Amacom: 564 books
by Darlene Orlov, Michael Roumell
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1999
Can you say anything about sex at the office anymore? Yes, maybe, but read this first. Sexual harassment is a malign specter hovering over workplaces everywhere. One touch of its foul breath can devastate businesses, causing them to lose millions of dollars, not to mention waste bundles of time and...
Make Your Own Waves
The Surfer's Rules for Innovators and Entrepreneurs
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
The metaphors have always been there: Ebbs and flows. Riding high. The reward of the ocean crest. The risk of the eventual crash. Like the ocean, the marketplace is constantly changing, causing the buttoned-up businessperson to oftentimes feel like a sun-burned, sand-encrusted surfer trying desperately...
Building on the Promise of Diversity
How We Can Move to the Next Level in Our Workplaces, Our Communities, and Our Society
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2005
Diversity is the reality of America today. Whether you let diversity be a drain on your organization or a dynamic contributor to your mission, vision, and strategy is both a choice and a challenge. Building on the Promise of Diversity gives you the insights and skills you need to navigate through...
Coaching, Counseling and Mentoring
How to Choose and Use the Right Technique to Boost Employee Performance
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2007
Coaching, counseling, and mentoring can dramatically improve employee productivity and satisfaction. But there’s a big difference between continuously encouraging employees to do their jobs well (coaching), attempting to fix poor performance (counseling), and helping top performers excel (mentoring)....
Beyond the Lean Revolution
Achieving Successful and Sustainable Enterprise Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
Most organizations’ change efforts focus solely on eliminating waste in specific departments. While this “lean paradigm” is a good place to start, true enterprise transformation goes much further. Based on years of research and implementation, Beyond the Lean Revolution provides a road map for...
The Warrior Mind
Ancient Wisdom from the Martial Arts for Living a More Powerful Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2005
When we think of martial arts, we think of self defense, but for the true practitioner it is so much more than that. It is a mindset, a form of mental discipline that enables the warrior to face any challenge with grace and strength. In The Warrior Mind, Jim Pritchard, a disciple of legendary Ninjitsu...
Enterprise Knowledge Portals
Next Generation Portal Solutions for Dynamic Information Access, Better Decision Making, and Maximum Results
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2003
Far beyond simple data archives and streamlined access, enterprise knowledge portals represent the future of corporate information management. Seamlessly interweaving three essential principles -- people, content, and technology -- an effective portal is the ultimate roadmap to every conceivable permutation...
by Eliot H. Sherman
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Finance and Accounting for Nonfinancial Managers, Third Edition, introduces the reader to financial terminology, relates financial measures to operating information, enables the student to understand and apply financial measures to operating performance, and ties all of this to the current business...
by Vivette PAYNE
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2006
Coach employees to ensure maximum performance, motivation and retention. Following a seven-step coaching process, Coaching for High Performance gives managers the tools to help their people excel at their jobs and meet competitive challenges with confidence. This book teaches managers how to communicate...
by Larry RICHMAN
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2011
Successful Project Management, Third Edition, covers the fundamentals of project management, focusing on practical skills you can apply immediately to complete projects on time, on budget, and on target! This book teaches you how to use proven strategies in large or small projects to clarify the objectives,...
by Edward T. CREGO, Peter D. SCHIFFRIN, James C. KAUSS
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2003
The key to a professional-quality business plan. This best-selling book has been updated to include crucial information on diagnosing and measuring customer satisfaction. How to Write a Business Plan, Fourth Edition not only puts all the facts and planning formats you need right at your fingertips, but...
by Michael S. Dobson PMP, Deborah Singer Dobson M.Ed.
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2011
Let’s face it — who among us has only a single project? Multiple projects are the norm, not the exception, and there are very good reasons why this is so. A lot of projects simply aren’t big enough to justify the investment of a full-time project manager: having only one is impractical. Depending...
by Michael S. Dobson PMP, Deborah Singer Dobson M.Ed.
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
Project Risk and Cost Analysis focuses on risk in the context of project management, primarily in the area of risk’s effects on project costs, with emphasis on the many modern tools that help you and your organization quantify and manage project risk. You will learn how to perform a formal risk and...
by Nan LEVINSON
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2000
An opportunity to update writing skills and excel in today’s e-writing environment. Packed with practical advice attuned to current business writing and presentation challenges, this book features special strategies to speed online research and guidelines for creating safe and savvy e-mail. Through...