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The Advantage

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Author:

Lencioni, Patrick

Publisher:

Jossey-Bass

Published Date:

2012

Business Strategy

Human Resources

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Organizational health represents a company’s greatest source of advantage. It forms the context for every important function, ranging from strategy to finance, marketing, technology, and more. Cultivating organizational health is free, yet many leaders feel they are too sophisticated or busy to bother with it. In The Advantage, Patrick Lencioni describes the four disciplines that are essential for organizational health.

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The Business Model Innovation Factory

admin — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:08:12 +0000

Author:

Kaplan, Saul

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2012

Business Strategy

Innovation

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In The Business Model Innovation Factory, Saul Kaplan introduces the concept of business model innovation factories, the 15 principles associated with that concept, and how these factories can benefit an organization by enabling it to stay relevant. Because of his unique experience in both the private and public sectors, Kaplan understands the tendencies that cripple innovation. Through dozens of real world examples, Kaplan makes a strong case for business model innovation—comparing the success of companies that have embraced it with those that have not.

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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 Essential Controller

admin — Sat, 11 May 2013 19:08:12 +0000

Author:

Bragg, Steven M.

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2012

Economics & Finance

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With The Essential Controller, Steven M. Bragg has provided a primer for the new controller. The world of accounting has changed, and with it the role of the controller. A once isolated profession, corporate accounting now involves close collaboration with many divisions as well as outside investors. Bragg shows how to manage the accounting department effectively, use ratio and trend analysis to understand the business, and create the internal controls that will catch problems and reduce risk.

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Make Your Brain Work

admin — Thu, 09 May 2013 20:11:28 +0000

Author:

Brann, Amy

Publisher:

Kogan Page Limited

Published Date:

2013

Personal Growth

Productivity

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In Make Your Brain Work, Amy Brann draws on principles of neuroscience to explain how the brain works. Understanding how the brain functions can help people work more efficiently, productively, and effectively, and perform at or near optimum levels more frequently. The book explores specific techniques for optimizing prefrontal cortex brain function, stimulating dopamine release, and strengthening neural networks. The end result is better brain function for learning new concepts, making better decisions, improving memory, acquiring healthy habits, and achieving goals.

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Team Turnarounds

admin — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:11:28 +0000

Author:

Frontiera, Joe

Leidl, Daniel

Publisher:

Jossey-Bass

Published Date:

2012

Teams

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Turning around a failing team is not an easy task. In Team Turnarounds, Joe Frontiera and Daniel Leidl present their findings from interviews with successful team leaders in sports and business, including a six stage process used by these successful executives, coaches, and leaders to turn their organizations around. These stages of the Team Turnaround Process each contain specific developmental milestones that leaders and their teams must master before moving to the next stage.

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The Google Resume

admin — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:11:29 +0000

Author:

Laakmann McDowell, Gayle

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2011

Human Resources

Personal Growth

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Many recent college graduates dream of the opportunity to work at a top tech company. But relatively few make the cut and get hired by firms like Apple, Microsoft, or Google. In The Google Resume, author Gayle Laakmann McDowell takes readers behind the scenes of tech recruitment and explains what it takes to stand out from the pack. A former Google employee who served on the company’s hiring committee, she offers concrete suggestions for every step of the process, from getting in the door to negotiating an offer.

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The Crash Course

admin — Mon, 06 May 2013 20:11:29 +0000

Author:

Martenson, Chris

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2011

Economics & Finance

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Most Americans assume that the economy will continually operate in a way that is both effective and orderly. However, recent economic, environmental, and energy-related trends have emerged which challenge this assumption. In The Crash Course, Chris Martenson suggests that the convergence of these trends will result in highly challenging conditions and that people must begin preparing now for a future that looks very different from today.

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Beyond the Obvious

admin — Fri, 03 May 2013 20:11:28 +0000

Author:

McKinney, Phil

Publisher:

Hyperion Books

Published Date:

2012

Innovation

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In Beyond the Obvious, Phil McKinney premises that ideas are the most valuable currency in today’s business world, and that success depends on the ability to generate new ideas that lead to innovations customers want. Companies must know when past ideas go beyond the obvious and into obsolescence, and find ways to apply a “refresh” concept to create an environment of continual reinvention. McKinney has developed a series of “Killer Questions” that focus on a business’s customers, products, services, and operations.

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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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Lead Your Boss

admin — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:32:21 +0000

Author:

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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The Most Important Thing

admin — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:32:21 +0000

Author:

Marks, Howard

Publisher:

Columbia University Press

Published Date:

2011

Economics & Finance

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In The Most Important Thing, Howard Marks details his own investment philosophy based on his experience as founder and chairman of Oaktree Capital Management and a successful money manager. His overall philosophy is drawn from a series of memos written to clients of Oaktree. Marks makes it clear that successful investing requires thoughtful consideration of many separate aspects about an investment. The book is not a step-by-step investment guide but instead offers insights into return, risk, and process to help investors make better decisions and avoid common pitfalls.

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The Influence Game

admin — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:32:20 +0000

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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Professional Presence

admin — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:32:21 +0000

Author:

Stevens, Peggy Noe

Publisher:

Greenleaf Book Group LLC

Published Date:

2012

Personal Growth

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The world is full of brands identified strongly with certain positive characteristics. In Professional Presence, Peggy Noe Stevens shows people how to create their own personal brands and associate them with positive characteristics. She outlines four areas for improvement: protocol, personal, professional, and people. For each area she presents a set of skills—14 in all—that will help people develop positive personal brands. These range from how to groom, dress, and eat politely to how to develop poise when making presentations and leading meetings.

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What’s Stopping You?

admin — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:32:20 +0000

Author:

Kelsey, Robert

Publisher:

Capstone Publishing

Published Date:

2012

Personal Growth

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In What’s Stopping You?, Robert Kelsey warns that fear of failure can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. This common, yet rarely addressed condition alters behaviors in ways that make failure a certainty. However, aiming to eradicate this fear is not the solution; instead, aiming to manage it is. Those who suffer from fear of failure must learn to live with and work around it. In What’s Stopping You?, Kelsey strives to help those individuals understand and accept the fear, acknowledge and manage setbacks, and learn how to go after the lives they want.

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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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The Pin Drop Principle

admin — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:32:21 +0000

Author:

Lewis, David

Mills, G.Riley

Publisher:

Jossey-Bass

Published Date:

2012

Communication

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In The Pin Drop Principle, David Lewis and G. Riley Mills share their methods and principles for engaging in effective communication regardless of circumstances. The authors identify the five traits shared by all great communicators: their speech is clear, concise, confident, credible, and compelling. They contend that the heart and soul of great communication is the marriage of intention and objective, which is then supported by materials, preparation, and performance.

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Endless Appetites

admin — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:32:22 +0000

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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Idea Agent

admin — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:00:10 +0000

Author:

Echeverria, Lina M.

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

2013

Innovation

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In Idea Agent, innovation leadership consultant Lina M. Echeverría explores the best ways to direct creative employees in a competitive business environment in order to deliver breakthrough innovation. Echeverría derives seven business “passions” from her 25 years of experience directing creative individuals at Corning; each passion is designed to allow creativity while also producing results. Employees must be free to both constructively argue and positively unleash creative energies in their work environment.

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12 Steps to Power Presence

admin — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 05:00:11 +0000

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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Conversations That Win the Complex Sale

admin — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 05:00:11 +0000

Author:

Peterson, Erik

Riesterer, Tim

Publisher:

The McGraw-Hill Companies

Published Date:

2011

Communication

Marketing

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In Conversations That Win the Complex Sale, Erik Peterson and Tim Riesterer explain how to improve sales performance through Power Messaging. Power Messaging is a tool that enables sales professionals to differentiate themselves from their competition by engaging their customers. This approach discards the traditional sales practice of telling one’s own corporate story, and instead uses an approach that encourages customers to tell their own stories of successful solutions.

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I’d Rather Be in Charge

admin — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 05:00:10 +0000

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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Success Under Stress

admin — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 08:00:11 +0000

Author:

Melnick, Sharon

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

2013

Personal Growth

Productivity

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In today’s work environment, most people are faced with too much to do and too little time to accomplish everything. With a constant barrage of emails and texts and network access 24/7, stress has become the new normal. In Success Under Stress, business psychologist Sharon Melnick provides tools and strategies that teach people how to manage stress, deal with difficult colleagues, and turn obstacles into opportunities.

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Leaders in Motion

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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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The Pause Principle

admin — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 05:00:11 +0000

Author:

Cashman, Kevin

Publisher:

Berrett-Koehler Publications, Inc.

Published Date:

2012

Communication

Leadership

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Over a long and innovative career in business, Kevin Cashman has concluded that deep, ongoing, calm reflection—what he calls “pause”—is essential for success in both work and life. The Pause Principle is “the conscious, intentional process of stepping back within ourselves and outside of ourselves to lead forward with greater authenticity, purpose, and contribution.” Worldwide leaders have never been more challenged. Digitally connected 24–7, leaders are expected to perform at breakneck speed despite personal, professional, and global pressures.

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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

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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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Prescription for Lasting Success

admin — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 05:00:11 +0000

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Reynolds, MD, PhD, Susan F.

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2012

Business Strategy

Leadership

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Organizations are created by humans and have aspects similar to human health, and as a former emergency physician, Susan F. Reynolds approaches the health of an organization in the same manner she treats a human patient. In Prescription for Lasting Success, Reynolds explains that in order to transform an organization, leaders must go beyond the chief complaint, or obvious problem an enterprise is dealing with, to find the deeper, less obvious factors that are causing the issue.

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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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Pushback

admin — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 07:00:11 +0000

Author:

Rezvani, Selena

Publisher:

Jossey-Bass

Published Date:

2012

Communication

Personal Growth

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Negotiation is an accepted and fundamental part of the business world, yet women initiate negotiations four times less often than men. The result is that women receive less of what they want and deserve: promotion opportunities, desired assignments, and higher pay. In Pushback, Selena Rezvani states the case for why negotiation is a crucial skill for every woman to have and provides a guidebook for learning how to negotiate successfully.

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Who Killed Creativity? … And How Can We Get It Back?

admin — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 05:00:13 +0000

Author:

Grant, Andrew

Grant, Gaia

Gallate, Dr. Jason

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Jossey-Bass

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2012

Innovation

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In these changing times, organizations must innovate or die. In Who Killed Creativity … And How Can We Get It Back?, best-selling authors Andrew Grant and Gaia Grant explain how to become more creative in the workplace by using seven basic strategies. By following these principles, people can learn to think in new and innovative ways, draw connections between seemingly unrelated concepts, and make meaningful transformations. True innovation often comes from breaking the rules and working beyond the common ways of thinking.

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The Art of Speeches and Presentations

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Collins, Philip

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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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2012

Communication

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In The Art of Speeches and Presentations, Philip Collins uses his own extensive personal experience as a speechwriter to outline what to do and what not to do when writing a speech. With a focus on the worlds of business and politics, Collins guides readers through the entire process of creating an effective speech. Understanding one’s central argument and paying attention to important details are at the center of what the aspiring speechwriter needs to understand.

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Who Says It’s a Man’s World

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Bennington, Emily

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AMACOM

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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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The Market-Driven Supply Chain

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Burrows III, Robert P.

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AMACOM,

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2012

Business Strategy

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For the last 40 years, supply-driven sales and operations planning (S&OP) has been a consistent management process for the manufacturing and distribution of consumer and industrial products. However, in today’s customer-centric world, demand now dominates product variation and complexity and has sparked extreme service demands. In this climate, supply-driven S&OP has resulted in higher inventories, lower manufacturing productivity, and decreases in distribution efficiency.

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The Language of Success

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Sant, Tom

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AMACOM

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2008

Communication

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Communicating effectively is a key skill in business, but one that many people lack. In The Language of Success, Tom Sant presents useful structures and tricks of the trade for writing successful documents to get groups of employees to act a certain way or customers to buy new products. A smartly written e-mail can persuade others to take action or learn something important—but that cannot happen unless the reader understands the writer’s intentions.

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Power Questions

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Sobel, Andrew

Panas, Jerold

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2012

Leadership

Management

Relationships

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In Power Questions, Andrew Sobel and Jerold Panas show how questions are the best way to deepen relationships, build a business, and influence people. The authors show that asking the right questions is more important than having all the answers. “Power Questions” fall into four areas: those that will help win clients or close sales, those that improve the work environment for managers, those that deepen bonds with others, and those that clarify one’s needs and goals.

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Speaking as a Leader

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Humphrey, Judith

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John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd.

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2012

Communication

Leadership

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John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd., 2012 In Speaking as a Leader, Judith Humphrey aims to help people become more effective leaders by learning to be more effective speakers and, just as important, to recognize opportunities to lead. In fact, every opportunity to speak—be it in a one-on-one elevator conversation or to an audience of thousands—is an opportunity to inform, influence, inspire, and lead. However, too often people in leadership positions find it difficult to get their messages across to their audiences.

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The Art of Being Unreasonable

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Broad, Eli

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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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2012

Business Biographies

Leadership

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Eli Broad’s most cherished possession, a paperweight from his wife Edythe, is inscribed with these words from George Bernard Shaw: “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.” From changing the pronunciation of his family’s name to leveraging his wealth to achieve what others might dismiss as impossible, Broad has been an artfully unreasonable man all his life, and proud of it.

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The Steve Jobs Way: iLeadership for a New Generation

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Elliot, Jay

Simon, William L.

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Vanguard Press

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2011

Business Biographies

Leadership

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In The Steve Jobs Way: iLeadership for a New Generation, former Apple Senior Vice President Jay Elliot and William Simon analyze the business practices of the man who once asked a potential hire, “Do you want to keep selling sugar water, or do you want a chance to change the world?” Unquestionably, Jobs did change the world—his eight appearances on Time magazine covers attest to that.

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Valuable Content Marketing

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Jefferson, Sonja

Tanton, Sharon

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Kogan Page Limited

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2013

Marketing

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In today’s hyper-connected world, traditional marketing and sales techniques no longer work on the Internet. In Valuable Content Marketing, Sonja Jefferson and Sharon Tanton argue that businesses need to switch from pushy sales messages to creating and distributing valuable content that is informative, relevant, useful, and entertaining for prospects and customers. Today, smart and successful companies market online by sharing high quality valuable content with a clear message.

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Talent Leadership

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Mattone, John

Xavier, Luiz

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AMACOM

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2013

Leadership Development

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In Talent Leadership, John Mattone contends that the human capital asset is the most critical variable driving operational excellence. He aims to help business leaders use various methods of behavior and assessment to cultivate current and future executive talent and create world-class leadership development programs.

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Improving Performance

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Rummler, Geary A.

Brache, Alan P.

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Jossey-Bass

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2013

Business Strategy

Productivity

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Managers are too often slaves to the vertical silos depicted on organizational charts. Instead, Geary A. Rummler and Alan P. Brache argue in Improving Performance, that managers should understand and manage their organizations as a set of processes that move horizontally through the white space separating the functional areas depicted on the organization chart. The authors show how to consider the organization, process, and worker levels in order to improve processes and thereby improve overall performance.

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Leverage

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Denninger, Karl

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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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2012

Economics & Finance

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Leverage is nothing more than the use of debt as a replacement for capital in a transaction. It may sound innocent, but it has been used over the years as a means of amassing ill-gotten wealth. In Leverage, Karl Denninger reviews economic history, pointing out when and how influential and unscrupulous entities have time and time again manipulated government policies and used leverage to siphon money away from the public and into their own bank accounts. He explains how leverage has weakened the U.S.

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Culture Shock

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McInnes, Will

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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2012

Business Strategy

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In Culture Shock, Will McInnes argues that the 20th-century way of doing business needs to be laid to rest. In its place, McInnes envisions a 21st-century approach to organizational dynamics that retains capitalist economics while at the same time taking into consideration what is good, not only for shareholders and the company, but also for workers, managers, the community, and society at large. According to McInnes, today’s visionaries should not wait for some bright, new paradigm to emerge; rather, they must change business now.

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Mastering Turbulence

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McCann, Joseph

Selsky, John W.

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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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2012

Change Management

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In Mastering Turbulence, Joseph McCann and John W. Selsky provide a framework for organizations to survive conditions of uncertainty, or turbulence—any surprise, shock, natural disaster, or windfall than can affect an organization’s overall performance. The authors explore why disruptive change makes some organizations wither away, while others blossom. Survival is a combination of leadership, change management, and adaptive strategies. Adapting to turbulence requires two critical features: agility and resilience.

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Quitter

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Author:

Acuff, Jon

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Lampo Press

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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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The Economics of Enough

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Author:

Coyle, Diane

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Princeton University Press

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2011

Economics & Finance

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The recent financial crisis has caused many people to ask fundamental questions about the way the economy is organized and the way it fits in with the kind of society people want to live in. In The Economics of Enough, Diane Coyle discusses ways in which government policy and the actions of individuals and private companies can better serve society in the long term.

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Strategic Sales Presentations

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Author:

Malcolm, Jack

Publisher:

Booktrope

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2012

Communication

Customer Focus

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Creating and delivering strategic sales presentations is challenging because they are usually given to high-level executives and must fit into a company’s defined sales strategy. In Strategic Sales Presentations, Jack Malcolm breaks down the sales presentation process into three easy steps to help presenters make the most of their time and effort. These steps consist of planning the presentation, crafting the message, and delivering the message to an audience.

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Demystifying Strategy

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Author:

Grundy, Tony

Publisher:

Kogan Page Limited

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2012

Business Strategy

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In his book, Demystifying Strategy, Dr. Tony Grundy seeks to help people, especially those in leadership positions, become more effective strategic thinkers. He believes that a few “experts” have complicated the discipline of strategic thinking with unnecessarily complex language and esoteric theory. Effective strategic thinking, while sometimes complex, should not be complicated. It should be applicable to virtually all aspects of life.

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A Practical Guide to Entrepreneurship

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Author:

Morris, Michael

Publisher:

Kogan Page Limited

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2012

Entrepreneurship

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In A Practical Guide to Entrepreneurship, Michael Morris states that, “Starting a business today may be more difficult than at any previous time in history.” However, despite all of the obstacles placed in the way of the new entrepreneur, people continue to form new enterprises. This is important to the global economy since small firms account for most of the new jobs created, as well as for a large number of inventions and new ideas.

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Consider

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Author:

Forrester, Daniel Patrick

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan

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2011

Personal Growth

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In Consider, author and strategist Daniel Patrick Forrester issues a call to individuals and institutions across the globe, urging them to carve think time out of their busy schedules and engage in concentrated, productive reflection. Lamenting the loss of sustained think time that has accompanied the technological revolution, Forrester suggests that our action bias and habitual immediate response mechanisms drastically impact our ability to make informed, balanced decisions regarding the host of important tasks we encounter on a day-to-day basis.

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Leapfrogging

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Author:

Kaplan, Soren

Publisher:

Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.

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2012

Innovation

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Business breakthroughs are the key to long-term profitability, but innovation consultant Soren Kaplan argues that they do not arise from conventional marketing plans. In fact, managerial mindsets actually get in the way of breakthrough thinking, which welcomes uncertainty and is inspired by surprise. Leapfrogging breaks down the pursuit of innovation into life cycle phases. Using the acronym LEAPS, Kaplan offers specific tools that leaders can use to navigate the process during each phase: Listen, Explore, Act, Persist, and Seize.

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The CIO Playbook

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Author:

Colisto, Nicholas R.

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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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2012

Technology

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Information Technology (IT) leaders are in a position to have a dramatic impact on their organizations. Utilizing technology can drive both innovation and growth for the business. However, there are many complicated issues leaders must examine and address, including how to create strong partnerships between IT and the rest of the company. In The CIO Playbook, Nicholas R. Colisto uses his experiences to devise a framework of interrelated steps that addresses the pressing questions concerning IT through practical strategies.

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Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go

admin — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:27:41 +0000

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Kaye, Beverly

Giulioni, Julie Winkle

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Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.

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2012

Leadership Development

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In Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go, authors Beverly Kaye and Julie Winkle Giulioni examine the benefits of and methods for addressing the career development imperative with employees. In today’s business environment, talent is a major differentiator and developing that talent is one of the most significant drivers of employee engagement. Increasing employee engagement will lead to better business outcomes in terms of revenue, innovation, productivity, customer loyalty, and other important criteria for business success.

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Digital Wars

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Author:

Arthur, Charles

Publisher:

Kogan Page Limited

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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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The Voice of Success

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Author:

Wilson, Joni

Publisher:

AMACOM

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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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Coaching Up and Down the Generations

admin — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:27:41 +0000

Author:

Haneberg, Lisa

Publisher:

American Society for Training & Development and Berrett-Koehler, Inc.

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2010

Leadership Development

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In Coaching Up and Down the Generations, Lisa Haneberg reviews general information, insights, and observations about coaching, then applies them to the increasingly common situation in which the coach comes from one generation and the person receiving the coaching (“the performer”) comes from another. The assumptions that people make about each other—whether based on appearance, comfort level with technology, or codes of business conduct—are the main obstacle to making intergenerational coaching experiences work.

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Lead with a Story

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Author:

Smith, Paul

Publisher:

AMACOM

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2012

Leadership

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Until recently, storytelling was considered “unprofessional” in the corporate world. Today, storytelling is well-accepted in corporate America as a tool for sharing information in a compelling way that engages others. In fact, many large corporations actually have their own corporate story tellers. In Lead with a Story, author Paul Smith applies storytelling to the most difficult challenges leaders face. Smith groups these challenges into five distinct categories: Envision Success, Create an Environment for Winning, Energize the Team, Educate People, and Empower Others.

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Service Failure

admin — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 16:27:41 +0000

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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Slow Down, Sell Faster!

admin — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:27:42 +0000

Author:

Davis, Kevin

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

2011

Marketing

Productivity

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In Slow Down, Sell Faster!, Kevin Davis explains how to win sales faster by actually slowing down the sales process and focusing on the customer’s buying process. He provides a practical model for gaining insight about where the customer is in the buying process, and guidelines for moving the customer to the next step. Davis believes that selling at the right speed is an art that must be in sync with the customer’s needs.

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20:20 Project Management

admin — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:27:41 +0000

Author:

Marks, Tony

Publisher:

Kogan Page Limited

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2012

Management

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20:20 Project Management provides comprehensive, detailed strategies for project managers who are responsible for complex projects. From the earliest stages of project evaluation through planning, execution, and delivery, Tony Marks outlines the best practices of the project management field. He pays particular attention to the pitfalls and common mistakes that project managers should avoid, as well as the absolutely critical steps that can ensure success.

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Mobilized Marketing

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Author:

Hasen, Jeff

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Published Date:

2012

Marketing

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In Mobilized Marketing, chief marketing officer of Hipcricket Jeff Hasen describes the evolution of marketing through mobile communication devices. Using interviews with numerous marketers, Hasen details the history of mobile marketing and its most effective practices. He illustrates how to integrate mobile technologies into marketing programs, how to effectively measure their impact, and how to optimize the performances of existing marketing expenditures.

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The Big Shift

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Author:

Freedman, Marc

Publisher:

PublicAffairs

Published Date:

2011

Diversity

Leadership Development

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In The Big Shift, renowned social entrepreneur Marc Freedman confronts the problem of an increasingly aging population and a society ill-prepared to make use of its knowledge and expertise. However, instead of a looming crisis, Freedman sees this as an opportunity to forge a new map of life, one that can meet the demands of increasing lifespans. He describes these encore years as the time between the end of midlife and the beginning of what resembles old age.

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Building Social Business

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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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Real Influence

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Author:

Goulston, Mark

Ullmen, John

Publisher:

AMACOM

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2013

Communication

Relationships

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In Real Influence, Mark Goulston and John Ullmen present an array of authentic techniques for influencing people. Rather than focus on manipulative tactics, Goulston and Ullmen encourage people to connect with others on a real level in order to build a lasting, influential bond. By focusing on real relationships, reputation building, and participating in listening to learn, influencers and influencees can work together to achieve real goals. The authors firmly believe that authentic empathy and engagement lead to clear communication and long-term success.

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Collaborative Intelligence

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Hackman, J.Richard

Publisher:

Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.

Published Date:

2011

Teams

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In Collaborative Intelligence, scholar and researcher J. Richard Hackman uses his experience as an intelligence community consultant to present strategies for creating an environment that supports the success of a team. To begin, Hackman suggests that leaders should first consider the important question of whether a team approach is necessarily the best answer for the task at hand, and if the answer is yes, offers the critical design and formation of a successful team.

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The Complete Guide to Mentoring

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Author:

Owen, Hilarie

Publisher:

Kogan Page Limited

Published Date:

2011

Leadership Development

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Mentoring is one of the best ways to solve some of the most difficult problems in today’s business world, according to Hilarie Owen. Mentoring is one of the oldest and most reliable tools for guiding the growth and development of the individual, and can directly improve the quality of an organization’s workforce by ensuring experiential wisdom is passed down from the leaders of the past to the leaders of the future.

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Fast Track Networking

admin — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:48:59 +0000

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Rosen, Lucy

Copquin, Claudia

Publisher:

Career Press

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2010

Personal Growth

Relationships

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In Fast Track Networking, Lucy Rosen and Claudia Gryvatz Copquin offer ideas that are primarily, but not exclusively, designed to help women move quickly into the business world. They share guidance on how to join, use, and contribute to professional networks, as well as how to start a networking group, host a networking event, and what to do with the contacts that are made. They emphasize that networking is about everybody helping everyone else. Sharing names and contacts is crucial, reaching out and pulling in others is also essential.

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Elements of Influence

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Bacon, Terry R.

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

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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Bare Knuckle People Management

admin — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:27:36 +0000

Author:

O'Neil, Sean

Kulisek, John

Publisher:

BenBella Books, Inc.

Published Date:

2011

Management

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In Bare Knuckle People Management, authors Sean O’Neil and John Kulisek present a frank and edgy guide to helping managers get the most from their teams. Rather than subscribing to traditional leadership attitudes, the authors argue that managers should keep using the skills that got them promoted in the first place to deal with the new challenges of their leadership roles. Bare Knuckle People Management can be used as a “field guide” for spotting various types of employees and deciding how to best manage them.

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Positive Leadership

admin — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:27:36 +0000

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Cameron, Kim

Publisher:

Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.

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2012

Leadership

Management

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While thousands of books offer leadership advice to organizations and their managers, Positive Leadership goes beyond the usual recommendations to show them how to achieve outstanding success. Kim Cameron bases his recipe for success on the studies and analyses of organizations that have used his principles of positive leadership to dramatically improve their performance. By applying strategies that go beyond the usual formulas for success, organizations of all types have achieved extraordinary results.

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OtherWise

admin — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:28:17 +0000

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Martin, Dick

Publisher:

AMACOM

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2012

Diversity

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It has always been important for leaders to be able to relate to people with diverse backgrounds, cultures, and beliefs. But in today’s world this ability may be the single most critical key to success. OtherWise uses cognitive and social science to explain the issue, its importance, and its implications. Public relations professional Dick Martin points out that the world’s demography is changing faster than ever before. The United States, like all developed countries, is multiracial, multicultural, and multigenerational.

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Wired and Dangerous

admin — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:27:36 +0000

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Bell, Chip R.

Patterson, John R.

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Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.

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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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Identity Economics

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

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Akerlof, George

Kranton, Rachel

Publisher:

Princeton University Press

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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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Idea Stormers

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Author:

Mattimore, Bryan W.

Publisher:

Jossey-Bass

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2012

Innovation

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In Idea Stormers, Bryan W. Mattimore provides techniques to channel the creative thinking of groups to find solutions to business challenges. Mattimore, an innovation consultant, has decades of experience helping companies generate ideas in ideation sessions, flesh the ideas out, and bring them to fruition. Whether an enterprise wants ideas for a new consumer product, advertising campaign, or initiative to change corporate culture, specific ideation techniques can be useful.

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Never Apply for a Job Again!

admin — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 22:09:12 +0000

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Gurney, Darrell W.

Publisher:

The Career Press, Inc.

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2012

Personal Growth

Relationships

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People tend to do business with people they trust. The same principle can be applied to a job search—people stay connected to the people they trust, and they recommend these people to others who can use their expertise by hiring them. In Never Apply for a Job Again!, Darrell Gurney asserts that this kind of “stealth networking” is the career management technique that will ultimately determine who is able to find and keep the best jobs in the future.

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Think Like a Marketer

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Sonnier, Lauron

Publisher:

The Career Press, Inc.

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2009

Marketing

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In Think Like a Marketer, author Lauron Sonnier motivates businesses to stand out from the crowd and competition by demonstrating that marketing does not have to be complicated, it just has to be consistent. By thinking like a marketer, companies can find opportunities to market their strengths without spending too much time or money on programs. Companies simply need to integrate marketing into their daily operations. Sonnier demonstrates that marketing does not have to be expensive to make a difference.

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Getting Green Done

admin — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:20:34 +0000

Author:

Schendler, Auden

Publisher:

PublicAffairs

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2009

Social Responsibility

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In Getting Green Done, Auden Schendler goes beyond the typical treatise that substantiates the climate change crisis and the need for immediate action. He draws on personal experience to define meaningful action. His inside look at carbon emissions reduction includes examples from his own experience ranging from insulating mobile homes to retrofitting one of the most expensive resorts in the U.S., and examines the interconnected elements of the sustainability puzzle.

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Designed for Success

admin — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:20:33 +0000

Author:

Scumaci, Dondi

Publisher:

Excel Books

Published Date:

2008

Personal Growth

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Despite significant strides toward gender equality in recent years, women still face unique challenges in the workplace. They are expected to play by different rules and meet different expectations than men. Often they sabotage themselves by under presenting their results, waiting for others to give them power, or failing to ask for what they need to be successful. In Designed for Success, Dondi Scumaci argues that the barriers women face are actually skills waiting to be learned and exhibited.

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The Net Delusion

admin — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:20:34 +0000

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Morozov, Evgeny

Publisher:

PublicAffairs

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2011

Social Responsibility

Technology

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Journalists and politicians alike seem to have pinned their hopes for the spread of democracy on the Internet and social media. In contrast, in The Net Delusion, Evgeny Morozov points out that the Internet is a tool for both revolutionaries and the authoritarian governments they oppose. Dictators in Iran, China, and elsewhere have used the same tools of technology to entrench dictators and threaten dissidents, making it harder—not easier—to promote democracy.

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Strategic IQ

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

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Wells, John R.

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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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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Fault Lines

admin — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 16:02:01 +0000

Author:

Rajan, Raghuram G.

Publisher:

Princeton University Press

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2010

Economics & Finance

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Fault Lines is economist Raghuram G. Rajan’s endeavor to explain what enabled and triggered the global financial crisis. He draws surprising connections and conclusions that show how many forces converged to bring about the economic meltdown, challenging conventional wisdom about who bears responsibility and what reforms must be made. He cautions that while other nations’ poor economic choices continue to place an undue burden on the United States, unequal access to education and health care in the United States puts it in deeper financial peril.

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Get Lucky

admin — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:32:42 +0000

Author:

Muller, Thor

Becker, Lane

Publisher:

Jossey-Bass

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2012

Business Strategy

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Many entrepreneurs will claim that they got lucky or were in the right place at the right time when asked why or how their businesses succeeded when so many others fail. In Get Lucky, authors Thor Muller and Lane Becker explain how individuals and organizations can use serendipity—luck that can be purposely attracted—to successfully start and grow businesses. The book describes how entrepreneurs and businesspeople can prepare for serendipity, how they can recognize it when it happens, and how they can use it to its fullest advantage when it does come along.

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Bottom-Line Selling

admin — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:01:12 +0000

Author:

Malcolm, Jack

Publisher:

Booktrope

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2011

Customer Focus

Marketing

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In Bottom-Line Selling, sales consultant Jack Malcolm stresses that just knowing a customer’s needs is not enough for today’s sales professionals. Instead, they must understand their customers, their strategic goals, and their key drivers in order to win their business. According to Malcolm, sales professionals will add value to their customers only if they recognize how they operate and produce revenue. Once they have this knowledge, they can show them how to improve their cash flow and communicate on a level that resonates with them.

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Web Copy That Sells

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

Author:

Veloso, Maria

Publisher:

AMACOM

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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 King of Madison Avenue

admin — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:02:01 +0000

Author:

Roman, Kenneth

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan

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2009

Business Biographies

Marketing

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David Ogilvy has been dubbed “the original mad man,” the “godfather” of the ad world, and “the pope of modern advertising.” In The King of Madison Avenue, Kenneth Roman, former chairman and CEO of Ogilvy & Mather, explores David Ogilvy’s life, worldview, and work. Brilliant and pioneering, Ogilvy implemented enduring advertising and business philosophies at Ogilvy & Mather, one of the largest advertising agencies in the world today.

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The End of the Euro

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

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Van Overtveldt, Johan

Publisher:

AMACOM

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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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Going Social

admin — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:27:25 +0000

Author:

Goldman, Jeremy

Publisher:

AMACOM

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2013

Marketing

Technology

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In Going Social, Jeremy Goldman explores the many aspects of social marketing, focusing on the theme that today’s marketing efforts are relationship driven rather than product driven. He offers practical advice about how businesses, both large and small, can strategically take advantage of the many benefits available through social media platforms. Goldman also explores the potential drawbacks of using these channels, advising business to strike a balance between being proactive and proceeding with caution.

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The Learning Layer

admin — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:27:24 +0000

Author:

Flinn, Steven D.

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan

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2010

Human Resources

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In The Learning Layer, Steven D. Flinn introduces the concept of a learning layer that rests atop all other systems within an organization and, like the human mind, can evolve and adapt to the input of data and ultimately provide a business with useful adaptive recommendations. Systems can harness an organization’s collection of knowledge and combine that with information from social networks and users’ behavioral patterns in order to become socially aware.

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Body Language in Business

admin — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:27:25 +0000

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Furnham, Adrian

Petrova, Evgeniya

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan

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2010

Communication

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Body Language in Business by Adrian Furnham and Evgeniya Petrova is about the signals people send and receive, the messages they transmit and decipher, and the statements they make about themselves nonverbally. The authors pose several questions throughout the book, such as what does it entail to communicate via body language, and what sort of information do people send, to whom, and under what circumstances? They also address issues of how body language can be used and abused, as well as the practical applications of body language in both the home and the workplace.

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Well Said!

admin — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:40:54 +0000

Author:

Price, Darlene

Publisher:

AMACOM

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2012

Communication

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Effective presentation and communication skills can get people noticed, remembered, and promoted more quickly than any other skill set. Well Said! is a how-to guide to delivering targeted, memorable presentations that get results in every business situation. Author Darlene Price analyzes the mechanics of stellar presentations as she provides tried-and-true tips, tricks, and techniques based on her extensive experience, industry research, and client surveys.

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Positive Intelligence

admin — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:39:46 +0000

Author:

Chamine, Shirzad

Publisher:

Greenleaf Book Group Press, LLC

Published Date:

2012

Productivity

Teams

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We spend much of our lives like Sisyphus, the king who was doomed forever to push a huge boulder up a hill only to have it roll back down. Unlike Sisyphus, however, our punishment is self-inflicted. In Positive Intelligence, Shirzad Chamine reveals the undetected “Saboteurs” that cause all of our setbacks. Because of these Saboteurs, only 20 percent of individuals and teams achieve their true potential. Chamine provides a set of tools and techniques to shift the balance of power between these Saboteurs and the “Sage” inside one’s mind.

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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.

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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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No More Pointless Meetings

admin — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 15:23:45 +0000

Author:

Murphy, Martin

Publisher:

AMACOM

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2013

Management

Productivity

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In No More Pointless Meetings, Martin Murphy presents a transformative new way for leaders to get the most out of their teams in the least amount of time. By holding mundane, draining meetings, many managers exhaust their teams and leave their valuable ideas untapped. Murphy introduces a dramatically more effective alternative to conventional meetings—a set of workflow management skills that help re-energize organizations and keep them working at their full potential.

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The Language of Leaders

admin — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:23:47 +0000

Author:

Murray, Kevin

Publisher:

Kogan Page Limited

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2012

Leadership

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In The Language of Leaders, Kevin Murray explains that leadership is more than giving orders. Instead, it is about inspiring people to go above and beyond the call of duty. Effective leaders guide people when they are lost and empower them to make decisions. In 60 interviews with CEOs of businesses, charities, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), communication was repeatedly cited as a top-three skill of leadership. Murray writes that it can make the difference between poor and great performance.

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Stand Up for Yourself Without Getting Fired

admin — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:23:44 +0000

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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Harvesting Intangible Assets

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Author:

Sherman, Andrew J.

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

2012

Innovation

Personal Growth

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In a sense, all people are farmers; marking their turf, planting seeds, nurturing them, and preparing for the harvest. People follow a deeply rooted agricultural-like process in their daily lives, hoping that the results will be directly tied to their efforts and expertise. In Harvesting Intangible Assets, Andrew J. Sherman wonders if people have learned from the agrarian economies of the past. He explains how people and companies can tap into their existing resources, find ways to rejuvenate old methods through innovation, and glean ideas from unlikely sources.

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People, Planet, Profit

admin — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:23:46 +0000

Author:

Fisk, Peter

Publisher:

Kogan Page Limited

Published Date:

2010

Social Responsibility

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Peter Fisk begins his book, People, Planet, Profit, by asserting that in a time of “unprecedented” change in the world, issues concerning the environment and society as a whole carry enormous importance. He believes businesses can and should view social and environmental issues as opportunities for growth and success. People support businesses that reflect their own values, making “doing good” and sustainability important parts of running a business.

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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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Emotional Intelligence for Sales Success

admin — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:23:45 +0000

Author:

Stanley, Colleen

Publisher:

AMACOM

Published Date:

2013

Customer Focus

Relationships

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In Emotional Intelligence for Sales Success, Colleen Stanley introduces sales associates to the idea that oft-ignored emotional intelligence skills such as empathy, rapport, emotion management, and self-confidence will help them achieve the hard sales results they desire. Many salespeople never attain the income and success levels they deserve. This book explains the unique combination of biology, psychology, and selling skills that go into successful sales transactions.

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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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