All Summaries

All Summaries

 
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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The Art of Speeches and Presentations Collins, Philip John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. , 2012 Communication

In The Art of Speeches and Presentations, Philip Collins uses his own extensive personal experience as a speechwriter to outline what to do and what not to do when writing a speech. With a focus on the...

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Who Says It’s a Man’s World Bennington, Emily AMACOM , 2013 Human Resources, Leadership Development, Personal Growth

There are more women than ever entering the top echelons of management, but that does not mean it has become easier to advance. In fact, career-transition consultant Emily Bennington has found that ambitious women...

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The Facebook Effect Kirkpatrick, David Simon & Schuster Paperbacks , 2010 Business Biographies, Technology

In The Facebook Effect, David Kirkpatrick delves into the life of entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg and explores how he created a company that has forever changed the way the world uses the Internet....

 
 
The Market-Driven Supply Chain Burrows III, Robert P. AMACOM, , 2012 Business Strategy

For the last 40 years, supply-driven sales and operations planning (S&OP) has been a consistent management process for the manufacturing and distribution of consumer and industrial products. However, in today’s...

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The Language of Success Sant, Tom AMACOM , 2008 Communication

Communicating effectively is a key skill in business, but one that many people lack. In The Language of Success, Tom Sant presents useful structures and tricks of the trade for writing successful...

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Power Questions Sobel, Andrew | Panas, Jerold John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2012 Leadership, Management, Relationships

In Power Questions, Andrew Sobel and Jerold Panas show how questions are the best way to deepen relationships, build a business, and influence people. The authors show that asking the right questions...

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Speaking as a Leader Humphrey, Judith John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd. , 2012 Communication, Leadership

John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd., 2012 In Speaking as a Leader, Judith Humphrey aims to help people become more effective leaders by learning to be more effective speakers and, just as important, to...

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