All Summaries

All Summaries

 
Successful Time Management for Dummies Zeller, Dirk Wiley Publishing, Inc. , 2009 Personal Growth, Productivity

Time is a precious commodity. Each person has the same amount of time given to them to use productively or to waste. In Successful Time Management for Dummies, Dirk Zeller describes a broad variety of...

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30 Days to Social Media Success Martin, Gail Z. Career Press , 2010 Technology

In 30 Days to Social Media Success, Gail Martin reveals how small businesses and solo professionals can take social media from being an overwhelming tool with great potential to a tangible means of...

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Aftershock Wiedemer, Robert A. | Spitzer, Cindy John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2010 Economics & Finance

Economists and business leaders alike are still trying to understand the forces that led to the United States’ current economic woes. Some believe it is a down financial cycle or a recession, but in Aftershock...

 
 
Make It Happen McLaughlin, Daniel B. Health Administration Press , 2011 Business Strategy, Health Care, Productivity

The failure to execute is a common problem in healthcare. Faced with a rapidly changing business environment, many progressive healthcare delivery organizations are now striving to become “high performance” health...

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The Failure of Risk Management Hubbard, Douglas W. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2009 Business Strategy, Productivity

The Failure of Risk Management shows readers how to identify and fix the most common problems in risk management. Ineffective risk management methods, often touted as “best practices,” are passed from...

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World Wide Rave Scott, David Meerman John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2009 Marketing

A World Wide Rave occurs when people spread a message about a company or its products in online networks, where the message grows exponentially, potentially reaching millions of audience members. According to David...

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Capitalism 4.0 Kaletsky, Anatole PublicAffairs , 2010 Economics & Finance, Entrepreneurship

During the time following the economic crisis of 2007-09, many warned that the entire U.S. economic system was doomed to fail. In Capitalism 4.0, author Anatole Kaletsky argues that this crisis was...

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Her Place at the Table Williams, Judith | Frohlinger, Carol | Kolb, Deborah M. Jossey-Bass , 2010 Leadership

The proportion of women in the workplace is at a historic high, yet leadership roles in major institutions continue to escape them. This is no longer due to “first-generation” gender issues where women were blatantly...

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Share This! Zandt, Deanna Berrett-Koehler Publishers , 2010 Marketing, Technology

In Share This!, Deanna Zandt discusses how social networks allow individuals to share their stories with a large number of people at a time by observing what others are posting over time. When...

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Reinventing the Patient Experience Christianson, Jon B. | Finch, Michael D. | Findlay, Barbara | Jonas, Wayne B. | Choate, Christine Goertz Health Administration Press , 2007 Customer Focus, Health Care

In the age of consumerism in healthcare, hospitals must reexamine their traditional practices and provide greater sensitivity and responsiveness to patient preferences. In Reinventing the Patient Experience...

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