All Summaries

All Summaries

 
Firms of Endearment Sisodia, Raj | Sheth, Jag | Wolfe, David B. Wharton School Publishing , 2007 Customer Focus, Management

The social transformation of capitalism taking place today is changing the way companies maximize their value to society as a whole, not just to shareholders.

These “humanistic” companies create emotional,...

 
 
A Little Book of Listening Skills for the Workplace Brady, Mark Mark Brady, Piaeia Press , 2006 Productivity, Relationships

Listening, being one of the most important things in business, helps create good relations with people. It is a creative act that improves as it is...

 
 
Change to Strange Cable, Daniel M. Daniel M. Cable, Wharton School Publishing , 2007 Business Strategy, Change Management

In today's tough times, and in the face of ever fiercer competition from all sides, you need to create a competitive advantage and sustain it. To do so, you must create and deliver something that's valuable, rare and...

 
 
Ignited Thompson, Vince Financial Times Press , 2007 Change Management, Management

Ignited addresses the issues of the real-world mid-level managers stuck between the needs of the corporation, the team, the colleagues, and the customers....

 
 
The Age of Speed Poscente, Vince Bard Press , 2008 Management, Technology

In The Age of Speed, Vince Poscente challenges the notion that our lives are too frenetic by illustrating why the ability to harness the power of speed is, in fact, the solution for those who seek a...

 
 
Egonomics Noltemeyer, Amity Simon & Schuster , 2007 Human Resources, Management, Personal Growth

When people hear the word “ego,” they invariably think of negative characteristics. Self-centeredness, selfishness, and arrogance are some of the terms that typically come to mind. However, ego also has a positive...

 
 
Practical Intelligence Albrecht, Karl John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2007 Human Resources, Major Works, Personal Growth

Determining that IQ, as a singular measure of competence, could no longer be supported, Harvard professor, Howard Gardner, proposed (in Frames of Mind, 1985) a range of key competencies, which he calls multiple...

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Achieve Leadership Genius Zigarmi, Drea | Fowler, Susan | Lyles, Dick FT Press , 2007 Leadership

This book helps you better understand the meaning of leadership. It opens your eyes that leadership skills can be developed. All you need is make conscious efforts into...

 
 
Competing in a Flat World Fung, Victor K. | Fung, William K. | Wind, Yoram (Jerry) Wharton School Publishing , 2007 Management

Competing in a Flat World isn't a theoretical exploration of what a business should be, it is a practical explanation of how a business has become at the top of its game...

 
 
I Didn't See it Coming Widmann, Nancy C. | Eisenman, Elaine J. | Kopelan, Amy Dorn John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2007 Change Management, Human Resources, Personal Growth

The organizational landscape has undergone so many transformations over the last decade that thousands of talented professionals who managed to thrive through all sorts of difficulty have suddenly found themselves the...

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