SUCCESS in business

SUCCESS in business

 
The Inspiring Leader Folkman,, Joseph R. | Edinger, Scott K. | Zenger, John H. McGraw-Hill , 2009 Communication, Leadership

In The Inspiring Leader, John H. Zenger, Joseph R. Folkman, and Scott K. Edinger explain how leaders can bring about extraordinary performance and move a group from ho-hum to gung-ho by breaking...

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Mindset Dweck, Carol S. Random House , 2006 Personal Growth, Productivity

According to Carol S. Dweck, one of the world’s leading researchers in the field of motivation, there are two main belief systems, or mindsets, that people can possess: fixed and growth. These mindsets strongly...

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Everything I Know About Business I Learned at McDonald's Facella, Paul McGraw-Hill , 2009 Business Biographies, Leadership

Paul Facella’s Everything I Know About Business I Learned at McDonald’s is an overview of his 34-year career with the fast food giant. In it he provides advice and guidance for achieving success and...

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Stirring It Up Hirshberg, Gary Hyperion Books , 2008 Business Biographies, Business Strategy, Social Responsibility

In Stirring It Up, Gary Hirshberg describes the mission behind Stonyfield Farm and catalogs the lessons he has learned while seeking profit via environmental sustainability over the past 25 years....

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Managing the Unexpected Weick, Karl E. | Sutcliffe, Kathleen M. Jossey-Bass , 2007 Business Strategy, Management

Successful organizations know that they must deal with unexpected events with flexibility, adaptability, and alertness. They learn from their mistakes, are less concerned with blame, and promote communication. In...

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The Adversity Paradox Griswell, J. Barry | Jennings, Bob St. Martin's Press , 2009 Business Strategy, Personal Growth

Adversity can be a friend. Whether it is working to overcome humble beginnings, lack of knowledge, or unexpected setbacks, failure has a way of making people take stock of their careers and lives in a way that success...

 
 
Extreme Toyota Osono, Emi | Shimizu, Norihiko | Takeuchi, Hirotaka | Dorton, John Kyle John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2008 Business Biographies, Business Strategy, Management, Productivity

Toyota is defined by contradictions. The auto company has a famously efficient production system, but appears to have heavy layers of management and a surplus of administrative employees. It has a stable history...

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10 Steps to Successful Teams McClay, Renie ASTD Press , 2009 Leadership, Teams

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...

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The Impulse Factor Tasler, Nick Fireside , 2008 Management, Personal Growth

In The Impulse Factor, Nick Tasler offers insight into what leads people to make decisions by drawing on research in genetics, psychology, politics, and even the animal kingdom. He states that there...

 
 
BrandDigital. Adamson, Allen P. Palgrave Macmillan , 2009 Marketing, Technology

In BrandDigital, Allen P. Adamson sets out to discover how the digital world is influencing the way brands are built and managed. Drawing on interviews with nearly 100 professionals in the fields of...

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