All Summaries
All Summaries
The tremendous engineering achievement of the Boeing 777, as well as its commercial success, was proof to Alan Mulally (executive vice president of The Boeing Company and president and CEO of Boeing Commercial...
Much has been written about the processes and systems that drive organizations and the ways and means of making them more effective. What is rarely discussed, and certainly not in any great detail, are the covert...
Being able to work with people is one of the most important factors in determining success on the job. The things that we need to improve our jobs are only a conversation away. Ideas go unexpressed or unheard because...
Anyone who crosses a national or cultural boundary when doing business faces a common set of hazards. Differences in language, social customs, and business styles add further complexity to already-complicated...
In Workforce America, the authors contend that-contrary to what some believe-managing diversity as an asset does not require expertise in cultural differences. The only prerequisite is a framework for analyzing the...
In Work Your Strengths, Chuck Martin, Richard Guare, and Peg Dawson have explored this concept of position and personality, and created a set of “executive skills.” This set of skills is found...
In Work Without Managers, Fisher attempts to awaken professional/technical workers to the power and influence they possess to enact change. He also addresses the managers who want to know what their professional...
Nancy Anderson’s book Work with Passion in Midlife and Beyond presents a simple process for reshaping your life both inside and outside the workplace. Her seven-step process for change begins by eliminating layers of...
There is nothing mystical in Work the System - no airy-fairy platitudes, no feel-good, unsupportable theories of reality that offer little more than immediate...
There is no set formula for success, although some general characteristics can be discerned. Successful people are those who pursue success and make it happen, but other factors are enumerated and discussed. "Expert"...
