Springboard - by G Richard Shell (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Challenges you to set aside ideas of success as defined by society, family, and the media. Drawing on decades of research, this book helps you probe your past, imagine your future, and measure your strengths.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Wharton professor Richard Shell created the Success Course to help his world-class MBA students answer two questions that aren't as obvious as they seem: "What, for me, is success?" and "How will I achieve it?"<p><br>Based on that acclaimed course, <i>Springboard</i> shows how to assess the hidden influences of family, media, and culture on your beliefs about success. Then it helps you figure out your unique passions and capabilities, so you can focus more on what gives meaning and excitement to your life, and less on what you are "supposed" to want.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Springboard is our pick for <b>Business Book of the Year</b>, the one we believe best helps those in business define success and achieve it. [It is] an even handed, well researched, and thoroughly humanistic book [that] needs to find a home on the shelves--and in the hearts and minds--of anyone who wants to be more successful."<br>- <b>800CEOREAD, </b>Winner of the 2013 Best Business Book of the Year <p/>"In addition to [Shell's] obvious expertise in the specialties of negotiation, persuasion, and interpersonal influence, his outstanding book on achieving success has exactly what this kind of examination needs, common sense and encouragement."<br><b><i>--Booklist</i> (STARRED review)</b> <p/>"Shell's nine steps to success are simple enough to follow, and readers may come away believing that a more prosperous life is attainable with a few tweaks and a little soul searching."<br><b><i>--Publishers Weekly</i></b> <p/>"Written with expert cadence, this book manages to be an 'easy read' without skimping on quality. Shell provides ample research findings, anecdotes, and the expert guidance he's gleaned from his work in the field."<br><i>--</i>800CEOREAD's "Books to Watch: August 2013"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>G. Richard Shell</b> is a management professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and creator of its popular Success Course. His previous books include<i> Bargaining for Advantage</i> and, with Mario Moussa, <i>The Art of Woo</i>. He lives near Philadelphia. <p/>Visit www.grichardshell.com.
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