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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 ....
Release Date 2010/02 -
When Is It Best to Write a Letter Instead of an 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.When to write a letter, not an e-mail--and how to make sure that letter does the j....
Release Date 2010/03 -
Even E-mails Need to Be Edited
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. vailable in print and digital formats.Master the simple editing techniques that make the difference between average email....
Release Date 2010/03 -
Author The aids2031 Consortium
AIDS is a continuing worldwide health crisis. Over 25,000,000 people have died from AIDS, and more than 33,000,000 are infected today. While treatments in the developed world have moved AIDS from a fatal to a chronic, highly expensive disease, it remains the sixth g....
Release Date 2010/12 -
The Truth About Hiring Older Employees
Author Cathy Fyock
This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About Hiring the Best (9780132381864), by Cathy Fyock. Available in print and digital formats.Why it may make sense to start hiring retirees--and how to do it effectively and successfully.Many retirees are interested in retu....
Release Date 2010/06 -
How to Handle Tough Questions...When It Counts
Author Jerry Weissman
This Element is an excerpt from In the Line of Fire: How to Handle Tough Questions...When It Counts (9780131855175), by Jerry Weissman. Available in print and digital formats.Two Line DescriptionPowerful lessons in answering tough questions from the legendary “Storm....
Release Date 2010/06 -
The Truth About Effective Job Candidate Interviewing
Author Stephen P. Robbins
This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About Managing People (9780132346030), by Stephen P. Robbins. Available in print and digital formats.Why your applicants’ personality traits won’t tell you how they’ll perform–and what they will tell you.What are you looking....
Release Date 2010/06 -
Encourage Unconventional Thinking
Author James F. Parker
This Element is an excerpt from Do the Right Thing: How Dedicated Employees Create Loyal Customers and Large Profits (9780132343343) by James F. Parker. Available in print and digital formats.Your employees’ wild ideas: they’re one of your greatest resources for bus....
Release Date 2010/07 -
The Truth About Acting Decisively
Author Robert E. Gunther
This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About Making Smart Decisions (9780132354639) by Robert E. Gunther. Available in print and digital formats.Why even the wrong decision is better than none at all!A Swiss army unit was hopelessly lost during survival maneuvers....
Release Date 2010/08 -
Author Glenn Hubbard , Peter Navarro
If you think the current administration is mismanaging the economy straight towards disaster, you're not alone: so do two top economists from both sides of the political aisle. In Seeds of Destruction, former Bush chief White House economist R. Glenn Hubbard and we....
Release Date 2010/08 -
Author Jenifer Schlotfeldt , Michelle Carey , Laura Bellamy
&>The Start-to-Finish, Best-Practice Guide to Implementing and Using DITADarwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) is today’s most powerful toolbox for constructing information. By implementing DITA, organizations can gain more value from their technical ....
Release Date 2011/09 -
DITA Best Practices: A Roadmap for Writing, Editing, and Architecting in DITA
Author Jenifer Schlotfeldt , Michelle Carey , Laura Bellamy
The Start-to-Finish, Best-Practice Guide to Implementing and Using DITADarwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) is today’s most powerful toolbox for constructing information. By implementing DITA, organizations can gain more value from their technical documenta....
Release Date 2011/09 -
The Truth About Background and Reference Checks When Hiring
Author Cathy Fyock
This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About Hiring the Best (9780132381864) by Cathy Fyock. Available in print and digital formats.How to ferret out and avoid “scam-didates”: job candidates who flat-out lie about their credentials and experience.The candidate yo....
Release Date 2010/07 -
Your Job: Should You Go or Should You Stay?
Author William S. Kane
This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About Thriving in Change (9780132354622) by William S. Kane. Available in print and digital formats.Knowing when it’s time to move on: tracking your stressors, objectively assessing what they mean, and making the right decis....
Release Date 2010/08 -
When Is Business Email the Tool of the Devil: Communicating Well Through This Overworked Medium
Author William S. Kane
This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About Thriving in Change (9780132354622) by William S. Kane. Available in print and digital formats.When it makes sense to use email for business communication--and when email is the worst possible solutionPeople get nervous....
Release Date 2010/08 -
LATEX Notes: Practical Tips for Preparing Technical Documents
Author Kenneth J. Shultis - Department of Nuclear Engineering , Kansas State University
Just a few years ago, LaTeX set TeX users free. LaTeX liberated them from mundane chores such as formatting and equation numbering, allowing writers to concentrate instead on the document content. Now, to help those who wish to take an extra step beyond the structur....
Release Date 1994/01 -
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....
Release Date 2010/02 -
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....
Release Date 2010/02 -
How to Keep the Email Monster from Eating You Alive
Author Jurgen Wolff
Thie Element is an excerpt from Focus: Your Key to More Productivity at Work (ISBN: 9780137002566) by Jurgen Wolff. Available in print and digital formats.A complete plan for taking control over your email--instead of letting it control you!Here are some tips for ta....
Release Date 2010/03 -
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....
Release Date 2010/02 -
Truth About Making All Your Employees Feel Like Your Only Employee, The
Author William S. Kane
This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About Thriving in Change (9780132354622) by William S. Kane. Available in print and digital formats.How to treat every member of your team like they matter — and mean it!To build bridges with your team, you must appreciate a....
Release Date 2010/09 -
The Truth About Re-Envisioning the Future of Your Company
Author William S. Kane
This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About Thriving in Change (9780132354622) by William S. Kane. Available in print and digital formats.The concise guide to crafting a vision that’s powerful enough to help you drive fundamental, long-lasting change.With just a....
Release Date 2010/08 -
15 Ways to Take Control of Your Career Now (Collection)
Author FT Press Delivers
Practical Tools to Jumpstart Your Career, Transform Your Future, and Achieve Your Full Potential–Both Personally and FinanciallyFifteen powerfully useful mini-guides help you get ahead where you are or move on…find your next great job, negotiate great compensation, ....
Release Date 2010/07 -
Use Body Language to Enhance Your Questions
Author Terry J. Fadem
This Element is an excerpt from The Art of Asking: Ask Better Questions, Get Better Answers (9780137144242) by Terry J. Fadem. Available in print and digital formats.Improve your questioning skills by making sure your body language aligns with your words.Body langua....
Release Date 2010/03 -
To Tweet or Not to Tweet: Writing Effective Text Messages for Business
Author Claire Meirowitz , Natalie Canavor
This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About the New Rules of Business Writing (9780137153152) by Natalie Canavor and Claire Meirowitz. Available in print and digital formats.How to plan and write powerfully effective business Tweets (and other super-short messag....
Release Date 2010/03 -
How to Write Articles and Get them Published
Author Claire Meirowitz , Natalie Canavor
This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About the New Rules of Business Writing (9780137153152) by Natalie Canavor and Claire Meirowitz. Available in print and digital formats.Why you should be writing articles and getting published (it’s easier than you think)!Wh....
Release Date 2010/04 -
Simple Strategies for Developing and Writing Effective E-Newsletters
Author Claire Meirowitz , Natalie Canavor
This Element is an excerpt from The Truth About the New Rules of Business Writing (9780137153152) by Natalie Canavor and Claire Meirowitz. Available in print and digital formats.Crafting e-newsletters that work: quick guidelines for getting started, and getting resu....
Release Date 2010/03 -
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 -
Create a Rewarding Multiple Career Doing What You Love
Author Paula Caligiuri
This Element is an excerpt from Get a Life, Not a Job: Do What You Love and Let Your Talents Work For You (9780137058495) by Paula Caligiuri, Ph.D. Available in print and digital formats.Why multiple “career acts” can make you more secure, less stressed, and more re....
Release Date 2010/09 -
Get a Life: Integrate Your Career with Your Life Priorities
Author Paula Caligiuri
This Element is an excerpt from Get a Life, Not a Job: Do What You Love and Let Your Talents Work For You (9780137058495) by Paula Caligiuri, Ph.D. Available in print and digital formats.Build a great career on your terms, consistent with your career-related values ....
Release Date 2010/09