The Definitive Guide to Government Contracts begins at the beginning, and assumes no prior knowledge of the government marketplace. Written in a clear, easy-to-understand language by experienced sales and marketing professionals, it...
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General
- Author:Parvey, Malcolm, Alston, DeborahSummary:
- Author:Horsager, DavidSummary:
There’s just not enough time—or is there? Most busy executives feel like they have their hands more than full trying to accomplish their basic duties. But Wall Street Journal bestselling author David Horsager offers proven productivity...
- Author:Chaleff, IraSummary:
Many significant failures—from FEMA’s response to Hurricane Katrina to the recent economic collapse—could have been prevented or mitigated if those lower in the hierarchy were successful at communicating to leaders the risks they saw in...
- Author:Devine, Tom, Maassarani, Tarek F.Summary:
From Erin Brockovich to Enron, whistleblowers who “challenge abuses of power that betray the public trust” have proven to be an unfortunate necessity in modern business culture. Their efforts to report crimes, fraud and dangers to...
- Author:Dulworth, MichaelSummary:
Networking is not mere socializing—it is a vital personal and professional development skill. An effective network can make you more knowledgeable, help you address critical issues, accelerate your career, and even improve your health...
- Author:Doty, ElizabethSummary:
Healthy compromise is a fact of organizational life, part of accomplishing any meaningful goal with other people. But when it involves betraying your word, your principles, or other important commitments, it takes a bite out of your...
- Author:Polak, Paul, Warwick, MalSummary:
Right now the number of people living on two dollars a day or less is more than the entire population of the world in 1950. These 2.7 billion people are not just the world’s greatest challenge—they represent an extraordinary market...
- Author:Levine, StewartSummary:
Crafting agreements with others is a fundamental life skill. Unfortunately, we were never taught how to do it. The agreements most people make are incomplete and ineffective-they usually focus on protecting against what might go wrong...
- Author:Glass, LillianSummary:
Being fooled or conned can happen to anyone; It doesn’t matter how intelligent, old, rich, or famous you are. Whether you have been scammed in business, swindled out of money, betrayed by a friend, relative, or coworker, or cheated on...
- Author:Hartley, Gregory, Karinch, MaryannSummary:
Ever wonder what that raised eyebrow, nervous twitch, or lazy slouch really means? Is it profound and important… or a meaningless quirk? In The Body Language Handbook, the authors use candid photos of real people in stress-free...
- Author:Schmaltz, David A.Summary:
If you work, you probably manage projects every day-even if "project manager" isn't in your official title-and you know how frustrating the experience can be. Using the familiar story of six blind men failing to describe...
- Author:Edesess, MichaelSummary:
The investment advice and management industry is built on fraud: the idea that professional advisors can predictably and consistently help you get a better rate of return on your investments. The industry sells us on this lie using...
- Author:Mitchell, Barbara, Gamlem, CorneliaSummary:
Managing people is the most challenging part of any leader's day. And that job certainly is not getting any easier. The Big Book of HR will provide any HR professional, manager, or business owner of any size organization the...
- Author:Bellman, Geoffrey M.Summary:
"The ways we go about changing organizations usually don't work," asserts Geoff Bellman. Our underlying assumptions predetermine the results and preclude the broad success we so desperately seek. Change efforts often end...
- Author:Jay, RobinSummary:
What’s the one entrée you should never order at a business lunch? Is it ever okay to order alcohol? When should you bring up the subject of business? The Art of the Business Lunch takes you through every aspect of the business lunch....
- Author:Tracy, BrianSummary:
As one of the top salespeople in the world, Brian Tracy knows the ability to close the sale is the key skill required by all top sales professionals. Fortunately, closing the sale is a skill that can be learned by practicing the closing...
- Author:Morris, TomSummary:
Throughout the ages, plenty of people have written and spoken about success and excellence. But leave it to contemporary philosopher and popular business speaker Tom Morris to gather the best of it into a universal tool kit for...
- Author:Sugerman, JeffreySummary:
Don’t be a one-dimensional leader! To be an effective leader you need to know your strengths—but that’s only part of the story. You also need a broad perspective on all the behaviors needed to be an effective leader. This book provides...
- Author:Edesess, Michael, Tsui, Kwok L., Fabbri, Carol, Peacock, GeorgeSummary:
Managing your money can be stressful. And confusing and complicated advice from the financial industry just makes it harder. But as the authors of this clear, practical and enlightening book—part financial guide, part exposé—prove,...
- Author:Tracy, BrianSummary:
In his book The 100 Absolutely Unbreakable Laws of Business Success, Brian Tracy drew on his 30 years of experience and knowledge to present a set of principles or "universal laws" that lie behind the success of business...