Charles Duhigg
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English
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"We all know people who seem capable of connecting with almost anyone. They are the ones we turn to for advice, the ones who ask deep questions but also seem to hear what we are trying to say. What do they know about conversation that makes them so special? And what can they tell us about how communication really works? Supercommunicators, Charles Duhigg argues, understand -- some by intuition, some by hard-won experience -- that there is a science...
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x, 380 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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A group of data scientists at Google embark on a four-year study of how the best teams function, and find that how a group interacts is much more important than who is in the group. A Marine Corps general, faced with low morale among recruits, reimagines boot camp -- and discovers that instilling a 'bias toward action' can turn even the most directionless teenagers into self-motivating achievers. The filmmakers behind Disney-s Frozen are on the brink...
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Español
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La mayor parte de las decisiones que tomamos a diario pueden parecernos producto de una forma reflexiva de tomar decisiones, pero no es así. Son hábitos. Y aunque cada hábito no tiene mucha importancia en sí mismo, con el tiempo, las comidas que pedimos, lo que decimos a nuestros hijos cada noche, si ahorramos o gastamos, la frecuencia con que hacemos ejercicio y el modo en que organizamos nuestros pensamientos y rutinas de trabajo tienen un profundo...
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427 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
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Español
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Redefining productivity as a discipline involving how one thinks, identifies goals, constructs teams, and makes decisions, explains how to transform thinking behaviors to increase self-motivation and shares illustrative examples.
"La productividad tiene que ver sobre todo con elegir ciertas opciones de ciertas maneras; con cómo nos vemos a nosotros mismas y no enfrentamos a las decisiones cotidianas, con las historias que nos contamos y los objetivos...
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9 audio discs (10.5 hrs.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"Smarter Faster Better is a groundbreaking exploration of the science of productivity, one that can help anyone learn to succeed with less stress and struggle, and to get more done without sacrificing what we care about most -- to become smarter, faster, and better at everything we do."--Container.