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Personal Development

What skills to develop to best hold your role as a manager or leader? What tools to rely on? What subjects to put into practice?

Why the modern world is bad for your brain

Daniel J. Levitin

The impact of information overload and multitasking functioning on our brain, as seen by an expert in neuroscience and cognitive psychology.

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Managing the Critical Voices Inside Your Head

Peter Bregman

Restoring order to our little inner voices.

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Make your Emotions Work for You in Negotiations

Shirli Kopelman

Capitalize on your emotions in negotiations to create value beneficial to all.

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Keep Time and Emotion from Killing a Negotiation

Anthony K. Tjan

A five-step approach to move discussions in the desired direction and keep negotiations from stalling due to time spent on secondary aspects or emotional issues.

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Win Over the Person Blocking Your Deal

Paul V. Weinstein

Successfully rally the people obstructing an agreement to your cause using arguments and key drivers best adapted to each profile.

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Even Small Negotiations Require Preparation and Creativity

Jeff Weiss

Take inspiration from the practices of the best negotiators, by being both well-prepared and creative before and during negotiations.

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Negotiating Is Not the Same as Haggling

Jeff Weiss

Distinguish bargaining from negotiations—in which it is possible both to get the result you want and to maintain a collaborative relationship with your counterparts.

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How to Have a Eureka Moment

David Burkus

Taking breaks and encouraging time for incubation helps to find more creative solutions.

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The Discipline of Creativity

Joseph V. Sinfield, Tim Gustafson, Brian Hindo

Even if ideas sometimes seem to come out of the blue, they result from a process that can be facilitated.

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The Neurochemistry of Positive Conversations

Judith E. Glaser, Richard D. Glaser

Deciphering the physiological mechanisms associated with emotions.

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