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Author: Peter Jump Publisher: ISBN: 9781852525200 Category : Business failures Languages : en Pages : 0
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It is a fact that 20 percent of new business ventures fail in their first year, and 50 percent in the first three years. The author's contention, based on years of experience working with new businesses, is that in most cases this is NOT because of any fundamental flaw in the idea behind the business. Too often, it is because the people running them do stupid things, like ignoring the basic principles of good business practice - and pay the price with bankruptcy. This book looks in detail at real-life examples of start-ups that have failed or very nearly failed. Time and time again, intelligent and articulate people, often with a record of business success, have unwittingly adopted 'profit-avoidance' strategies through poor decision making. Stupid Factor examines why this happens and how others can avoid the same fate.
Author: Peter Jump Publisher: ISBN: 9781852525200 Category : Business failures Languages : en Pages : 0
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It is a fact that 20 percent of new business ventures fail in their first year, and 50 percent in the first three years. The author's contention, based on years of experience working with new businesses, is that in most cases this is NOT because of any fundamental flaw in the idea behind the business. Too often, it is because the people running them do stupid things, like ignoring the basic principles of good business practice - and pay the price with bankruptcy. This book looks in detail at real-life examples of start-ups that have failed or very nearly failed. Time and time again, intelligent and articulate people, often with a record of business success, have unwittingly adopted 'profit-avoidance' strategies through poor decision making. Stupid Factor examines why this happens and how others can avoid the same fate.
Author: Robert J. Sternberg Publisher: Yale University Press ISBN: 0300128207 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 264
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“A serious attempt to understand a common phenomenon” from the author of The Nature of Human Intelligence (Psychology Today). One need not look far to find breathtaking acts of stupidity committed by people who are smart, or even brilliant. The behavior of clever individuals—from presidents to prosecutors to professors—is at times so amazingly stupid as to seem inexplicable. Why do otherwise intelligent people think and behave in ways so stupid that they sometimes destroy their livelihoods or even their lives? This is an investigation of psychological research to see what it can tell us about stupidity in everyday life. The contributors to the volume—scholars in various areas of human intelligence—present examples of people messing up their lives, and offer insights into the reasons for such behavior. From a variety of perspectives, the contributors discuss: The nature and theory of stupidity How stupidity contributes to stupid behavior Whether stupidity is measurable. While many millions of dollars are spent each year on intelligence research and testing to determine who has the ability to succeed, next to nothing is spent to determine who will make use of their intelligence and not squander it by behaving stupidly. The contributors focus on the neglected side of this discussion, reviewing the full range of theory and research on stupid behavior and analyzing what it tells us about how people can avoid stupidity and its devastating consequences. “Marvelous, devilishly clever, and culturally timely book . . . A fascinating exploration.” —Choice “Easily readable and well referenced . . . May provide just enough momentum for change.” —International Journal of Intelligence
Author: Wayne Cope Publisher: Harbour Publishing ISBN: 1550177001 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 224
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Wayne Cope has TV to blame for starting him on his long career as an officer of the Vancouver Police Department. He grew up watching gunslingers like James Arness and Richard Boone, inspiring him to join up even before he finished college—and his real-life working career has turned out to be more exciting than he could have hoped. In his years on the force from 1975 to 2006, Cope has seen practically everything on the ever-changing streets of Vancouver—he’s worked as a jailer and a traffic cop, talked people down from bridges, worked on dog squads, gone undercover in pursuit of serious criminals and worked the historical unsolved homicide unit. And behind each assignment, there’s a story, a joke or a revealing insight into the realities of police work. In Vancouver Blue, Cope shares pearls of wisdom and anecdotes inspired by his years on the force, describing some of the most outlandish costumes for undercover drug purchases, many different ways to total a brand-new motorbike, and the precise ratio of competent officers to idiots in any given squad. He also sheds light on the behind-the-scenes life of VPD officers and their off-duty antics. Cope also provides detailed accounts of some of his most fascinating cases, like the sensational Centrefold Murder and the infamous killing of the Stanley Park flamingoes. For those looking for even more insight into the mind of a detective, Cope has created a cipher with a theme inspired by the book, offering a reward of five Canadian Silver Maple Leaf coins to the first person to break the code.
Author: Walt Kienia Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1329011546 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 384
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Since Eve, stupid people have existed and multiplied. Far too many stumble through life, fortunate that breathing is involuntary, with ignorance and without common sense. It is not surprising then, that they bring their brainless way of life to the voting arena. The American Voter: Stupid and Ignorant, takes an anecdotal, historical, and statistical look at how the voters, from Eisenhower to Obama, through the eyes of the professionals, and nonprofessionals, who have reported on this nonsense, have stumbled into a voting booth with only slightly more cognitive ability than a vegetable. God Bless America!
Author: Shane Parrish Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0593719972 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 0
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Discover the essential thinking tools you’ve been missing with The Great Mental Models series by Shane Parrish, New York Times bestselling author and the mind behind the acclaimed Farnam Street blog and “The Knowledge Project” podcast. This first book in the series is your guide to learning the crucial thinking tools nobody ever taught you. Time and time again, great thinkers such as Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett have credited their success to mental models–representations of how something works that can scale onto other fields. Mastering a small number of mental models enables you to rapidly grasp new information, identify patterns others miss, and avoid the common mistakes that hold people back. The Great Mental Models: Volume 1, General Thinking Concepts shows you how making a few tiny changes in the way you think can deliver big results. Drawing on examples from history, business, art, and science, this book details nine of the most versatile, all-purpose mental models you can use right away to improve your decision making and productivity. This book will teach you how to: Avoid blind spots when looking at problems. Find non-obvious solutions. Anticipate and achieve desired outcomes. Play to your strengths, avoid your weaknesses, … and more. The Great Mental Models series demystifies once elusive concepts and illuminates rich knowledge that traditional education overlooks. This series is the most comprehensive and accessible guide on using mental models to better understand our world, solve problems, and gain an advantage.
Author: John Gibson Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0061959545 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 306
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In How the Left Swiftboated America, FOX commentator and bestselling author John Gibson offers the first comprehensive defense of the Bush presidency against its numerous detractors. In this provocative political work, Gibson explores who was right and who was wrong in taking us into the Iraq War and a host of other issues, arguing that it was the Left that actually lied while claiming to expose the truth.
Author: Raymond A. Levy Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 1607617927 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 646
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Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Research: Evidence-Based Practice and Practice-Based Evidence continues the important work of the first book published in 2009 by Humana Press (Handbook of Evidence-Based Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Practice). This landmark title presents in one volume significant developments in research, including neuroscience research, in psychodynamic psychotherapy by a team of renowned clinician-researchers. The demand for ongoing research initiatives in psychodynamic psychotherapy from both internal and external sources has increased markedly in recent years, and this volume continues to demonstrate the efficacy and effectiveness of a psychodynamic approach to psychotherapeutic interventions in the treatment of psychological problems. The work in this volume is presented in the spirit of ongoing discussion between researchers and clinicians about the value of specific approaches to specific patients with specific psychiatric and psychological problems. Multiple forms of treatment interventions have been developed over the past fifty years, and this volume makes clear, with firm evidence, the authors’ support for the current emphasis on personalized medicine. Groundbreaking and a major contribution to the psychiatric and psychologic literature, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Research: Evidence-Based Practice and Practice-Based Evidence provides firm grounding for advancing psychodynamic psychotherapy as a treatment paradigm.
Author: Andrzej Eliasz Publisher: Psychology Press ISBN: 1135421773 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 222
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The second volume in the Advances in Personality Psychology series, this book presents an authoritative collection of works by leading experts in the field. It focuses on three of the major issues in personality psychology: personality, affect and arousal; personality and intelligence; and personality structure. The first part of the book seeks to analyse cognitive biases dependent on anxiety and the biological foundations of thought and action. It also looks at the influence of temperamental traits on reaction to traumatic events. In the second part, contributions consider the mutual relations between personality and intelligence, the similarities and differences between personality and intelligence, and the cognitive mechanisms of human intelligence and personality. The final part analyses personality structure across cultures and presents a model of personality relevant to situational descriptions. All the authors are experienced and renowned experts in the field of personality psychology. The volume incorporates critical reviews, bringing the reader up-to-date with key issues, and unique data from contemporary empirical research projects, reflecting the diversity and vigour of current work on personality psychology.
Author: Ann Christy Publisher: Ann Christy ISBN: 1539679837 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 388
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Sam’s first year of teaching is over and life is smooth sailing. He couldn’t be happier if he tried. Then everything changes in one terrible day and he’s not ready for any of it. The world has gone mad. Millions of people run the streets, ravenous and filled with an unthinking rage. The government almost immediately falls, leaving survivors entirely on their own. Left with one student and no safe place to turn, mild-mannered Sam must learn to be strong if he’s to survive and keep the young child in his care safe. As the world unravels and grows dark, he strives to keep one bright spark of humanity alive. Others are drawn to that light and a new kind of family develops. Through it all, only Sam stands between this new, small ray of hope and the eternal nightmare beyond their walls. If he fails, they’ll all be trapped forever between life and death. Readers asked for more Sam and now he’s here. Adventure with beloved Sam and feisty Veronica from the beginning of the nanite apocalypse. Between Life and Death: The Book of Sam is the exciting prequel to the main Between Life and Death trilogy. It can be read as a stand-alone, as a prequel to the main series, or after the main series.
Author: Peter Jump
Author: Peter Jump
Author: Robert J. Sternberg
Author: Wayne Cope
Author: Walt Kienia
Author: Shane Parrish
Author: John Gibson
Author: Giancarlo Livraghi
Author: Raymond A. Levy
Author: Andrzej Eliasz
Author: Ann Christy