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Brought to you by Penguin. An unexpected diagnosis. A breakup. A redundancy. When life throws a curveball, it can feel like we’re free-falling into the unknown. But what if upheaval was a chance to reimagine ourselves, rather than something to just endure? Maya Shankar, a cognitive scientist...

A practical and hopeful guide for anyone who wants a route map to a fairer, greener future. Second edition with a new preface. We are living in a social, political, economic and environmental emergency. The status quo is profoundly unstable; change is inevitable. Now is the time to get together to build a far healthier and more balanced world.

Revolutions, droughts, famines, invasions, wars, regicides, government collapses—the calamities of the mid-seventeenth century were unprecedented in both frequency and severity. The effects of what historians call the "General Crisis" extended from England to Japan and from the Russian Empire to sub-Saharan Africa and the Americas.

A riveting audiobook about the dramatic changes that will transform the world as we know it. Americans are anxious about the future - the world's and their own. Rosenberg explains the enormous political, economic, and spiritual changes that are underway in the world's most important countries. He answers why these changes are happening, what they mean, and provides insights from exclusive interviews with world leaders.

'Fuel for the post-Christmas lunch argument' Financial Times Death and taxes are our inevitable fate. We've been told this since the beginning of civilisation. But what if we stopped to question our antiquated system? Is it fair? And is it capable of serving the needs of our rapidly-changing...

More than two thousand years ago, a group of philosophers known as the Stoics analyzed life's predicaments and came up with simple solutions. The principles they identified were so profound that they formed the basis of many major modern psychotherapies. They are easy to use and powerful, and they can be applied to modern life and its problems. Often we don't pay much attention to simple principles because we don't believe simple things can be effective, but when understood and consistently practiced, simple principles can have a profound effect on our lives.

An “essential” (Times UK) and “meticulously researched” (Forbes) book by “the skeptical environmentalist” argues that panic over climate change is causing more harm than good Hurricanes batter our coasts. Wildfires rage across the American West. Glaciers collapse in the Arctic...

Continuing his groundbreaking analysis of economic structures, Douglass North develops an analytical framework for explaining the ways in which institutions and institutional change affect the performance of economies. Institutions exist due to the uncertainties involved in human interaction; they are the constraints devised to structure that interaction. Yet, institutions vary widely in their consequences for economic performance; some economies develop institutions that produce growth and development, while others develop institutions that produce stagnation.

Thinking of quitting your job? On the verge of leaving your unfulfilling career? Have you noticed your employer is turning into a toxic workplace? If you said yes, say hello to your new hangout. Welcome to the Reinvention Warrior Podcast! Hey Warrior, I’m Susie Q! A mama, wife, coach, mentor, author, and Latina CEO. As a former analyst and self-proclaimed nerd, I turned my toxic job into fuel to launch my next chapter into entrepreneurship. If you’re ready to make your career transition happen and escape that 9-5, you are in the right place! It’s time to ditch the corporate hamster wheel...

In a tempestuous narrative that sweeps across five continents and seven centuries, this book explains how a succession of catastrophes—from the devastating Black Death of 1350 through the coming climate crisis of 2050—has produced a relentless succession of rising empires and fading world orders.

Once a week, Michael Liebreich and Bryony Worthington have a conversation with a leader in clean energy, mobility, climate finance or sustainable development. Informative, inspiring and fun!

Relocating to the French Riviera sounds idyllic. But how do you actually build a professional life once you arrive? Hosted by Cecile Liconnet, Living the Dream: Women Reinventing Their Careers Abroad | Stories from the French Riviera, explores the professional journeys of women who have relocated to the South of France. Through candid, in-depth conversations, the podcast looks at what it really takes to move abroad, build a career, and create financial stability as an expat. Each episode shares first-hand experiences of career change, entrepreneurship, relocation, and professional reinvention...

Blending humour and behavioural economics, the New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational delves into the truly illogical world of personal finance to help people better understand why they make bad financial decisions, and gives them the knowledge they need to make better ones...

In How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life, Roberts examines Smith’s forgotten masterpiece, and finds a treasure trove of timeless, practical wisdom. Smith’s insights into human nature are just as relevant today as they were 300 years ago. What does it take to be truly happy? Should we pursue fame and fortune or the respect of our friends and family? How can we make the world a better place?

Welcome to the Change Management Simplified (CMS) podcast. This podcast aims to provide clarity about what leadership & change management is about and how it plays a critical and pivotal role in your success especially on projects and in personal life. The examples used and lessons learnt will be based on my experiences and knowledge gained over 15 years of working on projects or change initiatives to help the listeners avoid the same re-occurring pitfalls and failure. It will also in some cases touch upon how life throws curve balls at us in our personal lives that force us to change

The Change Management Executive podcast is a series of conversations with transformation leaders and change makers, from the trenches, and across a variety of industries.

In the early 1970s, with the raging Vietnam War, oppression of civil and human rights, and the environment under relentless destruction, young people of America wanted major change—and they got to work. This is the true story of a group of independent, free-spirited youth who rebelled against the system and built a new way to live, creating community and celebrating life while supporting themselves in unique and unconventional ways.

Since Peter Senge published his groundbreaking book The Fifth Discipline, he and his associates have frequently been asked by the business community: "How do we go beyond the first steps of corporate change? How do we sustain momentum?" They know that companies and organizations cannot thrive...

Originally published online in early 2021, The Crypto Capitalist Manifesto provides an introductory framework that answers the question "Why crypto? Why Bitcoin? Why now?". Authored by internet veteran and Bitcoin OG Mark E. Jeftovic (CEO of Toronto-based easyDNS Technologies), Jeftovic makes the case that the tectonic shifts and discord we are experiencing today on a widespread basis stem primarily from a coming "monetary regime change".

Can humor help us create better work? YES! AND - We don't hear many stories of leaders - esp. women - doing their thing and using THEIR unapologetic humor THEIR way. They're blazing new paths, upending expectations and changing the status quo. There are a few stories and in the press; I know there's so many more. This podcast is dedicated to those stories and conversations. How does humor create better work? Who are these women leaders? What lessons can they offer? What's funny to them? Part comedy, part interview, this podcast will change how we talk about better work, humor AND funny women.