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  American Icon - Alan Mulally and...

  Bryce G. Hoffman

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  At the end of 2008, Ford Motor Company was just months away from running out of cash. With the auto industry careening toward ruin, Congress offered all three Detroit automakers a bailout. General Motors and Chrysler grabbed the taxpayer lifeline, but Ford decided to save itself. Under the leadership of charismatic CEO Alan Mulally, Ford had already put together a bold plan to unify its divided global operations, transform its lackluster product lineup, and overcome a dys-functional culture of infighting, backstabbing, and excuses. It was an extraordinary risk, but it was the only way the Ford family-America's last great industrial dynasty-could hold on to their company. Mulally and his team pulled off one of the great-est comebacks in business history. As the rest of Detroit collapsed, Ford went from the brink of bankruptcy to being the most profitable automaker in the world. American Icon is the compelling, behind-the-scenes account of that epic turnaround. On the verge of collapse, Ford went outside the auto industry and recruited Mulally-the man who had already saved Boeing from the deathblow of 9/11-to lead a sweeping restructuring of a company that had been unable to overcome decades of mismanage-ment and denial. Mulally applied the principles he developed at Boeing to streamline Ford's inefficient operations, force its fractious executives to work together as a team, and spark a product renaissance in Dearborn. He also convinced the United Auto Workers to join his fight for the soul of American manufacturing. Bryce Hoffman reveals the untold story of the covert meetings with UAW leaders that led to a game-changing contract, Bill Ford's battle to hold the Ford family together when many were ready to cash in their stock and write off the company, and the secret alliance with Toyota and Honda that helped prop up the Amer-ican automotive supply base. In one of the great management narratives of our time, Hoffman puts the reader inside the boardroom as Mulally uses his celebrated Business Plan Review meet-ings to drive change and force Ford to deal with the painful realities of the American auto industry. Hoffman was granted unprecedented access to Ford's top executives and top-secret company documents. He spent countless hours with Alan Mulally, Bill Ford, the Ford family, former executives, labor leaders, and company directors. In the bestselling tradition of Too Big to Fail and The Big Short, American Icon is narrative nonfiction at its vivid and colorful best.

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  Stress Management For Leaders...

  ProBusinessEducation Team

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  The best leaders of both large companies and small and medium-sized businesses, which are typically more highly respected for their emotional intelligence than for their analytical leadership in any workplace, are burdened with the immense task of leading their teams towards the achievement of professional success. They need to take care of the interests of their teammates while retaining their own professional capabilities. Such intense workloads can put pressure on their mental wellbeing too.  
  Nonetheless, these leaders need to cope effectively with ever-rising stresses and limit the damage caused by stress to their physical as well as mental health. Besides, they are required to learn appropriate stress management and resilience, developing strategies from experts in respective fields, which are of great benefit to both of them and also to their team members. Leaders' honest efforts alone are mostly inadequate to produce results, mainly if there is a lack of proper communication to influence the stakeholders.

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  Coming About - How We...

  David Paragamian

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  Enacting meaningful change requires more than sending out a memo with new policies. Change that matters — change that really makes a lasting difference — starts with a change in culture. David Paragamian is an expert in organizational transformation, as he has helped companies, departments, and teams pivot. In Coming About, David describes the steps you need to become a successful “storyteller-in-chief” — a confident change agent who convincingly leads transformation rooted in transparency and values. This book is the culmination of everything David has learned. He knows that change takes grit and determination; it demands the ability to get back up after you’ve been knocked down. If you’ve got that kind of grit — and you want to enact real organizational transformation, not just superficial change — this book is for you.

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  The Essential Galbraith

  John Kenneth Galbraith

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  “Graceful and often witty” insights from the legendary economist, drawn from his most influential works (Library Journal).  The Essential Galbraith includes key selections from the most important works of John Kenneth Galbraith, one of the most distinguished writers of our time—from The Affluent Society, the groundbreaking book in which he coined the term “conventional wisdom,” to The Great Crash, an unsurpassed account of the events that triggered America’s worst economic crisis. Galbraith’s new introductions place the works in their historical moment and make clear their enduring relevance for the new century. The Essential Galbraith will delight old admirers and introduce one of our most beloved writers to a new generation of readers. It is also an indispensable resource for scholars and students of economics, history, and politics, offering unparalleled access to the seminal writings of an extraordinary thinker.

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  Coupon Crazy - The Science the...

  Mary Potter Kenyon

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  A fascinating history of this marketing tactic, and why some shoppers take it to extremes—from a longtime expert couponer.  
   
  Coupon Crazy examines the phenomenon of avid coupon use and the socio-cultural and socioeconomic factors that construct it. By delving into the history of couponing, refunding, the science of shopping, and the dark underbelly of a coupon world the average American doesn’t even know about, Mary Potter Kenyon manages to both fascinate and educate. Readers will meet today’s “Coupon Queens” (and Kings) and learn about an era when trash really was cash. Not just an observer of this ethnographic research, Mary lived it for over thirty years. 
   
  “My favorite aspect of the entire book was the candid tone Kenyon takes in sharing her story and others. As someone that both uses coupons and teaches couponing practices, I found the book triggering self-reflection at many points: Do I purchase products just because they are on sale? Do I devalue products I’ve gotten for free? Do I allow coupons to inform my purchases or the other way around?  If you are a couponer, it’s quite possible you’ll find yourself reflecting on your own shopping habits as you read this book, too.” —Angela Russell, The Coupon Project

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  Too Old to Hire Too Young to...

  Brian Hennessey

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  Feeling stuck or in need of a leg up? These tips, strategies, and resources can shorten your learning curve dramatically and get you on a new path for moving forward.You'll discover in this book:Essential steps to get out of your own way and create the right mindset for optimal achievement47 proven tips to jump-start your own journeyEffective strategies critical to fast-track your personal and professional objectivesWeb-based businesses that can start you earning quicklyBooks, audiobooks, websites, and video course resources to help you acquire the skills to reach your goalsThe goal of 'Too Old to Hire, Too Young to Retire' is to help as many people as possible. Now more than ever, we need to be proactive. By adding these skills to your toolkit, you'll have a leg up in the new economy to enjoy life with less stress.

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