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Behind the Berkshire Hathaway Curtain. Lessons from Warren Buffett's Top Business Leaders
Ronald Chan
Warren Buffett is a legend primarily for his investment philosophy. He isn’t concerned about the intricacies of the market, but instead focuses on the quality of the companies Berkshire Hathaway stands behind. Yet we know little about the...
The Manager's Guide to Systems Practice. Making Sense of Complex Problems
Frank Stowell
This book is an ideal resource on the subject of systems practice for busy managers whose time is scarce. It provides a rapid introduction to straightforward, yet powerful ideas that enable users to address real world problems. Systems theory...
The CEO, Strategy, and Shareholder Value. Making the Choices That Maximize Company Performance
Peter Kontes
A new look at delivering effective shareholder value from Peter Kontes, a true leader in the world of strategic management In The CEO, Strategy, and Shareholder Value, Peter Kontes, a true leader in the strategic management field, outlines the...
Leading Apple With Steve Jobs. Management Lessons From a Controversial Genius
Jay Elliot
A former Senior VP of Apple shares how Steve Jobs motivated people to do the best work of their lives Jay Elliot was hired personally by Steve Jobs, just in time to accompany him on the last of his historic visits to Xerox's Palo Alto Research...
The Loudest Duck. Moving Beyond Diversity while Embracing Differences to Achieve Success at Work
Laura Liswood A.
Written in an accessible style, The Loudest Duck is a business fable that offers an alternate view of a multicultural workplace through the use of practical stories and cultural anecdotes. For instance, the Chinese teach their children, «The...
God Goes to Work. New Thought Paths to Prosperity and Profits
Tom Zender
Your most important business asset is already within you – realize it and capitalize on it Spirituality is the basis for all successful organizations and the most important asset you have in elevating you and your business to a new level of...
Visual Leaders. New Tools for Visioning, Management, and Organization Change
David Sibbet
What Visual Meetings did for meetings and Visual Teams did for teams, this book does for leaders Visual Leaders explores how leaders can support visioning and strategy formation, planning and management, and organizationchange through the...
The Vega Factor. Oil Volatility and the Next Global Crisis
Kent Moors
How oil volatility is affecting the global political scene, and where the oil market is heading The world is rapidly moving towards an oil environment defined by volatility. The Vega Factor: Oil Volatility and the Next Global Crisis takes an...
The Next Wave of Technologies. Opportunities in Chaos
Phil Simon
Your all-inclusive guide to all the latest technologies Providing you with a better understanding of the latest technologies, including Cloud Computing, Software as a Service, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Open Source, Mobile Computing,...
Event Processing for Business. Organizing the Real-Time Enterprise
David Luckham C.
Find out how Events Processing (EP) works and how it can work for you Business Event Processing: An Introduction and Strategy Guide thoroughly describes what EP is, how to use it, and how it relates to other popular information technology...
Work Makes Me Nervous. Overcome Anxiety and Build the Confidence to Succeed
Jonathan Berent
A proven therapeutic method that channels workplace anxiety into powerful, confident performance Millions of people are afraid of work. The situations they fear may be different-public speaking (e.g., presentations and speeches), meetings,...
Workscripts. Perfect Phrases for High-Stakes Conversations
Mark Levine
What to say in today's toughest workplace situations Whatever trust previously existed between employer and employee has been torn into millions of pink slips, thanks to the latest recession. As a result, the rules for how managers and employees...
Privacy Means Profit. Prevent Identity Theft and Secure You and Your Bottom Line
John Sileo
Bulletproof your organization against data breach, identity theft, and corporate espionage In this updated and revised edition of Privacy Means Profit, John Sileo demonstrates how to keep data theft from destroying your bottom line, both...
The Great Super Cycle. Profit from the Coming Inflation Tidal Wave and Dollar Devaluation
David Skarica
The United States has a problem – a big problem. Due to costs associated with the massive bailout of financial institutions deemed «too big to fail,» on-going armed conflicts, and a move towards socialism, another even bigger bubble is about to...
How to Lead by The Book. Proverbs, Parables, and Principles to Tackle Your Toughest Business Challenges
Dave Anderson
Biblical solutions to dozens of the toughest challenges leaders face today. Concise, to-the-point, and highly useable, How to Lead by THE BOOK presents a series of personal and business challenges recognizable to leaders, then deals with each...
Power Entertaining. Secrets to Building Lasting Relationships, Hosting Unforgettable Events, and Closing Big Deals from America's 1st Master Sommelier
Eddie Osterland
Master the art of entertaining and cement lasting businessrelationships in the process You're at a fancy downtown restaurant for dinner with amillion-dollar business deal on the table. The waiter hands you thewine list. Now what? So much for...
Reinventing Management. Smarter Choices for Getting Work Done, Revised and Updated Edition
Julian Birkinshaw
The economic crisis was not just caused by a failure of regulation or economic policy; it was a story of the failure of management in a fundamental sense—a deeply flawed approach to management that encouraged bankers to pursue opportunities...
Chipping Away at Public Debt. Sources of Failure and Keys to Success in Fiscal Adjustment
Paolo Mauro
Path-breaking research on one of the most important macroeconomic policy challenges in the post-crisis world, presented in accessible language Written and researched by a team of experts from the International Monetary Fund, other policy-making...
The Bully-Free Workplace. Stop Jerks, Weasels, and Snakes From Killing Your Organization
Gary Namie
At long last a guidebook for employers that discusses workplace bullying from America's unrivaled leaders and creators of the workplace bullying consulting institute. Managers will learn how and why to stop bullying; prepare executives to lead...
The Savage Way. Successfully Navigating the Waves of Business and Life
Bill Cosby
Inspiring lessons on business and life from Frank Savage Frank Savage's is an unlikely success story. Raised in segregated Washington, DC, by his mother, a hairdresser and entrepreneur with little formal education, Savage's career has taken him...
The Perfectionist's Handbook. Take Risks, Invite Criticism, and Make the Most of Your Mistakes
Jeff Szymanski
A guide for getting your perfectionism to work for you Is perfectionism a good thing or does it get in our way? In The Perfectionist's Handbook, clinical psychologist Jeff Szymanski helps readers navigate their way out of the «perfectionism...
Lessons in IT Transformation. Technology Expert to Business Leader
Larry Bonfante
Important insights into the true purpose of IT?from a CIO's perspective Focusing on the qualities required to transform an organization through the lens of the CIO, this book provides practical advice on how to address key issues, as well as...
Hacking Leadership. The 11 Gaps Every Business Needs to Close and the Secrets to Closing Them Quickly
Mike Myatt
Hacking Leadership is Mike Myatt's latest leadership book written for leaders at every level. Leadership isn't broken, but how it's currently being practiced certainly is. Everyone has blind spots. The purpose of Hacking Leadership is to equip...
Innovative Intelligence. The Art and Practice of Leading Sustainable Innovation in Your Organization
Claude Legrand
Innovation is a key source of competitive advantage, but it remains frustratingly elusive for many organizations. This book shows you how to close the innovation gap by making individuals and organizations systematically and sustainably...
Driving Sustainability to Business Success. The DS FactorManagement System Integration and Automation
M. Pilot Jayne
Efficient, compliant management systems pave the road to sustainability through integration and automation The book addresses the many definitions of sustainability and why CEOs need the links between sustainability, business value, and...
Analytics in a Big Data World. The Essential Guide to Data Science and its Applications
Bart Baesens
The guide to targeting and leveraging business opportunities using big data & analytics By leveraging big data & analytics, businesses create the potential to better understand, manage, and strategically exploiting the complex dynamics of...
Rough Diamonds. The Four Traits of Successful Breakout Firms in BRIC Countries
Nan Zhou
Discover the four traits of the best performing, but least known, breakout firms in BRIC countries «Rough diamonds» are the best performing firms in the BRIC (Brazil-Russia-India-China) countries. These firms compare favorably with the top 500...
China Versus the West. The Global Power Shift of the 21st Century
Ivan Tselichtchev
China Versus the West is an innovative book. The author, a leading specialist on the international and Asian economy and business, presents the most comprehensive picture of the changing power balance between the emerging superpower China and...
Supply Chain as Strategic Asset. The Key to Reaching Business Goals
Vivek Sehgal
Hands-on guidance for creating competitive advantages through strategy realization How can your supply chain create competitive advantages and help achieve business goals? Drawing from the author's abundant research and analysis, this...
The Deciding Factor. The Power of Analytics to Make Every Decision a Winner
John Nash
Praise for The Deciding Factor «Both companies and governments have made some poor decisions recently, and almost all would benefit from more fact-based and analytical approaches. This book provides clear methods and extensive examples for...
Can Do Writing. The Proven Ten-Step System for Fast and Effective Business Writing
Daniel Graham
A simple, ten-step system for mastering the art of effective, persuasive business or technical writing «The Grahams' system is the best way to transform data and ideas into meaningful information necessary to make profitable decisions. Their...
Econovation. The Red, White, and Blue Pill for Arousing Innovation
Steve Faktor
Over the last 20 years, China fed our zombie-like appetite for iPhones, Prada and Snuggies. At the same time, its biggest customer, the US, found itself in debt, under-educated, and covered with recreational tattoos. So now what? Will America...
Bricks Matter. The Role of Supply Chains in Building Market-Driven Differentiation
Charles Chase W.
Get proven guidance to build a market-driven supply chain management system Supply chain management processes have gradually shifted from a supply-driven focus to a demand-driven one in order to better synchronize demand and supply signals....
Selling America Short. The SEC and Market Contrarians in the Age of Absurdity
Richard Sauer C.
An industry insider reveals the inner workings of our financial system and the agencies who attempt to control it During his dozen years as an SEC attorney, author Richard Sauer opened and supervised some of its most notable financial...
It's Okay to Manage Your Boss. The Step-by-Step Program for Making the Best of Your Most Important Relationship at Work
Bruce Tulgan
Get what you need from your boss In this follow-up to the bestselling It's Okay to Be the Boss, Bruce Tulgan argues that as managers demand more and more from their employees, they are also providing them with less guidance than ever before....
BlackBerry Planet. The Story of Research in Motion and the Little Device that Took the World by Storm
Alastair Sweeny
BlackBerry Planet is a new tribe of people who simply cannot get along without their favorite device, Research in Motion’s innovative electronic organizer, the BlackBerry. This omnipresent device has gone beyond being the world’s foremost mobile...
The Crash Course. The Unsustainable Future of Our Economy, Energy, and Environment
Chris Martenson
The next twenty years will be completely unlike the last twenty years. The world is in economic crisis, and there are no easy fixes to our predicament. Unsustainable trends in the economy, energy, and the environment have finally caught up with...
Leading Teams. Tools and Techniques for Successful Team Leadership from the Sports World
Paolo Guenzi
Important new insights on team leadership and motivation, along with powerful tools and techniques taken from the world of sports How do the sports world's most successful coaches instill their teams with esprit de corps, a collaborative...
Business Intelligence Success Factors. Tools for Aligning Your Business in the Global Economy
Olivia Rud Parr
Praise for Business Intelligence Success Factors: Tools for Aligning your business in the Global Economy «Olivia Parr Rud does a remarkable job of weaving together many topics in a strategic way. As 'quants,' we're fascinated with data and...
Impact Investing. Transforming How We Make Money While Making a Difference
Jed Emerson
A ground-breaking book on the transformative power of impact investing This is the first book to chart the catalytic path of this new industry, explaining how it is and can be a positive disruptive force. It shows how impact investing is a...
Make Your People Before You Make Your Products. Using Talent Management to Achieve Competitive Advantage in Global Organizations
Paul Turner
Your people hold the key to your business success Make Your People Before You Make Your Products is an authoritative guide to the evolution of talent management. Written specifically for HR professionals this book describes how organizations can...
Broke. What Every American Business Must Do to Restore Our Financial Stability and Protect Our Future
John Mumford
What principled business leaders can do to solve America's current financial crisis Broke is a startling wake-up call for America and an honest accounting of what our future holds if we don't take charge and change our country for the better. If...
The Little Book of the Shrinking Dollar. What You Can Do to Protect Your Money Now
Addison Wiggin
With the weakening dollar a hot topic for retirees, savers, and investors, this Little Book delves into the economic turmoil in the U.S. and shows how to survive it The United States dollar is losing value at an alarming rate. According to the...
Talent Intelligence. What You Need to Know to Identify and Measure Talent
Nik Kinley
The challenge with most companies' talent intelligence is that it is just not that intelligent. Having good talent intelligence—an accurate understanding of the skills, expertise, and qualities of people—is essential for the people decisions...
Strategy for the Corporate Level. Where to Invest, What to Cut Back and How to Grow Organisations with Multiple Divisions
Marcus Alexander
A revised edition of the bestselling classic This book covers strategy for organisations that operate more than one business, a situation commonly referred to as group-level or corporate-level strategy. Corporate-level strategy addresses four...
Becoming A Better Boss. Why Good Management is So Difficult
Julian Birkinshaw
An employee's-eye view of what makes a great boss—and how you can become one Whereas most books on managing people approach the subject from the perspective of a manager of an idealised organisation, Becoming a Better Boss takes a real-world...
Beyond The Call. Why Some of Your Team Go the Extra Mile and Others Don't Show
Marc Woods
Why some team members go the extra mile while others don't–and how to get more out of everyone Business leaders know that some members of their teams go above and beyond while others get by doing the bare minimum. The question on everyone's lips...
Decide. Work Smarter, Reduce Your Stress, and Lead by Example
Steve McClatchy
How to make better decisions and achieve your goals What shapes a person's career and life, and defines them as a leader? Their decisions. We all want to be more productive and deliver our best results. But doing this effectively—and...
Is China Buying the World?
Peter Nolan
China has become the world's second biggest economy and its largest exporter. It possesses the world's largest foreign exchange reserves and has 29 companies in the FT 500 list of the world's largest companies. ‘China's Rise' preoccupies the...
What You Need to Know about Economics
Sumeet Desai
George Buckley & Sumeet Desai: What You Need To Know About Economics Economics Matters. But with confusing things like GDP and interest rates, it’s often hard to get you head around. So What do you really need to know about economics? Find out:...
