All Summaries
All Summaries
Boyer describes the beginning of the end of CBS News' reign as THE news network, focusing on the history and final three years of Richard Salant's 18-year tenure as president of CBS News, including the events leading...
Many companies focus their energies on the what – strategies, products, and processes that drive their business. Although important, what truly determines whether or not a company will thrive is the who – the...
For two decades, middle managers have been under attack. They have been condemned for being bureaucratic and unproductive; criticized for lack of entrepreneurship; and subject for the first time to mass layoffs. In the...
Carole Sinclair writes a personal handbook enabling women to take charge of their lives and lifestyles in retirement. Sinclair discusses the unique problems-lack of benefits, reduced health care, dependent spouses and...
In today’s fast-paced, highly competitive information age, journalists are under more pressure than ever to deliver compelling news stories. Likewise, newsmakers are under similar pressure to present their messages in...
During the past several decades, the trend toward collaborative teamwork has grown tremendously. Teams can be found everywhere in the public and private sectors, and they come in many forms--executive teams, management...
In his book When Teams Collide, cross-cultural expert Richard D. Lewis offers pragmatic advice for assembling, blending, and strengthening international teams. An advocate for the frank discussion of...
When creative professionals become freelancers, starting part-time or full-time businesses of their own, talent is just one part of the equation. In When Talent Isn’tnough, Kristen Fischer...
Almost every company in the world will eventually face a period of stalled growth. This phenomenon occurs in every industry, and affects businesses both large and small. Stalled growth affects well-managed companies,...
Gaining and sustaining competitive advantage requires understanding how to achieve success, but it also requires understanding how to avoid mistakes. Thus, in the same way that medical professionals study disease as a...
