http://www.bizsum.com/ Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:00:11 -0400 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:27:42 -0400 http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/and-clients-went-wild <div>Author: Kuzmeski, Maribeth</div> <div>Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.</div> <div>Published Date: 2010</div> <div>Categories: <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/customer-focus">Customer Focus</a>, <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/marketing">Marketing</a></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><p>Successful companies understand how to reach out to people who are interested in their products and services, creating a strong emotional connection. In <strong>…And the Clients Went Wild!</strong>, Maribeth Kuzmeski...</p></div> New Titles | Business Book Summaries http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/10-steps-be-successful-manager <div>Author: Haneberg, Lisa</div> <div>Publisher: ASTD Press</div> <div>Published Date: 2007</div> <div>Categories: <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/management">Management</a></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><p>Successful businesses rely on great managers. Effective management practices enable organizations to identify new opportunities, execute strategies successfully, and complete projects on time and on budget. However,...</p></div> New Titles | Business Book Summaries http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/10-steps-successful-business-writing <div>Author: Appleman, Jack E.</div> <div>Publisher: ASTD Press</div> <div>Published Date: 2008</div> <div>Categories: <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/personal-growth">Personal Growth</a></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><p>While studies point to an inadequate level of writing in the business world, most business professionals view writing as a soft skill that is not worth an investment of time and money. Recently, however, some employers...</p></div> New Titles | Business Book Summaries http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/10-steps-successful-change-management <div>Author: Vukotich, George</div> <div>Publisher: ASTD Press</div> <div>Published Date: 2011</div> <div>Categories: <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/change-management">Change Management</a></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><p>Change happens. There is simply no stopping it. In <strong>10 Steps to Successful Change Management</strong>, George Vukotich offers those faced with change at an organizational level a systemized, ten-step system to “...</p></div> New Titles | Business Book Summaries http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/10-steps-successful-coaching <div>Author: Oberstein, Sophie</div> <div>Publisher: ASTD Press</div> <div>Published Date: 2009</div> <div>Categories: <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/leadership">Leadership</a>, <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/leadership-development">Leadership Development</a>, <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/personal-growth">Personal Growth</a></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><p>Workplace coaching has gained in popularity, and it has evolved from being viewed as a punishment for poor performance to a perk for those being groomed for positions of greater responsibility. In <strong>10 Steps to...</strong></p></div> New Titles | Business Book Summaries http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/10-steps-successful-customer-service <div>Author: Kamin, Maxine</div> <div>Publisher: ASTD Press</div> <div>Published Date: 2010</div> <div>Categories: <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/customer-focus">Customer Focus</a></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><p>Customer service is based on a trusting relationship between customer and business. Clients come to customer service representatives with a need. Great service staff will be able to deal with these needs no matter how...</p></div> New Titles | Business Book Summaries http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/10-steps-successful-facilitation <div>Author: ASTD Editors</div> <div>Publisher: ASTD Press</div> <div>Published Date: 2008</div> <div>Categories: <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/teams">Teams</a></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><p>In&nbsp;<strong>10 Steps to Successful Facilitation</strong>, the American Society for Training and Development provides detailed instructions on becoming an effective and skillful facilitator. It discusses the...</p></div> New Titles | Business Book Summaries http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/10-steps-successful-meetings <div>Author: ASTD Editors ASTD Editors</div> <div>Publisher: ASTD Press</div> <div>Published Date: 2009</div> <div>Categories: <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/management">Management</a>, <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/productivity">Productivity</a></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><p>In <strong>10 Steps to Successful Meetings</strong>, the American Society for Training and Development provides key information needed to develop and facilitate effective meetings. Conducting efficient meetings is an...</p></div> New Titles | Business Book Summaries http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/10-steps-successful-presentations <div>Author: ASTD Editors</div> <div>Publisher: ASTD Press</div> <div>Published Date: 2008</div> <div>Categories: <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/communication">Communication</a></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><p>It is not unusual for today’s business professional to be expected to deliver effective communication and presentation skills.&nbsp;<strong>Ten Steps to Successful Presentations&nbsp;</strong>by the American Society...</p></div> New Titles | Business Book Summaries http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/10-steps-successful-project-management <div>Author: Russell, Lou</div> <div>Publisher: ASTD Press</div> <div>Published Date: 2007</div> <div>Categories: <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/management">Management</a>, <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/productivity">Productivity</a>, <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/teams">Teams</a></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><p>Many people today find themselves in charge of one or more projects. Lou Russell uses her own experiences to lay out her <strong>10 Steps to Successful Project Management</strong> that can be molded to fit any project...</p></div> New Titles | Business Book Summaries http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/10-steps-successful-sales <div>Author: Lambert, Brian</div> <div>Publisher: ASTD Press</div> <div>Published Date: 2010</div> <div>Categories: <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/customer-focus">Customer Focus</a>, <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/personal-growth">Personal Growth</a></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><p>Sales is among the oldest and most conflicted professions on earth — at once reviled and revered, valued for its promise of heavy paychecks and prestigious career paths, maligned for its loose ethics, and made...</p></div> New Titles | Business Book Summaries http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/10-steps-successful-social-networking-business <div>Author: Hartley, Darin</div> <div>Publisher: ASTD Press</div> <div>Published Date: 2010</div> <div>Categories: <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/technology">Technology</a></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><p>Determining the right social networking platform for a business can be a daunting decision. From off-the-shelf to custom-built, there are many options. <strong>10 Steps to Successful Social Networking for Business...</strong></p></div> New Titles | Business Book Summaries http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/10-steps-successful-strategic-planning <div>Author: Barksdale, Susan | Lund, Teri</div> <div>Publisher: ASTD Press</div> <div>Published Date: 2006</div> <div>Categories: <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/business-strategy">Business Strategy</a>, <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/management">Management</a>, <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/productivity">Productivity</a></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><p>One practice that often sets successful businesses apart from the rest is strategic planning. These organizations benefit not just from having a strategic plan, but from undergoing the strategic planning process itself...</p></div> New Titles | Business Book Summaries http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/10-steps-successful-teams <div>Author: McClay, Renie</div> <div>Publisher: ASTD Press</div> <div>Published Date: 2009</div> <div>Categories: <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/leadership">Leadership</a>, <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/teams">Teams</a></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><p>10 Steps to Successful Teams by Renie McClay is a guide for team leaders and team members who are charged with accomplishing tasks through collaborative workforce groups. Organizations that use teams effectively...</p></div> New Titles | Business Book Summaries http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/10-steps-successful-time-management <div>Author: Maxey, Cyndi | O'Connor, Kevin E.</div> <div>Publisher: ASTD Press</div> <div>Published Date: 2010</div> <div>Categories: <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/personal-growth">Personal Growth</a>, <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/productivity">Productivity</a></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><p>In <strong>10 Steps to Successful Time Management</strong>, communications consultants Cyndi Maxey and Kevin O’Connor explain how to view time as a resource. The key is to achieve an understanding of what matters in...</p></div> New Titles | Business Book Summaries http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/10-steps-successful-training <div>Author: Biech, Elaine</div> <div>Publisher: ASTD Press</div> <div>Published Date: 2009</div> <div>Categories: <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/leadership-development">Leadership Development</a>, <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/personal-growth">Personal Growth</a></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><p>Training programs are only as effective as the trainers who design them, and <strong>10 Steps to Successful Training</strong> explains in detail the characteristics, actions and behaviors that define truly successful...</p></div> New Titles | Business Book Summaries http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/10-steps-successful-virtual-presentations <div>Author: Turmel, Wayne</div> <div>Publisher: ASTD Press</div> <div>Published Date: 2011</div> <div>Categories: <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/communication">Communication</a>, <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/technology">Technology</a></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><p>The need for virtual presentations is growing. Seventy percent of managers in mid-sized to large companies have at least one team member who works remotely. However, over half of managers have not received any formal...</p></div> New Titles | Business Book Summaries http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/12-steps-power-presence <div>Author: Baldoni, John</div> <div>Publisher: AMACOM</div> <div>Published Date: 2010</div> <div>Categories: <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/leadership">Leadership</a>, <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/management">Management</a></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><p>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 <strong>12 Steps to Power...</strong></p></div> New Titles | Business Book Summaries http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/12-elements-great-managing <div>Author: Wagner, Rodd | Harter, PH.D., James K.</div> <div>Publisher: Gallup Press</div> <div>Published Date: 2006</div> <div>Categories: <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/management">Management</a></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><p>Engaged, talented employees are a company’s greatest resource. Yet many mangers fail, through both neglect and ignorance, to bring out the best in their workforce. To determine the crucial components of great...</p></div> New Titles | Business Book Summaries http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/13-bankers <div>Author: Johnson, Simon | Kwak, James</div> <div>Publisher: Pantheon Books</div> <div>Published Date: 2010</div> <div>Categories: <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/business-biographies">Business Biographies</a>, <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/economics-finance">Economics & Finance</a></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><p>In March 2009, 13 executives of the most powerful financial institutions in America met with the president at the White House at the height of a profound financial crisis which threatened the very existence of the...</p></div> New Titles | Business Book Summaries http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/2020-project-management <div>Author: Marks, Tony</div> <div>Publisher: Kogan Page Limited</div> <div>Published Date: 2012</div> <div>Categories: <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/management">Management</a></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><p><strong>20:20 Project Management</strong> provides comprehensive, detailed strategies for project managers who are responsible for complex projects. From the earliest stages of project evaluation through planning,...</p></div> New Titles | Business Book Summaries http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/30-days-social-media-success <div>Author: Martin, Gail Z.</div> <div>Publisher: Career Press</div> <div>Published Date: 2010</div> <div>Categories: <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/technology">Technology</a></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><p>In <strong>30 Days to Social Media Success</strong>, Gail Martin reveals how small businesses and solo professionals can take social media from being an overwhelming tool with great potential to a tangible means of...</p></div> New Titles | Business Book Summaries http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/5-steps-expert <div>Author: Schempp, Paul G.</div> <div>Publisher: Davies-Black Publishing</div> <div>Published Date: 2008</div> <div>Categories: <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/personal-growth">Personal Growth</a></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><p>What does it take to become an elite performer? How can anyone become more expert in their field? Author Paul Schempp has spent his career as a professional speaker, coach, and consultant examining these questions. In...</p></div> New Titles | Business Book Summaries http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/50-top-tools-coaching <div>Author: Jones, Gillian | Gorell, Ro</div> <div>Publisher: Kogan Page Limited</div> <div>Published Date: 2009</div> <div>Categories: <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/leadership-development">Leadership Development</a></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><p>In <strong>50 Top Tools for Coaching</strong>, Gillian Jones and Ro Gorell provide readers with tools and techniques for establishing, developing, and sustaining coaching relationships in the workplace. By...</p></div> New Titles | Business Book Summaries http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/6-habits-highly-successful-managers <div>Author: Cioffi, John | Willig, Ken</div> <div>Publisher: Career Press, Inc.</div> <div>Published Date: 2011</div> <div>Categories: <a href="http://www.bizsum.com/summaries/category/management">Management</a></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><p>Today, managers are inundated with information, advice, and various methods for success. It is easier than ever to fall off course, listen to bad information, and fail to become a successful manager. In <strong>6...</strong></p></div> New Titles | Business Book Summaries