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The Carrot Principle
How the Best Managers Use Recognition to Engage Their People, Retain Talent, and Accelerate Performance
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2007
Got carrotphobia? Do you think that recognizing your employees will distract you and your team from more serious business, create jealousy, or make you look soft?
Think again.
The Carrot Principle reveals the groundbreaking results of one of the most in-depth management studies ever...
by Everett M. Rogers
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2010
Since the first edition of this landmark book was published in 1962,
Everett Rogers's name has become "virtually synonymous with the study
of diffusion of innovations," according to Choice. The second and
third editions of Diffusion of Innovations became the standard
textbook and reference...
Brothers
The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2007
The New York Times bestselling, groundbreaking account of one of the most tumultuous periods in our history—the Kennedy Administration and its dramatic aftermath—by acclaimed journalist David Talbot.
Though countless books have been written about the Kennedy men and their brief, tumultuous...
by Tony Alessandra
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 1986
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 1986
A fully revised and updated edition of The Art of Managing People, offering the latest wisdom on crucial guidelines and techniques for creating a positive work environment and increasing productivity and profitability.
From the award-winning authors of the bestselling management classic comes...
by John P. Kotter
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Going far beyond previous empirical work, John Kotter and James Heskett provide the first comprehensive critical analysis of how the "culture" of a corporation powerfully influences its economic performance, for better or for worse. Through painstaking research at such firms as Hewlett-Packard,...
Beyond the Crash
Overcoming the First Crisis of Globalization
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2010
The international financial crisis that has held our global economy in its grip for too long still seems to be in full stride. Former British Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown believes the crisis can be reversed, but that the world’s leaders must work together if we are...
by Stephen R. Covey
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
This commemorative collection captures the essence of Dr. Stephen R. Covey’s most profound teachings on business, success, management, family, and love.
Stephen R. Covey passed away in July 2012, leaving behind an unmatched legacy with his teachings about leadership, time management, effectiveness,...
Speak from the Heart
Be Yourself and Get Results
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2002
In Speak from the Heart, Emmy Award-winning broadcaster, newspaper columnist, and motivational speaker Steve Adubato reveals the secrets to being a great communicator -- with a program that will dramatically change the way you talk, listen, and connect with others.
Steve Adubato's life experiences,...
Survival of the Savvy
High-Integrity Political Tactics for Career and Company Success
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2004
Two of the nation's most successful corporate leadership consultants now reveal their proven, systematic program for using the power of "high-integrity" politics to achieve career success, maximize team impact, and protect the company's reputation and bottom line.
Each day in business,...
Practice What You Preach
What Managers Must Do To Create A High Achievement Culture
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2001
Firms that are perceived by their employees to actually practice what they preach are more financially successful than their competitors, says consultant David H. Maister, based on a worldwide survey of 139 offices in 29 professional service firms in 15 countries in 15 different lines of business.
Maister...
Age Works
What Corporate America Must Do to Survive the Gray
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
In ten years, the massive baby-boom generation will begin to reach retirement age, but few companies have paid attention to the fact that there are not enough younger workers to replace them. The challenge to corporate America, as Beverly Goldberg argues in Age Works, is to reinvent the workplace...
Managing a Nonprofit Organization
Updated Twenty-First-Century Edition
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2012
The revised and updated edition of the go-to guide that has been an essential resource for nonprofit administrators, managers, and business professors since 1984—retooled to address the challenges presented by today’s world.
Managing a Nonprofit Organization is a classic in its field. But...
Unlimited Power
The New Science Of Personal Achievement
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2008
Anthony Robbins calls it the new science of personal achievement. You'll call it the best thing that ever happened to you.
If you have ever dreamed of a better life, Unlimited Power will show you how to achieve the extraordinary quality of life you desire and deserve, and how to master your personal...
Little Bets
How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2011
“An enthusiastic, example-rich argument for innovating in a particular way—by deliberately experimenting and taking small exploratory steps in novel directions. Light, bright, and packed with tidy anecdotes” (The Wall Street Journal).
What do Apple CEO Steve Jobs, comedian Chris Rock,...