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Improve Your Competitive Strategy

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Author:

Zuckerman, Alan M.

Publisher:

Health Administration Press

Published Date:

2002

Business Strategy

Health Care

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Until the early 1990s competition in the healthcare industry was friendly and almost completely harmless. Healthcare firms struggled to meet demand, and most markets required multiple entities to keep up with patient needs. Since then, hospitals have become larger, more efficient, and capable of dominating entire communities. This has created a “survival of the fittest” mentality among healthcare organizations, where businesses must fight for every patient and experienced physician.

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Game-Based Marketing

admin — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 05:00:16 +0000

Author:

Zichermann, Gabe

Linder, Joselin

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2010

Marketing

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On today’s demanding advertising scene, grabbing and keeping consumers’ attention, or loyalty, is key to ensuring a brand’s success. In Game-Based Marketing, Gabe Zichermann and Joselin Linder show marketers how to build this loyalty using the time honored tradition of introducing game mechanics into ad campaigns. In today’s culture of social connectedness, growing technology, and increased options for game play, the room for growth in such promotions is almost limitless.

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The Extraordinary Leader

admin — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 04:08:25 +0000

Author:

Zenger, John H.

Folkman, Joseph R.

Publisher:

McGraw-Hill

Published Date:

2009

Leadership

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In The Extraordinary Leader, John H. Zenger and Joseph R. Folkman explore what it takes to develop poor and average leaders into extraordinary leaders, defined as those leaders occupying the top ten percentiles of effectiveness as rated by their colleagues and subordinates. Drawing on data generated from studies involving 200,000 individuals rating 25,000 leaders, Zenger and Folkman arrive at some surprising conclusions and present their plan for leadership development in a series of easily understood metaphors.

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The Extraordinary Coach

admin — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 04:08:25 +0000

Author:

Zenger, John H.

Stinnett, Kathleen

Publisher:

McGraw-Hill

Published Date:

2010

Leadership Development

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The majority of today’s leaders believe that they are providing a sufficient amount of coaching to their employees, but studies show that the “coachees” disagree. In The Extraordinary Coach, John H. Zenger and Kathleen Stinnett demonstrate how many of the current tactics used in coaching are not actually beneficial to the coachees and are not sufficiently developing employees’ ability to problem-solve on their own. In the book, Zenger and Stinnett consistently outline specific steps leaders can take in order to best cultivate their coaching skills.

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Successful Time Management for Dummies

admin — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 05:00:18 +0000

Author:

Zeller, Dirk

Publisher:

Wiley Publishing, Inc.

Published Date:

2009

Personal Growth

Productivity

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Time is a precious commodity. Each person has the same amount of time given to them to use productively or to waste. In Successful Time Management for Dummies, Dirk Zeller describes a broad variety of time management techniques and systems that can be used by people in different professional roles, as well as at home. Before delving into detailed techniques for better time management, it is useful to take a bigger picture look at time and its value. Zeller suggests taking a step back and considering one’s life goals.

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Share This!

admin — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 04:00:00 +0000

Author:

Zandt, Deanna

Publisher:

Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Published Date:

2010

Marketing

Technology

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In Share This!, Deanna Zandt discusses how social networks allow individuals to share their stories with a large number of people at a time by observing what others are posting over time. When individuals begin to share the story of their lives with one another, they build a foundation of trust between the sharer and the listener, and from that trust grows empathy.

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The Three Laws of Performance

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

Author:

Zaffron, Steve

Logan, Dave

Publisher:

Jossey-Bass

Published Date:

2009

Leadership

Management

Productivity

Leadership

Management

Productivity

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In the work environment and at home, when things are not working, people struggle with which part of the problem to address first. However, the reason that fixing a problem often does not deliver the expected results, is because the underlying dynamics that perpetuated the problem are untouched. For every problem there is a future that has already been written about it. The Three Laws of Performance is not about change management. It is about rewriting the future, solving problems, and achieving breakthrough performance.

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Networking for People Who Hate Networking

admin — Thu, 26 May 2011 05:00:17 +0000

Author:

Zack, Devora

Publisher:

Berret-Koehler Publishers, Inc.

Published Date:

2010

Communication

Relationships

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People who are introverts often hate to network. While extroverts, socially-oriented people who excel in group situations, are typically right at home at networking events, introverts, reflective and reclusive people, dread group interactions. However, in Networking for People Who Hate Networking, Devora Zack sets out to demonstrate that, by virtue of their innate strengths, introverts can become masterful networkers. Introverts’ talent for focusing and asking thoughtful questions heightens their ability to make meaningful connections with others.

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Managing for People Who Hate Managing

admin — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 15:23:46 +0000

Author:

Zack, Devora

Publisher:

Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.

Published Date:

2012

Management

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In Managing for People Who Hate Managing, management consultant Devora Zack relies on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to introduce two primary management styles—Thinkers and Feelers—and explains how, in terms of personality and managerial effectiveness, people fit into one of these two categories. Zack explains how a manager who can identify a personal management style is better equipped to adapt that style to effectively manage and motivate team members for greatly improved results. This adaptation is not a one-way street, however, as people learn and execute differently.

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Building Social Business

admin — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:27:42 +0000

Author:

Yunus, Muhammad

Weber, Karl

Publisher:

PublicAffairs

Published Date:

2010

Social Responsibility

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For many people, there is more to life than making money, and happiness comes from many sources not just making a profit. Therefore, an economy based on the premise that profits are the only goal is misguided. In his book, Building Social Business, Muhammad Yunus argues there should be a new kind of business that takes into account the human desire to help others. Social business is a new form of capitalism that is dedicated to solving pressing problems, such as hunger, homelessness, disease, pollution, and ignorance.

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Brave Dragons

admin — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 05:00:16 +0000

Author:

Yardley, Jim

Publisher:

Alfred A. Knopf

Published Date:

2012

Leadership

Teams

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In Brave Dragons, New York Times foreign correspondent Jim Yardley profiles the 2008-2009 season of an underdog Chinese basketball team, the Shanxi Brave Dragons, whose owner made the radical decision to hire former NBA coach Bob Weiss to transform his team. Weiss, most recently the coach of the Seattle SuperSonics, was charged with carrying out owner Boss Wang’s mandate: to Americanize the players, overcome their ingrained Chinese style of play, and teach them to play like players in the NBA.

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Content Is Currency

admin — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:08:12 +0000

Author:

Wuebben, Jon

Publisher:

Nicholas Brealey Publishing

Published Date:

2011

Marketing

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Content Is Currency can help businesses take maximum advantage of the new possibilities created by the Internet, smart phones, and other digital tools and media. Author Jon Wuebben surveys the many types of content businesses can use to build enduring, fruitful relationships with customers, with a focus on maximizing each type’s effectiveness and strategies for linking them to amplify their impact.

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The Mobile Learning Edge

admin — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 05:00:17 +0000

Author:

Woodill, Gary

Publisher:

McGraw-Hill

Published Date:

2011

Leadership Development

Teams

Technology

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In The Mobile Learning Edge, author Gary Woodill defines mobile learning as a personalized form of learning that takes place on a mobile electronic device. It allows for speedy communication, it is portable and convenient, it creates active learning experiences, and it allows for learning connectivity at any time and in any location.

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Your Best Just Got Better

admin — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 05:00:15 +0000

Author:

Womack, Jason W.

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2012

Management

Personal Growth

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In Your Best Just Got Better, executive coach and author Jason W. Womack presents actionable strategies to help managers, employees, and entrepreneurs alike in their quest to make lasting, sustainable changes in their working lives. His three-step approach to better time management and goal achievement focuses on making smarter choices, seeking out contacts and projects that foster growth, and improving focus.

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Make Difficult People Disappear

admin — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 05:00:18 +0000

Author:

Wofford, Monica

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2012

Communication

Relationships

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In Make Difficult People Disappear, Monica Wofford presents her recipe for better workplace relationships through new insights into personality preferences. This requires an understanding of how different people think and operate on a professional and personal level. Offering her trademarked CORE protocol as a tool for interpreting and strengthening interpersonal relationships, Wofford presents her methods through the eyes of Cybil, a mid-level executive with an off-putting personal style.

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Why Women Mean Business

admin — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:08:21 +0000

Author:

Wittenberg-Cox, Avivah

Maitland, Alison

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2008

Diversity

Human Resources

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According to the authors of Why Women Mean Business, the influence of women in the workplace and the marketplace is changing everything, and the changes are desirable rather than threatening. Utilizing the talents of women effectively provides the key to profitability and sustainability for businesses in the future, as well as to addressing the global challenges of the 21st century.

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Flipped

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:17:45 +0000

Author:

Winsor, John

Publisher:

B2 Books

Published Date:

2010

Customer Focus

Marketing

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In Flipped, John Winsor describes how companies can use bottom-up marketing strategies to co-create new products and services with their customers. With the advent of Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks, successful companies have responded by encouraging their customers to participate in building their brands. Many companies still cling to outdated, top-down strategies, such as focus groups and traditional market research, which outsource the most importance relationship they have – their relationship with their customers.

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The Voice of Success

admin — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:26:44 +0000

Author:

Wilson, Joni

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

2009

Communication

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Women’s voices are one of their most important professional tools, but many women have weak or poorly trained voices. Women are also at a physical disadvantage because their vocal apparatuses are smaller and less robust than men’s voices; however, women who want to advance in their careers must actively train their voices to be resonant and clear. As Joni Wilson explains in The Voice of Success, daily vocal exercises, relaxation techniques, and good posture are all critical to a strong voice.

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Leaders in Motion

admin — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 05:00:11 +0000

Author:

Wilson, Dr. Marta

Publisher:

Greenleaf Book Group LLC

Published Date:

2012

Leadership

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Today’s economy, with its insatiable need for great ideas and effective implementation, does not reward stifling environments and underdeveloped staffs. Instead, it demands smart work at full throttle. To unleash productive power, organizations look to their leaders. Global competitors and the advancement of new technologies require leaders to be constantly in motion as they lead their organizations to success by creating cultures of transformation. In Leaders in Motion, Dr.

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No Magic Bullet

admin — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:00:17 +0000

Author:

Willmore, Joe

Publisher:

ASTD Press

Published Date:

2009

Business Strategy

Productivity

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There are hundreds of best-selling books that claim to have the secret to organizational success. Additionally, there are thousands of business consultants who have made lucrative careers pushing programs that supposedly guarantee great results. Unfortunately, there is little evidence that getting continual results is as simple, easy, or quick as these books or consultants preach. No Magic Bullet explains how organizations can improve their results through their personnel—not through the latest quick fix or business fad.

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Her Place at the Table

admin — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 05:00:18 +0000

Author:

Williams, Judith

Frohlinger, Carol

Kolb, Deborah M.

Publisher:

Jossey-Bass

Published Date:

2010

Leadership

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The proportion of women in the workplace is at a historic high, yet leadership roles in major institutions continue to escape them. This is no longer due to “first-generation” gender issues where women were blatantly discriminated against or even harassed. Nor is it a result of women’s disinterest, lack of talent, or failure to ask. Rather, women today face more subtle “second-generation” gender issues that are complex and difficult to address.

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The Sustainability Champion's Guidebook

admin — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 06:00:15 +0000

Author:

Willard, Bob

Publisher:

New Society Publishers

Published Date:

2009

Social Responsibility

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In The Sustainability Champion's Guidebook, Bob Willard addresses the global need for sustainable practices and the influential role of the business world in the sustainability movement. Effective leadership within organizations is critical to broadening and strengthening the sustainability movement before it is too late.

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The Great Brain Race

admin — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:23:46 +0000

Author:

Wildavsky, Ben

Publisher:

Princeton University Press

Published Date:

2010

Global Business

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International competition for the brightest minds has made higher education a global commodity. In The Great Brain Race, Ben Wildavsky makes the case that this latest educational globalization should be embraced, not feared. In the 10-year period from 1999 to 2009, the number of students studying in colleges and universities outside their countries of birth grew 40 percent. The global education marketplace is providing more opportunities to more people than ever before. Wildavsky, a former education editor at U.S.

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I Didn't See it Coming

admin — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:24:40 +0000

Author:

Widmann, Nancy C.

Eisenman, Elaine J.

Kopelan, Amy Dorn

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2007

Change Management

Human Resources

Personal Growth

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The organizational landscape has undergone so many transformations over the last decade that thousands of talented professionals who managed to thrive through all sorts of difficulty have suddenly found themselves the jobless victims of mergers, acquisitions, management turnovers, and company self-destructions. This is not, say the authors, because they were bad at their jobs. Many of these unfortunate souls were simply blindsided - knocked down by obstacles in their career paths most people neglect to acknowledge while engaged in their day-to-day work lives.

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The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning

admin — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 00:24:40 +0000

Author:

Wick, Calhoun

Pollock, Roy

Jefferson, Andrew

Flanagan, Richard

Publisher:

Pfeiffer

Published Date:

2006

Human Resources

Personal Growth

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Training and development is often viewed as expendable, a department that is nice to have when times are good, but one that organizations can do without when times are bad. This line of reasoning exists because many executives and managers do not see training and development as contributing directly to the bottom line.

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Co-Active Coaching

admin — Sun, 22 May 2011 04:00:00 +0000

Author:

Whitworth, Laura

Kimsey-House, Karen

Kimsey-House, Henry

Sandahl, Phillip

Publisher:

Nicholas Brealey Publishing

Published Date:

2007

Leadership Development

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Once considered a consulting niche employed only by sports teams, coaching has evolved into one of the fastest-growing professions in the world. In Co-Active Coaching, Laura Whitworth, Karen Kimsey-House, Henry Kimsey-House, and Phillip Sandahl delineate a particular approach to coaching and the coaching relationship that they term “co-active coaching” because it involves the active and collaborative participation of both coach and client.

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Coaching for Performance

admin — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:39:30 +0000

Author:

Whitmore, John

Publisher:

Nicholas Brealey Publishing

Published Date:

2009

Leadership Development

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For nearly two decades, Coaching for Performance has served as a classic guide for business managers wishing to inspire workers to reach their potential. Originally published in 1992 and widely used in human resource departments and coaching schools worldwide, it draws upon techniques used in sports training to suggest a method for managers to guide their employees to self-awareness, help them access their inner potential and perform at peak capacity.

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The Zen Leader

admin — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 05:00:14 +0000

Author:

Whitelaw, Ginny

Publisher:

The Career Press

Published Date:

2012

Personal Growth

Productivity

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In The Zen Leader, Ginny Whitelaw addresses the unprecedented amount of pressure that many leaders feel today. It causes leaders to burn out, exhausting themselves and their employees. However, there is a way for leaders to manage the pressure without giving up or giving in. Whitelaw opens up an entirely different possibility for today’s leaders: to use the pressure they feel from their jobs, rather than being used by it.

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Computer Fraud Casebook

admin — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:24:41 +0000

Author:

Wells, Joseph T.

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2009

Human Resources

Management

Technology

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Fraud-an act of deception practiced in order to secure personal gain - has been a longstanding threat for business owners. Rapid advances in computers, however, have propelled the issue of computer fraud into the forefront at the cost of billions of dollars to companies and consumers alike. Because this threat is likely to only intensify as technology continues to become more accessible and sophisticated, companies that wish to maintain their livelihood have no choice but to establish controls for preventing and addressing these crimes. In Computer Fraud Casebook, editor Joseph T.

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Strategic IQ

admin — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 16:01:13 +0000

Author:

Wells, John R.

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Published Date:

2012

Business Strategy

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In Strategic IQ, author John Wells issues a wake-up call to all companies—big and small, new or established, successful or floundering—about why businesses fail and what they must do to continually deliver superior sustainable performance. Inertia is almost always to blame for business failure and manifests in three different forms: strategic when companies fail to change strategies, structural when corporate structure gets in the way of change, and human because people tend to be resistant to change.

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The Power Presenter

admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:24:41 +0000

Author:

Weissman, Jerry

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons

Published Date:

2009

Communication

Personal Growth

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Jerry Weissman has spent twenty years teaching executives how to deliver successful, profitable presentations, and his techniques have been used to raise financing, sell products, propose partnerships, and seek approval for projects.

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The Leadership Gap

admin — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 00:24:39 +0000

Author:

Weiss, David S.

Molinaro, Vince

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Canada Ltd.

Published Date:

2005

Human Resources

Leadership

Leadership Development

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Personal Growth

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Because leaders must shape their organizations, build teams, drive results, and inspire their employees to deliver value, leadership is a critical source of competitive advantage in today’s economy. However, Weiss and Molinaro’s research has found that many senior executives have little confidence that their organizations, both in the private and the public sectors, possess this kind of leadership capability.

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Leadership Solutions

admin — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:24:41 +0000

Author:

Weiss, David S.

Molinaro, Vince

Davey, Liane

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2007

Human Resources

Leadership

Leadership Development

Management

Personal Growth

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Organizations often struggle to build the leadership capacity necessary to thrive in an ever-changing global business environment. In fact, leadership development may be one of the biggest challenges facing businesses today. In Leadership Solutions, David Weiss, Vince Molinaro, and Liane Davey, provide the information companies must have in order to develop their leadership capability and to accelerate the development of their future leaders.

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The Talent Advantage

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:24:42 +0000

Author:

Weiss, Alan

MacKay, Nancy

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2009

Human Resources

Leadership Development

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One of the biggest challenges facing business today is finding, grooming, and retaining the best and the brightest hires. Many organizations choose to assign this responsibility to the human resources department, but according to Alan Weiss and Nancy MacKay, this can be a fatal error.

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Ethical Intelligence

admin — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 06:00:15 +0000

Author:

Weinstein, Bruce

Publisher:

New World Library

Published Date:

2011

Personal Growth

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In Ethical Intelligence, Bruce Weinstein presents five core principles to improve the business and personal lives of his readers. By adopting these key principles, people can boost their ethical intelligence and enrich all aspects of their lives. By embracing simple virtues like compassion, respect, and fairness, Weinstein argues that professionals at any stage of their careers can improve their job outlook. He also offers advice for introducing principles of ethical intelligence to colleagues, employees, bosses, and even shareholders.

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Managing the Unexpected

admin — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:24:41 +0000

Author:

Weick, Karl E.

Sutcliffe, Kathleen M.

Publisher:

Jossey-Bass

Published Date:

2007

Business Strategy

Management

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Successful organizations know that they must deal with unexpected events with flexibility, adaptability, and alertness. They learn from their mistakes, are less concerned with blame, and promote communication. In Managing the Unexpected, authors Karl E. Weick and Kathleen M. Sutcliffe provide a blueprint for managers looking to forge successful organizations, which they term high reliability organizations (HROs).

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Green Tech

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:24:41 +0000

Author:

Webber, Lawrence

Wallace, Michael

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

2009

Social Responsibility

Technology

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Green technology has historically battled a reputation for being an anti-industry, back-to-nature philosophy, but the truth is that “going green” is simply another term for the efficient use of technology — and more and more businesses are recognizing its financial and cultural benefits. In Green Tech, authors Lawrence Webber and Michael Wallace explain in detail how green equipment can save companies enormous amounts of money while minimizing the effects of technology on the environment.

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The Drama-Free Office

admin — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:32:21 +0000

Author:

Warner, Jim

Klemp, Kaley

Publisher:

Greenleaf Book Group LLC

Published Date:

2012

Management

Relationships

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In The Drama-Free Office, Jim Warner and Kaley Klemp present their proven methods of recognizing, diagnosing, and minimizing drama in the workplace. They emphasize authentic behavior and curious analysis and demonstrate with real-life examples some of the warning signs of falling into drama. By breaking up the types of dramatic behavior into four distinct roles, the authors are able to explain what causes specific behaviors and recommend proven ways to limit, eliminate, and prevent drama.

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High Altitude Leadership

admin — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:24:41 +0000

Author:

Warner, Chris

Schmincke, Don

Publisher:

Jossey-Bass

Published Date:

2009

Leadership

Personal Growth

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In High Altitude Leadership, Chris Warner and Don Schmincke, apply the lessons learned in the world of extreme mountaineering to the world of business. According to the authors, the dangers faced by mountain climbers have parallels in the world of business, and it takes a specific type of leader to overcome – a high altitude leader. Warner and Schmincke describe the dangers that these leaders face, and how they overcome them. These dangers include the fear of death, selfishness, tool seduction, arrogance, lone heroes, cowardice, comfort and gravity.

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Red Capitalism

admin — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 06:00:15 +0000

Author:

Walter, Carl E.

Howie, Fraser J. T.

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Published Date:

2012

Economics & Finance

Global Business

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The popular world view is that China is an unstoppable freight train of economic growth. However, in Red Capitalism, Carl E. Walter and Fraser J. T. Howie say that decades of development in China have been marked not by steady ascension but rather a series of booms and busts, during which large-scale government intervention was required to save many corporations. They explore how China’s financial institutions and the national Communist Party shaped the country’s economic choices, development, and reform and what this means for China and the rest of the world.

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Working Relationships

admin — Tue, 06 May 2008 00:24:40 +0000

Author:

Wall, Bob

Publisher:

Davies Black

Published Date:

2008

Human Resources

Management

Personal Growth

Relationships

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Being able to work with people is one of the most important factors in determining success on the job. The things that we need to improve our jobs are only a conversation away. Ideas go unexpressed or unheard because we often do not know how to talk to each other about work. While most of us have good intentions, we are prone to blind spots in our self-perception, resulting in behaviors that produce unintended consequences.

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Reality-Based Leadership

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Author:

Wakeman, Cy

Publisher:

Jossey-Bass

Published Date:

2010

Leadership

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For at least the past five years, it has become commonplace for leaders to cite a challenging business environment as the primary reason for poor results. Rising costs, customer expectations, government regulations, economic recession, and a dramatically faster pace of change have demanded that companies do more with less. It might seem that given the pressures, leaders have little hope of stellar success.

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12: The Elements of Great Managing

admin — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:59:03 +0000

Author:

Wagner, Rodd

Harter, PH.D., James K.

Publisher:

Gallup Press

Published Date:

2006

Management

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Engaged, talented employees are a company’s greatest resource. Yet many mangers fail, through both neglect and ignorance, to bring out the best in their workforce. To determine the crucial components of great management, the Gallup Organization examined over one million employee and manager interviews. In 1999, Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman‘s book First, Break All the Rules divulged and explored 12 of the critical elements gleaned from Gallup’s research. Ten years later, Rodd Wagner and James K.

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10 Steps to Successful Change Management

admin — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 05:00:13 +0000

Author:

Vukotich, George

Publisher:

ASTD Press

Published Date:

2011

Change Management

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Change happens. There is simply no stopping it. In 10 Steps to Successful Change Management, George Vukotich offers those faced with change at an organizational level a systemized, ten-step system to “manage”—that is understand, react to, mitigate and successfully execute—the often scary, often difficult business of change. From assessing the risks of change to dealing with detractors to reviewing the process after it has been completed, the goal is clear: learn to manage change before it manages you.

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Always On

admin — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:39:25 +0000

Author:

Vollmer, Christopher

Precourt, Geoffrey

Publisher:

McGraw-Hill

Published Date:

2008

Marketing

Technology

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The new media environment is “always on,” accessible to audiences from anywhere at any time, and responsive to their control. The world of marketing is now at the beginning of a consumer-centric digital age in which the traditional approaches to marketing products and services are no longer viable. Instead of being satisfied with knowing how many people are exposed to their brand messages, marketers must determine how well their messages are received, whether they generate a customer response, and what those responses are.

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The Granularity of Growth

admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:24:40 +0000

Author:

Viguerie, Patrick

Smit, Sven

Baghai, Mehrdad

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2008

Business Strategy

Management

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It is undeniable that companies need growth to continue to thrive in today’s marketplace. The question that lingers in the minds of many organizational leaders – particularly those representing large companies – is where this growth will come from and how it can be achieved.

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Watch This, Listen Up, Click Here

admin — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:24:40 +0000

Author:

Verklin, David

Kanner, Bernice

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2007

Business Biographies

Customer Focus

Marketing

Technology

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Almost two-thirds of Americans’ waking lives are engaged with media of some kind, according to David Verklin and Bernice Kanner, the authors of Watch This, Listen Up, Click Here, and where consumers are spending their media time is growing more diverse with the emergence of more media platforms.

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Make Their Day!

admin — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:00:16 +0000

Author:

Ventrice, Cindy

Publisher:

Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.

Published Date:

2009

Leadership Development

Management

Productivity

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In Make Their Day!, Cindy Ventrice discusses how effective recognition increases an organization’s productivity, profitability, and lowers turnover. She states that recognition must be incorporated into every employee interaction to create an atmosphere of respect, loyalty, and individual value. Many organizations that implement the Make Their Day philosophy see maintained employee morale, improved customer satisfaction ratings, and growing revenue in the face of mergers, layoffs, and other challenges.

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The Boomer Retirement Time Bomb

admin — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 05:00:17 +0000

Author:

Venneberg, Donald L.

Eversole, Barbara Welss

Publisher:

Praeger, Inc.

Published Date:

2010

Human Resources

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Throughout human history, most countries have had more young people than old people. This is no longer true in the United States and is even less true in most western European countries and Japan. Between 2010 and 2040, the numbers of elderly Americans will more than double while the non-elderly population will grow by just ten percent. As the United States workforce ages, some analysts and researchers are projecting a labor shortage and a corresponding job boom in the next decade.

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Web Copy That Sells

admin — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:01:12 +0000

Author:

Veloso, Maria

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

2009

Communication

Marketing

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Direct marketing websites need effective copy to engage prospects and convert them to customers. In Web Copy That Sells, Maria Veloso boils more than 30 years of copywriting experience down to a five-step blueprint that uses emotional appeals, bonuses and guarantees, credibility-building testimonials, and subtle psychology to create product-moving copy. She explains how to craft advertorial rather than straight advertising copy for websites, email marketing campaigns, and social media. Simply driving traffic to a website will not create blockbuster sales figures.

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The Image of Success

admin — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 20:10:45 +0000

Author:

Vega, Lizandra

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

2010

Personal Growth

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Lizandra Vega wrote The Image of Success, a detailed and practical guide to putting one’s best foot forward in the working world, to help others maximize their professional success. A certified image coach, recruiter, and co-founder of Perennial Resources International in New York City, Lizandra Vega has successfully coached thousands during her 15 years in the field on how to present the best possible image as they seek to advance their careers. According to Vega, the ABC’s of image are appearance, behavior, and communication.

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Crush It!

admin — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:39:18 +0000

Author:

Vaynerchuck, Gary

Publisher:

HarperCollins

Published Date:

2009

Technology

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In Crush It! author Gary Vaynerchuk describes how anyone can harness the power of the Internet to turn their passion (no matter how obscure or crazy) into a revenue making business. His fervent theme: “monetize your passion” by using the unprecedented opportunities afforded through social media net-working platforms. A self-made successful businessman and personal brand identity, Vaynerchuk made a name for himself by launching and promoting Wine Library TV, a video blog.

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The Influence Game

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Author:

Vance, Stephanie

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2012

Communication

Relationships

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Lobbying and wielding influence over key decision makers are activities often associated, somewhat unflatteringly, with Washington, D.C. The reality is that lobbyists have influence and successfully sway lawmakers to take certain actions, because of the tactics that they employ time and again. This type of selling of ideas requires a subtle and psychological approach. Learning how to employ the same principles of influence as lobbyists will help anyone who is trying to close a business deal, win clients, or even land a new job.

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The End of the Euro

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:01:12 +0000

Author:

Van Overtveldt, Johan

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

2011

Economics & Finance

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During the summer of 2010, the world watched televised coverage of Greeks rioting after their wages, pensions, and social welfare programs were cut. No one should have been shocked by these images. According to Belgian financial writer Johan Van Overtveldt, the economic meltdown in Greece was inevitable and could be traced to the creation of a monetary union among European countries in 1999 and the subsequent birth of the euro—both of which were ill-conceived.

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How Cool Brands Stay Hot

admin — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 05:00:13 +0000

Author:

Van Den Bergh, Den

Behrer, Mattias

Publisher:

Kogan Page Limited

Published Date:

2011

Marketing

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According to Joeri Van den Bergh and Mattias Behrer, the authors of How Cool Brands Stay Hot, there are more than 70 million Gen Yers in the U.S. alone, accounting for more than $200 billion in purchasing power. The impact they have on society, culture, business, politics, and economics over the next three decades will be equivalent to that of the Baby Boomer generation. No matter the industry, reaching Generation Y will make or break a brand and will have a huge impact on the long-term success of any company or product.

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The Conversation Company

admin — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 05:00:14 +0000

Author:

Van Belleghem, Steven

Publisher:

Kogan Page Ltd.

Published Date:

2012

Customer Focus

Marketing

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In The Conversation Company, Steven Van Belleghem contends that customers want to experience excellence in service and products, and they will only believe marketing messages if an entire company radiates an attitude of excellence. In today’s market, companies need to give consumers a pleasing experience, exceed their expectations, listen to their ideas, and collaborate with them in the development of those ideas. The new marketing approach is based on a dialogue with the customer—a conversation—not a one-way flow of information.

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Truth

admin — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:24:40 +0000

Author:

Upshaw, Lynn

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

2007

Marketing

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It seems that the harder marketers sell, the less likely buyers are willing to listen. And the more marketers try to infiltrate the world of consumers, the more skeptical buyers become, ultimately questioning the credibility of the product or service itself. In the world of marketing today, with all the media choices and technological advances, doubtful, even cynical consumers have made building a product or service more difficult than ever.

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Why We Buy

admin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:00:15 +0000

Author:

Underhill, Paco

Publisher:

Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Published Date:

2009

Customer Focus

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An anthropological study seems like it ought to take place deep in untamed jungles with wildly exotic cultures, but Paco Underhill has founded a company based on applying the principals of environmental psychology to studying how people shop. Why We Buy discusses the “science of shopping,” and explains how Underhill uses data collected by surveys, video footage, and specialized field workers to change stores’ layouts, merchandising, and operations. Underhill’s research ultimately makes it easier and more pleasant for customers to shop and buy.

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What Women Want

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:04:10 +0000

Author:

Underhill, Paco

Publisher:

Simon & Schuster

Published Date:

2010

Diversity

Human Resources

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Over the past twenty years, women have gained significant cultural, social, and economic influence. Women enjoy greater buying power than ever before, and they prefer to spend their money at businesses that provide female friendly environments. In What Women Want, Paco Underhill explores how women’s preferences for cleanliness, control, safety, and consideration are changing the way homes are designed and how the retail landscape looks all together.

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The GE Work-Out

admin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:24:41 +0000

Author:

Ulrich, Dave

Kerr, Steve

Ashkenas, Ron

Publisher:

McGraw-Hill

Published Date:

2002

Business Biographies

Business Strategy

Management

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Employees at GE have a deeply engrained and internalized process for addressing and solving the company’s problems quickly, simply, and with the involvement of people who will ultimately carry out the decision. The process is called Work-Out. In The GE Work-Out, Dave Ulrich, Steve Kerr, and Ron Ashkenas describe how GE has eliminated bureaucracy and solved organizational problems using a simple set of concepts and tools.

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HR Transformation

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:24:42 +0000

Author:

Ulrich, Dave

Allen, Justin

Brockbank, Wayne

Younger, Jon

Nyman, Mark

Publisher:

McGraw-Hill

Published Date:

2009

Business Strategy

Human Resources

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According to the authors of HR Transformation, “a true HR transformation is an integrated, aligned, innovative, and business-focused approach to redefining how HR work is done within an organization so that it helps the organization deliver on promises made to customers, investors, and other stakeholders.” Essentially, this means that HR Transformation is not truly successful unless it adds value to the business as a whole.

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The Why of Work

admin — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:10:46 +0000

Author:

Ulrich, Dave

Ulrich, Wendy

Publisher:

McGraw-Hill

Published Date:

2010

Leadership

Personal Growth

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In The Why of Work, Dave and Wendy Ulrich contend that organizations that have found ways to engage their employees are rare in American industry. Most fail to transmit positive attitudes and define the organization’s principles to employees—answering the question of why their work has meaning.

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Virtual Teamwork

admin — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:08:09 +0000

Author:

Ubell , Robert (editor)

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2010

Teams

Technology

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Over the past 20 years, Internet-based online learning has grown from a rudimentary tool to a routine part of business operations. Today, virtual teams give businesspeople across the globe uninterrupted access to quality materials, instructors, and peer learners. According to online learning pioneer Robert Ubell, the ability to collaborate and interact with team members regardless of time or distance is perhaps the most significant advancement in team performance.

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The Art of War

admin — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 05:00:15 +0000

Author:

Tzu, Sun

Publisher:

El Paso Norte Press

Published Date:

2009

Business Strategy

Leadership

Major Works

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The Art of War was written in China around the 6th century BCE. The writings are attributed to Sun Tzu, a valiant general of that time. The text includes not only the writings of the original author but also commentary and clarification from later military philosophers. The book has become influential for rulers and military leaders throughout the ages. Companies and organizations have found value in the teachings that they can apply to education and training for competitive ventures.

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World Famous

admin — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:24:41 +0000

Author:

Tyreman, David

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

2009

Business Strategy

Marketing

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Understanding brand identity is crucial for every business; yet, few actually have a well-defined brand identity that inspires legions of loyal followers. Companies that are the most successful, that consistently deliver results, and that hold on to a loyal customer base understand that business is more than just a series of transactions. In World Famous, David Tyreman reveals that the secret lies in working to inspire rather than to sell, in being authentic rather than trying to fit in, and in engaging a marketplace of consumers rather than by focusing on the competition.

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10 Steps to Successful Virtual Presentations

admin — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 05:00:19 +0000

Author:

Turmel, Wayne

Publisher:

ASTD Press

Published Date:

2011

Communication

Technology

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The need for virtual presentations is growing. Seventy percent of managers in mid-sized to large companies have at least one team member who works remotely. However, over half of managers have not received any formal instruction about how to communicate remotely or manage remote teams. A majority of businesses that purchase licenses for Web-presentation tools discover that fewer than 25 percent of their employees feel competent enough to use the tools. Most of these people are either fearful of the technology or have not been taught to use the tools properly.

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Not Everyone Gets a Trophy

admin — Wed, 12 May 2010 00:24:41 +0000

Author:

Tulgan, Bruce

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2009

Diversity

Human Resources

Management

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As members of Generation Y enter the workforce in ever-increasing numbers, they bring with them a new set of attitudes that can present unique challenges to their managers, many of whom come from older generations. It is not uncommon for managers to report that Gen Yers are too high-maintenance, expect too many benefits, handle criticism poorly, think only in the short term, question authority figures, or are dependent on their overprotective parents.

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It's Okay to Manage Your Boss

admin — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 05:00:21 +0000

Author:

Tulgan, Bruce

Publisher:

Jossey-Bass

Published Date:

2010

Management

Relationships

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Across all industries and at all levels of organization there is a shocking epidemic of what Bruce Tulgan labels “undermanagement.” Undermanagement occurs when supervisory relationships between employees and bosses lack the engagement required to maintain the very basics of management: clear expectations, resources, feedback, and fair reward. The result is that both employees and managers are over-worked, stressed out, and not performing at their full potential.

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Innovation is Everybody's Business

admin — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:08:09 +0000

Author:

Tucker, Robert B.

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2011

Innovation

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Innovation is Everybody’s Business by Robert B. Tucker discusses how employees at any level, in any organization or industry can make themselves invaluable by championing innovation. With routine tasks being automated or outsourced, more value is placed on those tasks that require specialized expertise and creativity. The seven innovation skills (or I-Skills) Tucker describes can be put to use by anyone who wants to become irreplaceable and indispensable to their organization.

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China Versus the West

admin — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 05:00:15 +0000

Author:

Tselichtchev, Ivan

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Published Date:

2012

Economics & Finance

Global Business

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In China Versus the West, Ivan Tselichtchev describes the Western economic crisis that occurred parallel to unyielding Chinese growth and how this created a global power shift. He explains the genesis of China’s stronghold. It refuses to accelerate the appreciation of its currency, it actively invests in Third World countries to gain access to natural resources and garner political clout, and its national resources companies now compete globally.

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In Search of the Obvious

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:24:41 +0000

Author:

Trout, Jack

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2008

Business Strategy

Marketing

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The word obvious can be used to describe all of the most powerful and successful marketing strategies. Obvious solutions are often hidden in plain sight, and sometimes even ignored in favor of something more clever or creative.

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Repositioning

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:08:22 +0000

Author:

Trout, Jack

Rivkin, Steve

Publisher:

McGraw-Hill

Published Date:

2010

Business Strategy

Change Management

Marketing

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In today’s fast-moving economy, successful companies often have to change course in order to keep up with the shifting demands of the market – essentially, they have to “reposition” themselves in the mind of the consumer. How quickly and ably can a company recognize and respond to the changing realities of the market? The answer to this question will often mark the difference between success and failure.

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Business Across Cultures

admin — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:24:39 +0000

Author:

Trompenaars, Fons

Woolliams, Peter

Publisher:

Capstone Wiley Publishing Ltd.

Published Date:

2004

Diversity

Global Business

Diversity

Global Business

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In a global economy, contemplation of culture is neither new nor unusual. In fact, it is crucial for a successful business venture. Often, when company executives seek to break into the international market or form alliances or mergers with another company, they spend a lot of time and money, studying their own culture, as well as the culture they are merging with. But, culture is a tricky thing. It is hard to wrap your arms around, and in many instances, the concept of culture is simplified to a point where it no longer has meaning.

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How the Best Leaders Lead

admin — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 04:08:24 +0000

Author:

Tracy, Brian

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

2010

Leadership

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The quality of leadership can determine whether a company succeeds or fails. But how do the best leaders lead? In How the Best Leaders Lead, author Brian Tracy describes lessons he has learned about leadership during his years of working as a consultant and trainer with more than 1,000 companies. He suggests that leadership is not a position, but goal-oriented action that involves careful planning and analysis, and includes qualities and skills which may be learned and honed through practice.

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Kiss That Frog!

admin — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 05:00:19 +0000

Author:

Tracy, Brian

Tracy Stein, Christina

Publisher:

Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.

Published Date:

2012

Personal Growth

Productivity

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Psychologists believe that the way people think about themselves has a profound effect on the quality of their lives. Negative mental attitudes or mindsets are one of the biggest obstacles that prevent individuals from achieving fulfillment. In Kiss That Frog!, Brian Tracy and Christina Tracy Stein suggest that everyone has one or more mental blocks, or “frogs,” that prevent them from being happy. By dealing with these blocks, it is possible to unlock one’s full potential for success.

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The Psychology of Selling

admin — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 05:00:14 +0000

Author:

Tracy, Brian

Publisher:

Thomas Nelson

Published Date:

2004

Marketing

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Every day, everyone, everywhere, sells something, be it a product, a service, or an idea. Not only does an individual’s ability to sell help them to achieve substantial income, it can also provide them with lifelong job security. In The Psychology of Selling, author Brian Tracy contends that by learning, understanding, and practicing the psychology behind selling, individuals can achieve success at whatever they sell, whenever they sell. In his easy-to-understand book, Tracy takes individuals from where they are today to where they want to go in the future.

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Earn What You're Really Worth

admin — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 06:00:18 +0000

Author:

Tracy, Brian

Publisher:

Vanguard Press

Published Date:

2012

Personal Growth

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In Earn What You’re Really Worth, Brian Tracy argues that by using care, planning, goal-setting, and written exercises, people can thrive in even the toughest of economies. In order to do so, people must continually examine their work lives and continually update their skills and knowledge. To lack ambition is to become irrelevant, and, eventually, unemployed. Instead, Tracy insists that people should always aim high and treat life as a continuing process of education and reinvention.

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Leadership Beyond Reason

admin — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:24:41 +0000

Author:

Townsend, John

Publisher:

Thomas Nelson

Published Date:

2009

Leadership

Personal Growth

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In Leadership Beyond Reason, Dr. John Townsend speaks from a background of both psychological and theological expertise to urge leaders to go “beyond reason,” to connect with their values, feelings, and relationships. Ultimately, a leader who is able to access their own inner world, and to understand the inner world of those they lead, makes better decisions, forms stronger relationships, and is overall a more successful leader. Dr.

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Principled Selling

admin — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 06:00:15 +0000

Author:

Tovey, David

Publisher:

Kogan Page Limited

Published Date:

2012

Customer Focus

Marketing

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In Principled Selling, David Tovey explains that businesses must abandon their old heavy-handed, cold-calling sales approaches and instead use social media to determine what actually stimulates today’s consumers. In addition, businesses must focus on motivating customers and clients, maintaining customer loyalty, and becoming trusted suppliers and advisers. Principled Selling describes the dangers of continuing to use out-dated sales techniques, and explains that new ideas, continuous learning, and the application of new tools and methodologies must become priorities.

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The First-Time Manager's Guide to Team Building

admin — Mon, 02 May 2011 05:00:31 +0000

Author:

Topchik, Gary S.

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

2007

Management

Teams

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In The First-Time Manager’s Guide to Team Building, Gary S. Topchik explains how to achieve a powerful team that can focus successfully on the desired end results. Topchik dissects the meaning of team, outlines four different types of teams, and guides first-time managers through the process of developing the best team possible. In addition he defines ten steps of team building, explains how to build team spirit, and provides several managing tactics that are helpful when faced with rocky conditions.

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Bigger Isn't Always Better

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:24:39 +0000

Author:

Tomasko, Robert M.

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

2005

Innovation

Productivity

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A big business is a successful business, or so goes contemporary thinking. In Bigger Isn't Always Better, Robert M. Tomasko, discusses his belief that growth does not necessarily mean getting bigger. He believes that growth is moving forward, making progress. It is the ability to generate effective action and to take what is best about a business and nurture it. Not everyone can do this. It takes someone with a different mindset-someone who has a discomfort with the status quo and who can see a better goal to aim for or a better way to do things.

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Service Failure

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Author:

Toister, Jeff

Publisher:

American Management Association

Published Date:

2013

Customer Focus

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We have all been treated rudely or thoughtlessly by a cashier, clerk, waiter, or manager at some point. Most people probably do not have to think back too far to find an example. But why does this happen? Why should the people who make their livings caring for the needs of customers so often do such a bad job of it? As it turns out, the basic tenets of delivering outstanding customer service are not as intuitive as one might suspect.

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Feeding Your Leadership Pipeline

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Author:

Tobin, Daniel R.

Publisher:

ASTD Press

Published Date:

2010

Leadership Development

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In the coming years, the business industry in the United States will face an important transition. By 2030, 78 million baby boomers will turn 65, the common retirement age. Feeding Your Leadership Pipeline by Daniel R. Tobin chronicles the action that businesses need to take in order to prepare for this important leadership transition. By creating a succession planning strategy and staff, also referred to as a Leadership Development Program (LDP), growing talent can be groomed for future positions of leadership while keeping the company’s best interests in mind.

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The Power of We

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Author:

Tisch, Jonathan M.

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2004

Business Biographies

Human Resources

Leadership

Social Responsibility

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Jonathan Tisch, Chairman and CEO of Loews Hotels and one of the nation's most influential corporate executives, understands the power of partnerships in achieving success. Although he developed his leadership philosophy in the context of the travel and tourism industry, its principles are applicable to any industry, community service, or government. The key to success, according to Tisch, is partnering with individuals and community groups to achieve what no single organization can achieve alone.

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The Little Black Book of Project Management

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Author:

Thomsett, Michael C.

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

2010

Management

Productivity

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Over the past 20 years, Michael C. Thomsett’s The Little Black Book of Project Management has served as the classic introductory handbook for businesspeople in every type of organization, as it provides the basic facts they need to proceed through a project and develop a workable project management strategy for the future. In it, Thomsett supplies proven methods for organizing any project, selecting the right team, developing a budget, devising a realistic timetable, and meeting goals set by upper management.

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Beyond the Gift Shop

admin — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0000

Author:

Thompson-Banko, Mindy

Publisher:

Health Administration Press

Published Date:

2009

Health Care

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In Beyond the Gift Shop, Mindy Thompson-Banko explores the collaboration between two very different industries—retail and healthcare— and what is required for them to work together and create something larger than themselves. Thompson-Banko’s arguments are based on the premise that the healthcare industry, as arbiter of patient care and treatment, should be the point of delivery for retail products and services needed by patients during recovery or for the management of chronic conditions.

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Now...Build a Great Business!

admin — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 05:00:16 +0000

Author:

Thompson, Mark

Tracy, Brian

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

2011

Business Strategy

Leadership

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Today, competition is fierce and more determined than ever, and the challenges of business are greater and more demanding. The only way to survive and thrive is to build a great business that can withstand the economic shocks of any market and rise to the top of its industry. In Now…Build a Great Business!, Mark Thompson and Brian Tracy explain how to build a successful organization by focusing on great leadership, great people, and great products.

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The Stress Effect

admin — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 05:00:20 +0000

Author:

Thompson, Henry L.

Publisher:

Jossey-Bass

Published Date:

2010

Leadership

Productivity

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As competition and economic pressures increase, business leaders are guaranteed to experience higher levels of stress. This can cause even leaders with proven track records to make bad decisions. In The Stress Effect, Henry L. Thompson explores the relationship between stress and decision making. He analyzes how people make decisions under high levels of stress and how leaders can improve their decision-making capabilities in today’s high pressure business environment.

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The Sales Manager's Success Manual

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 05:00:18 +0000

Author:

Thomas, Wayne M.

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

2008

Management

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The Sales Manager’s Success Manual seeks to demonstrate to sales managers and Chief Sales Officers (CSOs) how to develop, assess, lead, and coach their sales teams. Dr. Wayne Thomas, an award-winning consultant and the CEO of Thomas & Company, presents sales managers and CSOs with a coherent and systematic rationale for fact-based assessments of sales force effectiveness at multiple levels. Today’s managers can no longer rely on their experiences alone as successful sale professionals when managing a new generation of sales teams.

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Intrinsic Motivation at Work

admin — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 04:08:22 +0000

Author:

Thomas, Kenneth W.

Publisher:

Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Published Date:

2009

Human Resources

Management

Productivity

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Maximizing productivity at work is a top priority for all business organizations, but all too often focus is limited to extrinsic rewards: tangible benefits such as pay, commissions, and bonuses. In Intrinsic Motivation at Work, author Kenneth W. Thomas explores the power of intrinsic rewards, the psychological rewards workers get from the work itself. Companies that harness intrinsic rewards can create a more engaged, self-managing, and committed environment for their employees.

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World Class Diversity Management

admin — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 05:00:14 +0000

Author:

Thomas, Jr., R.Roosevelt

Publisher:

Thomas and Associates, Inc.

Published Date:

2010

Diversity

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In World Class Diversity Management, R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr. draws from his twenty-five year career in diversity work, interactions with senior-level executives, and personal observations and discoveries to present a collection of frameworks and strategies for managing diversity. Thomas explains that diversity management is a relatively new and unexplored field, one which sits at a critical juncture: it may regress, idle, or develop into a more established discipline.

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Pay Attention!

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:46:22 +0000

Author:

Thomas, Ann

Applegate, Jill

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2010

Customer Focus

Marketing

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In Pay Attention!, Ann Thomas and Jill Applegate present a guide for addressing the customer service challenge in a modern age where consumers are more skeptical, demanding, and self-reliant. Things like social media and other new online channels represent both a rich opportunity for consumers, and a significant threat to modern businesses. Learning to harness them is essential to a company’s longevity and success. The Pay Attention strategy addresses the basic human need for customers to feel validated and heard.

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Leadership and Self-Deception

admin — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 05:00:15 +0000

Author:

The Arbinger Institute

Publisher:

Berrett-Koehler

Published Date:

2010

Leadership

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In Leadership and Self-Deception, The Arbinger Institute explains how individuals can become more effective leaders by increasing self-awareness and holding themselves accountable. The authors believe that self-deception is the most common and most destructive element in many organizations. When people fail to treat others as people and instead regard them as objects, they fail to treat everyone with respect. People justify this behavior by creating a distorted view of reality, or a “box,” in which they can blame others.

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Confidence at Work

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Author:

Taylor, Ros

Publisher:

Kogan Page

Published Date:

2011

Leadership

Personal Growth

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In Confidence at Work, Ros Taylor shows employees how to achieve a high level of confidence, win promotions, and become a leader that others want to follow. In today’s challenging marketplace, with fewer jobs and an abundance of qualified candidates, having confidence at work has never been more important to getting ahead in the workplace. Taylor offers insights and theories from her own experience as a psychologist, coach, and businesswoman to inspire employees to embark on their own personal journeys as successful, confident individuals in life and at work.

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More Time for You

admin — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 05:00:11 +0000

Author:

Tator, Rosemary

Latson, Alesia

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

2011

Personal Growth

Productivity

Relationships

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In a world that bombards people with information every second of every day, it can be difficult to not feel overwhelmed and overstressed. In More Time for You, Rosemary Tator and Alesia Latson show readers how to create a purposeful life driven by accomplishments through becoming more “effective in life” by looking at certain areas that cause stress and anxiety, such as e-mail. They provide easy-to-use systems to help people get organized and on the road to being in charge of their lives.

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Women Lead the Way

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:24:41 +0000

Author:

Tarr-Whelan, Linda

Publisher:

Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Published Date:

2009

Diversity

Leadership

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Linda Tarr-Whelan makes the case in Women Lead the Way that having more women leaders will make a positive difference for everyone. Their management skills and techniques match the 21st century realities of a knowledge-based economy and a diverse global workforce. Women leaders can deliver more equality, opportunity, and empowerment for all women and girls, and positive progress for all. Women are more than half of the U.S. population, yet they occupy only 16% to 20% of leadership positions across major sectors of society.

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Grown Up Digital

admin — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:08:21 +0000

Author:

Tapscott, Don

Publisher:

McGraw-Hill

Published Date:

2009

Human Resources

Management

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As the first wave of the new global technology phenomenon, the Net Generation carries a revolutionary set of values, behaviors, and motivations that is already transforming the social and business landscape. In Grown Up Digital, Don Tapscott uses a 2007 Net Gen research study to explain how their way of thinking, interacting, working, and socializing is impacting the future.

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The Secrets of CEOs

admin — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:24:41 +0000

Author:

Tappin, Steve

Cave, Andrew

Publisher:

Nicholas Brealey Publishing

Published Date:

2008

Leadership

Social Responsibility

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Being a CEO is without a doubt a difficult job. Effective company leaders strive to deal with ever-changing business realities while attempting to find a work-life balance. Steve Tappin and Andrew Cave interviewed over 150 top chief executives in both the Western and developing worlds. In the book, The Secrets of CEOs, these CEOs explain in their own words what it is really like to be a business leader, how to win in the face of five evolving business trends, and how to become a future business leader.

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The New Secrets of CEOs

admin — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 05:00:18 +0000

Author:

Tappin, Steve

Cave, Andrew

Publisher:

Nicholas Brealey Publishing

Published Date:

2010

Business Biographies

Entrepreneurship

Leadership

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CEOs face a life that not many people have the opportunity to experience. Not only are they in a position to effect great change, but as leaders of companies, they also have an incredible amount of responsibility and accountability on their shoulders. Adapting to change and navigating a company through both success and failure can be hugely challenging, yet there are CEOs who seem to do it with ease and confidence. What are their secrets? In The New Secrets of CEOs, authors Steve Tappin and Andrew Cave explore this very question and delve into the mindset of a CEO.

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Contagion

admin — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 06:00:16 +0000

Author:

Talbott, John R.

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2009

Economics & Finance

Global Business

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There are some economists who view the current financial crisis as a “once in a hundred years” event in the business cycle that is a severe but necessary readjustment that must be endured. However, the current crisis is entirely unique in its expected duration, severity, and effects across the globe. Initiated by a simple downturn in the price of housing, the contagion in the United States real estate market has now spread around the world, and will continue to have consequences and ramifications that extend far beyond it for years to come. In Contagion, John R.

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