'It is going to change the way in which we understand many modern debates about economics, politics, and society' Ha Joon Chang, author of 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism Over the past fifty years, the way we value what is 'good' and 'right' has changed dramatically. Behaviour that to our grandparents' generation might have seemed stupid, harmful or simply wicked now seems rational, natural, woven into the very logic of things. And, asserts Jonathan Aldred in this revelatory new book, it's economics that's to blame. Licence to be Bad tells the story of how a group of economics theorists changed our world, and how a handful of key ideas, from free-riding to Nudge, seeped into our decision-making and, indeed, almost all aspects of our lives. Aldred reveals the extraordinary hold of economics on our morals and values. Economics has corrupted us. But if this hidden transformation is so recent, it can be reversed. Licence to be Bad shows us where to begin.

Do you sabotage your own happiness and success? Are you struggling to make sense of yourself? Do your emotions sometimes dictate your life? The Chimp Paradox is an incredibly powerful mind management model that can help you become a happy, confident, healthier and more successful person. Prof Steve Peters explains the struggle that takes place within your mind and then shows how to apply this understanding to every area of your life so you can: - Recognise how your mind is working - Understand and manage your emotions and thoughts - Manage yourself and become the person you would like to be The Chimp Mind Management Model is based on scientific facts and principles, which have been simplified into a workable model for easy use. It will help you to develop yourself and give you the skills, for example, to remove anxiety, have confidence and choose your emotions. The book will do this by giving you an understanding of the way in which your mind works and how you can manage it. It will also help you to identify what is holding you back or preventing you from having a happier and more successful life. Each chapter explains different aspects of how you function and highlights key facts for you to understand. There are also exercises for you to work with. By undertaking these exercises you will see immediate improvements in your daily living and, over time, you will develop emotional skills and practical habits that will help you to become the person that you want to be, and live the life that you want to live.

At thirty-eight and a quarter years old, Camille has everything she needs to be happy, or so it seems: a good job, a loving husband, a wonderful son. Why then does she feel as if happiness has slipped through her fingers? All she wants is to find the path to joy. When Claude, a French Sean Connery lookalike and routinologist, offers his unique advice to help get her there, she seizes the opportunity with both hands. Camille’s journey is full of surprising adventures, creative capers and deep meaning, as she sets out to transform her life and realize her dreams one step at a time . . .

We spend our lives gathering - first in classrooms and then in meetings, weddings, conferences and away days. Yet so many of us spend this time in underwhelming moments that fail to engage us, inspire us, or connect us. We've all sat in meetings where people talk past each other or go through the motions and others which galvanize a team and remind everyone why they first took the job. We've been to weddings that were deeply moving and others that were run-of-the-mill and simply faded away. Why do some moments take off and others fizzle? What's the difference between the gatherings that inspire you and the ones that don't? In The Art of Gathering, Priya Parker gets to the heart of these questions and reveals how to design a transformative gathering. An expert on organizing successful gatherings whether in conference centres or her living room, Parker shows us how to create moving, magical, mind-changing experiences - even in spaces where we've come to expect little.

Książka jest zbiorem artykułów prezentujących zasadniczy problem, z jakim mierzą się obecnie działy HR: sprzeczności między potrzebą i wymogami standaryzacji działań kadrowych a silnie eksponowanymi wyzwaniami dotyczącymi kreatywności i innowacyjności kadr. Książka porusza kluczowe zagadnienia współczesnego HR, m.in.: - bariery efektywności rynku pracy w Polsce, - niewykorzystany potencjał atrybutowego zarządzania talentami, - możliwości rozwoju przedsiębiorczości rozumianej jako talent, - problemy karier kobiet i pracowników 50+ z perspektywy zarządzania różnorodnością. Nowością w dziedzinie HR są opisane w książce szanse wykorzystania w ZZL dorobku neuronauk (wiedzy na temat przebiegu procesów mózgowych), które mają moc zreformowania, a nawet zrewolucjonizowania stosowanych działań kadrowych.

Teach your kids how to focus their thoughts and notice the world around them with this fun mindfulness kids activity book. Mindfulness activities are a great way to teach children about their thoughts and feelings and how to understand them - while having fun at the same time. This book is packed with activities - make a mindfulness jar, learn how to appreciate food with mindful eating, and get out into nature and explore the outside world. Calm: Mindfulness for Kids has everything you need to know about focusing your child's mind to help them enjoy and appreciate things that they take for granted every day, while boosting their confidence and self-esteem. Children are guided through each activity, to make sure they achieve maximum enjoyment and awareness. All children will learn and react to each activity in a different way and parent's notes give advice on how to encourage children to embrace mindfulness in the modern world. Each specially designed activity is flexible for each child's needs and inspires them to seek calmness and tranquility in all situations. Calm: Mindfulness for Kids shows that supporting a child's positive mental health doesn't need to be expensive, time-consuming, or difficult. Activities help children to de-stress, focus, and get moving while having fun.

Każdy z nas odczuwa czasem lęk. Jednak co zrobić, gdy owe uczucie wymyka się nam spod kontroli, ogranicza nasze możliwości i satysfakcję z codziennego życia? "Pokonać lęki i fobie" skierowana jest do osób, które poszukują sposobów radzenia sobie z nadmiernymi lękami i atakami paniki. Obok podstawowych informacji na temat przyczyn zaburzeń lękowych, autorzy zamieścili także opis kilku z nich. Książka zawiera wypowiedzi tych, którzy kiedyś zmagali się z lękiem oraz opisy ćwiczeń umożliwiających opanowanie paniki, pomagających zmienić sposób myślenia i zachowania. Dzięki praktycznym wskazówkom czytelnik uczy się akceptować odczuwane emocje i odbudowywać poczucie własnej wartości. Autorzy zachęcają go do pracy nad sobą i pokazują, jak wykorzystywać nowo nabyte umiejętności w rozmaitych sytuacjach społecznych.

W książce zaprezentowano tradycję badań nad kierowaniem i jego uwarunkowaniami. Przedstawiona perspektywa stanowiła punkt wyjścia refleksji nad behawioryzmem organizacyjnym i przywództwem edukacyjnym. W efekcie prac badawczych wskazano, jakie zasoby kadrowe w zakresie potencjału psychologicznego i kierowniczego posiada współczesna szkoła, krytycznie rozważono także kwestie rozwiązań systemowych konkursu dyrektorskiego. Przedstawione refleksje stanowią przyczynek do dalszych analiz i dyskusji nad pożądaną sylwetką szkolnych protagonistów. Mogą też być źródłem praktycznych inspiracji, służących wypracowaniu programów szkoleniowych, a także procedur i metod weryfikacji potencjału obecnych i przyszłych dyrektorów szkół.

Książka stanowi empiryczne studium menedżerów z wykorzystaniem strategii badań jakościowych. Teoretyczną osią pracy jest socjologia edukacji i socjologia zróżnicowania społecznego. Autor przystosował do badania nowoczesnych zjawisk i procesów społecznych ekonomiczno-socjologiczną teorię własności. Jej zasadniczym składnikiem i zarazem obiektem własności jest wykształcenie oraz wychowanie. Wydobycie oraz uczynienie tych elementów empirycznym narzędziem badania najwyższych rangą menedżerów stanowi wkład autora w rozwój teorii własności, jak również postępowania badawczego. Dodatkowo, przyjęta w analizach teoretycznych oraz planie badawczym perspektywa makro- oraz mikrospołeczna pozwala na uchwycenie zjawisk i procesów edukacyjnych przebiegających zarówno w obrębie systemów, jak i poszczególnych organizacji. Połączenie tych perspektyw jest również pewną nowością w badaniach edukacyjnych i – szerzej – społecznych.

Może i jesteś dzieckiem, ale na pewno MASZ MOC! I to ogromną! Nadszedł czas, by to pokazać. Nadciąga nowa książka autorki GIRL POWER. Opowieści, które chcą zdobyć świat. To poradnik-opowieść dla tych, którzy mają silne poczucie sprawiedliwości, empatię, poczucie humoru i wielkie serce. Znajdziesz tu mnóstwo porad, jak zmienić świat, proste zadania DIY, inspirujące historie o słynnych dzieciach aktywistach, takich jak Malala Yousafzai czy Claudette Colvin, a także o Twoich rówieśnikach, którzy swoimi codziennymi działaniami, krok po kroku, sprawiają, że świat staje się lepszy i lepszy. Zrób transparent, napisz list, zostań wolontariuszem, strajkuj lub maszeruj w pochodzie. Nie bądź obojętny. Jest mnóstwo sposobów na to, by zmieniać świat – na to nigdy nie jesteś za młody.

Never be at a loss for words again! Perfect your people skills with his fun, witty and informative guide, containing 92 little tricks to create big success in personal and business relationships. In How To Talk To Anyone, bestselling relationships author and internationally renowned life coach Leil Lowndes reveals the secrets and psychology behind successful communication. These extremely usable and intelligent techniques include how to: • Work a party like a politician works a room • Be an insider in any crowd • Use key words and phrases to guide the conversation • Use body language to connect This is the key to having successful conversations with anyone, any time.

'A training manual for our troubled times ... It makes sense of our world, but is also capable of beautifully crafted pithy historical judgements. ... It is a book that cares about liberty, choice and a moral compass, that warns against hubris' Roger Boyes, The Times John Lewis Gaddis, the distinguished historian and acclaimed author of The Cold War, has for almost two decades co-taught the grand strategy seminar at Yale University with his colleagues Charles Hill and Paul Kennedy. Now, in On Grand Strategy, Gaddis reflects with insight and wit on what he has learned. In chapters extending from the ancient world through World War II, Gaddis assesses grand strategic theory and practice in Herodotus, Thucydides, Sun Tzu, Octavian/Augustus, Saint Augustine, Machiavelli,Elizabeth I, Philip II, the American Founding Fathers, Clausewitz, Tolstoy,Lincoln, Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Isaiah Berlin. 'For the past 16 years Gaddis has taught a course on grand strategy to students at Yale University. Reading his book, you wish every university could offer it. Gaddis roves across the centuries, offering advice on subjects from statecraft and warfare to leading a worthwhile life' Phillip Delves Broughton, Evening Standard

„Obowiązkowa lektura dla każdego, kto szuka sposobu na poprawę swoich wyników oraz nadanie głębszego sensu aktywności sportowej i samej sztuce biegania” Dean Karnazes ultramaratończyk i autor bestsellerowej książki według „New York Timesa” Celem tej książki jest pokazanie drogi do osiągnięcia większej swobody, świadomości, skupienia i radości poprzez uważne bieganie. Mam nadzieję, że uda mi się przekonać czytelników, że choć mindfulness nie stanowi panaceum i nie jest zamiennikiem konsultacji lub terapii medycznej, to praktyka ta może pomóc zarówno na biegowym szlaku, jak i poza nim.

A pioneer of artificial intelligence shows how the study of causality revolutionized science and the world 'Correlation does not imply causation.' This mantra was invoked by scientists for decades in order to avoid taking positions as to whether one thing caused another, such as smoking and cancer and carbon dioxide and global warming. But today, that taboo is dead. The causal revolution, sparked by world-renowned computer scientist Judea Pearl and his colleagues, has cut through a century of confusion and placed cause and effect on a firm scientific basis. Now, Pearl and science journalist Dana Mackenzie explain causal thinking to general readers for the first time, showing how it allows us to explore the world that is and the worlds that could have been. It is the essence of human and artificial intelligence. And just as Pearl's discoveries have enabled machines to think better, The Book of Why explains how we can think better.

Confidence is not something we either have or don't have - it can be built, and this straightforward guide will show you how. Renowned clinical hypnotherapist Chloe Brotheridge has helped hundreds of clients with anxiety and low self-confidence, and in this book will use her own stories, scientific research, and the experiences of other women to show you how to: · Feel more confident · Spend less time worrying and people-pleasing · Build self-belief · Reach your full potential · Assertively set boundaries for a happier, healthier you Brave New Girl reveals how everyone can follow their path to confidence.

'In the space of three years, I went from a thirty-something full-time corporate cog, wife and mother who didn't know a thing about business, to the owner of a $100 million company. I didn't have an MBA or well-connected friends, I had an idea that I believed in and I worked my arse off. I succeeded, despite all the odds and curveballs thrown my way, and you can too. I'm here to tell you, that you do have what it takes to start a business, change careers and be successful, and I'm going to show you how.' In What It Takes, Raegan Moya-Jones shares inspiration, advice and a healthy dose of real talk about what it's like to be an entrepreneur. As the founder and former CEO of aden + anais, a boutique baby swaddle company, Raegan learnt that success isn't about an Ivy League education and an influential network, success is about trusting your instincts, following your gut and knowing which rules to follow and which to break. Raegan's extraordinary story proves that it's never too late to follow your dreams. Empowering and energising, What It Takes will give you the kick up the arse you need to reach your full potential. So get ready to check your doubts at the door and jump in. 'An inspiring story for anyone who wants to change their career, play by their own rules, and build a successful business in the process' Rebecca Minkoff, Founder & Creative Director

The answers to our daily worries and anxieties – big or small – lie at the heart of Stoic philosophy. Live Like a Stoic is the essential guide to help us live the good life. It offers a year-long programme of 52 weekly exercises aimed at mastering an array of real-life troubles. Full of practical lessons and sections for journaling, it provides all the tools needed to overcome any life obstacles we might face. Massimo Pigliucci and Gregory Lopez have created a unique, personalised Stoic curriculum for a lifetime of practice, showing how relevant this ancient philosophy is to modern life.

Give it your all. Dare to be all you can be. Graduation day is a pivotal moment. After a lifetime of learning, and at least three years of studying hard in a chosen subject, we are thrown headfirst into the unknown world of adulthood. That day – and the months afterwards – are ripe with possibility. They can feel by turns thrilling and rudderless, dreamy and terrifying. It’s the perfect time to reflect on the past and look at what’s to come. In this collection of carefully curated speeches, hear from leading voices such as Barack Obama, Gloria Steinem and Tim Minchin, and discover their profound advice for the graduating classes of Harvard, Stanford and many more top-class universities, who have gone on to shape the world we live in. Whether you’re looking for the perfect graduation gift, a memento of this significant life moment, or are simply seeking guiding inspiration, the lessons in Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish will last a lifetime.

What do you and an ancient philosopher have in common? It turns out much more than you might think… Aristotle was an extraordinary thinker yet he was preoccupied by an ordinary question: how to be happy. In this handbook to his timeless teachings, Professor Edith Hall shows how ancient thinking is precisely what we need today, even if you don’t know your Odyssey from your Iliad. In ten practical lessons you can learn how to make good decisions, how to ace an interview, how to choose a partner and how to face death. This is advice that won’t go out of fashion.

The ultimate guide to finding the very best person for the job, from the world's best recruiter. A business is only as great as the people at its heart, making recruitment the most important key to success. In this book, James Reed – chairman of REED, Britain’s largest recruitment company – offers invaluable and specific advice on the secrets to excelling in recruitment. This book is a step-by-step guide to becoming the best recruitment consultant you can be, focusing on strategy and practical advice while revealing the seven key attributes of a great recruiter. This book is an accessible read for recruiters at any stage of their career, packed with tips and examples from REED's extensive network of recruitment professionals.