All Summaries

All Summaries

 
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...

Audio summary available
 
 
The Sustainability Champion's Guidebook Willard, Bob New Society Publishers , 2009 Social Responsibility

In The Sustainability Champion's Guidebook, Bob Willard addresses the global need for sustainable practices and the influential role of the business world in the sustainability movement. Effective...

Audio summary available
 
 
Reading Minds and Markets Ablin, Jack | McGee, Suzanne FT Press , 2009 Marketing

In Reading Minds and Markets, veteran financial adviser Jack Ablin reveals how to outperform the market with top-down, process-driven investing. Investors often wonder which stocks to choose, but...

Audio summary available
 
 
Kick Your Own Ass Johnson, Robert Early John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2010 Entrepreneurship, Personal Growth, Productivity

In Kick Your Own Ass, Robert Early Johnson presents a guide for salespeople to change the arc of their potential and perform better in their careers. The title is meant to evoke the idea of achieving...

Audio summary available
 
 
Great Work, Great Career Covey, Stephen R. | Colosimo, Jennifer FranklinCovey Publishing , 2009 Personal Growth

In Great Work, Great Career, authors Stephen R. Covey and Jennifer Colosimo discuss the immense opportunities the new “knowledge” economy has presented to the working population. They outline the ways...

Audio summary available
 
 
The Enemy of Engagement Royal, Mark | Agnew, Tom AMACOM , 2011 Leadership, Management

In today’s business world, organizations are constantly challenged to “do more with less.” Companies must determine how to translate employee motivation into better performance at the individual, team, and organization...

Audio summary available
 
 
Fierce Leadership Scott, Susan Random House, Inc. , 2009 Leadership

In Fierce Leadership, Susan Scott’s goal is to help individuals and organizations abandon those “best” practices that no longer serve a purpose and replace them with superior practices that get the job...

Audio summary available
 
 
Retiring the Generation Gap Deal, Jennifer J. Jossey-Bass , 2007 Diversity, Relationships

Conventional stereotypes believe that the generation gap runs deep, creating insurmountable misunderstandings and conflicts among colleagues. How is it possible for employees from different generations to work together...

Audio summary available
 
 
No Magic Bullet Willmore, Joe ASTD Press , 2009 Business Strategy, Productivity

There are hundreds of best-selling books that claim to have the secret to organizational success. Additionally, there are thousands of business consultants who have made lucrative careers pushing programs that...

Audio summary available
 
 
Contagion Talbott, John R. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2009 Economics & Finance, Global Business

There are some economists who view the current financial crisis as a “once in a hundred years” event in the business cycle that is a severe but necessary readjustment that must be endured. However, the current crisis...

Audio summary available
 
Syndicate content