In a world focused on high tech networking, Darrell Gurney reveals how old-fashioned yet innovative high touch wins hearts, minds, and opportunities for the savvy job seeker or career expansionist. Drawing on basic principles of human...
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Author:Zack, DevoraSummary:Are you the kind of person who would rather get a root canal than face a group of strangers? Does the phrase “working a room” make you want to retreat to yours? Does traditional networking advice seem like it’s in a foreign language?...
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Author:Chambers, Harry E.Summary:Micromanagement is one of the most widely condemned managerial sins, and one of the most common employee complaints. It results in significant direct, indirect, and hidden costs to organizations, contributing to low morale, high...
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Author:Growick, PhilSummary:From the top ad people all over the world--the ones who create the best television commercials and ads, the ones you love, remember, and wish you had thought of yourself--come their own stories, in their own words, about the first work...
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Author:Bose, Ruma, Faust, LouisSummary:When most people think of Mother Teresa, they think of a saint—a spiritual hero of extraordinary humanitarian accomplishments, a Nobel Peace Prize winner. But Mother Teresa was also the leader of one of the world’s largest and most...
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Author:Albion, Mark, Cutler Maw, LizSummary:What are you going to do with your lucky lottery ticket? That’s a question every MBA faces. A lot of time and money has been invested in you, and once you graduate you’re supposed to cash that ticket in for as much money and status as...
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Author:Dwyer, JimSummary:Their idea was simple. Four NYU undergrads wanted to build a social network that would allow users to control their personal data instead of surrendering it to big businesses like Facebook. They called it Diaspora. In days they raised $...
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Author:Young, StephenSummary:The world is drifting without a clear plan for its economic development. Communism is dead, but in the wake of Enron and similar scandals, many see capitalism as amoral and too easily abused. A blueprint for progress is needed and Moral...
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Author:Baebler, Erin, Galloway, LaraSummary:There are 9 million women-owned businesses in the United States; they account for $1.3 trillion in revenue. American women are starting businesses at a rate twice that of men. Most of these women are also moms. What does it take to be...
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Author:Baebler, ErinSummary:What does it take to be successful as both a mom and as an entrepreneur? Moms Mean Business gives existing and potential mom business owners the encouragement, advice, and healthy dose of ""how-to"" they need. In this helpful guide, you...
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Jessica Bacal interviews twenty-five successful women about their toughest on-the-job moments. These innovators across a variety of fields - from the arts to finance to tech - reveal that they're more thoughtful, purposeful and...
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Author:McKenzie, StephenSummary:Mindfulness isn’t anything that we think; it’s what we don’t think. Mindfulness isn’t something that other people do; it’s something that we all do. Mindfulness is an ancient, life-enhancing, healing technique that can help us remember...
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Mindfulness isn't anything that we think; it's what we don't think. Mindfulness isn't something that other people do; it's something that we all do. Mindfulness is an ancient, life-enhancing, healing technique that can help us remember...
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Author:Epstein, Marc J., Yuthas, KristiSummary:The world is beset with enormous problems. And as a nonprofit, NGO, foundation, impact investor, or socially responsible company, your organization is on a mission to solve them. But what exactly should you do? And how will you know...
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Unlock the real secrets to motivation and never let fear rule you again. It's time to unlock the motivation genius within. Stop sabotaging yourself! This audio will show you how to rapidly motivate and unlock your unconscious genius....
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Author:Girard, Scott L., O'Keefe, Michael F., Price, Marc A.Summary:You may be a one-person band, the only manager in your company, or the manager of other managers in a larger company. Whatever size your business, having a strong grounding in the thinking and practices ofeffective managers and leaders...
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Author:Loehr, Anne, Kaye, JezraSummary:Who changed the rules of business? It's a different game now. In an increasingly globally diverse workforce, it’s vitally important that leaders understand their team inside and out. This takes a new toolbox of skills for the 21st...
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Author:Nevaer, LouisSummary:Hispanics are the largest minority group and the fastest growing demographic in the United States—they are already 15% of the population and 22% of the workforce, and it’s estimated that by 2050 those numbers will go up to 36% and 55%....
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Author:Mintzberg, HenrySummary:One of our most distinguished scholars offers a bold new view of the theory and practice of effective management. Named one of the best management books of 2009 by strategy+business magazine, the Toronto Globe and Mail and Library...
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Author:Mintzberg, HenrySummary:In this sweeping critique of how managers are educated and how, as a consequence, management is practiced, Henry Mintzberg offers thoughtful and controversial ideas for reforming both.
“The MBA trains the wrong people in the...
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