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The Pitfalls of Non-GAAP Metrics
Author David Aboody , Daniel Taylor , Ian D. Gow , Doron Israeli , Peter Joos , Pablo Fernan
For decades, companies have used custom metrics that don't conform to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) or international financial reporting standards (IFRS) as supplements to their official financial statements. Some common non-GAAP measures include....
Release Date 2018/01 -
Author Cher Threinen-Pendarvis
Artists today use digital tools that allow them to work as naturally and spontaneously as if they were using traditional artist tools such as pastels, watercolors, oil media, and gouache. With the recent growth of the tablet market, there are more tools and more sop....
Release Date 2013/09 -
Author Harvard Business Review , Peter F. Drucker
The best of Peter F. Drucker’s articles on management, all in one place.That “management” exists as a concept, a practice, and a profession is largely due to the thinking of Peter F. Drucker. For nearly half a century, he inspired and educated managers—and powerful....
Release Date 2016/11 -
Author Spencer Nugent
Perspective drawing is the foundation for creating art that pops off the page. This is the ultimate guide to helping aspiring artists understand and develop techniques to draw confidently using the power of perspective. While mastering perspective can take years, this book will provide understanding....
Release Date 2022/08 -
The Performance of Photovoltaic (PV) Systems
Author Nicola Pearsall
The Performance of Photovoltaic (PV) Systems: Modelling, Measurement and Assessment explores the system lifetime of a PV system and the energy output of the system over that lifetime. The book concentrates on the prediction, measurement, and assessment of the perfo....
Release Date 2016/10 -
The Performance of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Systems
Author Peter Heller
The Performance of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Systems: Analysis, Measurement, and Assessment offers a unique overview of the information on the state-of-the-art of analysis, measurement, and assessment of the performance of concentrated solar power (CSP) compon....
Release Date 2017/05 -
Author Stuart Copeland , Andy Coaton
The People Project Triangle refers to the trade-off between the project, the ongoing business, and the people working in them.Driven by rapid external change, the modern corporation is lean and cost conscious. A consequence is an increasingly common project management sit....
Release Date 2020/04 -
The Painter Wow! Book, Tenth Edition
Author Cher Threinen-Pendarvis
The Painter Wow! Book, now in its tenth edition, continues to be an inspiration to Painter fans everywhere, novice and pros alike. Author and renowned artist Cher Threinen-Pendarvis uses her clear, instructive approach to get beginners up to speed and provides more ....
Release Date 2011/09 -
The Online Marketplace Advantage
Author Philippe Corrot , Adrien Nussenbaum
Revolutionize your business with the power of marketplaces In today’s digital-first economy, marketplaces are growing at twice the rate of overall eCommerce - and proving that traditional eCommerce is no longer enough. With The Online Marketplace Advantage: Sell More, Scale Faster, and Create a Worl....
Release Date 2023/03 -
The Nordstrom Way to Customer Experience Excellence, 3rd Edition
Author breAnne O. Reeves , Robert Spector
The fully revised and updated edition of the classic book about Nordstrom's extraordinary customer serviceIn this new edition of the management classic, the authors explore in-depth the core values of the culture that have made Nordstrom synonymous with legendary ....
Release Date 2017/09 -
Author Charles Perrow
Charles Perrow is famous worldwide for his ideas about normal accidents, the notion that multiple and unexpected failures--catastrophes waiting to happen--are built into our society's complex systems. In The Next Catastrophe, he offers crucial insights into how to ....
Release Date 2011/02 -
Author Peter Cook
A guide for modern organisations about optimising productivity, creating a culture of innovation, and building high-performing teamsIt's time to stop managing and start implementing. The New Rules of Management is about creating and implementing projects that truly....
Release Date 2013/06 -
Author Jorge E. Pedraza , Jayme A. Check , George B. Bradt
The authoritative updated and revised action plan for leaders entering new rolesYour first 100 days in a new leadership role are critical to the success of your mission, your relationship with your new team, and your career. Turnover is high among new leaders who "d....
Release Date 2011/10 -
The New Heart of Darkness: The Yoke of Chinese Imperialism in the 3rd World
Author Peter Navarro
This Element is an excerpt from The Coming China Wars: Where They Will Be Fought and How They Can Be Won (ISBN: 9780132359825) by Peter Navarro. Available in print and digital formats.Meet the twenty-first century’s most aggressive imperialist state: the People’s Re....
Release Date 2010/02 -
The New Encyclopedia of Icebreakers
Author Sandra Peyser , Miriam McLaughlin
The New Encyclopedia of Icebreakers -- the sequel to the best-selling Encyclopedia of Icebreakers -- gives you 150 innovative activities to energize your training sessions. The book is filled with a variety of activities that will move participants through the stage....
Release Date 2011/08 -
The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, 2nd Edition
Author John Perkins
Shocking Bestseller: The original version of this astonishing tell-all book spent 73 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, has sold more than 1.25 million copies, and has been translated into 32 languages.New Revelations: Featuring 15 explosive new chap....
Release Date 2016/02 -
Author Thomas Pettit , Scott Cosentino
Learning MySQL just got a whole lot easier, thanks to this hands-on workshop, complete with simple explanations, engaging examples, and realistic exercises that focus on helping you to build and maintain databases effectivelyKey FeaturesLearn how to set up and maintain a MySQL databaseRun SQL querie....
Release Date 2022/04 -
The Most Underrated Skill in Management
Author Barbara H. Wixom , Nelson Repenning , Don Kieffer , Michael Morales , Todd Astor
According to the authors, there are few questions in business more powerful than “What problem are you trying to solve?” The authors argue that leaders who can formulate clear problem statements get more done with less effort and move more rapidly than ....
Release Date 2017/04 -
Author Jeppe Schaumburg Jensen
Make your website stand out by unlocking the full potential of Bootstrap 5 and creating efficient UIsKey FeaturesFind out how to customize all parts of Bootstrap 5 with Sass, including working with the utility APICreate a unique website using only Bootstrap 5 with Sass customization and interactive ....
Release Date 2022/08 -
The Method Framework for Engineering System Architectures
Author Tom Merendino , DeWitt T. Latimer IV , Charles B. Hammons , Dietrich Falkenthal , Pe
The architects of today's large and complex systems all too often struggle with the lack of a consistent set of principles and practices that adequately address the entire breadth of systems architecture. The Method Framework for Engineering System Architectures (....
Release Date 2008/11 -
Author Peter Loftus
The inside story of an unprecedented feat of science and business.At the start of 2020, Moderna was a biotech unicorn with dim prospects. Yes, there was the promise of its disruptive innovation that could transform medicine by using something called messenger RNA, one of the body's building blocks ....
Release Date 2022/07 -
Author John Hope Bryant
True power in this world comes from economic independence, but too many people have too much month left at the end of their money. John Hope Bryant, founder and CEO of Operation HOPE, illuminates the path toward liberation that is hiding in plain sight. His me....
Release Date 2017/09 -
Author Peter L. Berger
This book is the summation of many decades of work by Peter L. Berger, an internationally renowned sociologist of religion. Secularization theory—which saw modernity as leading to a decline of religion—has been empirically falsified. It should be replaced by a nuanc....
Release Date 2014/09 -
The Manager's Pocket Guide to Team Sponsorship
Author Sara Pope
Are you responsible for starting new teams, providing direction, allocating resources, removing roadblocks, and serving as an all-around champion for high-performance work teams? This practical, step-by-step guide is for you! Not only does this pocket reference emph....
Release Date 1998/01 -
The Manager's Pocket Guide to Leadership Skills
Author Jane Flaherty , Peter B. Stark
No matter how you arrived at your supervisory position, you need a specific set of skills to work successfully with your employees. Feeling positive about yourself, making effective decisions, and solving problems are still a part of your daily life, but added to th....
Release Date 1999/01 -
The Manager's Employee Engagement Toolbox
Author Peter R. Garber
Everyone knows engaged employees are happier and improve the workforce. But engaged employees improve their managers' lives, too! Employee engagement has gotten the rap of being something "nice" to do, not something that can produce results. You need to reverse tha....
Release Date 2013/11 -
Author Tim Cooper
Painting with light is magical. The flashlight is your brush and the scene is your canvas. Imagination and experimentation are your workflow. You control how long the beam strikes the subject, which angle it comes from, the color and softness of the light, and which....
Release Date 2014/04 -
Author Ian Horley , Peter Zink Secher
The formula that transforms the probability of success when growing your business with M&AThe M&A Formula brings together decades of research and case studies from recognised leaders into a model that anybody can use to grow their business using M&A, no....
Release Date 2018/02 -
The Little Book of Leadership Development
Author Peter VAILL , Mitchell KUSY , Scott J. ALLEN
Great things come in little packages: 50 commonsense (but rarely common) ideas for building the leadership potential of others. How many managers have time to plow through big books of leadership development? None! And they’ll never need to with this slender b....
Release Date 2011/05