Sheryl Sandbergová Knihy

Už přes 30 let absolvuje americké vysoké školy více žen než mužů. Ve vedení veřejných i soukromých institucí jsou však ženy v naprosté menšině. V rozhodnutích, která se dotýkají nás všech, tak nejsou hlasy žen přiměřeně zastoupeny. Kniha Opřete se do toho zkoumá, proč se ženy navzdory svým akademickým úspěchům nedostávají do vedení klíčových institucí a nabízí přesvědčivá a rozumná řešení, jak mohou plně využít svůj potenciál. Sheryl Sandbergová je první ženou (COO, tedy provozní ředitelkou) mediálního gigantu Facebook a jednou ze stovky nejvlivnějších lidí na světě podle žebříčku časopisu Time. Tato kniha je vyústěním jejích snah upozornit na zažité genderové předsudky, které ovlivňují chování žen, a uzavírají tak bludný kruh jejich společenské pozice. Pomocí četných studií a humorných historek z vlastního života vykresluje problematiku žen na trhu práce a nabízí rady, jak z tohoto bludného kruhu vystoupit a vybudovat skutečnou rovnost mezi pohlavími. Opřete se do toho je působivým apelem na odbourání společenských předsudků, které ženám svazují ruce v dosahování vysněných cílů. Kniha vychází v úzké kooperaci se Sheryl Sandbergovou. Autorkou předmluvy českého vydání je ředitelka ING Pojišťovny pro Českou republiku a Slovensko Renata Mrázová.

Výnimočná kniha o tom, ako neprispôsobiví hýbu svetom. Autor medzinárodného bestselleru Dávať a brať a najmladší profesor na prestížnej škole podnikania vyvracia mýtus, že najúspešnejší podnikatelia sú rodení vodcovia, ktorí sa bezhlavo vrhajú do rizika. Čitateľom ukáže, ako môže ktokoľvek rozoznať dobrý nápad, úspešne prezentovať svoj návrh na zlepšenie a identifikovať príležitosti na zmenu. Inšpirujte sa úspešným podnikateľom, ktorý vo svojich prezentáciách zdôrazňuje, prečo by potenciálni záujemcovia nemali investovať do jeho podniku, zamestnankyňou Apple, ktorá sa postavila Stevovi Jobsovi, miliardárom, ktorý vyhadzuje zamestnancov za neschopnosť kritiky, a manažérom, ktorý zachránil seriál Seinfeld. Kniha poskytuje cenné rady a dodáva odvahu bojovať za svoje nápady a zlepšiť svet okolo seba. V mnohých podnikoch prevláda kultúra, ktorá si necení nápaditého ducha. Riaditelia uprednostňujú výkonných pracovníkov, ktorí sa prispôsobujú a nepredkladajú vlastné „zlepšováky“. Pritom sú to práve neprispôsobiví jedinci, ktorí svojou originalitou a bojom za inovatívne zmeny dodávajú ekonomike impulzy. Renomovaný psychológ Adam Grant ukazuje, ktorí ľudia sú najoriginálnejší a ako môže ktokoľvek nájsť správnu motiváciu, získať spojencov a zvoliť si správny čas konať. Ideálne čítanie pre všetkých, ktorí túžia presadiť svoje nápady a dosiahnuť úspech.

"The author's experience with grief after the sudden death of her husband, combined with social science on resilience"--

"Keywords: unmotivated, underachieving, underachievers, underperforming, children, parenting, self-help, lazy, teens, adolescents, parents guide, psychology, how to get my child to work harder, anxiety, depression, ADHD, hates school, not interested in anything Description: "He's so smart, but he's no longer interested in school--or any 'offline' activities." "She used to love sports, but now she just mopes around." "My kid has turned into such a slacker!" Over the course of her 25-year career, psychologist and learning expert Ellen Braaten has begun to notice a trend. More and more parents are coming to her because their kids couldn't care less about anything. How do bright, motivated young children become such unmotivated older kids and teens--and what can parents do about it? In this warm and encouraging guide, Dr. Braaten explains that kids who have lost the will to do anything (other than play video games) need more than simple encouragement or the "right" school, teacher, or coach to get back on track. Instead, Dr. Braaten helps parents understand the myriad biological, emotional, cognitive, and social factors that affect motivation--and build a plan to boost their child's confidence, incentive to learn, and engagement in life"--

Sharon Meers and Joanna Strober are professionals, wives, and mothers with five young children between them who believe that everyone wins when men are full parents and women have full careers. They know that families thrive not in spite of working mothers but because of them. The key is tapping into your best resource and most powerful ally: your spouse. What's the starting point? An attitude shift that puts you and your partner on the road to 50/50. Here are real world solutions for parents who want to get ahead in their careers and still get to their children's football matches and school plays; strategies for working mothers facing gender bias in the workplace; advice to fathers new to the home front; and tips for finding 50/50 solutions to deal with issues of money, time, and much more. From "baby boot camp" for new dads to exactly what to say when negotiating leave with the boss, this savvy book offers confidence through fresh ideas for today's families.Getting to 50/50 presents a compelling case that making it possible for parents to mix professional achievement and family life can strengthen their families.

Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In is a massive cultural phenomenon and its title has become an instant catchphrase for empowering women. The book soared to the top of bestseller lists internationally, igniting global conversations about women and ambition. Sandberg packed theatres, dominated opinion pages, appeared on every major television show and on the cover of Time magazine, and sparked ferocious debate about women and leadership. Ask most women whether they have the right to equality at work and the answer will be a resounding yes, but ask the same women whether they'd feel confident asking for a raise, a promotion, or equal pay, and some reticence creeps in. The statistics, although an improvement on previous decades, are certainly not in women's favour - of 197 heads of state, only twenty-two are women. Women hold just 20 percent of seats in parliaments globally, and in the world of big business, a meagre eighteen of the Fortune 500 CEOs are women. In Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg - Facebook COO and one of Fortune magazine's Most Powerful Women in Business - draws on her own experience of working in some of the world's most successful businesses and looks at what women can do to help themselves, and make the small changes in their life that can effect change on a more universal scale.

"Generations of readers have fallen in love with Jane Austens timeless tales of eighteenth-century English life. Even casual readers comprehend that these classic novels are not just love stories. They offer keen insights into various aspects of the human condition, such as interpersonal relationships, social conventions, and morality. Jane Austen and Philosophy offers all fans of Austens work an introduction to the incredible depth of this English novelists stories by probing, for example, the struggles of Elizabeth and Jane Bennett, Emma Woodhouse, and Elinor and Marianne Dashwood as they face societal pressures and their own desires." --Publisher's description

In Feminism is Queer, Mimi Marinucci provides a valuable introduction to the intimately related disciplines of gender and queer theory, and develops the innovative concept of queer feminism, which treats queer theory as being continuous with feminist theory. While there were significant conceptual tensions between second-wave feminism and traditional lesbian and gay studies, queer feminism offers a paradigm for understanding gender, sex and sexuality that overcomes this conflict in order to foster solidarity between those campaigning for women's rights and those for LGBTQ rights. This updated and expanded edition engages with the latest developments in feminism and queer theory, including the new forms of both feminism and 'antifeminism' which have developed within online communities, the growing prominence of trans experiences in popular media, and the relevancy of queer feminism to a new generation of feminist activists. Feminism is Queer remains the indispensable guide for anyone with an interest in gender, sexuality, and the connections between feminism and queer issues.

Ask women whether they have the right to equality at work and the answer will be a resounding yes, but ask same women whether they'd feel confident asking for a raise, and some reticence creeps in. This title looks at what women can do to help themselves, and make the small changes in their life that can effect change on a more universal scale.

How can we originate new ideas, policies and practices without risking it all? This book shows how to improve the world by championing novel ideas and values that go against the grain, battling conformity, and bucking outdated traditions. It explores how to recognize a good idea, speak up without getting silenced, and build a coalition of allies.