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Ways and Means for Managing Up
Author F. William Smullen
WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO SUCCEED AT WORK? MAKE SURE YOUR BOSS SUCCEEDS FIRST.Today's typical workplace may be less formal and more inclusive than those of the past, but one thing hasn't changed: The boss is the boss.A veteran of the U.S. Army, William Smullen spen....
Release Date 2014/03 -
How to Identify and Weed Out Low Performers in Any Business
Author David Russo
This Element is an excerpt from 17 Rules Successful Companies Use to Attract and Keep Top Talent: Why Engaged Employees Are Your Greatest Sustainable Advantage (9780137146703) by David Russo. Available in print and digital formats.A better way to identify low perfor....
Release Date 2010/04 -
The Other Side of Wall Street: In Business It Pays to Be an Animal, In Life It Pays to Be Yourself
Author Todd A. Harrison
In The Other Side of Wall Street, Minyanville.com founder and former hedge fund honcho Todd Harrison shares never-before-told stories from the hidden side of Wall Street, including the adrenaline rush of trading at the highest levels, Wall Street’s super-indulgent l....
Release Date 2011/05 -
Embrace the Entrepreneurial Spirit and Live the Rich Life
Author Farnoosh Torabi
This Element is an excerpt from Psych Yourself Rich: Get the Mindset and Discipline You Need to Build Your Financial Life (9780137079278) by Farnoosh Torabi. Available in print and digital formats.Powerful lessons you can learn from entrepreneurs–even if you never i....
Release Date 2010/10 -
Author Tim Grierson
Screenwriting looks at the foundation on which every great film is built—the script. Whether an original concept or an adaptation, the screenplay is the key to the success of a movie—good dialogue, story pacing, and character development are the framework everything....
Release Date 2013/12 -
Telling Stories: A Short Path to Writing Better Software Requirements
Author Ben Rinzler
From System Designers to Top Management, Everyone loves a good storyOnce upon a time, it was well understood that stories teach better than plain facts. Why then are most software requirements documents a baffling hodge-podge of diagrams, data dictionaries, and bull....
Release Date 2009/03 -
There's Always a Way: How to Develop a Positive Mindset and Succeed in Business and Life
Author Tony Little
Increase your business fitness and break world sales recordsYou can do it! You can increase your sales power. You can become more persuasive and effective in your business and your personal life. Most of all, you can learn the secrets of transforming fear, failure, ....
Release Date 2009/12 -
Author Tamara L. Gillis
Praise for The IABC Handbook of Organizational Communication"Looking to expand your professional abilities? Learn new skills? Or hone your area of expertise? This book delivers an amazing and practical study of our profession—and a guidebook for strategic communicat....
Release Date 2011/05 -
How to Become a Successful IT Consultant
Author Dan Remenyi
'How to Become a Successful IT Consultant' is a practical book for anyone considering setting themselves up as an IT consultant. It is essential reading for those contemplating such a career change. Today IT consulting has become a major opportunity for many....
Release Date 2013/06 -
Powerhouse: Turbo boost your effectiveness and start making a serious impact
Author Mike Clayton
Be a force to be reckoned with. Be a Powerhouse.Are you owning everything in your life? Are you in control, with a plan, making everything you do count? Are you performing optimally and making an impact? If not, why not? It's time to step up and be bold, be effecti....
Release Date 2014/12 -
Generic Inference: A Unifying Theory for Automated Reasoning
Author Juerg Kohlas , Marc Pouly
This book provides a rigorous algebraic study of the most popular inference formalisms with a special focus on their wide application area, showing that all these tasks can be performed by a single generic inference algorithm. Written by the leading international au....
Release Date 2011/05 -
Stress Management For Dummies, 2nd Edition
Author Allen Elkin
Tired of letting stress have a negative impact on your life? Easy.It's impossible to get through life without encountering stress. And unfortunately, most of us learn the incorrect ways to cope with it. Thankfully, Stress Management For Dummies gives you trusted, t....
Release Date 2013/05 -
The Art of Critical Making: Rhode Island School of Design on Creative Practice
Author John Maeda , Mara Hermano , Rosanne Somerson
Describes the world's leading approach to art and design taught at Rhode Island School of DesignAt Rhode Island School of Design students are immersed in a culture where making questions, ideas, and objects, using and inventing materials, and activating experience ....
Release Date 2013/09 -
Managing Anxiety with Mindfulness For Dummies
Author Joelle Jane Marshall
Don't panic!Managing Anxiety with Mindfulness For Dummies is a practical guide to overcoming your worries and minimising anxiety using mindfulness techniques. The National Health Service and the National Institute for Care and Excellence recommend mindfulness as a ....
Release Date 2015/06 -
Body Language 3rd edn, 3rd Edition
Author James Borg
Never mind what you think you’re saying, what is your body saying? Over half of our communication is through our bodies, but how many of us know how to decipher this non-verbal language? Body Language will make sure you get it right every time. In seven simple less....
Release Date 2013/10 -
Author Marilyn Beker
Write to Shoot teaches budding screenwriters and screenwriting filmmakers how to write a short script with production in mind. Beker instructs them how to showcase their strengths, tailor projects to shoestring budgets, resources, and practical production parameters witho....
Release Date 2017/03 -
Creative Facilitation Techniques for Training
Author Julie Patrick
This Infoline discusses a variety of creative facilitation techniques to be used in training. It is based on the premise that workplace learning happens in a variety of environments, and therefore demands a multitude of training options. These environments include: ....
Release Date 2011/02 -
Author Dar Checketts
Conflict is a central theme of our lives. We see the negative consequences of war and violence all around us. Even in the workplace, disputes and arguments cause problems and stifle productivity. But opposition can also be positive. For instance, our muscles become ....
Release Date 2007/10 -
Communication Beyond Boundaries
Author Payal Mehra
This handy book on intercultural communication is ideal for the busy executive, frequent international business traveler, expatriate, and student of international business communication. It offers insights into the finer nuances of intercultural communication and as....
Release Date 2014/07 -
It's the Way You Say It, 2nd Edition
Author Carol Fleming
Speak Your Mind Effectively! The best, most direct way to convey your intelligence, expertise, professionalism, and personality to other people is through talking to them. But most people have no idea what they sound like. And even if they do, they don’t think they ....
Release Date 2013/02 -
Author Claire McGuinness
Becoming Confident Teachers examines the teaching role of information professionals at a time of transition and change in higher education. While instruction is now generally accepted as a core library function in the 21st century, librarians often lack sufficient t....
Release Date 2011/07 -
How to be a Time Master: Control your time...control your life
Author Ian Cooper
If you could save just 24 minutes a day you'd gain an extra 6 days a year. Some say the world was created in 6 days. What could you achieve?You don't have to work harder or spend hours defining your life goals in order to manage your time. The Time Master approach....
Release Date 2009/11 -
Author R.V. . Ayyar
Public Policymaking in India integrates various elements of the policymaking process that have, till date, been dealt with separately. These include interest group politics, the role of the media, judicial policymaking, and policy entrepreneurship by civil society g....
Release Date 2009/10 -
Author U. C. Jindal
Experimental Stress Analysis deals with different aspects of stress analysis, highlighting basic and advanced concepts, with a separate chapter on aircraft structures. The inclusion of a large number of figures, tables, and solved problems ensure a clear and thoroug....
Release Date 2012/12 -
Author David West
In OBJECT THINKING, esteemed object technologist David West contends that the mindset makes the programmer—not the tools and techniques. Delving into the history, philosophy, and even politics of object-oriented programming, West reveals how the best programmers rel....
Release Date 2004/02 -
The Emotional Intelligence Activity Book
Author Adele B. Lynn
We've all heard of ""IQ""...but what's ""EQ?"" It's ""Emotional Quotient"" (aka Emotional Intelligence), and experts say that EQ is a greater predictor of success at work than IQ. Companies are increasingly looking for ways to motivate and develop their employees....
Release Date 2001/12 -
How to Design a Life Worth Smiling About: Developing Success in Business and in Life
Author Darryl Davis
You are designed to smile!If you're wondering why you don’t smile more in your life, then you may need to take a close look at why you do the things you do and why you don't do the things you know you should.What would make you smile? Starting and running your own....
Release Date 2014/06 -
Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Professional and Personal Life, Second Edition
Author Richard Paul , Linda Elder
Use better thinking to empower yourself, discover opportunities, avoid disastrous mistakes, build wealth, and achieve your biggest goals! This is your complete, up-to-the-minute blueprint for assessing and improving the way you think about everything – from business....
Release Date 2013/08