All Summaries

All Summaries

 
Rethinking Risk Koletar, Joseph W. AMACOM , 2011 Business Strategy

Risk plays a role in everyday life. While individuals take precautionary steps against risk without thinking about it, organizations and businesses take great strides to acknowledge and fight against risk. In...

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Deep Change Quinn, Robert E. Jossey-Bass , 1996 Leadership, Personal Growth

At some point in their lives, many individuals get overwhelmed and disconnected. They feel that their lives lack meaning, and they realize they need to do something to alter their present situation but lack the...

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Onboarding Bradt, George | Vonnegut, Mary John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2009 Human Resources, Leadership Development

In Onboarding, authors George Bradt and Mary Vonnegut provide a how-to guide for establishing a Total Onboarding Program designed to acclimate any employee taking on a new role within an organization....

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The Boomer Retirement Time Bomb Venneberg, Donald L. | Eversole, Barbara Welss Praeger, Inc. , 2010 Human Resources

Throughout human history, most countries have had more young people than old people. This is no longer true in the United States and is even less true in most western European countries and Japan. Between 2010 and 2040...

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The Leaderful Fieldbook Raelin, Ph.D., Joseph A. Davies-Black , 2010 Leadership

Joseph A. Raelin’s The Leaderful Fieldbook is a practical guide for those committed to transforming conventional leadership and organizations into “leaderful practices” and “leaderful organizations.”...

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The Mobile Learning Edge Woodill, Gary McGraw-Hill , 2011 Leadership Development, Teams, Technology

In The Mobile Learning Edge, author Gary Woodill defines mobile learning as a personalized form of learning that takes place on a mobile electronic device. It allows for speedy communication, it is...

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The Primary Care–Market Share Connection Halley, Marc D. Health Administration Press , 2007 Business Strategy, Health Care

In The Primary Care-Market Share Connection, author Marc D. Halley discusses how many healthcare-related companies have a difficult time creating business models that are both sustainable and...

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Collaborate for Success! Cohn, Kenneth H. Health Administration Press , 2007 Health Care, Teams

While hospital administrators and doctors often have different perspectives on patient care – and consequently take divergent approaches to it – they share the common goal of providing quality care to patients....

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Right Relationship Brown, Peter G. | Garver, with, Geoffrey | Helmuth, Keith | Howell, Robert | Szeghi, Steve Berrett-Koehler Publishers , 2009 Social Responsibility

The right relationship that people must seek is “between the human economy, and the earth’s commonwealth of life,” write authors Peter G. Brown and Geoffrey Garver in Right Relationship. In the Quaker...

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Riding the Tiger Nelson, Priscilla | Cohen, Ed ASTD Press , 2010 Business Biographies, Economics & Finance

When the unthinkable and unimaginable occur, one must grab the tiger by the tail to prevent it from completely devouring everyone and everything in sight. A crisis can occur to anyone at anytime. Ultimately, the...

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