DescriptionNOTE: This audiobook is in Portuguese. Motivating people means understanding what drives and stimulates people to work well. It is achieved through a combination of understanding their individual needs and creating the opportunities for them to want to work well.
DescriptionIt may have begun with regulation, but companies are beginning to see that ethics and transparency create real value; that purpose and passion can be as important as profit. For companies, this is a chance to literally "do well by doing good". For individuals, it is an opportunity to act on beliefs and help change the world. In this live presentation, David Batstone, the author of Saving the Corporate Soul, talks about: Why so many of us feel fragmented at work The changing ethical landscape in today's organizations The roles of ethics, transparency, sustainability, and respect in modern business How companies can profit by meeting real human needs…
DescriptionFor 46 years, author Charles Hillinger journeyed around the world writing human-interest stories for the Los Angeles Times . He also helped to create and produce special features for the popular NBC television show Real People . From these experiences comes California Characters, a collection of stories about intriguing, eccentric, or simply amazing individuals. Many of these people have strange occupations; live solitary lives in remote locations; or collect, build, or design an assortment of odd things. Characters like "Down the Road Dugan", "Sweetwater Clyde", "Dr. Tinkerpaw", "Spaceship Ruthie", and "Warmly Ormly" will delight, amuse, and perhaps inspire the listener with their tales and the reasons why they've chosen to live the lives they do.
DescriptionFrom The One Minute Manager to Raving Fans, Ken Blanchard's books have helped millions of people unleash their power and the potential of those around them. The Ken Blanchard Companies have helped thousands of organizations become more peopl…
DescriptionIn The Republic, Plato tackles the big issues of the state and the individual: how the state should be ruled, and by whom; and the way the individual should lead his life - and why. Plato casts Socrates in the role of the leader and teacher in this carefully-reasoned enquiry held in association with the students of his circle. Yet despite the rigor of the argument - the need for a philosopher-king; the need for just behavior by all - the beneficient humanity of Socrates and the poetic imagination of Plato are vividly apparent. The lively quality of the dialogue can be clearly appreciated in this new translation by Tom Griffith.
