Jonathan Littman

Face it, whether your company has 10 employees or 10,000, you must grapple with people you can't stand in the office. Luckily Jonathan Littman and Marc Hershon have written I Hate People!, a smart, counter-intuitive, and irreverent turn on the classic workplace self-help book that will show you how to identify the Ten Least Wanted -- the people you hate -- while revealing the strategies to neutralize them. Learn to fly right by the "Stop Sign" (nay-sayer) and rise above the pronouncements of the "Know-it-None." I Hate People! will teach you how to carve out more time for yourself by becoming a "Soloist" -- one of those bold individuals daring to work alone or collaborate with a handful of other talented people....while artfully deflecting the rest.

In this dynamic new book, Jonathan Littman and Susanna Camp take us through the thrilling world of ten authentic entrepreneurs, drawn from around the world. They answer the human side of this all-important question: Where do entrepreneurs get their edge? The solution is to know your type. Here we meet the Maker, the Accidental, the Visionary, the Outsider and more. They're archetypes, or Faces, and readers will be drawn to find themselves in these compelling journeys and take action on their own paths. Jonathan Littman's long collaboration with IDEO spawned the international bestsellers The Art of Innovation and The Ten Faces of Innovation, with over 600,000 in sales worldwide in more than a dozen languages. Many of his books have been optioned for film, and his award-winning journalism has appeared in Playboy and the Los Angeles Times. Susanna Camp is the Editor-in-Chief of SmartUp.life. She specializes in emerging tech and design. An early Wired team leader, she also played key roles at Macworld, PCWorld, and Outside. The ten individuals profiled in the book are each characterized by an emblematic type, people who master challenges with a characteristic approach, and echo the models and behaviors of renowned innovators. The TypesThe Maker: Prototypes everything, learns by doing.The Leader: Rejects traditional structures, seeks inspirational role models, tests leadership ideas.The Accidental: Hobbyist mentality, obsessive tinkerer, passionate beyond practicality.The Guardian: Turns empathy into a lens to better serve customers. Improves lives and heightens human interactions.The Conductor: Thinks big, undaunted by regulations or limitations. Platform builder.The Evangelist: Sparks imagination by telling a story, plants seeds for future products, conveys experiences and emotions.The Collaborator: Embraces teamwork, synchronizes efforts, shares tasks and goals.The Visionary: Strategic, prophetic. Sees years ahead, understands how the future will build on present realities.The Outsider: Brings a "beginner's mind" to reimagine and reinvent an industry or product category. Turns amateur status into an advantage.The Athlete: Maximizes human performance, finds inspiration in motion. Self-starter who thrives on challenges. Praise for The Entrepreneur's Faces "There's only one Steve Jobs but Littman and Camp show there are many paths to becoming a successful entrepreneur. This engaging, accessible book demystifies the essential process that they all go through - and that you can too." - Peter Leyden, Founder of Reinvent and Host of the What's Now: San Francisco event series "I was delighted to discover The Entrepreneur's Faces and could not stop reading until the end. A must-read not only for all entrepreneurs, but also for intrapreneurs in large corporations. A game changer "- Danielle Winandy, Chief Innovation Officer, BNP Paribas "Littman and Camp spin real-life stories that read like thrillers, keeping you turning the page to find out what happens next. Read The Entrepreneur's Faces as a guide and companion to remind you that you are not alone in your struggles on the often tumultuous but ultimately rewarding journey an entrepreneur. Enjoy " - John S. Couch, Author of The Art of Creative Rebellion and VP of Product Design, Hulu "The Entrepreneur's Faces clearly shows us that entrepreneurship - far from being a linear trajectory - is a diverse journey filled with different paths to success and different types of entrepreneurs. A must-read " - Nuno Gonçalves Pedro, Founder and Managing Partner, Strive Capital "The Entrepreneur's Faces goes to the heart of entrepreneurship, capturing the personal journeys of ten founders and their struggle and passion to succeed." - Steve Hoffman, CEO of Founders Space, Author of Make Elephants Fly

The author of the bestselling The Art of Innovation reveals the strategies IDEO, the world-famous design firm, uses to foster innovative thinking throughout an organization and overcome the naysayers who stifle creativity. The role of the devil's advocate is nearly universal in business today. It allows individuals to step outside themselves and raise questions and concerns that effectively kill new projects and ideas, while claiming no personal responsibility. Nothing is more potent in stifling innovation. Over the years, IDEO has developed ten roles people can play in an organization to foster innovation and new ideas while offering an effective counter to naysayers. Among these approaches are the Anthropologist--the person who goes into the field to see how customers use and respond to products, to come up with new innovations; the Cross-pollinator who mixes and matches ideas, people, and technology to create new ideas that can drive growth; and the Hurdler, who instantly looks for ways to overcome the limits and challenges to any situation. Filled with engaging stories of how Kraft, Procter and Gamble, Safeway and the Mayo Clinic have incorporated IDEO's thinking to transform the customer experience, The Ten Faces of Innovation is an extraordinary guide to nurturing and sustaining a culture of continuous innovation and renewal.

Once nobody noticed Santa Rosa's Thunder. They were a ragtag team of girls who wanted to play soccer, and no one took them seriously. Their male coach expected little from his "ladies, " and their mediocre performance convinced them he was right.Then a kind of miracle happened. Emiria Salzmann, Thunder's new coach, a top player herself, knew what it took to win--discipline, relentless drills, thigh-burning sprints, and an inspired passing game. The girls hated it, but their coach never let up. Tough and determined, she showed them what it felt like to be winners--and they loved it. As the momentum grew with a string of victories, the girls thrived on the competition, believing they had the right stuff to become champions.They were right With spirits soaring, Thunder won its league on the last day of the season and headed for the state cup, emerging not just as powerful athletes but as strong, confident, emotionally healthy human beings--champions in the game of soccer, and in the game of life.

Kevin David Mitnick was cyberspace's most wanted hacker. Mitnick could launch missiles or cripple the world's financial markets with a single phone call - or so went the myth. The FBI, phone companies, bounty hunters, even fellow hackers pursued him over the Internet and through cellular airways. But while Mitnick's alleged crimes have been widely publicized, his story has never been told. Now Jonathan Littman takes us into the mind of a serial hacker. Drawing on over fifty hours of telephone conversations with Mitnick on the run, Littman reveals Mitnick's double life; his narrow escapes; his new identities, complete with college degrees of his choosing; his hacking techniques and mastery of social engineering; his obsession with revenge.