Download or read book The Upside of Uncertainty written by Nathan Furr and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 2022-07-19 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A science-backed guide for navigating and thriving through uncertainty—based on interviews and insights from world-renowned leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs, artists, and creatives. Whether you're searching for courage to start a new project, change careers, launch a business, develop an idea, or reinvent yourself after a disappointment or life change, you will face uncertainty—that ambiguous and uncomfortable state that often makes us feel confused, anxious, and afraid to act. Though these moments are difficult, they offer opportunities for personal growth, innovation, and creativity. In The Upside of Uncertainty, INSEAD professor Nathan Furr and entrepreneur Susannah Harmon Furr provide a sweeping guide to embracing uncertainty and transforming it into a force for good. Drawing from hundreds of interviews, along with pioneering research in psychology, innovation, and behavioral economics, Nathan and Susannah provide dozens of tools—including mental models, techniques, and reflections—for seeing the upside of uncertainty, developing a vision for what to do next, and opening ourselves up to new possibilities. In our fast-paced, ever-changing world, uncertainty is on the rise. We face it every day. But few of us have been taught the techniques to navigate it well. The Upside of Uncertainty provides the inspiration, tools, and strategies you need to thrive through the inevitable plot twists in your life and career.

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Download or read book The Upside written by Abdel Sellou and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2012-06-11 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You Saved My Life tells the extraordinary true story of the charming Algerian con-man whose friendship with a disabled French aristocrat inspired the record-breaking hit film, The Intouchables (the American remake starring Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston coming in 2018). Sellou's fictional reincarnation, Driss, played to critical acclaim by French comedian Omar Sy in the movie Les Intouchables, captured the hearts of millions. Already a bestseller in France and Germany, You Changed My Life shows us the real man behind Sy's edgy charm. The book takes us from his childhood spent stealing candy from the local grocery store, to his career as a pickpocket and scam artist, to his unexpected employment as a companion for a quadriplegic. Sellou has never before divulged the details of his past. In many interviews and documentaries, he has evaded or shrugged off the question of his childhood and his stay in prison, until now. He tells his story with a stunning amount of talent, with humor, style, and-though he denies that he has any-humility. Sellou's idiosyncratic and candidly charming voice is magnificently captured in this memoir, a fact to which his friend Philippe Pozzo di Borgo testifies in his touching preface for the book.

Download or read book The Upside of Disruption written by Terence Mauri and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2024-08-29 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover why not taking a risk is the biggest risk of all In The Upside of Disruption: The Path To Leading and Thriving in the Unknown, renowned disruption thinker and best-selling author Terence Mauri delivers a compelling set of mindset shifts for today's unique leadership challenges. In the book, you'll find the future-ready insights and tools you need to lead for today and prepare your organization for tomorrow. The author explains why so many of us continually overestimate the risks of bold decisions while underestimating the downsides of standing still for too long in an increasingly complex and volatile world. You'll learn about the upside of disruption and how to turn it into a tailwind for laser-like focus and strategic courage. You'll also find: Discussions of why good leaders learn but great leaders unlearn The key to unlocking cultures of courage over conformity Actionable strategies to sharpen the future readiness muscle and find the upside in disruption A singularly engaging new take on leading the future that uniquely favors the bold, The Upside of Disruption will earn a place in the libraries of managers, executives, board members, entrepreneurs, and founders looking for a new and resilient path forward.

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Download or read book Managing the Unknown written by Christoph H. Loch and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing the Unknown offers a new way of looking at the problem of managing projects in novel and unknown environments. From Europe's leading business school, this book shows how to manage two fundamental approaches that, in combination, offer the possibility of coping with unforeseen influences that inevitably arise in novel projects: * Trial-and-Error Learning allows for redefining the plan and the project as the project unfolds * Selectionism pursues multiple, independent trials in order to pick the best one at the end Managing the Unknown offers expert guidelines to the specific project mindsets, infrastructures, and management methods required to use these project management approaches and achieve success in spite of unforeseen obstacles. This book equips readers with: * Causal explanations of why unforeseeable factors in novel projects make traditional project planning and project risk management insufficient * Directly applicable management tools that help managers to guide novel and high-uncertainty projects * Real-world case studies of both successful and unsuccessful approaches to managing high uncertainty in novel projects

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Download or read book Journeys Into the Unknown written by Richard Palmisano and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2006-04 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bloodcurdling collection of ghost stories and paranormal investigations across Ontario.

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Download or read book Journey Into the Unknown written by Walter Lehner and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is it like to be abducted by aliens and given a grand tour of the Universe? Find out by joining the author on his journey into the unknown!

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Download or read book Realm of the Unknown written by James B. McPike and published by James McPike. This book was released on 2012-11 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a gathering of people in Israel are inexplicably slain, a renowned investigator from the Ministry - Vince Ramsey - is called in to investigate. Some experts at the scene believe that only something supernatural could be responsible for such an atrocity. Ramsey finds an ancient artifact that leads him to the Antiquities Authority, where he teams up with historical specialist April Fulton. Together they learn the artifact is linked to an ancient secret society founded by a famous Greek philosopher. Only it's much more sinister than they could have ever imagined. Being hunted down at every turn of their journey by mysterious assassins, they race to discover the truth-and finally encounter the diabolical villain controlling a powerful force only spoken about in the Book of Revelation.

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