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The Accidental Salesperson
How to Take Control of Your Sales Career and Earn the Respect and Income You Deserve
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2012
Author Chris Lytle knows from firsthand experience that not all salespeople plan on a career in sales. Like him, sales may have chosen you--and you’ve suddenly found yourself in a profession you’re not fully prepared for. In The Accidental Salesperson, the now-acclaimed leader in sales training...
Acing the Interview
How to Ask and Answer the Questions That Will Get You the Job
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2008
At some point, most people have been caught off guard by tough interview questions. This book helps readers take charge of the situation! In Acing the Interview, the employment expert Dr. Phil called "the best of the best" gives job seekers candid advice for answering even the most unexpected...
Leading Leaders
How to Manage Smart, Talented, Rich, and Powerful People
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2005
Expert Help for the Special Challenges of Managing Other LeadersWhether you were born a leader or have had leadership thrust upon you, you’re in for a whole new set of challenges when managing other leaders. Think of the qualities that have brought you to a leadership role: your vision, confidence,...
Make It Matter
How Managers Can Motivate by Creating Meaning
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2015
Your employees’ bodies may be putting in long hours, but their hearts and minds rarely punch in. Studies show that 70 percent of the workforce feel disengaged, without a sense of purpose in their jobs. This eye-popping statistic should horrify organizations today, most of whom are attempting to...
Danger in the Comfort Zone
From Boardroom to Mailroom -- How to Break the Entitlement Habit That's Killing American Business
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 1995
Danger in the Comfort Zone examines the phenomenon of the "entitlement" mentality in the American workforce -- people's preoccupation with their rewards rather than their responsibilities. Bardwick describes three basic mindsets and shows the effect of each on individuals and their organizations:...
The Entrepreneur's Playbook
More than 100 Proven Strategies, Tips, and Techniques to Build a Radically Successful Business
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2017
Most entrepreneurs have had to learn things the hard way--concepts such as: big ideas rarely make great businesses; laboring on a business plan can be a waste of time; and you will need dramatically more start-up money than you originally thought you did. But Len Green, an experienced investor, entrepreneur,...
The Optimistic Workplace
Creating an Environment That Energizes Everyone
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2015
In our ever-increasing pressure-filled and competitive workforce, most business philosophies have been about nose to the grindstone. “Get ’er done, whatever it takes!” has become our daily mantra. But is pushing everyone harder truly the best path to productivity? Does a stressful culture equal...
Disruptive Marketing
What Growth Hackers, Data Punks, and Other Hybrid Thinkers Can Teach Us About Navigating the New Normal
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
With 75 percent of screen time being spent on connected devices, digital strategies have moved front and center of most marketing plans. But what if that’s not enough? How often does consumer engagement actually go further than the “like” button? With the average American receiving close to...
by Brian Tracy
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2014
Too often, businesses create a product or service and then focus their marketing efforts on trying to convince customers that they need it. But the key to successful marketing--and a successful business for that matter--is already knowing that what you are offering is what the public has been searching...
by Brian Tracy
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
Throughout your life, you’ve always recognized “it” when you saw it--that indescribable, appealing quality that tells you loud and clear this person is a leader, someone you should trust, follow, and learn from. And you’ve always told yourself, if only you had that “it factor” inside you...
by Brian Tracy
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2015
How will you determine if your company has succeeded if you can’t base its performance on a well-defined business strategy? A strategic plan, established at your venture’s birth, helps crystalize the future of the organization--mapping a clear path from where the company stands today to where...
Crunch Point
The Secret to Succeeding When It Matters Most
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2006
It doesn't matter who you are, what industry you work in, or how well run your company is: from time to time, everyone is hit with a moment in which setbacks suddenly occur, crises arise, and unexpected problems emerge. In these moments - "crunch points" - the difference between success...
by Brian Tracy
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2016
Where does that “winning edge” you’ve heard so much about come from? How do some people seem to find success simply from waking up and getting out of bed? World-renowned performance expert Brian Tracy has spent decades studying uncommonly high achievers. Instead of finding commonalities such...
by Brian Tracy
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
Hiring and firing are difficult to get right . . . and potentially costly to get wrong--both for your career and for the business. Do you really want to take that kind of risk? Business expert Brian Tracy says you don’t have to!Hiring and Firing is the indispensable guide you absolutely must have...