts have, since Independence, treated women's unpaid domestic and care work as being on par with an occupation to hold that the economic recognition of unpaid work is a step towards the constitutional vision of equality and dignity. Through an in-depth study of unconditional cash transfers in three states, namely, Goa, Assam, and West Bengal (implemented in 2013, 2020, and 2021, respectively), Kotiswaran elaborates on state-specific welfare regimes and analyses the implementation of cash transfers through interviews with bureaucrats, academics, feminist activists, and women beneficiaries to understand if and how they have resulted in women's empowerment, whether in terms of education, paid employment, or the gendered division of labour. In conclusion, the work posits that unconditional cash transfers represent an unprecedented and welcome expansion of the Indian welfare regime and to be truly gender transformative, they need to be embedded in a broader feminist agenda for care.This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence. It is free to read on Oxford Scholarship Online (OSO) and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.

MEP Designer 29 is a modern BIM solution from Graphisoft, aimed at MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing) engineers. Modeling of utility routes. Ducts, pipes, cable trays, and other MEP elements are supported. You can place terminals, fittings, equipment, and accessories, and configure connections. Automatic documentation and specifications. Generate plans, sections, legends, specifications, and lists for MEP elements. This data is updated dynamically when changes occur. Symbolic representations, labels, and dimensions can be customized to meet standards. System calculations and optimization. Built-in tools enable duct calculations (based on air velocity) and hydraulic calculations for pipelines. A route sizing optimizer automatically selects element sizes based on design criteria. Collision checking and model verification. Built-in collision checking between engineering systems and architectural structures helps identify potential conflicts early. Support for the BCF format allows for the exchange of comments and issues between project participants. Extensive library and object customization. Parametric libraries of MEP components, the ability to create your own objects or extend existing ones. Import/export via IFC (including IFC 4.3) is supported for exchange with other programs in the AEC ecosystem. Advantages Accelerated implementation of BIM processes in engineering systems Simplified coordination between architecture and engineering High automation of documentation and calculations Reducing errors through collision checking Flexibility and scalability to suit different standards and local requirements

English | July 24, 2026 | ISBN-10: 9819572258 | 718 pages| PDF This textbook is second edition of the highly used earlier text containing the same topics, divided similarly into four parts, but with major revisions and using STATA 18 and R (previous version used STATA 15.1).Part I is a discussion on introductory econometric methods covering the syllabus of econometrics at the graduate level courses. This part of the book provides an introduction to basic econometric methods for data analysis that economists and other social scientists use to estimate the economic and social relationships, and to test hypotheses about them, using real-world data. There are five chapters in this section covering the data management issues, details of linear regression models, the related problems due to violation of the classical assumptions, regression diagnostics and regression analysis with qualitative regressors.

English | July 24, 2026 | ISBN-10: 3032310237 | 159 pages| PDF This book examines how different forms of proximity influence the knowledge processes necessary for sustainable innovation. Exploring five key dimensions—geographical, cognitive, institutional, organizational, and social—it shows how the most effective combinations of these dimensions support strong, sustainability-oriented innovation networks. Through an analysis of how these dimensions interact, the book identifies common patterns in successful collaborations. It provides practical guidance for companies, policymakers, universities, and civil society organizations designing innovation networks or selecting partners for collaborative projects. Policy actors will find guidance for crafting strategies that promote sustainability more effectively. At its core, the book introduces a refined analytical framework for studying multiactor settings, which are typical of sustainable innovation. It addresses the complexity of sustainability challenges and the dispersed, context-specific knowledge they require. Drawing on innovation systems research and sustainability science, the book provides a deeper understanding of how sustainable innovations take shape and thrive.

English | May 12, 2026 | ISBN-10: 9819569265 | 227 pages| PDF The purpose of this book is to connect the three domains of (1) ESG investment, (2) Industrie 4.0, and (3) blockchain technology through the common concept of “data,” and to illustrate how these elements are transforming modern industrial structures and corporate governance. The book is organized into four parts, introducing the key concepts and theoretical models necessary for understanding its structure. First, the chapter reinterprets ESG investment through the lens of Max Weber’s ethics, positioning environmental, social, and governance factors not merely as indicators but as essential “information” that shapes corporate decision-making. It also examines the differences between ESG and SRI (using Euler and Venn diagrams), addresses the challenges of greenwashing and possible countermeasures, and discusses how pension systems incorporate future value.

English | July 8, 2026 | ISBN-10: 1394366272 | 352 pages| PDF An eye-opening collection of hands-on strategies for contemporary business leadership In Leading for Tomorrow, a group of accomplished executives, academics, and experts deliver a collection of persuasive, insightful solutions to common and difficult workplace problems. This compilation of essays charts a pathway to an understanding of what it takes to lead people effectively in the modern era. You’ll explore the latest leadership styles and strategies, learning how to lead yourself, lead others, and lead organizations. You’ll also discover how to harness the principles of self-actualization, manage mental health challenges in yourself and others, and identify the qualities that help you get and stay motivated at work. Inside the book

English | July 28, 2026 | ISBN-10: 1398628190 | 256 pages| PDF The most inspiring, fulfilled managers are those who are in control of their energy levels in a world that moves at a breakneck pace.Fully Charged shows how to manage your energy instead of just your time. You will discover how to restore focus, resilience and balance so you can lead with impact at work without running on empty at home.Written by performance expert Lieven van Linden, the book introduces his proven Heart Rate Variability method, a science-backed north star for tracking and boosting energy. With practical tools and simple daily shifts he reveals how leaders at every level can recharge in ways that last. You'll learn how to map out your current energy level, create an energy management blueprint, track your progress, and keep your habits up long term.Ignore your energy and burnout is inevitable. Master it and you unlock clarity, confidence and sustainable success.Themes include: energy management, sustainable leadership, resilience, stress recovery, high-performance habits and work-life balance.

English | July 28, 2026 | ISBN-10: 1398628476 | 288 pages| PDF How can sales professionals apply AI to build trust, optimize strategy and deliver impact in a digital-first world?AI Strategy for Sales Teams by Andy Hough, Richard Vincent and Richard Brooks is a practical guide for mid-career sales professionals, managers and consultants who want to strengthen credibility, apply proven frameworks and optimize selling strategies in an AI-driven marketplace. Focused on career impact and organizational performance, it shows how to develop and implement AI-enabled principles while staying true to the fundamentals of why people buy.Drawing on real-world examples from technology companies, professional services firms and global enterprises, this book equips you to:- Apply AI tools to prepare insightful questions and optimize prospecting- Develop data-driven insights that enhance, not replace, human intuition- Implement ethical negotiation strategies supported by AI at scale- Build credibility through personalized, customer-centred engagement- Apply frameworks that integrate technology with consultative selling modelsWith detailed chapters and actionable tools, AI Strategy for Sales Teams helps you harness AI innovations to elevate performance, strengthen customer relationships and advance your career in an evolving sales environment.Themes include: sales strategy, AI innovation, consultative selling, ethical negotiation, customer engagement, data-driven insights

English | July 28, 2026 | ISBN-10: 1398628999 | 232 pages| PDF AI is rewriting the rules of success. It's time to learn the seven skills that will allow you to thrive in the new world of work.As AI continues to revolutionize business and work, it has never been more vital for professionals and leaders at every stage to futureproof themselves in preparation for what is to come. SuperSkills empowers you to build on your experience with the seven essential skills for the future of work and learn to recognize when you are drifting with the algorithm rather than designing your own path.Once you've mastered these traits, you'll be equipped with a resilient, future-focused skillset, essential for navigating the upcoming technological shift. Drawing on his experience as a future-of-work strategist, Rahim Hirji shows you how to build the confidence to chart a path forwards. By the time you've finished, you won't just be prepared for the future - you'll be prepared to shape it.Themes include: AI transformation, future of work, adaptability, lifelong learning, innovation mindset, human skills

English | July 28, 2026 | ISBN-10: 1398626074 | 320 pages| PDF Implement a digital communications strategy that boosts engagement, retention and productivity in a hybrid workplace.Digital Communications at Work is the practical guide for internal communications managers, HR business partners and mid-level leaders who want to optimize how employees connect, collaborate and access essential information. Written by two leading digital communications experts, it combines proven principles, actionable frameworks and real-world examples help you deliver measurable results and strengthen your professional credibility.Drawing on examples including from universities, global banks, professional institutes and international charities, this book will enable you to:- Develop a tailored channel strategy aligned to business goals and culture - Build and present a compelling business case to secure leadership buy-in - Apply frameworks to select, integrate and optimize digital tools effectively - Implement content plans that sustain engagement and talent retention - Measure, analyze and refine for continuous improvement and ROIWith step-by-step guidance and actionable tools, Digital Communications at Work equips you to navigate the planning, politics, finance and IT challenges and create a seamless digital employee experience that supports organizational performance.Themes include: Internal communications strategy, hybrid workplace engagement, content planning, channel optimization, employee experience, communications ROI

English | July 28, 2026 | ISBN-10: 1398627844 | 248 pages| PDF Build a customer culture that drives consistent, human-centred business results.Customer Passion by Steven Van Belleghem is a practical, evidence-based guide for managers, team leads and business strategists who want to translate customer-centric principles into measurable performance. Moving beyond theory, it offers a framework for embedding customer-first behaviour into everyday operations through 101 actionable steps, proven strategies and real-world case studies.You'll discover how to:- Apply customer experience principles that improve engagement and loyalty- Implement practical models that turn empathy into operational excellence- Optimize processes to align automation with authentic human connection- Develop consistent habits that create emotional impact and brand trust- Build credibility by applying frameworks used by leading global organizationsGrounded in real-world insight and shaped by global best practice, Customer Passion helps professionals bridge the gap between intention and execution. It equips leaders to implement change, influence culture and strengthen business value through a customer-first approach.Themes include: customer strategy, experience design, behavioural frameworks, culture change, AI integration, service optimization

English | July 3, 2026 | ASIN: B0GX36WY7G | 351 pages| PDF Build a future-ready workforce that delivers business impact today and long-term resilience tomorrow.Future-Ready Talent by Tania Lennon and Ric Roi is a strategic guide for senior HR leaders, executives and business partners who must align talent pipelines with shifting organizational priorities. Written by experts from the world-renowned IMD Business School, it combines psychology, neuroscience, technology and academic research into a practical, evidence-based framework for securing the talent your business needs.With a clear focus on the demands of a rapidly changing world of work, this book shows why traditional HR approaches to talent development are no longer sufficient and how leaders can adapt to build sustainable, future-proof capability.You'll discover how to:- Redefine expertise, skills and knowledge in an AI-enhanced workplace- Apply advanced talent assessment and psychometrics for smarter decisions- Build diverse and inclusive talent pools that strengthen innovation- Balance buy-versus-build strategies to accelerate capability development- Manage succession planning across a multigenerational workforcePacked with global real-world examples, tools and actionable models, Future-Ready Talent gives you the insight and confidence to design a workforce strategy that strengthens leadership pipelines, drives organizational performance and secures competitive advantage.Themes include: talent strategy, succession planning, workforce diversity, future skills, HR leadership, organizational resilience

English | 2026 | ISBN: 3119144428 | 134 pages | PDF In an era of AI disruption, economic volatility, and workplace burnout, traditional problem-solving methods are failing. Reverse Thinking offers a groundbreaking toolkit for tackling modern challenges by merging logic with creativity, structure with spontaneity, and analysis with intuition. At the core of the book are the Seven Dimensions of Reverse Thinking and the 4D Process: Defuse, Disrupt, Dance, and Distill. These tools push readers to imagine future failure before it happens, trace problems backward from their point of impact, force rational analysis to confront moral intuition, and integrate competing viewpoints under pressure. Through engaging real-world case studies, readers learn to balance top-down vision with bottom-up innovation, fast instincts with slow deliberation, and emotional drive with practical grounding. Each chapter includes actionable exercises to transform theory into habit. Designed for professionals navigating AI-driven industries, educators fostering agile mindsets, and creatives battling blocks, Reverse Thinking bridges the gap between rigid logic and untamed imagination. Whether you’re launching a startup, redesigning a curriculum, or reinventing your career, this book equips you to thrive in uncertainty, transforming friction into fuel for breakthroughs.

English | ISBN: 1138236403 | 2018 | 326 pages | PDF | Through the focus on organizational space, using the reception and significance of the seminal work on the subject by sociologist Henri Lefebvre, this book demonstrates why and how Lefebvre's work can be used to inform and elaborate organisational studies, especially in view of the current interest in the "socio-material" dimension of organisations. As the "spatial turn" in organisational research exposed the importance of spatial design in inducing power and cultural relations, Lefebvre's perspective has become an inspiring, theoretical framework. However, Organisational Space and Beyond explores how Lefebvre’s work could be of a much wider relevance, especially given his profound theoretical engagement with diverse schools of philosophical and sociological thought, including Nietzsche, Marx, Sartre and Foucault.

English | 2020 | ISBN: 1636765521 | EPUB | pages: 332 | Venus Genius: The Female Prescription for Innovation is a winner of the 2023 Goody Business Book Awards that honor 100% Social Impact books and authors making a difference with words! It’s a winner in the ‘Women in Business’ category and was a finalist in the ‘Thought Leader’ category. The book explores innovation from different perspectives: historical, scientific, sociological, cultural and practical — all through the feminine lens. It addresses the shortage of women in innovation and how important it is to address this as a first step to inclusion. This book reveals that any innovator can acquire the necessary skills to create meaningful innovation. Venus Genius is about celebrating the duality of the feminine and the masculine in all human beings and dares us to activate both energies to create innovation that brings true value to our world.