Career Press

Career Press, an imprint of Red Wheel/Weiser, publishes general non-fiction that addresses real, practical human needs. Our useful, accessible, how-to books reach a broad market of average Americans — people grappling with universal issues relating to job -hunting, career management, education, money, personal goals, HR & workplace issues, management, marketing/sales, negotiation, small business/entrepreneurship, and motivation/self-help.

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Compassionate Careers : Making a Living by Making a Difference

“What I see when I look into the eyes and hearts of the people who serve is joy. My invitation to you is to join them on compassionate careers.” —Archbishop Desmond Tutu Many young people today are seeking something more - purpose, meaning, a cause. COMPASSIONATE CAREERS is filled with examples of people who have meaningful jobs in cause-focused organisations. These stories capture their spirit, i

Debt Escape Plan : How to Free Yourself Form Credit Card Balances, Boost Your Credit Score, amd Live Debt-Free

If you're in credit-card debt and you're tired of being told that all you need to do is give up your daily latte - and cut up all your credit cards - this is the book for you. Former credit junkie Beverly Harzog racked up thousands of dollars in credit-card debt during a decade of overspending. When she decided she wanted to break free from debt, she found that conventional advice about personal f

You'Re Lying! : Secrets From an Expert Military Interrogator to Spot the Lies and Get to the Truth

Lena wrote YOU'RE LYING! because no matter what your profession or life circumstances, you need the skills to take control of a situation, detect deception and reveal the truth. While you probably won't ever have to interrogate a detainee who doesn't want to tell you about an upcoming terrorist attack - as Lena has - YOU'RE LYING! will help you deal with that salesperson trying to rip you off, the

Your Ultimate Success Plan : Stop Holding Yourself Back and Get Recognized, Rewarded and Promoted

Somewhere between self-help and self-promotion lies self-awareness and advancement. YOUR ULTIMATE SUCCESS PLAN is a book that provides surprisingly easy-to-apply business strategies in an approachable, actionable, authentic way and encourages you to find your voice and realise your potential. The characters you will meet in each chapter of this book are easy to relate to - professional women and m

Funny Business : Harnessing the Power of Play to Give Your Company a Competitive Advantage

Play is an essential, necessary and natural human activity... and it's for adults and companies too. Play is an immersive process that allows us to ask “What if?” - to break free of the strictures that limit creativity and satisfaction. It is not about reverting to childhood, but a way to use the processes that came naturally to us as children but have been trained out of us, labelled as inappropr

100 ways to overcome shyness - go from self-conscious to self-confident

100 WAYS TO OVERCOME SHYNESS is a powerful collection of useful information, case studies and exercises on how to manage your shyness so you can communicate with people you don't know very well (or at all) in a wide range of personal and professional settings and circumstances. Easy-to-use conversation starters are interspersed with lists and exercises throughout the book. There are, also, chapter

All Hands On Deck : Navigating Your Team Through Crises, Getting Your Organization Unstuck, and Emerging Victorious

How do you take an underperforming unit - team, department, office or company - that has run aground and get it moving forward? In ALL HANDS ON DECK, Peter J. Boni shows any leader or aspiring leader exactly what to do. Following his advice, recognition and rewards come quickly. It even allows leaders without an MBA or Oxbridge education to leapfrog over those who have superior credentials or stro

Exploring The Northern Tradition: A Guide To The Gods, Lore,

Exploring the Northern Tradition is an introduction to the modern reconstruction of the ancient religion of the Germanic and Scandinavian peoples. This religion, called Heathenry, is one of the fastest growing polytheistic religious movements in the United States today. This book provides a thorough guide to the cosmology, values, ethics, and rituals practiced by modern Heathens. It crosses deno

1,001 ways to engage employees - help people do better what they do best

Employee motivation has been consistently cited as a top and growing priority by CEOs, managers and human resources leaders across the world. This new title from best-selling author, Dr. Bob Nelson, will help move any organisation from just measuring the need to engage employees to actually changing management behaviour which will, in turn, lead to a stronger culture of motivation. Your organisati

Badvertising

Jim Morris has been responsible for some of the most memorable ad campaigns in history. He knows best that bad ads don't just create themselves. Part indictment on the advertising industry, part cautionary tale on what not to do with your ads, Jim pulls no punches to better ad people everywhere. How can the ad industry even exist when almost all of the products that it produces fall on a continuum