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Key Insights in this book: The success of Amazon is built on its leadership ideals. Amazon has eliminated confirmation bias and hurry from its hiring process. When it comes to delivering complex material, PowerPoint presentations fall short. Amazon distinguishes itself by prioritizing the needs of its consumers over their own. Amazon's next-day delivery option is the result of obsessive consumer focus. The company's leadership ideas were ignored in Amazon's initial video-on-demand program. Working backwards, Amazon entered the hardware market and created the Kindle. Who can benefit the most from this book: Executive coaches looking for fresh insights. Entrepreneurs hoping to turbo-charge their business. Managers wanting to boost their teams’ performance. What am I getting out of it? Take Amazon's winning leadership philosophy home with you. What can your firm learn from the most innovative, game-changing corporation on the planet? The way people shop, read and live have...

Key Insights in this book: There are a variety of reasons why teams perform poorly. The Team Alignment Map helps to clarify things and sets SMART goals. The TAM gives team members more power and keeps track of potential issues. The TAM can assist you in detecting problems before they occur. Rapid assessments can help you spot and fix problems. In meetings, the TAM provides structure, engagement, and ownership. A team contract will reduce conflict and promote a safe working environment. Who can benefit the most from this book: Leaders and project managers looking for better results. Anyone trying to get an ambitious project off the ground. Team members who long for a better work environment. What am I getting out of it? Discover a project management solution that is both powerful and simple to use. We all want our meetings to be more effective. We also want to ensure that everyone on the team is on board and on the same page during those sessions. Unfortunately, this isn't always th...

Key Concepts in this book: The tales of disabled individuals are underrepresented in the mainstream media. The lives of disabled individuals are perceived to be innately less important than those of others. It can be damaging to insist that disabled persons look for a cure. Custom-made clothing may honour the bodies of disabled and LGBTQ individuals. Mental illness is romanticized as a facilitator of creativity, but it often causes restrictions. The fight for racial justice must include disabled people. Disabled persons can contribute drive global innovation with the correct support. Indigenous peoples are victims of a healthcare system that is racist. When intellectually handicapped persons live in communities rather than institutions, they thrive. Crip spaces and care networks power disability justice movements. Who can benefit the most from this book: Disabled people looking for stories that represent diverse experiences of living with disabilities. Nondisabled people are interested...

Key Insights in this book: Zero didn't exist in the beginnings of mathematics; it was invented in ancient Babylonia. Despite its usefulness, ancient Greek philosophers rejected zero. Ancient Indian and Arabic mathematicians adopted zero and made significant advances in mathematics. In the West, accepting zero was theologically difficult, but it resulted in a mathematical revolution: calculus. The link between zero and its polar opposite, infinity, was quickly discovered by mathematicians to be complex but fascinating. Infinity and zero aren't simply mathematical ideas; they're also prevalent in physics. Who can benefit the most from this book: Popular science enthusiasts. History buffs are curious about how concepts have evolved over time. Philosophers interested in everything . . . and nothing. What am I getting out of it? Learn about the origins of a heretical number. The number zero is a strange one. It's not the same as 4, 32, or 83. Nothing happens when you add zer...