All Summaries

All Summaries

 
The Magic of Dialogue Yankelovich, Daniel Simon & Schuster, Inc. , 1999 Communication, Personal Growth, Relationships, Social Responsibility

Never before in our nation’s history has the need for effective dialogue been so profound. Concurrent with heightened conflict, loosened social bonds, and an increased reliance on “top-down talk,” Americans are...

 
 
The Panasonic Way Yamashita, Toshihiko Kodansha International , 1989 Business Biographies

In January of 1977, Yamashita was asked to become the third president of Matshushita Electric. Toshihiko Yamashita himself felt that his lack of experience in running an international company was overwhelming, and he...

 
 
1,000 Dollars & an Idea Wyly, Sam Sam Wyly, Newmarket Press , 2008 Business Strategy

My work is to create companies and build them," writes Sam Wyly in this candid and engrossing account of the process, relationships, struggles, and strategies in...

 
 
Content Is Currency Wuebben, Jon Nicholas Brealey Publishing , 2011 Marketing

Content Is Currency can help businesses take maximum advantage of the new possibilities created by the Internet, smart phones, and other digital tools and media. Author Jon Wuebben surveys the many...

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The Mobile Learning Edge Woodill, Gary McGraw-Hill , 2011 Leadership Development, Teams, Technology

In The Mobile Learning Edge, author Gary Woodill defines mobile learning as a personalized form of learning that takes place on a mobile electronic device. It allows for speedy communication, it is...

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Confessions of a PR Man Wood, Robert J. | Gunther, Max New American Library , 1989 Business Biographies, Marketing

Wood recounts his first foray into major PR activity when he was in the U.S. Air Force in 1945. The story shows why he became interested in PR and illustrates three important characteristics of the profession: 1) the "...

 
 
Your Best Just Got Better Womack, Jason W. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2012 Management, Personal Growth

In Your Best Just Got Better, executive coach and author Jason W. Womack presents actionable strategies to help managers, employees, and entrepreneurs alike in their quest to make lasting, sustainable...

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Lean Thinking Womack, James P. | Jones, Daniel T. The Free Press , 2003 Innovation, Management, Productivity

In 1990, Womack and Jones published The Machine That Changed the World, with the objective of sending a wake-up call to organizations still struggling in the antiquated world of mass production. Thus,...

 
 
The Machine That Changed the World Womack, James P. | Jones, Daniel T. | Roos, Daniel Rawson Associates , 1990 Global Business, Productivity

The Machine That Changed the World is devoted to a careful explanation of the logic and techniques of lean production. By extracting the universal principles of lean production from their initial...

 
 
Lean Solutions Womack, James P. | Jones, Daniel T. Simon & Schuster , 2005 Customer Focus, Management, Productivity

While consumers have a greater selection than ever before of high quality goods and services, all of which can be obtained from a growing number of sources, why are they not any happier than ever before? According to...

 
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