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Author Bart Egnal
Become a more effective leader—cut the jargon and say what you meanLeveraging. Strategizing. Opening the kimono. Unlocking human capital. Trying to nail that BHAG. All on a go forward basis. These are only a few examples of the jargon-ridden language that is too of....
Release Date 2015/12 -
In Control at 50+: How to Succeed in the New World of Work
Author Kerry Hannon
Navigate the post-pandemic workplace and take an active role in shaping your career and financial future Anyone who began working 20 or 30 years ago has witnessed astonishing changes in the workplace during their career. When the global pandemic hit, older workers fortunate enough to retain their j....
Release Date 2022/04 -
Author A&C Black Publishers Ltd
Deciding to leave the security of a permanent job and go freelance is a brave decision - and is not to be taken lightly. However, as long as you manage your time, work-flow, contacts, and money, it may turn out to be the best career move you ever made!Go freelance i....
Release Date 2009/01 -
Driven to Distraction at Work: How to Focus and Be More Productive
Author Ned Hallowell
Are you driven to distraction at work?Bestselling author Edward M. Hallowell, MD, the world’s leading expert on ADD and ADHD, has set his sights on a new goal: helping people feel more in control and productive at work.You know the feeling: you can’t focus; you feel....
Release Date 2015/01 -
Author Elizabeth Ghaffari
In Women Leaders at Work, skilled interviewer Elizabeth Ghaffari speaks to women at or near the top of their professions in a wide array of fields. In part, the book focuses on how they did it: how they prepared, how they overcame obstacles, how they achieved major ....
Release Date 2011/12 -
Author Robert H. Vaughn
Every day, people make decisions and solve problems in both their business and personal lives. For some people, working through problems and making decisions is easy—their natural abilities allow them to make sound, fast, and good decisions—these are your natural le....
Release Date 2010/03 -
Author Margot Fraser , Lisa Lorimer
Your business plan is only going to get you so far. When you're actually running a values-driven business, problems come up that you never could have anticipated. The whole experience can be incredibly isolating and draining. Margot Fraser and Lisa Lorimer hav....
Release Date 2009/11 -
Author J. Richard Hackman
Intelligence professionals are popularly viewed as solo operators. But, particularly today, doing intelligence is mostly about teamwork—the volume, complexity, and global nature of the work demand collaboration across a diversity of people, disciplines, and org....
Release Date 2011/05 -
Author Thomas A. Kochan
Shaping the Future of Work lays out a comprehensive strategy for changing the course the American economy and employment system have been on for the past 30 years. The goal is to create more productive businesses that also provide good jobs and careers and by doin....
Release Date 2015/12 -
Management Skills in IT - Shaping your Career
Author Rob Chapman , Amitabh Apte , Dave McKay , Gary Flood , Jean Gamester , Simon Mitchell
This collection of articles and blog posts by IT industry experts explores the challenges IT professionals face when moving from a technical into a managerial role. The authors look at the skills required to scale the career ladder, the opportunities for training an....
Release Date 2011/11 -
Communication Toolkit for Introverts
Author Patricia Weber
Find your voice in everyday business situationsDiscover your voice in order to effectively influence those around youGet ahead in the business world by building up your toolkit of communication skillsDevelop meaningful relationships and leverage them through effecti....
Release Date 2014/12 -
Delivering Time Management for IT Professionals: A Trainer's Manual
Author Dr. Jan Yager
Tools, methods, and strategies for delivering effective time management trainingDiscover strategies for dealing with distractions and procrastination to optimize the use of time at workHelp your team identify personal obstacles to effective time management and their....
Release Date 2015/03 -
Instant LinkedIn Customization How-to
Author Anmol Jain
Attract your dream job or customer using the hidden secrets of one of the most powerful social networking websitesLearn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results.Each recipe in the book helps you personalize your Link....
Release Date 2013/02 -
Author Chris Buckingham
Through the power of the Internet, it represents one of the most exhilarating ways to raise investment funds for your dream project. It enables you to get exposure in the public domain and can mean a seal of approval being given to your ideas by the masses. Develop....
Release Date 2015/12 -
Get Your Business to Work!: 7 Steps to Earning More, Working Less and Living the Life You Want
Author George Hedley
George Hedley, who turned $2,000 into a $50 million company in seven years, provides a perceptive new guide with a simple, real-world solution to running a business smoothly while allowing profits to flow in effortlessly. Get Your Business to Work! 7 Step....
Release Date 2010/02 -
Founders, Freelancers & Rebels
Many creative founders and freelancers share a longing for connection, reassurance and motivation.In this book I’ve interviewed inspiring, brave and creative experts across the UK and US, tapping into some incredible insights and pulling them together into this friendly guide, to offer that support .... -
Author Sharon Atkin , Patricia Noller
Many parents fear the time when their beautiful happy children will become unmanageable adolescents continually engaging in risky or destructive behaviour. Unfortunately, this view of adolescents is the focus of the media, even though it relates to just a small pro....
Release Date 2015/03 -
Advanced Communication Skills Laboratory Manual
Author D. Sudha Rani
Advanced Communication Skills Laboratory Manual is the sequel to the acclaimed A Manual for English Language Laboratories, and addresses the specific needs of students and teachers in technical and other professional courses. It focuses on reading and writing skills....
Release Date 2010/09 -
IBM Problem Determination Tools for z/OS
Author Kenichi Yoshimura , Dana Shelton , Vikram Manchala , Rufus Credle
IBM® Problem Determination (PD) Tools consists of a core group of IBM products that are designed to work with compilers and run times to provide a start-to-finish development solution for the IT professional. This IBM Redbooks® publication provides you with an intro....
Release Date 2013/01 -
IBM System Blue Gene Solution: Blue Gene/Q Hardware Installation and Maintenance Guide
Author James Milano , Matt Mattingly
This document is one of a series of IBM® Redbooks® written specifically for the IBM Blue Gene/Q® system. The Blue Gene/Q system is the third generation of massively parallel supercomputers from IBM in the Blue Gene® series. This document explains how to install the ....
Release Date 2013/05 -
Stop Whining--and Start Winning
Author Frank Pacetta , Roger Gittines
Filled with the kind of contagious energy and upbeat attitude that has made Frank Pacetta one of America's most popular motivational speakers, this unique book is for anyone who wants a difference in the workplace. Whatever the occupation, organization, or industr....
Release Date 2009/11 -
Smarter Execution: Seven steps to getting results
Author Rhoda Davidson , Bettina Büchel , Xavier Gilbert
Smarter Executionidentifies seven key steps that managers need to get to grips with if they are to reap the full benefits of their strategic initiatives:¨ Focus first–less is more¨ Pick the best possible team–don’t compromise¨ Set the course–learn to naviga....
Release Date 2009/01 -
Successful Presentation Strategies (Collection)
Author Jerry Weissman
In Winning Strategies for Power Presentations, Weissman identifies the elements of a great presentation, distilling 75 best practices from the world's best persuaders into bite-sized chapters designed to be easy-to-read -- and equally easy to apply. Following on th....
Release Date 2013/08 -
Capturing Your Audience Immediately (and You are Off to a Great Presentation!)
Author Jerry Weissman
This Element is an excerpt from Presenting to Win: The Art of Telling Your Story, Updated and Expanded Edition (ISBN: 9780137144174) by Jerry Weissman. Available in print and digital formats.Create “Opening Gambits” that grab your presentation audience from the very....
Release Date 2010/02 -
The Film Editing Room Handbook: How to Tame the Chaos of the Editing Room, Fourth Edition
Author Norman Hollyn
The assistant film editor has many more responsibilities than simply helping to edit the picture. He or she must work with all the numerous members of the filmmaking team, juggle the demands of copious amounts of footage from various sources, keep notes during the s....
Release Date 2009/12 -
Management Accounting in Public Service Decision Making
Radical changes to public service delivery have swept across many regions of the world. Management accounting methods are vital to support operational and strategic decision making in public services internationally. This book provides a comprehensive and “leading-edge” guide to the topic.Written by.... -
The Reactor Factor: How to Handle Difficult Work Situations Without Going Nuclear
Author Marsha Petrie Sue
How to encourage personal responsibility and eliminate entitlement at workMarsha Petrie Sue, MBA, is a renowned professional speaker who addresses, among other topics, the business value of personal accountability at work. When leaders and workers are held personall....
Release Date 2009/10 -
Developing Emotional and Social Intelligence: Exercises for Leaders, Individuals, and Teams
Author Amy Miller , Marcia Hughes
Praise for Developing Emotional and Social Intelligence"Anyone who wants to build leaders, individuals, and teams should buy this book and use the exercises! These exercises cut to the chase and show how to develop sustainable change."—Pamela Siliato, director, Glob....
Release Date 2010/11 -
The Best Writing on Mathematics 2013
Author Roger Penrose , Mircea Pitici
This annual anthology brings together the year's finest mathematics writing from around the world. Featuring promising new voices alongside some of the foremost names in the field, The Best Writing on Mathematics 2013 makes available to a wide audience many article....
Release Date 2014/01