Think Like a Dog (eBook)

How Dogs Teach Us to Be Happy in Life and Successful at Work

Scott Macdonald (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
216 Seiten
Indiana University Press (Verlag)
978-0-253-04006-0 (ISBN)

Infos

1. Accessibly and interestingly written.

2. Provides a fun new angle on self-help and career guide books.

3. Author is a successful CEO who will work hard to promote the book.

4. Royalties will be donated to a scholarship fund for IU students.

Scott reveals what Sadie and other dogs teach us about successful work habits and organizational strategies for outstanding business success.

Want a better, happier, and more satisfying life? Want to be successful? Start by understanding a dog's perspective and applying the lessons learned!

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In this humorous guide, a CEO and a rescue dog share powerful lessons for living a better life, including how to find treats or knowing when to bark.They're loyal, loving, and big-hearted?dogs are our best friends for a good reason. Yet they have much more to offer than just love and friendship. Let CEO Scott MacDonald and rescue dog Sadie show you how to have a more rewarding life and a more successful career in Think Like a Dog.With whimsy and insight, Scott and Sadie offer important lessons in loyalty, persistence, leaving your mark, and always being a great sniffer. Scott reveals what Sadie and other dogs teach us about successful work habits and organizational strategies for outstanding business success.Want a better, happier, and more satisfying life? Want to be successful? Start by understanding a dog's perspective and applying the lessons learned!

Autor

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Scott MacDonald has had a successful career working on commercial real estate projects throughout the world. He has been CEO or president of several companies, including Investa Property Group in Sydney, Australia; New Plan Excel in New York City; Center America Property Trust in Houston, Texas; and the affiliated companies of Trizec Hahn in San Diego, California. He was a longtime advisor to Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds in London and New York.

Inhalt

Foreword

Introduction

1. Looking for Treats

2. Being Persistent

3. Communicating Better

4. Living in the Moment

5. Planning Your Escape

6. Avoiding Certain Dogs

7. Knowing When to Bark

8. Watching Out for Hoses

9. Embracing Change

10. Being a Good Sniffer

11. Chasing Cars

12. Earning Trust

13. Eat, Sleep, Play

14. Being Loyal

15. Training People

16. Everyone Needs a Job

17. Selecting the Right Leash

18. Taking Advantage

19. Getting the Basics Right

20. Leaving Your Mark

21. Sadie's 12 Lessons

Endnotes

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.4.2019
• Zusatzinfo: 40 b&w illus.
• Verlagsort: Bloomington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Bewerbung / Karriere
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Tiere / Tierhaltung
• Schlagworte: Better Life • big-hearted • business • Business Success • canine • career help • Dog • Happy • Love • loyal • Loyalty • rescue dog • Self-Help • Stuck • Successful • what can we learn from dogs • Work • work habits
• ISBN-10: 0-253-04006-X / 025304006X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-253-04006-0 / 9780253040060