All Summaries

All Summaries

 
Her Place at the Table Williams, Judith | Frohlinger, Carol | Kolb, Deborah M. Jossey-Bass , 2010 Leadership

The proportion of women in the workplace is at a historic high, yet leadership roles in major institutions continue to escape them. This is no longer due to “first-generation” gender issues where women were blatantly...

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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...

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The Great Brain Race Wildavsky, Ben Princeton University Press , 2010 Global Business

International competition for the brightest minds has made higher education a global commodity. In The Great Brain Race, Ben Wildavsky makes the case that this latest educational globalization should...

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I Didn't See it Coming Widmann, Nancy C. | Eisenman, Elaine J. | Kopelan, Amy Dorn John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2007 Change Management, Human Resources, Personal Growth

The organizational landscape has undergone so many transformations over the last decade that thousands of talented professionals who managed to thrive through all sorts of difficulty have suddenly found themselves the...

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The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning Wick, Calhoun | Pollock, Roy | Jefferson, Andrew | Flanagan, Richard Pfeiffer , 2006 Human Resources, Personal Growth

Training and development is often viewed as expendable, a department that is nice to have when times are good, but one that organizations can do without when times are bad. This line of reasoning exists because many...

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Co-Active Coaching Whitworth, Laura | Kimsey-House, Karen | Kimsey-House, Henry | Sandahl, Phillip Nicholas Brealey Publishing , 2007 Leadership Development

Once considered a consulting niche employed only by sports teams, coaching has evolved into one of the fastest-growing professions in the world. In Co-Active Coaching, Laura Whitworth, Karen Kimsey-...

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Coaching for Performance Whitmore, John Nicholas Brealey Publishing , 2009 Leadership Development

For nearly two decades, Coaching for Performance has served as a classic guide for business managers wishing to inspire workers to reach their potential. Originally published in 1992 and widely used in...

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The Zen Leader Whitelaw, Ginny The Career Press , 2012 Personal Growth, Productivity

In The Zen Leader, Ginny Whitelaw addresses the unprecedented amount of pressure that many leaders feel today. It causes leaders to burn out, exhausting themselves and their employees. However, there...

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Computer Fraud Casebook Wells, Joseph T. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2009 Human Resources, Management, Technology

Fraud-an act of deception practiced in order to secure personal gain - has been a longstanding threat for business owners. Rapid advances in computers, however, have propelled the issue of computer fraud into the...

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Strategic IQ Wells, John R. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. , 2012 Business Strategy

In Strategic IQ, author John Wells issues a wake-up call to all companies—big and small, new or established, successful or floundering—about why businesses fail and what they must do to continually...

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