You know that great improvement initiatives abound. What you may not know is how to implement them effectively; get fast, dramatic improvement; and sustain those results for the long term. It's a common problem. But take heart: The next wave of...
Simulations and the Future of Learning offers trainers and educators the information and perspective they need to understand, design, build, and deploy computer simulations for this generation. Looking back on his recent first-hand experience as...
Kick up your training sessions a notch! If you want to make group learning more fun and effective, this is the resource for you. Training expert Elaine Biech, author of Training for Dummies, challenged some of the world’s best game designers to...
A statistical approach to the principles of quality control and management Incorporating modern ideas, methods, and philosophies of quality management, Fundamentals of Quality Control and Improvement, Third Edition presents a quantitative...
Nur wenige Unternehmen in Deutschland positionieren sich bislang mit einer klaren PR-Strategie als attraktive Arbeitgeber. PR wird meist mit Bezug auf Unternehmen und ihre Produkte, nur selten aber mit Blick auf ihre Eigenschaft als Arbeitgeber...
Effective Training & Development is essential if you are to continuously get the best from your people and extend the knowledge shelf-life of your company. This module explores the vast array of options available to the HR function including...
First-Time Leaders of Small Groups offers novice and experienced leaders the information they need to keep their members interested and involved, resolve conflicts and deal with difficult people, and ultimately have their group achieve results ....
By studying the work of hundreds of the most original and effective business minds, the authors present a common architecture that illuminates exceptional analysis and creative performance. 2 x 2 Thinking is characterized by a fundamental...
Designing Solutions for Your Business Problems is an essential resource for managers and consultants who help organizations resolve ambiguous problems and develop new opportunities. Taking a hands-on, practical approach, Betty Vandenbosch—a...
Building Wealth in the Stock Market provides a complete model for investing successfully and safely in bull and bear markets. Experienced investor and teacher Colin Nicholson shares with readers his very own investment plan – one that has been...
Access the industry?s premier print study guide and the industry?s premier online test-prep materials with this unique package. The study guide consists of seven chapters, which parallel the content of the exams. Each chapter includes review...
A step-by-step, real world guide to the use of Value at Risk (VaR) models, this text applies the VaR approach to the measurement of market risk, credit risk and operational risk. The book describes and critiques proprietary models, illustrating...
Master the practical aspects of the CFA Program Curriculum with expert instruction for the 2018 exam The same official curricula that CFA Program candidates receive with program registration is now publicly available for purchase. CFA Program...
The Oliver Wight Class A Standard for Business Excellence is the definitive, comprehensive statement of excellence in business today. Oliver Wight’s Class A Standard is the accumulated practice and experience of Oliver Wight Consultants around...
As the economy becomes increasingly global, businesses need employees who can work in teams that cross borders and transcend physical spaces. In Where in the World Is My Team, fictional character Will Williams shares entertaining anecdotes and...
The first edition of Benchmarking in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors offered public officials and administrators at all levels of government a unique and practical guide to identifying best practices and implementing them in their...
The essential nonprofit tax guide, updated with the latest rules and requirements The 2015 Cumulative Supplement to Tax Planning and Compliance for Tax-Exempt Organizations is the latest addition to the indispensable guide to navigating...
How can not-for-profit organizations be sure they play by the rules when the rules aren't clear? Due to recent, very public accounting scandals and the resulting Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other regulations, public companies have strict guidance on...
Tax Planning and Compliance for Tax-Exempt Organizations: Rules, Checklists, and Procedures, Fourth Edition is an indispensable guide to navigating the complex maze of nonprofit tax rules and regulations. Along with clear, concise instructions...
Here's a system of budgeting that is easy to implement, easy to monitor, will significantly reduce staff time spent on budgeting, and will ensure true fiscal accountability. Written in a nontechnical, understandable, how-to language and format,...
Handbook for Developing Emotional and Social Intelligence is an authoritative collection of practical content—best practices, case studies, and tools—that showcases the application and development of emotional and social intelligence in the...
Leveraging the Impact of 360-Degree Feedback is a hands-on guide for implementing and maintaining effective 360-degree feedback as part of learning and development initiatives. Written for professionals who work inside organizations and for...
This innovative new text from Jeffrey Sachs and Xiokai Yang introduces students to development economics from the perspectives of inframarginal analysis and marginal analysis. The book demonstrates how the new-found emphasis on inframarginal...
Year after year, consultants, trainers, and human resource professionals have come to rely on The Pfeiffer Annuals to provide them with the most current and quality tools on a wide variety of topics. In this book, editor Elaine Biech and...
Clearly written and easy to use, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Handbook is your single source along the journey to compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), addressing the payment card industry...
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is the technology applied for unambiguous and contactless identification of all types of objects. Varying magnetic fields or radio waves enable contactless data transfer as well as fast, automatic data...
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) ist die Technologie zur eindeutigen und kontaktlosen Identifizierung von Objekten jeglicher Art. Magnetische Wechselfelder oder Radiowellen ermoglichen eine beruhrungslose Datenubertragung sowie schnelle und...
Wie gut ist mein Unternehmen auf die Zukunft vorbereitet? Wie kann es sich besser vorbereiten und damit wettbewerbsfahiger werden? Wie man diese Fragen beantwortet, zeigt dieses Buch – geschrieben fur Manager, Analysten, Berater, Trendscouts,...
At last, the secrets of the real sales wizards are revealed in this inspirational book. Here are 100 failsafe tips, techniques and ideas for driving your sales up and up and smashing your targets. The ideas are drawn from sales masters from a...
Once again, Bragg has turned his discerning eye and formidable talents on a topic and the results are outstanding. Both those new to the business and the long-established entrepreneur will benefit greatly when he joins forces with E. James...
All the best practices a manager and an executive need-in a one-stop, comprehensive reference Praise for Corporate Management, Governance, and Ethics Best Practices «If you want a comprehensive compendium of best practices in corporate...
The book explains why the real estate and construction industries are organised in the ways they are and then relates those characteristics to long-term market behaviour. It covers market dynamics – supply and demand; the interaction of property...
How to keep any nonprofit out of trouble, running smoothly, and accomplishing its mission «Jack Siegel–lawyer, accountant, management consultant, and computer whiz–takes the putative director or officer of a nonprofit organization on a useful...
The Tax Law of Unrelated Business for Nonprofit Organizations is a comprehensive guide to the tax law of unrelated businesses for tax-exempt organizations, written by the leading expert in the field.
The completely revised and expanded third edition of Model Accounting and Financial Policies Procedures Handbook will help nonprofit executives strengthen their organization's financial procedures while assuring board members that they are...
Learn how to apply for tax-exempt status, handle IRS audits, set up a wholly owned taxable subsidiary, and anticipate tax implications of lobbying expenses with this step-by-step guide. Complete with checklists, sample letters, and illustrative...
What every not-for-profit must know about accounting, tax, and reporting requirements In the challenging world of not-for-profit management, executives are held responsible for virtually every aspect of their organization's activities, such as...
This important resource translates the popular Six Sigma methodologies, tools, and techniques in a way that is customized specifically for the design, implementation, and measurement of employee development programs. A proven alternative to the...
This book provides the basic models and methods for the profitable use and marketing of advanced technology. It provides a guide to developing and administering marketing plans, conducting market research, searching for and managing partners,...
Leadership development is a planned effort that enhances the learner's capacity to lead people. Building on the success of the first edition, Linkage conducted a study of over 300 top organizations and their needs in organizational change and...
Is my enterprise really prepared for future business? What can I do to become more competitive? Ulf Pillkahn's book is directed at all of those seeking answers to these questions: executives in strategic positions, business analysts,...
Bubbling over with useful ideas. —Independent «Hard-wired to reality. Hype free and brutally honest.» —Business Age «Practical, down-to-earth advise of great value to would-be entrepreneurs.» —Sir Adrian Cadbury «I was hooked. A really useful...
The Balanced Scorecard is the leading methodology for implementing performance management systems and improving efficiency. Focusing directly on the public and not-for-profit sectors, this book helps these organizations overcome the unique...
When I was a boy, my father often pulled me aside to convey lessons intended to build what we generally refer to as «character». Often his advice was very simple – work hard, think for yourself, do right by others – but I believe those lessons...
The Three Faces of Leadership takes readers inside the minds of CEOs who have been celebrated by the Harvard Business Review over the last decade of the twentieth century. Drawing on interviews with these famous CEOs, Mary Jo Hatch, Monika...
This important resource offers an understanding of the basic principles that underlie training methods and the use of technology training in the workplace. The authors provide a primer for the four pervading and more advanced technologies used...
The balanced scorecard (BSC) is increasingly the strategic business tool of choice for many organizations. One of the four components of the BSC, ?learning and growth,? is largely misunderstood, underutilized, and ineffectively applied. The BSC...
A Client-Centered approach to Financial Planning Practice built by Research for Practitioners The second in the CFP Board Center for Financial Planning Series, Client Psychology explores the biases, behaviors, and perceptions that impact client...