All Summaries

All Summaries

 
Career Contentment Garton, Jeffrey ASTD Press , 2008 Human Resources, Personal Growth

Job satisfaction may include a paycheck, benefits, and vacation time, but career contentment is harder to define—it cannot be measured in physical terms because people have their own ideas about what it takes to be...

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Becoming a Category of One Calloway, Joe John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2009 Business Strategy

In Becoming a Category of One, Joe Calloway states that a company must strive not to become a leader in a category, but to create a new category altogether and be the only company in it. In order to accomplish this, a...

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Who's Got Your Back Ferrazzi, Keith Broadway Books , 2009 Personal Growth, Relationships

After taking part in an exceptional business team early in his career, Keith Ferrazzi realized the “incredible power of having a team of people guide me, encourage me, help me to be open and candid, hold me accountable...

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Repositioning Trout, Jack | Rivkin, Steve McGraw-Hill , 2010 Business Strategy, Change Management, Marketing

In today’s fast-moving economy, successful companies often have to change course in order to keep up with the shifting demands of the market – essentially, they have to “reposition” themselves in the mind of the...

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The Snowball Schroeder, Alice Bantam Books , 2008 Business Biographies

Most people equate the name Warren Buffett with canny investing, enormous amounts of money, and a generous, philanthropic spirit. In The Snowball, Alice Schroeder provides readers with a detailed and...

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Viral Loop Penenberg, Adam L. Hyperion Books , 2009 Business Strategy, Technology

The startling technological advances of the Internet age have changed the way we think, the way we play, and the way we work. As a result, the arena for business success is more open and expansive than it has ever been...

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Intrinsic Motivation at Work Thomas, Kenneth W. Berrett-Koehler Publishers , 2009 Human Resources, Management, Productivity

Maximizing productivity at work is a top priority for all business organizations, but all too often focus is limited to extrinsic rewards: tangible benefits such as pay, commissions, and bonuses. In Intrinsic...

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Crisis of Character Firestein, Peter Union Square Press , 2009 Business Strategy, Social Responsibility

Modern corporations face unprecedented challenges to remaining profitable, including demanding market conditions, constant public scrutiny via today’s technology, and increased awareness of environmental consequences...

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Love Leadership Bryant, John Hope Jossey-Bass , 2009 Leadership, Relationships

In a world where people are obsessed with success, Love Leadership makes the case that sustained success comes from leading with love, not fear. Drawing from his own personal transformation, interviews...

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Leading the Virtual Workforce Lojeski, Karen Sobel John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2010 Management, Technology

Institutional frameworks today are fueled by highly skilled and specially trained workers who are often spread out across great distances and communicate horizontally instead of vertically. Many organizations have not...

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