All Summaries

All Summaries

 
If Disney Ran Your Hospital Lee, Fred Second River Healthcare Press , 2004 Customer Focus, Health Care, Management

Fred Lee’s experiences in hospital leadership as well as at Disney led him to believe that any healthcare team can find its way to greatness if it has the passion and competence to do so. If Disney Ran Your...

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Transnational Leadership Development Fisher-Yoshida, Beth | Geller, Kathy D. Amacom , 2009 Business Strategy, Diversity, Global Business, Leadership Development

Advances in technology have broken down borders, bridged oceans, and created relationships between people and cultures where none had existed before. Because of these changes, cultural differences need to be...

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CATS Lundin, Stephen C. McGraw-Hill , 2009 Innovation

The old idea that innovation begins at the top of an organization is not conducive to managing a productive and successful company. Instead, leaders should be encouraging innovation in all layers of their organizations...

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Enhancing Your Business Value Jordan, Mark | Walton, Randy | Hill, Judson CSI Publishing , 2002 Business Strategy, Economics & Finance
Growth is an ongoing process that occurs in many facets of our lives. There are so many individual factors that go into creating, increasing, and...
 
 
Creative Blogging Johnson, Paul William AuthorHouse , 2009 Management

If you feel trapped in the same old issues in your personal life or your business and need to find a way out, this book will show you "how you do dat....

 
 
Green to Gold Esty, Daniel C. | Winston, Andrew S. Yale University Press , 2006 Business Strategy, Major Works, Social Responsibility

Companies are facing an unavoidable new array of environmentally driven issues. Like any revolution, this new “Green Wave” presents an unprecedented challenge to business as usual. Organizations that do not add...

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The Contrarian Effect Port, Michael | Marshall, Elizabeth John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2008 Business Strategy, Customer Focus, Marketing

Conventional sales tactics such as cold calling, sales scripts and closing questions no longer produce dramatic improvements in sales. Customers have increasing control of the buying process, and they become frustrated...

 
 
Driving Results Through Social Networks Cross, Rob | Thomas, Robert J. Jossey-Bass , 2009 Business Strategy, Management, Productivity, Relationships

Most leaders still rely too heavily on formal structures when designing their organizations and implementing strategy. However, these formal organizational structures often overlook the fact that every organization...

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The Business Sale… An Owner’s Most Perilous Expedition Jordan, Mark | Gould, Mark | Dillon, Rick | Presogna, Jeffrey | Perkins, David L. Jr. Vercor Publishing , 2001 Business Strategy, Marketing

For most owners, the business sale, merger, or acquisition process is a mountain of uncertainty. The right guide is critical for maximizing the...

 
 
Outliers Gladwell, Malcolm Litte, Bown and Company , 2008 Business Strategy

Why do some people succeed far more than others? There is a story that is usually told about extremely successful people - a story that focuses on intelligence and ambition. In Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell claims that...

 
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