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  • Learn how to manage your priorities and deadlines in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. Thanks to the rise of technology, the line between our professional lives and personal lives is increasingly blurred, leading to elevated stress levels and even the risk of burnout. Fortunately, there are many simple steps you can take to manage your workload,...
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  • Learn how to maximise your intellectual abilities in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. Developing your mental capacity can be a major advantage at work, as it will allow you to increase your efficiency, creativity and problem-solving skills. It can therefore help you work without making mistakes and find innovative solutions to a range of issues, which...
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  • Learn how to meditate at work in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. Meditation allows you to switch off from the constant pressure you are under in your job, really pay attention to your thoughts and live in the moment. Making the time to meditate or practice mindfulness at work gives you the opportunity to boost your productivity, maximize...
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  • Understand the essentials of Parkinson’s Law in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. Parkinson’s Law provides a humorous explanation of the growth of bureaucracy within organizations and the tendency of administration to expand regardless of the amount of work required. It is particularly relevant in the civil service, public service and human resource management. This book will provide...
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  • Learn how to prevent burnout in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. Burnout is an increasingly common problem in the business world and can have serious effects on your health and wellbeing. Understanding how to prevent burnout will allow you to manage your emotions better and know your limits, which is vital in order to reduce stress,...
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  • Learn how to stimulate your professional creativity in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. Creativity is an extremely valuable asset in the business world, allowing you to react well in unexpected situations and think of innovative solutions to your problems. Understanding the key principles of professional creativity will allow you to take original approaches to your work...
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  • Learn how to work effectively in a team in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. Nowadays, as more and more emphasis is being placed on working as part of a team, being able to say that you work well with others is a valuable asset when job searching. Understanding the key principles of teamwork will allow you to work...
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  • Understand the essentials of the Pareto principle for business management (also known as Pareto’s rule, Pareto’s law, the 80/20 rule and the law of the vital few) in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. The Pareto principle is a model which can be applied to many different fields, and argues that, in many cases, 80% of the effects are...
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  • Understand the essentials of the Peter principle in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. The Peter principle raises important questions about competence, efficiency and internal promotion: it suggests that "every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence", meaning that, the higher up we look in the hierarchy of a company, the more likely it is that positions will be...
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  • Understand the essentials of the Six Sigma method in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. The Six Sigma method is a rigorous statistics-driven method which aims to reduce companies' adminstrative and production costs while maximizing quality. It has valuable applications in project management, and allows businesses to eliminate defects, increase their reliability and achieve their strategic objectives. This book...
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  • Understand the essentials of value stream mapping (VSM) in just 50 minutes with this practical and concise book. Value stream mapping is one of the most influential and widely used tools of lean management, and plays a vital role in process improvement analysis and continuous improvement. Its simplicity and versatility mean that it can be applied to virtually any production process in...
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