All Summaries

All Summaries

 
Citizen Engineer Douglas, David | Papadopoulos, Greg | Boutelle, John Prentice Hall , 2010 Business Strategy, Social Responsibility

In the past, an engineer’s primary focus was finding simple and elegant ways of implementing design requirements. To succeed today, however, engineers must also possess an understanding of environmental issues, legal...

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Citizen Marketers McConnell, Ben | Huba, Jackie Kaplan Publishing , 2011 Marketing

Everyone feels passionate about something. In apartments, coffee houses, and dorm rooms around the world, many people with cell phones and laptops are taking this passion to the Internet. Using the multitude of social...

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Clear Leadership Bushe, Gervase R. Intercultural Press , 2009 Leadership, Management, Relationships

Successful business leaders understand that organizational success requires collaboration at all levels. Collaboration is no easy feat, however, as it hinges on clear, honest communications in the workplace. In complex...

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Click Millionaires Fox, Scott AMACOM , 2012 Entrepreneurship, Technology

In Click Millionaires, Scott Fox shows readers that by correctly identifying an online niche market where an audience has unmet needs, an entrepreneur can establish a profitable business with products...

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Closing the Execution Gap Lepsinger, Richard Jossey-Bass , 2010 Leadership, Management

Many leaders were taught to believe that an organization’s mission, vision, and values are the keys to its success. But too often, there is a substantial gap between abstract goals and on-the-ground accomplishments. In...

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Co-Active Coaching Whitworth, Laura | Kimsey-House, Karen | Kimsey-House, Henry | Sandahl, Phillip Nicholas Brealey Publishing , 2007 Leadership Development

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-...

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Co-Opportunity Grant, John John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2010 Social Responsibility

The earth today suffers from many problems ranging from climate change, insufficient food, dwindling energy resources, biodiversity, and poverty. Although the vast majority of human action is based on competition, many...

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Coaching Corporate MVPs Butteriss, Margaret John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2008 Human Resources, Leadership Development, Management

For clues to finding success in the changing global marketplace, smart CEOs need only look to the world of sports, says author Margaret Butteriss in her book "Coaching Corporate MVPs. " Just like on the basketball...

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Coaching for Performance Whitmore, John Nicholas Brealey Publishing , 2009 Leadership Development

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...

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Coaching Up and Down the Generations Haneberg, Lisa American Society for Training & Development and Berrett-Koehler, Inc. , 2010 Leadership Development

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...

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