ISBN: 978-1-4516-2626-1 Rather than my way or your way, Covey (The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People) argues for a third way around any given situation. "The 3rd alternative" is conflict resolution technique that can "apply equally well to a playground, a battlefield, a boardroom, a legislative chamber, or a family kitchen." It isn\'t compromise per se, Covey says, since everyone loses something by compromising. Instead, the 3rd alternative offers...

  New York Times Bestseller Debuted #1 on Amazon (1/24/12) Endorsed by Leaders in Education & Business In The 4 Essentials of Entrepreneurial Thinking, Cliff Michaels takes us on an inspirational journey while capturing the passion and wisdom of extraordinary people. On the cutting edge of life and business strategies for over 20 years, Cliff not only shares his triumphs and tribulations as an entrepreneur, he unleashes a fun system of timeless lessons anyone can...

Book Description Publication Date: October 4, 2011 True leadership isn't a matter of having a certain job or title. In fact, being chosen for a position is only the first of the five levels every effective leader achieves. To become more than "the boss" people follow only because they are required to, you have to master the ability to invest in people and inspire them. To grow further in your role, you must achieve results and build a team that produces. You need to help...

Product Details • ISBN-13: 9780743287937 • Publisher: Free Press • Publication date: 11/29/2005 • Edition description: Reprint • Pages: 432 • Sales rank: 48,042 • Product dimensions: 5.50 (w) x 8.40 (h) x 1.10 (d) Overview That the world has changed and is continuing to change at a rapid pace is not news. People are much more aware of everything around them. The consumer revolution has accelerated dramatically. But something...

ISBN: 978-1-84739-146-9 A Miniature Edition (TM) of Covey’s popular original, The 8th Habit, holds powerful insights that challenge us to find our voice and inspire others to find theirs. The principles in Covey’s pocket-sized The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People guided individuals to improve their lives and organizations. Now The 8th Habit inspires us to thrive, innovate, and lead in order to move beyond effectiveness and into greatness...

ISBN: 9780307740984 “The Social Network, the much anticipated movie…adapted from Ben Mezrich’s book The Accidental Billionaires.” —The New York Times Best friends Eduardo Saverin and Mark Zuckerberg had spent many lonely nights looking for a way to stand out among Harvard University’s elite, comptetitive, and accomplished student body. Then, in 2003, Zuckerberg hacked into Harvard’s computers, crashed the campus network,...

Product Details Reading level: Ages 18 and up Mass Market Paperback: 160 pages Publisher: Perigee Trade (October 2, 2007) Language: English ISBN-13: 9780399534102 Overview Success is an art form that few can master. Here, Sun Tzu's ancient principles of war, reinterpreted for the modern businessperson, offer the skills to gain an advantage and achieve success on the corporate battlefield...and the strategies to win at work when conflicts arise. For years, professionals...

ISBN: 978-1-57860-446-3 The B2B Executive Playbook by Sean Geehan This extraordinary book is the Ultimate Weapon for CEOs and the entire leadership for small, medium and global B2B companies. Find out how the fate of your B2B Company rests in the hands of relatively few people, and what you need to do about it.  This exceptional book is a critical resource for all executives of small, medium and global B2B companies. The world for executives in Business...

ISBN: 978-0-07-077974-7 Help your employees to excel in dealing with the public with this stimulating, fun-filled collection of customer service training games. Designed not only to teach important skills but also to spark enthusiasm and a high level of involvement in the participants, these games utilize entertaining and instructive techniques such as role-playing, charades, brainstorming, and debate. As a result of these exercises, employees will learn how to create...

Book Description Publication Date: March 30, 2000 ISBN: 9781405358996 Michael Eisner, Jack Welch, Henry Ford, Andrew Carnegie- imagine that you could consult at will with the world's greatest business managers, past and present, whenever you were faced with a crucial management decision. The Book of Management Wisdom lets you do just that. This unique resource offers insight into how these and scores of other legendary business managers have triumphed over the conflicts,...

ISBN: 978-1-4516-2897-5 Since its initial publication nearly fifteen years agoThe Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Orderhas become a classic work of international relations and one of the most influential books ever written about foreign affairs. An insightful and powerful analysis of the forces driving global politics, it is as indispensable to our understanding of American foreign policy today as the day it was published. As former National Security...

ISBN: 978-0-910627-92-4 A Guidebook To Producing Memorable Events Gathering people together for a special event is always a challenge even for the experienced planner for each event is unique. This book is designed to empower any planner to meet all challenges that surround a production. Whether you find yourself in charge of one important event or you have chosen event planning as a career, you want your events to be incredibly successful and remembered for years to come. A...

ISBN: 978-1-57322-906-7 Talk about an audacious title! But Suze (pronounced "Suzie") Orman means business in this anecdote-rich compendium of tips on 401(k)s, marriage, homes, and happiness. The PBS star/financial adviser has made plenty of the mistakes she warns against, like getting a 30-year mortgage instead of a cheaper 15-year, using Visa cards as magic carpets to calamity, and losing $20,000 in borrowed bucks to bum investment advice. Then she became...

Overview From the authors of the smash bestseller The Carrot Principle comes an inspiring and lively page-a-day guide to harnessing the remarkable power of the carrot—taking yourself and your team to new heights of success in work and life.Based on their twenty years of experience teaching leaders at Fortune 100 companies, as well as one of the largest research studies ever conducted on workplace satisfaction, Gostick and Elton share a wealth of wisdom about simple...

ISBN: 978-0-7566-9827-0 From Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, to Adam Smith and John Maynard Keynes, to the top economic thought leaders of today, The Economics Book is the essential reference for students and anyone else with an interest in how economies work. Easy-to-follow graphics, succinct quotations, and thoroughly accessible text throw light on the applications of economics, making them relatable through everyday examples and concerns. Employing DK\'s trademark...

ISBN: 978-1-4767-3786-7 IT RANKS AMONG THE UNQUESTIONED LAWS OF AMERICAN BIG BUSINESS over the last half century: If you want to be taken seriously, you hire McKinsey & Company. For decades, its consultants have helped companies and governments come up with the strategies and habits that have shaped the world we live in. In this book, star financial journalist Duff McDonald shows how, in becoming an indispensable part of decision making at the highest levels, McKinsey...

ISBN: 978-1-60320-978-6 You’re a newly minted CEO with a struggling global company. You make the tough call to lay off more than 100,000 people while simultaneously deciding to invest $50 million in an executive education center. Are you flippin’ nuts? “We were downsizing the company, and I needed a place where people could congregate and get the message straight from the horse’s mouth, says Jack Welch, the former CEO of General Electric. “I...

Book Description Publication Date: October 12, 2010 | ISBN-10: 0805091661 | Edition: First Edition Written with the cooperation of Harvard Business School, an instructive and inspiring book for anyone who dreams of starting a highly profitable business In 1998, three Harvard Business School graduates—two men and one woman—turned down six-figure salaries at big corporations, bet on themselves, and launched their own new companies. By their ten-year reunion,...

Overview What if there were a way to cut through all the financial mumbo-jumbo? Wouldn't it be great if someone could really explain to us-in plain and simple English-the basics we must know about investing in order to insure our financial freedom? At last, here's good news. Jargon-free and written for all investors-experienced, beginner, and everyone in between-THE INVESTMENT ANSWER distills the process into just five decisions-five straightforward choices that can lead...