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The Inventive Organization: Hope and Daring at Work
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| by Jill E. Janov (Founder, Jill Janov Associates) |
| Improvement initiative or organizational mindset - which leads to greater success? The need to... |
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The John Deere Way (Unabridged)
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| by David Magee |
| Renowned business author David Magee fuses both the interesting history and philosophy of one of America's most well-known companies.... |
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The Marine Corps Way: Using Maneuver Warfare to Lead a Winning Organization
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| by Jason A. Santamaria, Vincent Martino, and Eric K. Clemons |
| <i>The Marine Corps Way</i> shows managers at all levels how to apply the tactics and techniques of maneuver warfare to achieve overwhelming results in today's fiercely competitive market.... |
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The Marine Corps Way: Using Maneuver Warfare to Lead a Winning Organization. |
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The One-Minute Manager (Unabridged)
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| by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson |
| <I>The One-Minute Manager</I> is an easy to absorb story which quickly demonstrates three very practical management techniques.... |
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The Organizational World of Knowledge Workers
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| by Dr. Homa Bahrami, Ph.D. (Senior Lecturer, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley) |
| Remote management, contingent workers, virtual offices...10 years ago we may not have recognized today's... |
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The Search for Life After Planning: How to Build Strategies That Get Implemented
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| by John R. Berthold (President, The Altos Group, Inc.; Academic Director, Stanford Managerial Excellence Program) |
| The traditional approach to strategic planning is dead. It used to be that plans were produced on paper... |
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The Toyota Way
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| by Jeffrey Liker |
| In factories around the world, Toyota consistently makes the highest-quality cars with the fewest defects.... |
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The Toyota Way. |
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Total Quality Management: Customers and Products
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| by Stephen George and Arnold Weimerskirch |
| The new business management model begins with customer focus and ends with customer satisfaction... |
| Price: $6.30 |
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Total Quality Management: Managing Employees
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| by Stephen George and Arnold Weimerskirch |
| Employee involvement is truly a Pandora's box, tempting to open but powerful enough to change a... |
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Total Quality Management: Strategic Planning
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| by Stephen George and Arnold Weimerskirch |
| Learn how to maximize your organization's goals for customer satisfaction, quality, and operational... |
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Total Quality Management: The New Management Model
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| by Stephen George and Arnold Weimerskirch |
| How are today's most successful companies getting the most from their quality initiatives? Baldridge... |
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Total Quality Management: The New Management Model. |
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Tribal Warfare in Organizations
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| by Peg Neuhauser (President, PCN Associates) |
| What do you do when interdepartmental conflict threatens organizational harmony? Peg Neuhauser... |
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Unbundling the Corporation
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| by John Hagel III and Marc Singer |
| Look beneath the surface of most companies, and you'll actually find 3 kinds of businesses... |
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What's Your Strategy for Managing Knowledge?
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| by Morten T. Hansen, Nitin Nohria, and Thomas Tierney |
| Some companies automate knowledge management, others rely on their people to share knowledge... |
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Work as a Spiritual Path
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| by Marsha Sinetar |
| Do you hunger for work that is rewarding both spiritually and financially? Bestselling author... |
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Work as a Spiritual Path. |
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Your Management Sucks (Unabridged)
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| by Mark Stevens |
| Like a mirror, <i>Your Management Sucks</i> reveals important truths that you may deal with or choose to ignore or put on the back burner.... |
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Harvard Business Review, 1-Month Subscription
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A Arte de Negociar [The Management Guide to Negotiating]
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| by Kate Keenan |
| Many people enter negotiation with the attitude that everyone else is probably going to behave badly, so one more will not make any difference.... |
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Accountability in Action: A Blueprint for Learning Organizations
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| by Douglas B. Reeves, Ph.D. |
| Comprehensive educational accountability, if designed and implemented effectively, can be the one initiative that helps schools create sustained and meaningful reform.... |
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Accountability in Action: A Blueprint for Learning Organizations. |
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Be Quick - But Don't Hurry!
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| by Andrew Hill with John Wooden |
| Perhaps the least controversial sports honor in living memory was the selection of John Wooden as "Coach of the Century" by ESPN... |
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Be Quick - But Don't Hurry!. |
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Beyond the Goal: Theory of Constraints (Unabridged)
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| by Eliyahu M. Goldratt |
| Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt's Theory of Constraints (TOC) has emerged as one of the most flexible and effective approaches to management and problem solving in the corporate world.... |
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Beyond the Goal: Theory of Constraints (Unabridged). |
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Bringing Your Product to Market
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| by Entrepreneur Magazine |
| Don't wait until someone else has the same idea: turn your invention into a moneymaking business.... |
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Bringing Your Product to Market. |
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Business Sense: Exercising Management's Five Freedoms
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| by Dan R.E. Thomas (President, FOCUS) |
| Business sense consists of "five freedoms," says Dan Thomas, President of FOCUS. Success depends... |
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Business Sense: Exercising Management's Five Freedoms. |
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Coaching a Winning Team
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| by Tara VanDerveer (Director and Head Coach, Women's Basketball, Stanford University) |
| Whether it be in basketball or in business, the key to building a successful team is to strengthen... |
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Coaching a Winning Team. |
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Creating New Market Space
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| by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne |
| Head-to-head competition can only get you a larger piece of an existing pie. To break free from the pack... |
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Creating New Market Space. |
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Creativity vs. Control
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| by James Adams (Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design, Stanford University) |
| Which is more important, innovation or corporate stability? Sought-after consultant James Adams... |
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Creativity vs. Control. |
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Customer Loyalty: Strategies
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| by James L. Heskett and Thomas O. Jones (Harvard Business School), Frederick F. Reichheld (Directory, Bain and Company), and more |
| These articles from <i>Harvard Business Review</i> address the following questions: How do you... |
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Customer Loyalty: Strategies. |
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Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
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| by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen |
| Everyone has difficult conversations, no matter how confident or competent they are. And too often, no matter what you try, things don't go well. Should you... |
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Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most. |
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Digital Aboriginal: The Direction of Business Now
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| by Mikela Tarlow with Philip Tarlow |
| Once people moved freely in a world strung together not by roads or wires but by impressions, stories, and images... |
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Digital Aboriginal: The Direction of Business Now. |
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Evolution and Revolution as Organizations Grow
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| by Larry E. Greiner (Professor of Management and Organization, University of Southern California) |
| Management practices that work well in one phase may bring on a crisis in another. Professor... |
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Evolution and Revolution as Organizations Grow. |
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Exceeding Customer Expectations
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| by Kirk Kazanjian |
| Drawing upon strategies that have propelled Enterprise, the number-one car-rental company, to a $9-billion powerhouse, the author reveals how you can outperform and outsmart the competition.... |
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Exceeding Customer Expectations. |
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Exceeding Customer Expectations (Unabridged)
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| by Kirk Kazanjian |
| Drawing upon strategies that have propelled Enterprise, the number-one car-rental company, to a $9-billion powerhouse, the author reveals how you can outperform and outsmart the competition.... |
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Exceeding Customer Expectations (Unabridged). |
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From Mind to Market: Reinventing the Retail Supply Chain (Unabridged)
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| by Roger D. Blackwell |
| When companies like Wal-Mart, Kinko's, and Service Corp. International adopted active, consumer-driven marketing strategies in place of traditionally passive supplier/consumer relationships... |
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From Mind to Market: Reinventing the Retail Supply Chain (Unabridged). |
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Getting the Most from Your People (Unabridged)
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| by Arthur R. Pell, Ph.D. |
| Strengthen your supervisory skills to become a more effective and successful manager! Based on... |
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Getting the Most from Your People (Unabridged). |
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Grant Writing for Dummies, 2nd Edition
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| by Beverly Browning |
| This up-to-date insider's guide shows you step-by-step how to deal with application forms, give prospective funding sources the specifics they're looking for, and get the money you need.... |
| Price: $5.24 |
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Grant Writing for Dummies, 2nd Edition. |
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Growing a Company by Retaining Top Talent
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| by Raymond J. Lane (President and COO, Oracle Corporation) |
| Ray Lane, President and COO of Oracle Corporation discusses the importance of balancing talent and... |
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Growing a Company by Retaining Top Talent. |
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Harvard Business Review, April 2001
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| by Egon Zehnder, Noel M. Tichy, Ram Charan, and more |
| From the pages of <I>Harvard Business Review</I> hear Ram Charan, adviser to top executives at companies like GE and Ford, on "Conquering a Culture of Indecision"... |
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Harvard Business Review, April 2001. |
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Harvard Business Review, March 2001
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| by Larry Bossidy, Paul F. Levy, Michael E. Porter, and more |
| From the pages of <I>Harvard Business Review</I> hear former AlliedSignal CEO Larry Bossidy on "The Job No CEO Should Delegate"... |
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How Digital Is Your Business? (Unabridged)
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| by Adrian J. Slywotzky and David J. Morrison with Karl Weber |
| The biggest, most important issue in business today - becoming digital - touches not only traditional enterprises but the most avant-garde of Internet companies as well... |
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How Digital Is Your Business? (Unabridged). |
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How Managers Make Things Happen (Unabridged)
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| by George Odiorne (Professor of Management, University of Massachusetts at Amherst) |
| Let a managerial expert show you how to personify the ideal manager who motivates, inspires, and gets... |
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How Managers Make Things Happen (Unabridged). |
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How to Map Your Industry's Profit Pool
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| by Orit Gadiesh (Chairman, Bain and Company) and James L. Gilbert (Director, Bain and Company) |
| This article from <I>Harvard Business Review</I> asks whether you know where the money's being... |
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How to Map Your Industry's Profit Pool. |
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How to Run a Successful Meeting In 1/2 the Time
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| by Milo O. Frank |
| Stop wasting your precious time. As reported in <I>The Wall Street Journal</I>, business executives nationwide agree that meetings are the most unproductive activity in business today... |
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How to Run a Successful Meeting In 1/2 the Time. |
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How to Start a Bar/Tavern
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| by Entrepreneur Magazine |
| There are few businesses as glamorous as owning a bar or tavern.... |
| Price: $20.99 |
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How to Start a Bar/Tavern. |
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How to Start a Business in California
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| by Entrepreneur Magazine |
| Do you dream of starting you own business in California? Then this must-have guide is for you.... |
| Price: $6.99 |
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How to Start a Business in California. |
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How to Start a Business in Florida
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| by Entrepreneur Magazine |
| Do you dream of starting you own business in Florida? Then this must-have guide is for you.... |
| Price: $6.99 |
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How to Start a Business in Florida. |
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How to Start a Business in New Jersey
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| by Entrepreneur Magazine |
| Do you dream of starting you own business in New Jersey? Then this must-have guide is for you.... |
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How to Start a Business in New Jersey. |
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How to Start a Business in New York
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| by Entrepreneur Magazine |
| Do you dream of starting you own business in New York? Then this must-have guide is for you.... |
| Price: $6.99 |
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How to Start a Business in New York. |
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How to Start a Business in Texas
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| by Entrepreneur Magazine |
| Do you dream of starting you own business in Texas? Then this must-have guide is for you.... |
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How to Start a Business in Texas. |
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How to Start a Cleaning Service
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| by Entrepreneur Magazine |
| Low startup costs, minimal overhead, and the promise of repeat business (when things get cleaned, they usually get dirty again) make this one of the easiest and most profitable businesses to start.... |
| Price: $20.99 |
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How to Start a Cleaning Service. |
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How to Start a Consulting Service
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| by Entrepreneur Magazine |
| As a private consultant, you can turn the expertise and knowledge you already have into a successful business.... |
| Price: $20.99 |
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How to Start a Consulting Service. |
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How to Start a Gift Basket Service
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| by Entrepreneur Magazine |
| If you're creative and love to shop, making gift baskets could be your path to financial independence.... |
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How to Start a Gift Basket Service. |
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How to Start a Home Inspection Service
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| by Entrepreneur Magazine |
| If you have construction experience or are simply handy around the house, a home inspection service could be the home-based business for you.... |
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How to Start a Home Inspection Service. |
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How to Start a Medical Claims Billing Service
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| by Entrepreneur Magazine |
| In today's complicated health-care industry, many doctors find themselves buried under a daily avalanche of insurance forms.... |
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How to Start a Medical Claims Billing Service. |
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How to Start a Restaurant and Five Other Food Businesses
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| by Entrepreneur Magazine |
| Whether your dream is to open a little cafe on the corner or the next hottest restaurant in town, this easy-to-use audio guide tells you everything you need to know.... |
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How to Start a Restaurant and Five Other Food Businesses. |
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How to Start a Salon & Day Spa
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| by Entrepreneur Magazine |
| Hair salons and day spas across the country are making as much as $300,000 a year - and you can, too.... |
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How to Start a Salon & Day Spa. |
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How to Start a Staffing Service
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| by Entrepreneur Magazine |
| Whether we're in an economic boom or a downturn, staffing is always a necessary business service.... |
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How to Start a Staffing Service. |
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Judo Strategy
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| by David B. Yoffie and Michael A. Cusumano |
| Competition on the Internet is breaking down industry barriers and creating fierce battles between industry giants... |
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Judo Strategy. |
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Leading with the Heart
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| by Mike Krzyzewski with Donald T. Phillips |
| In sports, business, and life, there is no better model for success than the Duke University basketball program.... |
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Leading with the Heart. |
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Life's Lessons: Insights and Information for a Richer Life
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| by Rebecca L. Morgan |
| Best-selling author and people-productivity expert Rebecca L. Morgan works with organizations that want their people to work smarter, and with individuals who want to get more done... |
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Life's Lessons: Insights and Information for a Richer Life. |
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Managing by Values (Unabridged)
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| by Ken Blanchard and Michael O'Connor |
| While today's technological, social, and economic changes have helped the business world, they... |
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Managing by Values (Unabridged). |
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Managing Change
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| by Carol Bartz (CEO, Autodesk, Inc.) |
| If you're not thinking about how to change things or mix things up, you're going to be left behind!... |
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Managing Change. |
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Managing in a Time of Great Change
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| by Peter F. Drucker |
| Let America's foremost authority on management prepare you for the 21st century. Peter F. Drucker... |
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Managing in a Time of Great Change. |
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Managing Oneself
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| by Peter F. Drucker |
| History's great acheivers have always managed themselves. That, in large measure is what makes... |
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Managing Oneself. |
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Managing the Workforce of the '90s: What Needs to Change and Why
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| by Jeffrey Pfeffer (Thomas D. Dee Professor of Organizational Behavior, Stanford Graduate School of Business) |
| An organization's productivity depends on effective management of its workforce. In this... |
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Managing the Workforce of the '90s: What Needs to Change and Why. |
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Managing with Power: Politics and Influence in Organizations
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| by Jeffrey Pfeffer (Thomas D. Dee Professor of Organizational Behavior, Stanford Graduate School of Business) |
| Most organizations and managers are filled with good ideas - the problem is implementation. Power... |
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Managing with Power: Politics and Influence in Organizations. |
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Memos to the President: Management Advice from the Nation's Top CEOs
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| by James B. Kelly, J.W. Marriott, Arthur Blank, Joseph D. Sargent and more |
| The nation's top CE0s share valuable insights and strategies for solving cutting-edge management and leadership issues, and reveal their most important success secrets. |
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Memos to the President: Management Advice from the Nation's Top CEOs. |
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Money Wisdom
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| by Suze Orman with Michael Toms |
| Money can't make you happy, but <I>not</I> having it can be very challenging. Financial planner and best selling author Suze Orman reveals why so many of us have persistent financial problems... |
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Money Wisdom. |
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Profit Pools: A Fresh Look at Strategy
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| by Orit Gadiesh (Chairman, Bain and Company) and James L. Gilbert (Director, Bain and Company) |
| This article from <I>Harvard Business Review</I> analyzes how successful companies understand... |
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Re-Engineering the Human System
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| by Bruce Cryer (Vice President, HeartMath LLC) |
| In many cases, unmanaged stress in the organization is the hidden factor undermining personal and... |
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Re-Engineering the Human System. |
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Saving the Corporate Soul (Live)
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| by David Batstone |
| It may have begun with regulation, but companies are beginning to see that ethics and transparency create real value, and that purpose and passion can be as important as profit.... |
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Saving the Corporate Soul (Live). |
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Six Dangerous Myths About Pay
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| by Jeffrey Pfeffer (Thomas D. Dee Professor of Organizational Behavior, Stanford Graduate School of Business) |
| Managers are bombarded with advice about pay. Unfortunately, much of that advice is wrong... |
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Small Business for Dummies, 2nd Edition
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| by Eric Tyson |
| This easy-to-understand guide is also for those who want to write great business plans, create the right legal framework for your business, locate financing that suits your needs.... |
| Price: $5.24 |
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Small Business for Dummies, 2nd Edition. |
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Straight Talk for Monday Morning
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| by Allan Cox |
| How can you bring out the best from each member of your team? For Allan Cox, joyful collaboration... |
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Straight Talk for Monday Morning. |
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Structuring Strategic Business Alliances
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| by Dr. Cheryl L. Shavers (Director, Emerging Technologies, Corporate Business Development, Intel Corporation) |
| Strategic alliances and other forms of collaborative inter-firm agreements have become commonplace... |
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Structuring Strategic Business Alliances. |
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The Art and Discipline of Strategic Leadership
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| by Mike Freedman |
| <i>The Art and Discipline of Strategic Leadership</i> offers business strategists an integrated five-phase model for setting and implementing strategy.... |
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The Art and Discipline of Strategic Leadership. |
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The Employee-Customer Profit Chain at Sears
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| by Anthony J. Rucci, Steven P. Kirn, and Richard T. Quinn |
| Most companies know very little about the way their customers and employees think and behave. Sears is different... |
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The Employee-Customer Profit Chain at Sears. |
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The Energy of Money
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| by Maria Nemeth, Ph.D. |
| Release the "congealed" energy of money and focus it on your most cherished goals and dreams. Dr. Maria... |
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The Energy of Money. |
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The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook
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| by Peter M. Senge, Art Kleiner, Charlotte Roberts, and more |
| Peter Senge's national best seller, <I>The Fifth Discipline</I>, revolutionized the practice of management by introducing the theory... |
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The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook. |
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