Smarter Faster Better (2016)

Others: Mixed

Redefining productivity as a discipline involving how one thinks, identifies goals, constructs teams, and makes decisions, explains how to transform thinking behaviors to increase self-motivation and shares illustrative examples.

ISBN:: 9780385680936
Length:: 380 pages

Genres: nonfiction

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