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The 2006 ASTD Training & Performance Sourcebook
Author Patricia Phillips , Mel Silberman
The 2006 edition of the ASTD Training and Performance Sourcebook, edited by training guru Dr. Mel Silberman, draws on the knowledge and expertise of today's best trainers and consultants. In this one comprehensive book, you will find the tools you need in such impo....
Release Date 2006/01 -
Middle Managers in Program and Portfolio Management
Author Ralf Müller , Tomas Blomquist
The increasing "projectization" of organizations has led to a greater reliance on program and project portfolio management, and middle managers are playing a central role in the management of multiple simultaneous projects. Experienced project managers understand t....
Release Date 2006/01 -
Let Go To Grow: Escaping the Commodity Trap
Author Dave Taylor , Linda S. Sanford
Praise for Let Go To Grow"Over the next ten years large companies will be hit with a wide array of harrowing new business challenges—commoditization being at the top of that list.Let Go To Grow elegantly outlines the critical new innovation, standardization, and glo....
Release Date 2005/12 -
Author Paul Allen , Amy Macy , Tom Hutchison
Record Label Marketing provides clear, in-depth information on corporate marketing processes, combining marketing theory with the real world "how to" practiced in marketing war rooms. This industry-defining book is clearly illustrated throughout with figures, tables....
Release Date 2005/12 -
Efficiency in Learning: Evidence-Based Guidelines to Manage Cognitive Load
Author John Sweller , Frank Nguyen , Ruth C. Clark
Efficiency in Learning offers a road map of the most effective ways to use the three fundamental communication of training: visuals, written text, and audio. Regardless of how you are delivering your training materials—in the classroom, in print, by synchronous or a....
Release Date 2005/12 -
Ten Rules for Strategic Innovators: From Idea to Execution
Author Chris Trimble , Vijay Govindarajan
Even world-class companies, with powerful and proven business models, eventually discover limits to growth. That's what makes emerging high-growth industries so attractive. Although they lack a proven formula for making a profit, these industries represent huge opp....
Release Date 2005/12 -
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Selling Your Own Home
Author Jeffrey J. Wuorio
Do it yourself ... and keep the commission!CD-ROM included. Now anyone who wants to sell their home on their own can learn how. Whether readers are willing to pay a small commission for online help or a flat fee for an MLS listing, or they want to handle every step....
Release Date 2005/12 -
Skype Me! From Single User to Small Enterprise and Beyond
Author Markus Daehne
This book is divided into four parts. Part I begins with several chapters on the basics of Skype. Here the reader learns how to install and configure Skype on several platforms including Windows, Max OSX, Linux, and PocketPC. The reader will also learn how to ....
Release Date 2005/12 -
Leadership in Action: In Focus - Leadership Challenges - Australian Survey Provides Insights
Author Karen Morley
There is a continuing downward trend in managers' perceptions of their CEOs, with managers continuing to see themselves as more effective than their CEOs, and certain groups of managers, such as those made up of the younger generations, seeing a decline in the effe....
Release Date 2005/12 -
Leadership in Action: Face to Face - Leading Across Boundaries - A Conversation with Patrick Burns
Author Editor Stephen Rush
Joyce Jenkins recently spoke with Burns to get his perspective on the types of leadership practices that are effective in bridging cultural boundaries in diverse and multicultural Asian work contexts.
Release Date 2005/12 -
Winning The 3-Legged Race: When Business and Technology Run Together
Author Zmud , Trainer , Hoque , Sambamurthy , Wilson
Like an old-fashioned three-legged race, the business and technology sides of any company are running today with the left leg of one tied to the right leg of the other. Some companies understand that and run well; some don't. The topexecutives interviewed in this b....
Release Date 2005/11 -
Author Sharon K. Anderson , Patrick Williams
"This book provides an easy-to-read introduction to the core ethical and professional issues faced by all coaches irrespective of length of coaching experience. The case studies and guidelines in this book will help coaches constructively reflect on the....
Release Date 2005/11 -
Author Jeswald W. Salacuse
Expert Help for the Special Challenges of Managing Other LeadersWhether you were born a leader or have had leadership thrust upon you, you’re in for a whole new set of challenges when managing other leaders. Think of the qualities that have brought you to a leadersh....
Release Date 2005/11 -
Author Sharon Boller
Teamwork Training helps you cultivate teamwork within a team or an organization by distinguishing and making use of two best practices-fostering and demonstrating teamwork. You will learn how to define and assess key competencies, get senior management to buy into y....
Release Date 2005/11 -
Filling the Leadership Pipeline
Author Robert B Kaiser
Competition is fiercer today than ever before, and effective leadership represents a rare source of competitive advantage. With strong leadership and a richly stocked pool of future leaders, organizations prosper and endure. There is an easy case to make for the im....
Release Date 2005/11 -
Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
Author R. Madhumathi , M. Ranganatham
The world of investment is fascinating and, at the same time, enigmatic. The investor's behaviour the world over had oscillated between panic and enthusiasm, guided by the psychological forces of fear and greed. Only knowledgeable investors can minimize investment-....
Release Date 2005/11 -
Big Winners and Big Losers: The 4 Secrets of Long-Term Business Success and Failure
Author Alfred A. Marcus
What keeps great companies winning, year after year, even as yesterday's most hyped businesses fall by the wayside? It's not what you think -- or what you've read. To find the real answers, strategic management expert Alfred Marcus systematically reviewed detaile....
Release Date 2005/10 -
Understanding Arbitrage: An Intuitive Approach to Financial Analysis
Author Randall Billingsley
Arbitrage is central both to corporate risk management and to a wide range of investment strategies. Thousands of financial executives, managers, and sophisticated investors want to understand it, but most books on arbitrage are far too abstract and technical to ser....
Release Date 2005/10 -
Product Lifecycle Management: Driving the Next Generation of Lean Thinking
Author Michael Grieves
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is the newest wave in productivity. This revolutionary approach is an outcome of lean thinking; however, PLM eliminates waste and efficiency across all aspects of a product's life--from design to deployment--not just in its manufa....
Release Date 2005/10 -
eBay in a Snap, Second Edition
Author Preston Gralla
In the past few years, eBay has become a household name. Even if you've never traded on eBay yourself, chances are you know someone who has. Now is your turn to get in on the action! eBay In a Snap, Second Edition is a hands-on, task-based guide that will let you z....
Release Date 2005/10 -
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting And Running A Coffeebar
Author Susan Gilbert , W. Eric Martin , Linda Formichelli
Brew up your own business.This is a step-by-step guide to realizing what for many people is a cherished dream: opening a successful coffee bar. The Complete idiot's Guide to Starting and Running a Coffee Bar includes the dirt on what it's really like to work behi....
Release Date 2005/10 -
Metrics for Project Management
Author Ginger Levin , Parvis F. Rad
Your Complete Guide to Project Management Metrics is Here!Metrics for Project Management: A Formalized Approach describes a comprehensive set of project management metrics in an easy-to-read format. Through a unique presentation of metrics through the categori....
Release Date 2005/10 -
Author Sharlyn J. Lau
Knowing how to motivate employees is critical for an organization's ability to get results. When employees are not motivated properly, their productivity drops and key milestones and deadlines are missed. Motivation determines the direction of an employee's behavi....
Release Date 2005/10 -
Author Lou Russell
The title of this book, Training Triage, goes a long way toward describing its contents and approach to solving workplace performance issues. Simply put, this book offers you emergency remedies for the real training challenges and situations training professionals f....
Release Date 2005/10 -
Leadership in Action: Strategic Aims: Making the Right Moves in Leadership
Author Richard L. Hughes , Katherine Colarelli Beatty
Leaders who can foster greater strategic clarity, make stronger connections between strategy and tactics, and broaden their own and others' perspectives will contribute to the enduring success of their organizations.
Release Date 2005/10