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A Kick in the Attitude: An Energizing Approach to Recharge your Team, Work, and Life
Author Sam Glenn
"Good old fashioned advice on how to have a great attitude, delivered in a pithy andinteresting way."?—Karen Leland, bestselling author of Watercooler Wisdom: How Smart PeopleProsper in the Face of Conflict, Pressure and Change?"Sam Glenn is known for his funny and ....
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The Complete Idiot's Guides to Starting and Running a Thrift Store
Author Ravel Buckley , Carol Costa
A thrifty offering for the prospective thrift-store owner...In economic times like these, thrift stores have seen a 35% increase in sales in 2008; so what better time to start one? While fairly cheap, it is complicated, however. Here, two experts cover the entire p....
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Author Warren Master , Howard R. Balanoff
Real-life Solutions to the Challenges Facing Public Administrators!Complex management issues in the public sector can't be addressed with limited, short-term fixes. Strategic, well-conceived approaches are critical to meet your organization's long-term needs....
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The Complete Idiot's Guide® To The Perfect Resume
Author Susan Ireland
Resumé: revamped for the times, technology, and the recession... The recession has made finding a job harder than ever. Everything now takes place online, and a resumé's preparation is different than even a few years ago. This new edition has changed with the times....
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Decades of Differences: Making It Work
Author Ken Gronbach , Bonnie Hagemann
The changes going on in today's workplace – including diverse generations, shifting demographics and evolving technology – are forever changing work and leadership as we know it. Now, with Decades of Differences: Making It Work, leaders have the concrete tools they....
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Emotional Intelligence And Projects
Author Ranse Howell , Nicholas Clarke
Emotional Intelligence and Projects investigates how emotional intelligence correlates with being successful at working in projects. It also explores how training in emotional intelligence can improve project professionals’ abilities and relevant project ma....
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Moodle 1.9 Teaching Techniques
Author William Rice , Susan Smith Nash
Creative ways to build powerful and effective online coursesMotivate students from all backgrounds, generations, and learning stylesWhen and how to apply the different learning solutions with workarounds, providing alternative solutionsEasy-to-follow, step-by-step i....
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Author D. P. Chattopadhyaya
The mysteries of love, life and death have always fascinated the human mind. Religious and secular thinkers throughout history have grappled with the shifting notions about these human experiences. But since our modes of enquiry, the language we employ and our co....
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PR 2.0 in a Web 2.0 World: What Is Public Relations 2.0?
Author Deidre Breakenridge , Brian Solis
This Element is an excerpt from Putting the Public Back in Public Relations: How Social Media Is Reinventing the Aging Business of PR (ISBN: 9780137150694) by Brian Solis and Deirdre Breakenridge. Available in print and digital formats.Discover the new public relati....
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Retirement Income Sources: New Models for Your Work and Your Life in the New Economy
Author Linda H. Lewis , James W. Walker
This Element is an excerpt form Work Wanted: Protect Your Retirement Plans in Uncertain Times (ISBN: 9780132354646) by James W. Walker and Linda H. Lewis. Available in print and digital formats.From social security to inheritance: how to objectively assess the retir....
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Determining Living Expenses for Retirement: Planning How to Live Well in Your Post-Work Life
Author Linda H. Lewis , James W. Walker
This Element is an excerpt from Work Wanted: Protect Your Retirement Plans in Uncertain Times (ISBN: 9780132354646) by James W. Walker and Linda H. Lewis. Available in print and digital formats.Be prepared: a realistic, indispensable new look at what you’ll really b....
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Grab Your Audience’s Attention: First Impressions Set the Presentation On—or Off—Course
Author Mark Magnacca
This Element is an excerpt from So What?: How to Communicate What Really Matters to Your Audience (ISBN: 9780137158263) by Mark Magnacca. Available in print and digital formats.Create an irresistible “Positioning Statement” that will make everyone want to know more ....
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Grabbing Your Audience’s Attention Immediately: If You Don’t, Your Presentation May Be Doomed
Author Jerry Weissman
This Element is an ecerpt from Presenting to Win: The Art of Telling Your Story (ISBN: 9780137144174) by Jerry Weissman. Available in print and digital formats.The world’s #1 corporate presentation consultant teaches 7 proven techniques for grabbing your audience fr....
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Author Michael A. Roberto
This Element is an excerpt from Know What You Don't Know: How Great Leaders Prevent Problems Before They Happen (ISBN: 9780131568150) by Michael A. Roberto. Available in print and digital formats.You can’t solve a problem you don’t know exists! Learn how leaders ca....
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Don’t Make Them Think!: Creating the Best Flow for the Elements of any 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.Guide your audiences inexorably towards action, by organizing your presenta....
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The Turtles vs Shrimp Dilemma: Conservation in Conflict
Author Anne Rudloe , Jack Rudloe
This Element is an excerpt from Shrimp: The Endless Quest for Pink Gold (ISBN: 9780137009725) by Jack and Anne Rudloe. Available in print and digital formats.Inside one of this generation’s greatest environmental wars: Can endangered turtles and endangered shrimpers....
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Three Fast and Easy Ways to Edit Your E-mails
Author Claire Meirowitz , Natalie Canavor
This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About the New Rules of Business Writing (ISBN: 9780137153152) by Natalie Canavor and Claire Meirowitz. Available in print and digital formats.Simple, quick, foolproof ways to supercharge every email you write--and all your o....
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Writing E-mails That Have a Clear Purpose
Author Claire Meirowitz , Natalie Canavor
Thie Element is an excerpt from The Truth About the New Rules of Business Writing (ISBN: 9780137153152) by Natalie Canavor and Claire Meirowitz. Available in print and digital formats.Make sure every email has a purpose--and your message is instantly clear to everyo....
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How to Share Good or Bad News by E-mail
Author Claire Meirowitz , Natalie Canavor
This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About the New Rules of Business Writing (ISBN: 9780137153152) by Natalie Canavor and Claire Meirowitz. Available in print and digital formats.How to deliver good news more successfully--and deliver bad news in the most posit....
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Organize Your E-mail Before You Write
Author Claire Meirowitz , Natalie Canavor
This element is an excerpt from The Truth About the New Rules of Business Writing (ISBN: 9780137153152) by Natalie Canavor and Claire Meirowitz. Available in print and digital formats.A practical, step-by-step plan for organizing emails that communicate effectively ....
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How to Guide Conversations Toward Extraordinary Results
Author Jurgen Wolff
This Element is an excerpt from Focus: Your Key to More Productivity at Work (ISBN: 9780137002566) by Jurgen Wolff. Available in print and digital formats.How to make sure virtually all your conversations and meetings achieve the goals you’ve set for them.We like to....
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How to Focus Your Time for Success
Author Jurgen Wolff
This Element is an excerpt from Focus: Your Key to More Productivity at Work (ISBN: 9780137002566) by Jurgen Wolff. Available in print and digital formats.Overcome your negative patterns for using time--and start using your limited time far more effectively.People h....
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Africa Is Richer Than You Think
Author Vijay Mahajan
This Element is an excerpt from Africa Rising: How 900 Million African Consumers Offer More Than You Think (ISBN: 9780132339421) by Vijay Mahajan. Available in print and digital formats.Africa: more consumers, more wealth, more opportunity for your business.The aver....
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Credibility: I’ve Lost It—Can I Rebuild It?
Author Sandy Allgeier
This Element is an excerpt fromThe Personal Credibility Factor: How to Get It, Keep It, and Get It Back (If You’ve Lost It) (ISBN: 9780132082792) by Sandy Allgeier. Available in print and digital formats.A complete, realistic, and proven process for rebuilding lost ....
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Integrity Matters: Trust Is the Bedrock of Success
Author Alan Lurie
This Element is an excerpt from Five Minutes on Mondays: Finding Unexpected Purpose, Peace, and Fulfillment at Work (ISBN: 9780137007783) by Alan Lurie. Available in print and digital formats.Real insights for handling the professional, personal, and moral conflicts....
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Embracing Risk in Your Career: A Story of How to Make More and Worry Less
Author Wes Moss
This Element is an excerpt from Make More, Worry Less: Secrets from 18 Extraordinary People Who Created a Bigger Income and a Better Life (ISBN: 9780132346863) by Wes Moss. Available in print and digital formats.What it really means to see risk as opportunity: the u....
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Less Is More: The Proper Use of Graphics for Effective Presentations
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.How to make presentation graphics work for you, not against you or your aud....
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You’ve Been Laid Off: Now, Make a Plan!
Author Martha I. Finney
This Element is an excerpt from Rebound: A Proven Plan for Starting Over After Job Loss (ISBN: 9780137021147) by Martha I. Finney. Available in print and digital formats.Laid off? Perform “personal strategic planning” to stay on track, focused, and strong enough to....
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Whatever You Are, Be a Good One: To Get from Good to Great, You Must Learn How to Get Good
Author Stewart Emery
This Element is an excerpt from from Success Built to Last: Creating a Life that Matters (ISBN: 9780132287517) by Jerry Porras, Stewart Emery, and Mark Thompson. Available in print and digital formats.Discover the power of becoming good at something you love to do!E....
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Start Your New Job with Confidence: Ideas for Success in Your First 100 Days
Author Martha I. Finney
This Element is an excerpt from Rebound: A Proven Plan for Starting Over After Job Loss (ISBN: 9780137021147) by Martha Finney. Available in print and digital formats.Got a new leadership job? Take charge with confidence--no matter what happened in your previous pos....
Release Date 2010/02