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In this execuBook, authors Tim Scudder, Michael Patterson and Kent Mitchell tell the story of John Doyle, a hard-driving, ambitious sales manager who can't understand why his top salespeople keep quitting. Then he's told about the seven motivational value systems that drive behavior, and offered some valuable advice that gives him insight into other people's behavior and, perhaps most importantly, his own. <p> This summary helps explain how conflicts can arise and how they can be overcome. It will be of interest to managers who want to build better relationships with their people. http://www.aheadspace.com/aheadspace/execuBooks_display.cfm?PK=EB547 http://www.aheadspace.com/aheadspace/execuBooks_display.cfm?PK=EB547 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:13:31 GMT What would be different if managers thought more like designers? <p> It can be summed up in three words: empathy, invention and iteration, says the authors of this execuBook, Jeanne Liedtka and Tim Ogilvie. They explain what they mean by those words, and why they believe design thinking can do for organic growth and innovation what TQM did for quality - take something we've always cared about and put tools and processes into the hands of managers to make it happen. <p> The design process is a systematic approach that deals with four very basic questions. Then there are 10 tools that managers can use to translate the concepts into practical actions. <p> This summary looks at one of the hottest trends in business these days: design thinking. It will be of interest to managers looking for innovative pathways to success. http://www.aheadspace.com/aheadspace/execuBooks_display.cfm?PK=EB546 http://www.aheadspace.com/aheadspace/execuBooks_display.cfm?PK=EB546 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:13:31 GMT What is happiness, and how can you measure it? <p> To begin with, we need to realize that while the modern ear hears happy to mean a buoyant mood, merriment and good cheer, that's a far cry from what Thomas Jefferson declared that we have a right to pursue. <p> In this execuBook, author Martin Seligman, founder of the positive psychology movement, says he used to think the gold standard for measuring happiness was life satisfaction, and the goal of positive psychology was to increase life satisfaction. 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