Bøger af Mark Murphy

Build a high-performance workforce by abandoning skills-based hiring practices and focusing on employee attitude Hiring for Attitude offers a groundbreaking approach to recruiting, assessing, and selecting people with both tremendous skills but, more importantly, an attitude that aligns with the organization s culture. Murphy cites his own company s research and examines recent scientific studies about the practical effects a person s attitude has on the outcome of his or her job performance. Clear and practical lessons are illuminated by numerous case studies of organizations like Microchip, Southwest Airlines, and The Ritz-Carlton.

Sexual health is of specific significance to a man: not just when he needs to begin a family, however during all periods of his life. And keeping in mind that sexuality's capabilities contrast from one man to another, in practically all social orders there is an association between a man's prosperity and his sexual health. This applies to most parts of a man's life as his body's usefulness and execution should be similarly as great physically for what it's worth in his functioning life and in sports. Consequently, sexual health influences a man's personal satisfaction and his confidence. A fair, micronutrient-rich eating routine has a significant impact in keeping up with sexual and regenerative health.In this book Discover the top best nutrients for males and it's advantage for a sound sexual coexistence. - click "add to cart" Now!

Jaykriss is a typical teenager. He's bored with school, the girl he loves doesn't even know he's alive, and he and his mother disagree-a lot. The village Jaykriss lives in lies deep in a primevalforest. Life there is simple, and is predicated upon day-to-day survival. As his father is gone, Jaykriss must provide for his mother and sister. That is his primary role in life--and he is good at it. But Jaykriss is restless. He is curious and inquisitive. And he wants desperately to avenge the death of his father Glyndich--a warrior killed by a fearsome dragon known only as the Thrax. So how does a mere boy of fourteen who is simply trying to keep his family alive kill a legendary beast thought to be nearly invincible? To kill the Thrax, one must first find it. On a routine hunting trip, Jaykriss and his best friend encounter the Thrax at last. The terrifying creature chases them mercilessly through the darkening forest--and the boys eventually stumble into the refuge of an eccentric hermit whose home is filled with books from ancient times. The hermit teaches Jaykriss that all is not as it seems in his world. The mutants and dragons that populate their world are actually relics of a long-ago biological disaster. The Dark King, a ruler they revere as a god, is a vicious tyrant who will do anything to stay in power. Jaykriss realizes that there may be more to his life than he initially thought. He might be able to someday vanquish the Thrax. He may, in fact, be The One who Leads, prophesied to save the entire human race. But is Jaykriss truly ready for his destiny--or will that destiny consume him?

This guide to improving any aspect of your life can read in three hours!Are you struggling? Do you lack confidence or have a drug problem? Or do you want to become a better tennis player or achieve success in your career?Gain the skills you need to improve literally anything in three hours or less!Get out of the rut you're in and start living your dreams today!Tired of Self-Help books not producing results? This guide will show you the facts about how to create ENDURING change in YOUR life TODAY!

New York Times bestseller Mark Murphy reveals how to shake up your employee engagement survey to address the new realities of 2023 and beyond. Currently, too many organizations use surveys that haven't fundamentally changed in decades, they share their data with employees haphazardly (if at all), their survey questions are too abstract and unactionable, and their survey scales are actually hindering improvements in their scores. That's why this book challenges the big myths and outdated thinking about employee engagement surveys. We'll explore why you should never ask a survey question you don't know how to fix, the reason you can't ask people if they're satisfied, how 5-point scales are actually hurting your scores, and why you should ignore your lowest scores. You'll discover the best survey questions to drive immediate action and improvement, specific actions that managers can take to improve employee engagement, how to fix the big communication mistake that undermines most survey efforts, and much more!

"Ever felt like you weren't reaching your goals as fast as you would like? HARD GoalsK shows you how to change your thinking and get on the path to tremendous achievement!"--Marshall Goldsmith, world-renowned executive coach and author of the New York Times bestsellers MOJO and What Got You Here Won't Get You There"Hard Goals is full of fascinating insights regarding how to get yourself to achieve things you never thought possible, and Murphy's key ideas have strong research support. . . . If you want to achieve something great or important in your life, this is the book for you."--Edwin A. Locke, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland"If you want a mediocre life, set ho-hum goals. If you want a life filled with excellence and meaning, set HARD Goals. This book shows you how to set HARD Goals and love every minute of achieving them. The end result? Winning in life and unparalleled fulfillment."Lyle Nelson, four-time Olympian and author of Spirit of Champions"Every company has goals these days. So why do most goals fall short? Why do leaders keep setting the same failed goals year after year? HARD Goals gives you the cutting-edge science to engage every employee in pursuing and achieving extraordinary goals. No more procrastination, foot-dragging, or giving up. With HARD Goals, your organization will achieve astonishing results. Every CEO, manager, and employee needs to read this book!"Kevin M. Andrews, President, SmartBenWant to increase sales? Get promoted? Change the world? There's a goal for that . . .Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, the school teacher next door who amassed a million-dollar fortune . . . Did these people succeed because they were more motivated or because they were more disciplined? The answer to both questions is yes--but not in the ways you might think. Anyone can achieve extraordinary things. The secret is setting goals that test the very limits of your abilities. In Hard Goals, Mark Murphy, the acclaimed author of Hundred Percenters, explains the science behind getting from where you are to where you want to be in your career, business, and life.Leadership IQ, Murphy's top-rated leadership training consultancy, studied nearly 5,000 workers from virtually every field and found that extraordinary goals--the kind that got America to the moon and back, developed the iPod, created nanotechnology, and helped individuals overcome tremendous personal adversity--stimulate and engage the brain in ways that are profoundly different from the goals most people set.Research conducted for this book revealed that people who set Hard goals are up to 75 percent more fulfilled than people with easy goals. In these pages, Mark Murphy explains how success, and the satisfaction it brings, comes from knowing how to set goals that are: Heartfelt--have an emotional attachment, "scratch an existential itch."Animated--motivated by a vision, that movie that plays over and over in your mind.Required--imbued with such a sense of urgency that you have no other choice but to start acting on them right here, right now.Difficult--the greatest achievements come from the toughest challenges--but they also leave you feeling stronger, smarter, and more fulfilled.People set goals all the time, but the majority end up unfulfilled or abandoned. With all the challenges facing us today, we could use a little more achievement.Hard Goals can help us get there by offering the hard science and practical techniques to conquer procrastination and unlock your brain's potential for realizing your goals.

Praise for HIRING FOR ATTITUDE"Success in business starts with finding great talent that will thrive within your company culture. Hiring for Attitude combines valuable insights with relatable examples, giving you the tools to recruit the right talent for your organization and reduce your risk of mishires."--BRENT RASMUSSEN, President of CareerBuilder North America"Caesars brings our brands to life through the attitude of our team members. In Hiring for Attitude, Mark Murphy combines the science of selecting for attitude with the wisdom of how to apply it to your business. The tools in this book are clever and unique and will immediately enhance your culture. Attitude is the new front in the war for talent, and this book positions you to win."--TERRY BYRNES, Vice President of Total Service, Caesars Entertainment"In the global high-tech world, attitude is critical. But how do you discover whether someone is both technically brilliant and a perfect fit with your culture? Moving way beyond standard hiring approaches, Hiring for Attitude has deepened our talent pool, shown us how to discover untapped talent, reduced the risk of hiring the wrong person, and cut turnover substantially."--MITCH LITTLE, Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Applications, Microchip"Who's getting hired this year? People with great attitudes who can fit a particular culture. But traditional hiring approaches don't help you discover who is (and isn't) the perfect fit. Hiring for Attitude will reveal exactly what attitudes you need to succeed. Whether you're hiring from outside, or choosing the right internal people for a new project, this book gives you unparalleled insight into people's attitudes."--SAM HOLTZMAN, President and CEO, LifeGiftAbout the Book: In a recent groundbreaking study, the training firm Leadership IQ found that 46 percent of all new hires fail within their first 18 months. But here's the real shocker: 89 percent fail for attitudinal reasons--not skills.Most hiring managers are getting it wrong. Of course skills are important, but a particular skill set is about the easiest thing to test in an interview. Although much harder to recognize, attitude should be your number-one focus during the hiring process. Don't suffer from poor chemistry--even one employee with the wrong attitude could cause years of suffering for your other employees and customers.Whether you're hiring new employees, choosing existing employees for a new team, or upgrading your current talent pool, you need people with the right attitude!Attitude is what makes employees give 100 percent effort and turns customers into raving fans. Attitude sets your company apart from the competition.In Hiring for Attitude, top leadership strategist Mark Murphy shows you: The five biggest reasons why new hires fail Two quick and easy tests to discover the attitudinal characteristics that you need for your unique culture The five-part interview question that gets candidates to reveal the truth about what their last boss really thinks of them Where great companies really find their best candidates The six words most interviewers add to the end of behavioral interview questions that destroy their effectivenessHiring for Attitude includes case studies from Microchip, Southwest Airlines, The Ritz-Carlton, Google, and other companies that drive great results by hiring for attitude.Whether your company is small or big, highly social or hyper-competitive, fl at or hierarchical, every person on your payroll has to fit your culture. You can't afford to hire blind. You need to be Hiring for Attitude.

From New York Times bestseller Mark Murphy comes the definitive guide to managing difficult people! Do you ever have to deal with giant egos, blamers, or people who find drama in every little thing? Do you have to work with anyone who always sees the negative in any situation? This book gives you the research-backed scripts to manage the most difficult personalities on your team! You'll discover how to manage: Dramatic Personalities: Tackle attention-seekers who thrive on chaos by redirecting their focus to facts and eliminating the emotional vortex they create.Negative Personalities: Counteract constant pessimism with fact-based questioning techniques that debunk cognitive distortions and encourage positivity.Blamers: Stop the endless finger-pointing by fostering accountability and redirecting their energy toward collaborative problem-solving.Problem Bringers: Transform chronic complainers into proactive contributors by guiding them to present solutions alongside their issues.Overly Sensitive Personalities: Navigate hypersensitivity by maintaining emotional neutrality and addressing their concerns with clear, unemotional language.Advantage-Takers: Set firm boundaries to prevent exploitation and ensure fairness while maintaining professionalism in every interaction.Confidently Incompetent: Manage employees who overestimate their abilities by using factual feedback to reveal skill gaps and guide development.Narcissists: Handle self-centered, grandiose employees with strategic flattery, boundary-setting, and unemotional communication to neutralize their disruptive impact.Talented Terrors: Address skilled but toxic individuals who undermine teamwork by holding them accountable and aligning their behavior with organizational values.This book gives you the specific scripts to improve even the most difficult personalities!MARK MURPHY is a New York Times bestselling author, Senior Contributor to Forbes, and Founder of Leadership IQ. Mark's research and techniques have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Fortune, Forbes, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Harvard Business Review, and U.S. News & World Report. He's been a featured guest on programs including CBS News Sunday Morning, ABC's 20/20, Fox Business News, CNN International, and NPR.

In Extraordinary Wealth, the authors present the three levels of wealth creation,and an outline to help you reach them:LEVEL ONE You have enough passive income from your assets toreplace your paycheck when you stop working. Reaching this levelmeans you have a stable retirement.LEVEL TWO You have free capital or "playchecks," which areincome-producing assets that are not responsible for maintaining yourlifestyle. Reaching this level means you have financial freedom.LEVEL THREE You have earned income beyond retirement andcontinue to earn substantially more than you spend. Reaching thislevel means you have multigenerational wealth.Many people would love to reach that first level. Sadly, almost no one does. If you'rededicated and disciplined, this book will teach you how to progress through levelsone and two and ultimately reach the third level, creating multigenerational wealth.

This textbook delivers a new thematic introduction to social theory that explores theoretical issues in their contemporary social contexts.

The truth matters! New York Times bestselling author Mark Murphy returns, with the latest science and techniques for delivering tough messages to employees, coworkers, bosses and customers without causing anger, resentment, or defensiveness.

The vibrant and rich Android development platform, created by Google and the Open Handset Alliance, continues to be a platform in its truest sense, encompassing hundreds of classes beyond the traditional Java classes and open source components that ship with the software development kit.

Beginning Android 4 is an update to Beginning Android 3, originally written by Mark Murphy. It is your first step on the path to creating marketable apps for the burgeoning Android Market, Amazon's Android Appstore, and more.

A guide to inspiring 100 per cent performance from employees. It explains why true employee motivation is not achieved by focusing on making your people "happy."

Learn how to develop applications for Android mobile devices using simple examples, ready to run with your copy of the software development kit.

Written by a well-known Android writer, developer and community advocate, this volume offers a tutorial introduction to Android 2. Android is Google's software platform answer to the iPhone and BlackBerry, and offers other advantages.

Ever dreamt you were dreaming? We each spend twenty-five years asleep yet no one really knows why we dream. Now, Luna has the answer. The trouble is she can't remember it, or doesn't want to. She didn't do it, she's sure of that. Or was that a dream too? This unflinching and discomforting, but consoling story is a slick and sinister thriller.