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Why is 1001 ways to reward employees, with over 1.4 million copies in print, such an extraordinary bestseller? Because a little over ten 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...
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Ben-Shahar takes us off the impossible pursuit of perfection and directs us to the way to happiness, richness and true fulfillment. He shows us freedom derived from not trying to do it right all the time and the real lessons that failure and painful emotions can teach us.
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2009
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In concise chapters, best-selling author Steve Chandler delivers over 50 powerful ideas guaranteed to stimulate fantastic sales success. Drawing on is extensive experience in the field, and using the most up-to-date psychological tools available, Chandler illustrates ways for both the novice and the seasoned pro to reach new heights of business prosperity. The joy of selling introduces powerful thinking processes that will help the reader to develop...
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2009
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The definitive guide to the fourteen trends no marketer can afford to ignore. It explains what to do about the increasing power of stories, not facts; about shorter and shorter attention spans; and about the new math that says five thousand people who want to hear your message are more valuable than five million who don't.
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Â2016
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"Are you afraid of your dreams? Do you want to stop procrastinating? Would you love to be more creative? Is there an idea you need to realize? If so, then Let Me Out is for you. Whether it's learning ragtime piano, losing 30 pounds, or starting an organic jellybean company, award-winning musician turned communications expert Peter Himmelman's unique techniques to harness fear and take the steps to make goals a reality will give you the tools and confidence...
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2009
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You may have heard the terms open book management, empowerment, continuous improvement, participatory management, and self-directed work teams. Managers use all of these activities to help energize employees by making them an integral part of the team. Bob Nelson has taken the most useful elements of these concepts, and presented them in a highly accessible and usable way.
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2009
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"Fry describes various interviewing techniques and clearly explains what the interviewer is trying to get at with each and every question he or she asks. He arms job-seekers with valuable knowledge that will leave them more prepared, more confident, and far more likely to get the job. His time-honored advice is indispensable for college students, mid-career job changers, and anyone returning to the work force"--Publisher's web site
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The world of 5G, the next generation of telecommunication technology, will be as different from what came before as the world after the advent of electricity. The massive amounts of data we'll be able to stream through fiber-optic connections will enable a degree of virtual presence that will radically transform health care, education, urban administration and services, agriculture, retail sales, and offices. Yet all of those transformations will...
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This completely revised and updated edition of Reinventing Yourself, the motivational classic by inspirational author Steve Chandler, features several new chapters, including: What to Do about Your Money Fears, Your Career Played as a Game vs. Your Career as a Grind for Survival, How Much Ego Do You Need to Succeed?, The Hidden Downside of Winning Friends and Influencing People, Do You Need a Life Coach or Should You Just Wing It?, Does Success Make...
10) SPIN selling
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Written by Neil Rackham, former president and founder of Huthwaite Corporation, "SPIN Selling" is essential reading for anyone involved in selling or managing a sales force. Unquestionably the best-documented account of sales success ever collected and the result of the Huthwaite Corporation's massive 12-year, $1-million dollar research into effective sales performance, and this groundbreaking resource details the revolutionary SPIN (Situation, Problem,...
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℗2018
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Each one of us is called to greatness. We can have a significant impact on the world around us-if we so choose. If you are looking to craft an extraordinary life, The Greatness Guide is the powerful and practical handbook that will inspire you. Passionate, provocative, and full of big ideas that will challenge and transform, The Greatness Guide is one of those rare books that will release your potential and awaken your best self. Make the leap today...
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Â2018
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In this bracing book, Michael Chertoff makes clear that our laws and policies surrounding the protection of personal information, written for an earlier time, need to be completely overhauled in the Internet era. On the one hand, the collection of data-more widespread by business than by government, and impossible to stop-should be facilitated as an ultimate protection for society. On the other, standards under which information can be inspected,...
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Â2019
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My Years with General Motors became an instant bestseller when it was first published in 1963. It has since been used as a manual for managers, offering personal glimpses into the practice of the "discipline of management" by the man who perfected it. This is the story no other businessman could tell-a distillation of half a century of intimate leadership experience with a giant industry and an inside look at dramatic events and creative business...
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Â2018
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Enthusiastically embraced by leading organizations such as Microsoft, FedEx, Nortel Networks, IBM, General Motors, and Arthur Andersen, Leadership Wisdom from The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari is one of the most innovative, effective and remarkable books you will ever read on the topic of showing leadership in your work and within your life. Written by leadership guru and renowned professional speaker Robin Sharma, this deeply inspiring work reveals a...
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Â2018
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Welcome to the Silicon States. Silicon Valley is imperializing the planet. With nearly bottomless supplies of cash and ambition, a small group of companies have been gradually seizing symbolic and practical civic leadership in America and worldwide. But Silicon Valley does not answer to the electorate; nor have they been voted into office. And the perils of their influence are only now making themselves known. The institutions of Facebook, Google,...
17) Ask the right questions, hire the best people, fourth edition: hire the best people, fourth edition
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℗2018
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In this completely updated new edition, the bestselling author of 101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions and 101 Smart Questions to Ask on Your Interview takes you step-by-step through the hiring process. Whether you're replacing an employee who's leaving or creating a new position in your organization, Ron Fry shows you how to write a concise and accurate job description, identify key competencies, and how to translate them into a...
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Â2019
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In a wide-ranging narrative that takes us from a downsized marketing executive in Massachusetts, to a father of three in Appalachia finding purpose and meaning working in a convenience store chain, to an unemployed autoworker retraining in "advanced manufacturing," Shell reveals how work is essential to our flourishing and psychological well-being-and how so many of the avenues to well-paid and meaningful work will be challenged in the years ahead....
20) Of mice and men
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"They are an unlikely pair: George is "small and quick and dark of face"; Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a "family," clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation. Laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields, they hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. When they...