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Author Vikram Mansharamani
We've outsourced too much of our thinking. How do we get it back?Have you ever followed your GPS device to a deserted parking lot? Or unquestioningly followed the advice of an expert—perhaps a doctor or financial adviser—only to learn later that your own thoughts and dou....
Release Date 2020/06 -
Getting It Right When It Matters Most
Discover how to Get It Right in your Moments That Matter—when the situation is complex and relational—and the stakes are high. Transform the outcome of your most challenging situations and interactions when you feel—Threatened by charged emotions or uncertaintyParalyzed by fear of saying (or.... -
Writing Winning Proposals—Business Skills
Author Steve Theobald
Get more of your projects and programs approved and implemented by learning how to write better proposals. This Info-line provides the quick steps and easy techniques you need to anticipate and overcome objectives, consider all factors, write with style and brevity,....
Release Date 2002/07 -
Saving Money Through Structured Problem-Solving
Author Michael Morales , Don Kieffer , Nelson Repenning
As busy as they are, leaders need to find ways to observe fundamental work processes in their organizations. When they do, they usually discover that there are gaps between theory and reality in how works get done. Michael Morales’ experience — in which....
Release Date 2017/07 -
Bridges, Pathways and Transitions
Author Gail Whiteford , Mahsood Shah
Bridges, Pathways and Transitions: International Innovations in Widening Participation shows that widening participation initiatives and policies have had a profound impact on improving access to higher education to historically marginalized groups of students from....
Release Date 2016/10 -
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 -
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 -
Author Roberto Valenzuela
Foreword by Skip Cohen Translating the chaos of the real world into a breathtakingly simple, beautiful photograph can often seem like an impossible task. With busy, cluttered backgrounds and subjects who don’t know how to pose, how can you take control and get a gr....
Release Date 2012/02 -
Now You’re Thinking: Change Your Thinking... Revolutionize Your Career... Transform Your Life
Author John Maketa , Heather Ishikawa , Russ Hall , Stewart Emery , Judy Chartrand
Learn more with the video links included in this e-book!Want to improve? Want to change? Start inside your own head: You are what you think! Now You’re Thinking will help you build your great life by teaching you breakthrough techniques for thinking far more effecti....
Release Date 2011/09 -
The Ultimate LinkedIn Checklist For Small and Medium Businesses
Author Lauren Dugan
With over 175,000,000 users, LinkedIn is the social business network: the web’s best place to leverage your entire network of partners, suppliers, employees, vendors, and competitors. By establishing a strong LinkedIn presence, you can deepen your links with your cu....
Release Date 2012/12 -
The Truth About Knowing How to Negotiate: The Essential Truths in 20 Minutes
Author Leigh Thompson
“The 53 Truths provide incredible insight into the art and science of negotiating. This is a must read for sales professionals but is equally beneficial to all who wish to be better negotiators.”–CHRIS WEBER, Vice President, West Region Enterprise, Microsoft Corpora....
Release Date 2007/09 -
Work Makes Me Nervous: Overcome Anxiety and Build the Confidence to Succeed
Author Amy Lemley , Jonathan Berent
A proven therapeutic method that channels workplace anxiety into powerful, confident performanceMillions of people are afraid of work. The situations they fear may be different-public speaking (e.g., presentations and speeches), meetings, conference calls, new assig....
Release Date 2010/09 -
Author Gavin Oattes , Andy Cope
Start living the life you’ve always wantedIt could be that you’ve figured everything out on your own and have ended up acing your career, meeting and marrying your perfect partner, producing three wonderful kids, owning a holiday home in Mustique and having a drop-....
Release Date 2018/04 -
Becoming A Better Boss: Why Good Management is So Difficult
Author Julian Birkinshaw
An employee's-eye view of what makes a great boss—and how you can become oneWhereas most books on managing people approach the subject from the perspective of a manager of an idealised organisation, Becoming a Better Boss takes a real-world approach, looking at the....
Release Date 2013/10 -
Author Jeremy L. Hall , Maria P. Aristigueta , Theodore H. Poister
New edition of a classic guide to ensuring effective organizational performanceThoroughly revised and updated, the second edition of Managing and Measuring Performance in Public and Nonprofit Organizations is a comprehensive resource for designing and implementing e....
Release Date 2014/10 -
Author Roger von Oech
Tackle your thorniest problems using the Wise Fool’s savvy Strategies! The Wise Fool is the archetypal contrarian known for his creativity, irreverence, and humor. He looks at life in unorthodox ways and pushes back against the status quo. Throughout history, powerful decisi....
Release Date 2021/10 -
Author Great Work Work , Michael C. Bush
Greatness Redefined for the 21st CenturyToday's business climate is defined by speed, social technologies, and people's expectations of “values” besides value. As a result, leaders have to create an outstanding culture for all, no matter who they are or what....
Release Date 2018/03 -
Author Didier Vinot , Alain Roger
Managing skills is at the core of Human Resources Management. Based on previous literature and realized with researchers from Magellan, the Research Center in Management of iaeLyon, Skills Management examines how skills can be analyzed at the individual and collect....
Release Date 2019/04 -
Marketing in the Public Sector: A Roadmap for Improved Performance
Author Nancy Lee , Philip Kotler
Praise for Marketing in the Public Sector“Professionally, as an academic turned politician, this book–if published a few years earlier–would have made my life much simpler. This book lays out, in detail with concrete examples, how to conduct a grand plan for change.....
Release Date 2006/10 -
Writing Winning Business Proposals, Third Edition
Author Joe Romano , Shervin Freed , Richard Freed
Winning proposals that turn prospects into clientsBased on the proposal-writing system used at A.T. Kearney and KPMG Peat Marwick, Writing Winning Business Proposals features proven strategies, along with worksheets and other tools that clearly show clients what the....
Release Date 2010/10 -
The Trophy Kids Grow Up: How the Millennial Generation is Shaking Up the Workplace
Author Ron Alsop
The first wave of the Millennial Generation—born between 1980 and 2001—is entering the work force, and employers are facing some of the biggest management challenges they’ve ever encountered. They are trying to integrate the most demanding and most coddled generatio....
Release Date 2008/10 -
Author Rachael Taylor
Written by designer and creative educator Rachael Taylor, Power Up Your Creativity is a guide to cultivating a positive and productive creative path, from how to develop creativity, to building a productive practice, to achieving success (and defining on your own terms what that means/looks l....
Release Date 2022/11 -
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Akashic Record
Author Colin Andrews , Dr. Synthia Andrews
The universal consciousness is an open book to those willing to explore it.The Complete Idiot's Guide® to the Akashic leads readers on a journey into their personal past, present, and future, learning the fundamentals of the Akasha - a Hindu word variously translated as ....
Release Date 2010/06 -
Author Derek Breen
Scratch is a fast, fun, and easy way to get started in computer scienceDo you want to make cool games, impressive animations, and become an all-around Scratch super star? You've come to the right place! Packed with full-color photos and easy-to-follow instructions....
Release Date 2015/05 -
Author Mark Horstman
Essential hiring and team-building lessons from the #1 Podcaster in the worldThe Effective Hiring Manager offers an essential guide for managers, team leaders, and HR professionals in organizations large or small. The author’s step-by-step approach makes the strate....
Release Date 2019/10 -
Grow Wherever You Work: Straight Talk to Help with Your Toughest Challenges
Author Joanna Barsh
Powerful, unvarnished advice for growing through the work challenges all aspiring leaders faceThe business world is full of catchphrases: follow your passion; think positive; be authentic; suck it up; take risks; network. All well-intentioned, but let’s be honest. ....
Release Date 2017/10 -
Author Brian Tracy , Rob Jolles
For some, projecting confidence and credibility is second nature. For others, it seems like a foreign language they'll never learn – until now. Rob Jolles delivers down-to-earth solutions for anyone looking to enhance the most basic need of all; to be believe....
Release Date 2018/10 -
The Emotionally Intelligent Leader
Author Daniel Goleman
Become a Better Leader by Improving Your Emotional IntelligenceBestselling author DANIEL GOLEMAN first brought the concept of emotional intelligence (EI) to the forefront of business through his articles in Harvard Business Review, establishing EI as an indispensab....
Release Date 2019/07