All Summaries

All Summaries

 
Women Lead the Way Tarr-Whelan, Linda Berrett-Koehler Publishers , 2009 Diversity, Leadership

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...

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First In, Last Out Salka, John Portfolio Books , 2004 Leadership

Would the people who work for you follow you into a burning building? The Fire Department of the City of New York is one of the most effective...

 
 
Capitalizing on Being Woman Owned Christy, Janet W. Janet W. Christy , 2006 Management, Personal Growth

This is the best time ever to be a woman business owner! And Capitalizing On Being Woman Owned will show you why. Government agencies need you in order to meet their...

 
 
The Red Queen Among Organizations Barnett, William P. Princeton University Press , 2008 Business Strategy

In Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass, the Red Queen leads Alice on a chase after which neither character has moved from the spot where they began. Evolutionary biologists refer to this race as “the Red...

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Who's Your Gladys? Suttle, Marilyn | Vest, Lori Jo AMACOM , 2009 Customer Focus

In Who’s Your Gladys? Marilyn Suttle and Lori Jo Vest present ten companies that have achieved remarkable success by focusing on customers and building long-term relationships. These companies have...

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The GE Work-Out Ulrich, Dave | Kerr, Steve | Ashkenas, Ron McGraw-Hill , 2002 Business Biographies, Business Strategy, Management

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...

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The Other Kind of Smart Deutschendorf, Harvey Amacom , 2009 Human Resources, Personal Growth, Relationships

In his book The Other Kind of Smart, Harvey Deutschendorf shows that emotional intelligence can be more important than general intelligence when determining an individual’s personal and professional...

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Chocolate Fortunes Allen, Lawrence L. AMACOM , 2010 Business Biographies, Global Business

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

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The Impulse Factor Tasler, Nick Fireside , 2008 Management, Personal Growth

In The Impulse Factor, Nick Tasler offers insight into what leads people to make decisions by drawing on research in genetics, psychology, politics, and even the animal kingdom. He states that there...

 
 
BrandDigital. Adamson, Allen P. Palgrave Macmillan , 2009 Marketing, Technology

In BrandDigital, Allen P. Adamson sets out to discover how the digital world is influencing the way brands are built and managed. Drawing on interviews with nearly 100 professionals in the fields of...

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