All Summaries

All Summaries

 
China's Megatrends Naisbitt, John | Naisbitt, Doris Harper Business , 2010 Global Business

No economy has exploded as quickly as that of China. In just 30 years, China has been transformed from a backward, bureaucratic country where innovation was stifled and trade with the West was virtually nonexistent...

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Predictable Success McKeown, Les Greenleaf Book Group , 2010 Business Strategy

In Predictable Success, Les McKeown explains that any business, any organization—any group of any sort—that grows and reaches for success is going to go through certain steps and will have to endure...

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Conversations for Change Hayashi, Shawn Kent McGraw-Hill , 2011 Change Management, Communication

Meaningful conversation is a learned skill, writes Shawn Kent Hayashi in Conversations for Change. As a consultant, Hayashi has spent more than 20 years coaching people to improve their conversation...

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Flip the Funnel Jaffe, Joseph John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2010 Customer Focus

In Flip the Funnel, Joseph Jaffe suggests beginning with the customer’s purchase or action instead of ending with it. This restructuring of the traditional marketing model creates opportunities for...

 
 
Your Call Is (not that) Important to Us Yellin, Emily Free Press , 2009 Customer Focus

Based on interviews with industry professionals at various levels as well as hard-to-believe but true reports of bad customer service, Your Call Is (not that) Important to Us investigates the inner...

 
 
Inside the FDA Hawthorne, Fran John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2005 Business Biographies

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has significant reach in the American economy, ranging from medicines and medical devices to items on the grocery store shelves. Since its inception in 1906, the...

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The 2020 Workplace Meister, Jeanne C. | Willyerd, Karie HarperCollins , 2010 Diversity, Management, Relationships, Technology

In The 2020 Workplace, Jeanne C. Meister and Karie Willyerd outline the ways in which organizations can and should change in order to meet the needs of the diverse and “über-connected” workforce of...

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The First-Time Manager's Guide to Team Building Topchik, Gary S. AMACOM , 2007 Management, Teams

In The First-Time Manager’s Guide to Team Building, Gary S. Topchik explains how to achieve a powerful team that can focus successfully on the desired end results. Topchik dissects the meaning of team...

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Pricing with Confidence Holden, Reed K. | Burton, Mark R. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2008 Business Strategy, Marketing

In Pricing with Confidence, Reed K. Holden and Mark R. Burton offer ten rules of engagement that put companies back in the driver’s seat during price negotiations. Their solution builds revenues and...

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Built on Values Rhoades, Ann Jossey-Bass , 2011 Communication, Management, Personal Growth

As Ann Rhoades and Nancy Shepherdson explain in Built on Values, the “perfect company culture” does not exist. The right culture for any company can be defined by determining what values are important...

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