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Inspire your business brain with these thought-provoking books
Can I have Your Attention?
Inspiring Better Work
Habits, Focusing Your
Team, and Getting Stuff
Done in the Constantly
Connected Workplace
By Curt Steinhorst, with
Jonathan McKee
Today, as our workloads expand,
employees’ attention has never
been more valuable, or more
difficult to keep. This book
shows business leaders how to
cut through the noise to get their
employees away from the many
distracting temptations every
day, and back to work.The book
is written for anyone who knows
that they, their employees, or
their organisation can be more
productive but aren’t sure how
to get there. It outlines the
strategies and systems needed to
tackle the problem head on and
get results.
£20.99
Published by Wiley
The New Business Road
Test: What Entrepreneurs
and Executives Should
Do Before Writing a
Business Plan
By John Mullins
Thinking about starting a new
business? Stop! Is there a genuine
market for your idea? Do you
really want to compete in that
industry? Are you the right
person to pursue it? No matter
how talented you are or how
much capital you have, if you’re
pursuing a fundamentally-flawed
opportunity then you’re heading
for failure. So before you launch
your lean start-up, take your
idea for a test drive and make
sure it has a fighting chance of
working. Now in its fifth edition,
this is the essential handbook
for anyone wanting to launch a
start-up, enhancing your chances
of achieving your dream.
£17.99
Published by FT Publishing
The Growth Mindset:
Leadership Makes a
Difference in Wealth
Management
By Rick Capozzi
In his new book,Rick
Capozzi outlines the critical
characteristics and practices of
exceptional leadership in wealth
management, and provides
a roadmap to the future for
financial professionals. As the
FinTech revolution changes the
industry’s landscape, Capozzi
explains how true leadership
happens by merging proven
techniques with fresh perspective
that adds new strength amidst
this disruption.The right culture
attracts the right talent, and
giving advisors a personal
stake in the future of the firm
empowers them to deliver
world-class service that creates
sustainable growth.
£22.14
Published by Wiley
Disenchantment:
Managing Motivation and
Demotivation at Work
By Adrian Furnham and
Luke Treglown
Workplace disenchantment
can cause major issues for
organisations – productivity
decreases, employees can
turn actively destructive and
individual health and well-being
can deteriorate. Most people
start a job happy enough – so
when and why do they become
disenchanted and demotivated?
In this new book, Adrian
Furnham and Luke Treglown
look at several theories into
job satisfaction and workplace
motivation. They explore which
personality profiles are more
likely to lead to a disruptive,
disenchanted employee and how
organisations can work to boost
motivation and engagement.
£22.50
Published by Bloomsbury
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