All Summaries

All Summaries

 
Transparency Bennis, Warren | Goleman, Daniel | O'Toole, James | Biederman, Patricia Ward Jossey-Bass , 2008 Business Strategy, Leadership, Management, Personal Growth

In today’s world, Transparency – acting with candor, disclosure, integrity, and honesty – is increasingly linked to both survival and success. Not only does Transparency enhance...

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The Virtual Executive Benton, Debra A. The McGraw-Hill Companies , 2012 Leadership, Technology

The business world is expanding globally and escalating digitally, making the days of one-on-one and face-to-face interactions increasingly scarce. Chief executive officers, those who aspire to be CEOs, and any...

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Work Makes Me Nervous Berent, Jonathan | Lemley, Amy John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2010 Personal Growth

Many people experience anxiety on the job. This problem affects employees at every level of organizations, from entry-level workers to senior executives. Although workplace anxiety can be debilitating, it does not have...

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Business at the Speed of Now Bernard, John M. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2012 Business Strategy, Economics & Finance, Management

In Business at the Speed of Now, John Bernard asserts that we are in the midst of the biggest economic shift in more than a century—the shift from an economy driven by mass production to an economy...

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The Job Search Solution Beshara, Tony AMACOM , 2012 Personal Growth

With the large number of people out of work in today’s job market, landing a job can be a difficult endeavor. Being aware of how hiring authorities and business managers think is necessary for anyone in search of a job...

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Leaders as Teachers Betof, Edward ASTD Press , 2009 Business Biographies, Business Strategy

In 2000, Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) was competing in a medical technology market that was much different than the one it had grown up in. The current market was fully globalized, and regulations were changing...

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Service Innovation Bettencourt, Lance A. McGraw-Hill , 2010 Innovation

In Service Innovation, innovation strategist Lance A. Bettencourt shows marketers what they need to do to ensure that customers’ service needs are met. Based on the author’s nearly 20 years of...

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Implementing Strategic Change Bevington, Tom | Samson, Danny Kogan Page Limited , 2012 Business Strategy, Change Management

In Implementing Strategic Change, authors Tom Bevington and Danny Samson investigate why the most thorough business strategies can be disastrous upon implementation. They focus their attention on the...

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Likeonomics Bhargava, Rohit John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2012 Communication, Personal Growth, Relationships

In Likeonomics, Rohit Bhargava asserts that the most trusted people and organizations always win. He offers the five principles of the TRUST formula of Likeonomics to solve what he calls the “modern...

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Personality Not Included Bhargava, Rohit McGraw-Hill Companies , 2008 Customer Focus

In Personality Not Included, Rohit Bhargava illustrates how companies must have a dynamic personality in order to attract and retain customers and, above all, remain profitable. By understanding the...

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