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Compassionate Capitalism

What if every corporation in the world devoted one percent of its revenues, one percent of its employees' time, and one percent of its stock to the communities it serves? What would happen? It would change the world. This book suggests that such a radical change is possible, and lays out the blueprint to do so, with a radically new model in which companies leverage all of their assets-including em

When Bad Grammar Happens To Good People

Ever stumble when choosing between who and whom, affect and effect, "lay" and "lie"? Are you worried that how you speak or write is holding you back at work? Do you fear you're making frequent conversational errors, but just aren't sure what's correct? How you use language tells people a good deal about who you are, how you think, and how you communicate. Making simple errors in written and spoke

Homework Helpers: Earth Science

HOMEWORK HELPERS: EARTH SCIENCE covers all the topics typically included in a high school or undergraduate course including: · How to understand 'the language of rocks' · The events that we see in the sky and how they affect us · Earthquakes and what they can tell us about the inside workings of our world · How to understand the weather and what the weatherman is saying HOMEWORK HELPERS : EARTH SC

Courting Business : 101 Ways for Acelerating Business Relationships

Why waste your time chasing after prospects when you can get them to come to you? Most self-proclaimed rainmakers let business drizzle in rather than positioning themselves to experience a downpour. Courting Business gives you the strategies for getting prospects to contact you. Ann Marie Sabath's proven three-step strategy will inspire you to be creative, consistent, and politely relentless in

Law School Breakthrough : Graduate in the Top 5% of Your Class, Even if You're Not a First-rate Student

After doing very poorly on his law school entrance exam and almost dropping out during his first year as a law student, Chris Yianilos went on to graduate in the top 10 percent of his class. The Law School Breakthrough shows exactly how he did it-and how you can, too. Three years in law school convinced Chris that he could write the only book a budding lawyer needs before his LSAT entrance exam. T

Leader Mentoring : Find, Inspire, and Cultivate Great Leaders

Mentoring differs from instruction, teaching and coaching in that it emphasizes not talents and skills used in executing a project, but the qualities and values of life that are needed to sustain oneself in the creative endeavour. In LEADER MENTORING, Shenkman makes the case for leader mentoring. “No mentors, no leaders,” he says. Yet, this great, ancient and necessary catalyst for learning has be

Customer Service In An Instant : 60 Ways to Win Customers and Keep Them Coming Back

The In An Instant series is a new brand of user-friendly, engaging, and practical reference guides on core business topics, which capitalises on the authors' extensive experience and knowledge, as well as interviews they have conducted with leading business experts. Written in an upbeat and engaging style, the series presents 60 tips and techniques with anecdotes, examples and exercises that the r

Make Meetings Matter

Meetings should drive results. Instead they drive most people crazy! MAKE MEETINGS MATTER will help you rethink the role of meetings in your organisation and enable you to:· Reinvent meetings to get more done, minimise time spent and maximise productivity.· Avoid unnecessary and useless meetings.· Keep participants engaged and energised.· Keep the agenda on track.· Leverage technology.· Ensure fol

Job Search Bloopers : Every Mistake You Can Make on the Road to Career Suicide...and How to Avoid Them

You've been told, “Learn from your mistakes.” But why? You don't have to waste your time or energy in missing out on the job of your dreams while learning as you go!In JOB SEARCH BLOOPERS you'll peek into the lives of job seekers as they share their sometimes hilarious and, all-too-often, horrendous career blunders. With each story you'll also gain practical and easily applicable real-world advice

E-Mail In An Instant : 60 Ways to Communicate With Style and Impact

Surveys show that people in corporations receive an average of 175 messages per day. Topping the list is e-mail, surpassing voice mail, faxes and telephone messages as the most frequent type of message received.While e-mail is the biggest communication tool for business use, its remote nature - which eliminates tone of voice and body language - presents a huge potential for misunderstanding and mi

6 Steps To Free Publicity

Want the world to know who you are, what your company offers or the urgency of your cause? With the popularity of the Internet, it's never been easier for an ordinary person to use publicity to spread the word. Whether you want to attract new business, establish yourself as an expert, build your company's reputation or introduce a new concept to the community, free publicity is the cheapest, most

Battling Big Box : How Nimble Niche Companies Can Outmaneuver Giant Competitors

Turning any small business into a success is tough. Doing so in a market crowded with national and global sized competitors seems challenging, to put it kindly. Yet the millions of small business owners continue to fight. Many thousands lose every year. Why? Because they fail to capitalise on the agility their small size affords them. Small businesses must adapt virtually every day if they are to

151 Quick Ideas To Improve Your People Skills

Do you work with other people? Fellow employees; your boss; customers; buyers; colleagues? Of course, we all work in organisations comprised of people. People with whom we must have strong, positive relationships in order to ensure our own success as well as the organisation's.Do we get any training or education on this key skill at our companies? Rarely. 151 QUICK IDEAS TO IMPROVE YOUR PEOPLE SKI

Capitalizing On Kindness : Why 21st Century Professionals Need to Be Nice

To be successful in the 21st century global marketplace you need many things - determination, well-articulated goals and a bit of luck. But more than anything else, you need kindness. Kindness becomes the key business asset when you couple a caring attitude toward others with a focus on achieving your goals. Often people see business as a choice between being kind and being successful. This is a f

Why Customers Really Buy : Uncovering the Emotional Triggers That Drive Sales

The motivations customers act on are seldom logical, predictable or even conscious. Instead, their strongest responses stem from one source: emotion. It's a deceptively simple reality. But it permanently changes the way organisations must go about understanding their customers. WHY CUSTOMERS REALLY BUY introduces emotional-trigger research, a revolutionary new approach that uncovers the core, unfi

Business Reports For Busy People : Timesaving, Ready-to-Use Reports for Any Occasion

BUSINESS REPORTS FOR BUSY PEOPLE is a handy, quick-reference guide that describes how to write the most common types of business reports and provides a wide range of samples and templates that can be used to produce professional-looking, clear and concise reports.Business is about decisions. Reports that capture, analyse and explain the right data in a clear, concise format allow managers and deci

Awesome Grammar

In addition to knowing what to say, it is also important to know how to say it correctly. This book explains how to work with the structure and rules of English to construct powerful, effective sentences that communicate clearly and correctly. Targeted to an intelligent audience with a basic understanding of the parts of speech, AWESOME GRAMMAR discusses the most frequent grammar mistakes and the

Awesome Vocabulary

If your skill with words isn't up to scratch, you may find yourself sidelined or ignored at work and elsewhere. You create an impression with what you write and a weak or incorrect vocabulary is a serious liability. AWESOME VOCABULARY offers a painless way to build an exceptional vocabulary. Readers will discover comprehensive, useful lists of words and exercises focused on improving word choices.

Green business guide - a one stop resource for businesses of all shapes and

Climate change. Energy security. Water shortages. These perils affect our world and, increasingly, the ability of businesses to operate profitably. In the face of soaring energy prices and decreasing inventories of natural resources, larger businesses are taking steps to control their costs. In addition, these businesses are implementing environmentally friendly practices in order to manage risks,

151 Quick Ideas To Motivate Your Sales Force

Traditional ways of motivating a sales force have included money, incentives, contests and even turnover (regardless of performance). While it's true being a sales professional is not for everyone, there is a way to identify, build and retain a top-notch motivated sales force. The trick is to build and keep a sales team that delivers sustainable results.The insights included in this book are desig

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