All Summaries

All Summaries

 
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...

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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...

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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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The Alpha Masters Ahuja, Maneet John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd. , 2012 Economics & Finance

In the investment world, the term “alpha” refers to returns in excess of expected risk, earned by fund managers who succeed in accurately forecasting the behavior of financial markets and other “beta” macroeconomic...

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Pushback Rezvani, Selena Jossey-Bass , 2012 Communication, Personal Growth

Negotiation is an accepted and fundamental part of the business world, yet women initiate negotiations four times less often than men. The result is that women receive less of what they want and deserve: promotion...

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Who Killed Creativity? … And How Can We Get It Back? Grant, Andrew | Grant, Gaia | Gallate, Dr. Jason Jossey-Bass , 2012 Innovation

In these changing times, organizations must innovate or die. In Who Killed Creativity … And How Can We Get It Back?, best-selling authors Andrew Grant and Gaia Grant explain how to become more creative...

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