Economics and Business

College costs are straining every family except the richest. Most financial aid goes to the neediest families. The middle class typically doesn't qualify for need-based financial aid, even though most can't afford to pay cash for college and their salaries haven't allowed them to save enough to cover all costs.

Organisations around the world spend billions of dollars every year to awaken and engage their employees. Yet global employee engagement remains fixed - at 13%. The disengagement problem usually begins with the CEO telling human resources to fix it.

DO IT, MEAN IT, BE IT shares the secrets of highly successful executives who have both great careers and meaningful personal lives. It is full of inspiring stories, practical exercises and checklists that will help you rapidly start doing well and being more fulfilled at work and home right away. No more procrastinating or complaining.

Congratulations, you're a manager! Of course you have expertise in the field you're managing, but what about everything else? There's so much more to know! Whether you're a new or experienced manager, your responsibilities can become overwhelming at times. There are days and new situations that will leave you feeling vulnerable. You don't know where to start or even what to ask!

Intuition is the great differentiator in business. Listening to, trusting and acting on your intuitive intelligence separates you from the pack as most people are not listening to theirs. Intuition is the one intangible skill that enables teams to function at a higher level and add more dimension and power to their ability to solve problems and grow.

Master negotiator, Roger Dawson, turns his attention to the person on the other side of the desk - the salesperson who's trying to close a deal with the most favourable terms. The goal of most negotiations is to create a win-win situation. Imagine if you could win every negotiation and leave the other person feeling like he or she has won too?

What do leaders and executives do to keep improving their performances and maintain momentum? They go back to the basics. Fundamentals are the glue - communicating, listening, questioning, inspiring followers, being accountable and delegating. These essentials are the change agents for leaders with a desire to succeed.

In WHY CUSTOMERS LEAVE, popular customer experience and marketing speaker, David Avrin, makes a compelling case for customer experience as a bankable differentiator in an era of vast marketplace choices.

The vast majority of word of mouth happens offline, in everyday conversations. In THE SCIENCE OF CUSTOMER CONNECTIONS, Karrh offers simple concepts plus practical guidance for individual professionals, teams and complex organisations to be part of those conversations in ways that increase their business.

In today's workplace, managers, leaders and HR professionals often believe they don't have the time to help employees navigate conflict. More often than not, however, it takes more time not to address conflict than to constructively intervene. But before you can successfully guide others in managing disagreements, you must be able to manage yourself - your mindset, presence and behaviour.

Technology has revolutionised the business sector. Whether you're an entrepreneur, employee, CEO or executive, you're likely feeling the effects of less humanity and more technology. Our minds are distracted, our attention spans are shortened, we want everything on demand, in boxes are never empty, our energy is frequently negative, we're addicted to social media and we're sleep deprived.

When a company can get its best ideas to market faster, its leaders can be confident that their most important strategic decisions will be executed faithfully and their visions for the company's future will be realised. They are, also, able to be agile in response to market changes, pursue new opportunities and achieve ambitious plans for growth.

The human longing for respect and dignity is deep and pervasive. Yet, while resolving more than 300 workplace conflicts, author, Anna Maravelas, has met thousands of individuals struggling with tension and mistrust. CREATING A DRAMA-FREE WORKPLACE contains strategies to avoid and reverse these troubling trends.

Being a responsive leader means playing to win. Responsive leadership can thrive anywhere, unlike systematic leadership. The latter imposes methods and laws; principles govern action. In contrast, responsive leadership is a living, changing set of traits and skills that adapts to new people and environments.

THEY DON'T TEACH CORPORATE IN COLLEGE has resonated with hundreds of thousands of readers and is currently used as a text in corporations and universities across the country. Streamlined and made more accessible for the current generation of twenty-somethings, this new edition is for those that want to make a difference right now but lack some of the core skills to make it happen.

Finding the right talent is hard. Finding the right talent that will prosper and stay is even harder. Business growth is being stifled and fields of office cubicles remain empty due to the fierce competition for talent today with job openings having recently surged to a record high. EVERGREEN TALENT will show you how to attract, find and keep employees for the long-term.

Want to avoid business disasters, whether minor mishaps, such as excessive team conflict or major calamities like those that threaten bankruptcy or doom a promising career? Fortunately, behavioural economics studies show that such disasters stem from poor decisions due to our faulty mental patterns - what scholars call “cognitive biases” - and are preventable.

Too often, people avoid difficult conversations; but these discussions often need to happen to bring people together so we can all succeed. There's no denying that our workplaces are more diverse than ever. Age, race, gender—there are so many different perspectives and experiences being brought to the table.

WAIT, I'M THE BOSS?!? is chock-full of useful information, tips and checklists that can be used by anyone who aspires to become a skilled manager. While it's written with the new manager in mind, it can, also, serve as a useful refresher for any manager, no matter how experienced he or she may be.

There's no denying it. Business has become global, yet few people we meet in our everyday lives have any actual international experience. Markets are increasingly messy and rapidly evolving. Leaders know that they need to adapt, but they are usually too busy - and they're unsure about what exactly to change. LEAN BRANDS provides a lean, agile approach to building global brands, helping you: 1.