All Summaries

All Summaries

 
12 Steps to Power Presence Baldoni, John AMACOM , 2010 Leadership, Management

Assigned positions, titles, and roles confer the framework for managing power, but true leadership comes from leadership presence. So writes leadership guru John Baldoni, who dedicates 12 Steps to Power...

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Conversations That Win the Complex Sale Peterson, Erik | Riesterer, Tim The McGraw-Hill Companies , 2011 Communication, Marketing

In Conversations That Win the Complex Sale, Erik Peterson and Tim Riesterer explain how to improve sales performance through Power Messaging. Power Messaging is a tool that enables sales professionals...

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I’d Rather Be in Charge Beers, Charlotte Vanguard Press , 2012 Personal Growth

Leadership is a buzzword that means to guide, direct, or take charge. It is a journey of self knowledge, learning from the past, creating a self portrait, and being afraid, according to Charlotte Beers. As the first...

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Stalking the Black Swan Posner, Kenneth A. Columbia Business School Publishing , 2010 Change Management

Kenneth A. Posner’s Stalking the Black Swan is a guide for decision makers in the current environment of uncertainty and doubt. A “Black Swan” is that unexpected variable, that unplanned curve in the...

 
 
Success Under Stress Melnick, Sharon AMACOM , 2013 Personal Growth, Productivity

In today’s work environment, most people are faced with too much to do and too little time to accomplish everything. With a constant barrage of emails and texts and network access 24/7, stress has become the new normal...

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Leaders in Motion Wilson, Dr. Marta Greenleaf Book Group LLC , 2012 Leadership

Today’s economy, with its insatiable need for great ideas and effective implementation, does not reward stifling environments and underdeveloped staffs. Instead, it demands smart work at full throttle. To unleash...

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The Pause Principle Cashman, Kevin Berrett-Koehler Publications, Inc. , 2012 Communication, Leadership

Over a long and innovative career in business, Kevin Cashman has concluded that deep, ongoing, calm reflection—what he calls “pause”—is essential for success in both work and life. The Pause Principle...

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The Entrepreneur Equation Roth, Carol BenBella Books, Inc. , 2012 Entrepreneurship

Many business self-help books assume that anyone can be an entrepreneur. Those who have built businesses know there is no magic plan to create a business that makes a million dollars a day. In The Entrepreneur...

 
 
More Time for You Tator, Rosemary | Latson, Alesia AMACOM , 2011 Personal Growth, Productivity, Relationships

In a world that bombards people with information every second of every day, it can be difficult to not feel overwhelmed and overstressed. In More Time for You, Rosemary Tator and Alesia Latson show...

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Prescription for Lasting Success Reynolds, MD, PhD, Susan F. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2012 Business Strategy, Leadership

Organizations are created by humans and have aspects similar to human health, and as a former emergency physician, Susan F. Reynolds approaches the health of an organization in the same manner she treats a human...

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