All Summaries

All Summaries

 
Field Tested King, Emily AMACOM , 2012 Human Resources, Leadership Development

Military veterans are some of the most talented, goal-focused, and loyal employees in America. They possess a bevy of skills and perspectives that civilian workers, managers, and job applicants generally lack. Yet...

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Fidelity's World Henriques, Diana B. Charles Scribner's Sons , 1995 Business Biographies, Leadership

This unauthorized account of Fidelity’s world represents a monumental feat of investigative reporting. Henriques deftly probed more than 60 years of documentary records (SEC documents, sworn depositions, personal and...

 
 
Feeding Your Leadership Pipeline Tobin, Daniel R. ASTD Press , 2010 Leadership Development

In the coming years, the business industry in the United States will face an important transition. By 2030, 78 million baby boomers will turn 65, the common retirement age. Feeding Your Leadership Pipeline...

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Fearless Referrals Anderson, Matt The McGraw-Hill Companies , 2012 Entrepreneurship

Quality customer referrals may be one of the most valuable forms of marketing for any business, but mastering the art of asking for referrals is daunting for many people. For some, asking for and managing referrals...

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Fault Lines Rajan, Raghuram G. Princeton University Press , 2010 Economics & Finance

Fault Lines is economist Raghuram G. Rajan’s endeavor to explain what enabled and triggered the global financial crisis. He draws surprising connections and conclusions that show how many forces...

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Father, Son & Co. Watson Jr., Thomas J. | Petre, Peter Bantam Books , 1991 Business Biographies, Innovation, Management

Father, Son & Co avoids the pitfalls of which many chronologies fall prey: excessive use of disruptive flashbacks and flash-forwards, an overabundance of characters who add nothing but unnecessary...

 
 
Fatal Risk Boyd, Roddy John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2011 Business Biographies

Roddy Boyd’s Fatal Risk, details the birth, growth, and ultimate collapse in 2008 of AIG—the largest insurance company in the world. What began after World War I as C.V. Starr’s enterprise in China...

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Fast Track Networking Rosen, Lucy | Copquin, Claudia Career Press , 2010 Personal Growth, Relationships

In Fast Track Networking, Lucy Rosen and Claudia Gryvatz Copquin offer ideas that are primarily, but not exclusively, designed to help women move quickly into the business world. They share guidance on...

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Fast Strategy Doz, Yves | Kosonen, Mikko Wharton School Publishing , 2008 Business Strategy, Change Management, Management, Productivity

Companies that are strategically agile learn to change their direction quickly and to transform themselves without losing their day-to-day business momentum. These companies usually have CEOs and top leadership teams...

 
 
Fast Forward Antholis, William | Talbott, Strobe Brookings Institution Press , 2010 Social Responsibility

In Fast Forward, authors William Antholis and Strobe Talbott address one of the most important issues facing mankind today: global warming. Humans unknowingly began warming the globe hundreds of years...

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