Second City Works Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Hack Your Bureaucracy: Get Things Done No Matter What Your Role on Any Team
Marina Nitze
Are you a change agent inside of your organization?!🧐 @KLsecondcity talks to Obama White House staffers @MarinaNitze and @nicksinai about their new book: “Hack Your Bureaucracy: Get Things Done No Matter What Your Role on Any Team.” https://t.co/iHXbUbpjWk #innovator
Paperback, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness
Steve Magness
Did you know?! The US Military has the largest amount of sports psychologist of any organization👀 @KLsecondcity welcomes @stevemagness to talk about his new book "Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness." https://www.secondcityworks.com/podcast-posts/steve-magness
Hardcover, 2022
$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Smile: The Story of a Face
Sarah Ruhl
Kelly is delighted to sit down with acclaimed playwright Sarah Ruhl to discuss her new book "Smile: The Story of a Face." https://bit.ly/3xNKa0O https://t.co/DgkZJI9hQH
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Insead: From Intuition to Institution
J. Barsoux
Singapore-based INSEAD professor @sameerhasija joins @KLsecondcity to talk about his new book “The Phoenix Encounter Method: Lead Like Your Business Is On Fire!" https://bit.ly/3acambV https://t.co/HEZla5RfVL
Hardcover, 2000
$149.00$124.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
You Have More Influence Than You Think: How We Underestimate Our Powers of Persuasion, and Why It Matters
Vanessa Bohns
.@KLsecondcity connects with Cornell professor @profbohns to discuss her new book “You Have More Influence Than You Think: How We Underestimate Our Power of Persuasion, and Why It Matters.” https://bit.ly/30yHB6E
Paperback, 2023
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
There's No Manual: Honest and Gory Wisdom about Having a Baby
Beth Newell
.@KLsecondcity connects with @bethnew, co-founder and editor of the satirical women's magazine @Reductress. They discuss her new book, “There’s No Manual: Honest and Gory Wisdom About Having A Baby.” https://bit.ly/2VTUNxC https://t.co/v4TTeMcoYs
Paperback, 2020
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Case for Good Jobs: How Great Companies Bring Dignity, Pay, and Meaning to Everyone's Work
Zeynep Ton
@KLsecondcity sits down with Zeynep Ton, Professor of the Practice in Operations Management group at MIT Sloan School of Management to discuss her book “The Case for Good Jobs: How Great Companies Bring Dignity, Pay, and Meaning to Everyone’s Work.” https://t.co/bzu30LLqev
Hardcover, 2023
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
Katy Milkman
.@KLsecondcity talks with Wharton professor @katy_milkman about her new book: “How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be.” https://t.co/yYPCPO7eiY https://t.co/Oq5zC62AhS
Hardcover, 2021
$31.00$15.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Six New Rules of Business: Creating Real Value in a Changing World
Judy Samuelson
.@KLsecondcity talks to @JudySamuelson of the @AspenBizSociety about her new book, “The Six Rules of Business: Creating Real Value in a Changing World.” https://bit.ly/2SrQSZM https://t.co/igAgwoVM8G
Hardcover, 2021
$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Tao of Alibaba: Inside the Chinese Digital Giant That Is Changing the World
Brian A. Wong
“Money makes you stupid.”💸🤑😆 @KLsecondcity talks to Brian Wong, the first American employee of Alibaba, about his new book “The Tao of Alibaba: Inside the Chinese Digital Giant That is Changing the World.” https://t.co/dmn7s35g6v #jackma #alibaba #money #ecommerce #china https://t.co/CYz3gz6REF
Hardcover, 2022
$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book