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When Talent Isn’t Enough

When Talent Isn’t Enough

When creative professionals become freelancers, starting part-time or full-time businesses of their own, talent is just one part of the equation. In  When Talent Isn’tnough, Kristen Fischer stresses that a firm grasp of business basics is equally critical. Drawing on the experiences of creative freelancers in all stages of professional development, she walks new freelancers through the steps of establishing and growing a business.

 Fischer, Kristen
StandOut

StandOut

In StandOut, Marcus Buckingham asserts that everyone has their own particular genius that is innate to their being. Buckingham explains that by understanding their strengths and learning how to apply them, anyone can be consistently outstanding in the workplace. Sounding the all-too-familiar cry for innovation as the only way for the United States to thrive and compete, he offers readers an online assessment tool that will identify their top two strengths and provide an analysis of those strengths.

 Buckingham, Marcus
You Can’t Lead with Your Feet on the Desk

You Can’t Lead with Your Feet on the Desk

In You Can’t Lead with Your Feet on the Desk, Ed Fuller, the leader of Marriott International Lodging, offers real-world advice about how to connect with, manage, and do business with people who have roots in other cultures. Through scores of personal anecdotes, Fuller illustrates how best to navigate cultural nuances and language differences as well as how to overcome geographical barriers and frustrating bureaucracy in the pursuit of solid, rewarding relationships.

 Fuller, Ed
Persuasive Business Proposals

Persuasive Business Proposals

In Persuasive Business Proposals, Tom Sant explains how understanding the key features of a good business proposal will quickly increase sales. Business proposals are action-oriented documents that should be treated with respect instead of being looked upon as a nuisance or chore. A proposal is a sales document that seals a deal by offering specific solutions to a client’s problems.

 Sant, Tom
China’s Management Revolution

China’s Management Revolution

A new management style is emerging in China. Rather than being created in a deliberate manner, it is evolving as Chinese entrepreneurs discover better ways to manage their companies. In China’s Management Revolution, Charles-Edouard Bouée explores the emergence of this new management style in China and the interaction between the country’s culture, system of government, and the energy of China’s entrepreneurs. Bouée puts forth that these three components—spirit, land, and energy—are the three pillars of China’s new management style.

 Bouée, Charles-Edouard