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Thinking, Fast and Slow
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Thingking, Fast and SlowThingking, Fast and Slow

In the highly anticipated Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. Kahneman exposes the extraordinary capabilities—and also the faults and biases—of fast thinking, and reveals the pervasive influence of intuitive impressions on our thoughts and behavior. One of the best books of 2011!

 
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Making Diversity Work: Seven Steps for Defeating Bias in the Workplace
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Making Diversity Work: Seven Steps for Defeating Bias in the WorkplaceMaking Diversity Work: Seven Steps for Defeating Bias in the Workplace

Thiederman, a speaker on workplace diversity and author of Profiting in America's Multicultural Marketplace, offers practical ways everyone can be more aware of their biases, stereotypes and negative attitudes. It's essential, according to the author, that everyone, from low-level employee to business owner and executive, be more mindful of diversity in order to communicate more effectively, manage others and be more successful at work. Biases hurt everyone because they hinder decision making, hiring and keeping workers.
 
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