All Summaries

All Summaries

 
An Insider's Guide to Building a Successful Consulting Practice Katcher, Bruce K. | Snyder, Adam AMACOM , 2010 Business Strategy, Personal Growth

For people who long to be independent in their work and to make the most of their time, independent consulting may be the ideal. An Insider’s Guide to Building a Successful Consulting Practice by Bruce...

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Win at Work! Katz, Diane L. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2010 Communication, Management, Relationships

In Win at Work!, Diane Katz presents an alternative to the traditional linear model of resolving conflict called “The Working Circle.” This approach encourages flexibility when resolving conflict. The...

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Leading Outside the Lines Katzenbach, Jon R. | Khan, Zia Jossey-Bass , 2010 Leadership, Management, Relationships

There are two dividing beliefs in the business world: (1) the belief that companies should be run according to formal organizational standards, such as job responsibilities, costs, and means of communication, and (2)...

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Love 'em or Lose 'em Kaye, Beverly | Jordan-Evans, Sharon Berrett-Koehler Publishers , 2008 Human Resources, Leadership Development

In Love ‘em or Lose ‘em, Beverly Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans provide managers with a comprehensive guide to successfully engaging, developing, and retaining the valuable talent on their teams. People...

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Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go Kaye, Beverly | Giulioni, Julie Winkle Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. , 2012 Leadership Development

In Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go, authors Beverly Kaye and Julie Winkle Giulioni examine the benefits of and methods for addressing the career development imperative with employees. In today’s...

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Exceeding Customer Expectations Kazanjian, Kirk Doubleday , 2007 Business Biographies, Customer Focus

From an initial investment of $100,000 and just seven cars, Enterprise Rent-A-Car has slowly, quietly grown into the largest and most successful car rental company in America. It took fifty years, some thoughtful...

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Beyond Performance Keller, Scott | Price, Colin John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2011 Business Strategy, Productivity

In Beyond Performance, Scott Keller and Colin Price strive to offer an explanation for why so few companies that achieve excellence are able to maintain it. They make their case with extensive research...

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What’s Stopping You? Kelsey, Robert Capstone Publishing , 2012 Personal Growth

In What’s Stopping You?, Robert Kelsey warns that fear of failure can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. This common, yet rarely addressed condition alters behaviors in ways that make failure a...

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Identifying and Managing Project Risk Kendrick, Tom AMACOM , 2009 Business Strategy, Management, Productivity, Teams

All projects involve risk, and those projects that are successful generally have leaders who employ the best project management practices available. In his book Identifying and Managing Project Risk,...

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Putting Our DIFFERENCES to WORK Kennedy, Debbe Berrett-Koehler Publishers , 2008 Business Strategy, Diversity, Innovation, Teams

Putting differences to work – creating an environment where diverse individuals can work more effectively to drive innovation and performance – has unlimited potential benefits. Unfortunately, however, organizations...

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