Crown Business imprint: 386 books
Who Really Matters
The Core Group Theory of Power, Privilege, and Success
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2003
In a breakthrough Organization Man for the twenty-first century, bestselling author Art Kleiner reveals that every organization is driven by a desire to satisfy a Core Group of influential individuals and explains why understanding this group’s expectations is the key to success.
When corporate...
The Ape in the Corner Office
Understanding the Workplace Beast in All of Us
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2005
Tired of swimming with the sharks? Fed up with that big ape down the hall? Real animals can teach us better ways to thrive in the workplace jungle.
You’re ambitious and want to get ahead, but what’s the best way to do it? Become the biggest, baddest predator? The proverbial 800-pound gorilla?...
150 Jobs You Can Start Today
Creative Ways to Make Money Now
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2003
Whether you’re a seasoned professional or a recent graduate, a job search can take many months. Now, in 150 Jobs You Can Start Today, Deborah Jacobson reveals 150 ways you can take charge of your career, start making money, and put your unique skills and talents to work—right now. From Real Estate...
Get Motivated!
Overcome Any Obstacle, Achieve Any Goal, and Accelerate Your Success with Motivational DNA
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2009
Motivated people advance further and faster in their careers, earn more money, are more productive, experience more satisfying relationships and are happier than the less- motivated people around them. But true motivation cannot be faked or forced.
In the same way that each person has a different...
The Art of Influence
Persuading Others Begins With You
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2008
From Chris Widener, the author of the breakout bestseller The Angel Inside, comes an inspiring new parable on the power of influence.
The Art of Influence will make you think twice about everything you've ever learned about influence. As Chris Widener’s inspiring story reveals, it’s not...
The Angel Inside
Michelangelo's Secrets For Following Your Passion and Finding the Work You Love
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2007
There will come a time when you must decide to lead the life someone else has chosen for you…or the life you want.
According to legend, when a young boy asked the great Renaissance artist Michelangelo why he was working so hard hitting the block of marble that would eventually become his...
Three Steps to Yes
The Gentle Art of Getting Your Way
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2001
“Three Steps to Yes shows you how to sell your ideas or yourself . . . a clear guide for instilling trust and respect.” —BookPage
Everybody has to sell something sometimes. Whether you’re a manager or an employee, getting your message across requires selling yourself and your ideas...
by Robert Shemin
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2008
In How Come That Idiot’s Rich and I’m Not? bestselling author Robert Shemin reveals for the first time the inner-circle secrets of the mega-wealthy. Have you ever wondered why some people attract wealth while others stay financially trapped and in debt? The key is wealth-friendly, upside-down...
The Girl's Guide to Being a Boss (Without Being a Bitch)
Valuable Lessons, Smart Suggestions, and True Stories for Succeeding as the Chick-in-Charge
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2006
Forget what you’ve heard. Nice girls can get the corner office.
So, you finally got that promotion. You’re the boss now. The supervisor. The manager. The captain. Those days of taking orders and running errands are over. As exciting as all this might seem, once the rush of the promotion...
Everything Is Obvious
*Once You Know the Answer
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2011
By understanding how and when common sense fails, we can improve our understanding of the present and better plan for the future.
Drawing on the latest scientific research, along with a wealth of historical and contemporary examples, Watts shows how common sense reasoning and history conspire...
In Pursuit of Elegance
Why the Best Ideas Have Something Missing
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2009
What made the Sopranos finale one of the most-talked-about events in television history?
Why is sudoku so addictive and the iPhone so darn irresistible?
What do Jackson Pollock and Lance Armstrong have in common with theoretical physicists and Buddhist monks?
Elegance.
In...
The Art of the Long View
Planning for the Future in an Uncertain World
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2012
What increasingly affects all of us, whether professional planners or individuals preparing for a better future, is not the tangibles of life—bottom-line numbers, for instance—but the intangibles: our hopes and fears, our beliefs and dreams. Only stories—scenarios—and our ability to visualize...
The Two-Second Advantage
How We Succeed by Anticipating the Future--Just Enough
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
What made Wayne Gretzky the greatest hockey player of all time wasn’t his speed on the ice or the uncanny accuracy of his shots, but rather his ability to predict where the puck was going to be an instant before it arrived. In other words, it was Gretzky’s brain that made him exceptional. Over...
The Innovator's Manifesto
Deliberate Disruption for Transformational Growth
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2011
In this compelling new book, Michael E. Raynor, coauthor of the national bestseller The Innovator’s Solution, shows that Disruption, Clayton M. Christensen’s landmark theory that explains how fringe ideas come to redefine entire markets, not only explains why new businesses emerge and mature companies...