All Summaries

All Summaries

 
The Nonverbal Advantage Gorman, Carol Kinsey Berrett-Koehler Publishers , 2008 Communication

Business professionals who fail to hone their nonverbal communication skills are quickly becoming non-competitors in today’s marketplace. New and sophisticated videoconferencing technology requires fluency in body...

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The Never Cold Call Again Online Playbook Rumbauskas, Frank J. DN Advisors, LLC. , 2010 Customer Focus, Marketing, Technology

Many budding Internet marketers do not fully understand what is involved in running a successful online business. In The Never Cold Call Again Online Playbook, Frank J. Rumbauskas Jr. describes the...

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Selling to the C-Suite Read, Nicholas A. C. | Bistritz, Stephen J. McGraw-Hill , 2010 Entrepreneurship, Relationships

Since the early 1990s, rapidly advancing technologies and an increasingly savvy consumer market have threatened to make the traditional salesperson’s role irrelevant. The old role of sales—showing customers why one...

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Building Strong Nonprofits Olberding, John C. | Williams, Lisa Barnwell John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2010 Business Strategy, Social Responsibility

The Great Recession has brought changes and challenges to all sectors of the economy, nonprofits included. Building Strong Nonprofits, edited by John C. Olberding and Lisa Barnwell Williams, is a...

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Built to Love Boatwright, Peter | Kagan, Jonathan Berrett-Koehler Publishers , 2010 Innovation, Marketing

In Built to Love by Peter Boatwright and Jonathan Kagan, product emotions are defined as personal feelings invoked by a specific brand, service, or product. For the most part, individuals purchase...

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The Joy of Retirement Borchard, David C. | Donohoe, Patricia A. AMACOM , 2008 Personal Growth

When people reach the age of 50 they begin to consider retirement and often assume that this means taking on a passive life style, simply sitting around at home or in a retirement community. In The Joy of...

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Bridging the Generation Gap Gravett, Linda | Throckmorton, Robin Career Press , 2007 Diversity

In today’s workplace, five generations–Radio Babies, Baby Boomers, Gen Xers, Gen Yers and the Millenials–bring unique perspectives and experiences to the job. For businesses to compete in today’s global economy, all...

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Innovate the Pixar Way Capodagli, Bill | Jackson, Lynn McGraw-Hill , 2010 Innovation

Today, many American companies are highly risk averse and are taking a short-term view of business. Greater focus on innovation is needed to make companies more competitive. In Innovate the Pixar Way,...

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Coaching for Performance Whitmore, John Nicholas Brealey Publishing , 2009 Leadership Development

For nearly two decades, Coaching for Performance has served as a classic guide for business managers wishing to inspire workers to reach their potential. Originally published in 1992 and widely used in...

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Good Boss, Bad Boss Sutton, Robert I. Hachette Book Group , 2010 Leadership, Management

In Good Boss, Bad Boss, Robert I. Sutton relates the importance of how bosses behave and lays the groundwork for coaching bosses on how to be great while avoiding the pitfalls leading to employee...

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