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Making It Without Losing It: How to Stay Motivated in a World Where We Are Never Done
Jess Ekstrom
A refreshingly honest guide to chasing goals without losing your sanity - rediscover joy, stay motivated, and build a life that feels as good as it looks. Through unfiltered storytelling, practical tools, and a few “yep, been there” moments, Jess helps readers rediscover what it actually feels like to enjoy their work, stay motivated without the meltdown, and build a life that feels as good as it looks on LinkedIn. Smart, funny, and with grounded strategies you can implement right now, Making It Without Losing It is a must-read for anyone who's done trading their peace for performance. If you're craving a version of success that includes joy, you’ve come to the right place.
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Superadaptability: How to Transcend in an Age of Overwhelm
Max Mckeown
In a world of relentless change and complexity, it’s not enough to simply survive—you must learn to thrive. In Superadaptability, Max Mckeown introduces the transformative RUN loop: Recognise, Understand, Necessary Action to help you transcend the challenges around you, adapt to cope with uncertainty, embrace change as an opportunity for growth, and shape the future on your own terms. Through vivid storytelling and real-world examples from the world of business, leadership and innovation, Superadaptability reveals how you can strategically harness the power of change to create extraordinary outcomes. The RUN loop empowers you to recognize shifting circumstances, understand their implications, and take the necessary actions to adapt smarter and faster than ever before. This is an invaluable guide to mastering the art of adaptation and unlocking a future defined by purpose, fulfillment, and success.
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Invisible Introvert: How to Be Seen, Heard, and Promoted Without Playing Office Politics
Cynthia J Young
I wrote this book because I understand what it’s like to work hard, follow the rules, and help others shine, only to feel invisible when it comes time for recognition and promotion. It's for every woman who is tired of being overlooked despite her contributions. It’s for every introvert who is told to speak up more, network harder, or go out for drinks to fit in. I provide my six-step Career G.R.O.W.T.H. StrategyTM framework, with actions readers can take to be seen and heard, and to get promoted without playing office politics.
Finalist
When People Throw Wrenches: Navigating the Emotions, Politics, and Power Plays of High-Stakes Change
Phil Buckley
In When People Throw Wrenches, award-winning author Phil Buckley draws on more than thirty-five years of experience managing thirty-two large-scale change programs to show you the ways people inevitably react to changes, and how you can anticipate and respond to these behaviors to ensure your initiative will succeed. When People Throw Wrenches is an essential resource for leaders, change practitioners, and project managers working on high-stakes change initiatives, including operating model redesigns, organizational restructures, mergers and acquisitions, culture resets, and systems implementations. This book will help you spot self-interested behavior early (before it takes hold), decode the emotional drivers that motivate self-protection or gain, and respond in ways that protect credibility, relationships, and results.
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Creativity Unleashed: How AI Can Supercharge Your Ideas
Jack Myers
Readers of Creativity Unleashed discover how AI can provide a creative advantage in their careers and daily lives. Through 130 practical tips, tools, and ideas, everyone can overcome their fear and make AI work for them without the jargon or fluff. They learn to tap into their creative competence by collaborating with machine intelligence to generate original ideas, overcome creative blocks, solve problems, strengthen their individual voice, and transform imagination into meaningful action. The book honors and amplifies the importance of what technology cannot replace: human intuition, emotion, originality, judgment, and purpose. It helps elevate and unlock human potential, showing that creativity is not a rare gift reserved for artists, innovators, or technology experts. Through practical exercises and accessible guidance, readers build confidence, break down creative barriers, and learn to use AI responsibly without sacrificing authenticity.
