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International Business Basics: Learn What You Need in 2 Hours

Marc A. Price · Nova Vista; 1 edition
Format: Book

Importing, exporting, buying or selling parts and services‚ businesses of all kinds, including start-ups and small businesses, are becoming more active outside their home countries--often by necessity.If you want to take your business global, you must do your homework, get advice, make...
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Ask Outrageously!: The Secret to Getting What You Really Want

Linda Byars Swindling · Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Ask Outrageously!The Secret to Getting What You Really WantDo you ask for what you want? Or do you simply take what you are given?There is magic in asking. The strongest relationships, top sales groups, and most successful businesses have one thing in common: people who possess the courage...
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Competing Against Luck: The Story of Innovation and Customer Choice

Clayton M. Christensen · Harperbusiness
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

The foremost authority on innovation and growth presents a path-breaking book every company needs to transform innovation from a game of chance to one in which they develop products and services customers not only want to buy, but are willing to pay premium prices for.How do companies know...
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Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America

MICHAEL RUHLMAN · HARRY N ABRAMS
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

In Grocery, bestselling author Michael Ruhlman offers incisive commentary on America's relationship with its food and investigates the overlooked source of so much of it - the grocery store. In a culture obsessed with food - how it looks, what it tastes like, where it comes from,...
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First, Break All The Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently

Gallup Press. · Gallup Press
Pages: 350
Format: Print book

Gallup presents the remarkable findings of its revolutionary study of more than 80,000 managers in First, Break All the Rules, revealing what the world's greatest managers do differently. With vital performance and career lessons and ideas for how to apply them, it is a must-read for managers...
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Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy

Cathy O'Neil · Crown
Pages: 259
Format: Print book

"A former Wall Street quantitative analyst sounds an alarm on mathematical modeling, a pervasive new force in society that threatens to undermine democracy and widen inequality,"--NoveList."We live in the age of the algorithm. Increasingly, the decisions that affect our lives--...
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Truth at Work: The Science of Delivering Tough Messages

Mark A Murphy · McGraw-Hill Education
Pages: 212
Format: Hardcover

The truth matters! New York Times bestselling author Mark Murphy returns, with the latest science and techniques for delivering tough messages without causing anger or defensiveness. The greatest workplaces have one thing in common; they speak the truth! And they do it without causing...
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SPARK: How to Lead Yourself and Others to Greater Success

Angie Morgan · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 210
Format: Print book

Leadership isn't about a job title - it's about action and behavior. In SPARK, entrepreneurs, business consultants and military Veterans Angie Morgan, Courtney Lynch, and Sean Lynch show how anyone can become an extraordinary leader by embracing seven key behaviors. Many people believe...
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The Curmudgeon's Guide to Getting Ahead: Dos and Don'ts of Right Behavior, Tough Thinking, Clear Writing, and Living a Good Life

Charles Murray · Crown Business
Pages: 144
Format: Book

For those starting out in their careers - and those who wish to advance more quickly - this is a delightfully fussy guide to the hidden rules of the road in the workplace and in life. As bestselling author and social historian Charles Murray explains, at senior levels of an organization...
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Real Food/Fake Food: Why You Don't Know What You're Eating and What You Can Do about It

Larry Olmsted · Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

"Impressive . . . Readers will be inspired by Olmsted's intensity and clarity, and floored by how far some counterfeiters go to fool consumers and some historic food institutions go to protect their products and their names. Olmsted's sharp language will hopefully put fires under counterfeiters...
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Idiot's Guides: Making Money with Rental Properties

Kimberly Smith · ALPHA
Format: Paperback

It takes an incredible amount of know-how to be a successful landlord. Idiots Guides Making Money with Rental Properties is written by experts who have made the mistakes and learned the lessons. They have become successful at spotting high-rent properties, buying them at the right price...
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The Everything Investing in Your 20s and 30s Book: Learn How to Manage Your Money and Start Investing for Your Future--Now!

Joe Duarte · Adams Media
Format: Print book

Start planning your financial future now!The most important time to invest for lifelong savings is as early as possible! If you are in your twenties or thirties, its time to start building your savings and investing for the future. The Everything Investing in Your 20s and 30s Book includes...
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First-Time Leader: Foundational Tools for Inspiring and Enabling Your New Team

George B. Bradt · Wiley; 1 edition
Format: Book

First-time leaders get motivational and planning tools from top executive coaching firmsThe First-Time Leader provides basic frameworks, processes, and tools to help first-time leaders and their teams deliver better results faster. Leading is about inspiring and enabling others to do their...
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