All Summaries

All Summaries

 
High Altitude Leadership Warner, Chris | Schmincke, Don Jossey-Bass , 2009 Leadership, Personal Growth

In High Altitude Leadership, Chris Warner and Don Schmincke, apply the lessons learned in the world of extreme mountaineering to the world of business. According to the authors, the dangers faced by...

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The Devil's Casino Ward, Vicky John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2010 Business Biographies, Economics & Finance

In The Devil’s Casino, Vicky Ward examines the leadership behind Lehman from its start as an independent firm in the mid 1990s to its fall in 2008. The Lehman Brothers was one of the most infamous and...

 
 
Personality Style at Work Ward, Kate McGraw-Hill , 2012 Relationships, Teams

Personality Style at Work by Kate Ward describes the proven personality style model from HRDQ, the noted training materials developer. This book is intended to help both managers and team members reach...

 
 
Secrets of Successful Speakers Walters, Lilly 1993 Communication

This book is an excellent resource for anyone who needs to learn effective techniques for public speaking. Walters has compiled quotes and advice from dozens of well-known speakers such as Steve Allen, Ken Blanchard,...

 
 
Red Capitalism Walter, Carl E. | Howie, Fraser J. T. John Wiley & Sons Singapore Pte. Ltd. , 2012 Economics & Finance, Global Business

The popular world view is that China is an unstoppable freight train of economic growth. However, in Red Capitalism, Carl E. Walter and Fraser J. T. Howie say that decades of development in China have...

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Dealmaker Wallace, Jerry L. Cameo Publications, LLC , 2006 Business Strategy, Management

"All you have to do is step up to the plate." This quote from Jerry Wallace pretty much sums up how he became the premiere Real Estate dealmaker out...

 
 
Working Relationships Wall, Bob Davies Black , 2008 Human Resources, Management, Personal Growth, Relationships

Being able to work with people is one of the most important factors in determining success on the job. The things that we need to improve our jobs are only a conversation away. Ideas go unexpressed or unheard because...

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A-ha! Performance Walker, Douglas | Sorkin, Stephen Douglas Walker (With Stephen Sorkin), John Wiley & Sons, Inc , 2007 Management

Let's face it: what every manager, parent, teacher, spouse, advertiser, customer, coach, politician, business person wants is to get others -...

 
 
Reality-Based Leadership Wakeman, Cy Jossey-Bass , 2010 Leadership

For at least the past five years, it has become commonplace for leaders to cite a challenging business environment as the primary reason for poor results. Rising costs, customer expectations, government regulations,...

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Creating Innovators Wagner, Tony | Compton, Robert A. Scribner , 2012 Innovation

One of the few things today’s economists agree on is the importance of innovation in bringing about a full-scale, long-term economic recovery. Unfortunately, the United States’ national ranking among innovators is...

 
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