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The Neurodiversity Edge: The Essential Guide to Embracing Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Other Neurological Differences for Any Organization
Maureen Dunne
Attempts to implement neuroinclusion at scale have overwhelmingly failed at the hands of overgeneralized “check the box” strategies that dive no deeper than superficial accommodation. Dr. Dunne exposes this fundamental misunderstanding and explains why outcomes range from uninspiring to disastrous for organizations while still failing to serve the legions of underemployed neurodivergent jobseekers with dignity, economic opportunity, and authentic inclusion.
The Neurodiversity Edge challenges this flawed paradigm and unveils a revolutionary new framework and practical roadmap to building an organizational culture fundamentally aligned with authentic neuroinclusion in the context of accelerating technological change. The result is a bold vision for a new values-driven approach that fosters inclusion and economic opportunity for the disproportionately unemployed neurodivergent population that benefit all with cognitive and experiential diversity as an essential driver of innovation.
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The Modern Management Mentor
Christine Sandman Stone
Companies modernized strategy – it's now agile, changes based on market conditions, measured often.
Companies modernized workforces – they're distributed, hybrid, global.
No one modernized managers, and managers are the key to pulling together strategy and teams to get results in this new modern workplace.
This book is 50+ tools created by a seasoned leader, and adapted and tested by a young millennial leader.
The tools are proven to be both lightweight and successful in helping managers deliver results and get the best from their people.
The hope is that this book specifically helps women and diverse managers – who are an under-tapped pool of leadership talent get into their roles, and build success immediately.
While the book will help all, diverse voices in leadership drive both profitability for companies, and improvements in policy in companies, countries, and the world.
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Six Figures While You Sleep
Kate Toon
I wrote this to help people stop exchanging their time for money, and instead build a lucrative, high-profit digital business doing what they know and love.
Inspired by my own experience of making millions through automated digital passive income products such as courses, digital downloads, memberships and masterminds, I’ve written it as a step-by-step guide on turning skills and services into one-to-many profitable products.
In it, I walk readers through positioning, processes, pricing and profile building, explaining the tech, the marketing, the sales tactics and how to keep customers coming back for more.
Creating passive income through digital products is an amazing way to earn a living. It’s given me freedom, community, a creative outlet and a nice lifestyle. But it does take work and patience. I believe anyone can achieve the entrepreneurial dream of making money in their sleep, and this book spills the secrets on exactly how.
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From Tension to Transformation A Leader's Guide To Generative Change
Janet M. Harvey
Janet M. Harvey, the CEO of the innovative human development company inviteCHANGE, has trained global Fortune 500 leaders for nearly 30 years. She’s done so successfully using the innovative vehicle of Generative Change. As Harvey writes, she wants to “make your head hurt.” And indeed this book does just that as the Generative Change Journey to Generative Wholeness is now made available to a wider audience. It’s all about giving up your “expected identity” and harnessing the tension that results – so that “all of you” is brought to the fore. The book begins with “making it yours” (reflection as active process; fearless use of intuition); moves to Generative Wholeness (trust the unknown; “notice” to build resilience); pulling back for perspective; leadership dilemmas (be alert to autopilot mindset; be curious versus reactive).
And tension as a deliberate tool for solutions and judgment as one for inspiring wonder.
This important book is life- and business-changing.
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TUNE IN: How to Make Smarter Decisions In A Noisy World
Nuala Geraldine Walsh
The highly-acclaimed TUNE IN redefines how leaders think by transforming decision-making. Preventing predictable errors, it serves as an insurance policy against misjudgment and a tool for real-time reputation enhancement. Described as “the only book on decision-making you will ever need,” Tune In challenges prevailing narratives around decision risk by highlighting the self as a source of misinformation. Written for anyone holding power, it maximizes impact and minimizes regret. Essential for ambitious professionals, it fast-tracks performance and deepens understanding of human behavior while enhancing skillsets.
Rooted in research, its innovative PERIMETERS framework exposes the hidden judgment traps that undermine our choices. With 18 actionable strategies, Walsh equips decision-makers with the tools to make better decisions that improve lives. Tune In stands out as a must-read for anyone striving to elevate their leadership capabilities. It's time to stand out not lose out.