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 personality Stephen Viscusi's career manifesto, Bulletproof Your Job. Based on four simple strategies for dodging the layoff bullet and a long list of ways to implement these strategies, Bulletproof Your Job may save you from your worst enemy at work—which just so happens to be you. Quite simply, observe these imperative rules: Be visible. Be easy. Be useful. Be ready. With plenty of distinct action items, dozens of anecdotal illustrations and examples, and lists and tips for adapting bulletproof strategies to your own situation, Bulletproof Your Job will show you how to leverage the black-and-white stuff—your title, salary, and tenure—with the gray stuff—your relationship with coworkers, visibility in the workplace, and ability to make your boss look good—to ward off the pink stuff—the dreaded layoff notice. While you're at it, you'll be creating a long-term strategy for job security and career advancement that ensures you'll never feel this vulnerable again.
Presents strategies for achieving career goals and receiving new opportunities in the twenty-first century, emphasizing the importance of networking, building strong relationships, and doing good work.
Reveals practical solutions for strengthening your resilience so that you can bounce back from any setback, kick or bruise. This title helps you learn how to protect yourself from workplace hazards such as: harsh criticism, company politics, hostile colleagues, repeated rejection, bruising redundancy and your own mistakes.
Complex problem solving is the core skill for 21st Century Teams Complex problem solving is at the very top of the list of essential skills for career progression in the modern world. But how problem solving is taught in our schools, universities, businesses and organizations comes up short. In Bulletproof Problem Solving: The One Skill That Changes Everything you’ll learn the seven-step systematic approach to creative problem solving developed in top consulting firms that will work in any field or industry, turning you into a highly sought-after bulletproof problem solver who can tackle challenges that others balk at. The problem-solving technique outlined in this book is based on a highly visual, logic-tree method that can be applied to everything from everyday decisions to strategic issues in business to global social challenges. The authors, with decades of experience at McKinsey and Company, provide 30 detailed, real-world examples, so you can see exactly how the technique works in action. With this bulletproof approach to defining, unpacking, understanding, and ultimately solving problems, you’ll have a personal superpower for developing compelling solutions in your workplace. Discover the time-tested 7-step technique to problem solving that top consulting professionals employ Learn how a simple visual system can help you break down and understand the component parts of even the most complex problems Build team brainstorming techniques that fight cognitive bias, streamline workplanning, and speed solutions Know when and how to employ modern analytic tools and techniques from machine learning to game theory Learn how to structure and communicate your findings to convince audiences and compel action The secrets revealed in Bulletproof Problem Solving will transform the way you approach problems and take you to the next level of business and personal success.
A WIRED 2020 Book of the Year Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. "Nothing's bulletproof," the salesman said. "The thing's only bullet resistant." The New York Times journalist Kenneth R. Rosen had just purchased his first bulletproof vest and was headed off on assignment. He was travelling into Mosul, Iraq, when he realized that the idea of a bulletproof vest is more effective than the vest itself. From its very inception, poly-paraphenylene terephthalamide, or Kevlar, was meant for tires. Its humble roots and mundane applications are often lost, as it is now synonymous with body armor, war zones, and domestic terrorism. What Rosen learned through intimate use of his vest was that it acts as a metaphor for all the precautions we take toward digital, physical, and social security. Bulletproof Vest is at once an introspective journey into the properties and precisions of a bulletproof vest on a molecular level and on the world stage. It's also an ode to living precariously, an open letter that defends the notion that life is worth the risk. A portion of the author's proceeds will be donated to RISC, a nonprofit that provides emergency medical training to freelance conflict journalists. For more information, go to www.risctraining.org. Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.
Is Facebook your friend or foe? Normally that depends on whether you have a strategy or are taking shots in the dark. Marketing expert Brian Hahn has worked with some of the world's largest companies and a few of its smallest businesses. They all see gold in Facebook but have trouble mining it. Brian shows you what others hide as "secrets" as he explodes the myths, mistakes, and misunderstandings that are so prevalent while revealing the truth of what works and how you can put it into action to make Facebook a profitable marketing channel for your business.Inside you'll learn about: > The proper way to solve your Facebook marketing problems> Simple Things to Keep in Mind for Better Results> Why You CAN Do This > How to Create the Perfect Facebook Ad for Your Business> Data Collection and Retargeting> And so much more Facebook doesn't have to be as confusing as most people make it. By following the advice Brian gives you can create Facebook campaigns that produce new clients without wasting a fortune. Take a break from your business and break open this easy-to-read and very insightful book. A few minutes now could earn you a lot of money for years to come.
From the creator of Bulletproof Coffee and author of the bestselling The Bulletproof Diet comes a revolutionary plan to upgrade your brainpower—in two weeks or less. For the last decade, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Dave Asprey has worked with world-renowned doctors and scientists to uncover the latest, most innovative methods for making humans perform better—a process known as "biohacking." In his first book, The Bulletproof Diet, he shared his biohacking tips for taking control of your own biology. Now, in Head Strong, Asprey shows readers how to biohack their way to a sharper, smarter, faster, more resilient brain. Imagine feeling like your mind is operating at its clearest and sharpest, and being able—possibly for the first time in your life—to do more in less time? What it suddenly became easier to do the very hardest things you do? Or if you could feel 100% confident about your intellect, and never again fear being the person in the room who just isn’t smart enough, or can’t remember something important? How would you treat people if the mood swings, short temper, and food cravings that disrupt your day could simply disappear? In Head Strong, Asprey shows us that all of this is possible—and more. Using his simple lifestyle modifications (or "hacks") to take advantage of how the structure of your brain works, readers will learn how to take their mental performance to the next level. Combining the latest findings in neuroscience and neurobiology with a hacker-inspired "get it done now" perspective, Asprey offers a program structured around key areas of brain performance that will help you: Power the brain with exactly what it needs to perform at its best all day long Eliminate the sources of "kryptonite," both nutritional and environmental, that make the brain slower. Supercharge the cellular powerhouses of our brains, the mitochondria, to eliminate cravings and turn up mental focus. Reverse inflammation to perform better right now, then stay sharp and energized well into your golden years. Promote neuron growth to enhance processing speed and reinforce new learning—hotwiring your brain for success. Asprey’s easy to follow, two-week program offers a detailed plan to supercharge brain performance, including: which foods to eat and which ones to avoid, how to incorporate the right kinds of physical activity into your day, a detox protocol for your home and body; meditation and breathing for performance, recommended brain-boosting supplements; and how to adjust the lighting in your home and work space to give your brain the quality light it thrives on. A better brain—and a happier, easier, more productive life—is within reach. You just need to get Head Strong.
" Grab The Secret Blueprint To Crushing Your Goals, To Overcoming Any Of Life's Adversities, And Live Your Best Year EVER"Enough Frustration. Enough Quitting. Enough Dreaming. This Is The Real Deal.honest-to-goodness secrets you could use this instance to get more results out of life with minimal efforts and achieve all your wildest goals and dreams? What if you were handed the "blueprint" to be able to finish that grand project you had stalled for such a long time?What if, you have access proven advice and strategies that will really change your life, instead of seeking wisdom from some "thought gurus", or reading tons of self-help book that brings little to no result at all?What if, despite all the frustration, pain and adversities you experience in life, you are able to carry on and progress towards your goals and dreams?Well, look no further.I totally get how you feel, because I've been there as well. Completely lost in life... Had a career, yet it wasn't fulfilling, in fact, it makes me more miserable, unhappy and stressful...But the thing is, at that point in my life, I just couldn't really pinpoint where this problem arises!I just knew that I was sick and tired of this vicious cycle, where I would wake up every morning with nothing to look forward to...I wanted to quit my job badly, only to stop-short sending in my resignation letter...I was trapped in the harsh reality that I have bills to pay and family to take care of.And I was just plain frustrated because I have absolutely no control over my life.Worse yet, this drags on for years without seeing any way out.And I see my mental health and emotional well-being continue to plunge in a downward spiral.Desperate for a change, I decided to read dozens of self-help books from the bookstores.While they did open up the possibility for change, I just felt like it's a temporary painkiller to all the pain and suffering that I have.And then one day, out of nowhere, an epiphany hit me."What if, the source of all my problem comes from my mind?""What if I've been running on an old obsolete advice or programming all these while?""What if my life has nothing to do with bad karma or pre-ordained destiny?""What if all these while I have everything I need to define my own destiny?"Strange questions, but little did I know that this epiphany is responsible for the greatest transformation I will ever experience in my entire lifetime.No longer was I feeling lost, in fact, I have perfect clarity on what I want in life and how to achieve them...And I've compiled them into a simple step by step program that you can follow.Applied to your life, you will be able to have the same mind of steel that I had, and be able to achieve everything that you ever dreamed of, regardless of all the pain and suffering that you experience today. Bulletproof mind is the blueprint that was born out of that epiphany moment. It contains all my tried and tested strategies that will literally transform you into a man of steel, bulletproofing your mind against all your adversities, and achieve your goals at the same time.Here are Just Some of The Things You'll Learn How to make better and informed decisions in life, and see your results and income soar through the roof! Why it PAYS to embrace your lost humane side in order to live a happy, fulfilling life Experience a paradigm shift like never before, and have unwavering confidence to crush any goals you have Utilize an AMAZING secret to subconsciously influence your surrounding people and get them to do what you want Reframe your mindset to be resilient, determined and focused... The secret technique to command respect and get audience to immediately gravitate towards you when you speak... Work with the least amount of effort towards achieving greatness... and much much more...
Jory Harcourt doesn't have to go looking for trouble. Wherever he goes, it seems to find him—particularly when his partner, Sam Kage, is working undercover on a federal task force. After the recession forces him to close his business, Jory goes to work as a matchmaker and event planner. From there, it's only a matter of time before his big mouth and up-front attitude make him the rope in a tug-of-war between a trust fund baby and a drug-smuggling criminal. Then, as if that situation weren't delicate enough, Jory's undercover lover shows up working for the smuggler. Between the men who want him and the men who just want him dead, Chicago is getting a little crowded for Jory, so on the advice of his brother, his boyfriend, and the FBI task force, he heads for Hawaii... where a serious accident threatens his quality of life. Can Sam and Jory keep the faith and prove that their relationship really is bulletproof?
