All Summaries

All Summaries

 
Lead Your Boss Baldoni, John AMACOM , 2010 Relationships

In Lead Your Boss, John Baldoni provides practical, step-by-step advice to middle managers about how to become better leaders and help their organizations succeed. He illuminates the unique nature of...

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The Most Important Thing Marks, Howard Columbia University Press , 2011 Economics & Finance

In The Most Important Thing, Howard Marks details his own investment philosophy based on his experience as founder and chairman of Oaktree Capital Management and a successful money manager. His overall...

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The Influence Game Vance, Stephanie John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2012 Communication, Relationships

Lobbying and wielding influence over key decision makers are activities often associated, somewhat unflatteringly, with Washington, D.C. The reality is that lobbyists have influence and successfully sway lawmakers to...

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Professional Presence Stevens, Peggy Noe Greenleaf Book Group LLC , 2012 Personal Growth

The world is full of brands identified strongly with certain positive characteristics. In Professional Presence, Peggy Noe Stevens shows people how to create their own personal brands and associate...

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What’s Stopping You? Kelsey, Robert Capstone Publishing , 2012 Personal Growth

In What’s Stopping You?, Robert Kelsey warns that fear of failure can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. This common, yet rarely addressed condition alters behaviors in ways that make failure a...

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The Drama-Free Office Warner, Jim | Klemp, Kaley Greenleaf Book Group LLC , 2012 Management, Relationships

In The Drama-Free Office, Jim Warner and Kaley Klemp present their proven methods of recognizing, diagnosing, and minimizing drama in the workplace. They emphasize authentic behavior and curious...

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The Pin Drop Principle Lewis, David | Mills, G.Riley Jossey-Bass , 2012 Communication

In The Pin Drop Principle, David Lewis and G. Riley Mills share their methods and principles for engaging in effective communication regardless of circumstances. The authors identify the five traits...

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Endless Appetites Bjerga, Alan Bloomberg Press , 2011 Economics & Finance, Global Business

Since 2007 food prices have risen rapidly worldwide, creating hunger and unrest. In Endless Appetites, Alan Bjerga contends that deregulated commodities trading is the cause for the hunger and unrest....

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Idea Agent Echeverria, Lina M. AMACOM , 2013 Innovation

In Idea Agent, innovation leadership consultant Lina M. Echeverría explores the best ways to direct creative employees in a competitive business environment in order to deliver breakthrough innovation...

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12 Steps to Power Presence Baldoni, John AMACOM , 2010 Leadership, Management

Assigned positions, titles, and roles confer the framework for managing power, but true leadership comes from leadership presence. So writes leadership guru John Baldoni, who dedicates 12 Steps to Power...

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