All Summaries

All Summaries

 
The Leader Who Had No Title Sharma, Robin Free Press , 2010 Leadership, Personal Growth

In The Leader Who Had No Title, Robin Sharma shows how individuals, regardless of title, have the power to demonstrate leadership wherever they are. The lessons recounted in this book will help...

 
 
The Optimism Bias Sharot, Tali Vintage Books , 2011 Personal Growth

In The Optimism Bias, Tali Sharot examines ways in which the human brain deceives its owner—to the owner’s advantage. Normal people misperceive their surroundings, choose to delay pleasure but...

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The Lore and Legends of Wall Street Sharp, Robert M. Dow Jones-Irwin , 1989 Business Biographies, Leadership, Major Works

When the colonists arrived, the currency in place was wampum (or wampumpeage, meaning "white string") manufactured by the Iroquois Indians. Since the colonists traded with the Indians, they also adopted this...

 
 
Revolutionize Your Customer Experience Shaw, Colin Palgrave MacMillian , 2005 Customer Focus, Marketing

Whether they know it or not, every company offers a customer experience. Those organizations focusing on providing an emotionally engaging customer experience are now those organizations differentiating themselves for...

 
 
Murdoch Shawcross, William Simon & Schuster , 1993 Business Biographies

Shawcross is an excellent writer who has woven a spellbinding tale of the evolution of the Murdoch communications empire. The work begins with the father, Keith, who turned around the Herald with his version of "...

 
 
Online Learning Today Shea-Schultz, Heather | Fogarty, John Berrett-Koehler Publishers , 2002 Human Resources, Personal Growth, Technology

Online learning (i.e., e-learning, iLearning, online training, Web-based training, "webucation," etc.), the union of education and the Internet, is an ever-evolving system, which has altered the way companies do...

 
 
Conflict 101 Shearouse, Susan H. AMACOM , 2011 Communication, Relationships

In Conflict 101, Susan H. Shearouse helps managers better understand workplace conflict and how to respond to it. In every workplace, it is inevitable that people will clash at some point, and what...

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Bargaining for Advantage Shell, Richard G. G. Richard Shell, Penguin Books , 2000 Business Strategy

This book is a guide to better negotiation practice, not a substitute for it. It will show that while negotiation is not a rocket science, it is not...

 
 
The Virtual Manager Sheridan, Kevin The Career Press, Inc. , 2012 Management, Teams

The Virtual Manager focuses on how organizations and managers can better engage their virtual employees to create a successful workplace, even when employees are in different locations. Author Kevin...

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Harvesting Intangible Assets Sherman, Andrew J. AMACOM , 2012 Innovation, Personal Growth

In a sense, all people are farmers; marking their turf, planting seeds, nurturing them, and preparing for the harvest. People follow a deeply rooted agricultural-like process in their daily lives, hoping that the...

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