The Octopus Organization

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Overview

Large-scale organizational transformations usually don’t work. What originally starts as a way of improving an organization becomes an all-consuming distraction, a value-destroying set of activities that, even as it becomes clear they will fail, must be completed at any cost. But there is a better way: becoming an Octopus Organization.

The octopus is everything you need your organization to be in these turbulent times: extremely smart, endlessly adaptable, and highly resilient. Its eight arms work beautifully in concert, but crucially, each arm can think for itself if it needs to work independently. Your organization can work as intelligently and as beautifully as these amazing creatures, if you change your operating model. Credit: The Octopus Organization. 

Change Your Brain Everyday By Dr. Daniel G. Amen

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Overview

In Change Your Brain Every Day psychiatrist and clinical neuroscientist Daniel Amen, MD, draws on over 40 years’ clinical practice with tens of thousands of patients to give you the most effective daily habits he has seen that can help you improve your brain, master your mind, boost your memory, and make you feel happier, healthier, and more connected to those you love.

Incorporating Dr. Amen’s tiny habits and practices over the course of a year will help you:

 

- Manage your mind to support your happiness, inner peace & success
- Develop lifelong strategies for dealing with whatever stresses come your way
- Create an ongoing sense of purpose in a way that informs your daily actions 

- Learn major life lessons Dr. Amen has gleaned from studying hundreds of thousands  of brain scans.  Credit: Dr. Daniel G. Amen, MD.

Kaizen Forever By Bob Emiliani

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Kaizen Forever introduces you to the teachings of Chihiro Nakao. Mr. Nakao co-founded the Shingijutsu Company in 1987 at the behest of Taiichi Ohno to teach the principles and practices of the Toyota Production System to a wider audience.Nakao-san’s teachings will enlighten you on wide-ranging subjects related to business, management,leadership, and more. He does so in ways that nobody else has, and as no one else alive can. This book will make a deep impact on you in practical, intellectual, and emotional ways. It will inspire you to think differently, to be practical and take action, and to learn and improve.There is no end to kaizen. There is no end to what you can learn from this book. Credit: Kaizen Forever; Bob Emiliani.

Peale - The Father of Positive Thinking

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The Power of Positive Thinking was birthed due to Peale's concern for the pain faced by mankind, providing the readers with tools and techniques to bring about peace of mind. This will enable them to lead a constructive life. The readers are guided into the secrets of positive thinking, which will help them move fast their past failures and achieve the goals they've set. Peale throws light on certain techniques that are geared towards preventing readers from accepting defeat over the things that affect their lives. These techniques will also help them experience an improvement in their physical health as well as their energy levels. Peale moves on to talk about individuals who have put these tips into practice and have achieved tremendous results in their lives. He explains that difficulties in life can only impact the well-being of an individual if they're allowed to. Explore more here.