What makes for a fulfilling and meaningful life? A good life? Based on findings from the 80-year-long Harvard Study of Adult Development, this landmark book reveals the simple yet surprising truth: the stronger our relationships, the more likely we are to live happy, satisfying and overall...
Nothing is more inspiring than a big vision that becomes a triumphant new reality. Think of how Apple’s iPod went from a project with a single employee to an enormously successful product launch in eleven months. But such successes are the exception. Consider how London’s...
Leaders of today must possess potent powers for logic, reason, discernment and strategic forecasting. Yet, they must also be empathic and therefore embodied; grounded and therefore intuitive; present and therefore awake. They must be skilled in mindfulness and deep listening, able to inspire authentic engagement...
Innovation Engineering is a practical guide to creating anything new – whether in a large firm, research lab, new venture or an innovative student project. The reality is that even talented teams with logical plans often fail. Innovation Engineering provides the framework, process, leadership style,...
Una nueva historia del Imperio español. Existe una figura ambigua, a medio camino entre lo militar y lo civil, que no se terminó de definir hasta hace poco: el ingeniero. Este libro es una exploración fascinante de su papel central en la forja del Imperio español. También es una celebración...
Los problemas no resueltos de la democracia. Centro y periferia en España, prologado por Arend Lijphart, analiza las estrategias políticas de los partidos nacionalistas en el País Vasco y Cataluña desde la perspectiva del comportamiento de las élites, utilizando datos de análisis de contenido del...
LISTENEVERYHOW – How Negotiations Work, is easy-to-read, adaptable in content and style – as a story book for leisure readers, life skills manual for entrepreneur’s and professionals, a business school handbook and more. This book is written with clarity and easy eloquence of a man...
Constructing Cassandra analyzes the intelligence failures at the CIA that resulted in four key strategic surprises experienced by the US: the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, the Iranian revolution of 1978, the collapse of the USSR in 1991, and the 9/11 terrorist attacks—surprises still play...
La invasión rusa de Ucrania generó una catarata urgente de novedades editoriales. Este libro no pertenece a esa categoría. No es un reportaje sobre la guerra, no es un encargo editorial acelerado. Su autor, Borja Lasheras, empezó a escribirlo en 2016, después de varios años...
We’re now living in the project economy. The number of projects initiated in all sectors has skyrocketed, and project management skills have become essential for every leader and manager. Still, project failure rates remain extremely high. Why? Leaders oversee too many projects and have too...
«A todos, al nacer, nos otorgan una doble ciudadanía, la del reino de los sanos y la del reino de los enfermos», escribió Susan Sontag en un ensayo motivado por su experiencia con el cáncer de mama. Cuando al autor de este testimonio, Jacobo Parages,...
Arte, ciencia, gobierno de personas… Existen tantas manera de entender el management como personas hay en el mundo. Pero las definiciones solo cobran sentido cuando detrás de ellas se encuentran profesionales con muchas horas de estudio, reflexión, trabajo y experiencia. Las 16 figuras que recoge este libro...
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