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  Second Shift - The Inside Story...

  David Hollister, Ray Tadgerson,...

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  The dynamic, collaborative management model that saved a U.S. manufacturing city
  
   
  When car-making giant General Motors decided to close its plant in Lansing, Michigan, in 1996, one person-the city’s newly elected mayor-stood up and said “no.” Initially, it was the cry of a man in the wilderness. Not once in its century-long history had GM reversed a decision to close a plant. But Mayor David Hollister quietly went to work building the Lansing Works! Keep GM! movement and succeeded in defying all the odds. Lansing remains GM’s Oldsmobile headquarters.
  
   
  Hollister’s collaborative problem-solving approach-the Second Shift model-succeeded in bringing together state and regional politicians, economic developers, private sector firms, labor unions, educators, and residents of the region. Powerful, persuasive, and well-organized, this coalition implemented a strategic, six-dimensional framework to achieve the seemingly impossible:
  
   
  * Identifying: Name the challenge and its impact 
  
  * Partnering: Develop meaningful relationships 
  
  * Building: Construct your strategy as you go 
  
  * Solving: Engage in constant problem solving 
  
  * Celebrating: Mark successful milestones 
  
  * Persevering: Adapt and endure
  
   
  The Lansing Works! Keep GM! movement was a victory of people over bureaucracy, of a can-do attitude over cynicism-a story rarely told in today’s complex, technological, and often dehumanizing world of large business and out-of-control government. And the best part was that, in the end, both sides came away winners. It’s proof positive that when the public and private sectors work together as equal partners, amazing things can happen.
  
   
  One of the great business sagas of modern times, Second Shift provides a proven, practical design for problem solving that anyone can apply in any business, large or small.

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  The Beekeeper's Lament - How One...

  Hannah Nordhaus

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  Award-winning journalist Hannah Nordhaus tells the remarkable story of John Miller, one of America's foremost migratory beekeepers, and the myriad and mysterious epidemics threatening American honey bee populations. In luminous, razor-sharp prose, Nordhaus explores the vital role that honey bees play in American agribusiness, the maintenance of our food chain, and the very future of the planet. With an intimate focus and incisive reporting, in a book perfect for fans of Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation, Michael Pollan's The Botany of Desire, and John McPhee's Oranges, Nordhaus's stunning exposé illuminates one of the most critical issues facing the world today, offering insight, information, and, ultimately, hope.

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  Big Med - Megaproviders and the...

  David Dranove, Lawton Robert Burns

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  There is little debate that health care in the United States is in need of reform. But where should those improvements begin? With insurers? Drug makers? The doctors themselves? In Big Med, David Dranove and Lawton Robert Burns argue that we’re overlooking the most ubiquitous cause of our costly and underperforming system: megaproviders, the expansive health care organizations that have become the face of American medicine. Your local hospital is likely part of one. Your doctors, too. And the megaproviders are bad news for your health and your wallet. 
   
  Drawing on decades of combined expertise in health care consolidation, Dranove and Burns trace Big Med’s emergence in the 1990s, followed by its swift rise amid false promises of scale economies and organizational collaboration. In the decades since, megaproviders have gobbled up market share and turned independent physicians into salaried employees of big bureaucracies, while delivering on none of their early promises. For patients this means higher costs and lesser care. Meanwhile, physicians report increasingly low morale, making it all but impossible for most systems to implement meaningful reforms. 
   
  In Big Med, Dranove and Burns combine their respective skills in economics and management to provide a nuanced explanation of how the provision of health care has been corrupted and submerged under consolidation. They offer practical recommendations for improving competition policies that would reform megaproviders to actually achieve the efficiencies and quality improvements they have long promised. 
   
  This is an essential read for understanding the current state of the health care system in America—and the steps urgently needed to create an environment of better care for all of us.

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  Organizational Behavior - How to...

  Mathias J. Seventh

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  “Teamwork coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success.”~Henry FordIn today’s corporate environment it's essential that the people that you employ get along as a team.  Professionalism in the workplace is one of the key factors for any business’s success.Throughout the pages of this book, it gives your in-depth guidance, advice, and suggestions on how to turn your employees into a well-oiled team.  One that is able to withstand the toughest of problems. Your employees are the backbone of your business.  It’s critical that you invest in learning how to change the organization behavior into a positive environment.  This book is the key to ensuring that you and your employees have the best work environment possible.

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  The Five Dysfunctions of a Team...

  Patrick Lencioni

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  In the Five Dysfunctions of a Team Summary, Lencioni tells the story of Kathryn Petersen, DecisionTech’s CEO, who faces the ultimate leadership crisis: How to unite a team that is in such disarray that it threatens to bring down the entire company. Will she succeed? Will she be fired? Lencioni’s tale serves as a timeless reminder that leadership requires courage and insight. 

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  Sales Manager's Edge

  Rory Vaden

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  Cofounder of Southwestern Consulting, author, and renowned sales consultant Rory Vaden reveals the skills and secrets of top sales performers that transcend all industries. The Sales Team's Edge sales training certification program will show you how to fill your sales funnel, distinguish yourself from a sea of sales professionals, and keep your skills sharp. Rory will cover 24 topics where you'll discover: Seven powerful openings that command attention and respect  How to avoid making mistakes that cost you the sale  Over 100 tips and ideas to help you make the sale to recognizing the time to close  Selling in a down market  Powerful strategies to keep your sales pipeline full  Twenty secrets to becoming an expert at time management The three options for success in today's marketAnd many more!

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