Michael J: 2158 books
Leading with Questions
How Leaders Find the Right Solutions by Knowing What to Ask
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Many leaders are unaware of the amazing power of questions. Our conversations may be full of requests and demands, but all too often we are not asking for honest and informative answers, and we don’t know how to listen effectively to responses. When leaders start encouraging questions from their...
Baseball's All-Time Best Hitters
How Statistics Can Level the Playing Field
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
Tony Gwynn is the greatest hitter in the history of baseball. That's the conclusion of this engaging and provocative analysis of baseball's all-time best hitters. Michael Schell challenges the traditional list of all-time hitters, which places Ty Cobb first, Gwynn 16th, and includes just 8 players...
The Key to the C-Suite
What You Need to Know to Sell Successfully to Top Executives
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2011
With budgets more stringent than ever, important purchasing decisions have moved up the ladder to the C-suite. And when it comes to selling to those at the highest level, author Michael Nick has a revelation for you: ROI is no longer the key metric for making purchasing decisions. In The Key to the...
by Jane Holcombe, Charles Holcombe, James Pyles
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2013
The most complete CompTIA A+ self-study package, fully updated for the 2012 exams—SAVE 12% on this boxed set plus bonus electronic content!
CompTIA A+ Certification Boxed Set, Second Edition is your complete program for self-study, offering a variety of tools to use in preparation for CompTIA A+...
by James Pyles, Michael Pastore, Michael J. Chapple
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2012
Don't Let the Real Test Be Your First Test!
CompTIA A+ Certification Practice Exams, Second Edition (Exams 220-801 & 220-802) is filled with more than 1000 realistic practice questions to prepare you for these challenging exams. To help you understand the material, in-depth explanations of both...
The Platinum Rule
Discover the Four Basic Business Personalities andHow They Can Lead You to Success
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2008
In this entertaining and thought-provoking book, Tony Alessandra and Michael O'Connor argue that the "Golden Rule" is not always the best way to approach people. Rather, they propose the Platinum Rule: "Do unto others as "they'd" like done unto them". In other words, find out what makes people tick and go from there.
Retirement Portfolios
Theory, Construction, and Management
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2010
Retirement portfolio guidance for finance professionals
Retirement is one of the most important parts of the financial planning process. Yet only two percent of financial advisors describe themselves as competent in retirement planning.
Constructing a retirement portfolio is viewed as...
Women Want More
How to Capture Your Share of the World's Largest, Fastest-Growing Market
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2009
In Women Want More, Michael Silverstein and Kate Sayre, two of the world’s leading authorities on the retail business, argue that women are the key to fixing the economy. Based on a groundbreaking study and offering tremendous insight into the purchasing habits and power of women, Women Want More...
by Michael J. Arena
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2018
Lack of Agility is the kiss of death. Position your company to succeed in world of change.
To edge out the competition in today’s disruptive environment, you need to ensure that your company is agile—that it can respond to change instantly and effectively. Because fast and furious change...
The Art of Connection
7 Relationship-Building Skills Every Leader Needs Now
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
These days, it’s often easier to avoid face-to-face contact in favor of technological shortcuts. But as Michael Gelb argues in this compelling, entertaining book, the meaningful relationships that come from real interaction are the key to creating innovative ideas and solving our most intractable...
by Jeremy Cioara, Michael J. Cavanaugh, Kris A. Krake
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2008
Master IIUC 640-460 exam topics with the official study guide Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes Review key concepts with Exam Preparation Tasks CCNA Voice Official Exam Certification Guide is a best of breed Cisco exam study guide that focuses specifically on the objectives for...
Think Twice
Harnessing the Power of Counterintuition
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
No matter your field, industry, or specialty, as a leader you make a series of crucial decisions every single day. And the harsh truth is that the majority of decisions—no matter how good the intentions behind them—are mismanaged, resulting in a huge toll on organizations, the people they employ,...
The Success Equation
Untangling Skill and Luck in Business, Sports, and Investing
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
Much of what we experience in life results from a combination of skill and luck.” - From the Introduction
The trick, of course, is figuring out just how many of our successes (and failures) can be attributed to each-and how we can learn to tell the difference ahead of time.
In most...
Communication of Complex Information
User Goals and Information Needs for Dynamic Web Information
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2004
The amount of information available for any realistic complex situation is likely to overwhelm most users, as well as stymie any designer tasked with presenting the information. Providing large amounts of information in a coherent and usable format remains an unresolved problem. Choosing, structuring,...