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For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 10 getAbstract summaries (7 books with a total of 1856 pages, one video and 2 podcasts) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 2220 minutes (about 37 hours). Learn more.

How to Set Up a Mentoring Program (and Why)

The best companies have them and the best talent expects them. Here’s a guide to get started.

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This 9 min. read saves you up to 39 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 9 getAbstract summaries (7 books with a total of 1922 pages, one video and one podcast) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 2298 minutes (about 39 hours). Learn more.

How Visionary Leaders Inspire

Cultivate these characteristics of inspirational leaders.

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“People Don’t Want to Be Merely Motivated – They Seek Inspiration.”

This 13 min. read saves you up to 31 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 4 getAbstract summaries (4 books with a total of 1512 pages) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 1802 minutes (about 31 hours). Learn more.

“People Don’t Want to Be Merely Motivated – They Seek Inspiration.”

Trust is the lubricant of the new world of work, says Stephen M.R. Covey – but if you really want to bring your organization forward, you have to be an inspiring leader and put purpose into action. Here, he explains how to do that.

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“Work Will Never Love Us Back. Other People Will.”

This 10 min. read saves you up to 9 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from one getAbstract summary (one book with a total of 432 pages) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 509 minutes (about 9 hours). Learn more.

“Work Will Never Love Us Back. Other People Will.”

We’ve been told that we should look for purpose, joy and fulfillment in our jobs. But that claim is a fraud, says labor journalist and author Sarah Jaffe.

Techniques to put a smile on your face 🙂

Constructive, yet delivered with compassion, feedback is what makes learning cultures thrive.

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getAbstract's Summaries on the Latest Topics

Nathalie Nahai

Business Unusual

Learn how embracing values, empathy and authenticity can build your brand’s resilience during crisis and change.

Kogan Page Publishers

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David Cooperrider and Audrey Selian

The Business of Building a Better World

This passionately rendered collection of essays sketches socially and environmentally conscious business models for the future.

Berrett-Koehler Publishers

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Loran Nordgren and David Schonthal

The Human Element

Identify – and overcome – the frictions that hamper change and innovation.

Wiley

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Whitney Johnson

Smart Growth

Foster continuous growth and learning for yourself, your team and your organization.

Harvard Business Review Press

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Damon Centola

How Behavior Spreads

How social and organizational networks accelerate or stop the spread of important ideas and better behaviors.

Princeton UP

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Mick Ryan

War Transformed

A timely, prescient and important examination of the past, present and future of warfare.

Naval Institute Press

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Our Independent Book Critiques Are Even Shorter Than Our Summaries

Professors Deirdre N. McCloskey and Art Carden defend free markets and argue their effects are predominately positive.

Peter Andrei, a communications expert and prolific author on public speaking, relates examples of inspiring orators across history and tells how you can learn to inspire your listeners to action.

Former Google data scientist Seth Stephens-Davidowitz offers shocking insights gleaned from big data.

Francis Frei and Anne Morriss – co-authors of Uncommon Service – offer a kinder, gentler, more conscious path to inspiring and uniting employees.

Bestselling author Jim Collins and management professor Morten T. Hansen offer a business classic filled with instantly applicable advice for companies of any size.

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This 7 min. read saves you up to 31 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 12 getAbstract summaries (7 books with a total of 1524 pages, 3 articles and 2 podcasts) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 1822 minutes (about 31 hours). Learn more.

How to Run Effective Meetings

Stop treating meetings as a necessary evil.

It takes a long time to build it up, yet it can be ruined in seconds: Trust is a delicate thing.

Everyone knows that the importance of introducing employees to new knowledge and skills through training is increasing in times of a talent shortage. But far fewer know how to measure the success of these initiatives.

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This 10 min. read saves you up to 42 hours

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How to Heal from PTSD

Both people and organizations experience traumatic events. Here’s how to move past them.

New Digital Tools Change the Way the World Tackles Poverty

Digital transformation is lifting people out of poverty and creating new markets.

How to start something new, and why you should do it every day.

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Well-Being Is About More than “An Apple a Day”

This 6 min. read saves you up to 70 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from 18 getAbstract summaries (12 books with a total of 3476 pages, 3 articles, one video and 2 podcasts) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 4166 minutes (about 70 hours). Learn more.

Well-Being Is About More than “An Apple a Day”

It also means managing your time and energy wisely and practicing emotional intelligence.

The Next Killer Investment Might Wipe You Out — Elizabeth Holmes, the chief executive officer and founder of Theranos, a health care technology company, listens as Deputy Secretary of Defense Ash Carter speaks at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., April 17, 2013. (DoD photo by Glenn Fawcett/Released)

Famous Wall Street swindlers from Ponzi to Holmes remind buyers to beware.

Convey calm amidst disruption, foster inclusiveness and bring out the best in people.

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INTERVIEWS

In Conversation with Experts and Professionals

This 10 min. read saves you up to 9 hours

“Work Will Never Love Us Back. Other People Will.”

We’ve been told that we should look for purpose, joy and fulfillment in our jobs. But that claim is a fraud, says labor journalist and author Sarah Jaffe.

This 13 min. read saves you up to 31 hours

“People Don’t Want to Be Merely Motivated – They Seek Inspiration.”

Trust is the lubricant of the new world of work, says Stephen M.R. Covey – but if you really want to bring your organization forward, you have to be an inspiring leader and put purpose…

This 10 min. read saves you up to 9 hours

For your knowledge advantage, we put together the most actionable insights from one getAbstract summary (one book with a total of 456 pages) on this topic. If you did this work yourself, you would be busy for at least 538 minutes (about 9 hours). Learn more.

“Meditation Trains Your Mind.”

Author, coach and long-time meditator Giovanni Dienstmann explains why the benefits of a daily meditation practice go beyond relaxation – and how mindful awareness can help you realize your goals.

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NEW: THOUGHT LEADER PROFILES

Instant Practical Insights into the Thinking of Important Contemporaries

On purpose, leadership and empathy.

On Stoicism as a Self-Help Strategy.

There are many stories and there are many feminisms.

On the foundations of a growth mind-set, or, why we are “born to learn.”

On the power of conversations to bring people together.

On vulnerability, psychological safety and other leadership skills.

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FAVORITE READS

Our Favorite Thinkers and Leaders Share Their Favorite Reads

JEFF HADEN

My current favorite book is The Power of Regret by Daniel Pink,” says author and Inc. Magazine contributing editor Jeff Haden. “NO REGRETS! makes for a great tattoo, but it’s a terrible philosophy.” In his book, Pink argues that regrets help us learn from mistakes, decide what is truly important to us and make better decisions in the future. “While dwelling on regrets isn’t helpful, learning from them definitely is,” concludes Jeff. He praises Pink for laying out a process for reframing regret into something useful – “something that will make a definite difference in your personal and professional life.” We suggest you follow Jeff’s recommendation and read our summary of Daniel Pink’s argument. You won’t regret it!

SUMMARY

Daniel Pink

‘No Regrets’ Is No Way to Live

Banishing regret from our lives is not just futile, but also, unhelpful.

The Wall Street Journal

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