Negotiation impacts every aspect of our lives, from the deals we strike on the job to our relationships with family members and neighbors, to the transactions we make as customers. Yet most people do anything they can to avoid...
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General
-
Author:Hutson, Don, Lucas, George H., Blanchard, KenSummary: -
Author:Godwin, JackSummary:The Office Politics Handbook is for business executives, managers, consultants, lawyers, agents, editors, and anyone who wants to become more politically astute, more powerful, and more successful. This is not a book on political game...
-
Author:Goman, Carol KinseySummary:The workplace is a “blink” world: studies show that we form opinions of one another within seven seconds of meeting and that 93 percent of the message people receive from us has nothing to do with what we actually say. Good nonverbal...
-
Author:McMillan, Robert C.Summary:While today's global economy is experiencing a significant cycle of out-sourcing across industries, leadership cannot be outsourced; it must be organically transformed. The Next Gen Leader will show you how to discard outworn...
-
Author:Robbins, Harvey, Finley, MichaelSummary:The move to teams has largely failed, say Harvey Robbins and Michael Finley, mainly because teams themselves are failing to think through the human implications of teaming. The New Why Teams Don't Work is a handbook for team...
-
Author:Bingham, Tony, Conner, Marcia, Pink, Daniel H.Summary:Most business books on social media have focused on using it as a marketing tool. Many employers see it as simply a workplace distraction. But social media has the potential to revolutionize workplace learning. People have always...
-
Author:Ottman, Jacquelyn A.Summary:Green products have been around since the 1970s, but it’s only in recent years that they’ve become ubiquitous. It’s not because consumers suddenly prize sustainability above all. It’s because savvy green marketers are no longer trying...
-
Author:Halal, William E.Summary:This practical yet thought-provoking book presents a wealth of evidence to show that the two recurrent themes of democracy and enterprise are transforming our institutions. Organizations are becoming changing clusters of entrepreneurial...
-
Author:Greenberg, Danna, McKone-Sweet, Kate, Wilson, H. JamesSummary:In years past, the keywords for leaders were confidence, single-minded purpose and strategic planning. But today’s vastly complex, globalized and fast-evolving world requires a different kind of leadership. This game-changing book...
-
Author:Li, BarrySummary:BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN THE CHINA YOU KNOW AND THE REAL CHINA OF TODAY In the last 30 years, China has transformed itself into one of the world's leaders in political, economic and social relations. With Australia a hotspot for Chinese...
-
Author:Thomas, David C.Summary:Organizations need innovation, and there is a powerful source right under their noses. Scholar and consultant David C. Thomas says the same forces of globalization that have created today’s superheated competitive environment have also...
-
Author:Damon, WilliamSummary:Based on interviews with 48 executives in a variety of industries, The Moral Advantage describes the many distinct ways that morality contributes to business success. Some of these ways are familiar (following ethical codes, for example...
-
Author:Train, JohnSummary:The New York Times credits him with the ability to turn everything he touches to gold. Train takes us close up, splicing financial analysis with straight scoop on Warren Buffett, "a cheerful vulture" who loves junk food and "winning the...
-
Author:Alain, PatrickSummary:The Manager's Phrase Book is a collection of thousands of ready-to-use phrases that will enable you to move into the ranks of today's most competent managers. You will have control of any situation at a moment's notice,...
-
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:Ulrich, DaveSummary:Investors are increasingly focusing on leadership as a key differentiator in their investment decisions. But they’ve been forced to rely on instinctive, subjective, and unreliable ways to measure its impact—until now. In this book,...
-
Author:Alain, PatrickSummary:The Leader Phrase Book contains more than 3,000 dynamic phrases that will enable you to prevail in virtually all of life’s important situations. You will be in command of your words and always stay ahead of the game. With this passport...
- Author:Kamp, JurriaanSummary:
The world isn't coming to an end, contrary to what you may have heard. But the media's near-exclusive focus on conflict and disaster means that the progress and everyday acts of brilliance taking place across the globe go unnoticed....
-
Author:Davila, Tony, Epstein, Marc J.Summary:For more than 20 years, major innovations—the kind that transform industries and even societies—seem to have come almost exclusively from startups, despite massive efforts and millions of dollars spent by established companies. Tony...
-
Author:Hough, KarenSummary:There are all kinds of books about building trust. But The Improvisation Edge is the only one that draws on the wisdom of those who are truly experts in the dynamics of trust-building: theatrical improvisers. Think about it: other than...
Pages
