All Summaries

All Summaries

 
The Titleless Leader Russell, Nan S. Career Press , 2012 Communication, Leadership

In The Titleless Leader, job-loss recovery expert Nan S. Russell asserts that how people work, communicate, collaborate, and manage responsibilities has changed. Knowing how to build influence and lead...

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What To Do When There's Too Much To Do Stack, Laura Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. , 2012 Productivity

Today’s fast-paced and high-pressured business environment often requires workers to spend sixty, seventy, eighty, or more hours per week on the job. Unfortunately, productivity tends to decrease as work hours increase...

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Generations, Inc. Johnson, Meagan | Johnson, Larry AMACOM , 2010 Leadership, Management, Teams

In today's business environment, it is not unusual to be managing several generations at once. While everyone may be talented, hardworking, and committed to the organization, professionals of different ages have...

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Good Company Bassi, Laurie | Frauenheim, Ed | McMurrer, Dan | Costello, Larry Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. , 2011 Relationships, Social Responsibility, Teams

More and more consumers today want to do business with companies that treat employees, customers, and communities in a fair way. This movement is being driven by a variety of economic, social, and political forces. In...

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Brand Advocates Fuggetta, Rob John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2012 Marketing

In Brand Advocates, Rob Fuggetta explains that companies have a powerful yet underutilized marketing weapon that is ten times more effective than other marketing methods: the advocacy of their most...

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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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Dialogue Gap Nixon, Peter John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2012 Communication

In Dialogue Gap, Peter Nixon presents a common sense approach to one of the most pressing issues facing modern culture: the inability to carry on substantive and meaningful communications. Failure to...

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Stepping Up Izzo, John Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. , 2012 Personal Growth, Productivity

In Stepping Up, executive coach and leadership speaker Dr. John Izzo describes how taking responsibility can improve lives, businesses, and relationships. The principles he introduces enable people to...

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The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave Branham, Leigh AMACOM , 2012 Leadership Development, Personal Growth

According to conventional wisdom, employee turnover is usually about pay and beyond the control of most companies. But in The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave, human relations consultant Leigh Branham...

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Optimize Odden, Lee John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2012 Customer Focus, Marketing

Lee Odden, author of Optimize, believes that no company is too small or too large to benefit from a customer-centric online marketing strategy that optimizes their web presence. To be successful...

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