Executives, investors and the business press routinely chant the mantra that corporations are required to “maximize shareholder value.” In this pathbreaking book, renowned corporate expert Lynn Stout debunks the myth that corporate law...
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Author:Howard, Linda GordonSummary:At last, a book that addresses the key to contemporary marketing. Do you think you have to put up with inappropriate sexual behavior to get ahead in your career? Or have you been the victim of sexual harassment and don't know to do...
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Author:Jennings, Kenneth R., Stahl-wert, JohnSummary:At a time of increasing concern about ethics at the top, The Serving Leader makes the case for an approach to leadership that is both more moral and more effective than the ruthless, anything-for-the-bottom-line approach that has...
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Author:Blanchard, KenSummary:Shows human resource development (HRD) professionals how to measure organizational results within the domains of performance, learning, and perceptions using the effective and efficient Results Assessment System (RAS). This widely...
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Author:Miller, Mark, Blanchard, KenSummary:Teams are critical to the success of every organization. Departmental, interdepartmental, cross-functional, ad hoc, task-specific—teams do everything from planning the office party to setting the annual budget to establishing...
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Author:Krichko, Marilyn, Rollinson, JaneSummary:Each year, hundreds of business stakeholders — from CEOs, senior executives, and department managers to mainline employees — band together to sail the often rocky waters of day-to-day business. As they learn how to row in sync with one...
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Author:Morrison, ElizabethSummary:English can certainly be a confusing language, whether you’re a native speaker or learning it as a second language. The Right Word is the essential reference to help anyone master its subtleties and avoid the most common mistakes....
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Author:Cunningham, StormSummary:The Restoration Economy reveals the previously undocumented trillion-dollar global industries that are restoring our natural and manmade environments. Restorative development is rapidly overtaking new development because we are running...
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A powerful new kind of competitive advantage is now possible thanks to technological and social disruptions that are already occurring. These disruptions revolutionize how companies can partner to create new growth. The Reciprocity...
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Author:Eisler, RianeSummary:Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations provided the first, most influential and lasting explanation of the workings of modern economics. But with his focus on "the market" as the best mechanism for producing and distributing...
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Author:Alain, PatrickSummary:Have you ever found yourself at a loss for words around performance review time? Do you find yourself searching for the tone that will perfectly encapsulate exactly what you need to say to each employee? If so, The Performance Appraisal...
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Author:Cohen, Steven P.Summary:John F. Kennedy famously said, “Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate.” Everyone needs to reach agreement with others, but many people are overly fearful of what they think is a complex process. In The...
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Author:Owen, HarrisonSummary:When spirit forms and transforms in people, they become strong, focused, and vibrant-and wonderful things can happen. But when the spirit is down, nothing else seems to make a difference-because not too much happens. Many of us today...
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The Power of Paradox Harness the Energy of Competing Ideas to Uncover Radically Innovative SolutionsAuthor:Schroeder-Saulnier, DeborahSummary:We're so often faced with apparent paradoxes: continuity and change, conservatism and progressiveness, predictability and chaos. In business, inherent tensions are mistakenly viewed as problems to be resolved once the "correct...
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Author:Manz, Charles C.Summary:The Power of Failure offers both inspiration and advice on how failure can provide us with the foundation for long-term success. This book is loaded with inspiring real-life examples and stories, and filled with practical strategies...
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Author:Briskin, Alan, Erickson, SherylSummary:If we are to disentangle the extraordinary challenges that we face today in organizations, communities, and nations we must transcend our divisions and develop solutions together. But what enables us to collectively make wise choices...
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Author:Haynes, DavidSummary:Management books are traditionally written by industry "experts": scholars, consultants, senior managers. They're writing about how to manage workers, but none of these experts really understands the viewpoint of the...
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Author:Yudkowsky, MosheSummary:The Pebble and the Avalanche shows how the Internet, the auto industry, music downloading and other rapidly evolving industries are all connected by the same dynamic: disaggregation. Moshe Yudkowsky shows why this dynamic is crucial to...
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Author:Cashman, KevinSummary:We live and lead in an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world. But paradoxically, Kevin Cashman contends that leaders today must not merely act more quickly but pause more deeply. He details a catalytic process to...
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Author:Hill, PaulSummary:Job seekers are frustrated. Online job applications through job boards and employer sites are leading to dead ends. Why? Employers are closing the last chapter on the online application playbook. Inundated by online applications and...
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