Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Culture consultant and humorist Scott Christopher shares seven UPs anyone can master to happily manage at work and home. In dealing with change (Suck It UP), strengthening teams (Huddle UP), and developing gratitude (Give It UP), Scott provides easy-to-understand fundamentals and easy-to-implement tips for finding happiness (and staying happy!).
The project management secrets that experts and top professionals use. Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Project Management. Includes how to: • Deliver a successful project from start to finish • Communicate effectively with people at all levels • Manage changes and control scope creep • Identify and deal with risks • Work with common project management methodologies The book PROJECT MANAGEMENT by Matthew Batchelor is a short, concise guide to the world of project management, focusing on the business and economics aspects. It stands out as the best resource for understanding how to deliver a successful project from start to finish. For fans of Michael Heath (40 Interview Icebergs and How to Sail Around Them), Rus Slater (Communication For International Business), and Martin H. Manser (Christian Basics Bible NLT).Show book
This “admirably detailed and thoroughly welcome history” provides a fascinating examination of a pivotal moment in the evolution of economic theory (The Economist). When Richard Nixon said “We are all Keynesians now” in 1971, few could have predicted that the next three decades would result in a complete transformation of the global economic landscape. The transformation was led by a small, relatively obscure group within the University of Chicago’s business school and its departments of economics and political science. These thinkers — including Milton Friedman, Gary Becker, George Stigler, Robert Lucas, and others — revolutionized economic orthodoxy in the second half of the 20th century, dominated the Nobel Prizes awarded in economics, and changed how business is done around the world. Written by a leading European economic thinker, The Chicago School is the first in-depth look at how this remarkable group came together. Exhaustively detailed, it provides a close recounting of the decade-by-decade progress of the Chicago School’s evolution. As such, it’s an essential contribution to the intellectual history of our time.Show book
In a tough economy, attracting and retaining talent can make all the difference in a companys survival, but cutting costs is equally as important. The solution to both is Gen Y employees. This demographic creates value and profit because 18 to 32-year-olds are the least expensive to employ, or cheap to keep. They are also difficult to keep, however, as their unique employment priorities differ greatly from those of their older employers. In order to remain competitive, businesses must bridge this generation gap. In Y-Size Your Business, Jason Ryan Dorsey, himself a member of Gen Y, presents his frontline-tested Y-Size process, proven best practices for employing his generation. By implementing Jasons 100 cost-effective, ready-to-use strategies that can deliver results in as little as two weeks, businesses of all sizes and industries will effectively attract the most talented Gen Y employees and unlock their on-the-job performance, creativity, and loyalty. Each chapter features hilarious and outrageous true stories that highlight the range of experiences employers in industries from fast food to high tech are having with their Gen Y employees, and easy-to-digest generational comparisons enable the reader to understand Gen Ys mindset in the context of his or her own generation.Show book
The Great Management Reset provides today’s managers, as well as those working towards a career in management, with the skills to measure and understand their current management styles and supply unique, proven techniques required to achieve the ultimate status of being an effective and efficient manager. Additionally, the book provides a questionnaire at the end of each topic, allowing managers the ability to pinpoint their current management style, identify what changes are necessary, and plan how to make that change happen. There is a bonus chapter on ‘Leadership and Management’ that discusses the next needed step: While not all leaders must be managers, all managers must be leaders – this chapter encourages the reader to become a management leader and to share their strength with those who can benefit from it.Show book
Knowing the Egyptian as I know him, I cannot but think that he is greatly misunderstood, even by those who are sincerely anxious to befriend him. His faults and his failings are to be found at large in almost any of the scores of books that have of late years been written about him and his country; but, though not a few have given him credit for some of his more salient good points, yet none that I have seen have shown any just appreciation of him as he really is. (From the Preface)Show book
According to author Steve Bergsman, the next decade will produce multiple investment currents in real estate. This book will help the sharp investor find the right current and stay the course for a long, profitable ride. By separating the asset classes that will remain stable from those that will continue to lose value going forward, Bergsman offers an essential roadmap to the changing real estate market. As a result, savvy investors will be able to capitalize on opportunities created by the trillions of dollars in mortgage-backed investment vehicles that essentially became worthless for a moment in time in 2007.Show book
