All Summaries

All Summaries

 
Speed Lead Kevan Hall Nicholas Brealey Publishing , 2007 Innovation, Management

Companies are growing at an ever-faster rate in today’s era of information technology and globalization. As a result, these organizations are becoming complex, and therefore slower and more expensive to run. People are...

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Stand and Deliver Dale Carnegie Training Touchstone , 2011 Communication

Great public speakers possess confidence, charisma, and eloquence. These traits seem to radiate naturally. However, contrary to what many people believe, public speaking is not a gift. It is a skill that anyone can...

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Stand Up for Yourself Without Getting Fired Ballman, Donna Career Press , 2012 Personal Growth

Employment laws are complex. As a result, many people frequently interpret them incorrectly. Anyone involved in the workforce should have a strong understanding of their rights and responsibilities, which will benefit...

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Standing in the Fire Dressler, Larry Berrett-Koehler Publishers , 2010 Leadership, Management

In Standing in the Fire, Larry Dressler compares leading a combustible meeting with fighting a brush fire. When not tended to properly, a fire can cause suffering, proliferation, and destruction....

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Start-Up Nation Senor, Dan | Singer, Saul Twelve , 2009 Economics & Finance, Entrepreneurship

Established in 1948, the nation of Israel is comparably very young. It also faces daunting challenges, surrounded by hostile nations, facing an Arab boycott, and boasting few natural resources. Yet today Israel is a...

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Startup Weekend Nager, Marc | Nelsen, Clint | Nouyrigat, Franck John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2012 Entrepreneurship

What began as a casual conversation during a weekend road trip has evolved into a global phenomenon. Startup Weekend has hosted more than 300 events in over 55 different countries. More than 34,000 people have attended...

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Stepping Up Izzo, John Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. , 2012 Personal Growth, Productivity

In Stepping Up, executive coach and leadership speaker Dr. John Izzo describes how taking responsibility can improve lives, businesses, and relationships. The principles he introduces enable people to...

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Sticky Marketing Leboff, Grant Kogan Page Limited , 2011 Marketing

In Sticky Marketing, Grant Leboff asserts that the world of marketing has been radically altered by the Internet, and has become the biggest revolution in communication since the invention of the...

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Stirring It Up Hirshberg, Gary Hyperion Books , 2008 Business Biographies, Business Strategy, Social Responsibility

In Stirring It Up, Gary Hirshberg describes the mission behind Stonyfield Farm and catalogs the lessons he has learned while seeking profit via environmental sustainability over the past 25 years....

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StoryBranding Signorelli, Jim Greenleaf Book Group Press , 2012 Marketing

In his book StoryBranding, Jim Signorelli shows readers how stories can be used as a unique, powerful way to define and sell a brand’s value. He defines a story as “a narrative about a character...

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