All Summaries

All Summaries

 
The Image of Success Vega, Lizandra AMACOM , 2010 Personal Growth

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...

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7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis George, Bill Jossey-Bass , 2009 Leadership

Crisis is the defining moment for a leader. It pushes leaders to their limits and tests whether they will be able to hold true to their beliefs under the toughest of circumstances. In 7 Lessons for Leading in...

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10 Steps to Successful Business Writing Appleman, Jack E. ASTD Press , 2008 Personal Growth

While studies point to an inadequate level of writing in the business world, most business professionals view writing as a soft skill that is not worth an investment of time and money. Recently, however, some employers...

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Smart Green Estes, Jonathan John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2009 Business Strategy, Social Responsibility

There was, perhaps, a time when people could credibly wonder whether human actions really play a role in determining the fate of the planet, but no longer. Awareness of green issues has reached a tipping point. The...

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The On-Demand Brand Mathieson, Rick AMACOM , 2010 Marketing, Technology

We live in an on-demand economy where information is literally at our fingertips 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Long gone are the days when consumers sit idly by as advertisements are pushed to them through a single...

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The Carrot Principle: Second Edition Gostick, Adrian | Elton, Chester The Free Press , 2009 Human Resources, Management, Productivity

Recognition is an important and powerful tool that managers often do not use to full advantage. However, the effective use of recognition becomes even more critical in turbulent or difficult times when finding and...

 
 
The Target Blakesley, Stephen J. Tate Publishing & Enterprises LLC , 2010 Human Resources, Management

Most business managers will attest that good people are a company’s most valuable resource, and of course motivated managers want to maximize the performance of their teams. They want a process of selection and...

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Toyota Supply Chain Management Iyer, Anath V. | Seshadri, Sridhar | Vasher, Roy McGraw-Hill , 2009 Business Strategy, Productivity

When it comes to efficient production and operational excellence, Toyota’s reputation is world-class. As a company, it has been the standard-bearer for innovation, continuous improvement, and lean manufacturing...

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The AMA Handbook of Public Relations Dilenschneider, Robert L. AMACOM , 2010 Business Strategy

A strong Internet presence is vital to any consumer-oriented company. In addition to an effective website, companies must make use of social networking sites as well as blogs and microblogs. Certainly, the old media of...

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The Extraordinary Leader Zenger, John H. | Folkman, Joseph R. McGraw-Hill , 2009 Leadership

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...

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