Comprehensive and easy-to-use book shows you how to stop feeling overwhelmed and intimidated when difficulties arise at work. Learn how to unleash your problem-solving capabilities, quickly generate ideas and decipher information, and create practical solutions to challenging business situations.

"In the years since publication of First, Break All the Rules and Now, Discover Your Strengths, millions have had the simple but powerful realization that to get the most out of people you must build on their strengths. And yet, as Marcus Buckingham astutely points out, even though the strengths-based approach is now conventional wisdom, the tools and systems inside organizations-performance appraisals, training programs, and succession planning systems-remain...

Draws on hundreds of interviews with business and entertainment leaders as well as prominent intellectuals to reveal how to use purposeful storytelling skills to promote professional success.

"The New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take examines how people can champion new ideas--and how leaders can encourage originality in their organizations. With Give and Take, Adam Grant not only introduced a landmark new paradigm for success but also established himself as one of his generation's most compelling and provocative thought leaders. In Originals he again addresses the challenge of improving the world, but now from the perspective...

"We're in the midst of a startup revolution, with new brands popping up every day, taking over our Instagram feeds and vying for our affection. Every category is up for grabs, and traditional brands are seeing their businesses erode as hundreds of small companies encroach on their territory, each hoping to become the next runaway success. But it's not enough to have a great idea, or a cool logo. Emily Heyward founded Red Antler, the Brooklyn based...

Explores the way in which Apple's culture of simplicity has driven its success, tracing its famous advertising campaigns while exploring the ways in which simplicity can be a powerful business guideline for establishing and measuring goals.