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The Snowball Schroeder, Alice Bantam Books , 2008 Business Biographies

Most people equate the name Warren Buffett with canny investing, enormous amounts of money, and a generous, philanthropic spirit. In The Snowball, Alice Schroeder provides readers with a detailed and...

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Repositioning Trout, Jack | Rivkin, Steve McGraw-Hill , 2010 Business Strategy, Change Management, Marketing

In today’s fast-moving economy, successful companies often have to change course in order to keep up with the shifting demands of the market – essentially, they have to “reposition” themselves in the mind of the...

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Who's Got Your Back Ferrazzi, Keith Broadway Books , 2009 Personal Growth, Relationships

After taking part in an exceptional business team early in his career, Keith Ferrazzi realized the “incredible power of having a team of people guide me, encourage me, help me to be open and candid, hold me accountable...

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Becoming a Category of One Calloway, Joe John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2009 Business Strategy

In Becoming a Category of One, Joe Calloway states that a company must strive not to become a leader in a category, but to create a new category altogether and be the only company in it. In order to accomplish this, a...

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Career Contentment Garton, Jeffrey ASTD Press , 2008 Human Resources, Personal Growth

Job satisfaction may include a paycheck, benefits, and vacation time, but career contentment is harder to define—it cannot be measured in physical terms because people have their own ideas about what it takes to be...

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A Seat at the Table Miller, Marc Greenleaf Book Press , 2009 Business Strategy, Customer Focus

The word salesperson can have ugly connotations; it often reminds customers of disengaged product-pushers who sell without passion or purpose. If a salesperson can transcend that image, however, and help his customers...

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Standing in the Fire Dressler, Larry Berrett-Koehler Publishers , 2010 Leadership, Management

In Standing in the Fire, Larry Dressler compares leading a combustible meeting with fighting a brush fire. When not tended to properly, a fire can cause suffering, proliferation, and destruction....

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Saving the World at Work Sanders, Tim Crown Publishing , 2008 Teams

“Good” is the new Great. Profit alone is not enough in a world where people prioritize social values and seriously consider the impact organizations have on individuals, communities, and the planet as a whole. A...

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10 Steps to Successful Customer Service Kamin, Maxine ASTD Press , 2010 Customer Focus

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...

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The Art of Followership Riggio, Ronald E. | Chaleff, Ira | Lipman-Blumen, Jean Jossey-Bass , 2008 Leadership

Little by little, scholars and business practitioners have begun to recognize the significance of followers in organizations. Inspired by a groundbreaking conference held in 2006 called “Rethinking Followership,”...

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