All Summaries

All Summaries

 
iBrain Small, M.D., Gary | Vorgan, Gigi Collins Living , 2008 Technology

In iBrain, Gary Small and Gigi Vorgan show how digital technology is changing how the human brain functions. Not only do people think, behave, and feel differently as a result of daily exposure to high...

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Inside the Physician Mind Bujak, Joseph S. Health Administration Press , 2008 Health Care, Relationships

Many healthcare organizations struggle to communicate effectively with physicians and engage them, particularly when dealing with change implementation. In Inside the Physician Mind, Joseph S. Bujak...

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Networking for People Who Hate Networking Zack, Devora Berret-Koehler Publishers, Inc. , 2010 Communication, Relationships

People who are introverts often hate to network. While extroverts, socially-oriented people who excel in group situations, are typically right at home at networking events, introverts, reflective and reclusive people,...

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Service Innovation Bettencourt, Lance A. McGraw-Hill , 2010 Innovation

In Service Innovation, innovation strategist Lance A. Bettencourt shows marketers what they need to do to ensure that customers’ service needs are met. Based on the author’s nearly 20 years of...

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Doing Business in China Plafker, Ted Business Plus , 2007 Entrepreneurship, Global Business

Over the past few years, China has transformed itself into a powerful, consumer-oriented culture, and many Western companies have flocked to China to take advantage of this new marketplace. However, entrepreneurs from...

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Encouraging the Heart Kouzes, James M. | Posner, Barry Z. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2003 Leadership, Management

For more than two decades, James Kouzes and Barry Posner have studied leaders and behaviors that lead to achieving extraordinary results. They discovered that one of the most important leadership practices is...

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Co-Active Coaching Whitworth, Laura | Kimsey-House, Karen | Kimsey-House, Henry | Sandahl, Phillip Nicholas Brealey Publishing , 2007 Leadership Development

Once considered a consulting niche employed only by sports teams, coaching has evolved into one of the fastest-growing professions in the world. In Co-Active Coaching, Laura Whitworth, Karen Kimsey-...

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Managing the Mobile Workforce Clemons, David | Kroth,, Michael McGraw-Hill , 2011 Management, Technology

In Managing the Mobile Workforce by David Clemons and Michael Kroth, mobile workers are defined as those who are not physically located within a centralized building or who move between work locations...

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Upstarts! Fenn, Donna McGraw-Hill , 2010 Entrepreneurship, Technology

Upstarts! by Donna Fenn describes a generation uniquely primed for entrepreneurship due to its native familiarity with digital media, its creativity, and the family and educational cultures which have...

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Tailored Learning Hofmann, Jennifer ASTD Press , 2009 Leadership Development, Technology

The world of training has changed dramatically in recent years, thanks to the introduction of new technologies such as wireless Internet access, streaming media, and others. As a result, traditional training models...

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