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The Psychology of Leadership offers a revelatory fresh take on business leadership through the lens of groundbreaking research in positive, sports, and personality psychology. Witty, conversational, and personal, The Psychology of Leadership blends research, fascinating true stories, humor, and...

What if you could understand the hidden mechanics of power—the strategies leaders use to dominate, inspire, and prevail? For centuries, the wisdom of Machiavelli has been whispered in corridors of power. Now, it’s laid bare for anyone ready to harness the art of influence. Machiavellianism for Beginners transforms timeless principles into practical tools for today’s world. Master the tactics of effective leadership. Discover why fear and trust are two sides of the same coin and how to wield them wisely. Learn how to read the intentions of allies and adversaries alike and create ...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Brené Brown returns with an urgent call to reimagine the essentials of courageous leadership. In a time when uncertainty runs deep and bluster, hubris, and even cruelty are increasingly framed as acceptable leadership, Brown delivers practical, actionable...

From finding a spouse to finding a parking spot, from organizing one's inbox to understanding the workings of human memory, Algorithms to Live By transforms the wisdom of computer science into strategies for human living.

This book is great for beginners and those seeking general knowledge. It focuses on the basic skills,methodologies, responsibilities, and benefits of I/O psychologists; the concept of personality and its influence on employee behavior; the impact of emotionally intelligent leadership in organizations; and the connection between workplace emotions and employee conduct. The text is informational and educational, and it is written for easy reader understanding at all levels.

Human performance is far more than results, metrics, or annual evaluations. It is a living phenomenon that emerges from the interaction between motivation, clarity, habits, relationships, culture, and organizational structure. This book proposes a modern and deeply human approach to understanding, measuring, and developing performance. Psychology of Performance for Organizations integrates more than twenty scientific theories with the findings of Google’s Project Aristotle, offering a comprehensive model that explains why some individuals thrive at work, why certain teams achieve ...

From the bestselling author of Thinking, Fast and Slow, the co-author of Nudge, and the author of You Are About to Make a Terrible Mistake! comes Noise, a revolutionary exploration of why people make bad judgments, and how to control both noise and cognitive bias.​ Imagine that two...

From the bestselling author of Thinking in Bets comes a toolkit for mastering the skill of quitting to achieve greater success Business leaders, with millions of dollars down the drain, struggle to abandon a new app or product that just isn’t working. Governments, caught in a hopeless...

Renowned social psychologists Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson take a compelling look into how the brain is wired for self-justification. This updated edition concludes with an extended discussion of how we can live with dissonance, learn from it, and perhaps, eventually, forgive ourselves. Why...

Discover how Douglas McGregor’s timeless theories continue to shape the future of leadership. In Douglas McGregor and the Human Side of Leadership: Exploring Theory X and Theory Y, you’ll explore one of the most influential frameworks in management history. McGregor’s insights into the assumptions leaders hold about people—whether rooted in control and compliance or trust and empowerment—reveal how these beliefs shape organizational culture, motivation, and performance. This comprehensive book traces the origins of McGregor’s ideas, explains the meaning and impact of Theory X ...

Are you overwhelmed by data—but still unsure when to act? Do you overanalyze, hesitate, or freeze when the pressure’s on? You’re not alone. Even the smartest leaders get stuck when logic runs dry. The difference is—top performers know how to tap into something more. They’ve trained their intuition. And now, you can too. In Next-Level Decision Making, organizational psychologist and executive strategist Dr. Fenton Moran pulls back the curtain on how elite leaders consistently rise above noise, uncertainty, and overthinking. Grounded in neuroscience, psychology, and decades of real-...

Power is not granted. Power is engineered. Behind every leader, every decision, and every public victory lies a hidden world of strategy—silent alliances, calculated moves, psychological leverage, and influence that never appears on the surface. The Book of Politicians is a modern manual for navigating that world. Drawing inspiration from Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, and the political realities of the 21st century, Marcus Carden reveals how power actually works today—inside workplaces, relationships, government, business, and every system where people compete for influence. This book does not ...

Neuro-Linguistic Programming is extremely effective in order to change the paradigms we have in the subconscious guilt of having limiting beliefs in our life and in installing new paradigms that cause us to act differently during different conditions and to become the masters of our life and our successes. What does Science say? Biologists like Bruce Lipton and Physicists like Gregg Braden have scientifically proven we are what we think and that we are the captains of our own life because science finally understands the power of thought combined with emotions. Old paradigms that our ...

Unlock the Hidden Blueprint of Human Growth with the Most Comprehensive History of Personal Development Ever Written For centuries, seekers, philosophers, teachers, and visionaries have passed down ideas that shaped the way humans pursue happiness, wealth, wisdom, and inner mastery. Yet never before has there been a single work that traces the entire lineage of personal development schools of thought — past, present, and future — in one authoritative volume. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Benoit Tano unearths every stream of influence, from 18th-century pioneers and New Thought ...

A Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of 2024 “An eye-opening analysis of why our politics have become so polarized….Keith Payne illuminates one of the biggest problems of our time and lights the way toward some promising solutions.” —Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of...

A controversial call to arms, Against Empathy argues that the natural impulse to share the feelings of others can lead to immoral choices in both public policy and in our intimate relationships with friends and family. Most people, including many policy makers, activists, scientists, and...

Can reading a book make you more rational? Can it help us understand why there is so much irrationality in the world? Steven Pinker, author of Enlightenment Now (Bill Gates’s "new favorite book of all time”) answers all the questions here Today humanity is reaching new heights of...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR American Psychological Association's Ursula Gielen Global Psychology Book Award Winner PROSE Award Finalist Zócalo Book Prize Finalist A revelatory, paradigm-shifting work from a renowned Columbia professor and...

Learn to understand and interpret the true intentions of other people. Discover the secrets to manipulation, how to recognize it and counteract in advance. Plus, imagine if you could - ethically - use the same techniques to improve your own social skills and gain leadership! Dark psychology reveals persuasion, manipulation, and coercion methods through which the predatory behavioral impulses of certain subjects affect and influence other people’s choices. Emotional intelligence is vital in order to assess and improve relationships and to achieve our personal goals.

An "introduction to the nonfascist life" (Michel Foucault, from the Preface) When it first appeared in France, Anti-Oedipus was hailed as a masterpiece by some and "a work of heretical madness" by others. In it, Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari set forth the following theory: Western...