All Summaries

All Summaries

 
Developing Exemplary Performance One Person at a Time Sabbag, Michael Davies-Black Publishing , 2009 Human Resources, Leadership Development, Personal Growth, Productivity

When it comes to performance development, many leaders are happy to accept work that is merely “satisfactory.” But what if each employee could be developed into an exemplary performer, executing their duties at a level...

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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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Digital Wars Arthur, Charles Kogan Page Limited , 2012 Business Biographies, Business Strategy

In Digital Wars, Charles Arthur explores how the introduction of the Internet in the late 1990s and the affordability of personal computing significantly altered the world’s digital landscape. He...

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Disaster Proof Your Career Forsyth, Patrick Kogan Page Limited , 2010 Personal Growth

In Disaster Proof Your Career, Patrick Forsyth acts as a personal coach on how to build a successful career. He draws on many years of experience as a business consultant and trainer to offer insights...

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Do More Great Work Stanier, Michael Bungay Workman Publishing Company, Inc. , 2010 Major Works, Personal Growth

Too many people spend their work days busy with tasks that are not important to them or their organization. Michael Bungay Stanier wrote Do More Great Work for those people who want to move beyond busy...

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Doing Business in China Plafker, Ted Business Plus , 2007 Entrepreneurship, Global Business

Over the past few years, China has transformed itself into a powerful, consumer-oriented culture, and many Western companies have flocked to China to take advantage of this new marketplace. However, entrepreneurs from...

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Doing More with Less Piasecki, Bruce John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2012 Business Strategy, Social Responsibility

Benjamin Franklin advocated living with frugality, inventiveness, and diplomacy. In Doing More with Less, Bruce Piasecki suggests that the solution to many social and business problems lies in those...

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Double Double Herold, Cameron Greenleaf Book Group Press , 2011 Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship

In Double Double, Cameron Herold offers a detailed plan for entrepreneurs who wish to double the size of their companies’ revenues and profits within three years. The steps he describes are simple,...

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Driven Imam, Razi | Walshak, Hank John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2010 Personal Growth

In Driven, Razi Imam introduces the concept of Junoon, an ancient Arabic/Persian term that describes the obsession to achieve an impossible goal infused with a super-human level of motivation. The...

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Driven to Lead Lawrence, Paul R. Jossey-Bass , 2010 Leadership, Personal Growth

In Driven to Lead, Paul R. Lawrence describes how human beings are designed to balance the needs of four conflicting drives when making decisions. These drives—acquisition of the necessities for...

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