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2013.
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English
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"How artists work, how they ritualize their days with the comforting (mundane) details of their lives: their daily routines, fears, dreams, naps, eating habits, and other prescribed, finely calibrated "subtle maneuvers" that help them use time, summon up willpower, exercise self-discipline and keep themselves afloat with optimism. Artists considering how they work--in letters, diaries, interviews, beguilingly compiled and edited by Mason Currey. Portraits...
2) Bulletproof your job: 4 simple strategies to ride out the rough times and come out on top at work
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English
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There's no doubt about it, today's workplace is an uncertain and treacherous territory. Newspaper headlines are proclaiming near record-high levels of unemployment, and, in these tough times, companies are making swift judgments about human capital. The bottom line: No job is safe.
But there are tried and true ways to fight off sudden unemployment successfully, and the number one weapon in your arsenal is workplace expert and television and radio...
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English
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"Head of a corporate training business examines issues of Generation Y entering the workforce, including their conflicts with Baby Boomer managers who have different work ethics. She describes the Gen Y mindset to help company owners understand their distinct values and talents and recommends the right methods of leadership to motivate the Millennials to achieve their full potential"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Maven House
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"People are what make companies great. Good leaders know this, and spend time, effort, and money taking care of the people who work for them so that their business results are phenomenal. So why is it that so many people are still miserable at work. Experts around the world offer countless ideas and techniques and training for elevating the joy (and performance) of workers. And still we fail. [...] [This book] shows us the unadulterated truth of what...
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English
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The phrase a strong work ethic conjures images of hard-driving employees working diligently for long hours. But where did this ideal come from, and how has it been buffeted by changes in work itself? While seemingly rooted in Americas Puritan heritage, perceptions of work ethic have actually undergone multiple transformations over the centuries. And few eras saw a more radical shift in labor ideology than the American industrial age.
Daniel T. Rodgers...
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English
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"Dashrath Manjhi used a hammer and chisel, grit, determination, and twenty years to carve a path through the mountain separating his poor village from the nearby village with schools, markets, and a hospital. Manjhi Moves a Mountain shows how everyone can make a difference if their heart is big enough."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Ten Speed Press
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English
Description
"Ernie Zelinski could change your view of the world forever. He has already taught more than 150,000 people what THE JOY OF NOT WORKING is all about: learning to live every part of your life-employment, unemployment, retirement, and leisure time alike-to the fullest. With this completely revised and expanded edition, you too can join the thousands of converts and learn to thrive at both work and at play. Illustrated by eye-opening exercises, thought-provoking...
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Currey explores the daily obstacles and rituals of women who are artists--painters, composers, sculptors, scientists, filmmakers, and performers. We see how these brilliant minds get to work, the choices they have to make: rebuffing convention, stealing (or secreting away) time from the pull of husbands, wives, children, obligations, in order to create their creations; the large and small (and abiding) choices these women made--and continue to make--for...
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Publisher
Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
Pub. Date
1983.
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the traditional tale about the little red hen whose lazy friends are unwilling to help her plant, harvest, or grind the wheat into flour, but all are willing to help her eat thebread that she makes from it.
A retelling of the traditional tale about the little red hen whose lazy friends are unwilling to help her plant, harvest, or grind the wheat into flour, but all are willing to help her eat the bread that she makes from it.
13) Work ethic
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Series
Publisher
Rosen Pub. Group
Pub. Date
1991.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the set of ethics, practices, and habits that promote a strong attachment to the value of work and doing the best job possible, regardless of factors such as money and prestige.
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Series
Contributions in labor studies ; no. 52
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
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