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Posted: 12 Aug 2011 06:31 PM PDT

Instant Influence: How to get anyone to do anything – fast

Author: Michael V. Pantalon

Publisher: Little Brown

Based on the only motivational approach scientifically proven to succeed in more than 100 clinical trials, this book is used in corporations, hospitals, rehab centres, court systems, universities and elsewhere to help cope with recalcitrant employees. It is also used to help long-standing problems between couples, and other tension-filled relationships. Motivational specialist Michael Pantalon teaches you how to plant the seeds for change, help others discover their own powerful reasons for change, identify effect "change talk" and take action.

Secrets of the Money Lab: How behavioral economics can improve your business

Authors: Kay-Yut Chen and Marina Krakovsky

Publisher: Portfolio Penguin

The authors offer lessons, now being put to use at Hewlett-Packard and other companies, on how to use incentives to influence employees, suppliers and buyers, and identify the negative effects of irrational behaviour. Essentially, the book translates the findings of behavioural economics into concrete actions to achieve new levels of success.

Reimaging Japan: The Quest for a future that works

Edited by: McKinsey & Company

Publisher: VIZ Media

Earthquake, tsunami and the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl – the triple disasters of March this year hit Japan when it was already feeling vulnerable. More than 80 thinkers address questions about Japanese industries, its coping mechanism, and what sort of changes the country needs to go through in order to rise above the ashes. The authors' conclusions are diverse and sometimes contradictory.

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Sabtu, 13 Ogos 2011

The Star Online: Lifestyle: Bookshelf

The Star Online: Lifestyle: Bookshelf

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