Drawing on a wealth of new data, the book offers up-to-the minute insights into the organizational challenges inherent in our climate of dizzying change. Helps people to turn challenges into leadership and provides an excellent approach...
Business and economics
- Author:Kouzes, James M., Posner, Barry Z.Summary:
- Author:Ulrich, DavidSummary:
Development consultants and business scholars Dave Ulrich, Norm Smallwood, and Kate Sweetman attempt to answer one of history's most difficult questions--what makes a good leader? In the course of their research, they discovered five...
- Author:Charan, Ram, Drotter, Stephen, Noel, JamesSummary:
Ram Charan, Stephen Drotter, and James Noel are three eminent business consultants on the cutting edge of the knowledge economy. They have coached managers at many world-class organizations--and now their combined expertise on the...
- Author:Ford, Kevin, Tucker, Ken, Allen, DavidSummary:
Tired of leadership clichés? Ready to become a truly life-changing leader? In today's complex and ever-changing world, leadership is a tough pursuit—whether you are leading a business, department, church, nonprofit board, team, or even...
- Author:Fabritius, FriederikeSummary:
"A cutting-edge guide to applying the latest research in brain science to leadership - to sharpen performance, encourage innovation, and enhance job satisfaction. There's a revolution taking place that most businesses are still unaware...
- Author:Cooper, BrantSummary:
Most of us believe entrepreneurial visionaries are born, not made. Our media glorify business outliers like Bezos, Branson, Gates, and Jobs as heroes with X-ray vision who can look to the future, see clearly what will be, imagine a...
- Author:Armson, Kenneth A., McLeod, MarjorieSummary:
At the time of his death in 1907, John Waldie, founder of the Victoria Harbour Lumber Company, was identified as "the second largest lumber operator in Canada." A young Scottish immigrant who came to Wellington Square (now...
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Gathering together powerful voices of feminist writers, peace activists, and matriarchal studies scholars from around the globe, The Legacy of Mothers reconceptualizes mothers, motherhood, and mothering as an alternative human logic to...
- Author:Haynes, GailSummary:
Today’s society is plagued with debt. Our schools are not preparing us financially to enter the world of banks, bills, credit cards and mortgages. Families tend not to talk about the real issues of money and how to manage it in order to...
- Author:Sammartino, SteveSummary:
REBOOT YOUR ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT AND EXCEL IN THE DIGITAL AGE The days of being locked into a single career for life are long gone. It's time to reinvent yourself, transform your life and work the new economy for everything it...
- Author:Montier, JamesSummary:
Montier offers a detailed guide to overcoming the most frequently encountered psychological pitfalls of investing, including bias, emotion, and overconfidence.
- Author:Schiff, Peter D.Summary:
Schiff show listeners how to protect assets and invest money when the American economy is experiencing perilous economic downturns. Filled with insightful commentary, inventive metaphors, and pre-scriptive advice, this book will help...
- Author:Mauldin, JohnSummary:
Acclaimed investment expert John Mauldin knows that forecasting market trends is the real key to maximizing returns. He delivers a road map that debunks popular myths, focuses on strong research, and puts investors in a position to...
- Author:Bogle, John C.Summary:
John C. Bogle's The Little Book of Index Investing is a power-packed explanation of why outperforming the market is an investor illusion. Instead, the founder of The Vanguard Group-the man who's been called "the...
- Author:Clements, JonathanSummary:
Clements offers listeners this comprehensive and concise personal finance guide. Here he details 21 easy steps anyone can take to get on the road to financial security. Learn how to manage your money wisely in order to save for...
- Author:Fisher, Kenneth L.Summary:
Debunks commonly held investing myths and misconceptions, explaining why each belief or strategy is wrong and how damaging it can be to financial health.
- Author:Wiggin, AddisonSummary:
The weakening dollar has put retirees, savers, and investors increasingly on edge. Wiggin cuts to the heart of the matter with a no-nonsense assessment of the reasons behind the dollar's decline and the best strategies for keeping money...
- Author:Covel, MichaelSummary:
Drawing on his own experiences in the trading game as well as principles that are over a hundred years old, Covel shows investors how to watch and evaluate trends and make decisions on investments quickly and safely.
- Author:Hill, NapoleonSummary:
Hill outlines the 17 factors that comprise his "Law of Success" philosophy. Successful leaders aren't born--they're made by a simple set of habits.
- Author:Rowe, SharonSummary:
Tiny isn't a size--it's a state of mind. Too many of us feel trapped by work that keeps us from living our purpose. We fantasize about starting our own business, yet we're warned against falling into debt, working eighty...