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Brand Relevance

admin — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 06:00:17 +0000

Author:

Aaker, David A.

Published Date:

2011

Marketing

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In today’s global market, rapidly changing competitive conditions are a way of life for companies. One way that businesses can win in this environment is through brand relevance. In Brand Relevance, David A. Aaker explains how companies can control change in the marketplace by innovating and creating new product categories and subcategories. Over time, product categories and subcategories emerge and also fade into obscurity. Aaker suggests that the concept of brand relevance is one way to explain these market dynamics.

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The Dragonfly Effect

admin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:39:33 +0000

Author:

Aaker, Jennifer

Smith, Andy

Adler, Carlye

Publisher:

Jossey-Bass

Published Date:

2010

Marketing

Technology

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When all four of its wings work together, the dragonfly has incredible strength and agility. In The Dragonfly Effect, Jennifer Aaker and Andy Smith explain how to effectively mimic the four wings of the dragonfly in order to tap social media and produce extraordinary results. By following the authors’ four suggested steps of Focus, Grab Attention, Engage, and Take Action, readers learn the tools necessary to fully create the reality of their dreams.

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Reading Minds and Markets

admin — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:00:18 +0000

Author:

Ablin, Jack

McGee, Suzanne

Publisher:

FT Press

Published Date:

2009

Marketing

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In Reading Minds and Markets, veteran financial adviser Jack Ablin reveals how to outperform the market with top-down, process-driven investing. Investors often wonder which stocks to choose, but investing based on individual stock picks starts with too specific a choice. A better risk/return ratio results from top-down investing, which begins by choosing between asset classes–stocks or bonds? More specific questions follow, ending with the choice of a particular investment. Starting at the top ultimately simplifies choices.

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Quitter

admin — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 20:56:54 +0000

Author:

Acuff, Jon

Publisher:

Lampo Press

Published Date:

2011

Personal Growth

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In Quitter, Jon Acuff challenges the idea that work is just what people do to finance the rest of their lives. Rife with personal anecdotes and pop-culture references, and aimed at readers in their 20s and 30s, Quitter provides practical advice and inspiration for “closing the gap” between day jobs and dream jobs. The book draws heavily on Acuff’s own experiences working as a marketing writer while launching the blog Stuff Christians Like and pursuing his current dream job as a speaker and author with the Dave Ramsey group.

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Strategic Leadership

admin — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 06:00:17 +0000

Author:

Adair, John

Publisher:

Kogan Page Limited

Published Date:

2010

Business Strategy

Leadership

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Organizations need effective government to flourish; however, leadership is a difficult vocation that requires knowledge and experience. Fortunately, history offers a wealth of theory, knowledge, and practical examples of what constitutes great leadership. John Adair, one of the world’s most prominent authorities on leadership, unpacks the time-tested principles of effective leadership in his book, Strategic Leadership.

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Change Your Questions, Change Your Life

admin — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 06:00:15 +0000

Author:

Adams, Marilee

Publisher:

Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.

Published Date:

2009

Personal Growth

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In Change Your Questions, Change Your Life, Marilee Adams uses the story of Ben in order to show how the principles of Question Thinking benefit individuals in the workplace and at home. The primary ideas are derived from the principles of Question Thinking. Question Thinking is the idea that individuals have complete control over their thinking. Through the monitoring and evaluation of thinking, individuals can refocus the questions they ask themselves in order to achieve more desirable results.

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BrandDigital.

admin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:24:41 +0000

Author:

Adamson, Allen P.

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan

Published Date:

2009

Marketing

Technology

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In BrandDigital, Allen P. Adamson sets out to discover how the digital world is influencing the way brands are built and managed. Drawing on interviews with nearly 100 professionals in the fields of marketing, media, and digital technology, he illustrates how successful companies are embracing digital applications to reinforce customer relationships, ensure brand loyalty, and sustain brand power. The branding marketplace has changed dramatically, but the essential truths of branding have not. Their importance has only been magnified by the digital arena.

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Snap Judgment

admin — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:08:09 +0000

Author:

Adler, David E.

Publisher:

FT Press

Published Date:

2009

Economics & Finance

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In Snap Judgment, David E. Adler examines how people’s instincts and intuitive judgments intersect with financial markets, and create decisions that are not beneficial to the individual investor. Snap judgments occur almost instantaneously. While most investors are prone to these types of decisions, Alder argues that people have an additional method of thinking at their disposal. This is called analytical intelligence, and it relies on rule-based decisions.

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Merge Ahead

admin — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:10:46 +0000

Author:

Adolph, Gerald

Petitt, Justin

Sisk, Michael

Publisher:

McGraw-Hill

Published Date:

2009

Business Strategy

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Mergers and acquisitions (M & A) and other corporate development deals have never been more important than they are today. But a variety of factors – including globalization, the speed with which deals are closed, and competition from emerging markets – makes it more essential than ever to choose deals carefully, given the small margin of error the current business environment allows. In Merge Ahead, Gerald Adolph and Justin Petitt examine these factors and provide practical recommendations on incorporating M&A into companies’ overall growth strategies.

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Igniting Gen B and Gen V

admin — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:24:40 +0000

Author:

Ahlrichs, Nancy S.

Publisher:

Davies-Black Publishing

Published Date:

2008

Diversity

Human Resources

Management

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To compete in today’s marketplace, corporations need to develop employees that do more than just show up every day to work: employees need to be engaged in their work. Unfortunately, companies have historically neglected the commitment of their longtime employees, focusing instead on the up-and-coming youth within the organization. This oversight carries with it more negative consequences now than ever before, given the rapid pace at which long-standing employees are considering leaving the workforce coupled with the sparse number of qualified potential hires available to replace them.

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Customer-Driven Operations Management

admin — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 05:00:20 +0000

Author:

Ahoy, Christopher K.

Publisher:

McGraw-Hill

Published Date:

2009

Customer Focus

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In Customer-Driven Operations Management, Christopher K. Ahoy proposes that an organization can have an advantage over its competition if it strives to become the best by moving from survival mode to thriving mode. He believes that taking an organization through an examination of its values, processes, and customer relationships is a worthwhile exercise that allows the organization to remain agile during constant shifts in the market.

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The Alpha Masters

admin — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 05:00:11 +0000

Author:

Ahuja, Maneet

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd.

Published Date:

2012

Economics & Finance

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In the investment world, the term “alpha” refers to returns in excess of expected risk, earned by fund managers who succeed in accurately forecasting the behavior of financial markets and other “beta” macroeconomic factors. In The Alpha Masters, award-winning hedge fund specialist and financial journalist Maneet Ahuja introduces some of the most renowned forecasters and analysts in the world, who have made fortunes based on unique and groundbreaking investment strategies—and on their convictions and beliefs.

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Identity Economics

admin — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:27:36 +0000

Author:

Akerlof, George

Kranton, Rachel

Publisher:

Princeton University Press

Published Date:

2010

Economics & Finance

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Identity Economics by George Akerlof and Rachel Kranton discusses a new way to understand people’s decisions—at work, at school, and at home. The book brings identity and related norms to economics. People’s notions of what is proper or forbidden are fundamental to how hard they work, and how they learn, spend, and save. By viewing economics with human passions and social institutions in mind, Identity Economics offers a way of more accurately predicting the consequences of public policies and business practices.

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Animal Spirits

admin — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 05:00:16 +0000

Author:

Akerlof, George A.

Shiller, Robert J.

Publisher:

Princeton University Press

Published Date:

2009

Economics & Finance

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Animal Spirits dissects standard economic theories and demonstrates their failure to account for human emotion, even though emotions have a large impact on the economy. George A. Akerlof and Robert J. Shiller state that there are five key “animal spirits” which influence global economics: confidence, fairness, corruption, money illusion, and storytelling. They begin by explaining each animal spirit in detail, and continue on to apply these animal spirits to historic economic examples and traditional economic theories.

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Social Intelligence

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 00:24:39 +0000

Author:

Albrecht, Karl

Publisher:

Jossey-Bass

Published Date:

2006

Human Resources

Major Works

Personal Growth

Relationships

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Having pondered why some people with very high IQ scores fail miserably in their personal lives, Harvard professor Howard Gardner, concluded that the concept of “intelligence,” as a singular measure of competence, could no longer be supported. Thus, he posited the notion in Frames of Mind (1983) of multiple intelligence (MI)—a range of key competencies, which exist in various proportions in various individuals.

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Practical Intelligence

admin — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:24:40 +0000

Author:

Albrecht, Karl

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2007

Human Resources

Major Works

Personal Growth

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Determining that IQ, as a singular measure of competence, could no longer be supported, Harvard professor, Howard Gardner, proposed (in Frames of Mind, 1985) a range of key competencies, which he calls multiple intelligence (MI). Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence (1995) popularized Gardner’s notion and created widespread interest in the developmental possibilities of the MI model.

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Chocolate Fortunes

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:24:41 +0000

Author:

Allen, Lawrence L.

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

2010

Business Biographies

Global Business

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Until about 25 years ago, almost no one in China had ever eaten a piece of chocolate. For the world's leading chocolate makers, this was both a great challenge and a great opportunity. In Chocolate Fortunes, Lawrence L. Allen tells the story of

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The Trophy Kids Grow Up

admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:24:41 +0000

Author:

Alsop, Ron

Publisher:

Jossey-Bass

Published Date:

2008

Diversity

Human Resources

Management

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The millennial generation – comprised of individuals born between 1980 and 2001 – is shaking up the workplace. A polarizing generation that is both admired and critiqued, millennials are serious about changing work environments to meet their needs. Currently, employers are facing the monumental challenge of integrating the millennials into the workplace with three other generations – Generation Xers, Baby Boomers, and Traditionalists – who have very different attitudes and behaviors.

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Managing the Telecommuting Employee

admin — Sat, 26 May 2012 05:00:21 +0000

Author:

Amigoni, Michael

Gurvis, Sandra

Publisher:

Adams Business

Published Date:

2009

Management

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In Managing the Telecommuting Employee, authors Michael Amigoni and Sandra Gurvis explain that while managers are often supervising employees that are physically distant from them, the experience can still be enjoyable and productive. This book guides managers as they seek to understand and utilize the benefits and tackle the challenges that arise from employees who work remotely. By directing telecommuters efficiently, managers can ensure that their workers are motivated, skillful at their jobs, and profitable assets for the company.

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The Long Tail

admin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:24:41 +0000

Author:

Anderson, Chris

Publisher:

Hyperion

Published Date:

2008

Business Strategy

Technology

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Since star-struck Hollywood’s heyday, our consumer culture has been based primarily on a popularity contest. A relatively small number of “hits” in the market landscape gobble up the largest share of buyers’ dollars, while hundreds of thousands of lesser-known works languish in relative obscurity.

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Free

admin — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:24:41 +0000

Author:

Anderson, Chris

Publisher:

Hyperion Books

Published Date:

2009

Business Strategy

Marketing

Technology

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The costs associated with technology are rapidly approaching zero at an unprecedented rate, while at the same time the digital world is increasingly moving into the physical realm as people are working and playing on the Internet more than ever before. According to Chris Anderson in Free, as costs for online products plummet, traditional economics do not make sense for digital manufacturers any longer.

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Beyond Change Management

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:04:10 +0000

Author:

Anderson, Dean

Anderson, Linda Ackerman

Publisher:

Pfeiffer

Published Date:

2010

Change Management

Leadership

Management

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Organizations that commit to altering how they approach and implement change can consistently achieve breakthrough results and outcomes that far surpass anyone’s expectations. Change leaders who undertake this commitment must constantly pay attention to the following key areas: mindset, culture, behavior, and systems. To transform an organization, change must occur in each of these areas, and the success in each will affect the overall outcome.

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Fearless Referrals

admin — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 06:00:18 +0000

Author:

Anderson, Matt

Publisher:

The McGraw-Hill Companies

Published Date:

2012

Entrepreneurship

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Quality customer referrals may be one of the most valuable forms of marketing for any business, but mastering the art of asking for referrals is daunting for many people. For some, asking for and managing referrals seems time consuming. For others, the prospect of asking for a referral provokes anxiety and fear of rejection. In Fearless Referrals, Matt Anderson shows how to consistently secure higher-quality referrals by providing sample phrases that work, powerful fear-killing techniques, and proven referral-gathering methods.

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Work with Passion in Midlife and Beyond

admin — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:24:42 +0000

Author:

Anderson, Nancy

Publisher:

New World Library

Published Date:

2010

Personal Growth

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Nancy Anderson’s book Work with Passion in Midlife and Beyond presents a simple process for reshaping your life both inside and outside the workplace. Her seven-step process for change begins by eliminating layers of physical and emotional clutter, and ends with finding a perfect work niche. Drawing on years of experience as a career counselor, Anderson helps us discover our passion path and follow it wherever it leads.

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Trailblazers

admin — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:00:25 +0000

Author:

Anderson, Redia

Billings-Harris, Lenora

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2010

Diversity

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Today’s top organizations have embraced diversity and inclusion as practices that make good business sense. Fostering an internal culture of diversity that is interconnected with community outreach means organizations are better able to attract top talent to their workforces as well as increase their bottom lines. In their book Trailblazers, Redia Anderson and Lenora Billings-Harris define trailblazers as individuals in leading corporations who have successfully created and implemented cultures of diversity in the workplace.

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When the Headline is You

admin — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 05:00:18 +0000

Author:

Ansell, Jeff

Leeson, Jeffrey

Publisher:

Jossey-Bass

Published Date:

2010

Communication

Marketing

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In today’s fast-paced, highly competitive information age, journalists are under more pressure than ever to deliver compelling news stories. Likewise, newsmakers are under similar pressure to present their messages in ways that will facilitate full and accurate representation in the media. The task of a spokesperson is difficult and risky, and media and crisis communications expert Jeff Ansell claims he has yet to meet anyone for whom the job comes naturally. However, with understanding and skillful maneuvering, navigating the waters of media communication is possible.

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Fast Forward

admin — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 05:00:14 +0000

Author:

Antholis, William

Talbott, Strobe

Publisher:

Brookings Institution Press

Published Date:

2010

Social Responsibility

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In Fast Forward, authors William Antholis and Strobe Talbott address one of the most important issues facing mankind today: global warming. Humans unknowingly began warming the globe hundreds of years ago, but did not realize the process was under way until recently. Now, drastic climate change is threatening to ruin earth as a home for humans, plants, and animals alike. This imminent threat demands urgent and prudent action from political leaders across the globe.

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10 Steps to Successful Business Writing

admin — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:10:45 +0000

Author:

Appleman, Jack E.

Publisher:

ASTD Press

Published Date:

2008

Personal Growth

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While studies point to an inadequate level of writing in the business world, most business professionals view writing as a soft skill that is not worth an investment of time and money. Recently, however, some employers have begun to understand that poor writing equals low productivity. Employees who write poorly waste countless hours and, more importantly, countless dollars. In 10 Steps to Successful Business Writing, Jack Appleman notes that business writing is a learned skill based on fundamental principles like clarity, conciseness, and organization.

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The Upside of Irrationality

admin — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:00:19 +0000

Author:

Ariely, Dan

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers

Published Date:

2010

Personal Growth

Relationships

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In The Upside of Irrationality, Dan Ariely draws on his background in behavioral economics to examine irrational human behavior and how it affects decision making in the workplace and in human relationships. The goal of behavioral economics is to make sense of the way humans operate, so that people can observe their biases, be more in tune with what influences them, and make better decisions.

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The Essential Performance Review Handbook

admin — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 06:00:16 +0000

Author:

Armstrong, Sharon

Publisher:

Career Press

Published Date:

2010

Leadership Development

Management

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In The Essential Performance Review Handbook, author Sharon Armstrong explains the importance of the performance review, and how it can benefit relationships between supervisors and employees, as well as strengthen an organization focused on the overall goals and mission of the organization. Yet, despite the importance of performance reviews, many employees and supervisors view the entire process as an unpleasant task that they just want to get through as expeditiously as possible.

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Digital Wars

admin — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:26:45 +0000

Author:

Arthur, Charles

Publisher:

Kogan Page Limited

Published Date:

2012

Business Biographies

Business Strategy

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In Digital Wars, Charles Arthur explores how the introduction of the Internet in the late 1990s and the affordability of personal computing significantly altered the world’s digital landscape. He specifically targets three main players in this sea of change: Apple, Microsoft, and Google. These three companies have waged a series of wars against each other using hardware, software, and advertising as their weapons to control different parts of technology’s expanding universe.

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10 Steps to Successful Presentations

admin — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:39:19 +0000

Author:

ASTD Editors

Publisher:

ASTD Press

Published Date:

2008

Communication

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It is not unusual for today’s business professional to be expected to deliver effective communication and presentation skills. Ten Steps to Successful Presentations by the American Society for Training and Development provides a framework that will help business people create an effective presentation in a short period of time. The tips and examples will help with both large and small presentations.

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10 Steps to Successful Facilitation

admin — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:39:20 +0000

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ASTD Editors

Publisher:

ASTD Press

Published Date:

2008

Teams

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In 10 Steps to Successful Facilitation, the American Society for Training and Development provides detailed instructions on becoming an effective and skillful facilitator. It discusses the necessity of planning, familiarizing oneself with the location, and creating and adhering to a group schedule. It also explains what tactics and tools do not work well with facilitation and emphasizes the importance of keeping the group engaged.

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10 Steps to Successful Meetings

admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:24:42 +0000

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ASTD Editors ASTD Editors

Publisher:

ASTD Press

Published Date:

2009

Management

Productivity

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In 10 Steps to Successful Meetings, the American Society for Training and Development provides key information needed to develop and facilitate effective meetings. Conducting efficient meetings is an essential skill for all business professionals. Whether the meeting is a small group session or a global teleconference, the same planning and presentation principles apply. This book provides a proven process, quick reference tips, and practical worksheets that will help the business professional plan and lead meetings that generate excitement and achieve defined goals.

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Leading Transformational Change

admin — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 05:00:21 +0000

Author:

Atchison, Thomas A.

Bujak, Joseph S.

Published Date:

2011

Change Management

Health Care

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The healthcare industry has undergone profound change during recent decades. The aging of the population, new treatment options, changes in technology, and access to information once available only to physicians, have transformed the industry into a consumer-oriented one in which knowledgeable customers demand results. Physicians are increasingly under pressure by organizations attempting to interject themselves into their relationship with patients, hospitals, and the payment process.

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Followership

admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:24:41 +0000

Author:

Atchison, Tom

Publisher:

Health Administration Press

Published Date:

2004

Health Care

Leadership

Management

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For the last three decades healthcare workers have been adjusting to a new work environment—one that puts profits over people. Workers are unsure about their roles in the organization and many struggle to find meaning in their day-to-day activities. This has created a tremendous talent shortage in many healthcare sectors, putting patients across the nation at risk, but can anything be done?

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Business Development for the Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industry.

admin — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:24:41 +0000

Author:

Austin, Martin

Publisher:

Gower Publishing Limited

Published Date:

2008

Business Strategy

Health Care

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In Business Development for the Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industry, Martin Austin describes the basic processes needed to identify new business opportunities and to bring pharmaceutical alliances to a successful close. Business development is any activity that alters the status quo of the business. It may include planning, adding for growth, subtracting for profit, business process improvement, and competitive awareness and advantage. The skills base for business development has three distinct areas: industry specific knowledge, analysis, and communication.

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Terms of Engagement

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:13:51 +0000

Author:

Axelrod, Richard H.

Publisher:

Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Published Date:

2010

Change Management

Leadership

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In Terms of Engagement, author Richard Axelrod dispels the myth that change has to be leader-driven. When a few decide for many, it is difficult to engage staff and employees in the changes, and resistance to the new proposals can occur. The relationship between these two groups, the leadership and the staff, must evolve. Axelrod suggests that if the circle of involvement widens and fairness is promoted throughout the company, then people will be able to connect with one another to create communities for the purpose of taking action.

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Make Talent Your Business

admin — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:23:45 +0000

Author:

Axelrod, Wendy

Coyle, Jeannie

Publisher:

Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.

Published Date:

2011

Leadership Development

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In Make Talent Your Business, Wendy Axelrod and Jeannie Coyle discuss ways in which managers in all types of organizations can integrate talent development into daily work routines. The authors base their treatise on their own experiences and research, using what they have learned from exceptional development managers in large organizations to create guidelines and strategies. Through challenging employees on a daily basis, varying their work routines, and pairing employees with development partners, managers can foster learning and growth in their departments.

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Make Your Contacts Count

admin — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:39:19 +0000

Author:

Baber, Anne

Waymon, Lynne

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

2007

Communication

Relationships

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Working in today’s business environment is more demanding than ever. Employees and managers are faced with challenges ranging from competitive intelligence gathering to new business development, attracting and retaining employees, and dealing with the fallout of layoffs and corporate restructuring. Networking at can help in all of these situations. In Make Your Contacts Count, Anne Baber and Lynne Waymon offer proven tips and techniques for becoming a more effective networker.

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The Elements of Power

admin — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 05:00:15 +0000

Author:

Bacon, Terry R.

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

2011

Leadership

Personal Growth

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In The Elements of Power, Terry R. Bacon explores the concept of power—what it is, where it comes from, how it is built, and how it is used to lead and influence others. Those who harness their power effectively are the people who have the most impact on others. They know how to use their power to be persuasive, to gain the agreement and cooperation of others, and to stimulate action. Bacon explains how individuals can achieve their personal and professional goals by tapping into their own power sources and maximizing their influence in any field or organization.

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Elements of Influence

admin — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 22:29:07 +0000

Author:

Bacon, Terry R.

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AMACOM

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2012

Communication

Relationships

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In Elements of Influence, Terry R. Bacon presents his guide to learning how to influence people in an ethical manner. Based on 20 years of research, Bacon’s book not only explains the psychological principles behind influence, but also outlines how to develop and implement influencing tactics in a variety of business situations. The backbone of the book comes from Bacon’s Survey of Influence Effectiveness database, the same framework utilized by his Fortune 500 clients.

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The Essential Phone Interview Handbook

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Author:

Bailo, Paul J.

Publisher:

Career Press

Published Date:

2011

Communication

Personal Growth

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In today’s increasingly competitive job market, phone interviews have become a necessary step in the interviewing process. A phone interview is more than just a phone conversation with a potential employer; it is the first interaction with a possible long-term career opportunity. In The Essential Phone Interview Handbook, Paul Bailo outlines the many various tools and skills necessary to ensure a positive phone interview experience, and a successful step toward ultimately securing a job.

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From Concept to Consumer

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Author:

Baker, Phil

Publisher:

Pearson Education, Inc.

Published Date:

2009

Management

Marketing

Productivity

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Successful products not only depend on a good idea; they also require cost-effective manufacturing, customers who are willing to buy, and strong marketing and distribution programs. The steps leading from product concept to the marketplace are diverse, and each offers the opportunity for either success or failure. In From Concept to Consumer, Phil Baker takes readers step-by-step through the stages of product development, illustrating his points with stories from his personal experience as a product developer at Polaroid, Apple, and Think Outside.

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The Price Advantage

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Author:

Baker, Walter L.

Marn, Michael V.

Zawada, Craig C.

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2010

Entrepreneurship

Marketing

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The Price Advantage, written by Walter Baker, Michael Marn, and Craig Zawada, outlines how to initiate and maintain appropriate pricing in order to effectively increase profits. By taking advantage of minor price increases, a company can significantly increase its profits. The authors not only demonstrate how to accomplish successful pricing but also explain how to avoid common pricing mistakes, such as emotional price wars or missed opportunities in postmerger or lifecycle pricing. The marketplace rewards businesses with superior products and services.

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Lead by Example

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Author:

Baldoni, John

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

2009

Leadership

Management

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Effective leadership depends upon the ability to inspire a team to peak performance. Lead by Example offers managers at every level advice on developing the character traits, attitudes, strategies, and actions that win the respect of teams. The source of power behind great leadership is great character, and successful leaders focus on always setting the right example for their teams, from crisis management and relationship-building, to accountability and self-assessment.

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Lead with Purpose

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Baldoni, John

Publisher:

AMACOM

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2012

Leadership

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John Baldoni, author and leadership consultant, believes that “when organizations succeed, it is because they know what they do and why they do it. We say they have ‘purpose.’” In Lead with Purpose, Baldoni lays out a plan for companies whose goals may have become lost in cultures of bureaucracy, lack of creativity, and icy relations among managers and employees. Purpose is an organization’s big picture.

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Lead Your Boss

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Baldoni, John

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

2010

Relationships

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In Lead Your Boss, John Baldoni provides practical, step-by-step advice to middle managers about how to become better leaders and help their organizations succeed. He illuminates the unique nature of middle management—the opportunity it affords to influence both those in positions above and below—and teaches those working at this level to hone their skills for both the good of their organizations and their own future advancement.

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12 Steps to Power Presence

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Author:

Baldoni, John

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

2010

Leadership

Management

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Assigned positions, titles, and roles confer the framework for managing power, but true leadership comes from leadership presence. So writes leadership guru John Baldoni, who dedicates 12 Steps to Power Presence to “leaders who want to make a positive difference.” In this brief, readable primer on wielding power with grace, Baldoni offers people in positions of influence a guide to fulfilling their leadership potential.

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The Circle Way

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Author:

Baldwin, Christina

Linnea, Ann

Publisher:

Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Published Date:

2010

Relationships

Teams

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The circle not only symbolically represents a different way of meeting as a group, but it also physically changes the way that people interact with one another. When entering a circle, people immediately understand that it is not going to be an ordinary meeting. The energy of the room changes when people sit in a circle. Leadership is shared and conversation is mediated.

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Stand Up for Yourself Without Getting Fired

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Author:

Ballman, Donna

Publisher:

Career Press

Published Date:

2012

Personal Growth

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Employment laws are complex. As a result, many people frequently interpret them incorrectly. Anyone involved in the workforce should have a strong understanding of their rights and responsibilities, which will benefit them during their initial job search all the way until they leave a position. During the course of an employment process, there are many opportunities where people may be placed in difficult and confusing circumstances. In these cases, they must know their rights and the processes they must follow in order to protect themselves.

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10 Steps to Successful Strategic Planning

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Author:

Barksdale, Susan

Lund, Teri

Publisher:

ASTD Press

Published Date:

2006

Business Strategy

Management

Productivity

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One practice that often sets successful businesses apart from the rest is strategic planning. These organizations benefit not just from having a strategic plan, but from undergoing the strategic planning process itself. In 10 Steps to Successful Strategic Planning, Susan Barksdale and Teri Lund detail how the planning process unites organizational leadership and enhances communication of critical information.

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Critical Condition

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Author:

Barlett, Donald L.

Steele, James B.

Publisher:

Broadway Books

Published Date:

2006

Human Resources

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In Critical Condition, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalists Donald Barlett and James B. Steele go behind the scenes of the health care system, citing evidence that American spends more on health care than any other nation in the world, yet benefits continue shrinking, while life expectancy is shorter than in countries that spend significantly less per capita.

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The Red Queen Among Organizations

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Author:

Barnett, William P.

Publisher:

Princeton University Press

Published Date:

2008

Business Strategy

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In Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass, the Red Queen leads Alice on a chase after which neither character has moved from the spot where they began. Evolutionary biologists refer to this race as “the Red Queen Effect,” a biological phenomenon in which organisms must continually develop over time simply to keep pace with other organisms in their environment. William Barnett, in The Red Queen Among Organizations, suggests that a similar dynamic occurs when organizations compete.

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Cut Costs Not Corners

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Author:

Barrow, Colin

Publisher:

Kogan Page

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2010

Business Strategy

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Executives and managers at every level in every company have to manage budgets and make tough decisions about where to spend and where to cut. Cut Costs Not Corners by Colin Barrow provides a coherent and structured approach to cost cutting, treating it as a permanent, everyday activity rather than one born out of crisis. Barrow discusses strategic and tactical cost-cutting options such as buying technology for less, selling off redundant assets, reducing credit risk, getting paid faster, and minimizing finance and tax costs.

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The Innovation Killer

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Author:

Barton Rabe, Cynthia

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

2006

Innovation

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Forget conventional wisdom. Forget the thought that the more you know, the better off you’ll be. Forget the idea that knowledge and expertise are the only true routes to success and innovation in business. Education meant to help a student master a subject might be completely at odds with fostering innovation in that subject. The tried and true models for generating original business solutions may never have worked that well, for the most knowledgeable sometimes know the least about how to change things for the better.

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Crisis Leadership Now

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Author:

Barton, Laurence

Publisher:

McGraw-Hill

Published Date:

2008

Leadership

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Planning for a crisis can be a daunting task for corporations. Many do not know where to begin or do not want to contemplate the possible scenarios. In Crisis Leadership Now, Laurence Barton demonstrates that company leaders who have an action plan in place are the ones that can act quickly, manage rumors, and respond to victims and shareholders sincerely and adequately while keeping their organizations running.

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Good Company

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Author:

Bassi, Laurie

Frauenheim, Ed

McMurrer, Dan

Costello, Larry

Publisher:

Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.

Published Date:

2011

Relationships

Social Responsibility

Teams

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More and more consumers today want to do business with companies that treat employees, customers, and communities in a fair way. This movement is being driven by a variety of economic, social, and political forces. In Good Company, Laurie Bassi, Ed Frauenheim, Dan McMurrer, and Larry Costello describe how organizations are broadening the definition of “good” to include worthy and ethical behavior, instead of satisfactory financial performance alone. They suggest that in the future companies cannot be great unless they are first and foremost good.

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Sales Growth

admin — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 05:00:15 +0000

Author:

Baumgartner, Thomas

Hatami, Homayoun

Vander Ark, Jon

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2012

Business Strategy

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In Sales Growth, Thomas Baumgartner, Homayoun Hatami, and Jon Vander Ark explore ways in which a company can increase its sales revenue and profitability, even in a bad economy. Their insights involve the full range of factors that affect sales potential, such as identifying relevant macro trends, finer parsing microdata, increasing effectiveness of the company’s sales force, improving the company’s ability to partner with others, expanding local domestic sales, and branching out into foreign countries.

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The Customer Rules

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Author:

Beemer, C. Britt

Shook, Robert L.

Publisher:

McGraw-Hill

Published Date:

2009

Business Strategy

Customer Focus

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C. Britt Beemer and Robert L. Shook’s The Customer Rules presents the argument that the world’s most successful companies are those with an unwavering commitment to customer satisfaction. According to a study conducted by America’s Research Group (ARG), 40 percent of employees feel their job has little or nothing to do with a customer. Successful companies, however, make it clear that customer satisfaction is everyone’s job. One way to do this is to make customer satisfaction part of all employees’ job description.

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I’d Rather Be in Charge

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Author:

Beers, Charlotte

Publisher:

Vanguard Press

Published Date:

2012

Personal Growth

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Leadership is a buzzword that means to guide, direct, or take charge. It is a journey of self knowledge, learning from the past, creating a self portrait, and being afraid, according to Charlotte Beers. As the first woman senior vice president of J. Walter Thompson, and later as CEO of the international advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather, Beers understands leadership. Beers created her X Factor workshops to help women discover their management and leadership abilities.

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The Unwritten Rules

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Author:

Beeson, John

Publisher:

Jossey Bass

Published Date:

2010

Leadership Development

Personal Growth

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In The Unwritten Rules, John Beeson asserts that “companies offer few guideposts for advancing to the executive level.” In his work as a consultant and executive coach, he has questioned decision makers about specific skills and traits which make them select one executive to advance to the “C-suite-level” while passing over another one. In most companies, there are written job qualifications, skill, and experience criteria for top jobs. But success or failure to reach top levels is not based only on technical skills or specific experience.

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Shaping the Future

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Author:

Belgard, William P.

Rayner, Steven R.

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

2004

Leadership

Management

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Change management should, theoretically, be an ongoing element of every company’s growth. However, with three-quarters of all change initiatives failing to achieve the intended results, change management has become a synonym for an ineffective program that often wastes millions of dollars.

Most attempts at change management fail because managers ignore the emerging “megadigm” – the authors’ term for the profound changes that have taken place in customer expectations as a result of information technology. Large-scale, effective change, therefore, requires a new approach.

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Wired and Dangerous

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Author:

Bell, Chip R.

Patterson, John R.

Publisher:

Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.

Published Date:

2011

Customer Focus

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In Wired and Dangerous, Chip R. Bell and John R. Patterson assert that customer service is in a transition phase between the age of technology and the age of the customer. Today’s customers are different because they get outstanding service from some providers (like Zappos) and use that as a benchmark; they have more undifferentiated choices, so they are turning to the service experience as a differentiator; and they are smarter. With the Internet, customers come to purchase decisions well informed.

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Extraordinary Groups

admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 00:24:41 +0000

Author:

Bellman, Geoffrey M.

Ryan, Kathleen D.

Publisher:

Jossey-Bass

Published Date:

2008

Leadership

Management

Productivity

Teams

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People take part in group activities in countless aspects of their lives, but truly exceptional group experiences are rare. Groups that can harnesses the energy to satisfy their goals and surpass expectations have a profound affect on their members, who often testify to the “transformative” power of their experience. Discovering how to create these groups is therefore of great value to organizations and individuals alike.

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Good for Business

admin — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 06:00:15 +0000

Author:

Benett, Andrew

Gobhai, Cavas

Reilly, Ann O.

Welch, Greg

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan

Published Date:

2009

Social Responsibility

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After decades marked by the misdeeds of businesses—from Enron to the BP oil spill—consumers have lost confidence in big businesses. However, companies have an opportunity to regain that confidence, and the support of consumers, by becoming more human-centered. These Conscious Corporations will prosper by doing right by the public, connecting with consumers on an emotional level, and setting an example as global citizens. In Good for Business, authors Andrew Benett, Cavas Gobhai, Ann O’Reilly, and Greg Welch examine how to reinvent a corporation as a brand of the future.

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Behind the Cloud

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Author:

Benioff, Marc

Adler, Carlye

Publisher:

Jossey-Bass

Published Date:

2009

Business Strategy

Technology

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A software company that adapts the motto “No Software” is an unusual company indeed. A company that plots to do away with nearly every business convention – from sales and marketing models to the very hardware on which software runs – is doubly unusual. Back in 2001, salesforce.com was that company, selling software-as-a-service (SaaS) over the Internet rather than on CD-ROMs. Though the idea seemed preposterous at the time, it sparked the $46 billion SaaS industry and proved that decentralized computing, or Cloud computing, was profitable and worked.

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Who Says It’s a Man’s World

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Author:

Bennington, Emily

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

2013

Human Resources

Leadership Development

Personal Growth

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There are more women than ever entering the top echelons of management, but that does not mean it has become easier to advance. In fact, career-transition consultant Emily Bennington has found that ambitious women continue to encounter obstacles in self-awareness, social skills, personal effectiveness, team building, and leadership. In Who Says It’s a Man’s World, Bennington dispels the myths and misperceptions that hold women back.

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Transparency

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Author:

Bennis, Warren

Goleman, Daniel

O'Toole, James

Biederman, Patricia Ward

Publisher:

Jossey-Bass

Published Date:

2008

Business Strategy

Leadership

Management

Personal Growth

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In today’s world, Transparency – acting with candor, disclosure, integrity, and honesty – is increasingly linked to both survival and success. Not only does Transparency enhance individual and organizational performance, but it also has the potential to tap into previously unthinkable levels of collective wisdom.

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The Virtual Executive

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Author:

Benton, Debra A.

Publisher:

The McGraw-Hill Companies

Published Date:

2012

Leadership

Technology

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The business world is expanding globally and escalating digitally, making the days of one-on-one and face-to-face interactions increasingly scarce. Chief executive officers, those who aspire to be CEOs, and any businessperson who wants to be successful must learn to effectively navigate and communicate virtually. Some best practices are constant across communication formats, but many social media and virtual environments have their own rules of engagement, and violating these codes of conduct, whether intentionally or out of ignorance, can prove disastrous.

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Work Makes Me Nervous

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Author:

Berent, Jonathan

Lemley, Amy

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2010

Personal Growth

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Many people experience anxiety on the job. This problem affects employees at every level of organizations, from entry-level workers to senior executives. Although workplace anxiety can be debilitating, it does not have to be. In Work Makes Me Nervous, Jonathan Berent and Amy Lemley describe a personal coaching system that conquers this problem. Berent developed the program based on his work with thousands of people. This process is designed to help readers diagnose their symptoms, build a map for change, and create a High Performance Mind.

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Business at the Speed of Now

admin — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 05:00:18 +0000

Author:

Bernard, John M.

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2012

Business Strategy

Economics & Finance

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In Business at the Speed of Now, John Bernard asserts that we are in the midst of the biggest economic shift in more than a century—the shift from an economy driven by mass production to an economy driven by mass customization. Mass production allowed companies to ship the same product to millions of customers. Today, mass customization is allowing companies to give customers exactly what they want, when they want it.

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The Job Search Solution

admin — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 05:00:19 +0000

Author:

Beshara, Tony

Publisher:

AMACOM

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2012

Personal Growth

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With the large number of people out of work in today’s job market, landing a job can be a difficult endeavor. Being aware of how hiring authorities and business managers think is necessary for anyone in search of a job. In the second edition of The Job Search Solution, executive recruiter Tony Beshara shares his job searching system based on his own experience as owner of Babich & Associates, the oldest placement and recruitment firm in Texas. Since its founding, his firm has helped more than 120,000 people find jobs.

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Leaders as Teachers

admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:24:42 +0000

Author:

Betof, Edward

Publisher:

ASTD Press

Published Date:

2009

Business Biographies

Business Strategy

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In 2000, Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) was competing in a medical technology market that was much different than the one it had grown up in. The current market was fully globalized, and regulations were changing significantly, along with customer buying patterns. Company executives realized that many people in the company were unsure of BD’s direction. In response, BD revamped its learning and development infrastructure.

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Service Innovation

admin — Wed, 25 May 2011 05:00:18 +0000

Author:

Bettencourt, Lance A.

Publisher:

McGraw-Hill

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2010

Innovation

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In Service Innovation, innovation strategist Lance A. Bettencourt shows marketers what they need to do to ensure that customers’ service needs are met. Based on the author’s nearly 20 years of experience helping major corporations in the insurance, financial services, information services, professional services, and other service industries innovate, the book provides concrete, practical advice on crafting strategies that will help companies develop the innovative services they need to remain or become competitive.

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Implementing Strategic Change

admin — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 05:00:19 +0000

Author:

Bevington, Tom

Samson, Danny

Publisher:

Kogan Page Limited

Published Date:

2012

Business Strategy

Change Management

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In Implementing Strategic Change, authors Tom Bevington and Danny Samson investigate why the most thorough business strategies can be disastrous upon implementation. They focus their attention on the interfacing activities carried out by employees as an often overlooked aspect of the strategic change process. When business plans are created without a complete understanding of employee responsibilities and actions, they are destined to join the many other well thought out but poorly executed plans that have preceded them.

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Likeonomics

admin — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 05:00:15 +0000

Author:

Bhargava, Rohit

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2012

Communication

Personal Growth

Relationships

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In Likeonomics, Rohit Bhargava asserts that the most trusted people and organizations always win. He offers the five principles of the TRUST formula of Likeonomics to solve what he calls the “modern believability crisis.” The idea is simple: in order to be more believable and more trusted you need to be likeable. Bhargava shares the stories of people from recognizable CEOs to up-and-comers to illustrate how to earn and keep trust and become more believable.

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Personality Not Included

admin — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 05:00:21 +0000

Author:

Bhargava, Rohit

Publisher:

McGraw-Hill Companies

Published Date:

2008

Customer Focus

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In Personality Not Included, Rohit Bhargava illustrates how companies must have a dynamic personality in order to attract and retain customers and, above all, remain profitable. By understanding the personality of their organizations, company leaders can develop an effective communication strategy that can drive marketing and sales.

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The Big Lie

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Author:

Bianco, Anthony

Publisher:

PublicAffairs

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2010

Business Biographies

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In 2006, the story broke of a spying scandal at one of America’s oldest and most respected technology companies. In The Big Lie, Anthony Bianco provides a thoroughly documented account of the personalities and events that precipitated the scandal. He provides a spirited defense of Patricia Dunn, then HP’s chairwoman, and finds the real culprits in its CEO, Mark Hurd, and board member Tom Perkins. Bianco’s conclusion is that dysfunction in the board room and the corner office at a time of rapid change in the standards of corporate governance, set the stage for “Spygate.”

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10 Steps to Successful Training

admin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:24:41 +0000

Author:

Biech, Elaine

Publisher:

ASTD Press

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2009

Leadership Development

Personal Growth

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Training programs are only as effective as the trainers who design them, and 10 Steps to Successful Training explains in detail the characteristics, actions and behaviors that define truly successful trainers. According to the author, Elaine Beich, effective trainers share several core competencies that, when applied, facilitate learning and help students gain the knowledge they need to achieve their organization’s goal.

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Ordinary Greatness

admin — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:24:41 +0000

Author:

Bilbrey, Pamela

Jones, Brian

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2009

Leadership

Management

Leadership

Management

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As part of an experiment in context and perception, world renowned violinist Joshua Bell stood in a corner of a Washington D.C. metro station during the morning rush hour. Wearing street clothes, he pulled out his priceless violin and proceeded to play six classical masterpieces. Bell’s extraordinary performance went virtually unnoticed by the 1,097 commuters who passed him. The experiment revealed that Bell’s artistry was overshadowed by ordinary circumstances.

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The New Social Learning

admin — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 05:00:17 +0000

Author:

Bingham, Tony

Conner, Marcia

Publisher:

Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Published Date:

2010

Leadership Development

Technology

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In The New Social Learning, the authors make the case that the deepest, most enduring impact of social media might be on workforce learning. They show how social media can improve the way companies recruit talent, engage employees, and build a workforce’s capabilities. While social learning is not a replacement for training and employee development, it can accomplish what traditional approaches often cannot. Networks of knowledgeable people can make informed decisions and solve complex problems in ways they could not have dreamed of years ago.

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Presenting Learning

admin — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:13:51 +0000

Author:

Bingham, Tony

Jeary, Tony

Publisher:

ASTD Press

Published Date:

2007

Communication

Human Resources

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Workplace learning can help businesses achieve greater success. Unfortunately, its value is often underrated and easily underestimated. It is up to the professional spearheading workplace learning initiatives within each organization to have an effective communications strategy to show C-level executives why learning is a crucial component of a team’s success. Training is a part of every corporation, regardless of how prominent it is, and Presenting Learning aims to educate readers on how to more effectively communicate its benefit to the overall company.

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Endless Appetites

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Author:

Bjerga, Alan

Publisher:

Bloomberg Press

Published Date:

2011

Economics & Finance

Global Business

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Since 2007 food prices have risen rapidly worldwide, creating hunger and unrest. In Endless Appetites, Alan Bjerga contends that deregulated commodities trading is the cause for the hunger and unrest. He describes how a market designed to hedge risk for a small group of food producers and processors has become a “casino” for investors. Even as the world produces more than enough food to feed itself, the very farmers who produce much of that food suffer deprivation. Bjerga has visited many of these farmers in his many years as an agricultural journalist.

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The Target

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Author:

Blakesley, Stephen J.

Publisher:

Tate Publishing & Enterprises LLC

Published Date:

2010

Human Resources

Management

Human Resources

Management

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Most business managers will attest that good people are a company’s most valuable resource, and of course motivated managers want to maximize the performance of their teams. They want a process of selection and development that will lead to their target of superior performance, but how can they go about reaching this goal? In The Target, Stephen J. Blakesley describes his system for addressing the key challenges expressed by human resource professionals.

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Supply Chain Management Best Practices

admin — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:00:17 +0000

Author:

Blanchard, David

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2010

Business Strategy

Global Business

Productivity

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A supply chain includes all components of a business responsible for gathering the materials and services required to make a product, as well as the manufacture and shipment of the product to stores and, ultimately, customers. Each year, American companies spend more than one trillion dollars on their supply chains, yet few of them know the best ways to manage their supply chains or make them more efficient.

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Great Leaders Grow

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Author:

Blanchard, Ken

Miller, Mark

Publisher:

Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.

Published Date:

2012

Leadership

Personal Growth

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In Great Leaders Grow, best-selling business author Ken Blanchard teams with Chick-fil-A vice president Mark Miller to guide executives on the path to becoming great leaders. The authors assert that while personal growth is the key to staying on that path, it is also the reason so many leaders fail to be effective in the long term. Great Leaders Grow helps leaders not only understand why they need to grow, but also offers practical advice for making this growth happen.

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The New Experts

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Author:

Bloom, Robert H.

Publisher:

Greenleaf Book Group Press

Published Date:

2010

Customer Focus

Marketing

Technology

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The buyer-seller relationship has changed drastically. Buyers are now in control. In his book, The New Experts, author Robert Bloom describes what he calls a “revolution in buyer behavior” and its impact on business. In the past, the biggest problem

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The Inside Advantage

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Author:

Bloom, Robert H.

Conti, Dave

Publisher:

The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Published Date:

2008

Business Strategy

Customer Focus

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Robert H. Bloom believes that every company inherently possesses the leverage they need to launch their product or service toward greatness. The Inside Advantage explains the strategy and tools necessary to unearth a company’s potential. With careful consideration of key customers and the elements that make a company’s product or service special, a company can begin to tackle expansion.

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People Follow You

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Author:

Blount, Jeb

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2012

Leadership

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People Follow You by Jeb Blount provides a framework for leading people in today’s high pressure workplace. The book describes seven guiding principles and five specific levers to help leaders improve their ability to motivate people to willingly work toward executing and achieving a leader’s vision and goals. Throughout the book, Blount draws on the wisdom of established experts and authors on leadership excellence. The book provides real-life examples of managers who follow the seven leadership principles.

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Be the Hero

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Author:

Blumenthal, Noah

Publisher:

Berret-Koehler Publishers

Published Date:

2009

Personal Growth

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Most everyone feels stressed, frustrated, or out of control at work or at home at some point. In Be the Hero, Noah Blumenthal challenges people to transform self-defeating thoughts and victim behaviors into heroic actions and become “everyday heroes.” At the hearts of everyday heroes are the stories that they tell themselves about other people, their situations, and themselves. These stories are so powerful that they have the ability to shape both emotions and behavior and lead to personal and professional success.

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Make Every Second Count

admin — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:00:19 +0000

Author:

Bly, Robert

Publisher:

Career Press

Published Date:

2010

Productivity

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In today’s busy world, the demands on an individual’s time can be overwhelming. In fact, forty-two percent of American workers feel that they are overworked. High speed technology, downsizing, and increased customer demands have created an impatient, time-impoverished society. In Make Every Second Count, author Robert Bly acknowledges that twenty-five hours cannot be jammed into a twenty-four hour day; however, an individual can solve the most critical time-management problems by increasing personal productivity.

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Built to Love

admin — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:39:31 +0000

Author:

Boatwright, Peter

Kagan, Jonathan

Publisher:

Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Published Date:

2010

Innovation

Marketing

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In Built to Love by Peter Boatwright and Jonathan Kagan, product emotions are defined as personal feelings invoked by a specific brand, service, or product. For the most part, individuals purchase items for two reasons: because of what the product does for them (product functions), and how the product makes them feel (product emotions). Product emotions must be deliberately planned and designed in the same way that the actual product or service is planned and designed.

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The Managerial Moment of Truth

admin — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 05:00:13 +0000

Author:

Bodaken, Bruce

Fritz, Robert

Senge, Peter

Publisher:

Free Press

Published Date:

2006

Management

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In The Managerial Moment of Truth, Bruce Bodaken and Robert Fritz argue that one of the most important competitive advantages a business can have is the truth. By being honest with each other, people have the ability to improve both individual and collective performances. From managers to top executives to entry level employees, the authors strive to offer techniques that can be used to initiate dialogs not just from the top down but laterally, across functions, and throughout a workforce.

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The Cult of the Leader

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Author:

Bones, Christopher

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2011

Leadership

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In The Cult of the Leader, Christopher Bones argues that the cult that now surrounds leadership and leader development is dangerous, not just for business but for all of society. According to Bones, modern leaders are typically egoistic, surrounded by people created in their own image, unaware of their faults and biases, and driven mostly by the need to boost their self-image. Society has wrongly lionized CEOs.

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The Joy of Retirement

admin — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:39:32 +0000

Author:

Borchard, David C.

Donohoe, Patricia A.

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

2008

Personal Growth

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When people reach the age of 50 they begin to consider retirement and often assume that this means taking on a passive life style, simply sitting around at home or in a retirement community. In The Joy of Retirement, David C. Borchard and Patricia A. Donohoe redefine retirement in terms of making a decisive life change, which does not always mean the end of a person’s working career. Throughout the book, they ask thought-provoking questions designed to help older individuals determine what life vision they have for their golden years.

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Mother Teresa, CEO

admin — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 06:00:15 +0000

Author:

Bose, Ruma

Faust, Lou

Publisher:

Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.

Published Date:

2011

Business Biographies

Leadership

Social Responsibility

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Mother Teresa, CEO is not the typical business book. Authors Ruma Bose, a former volunteer with Missionaries of Charity, and her mentor, Lou Faust provide insight for business leaders from an atypical corporate leader: Mother Teresa. She was the founder and head of the Missionaries of Charity, a multi-million dollar organization with operations in over 100 countries, more than 4,000 employees, and over 1 million volunteers.

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The Soul of the Corporation

admin — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 15:39:17 +0000

Author:

Bouchikhi, Hamid

Kimberly, John R.

Publisher:

Wharton School Publishing

Published Date:

2008

Leadership

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In The Soul of the Corporation, authors Hamid Bouchikhi and John R. Kimberly provide leaders with the tools to understand, assess, and master the heart and soul of their companies, which they call the I*Dimension. Based on real-life corporate struggles with identity, The Soul of the Corporation examines how business leaders today can control and leverage the I*Dimension for continued success and future growth.

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Fatal Risk

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Author:

Boyd, Roddy

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2011

Business Biographies

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Roddy Boyd’s Fatal Risk, details the birth, growth, and ultimate collapse in 2008 of AIG—the largest insurance company in the world. What began after World War I as C.V. Starr’s enterprise in China grew into a global juggernaut under Starr’s successor, Maurice “Hank” Greenberg. Due to bold business moves, extreme attention to detail, and a large aversion to risk, AIG made money by insuring ventures others could not or would not.

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6 Secrets to Startup Success

admin — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:32:20 +0000

Author:

Bradberry, John

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

2011

Entrepreneurship

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Most entrepreneurs believe passionately in their ideas, yet most new businesses fail within a few years of launching. In 6 Secrets to Startup Success, John Bradberry explains that entrepreneurial passion may actually contribute to startup failure. He argues that this passion can be a double-edged sword, fueling entrepreneurs to start new ventures but blinding them to potential pitfalls along the way.

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