Arcadia Public Library

"Essential lessons in hospitality for every business, from the former co-owner of legendary restaurant Eleven Madison Park"-- Provided by publisher.

"In 1986, Ed Catmull co-founded Pixar, a modest start-up with an immodest goal: to make the first-ever computer animated movie. Nine years later, Pixar released Toy Story, which went on to revolutionize the industry, gross $360 million, and establish Pixar as one of the most successful, innovative, and emulated companies on earth. This book details how Catmull built an enduring creative culture -- one that doesn't just pay lip service to the importance...

""We spend more time working than doing anything else in life. It's not right that the experience of work should be so demotivating and dehumanizing." So says Laszlo Bock, head of People Operations at the company that transformed how the world interacts with knowledge. This insight is the heart of WORK RULES!, a compelling and surprisingly playful manifesto with the potential to change how we work and live. Drawing on the latest research in behavioral...

Unwillingly promoted to the tobacco industry's lead spokesperson, Trevor Barnett oversees the industry's economy-staggering production freeze in the wake of a high-stakes lawsuit, placing him in a tenacious position.

"In Leading with Gratitude, New York Times bestselling authors, the "apostles of appreciation" Chester Elton and Adrian Gostick introduce readers to easy ways to add more gratitude to their work environment"-- Provided by publisher.

Imagine a world where almost everyone wakes up inspired to go to work, feels trusted and valued during the day, then returns home feeling fulfilled. This is not a crazy, idealized notion. Today, in many successful organizations, great leaders are creating environments in which people naturally work together to do remarkable things. In his travels around the world, Simon Sinek noticed that some teams were able to trust each other so deeply that they...

"This book provides answers to businesses, organizations, and people that are searching for alternate perspectives and strategies to advance diversity and inclusion; it is for those who feel different or feel alienated, who want to foster self-empowerment and connect with others, and who want to deepen their capacity to build greater empathy, open-mindedness, and ability to connect"-- Provided by publisher.

"We're living in a time of amazing technological innovation, but we're not paying enough attention to one of the most important innovations of all--one that's going to be a wellspring of progress for a long time to come. This innovation lies with the company itself--the collection of people and assets brought together to create goods and services and bring them to market. And, as Andrew McAfee persuasively argues, this new model is pioneered by geeks...