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Dealing with your ex-husband, who can't seem to show up reliably for weekends with the kids; navigating a workplace fraught with office politics or racial tensions; saying "I'm sorry" or "I love you". We all have difficult conversations, no matter how confident or competent we are. And too often...

Consciousness is the main source of organizational greatness. "Conscious business", explains Fred Kofman, means finding your essential values through your work. A conscious business seeks to promote the intelligent pursuit of happiness in all its stakeholders. It produces sustainable, exceptional performance through the solidarity of its community and the dignity of each member.

One of the nations' foremost financial consultants shares 78 proven ways to cut costs dramatically, send productivity through the roof, and, in just six months, double profits...

Why do all modern managers do the same bizarre things? Are these methods taught in business schools? Do managers learn by watching more experienced managers? Is it the result of mentoring? None of the above! Every manager learns from the same source: Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook...

Bestselling author Harvey Mackay reveals his techniques for the most essential tool in business--networking, the indispensable art of building contacts. Now in paperback, Dig Your Well Before You're Thirsty is Harvey Mackay's last word on how to get what you want from the world through...

インフレの定着、日経平均株価が5万円台に突入……。2025年は日本経済のこれまでの常識が一変しました。「貯蓄から投資へ」が合言葉となった新時代を勝ち抜くために、労力も時間もかからない投資生活が目指せるとっておきの戦略を伝授します。

The Oz Principle took the business world by storm. At its root, the principle works like this: Like Dorothy and the gang in The Wizard of Oz, most businesspeople have the tools to succeed, but when things go wrong they blame circumstance or others instead of looking within for the true cause of unsatisfactory results. Once individuals learn to accept responsibility, they can use the Oz Principle to become better leaders.

Why is 1001 Ways to Reward Employees, with over 1.4 million copies in print, such an extraordinary bestseller? Because a little over 10 years ago Bob Nelson took the seeds of an idea and turned it into something indispensable for business. The idea? That it's not a raise that motivates an employee, and it's not a promotion ¿ what really sparks a person to perform are those intangible, unexpected gestures that signify real appreciation for a job well done.

Series editor Andrew Leckey and guest editor Marshall Loeb have scoured the print media, consulted with the editors of major business and general interest publications, and surveyed journalism school deans in order to find the thirty best business stories from the past 12 months. Among those selected: Ken Auletta on Herb Allen's CEO retreat, from The New Yorker; Diane Brady on Martha Stewart, from Business Week; Steve Silberman on creating a borderless global cyber-marketplace, from Wired; and many others.

Thirty-five years ago, Wayne Huizenga rose before the sun to run his garbage collection route. Today, the sun never sets on the international Blockbuster Video empire he created, and he has emerged from the spoils of the Paramount/Viacom merger one of the most powerful and wealthy figures in the entertainment and sports businesses.

New Work Utopia – lernen Sie in diesem Buch die faszinierende Arbeitswelt des fiktiven Unternehmens Stärkande kennen. Erfahren Sie, wie New Work gelebt wird, vor welchen Herausforderungen die Mitarbeitenden stehen und wie sie sie lösen. Die Stärkander:innen nutzen bekannte, aber auch neue New Work-Praktiken in ihrem Unternehmen. Einzelne Maßnahmen werden nicht isoliert betrachtet, sondern in ihrem gemeinsamen Einsatz und der Wechselwirkung miteinander.

Vertrauen zum zentralen Führungsinstrument erheben, Leistungsfreude beim Mitarbeiter entfesseln und Selbstverantwortung fördern - das sind die wesentlichen Erfolgsfaktoren für ein gutes Unternehmen. Diese hochwertige Neuausgabe des Hörbuchklassikers versammelt die bekanntesten Titel von Deutschlands Managementautor Nr. 1: "Vertrauen führt", "Mythos Motivation" und "Das Prinzip Selbstverantwortung" - ein Muss für jeden Manager.

Generation Blend ventures deep into the technology age gap and provides real-world solutions to combine the best that younger and older workers have to offer. It explores how generational attitudes toward technology affect issues as diverse as recruitment and retention, employee training, management decision-making, collaboration, knowledge sharing, work/life balance, and ordinary workday activities.

Standards are the foundation of our educational systems today. Fairness, rigor, and high achievement for all students are the focus of standards-based schools. Yet the standards movement means nothing if it does not improve student achievement in the classroom. In this revised edition, Dr. Reeves provides step-by-step guidance on how to design and implement standards-based performance assessment to make improved teaching and learning a reality in the classroom.

“[The editors] cast their net wide, picking up some excellent stories from nontraditional sources that even avid readers of the business press may have missed.”–USA Today, on the 2001 edition Series editor Andrew Leckey and guest editor Ken Auletta have scoured the print media, consulted...

As our society continues its transition from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age, new challenges are being introduced into the workplace, giving rise to a new phenomenon, Virtual Distance.

Wir leben in einer Gesellschaft, in der wir immer mehr teilen: Neuigkeiten, Mitfahrgelegenheiten, Apartments. Einzig Führung scheint unteilbar. Doch diese Vorstellung ist schon lange eine Illusion: Wir teilen Führung, ohne dass wir es bemerken. Was fehlt, sind klare Spielregeln, die passende Infrastruktur und die erforderlichen Kompetenzen. Führung muss neu gedacht werden. Kein Mensch kann die Herausforderungen des wirtschaftlichen Umbruchs alleine meistern - auch kein Chef.

Learn what every entrepreneur needs to know - without spending time and money on business school. In this remarkable guide, written by highly respected Babson College Professor William D. Bygrave, you'll discover how top MBA programs prepare their students to succeed in today's increasingly small business-based economy. You'll find solid, substantive information on starting and managing your own business, strategizing for growth, and understanding legal and tax issues - all presented in an interesting way.

New rules for the new game: the ideas that every business needs to win in the customer economy In The Agenda, Michael Hammer shows companies how to prosper in today’s world of slow growth, fierce competition, and enormously powerful customers. The winners in this extraordinarily difficult...

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