Economics and Business

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

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

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

Are you a staff member, a board member or a volunteer of a faith-based, human service, arts or other nonprofit organization that needs additional funds to accomplish its mission? Are there not enough hours in the day to raise the funds your agency needs? Do your colleagues not have the expertise or interest to raise the cash needed? Do you need a quick source of practical information about ways to

Do you find marketing to be confusing, difficult or overwhelming? Are you not sure where to begin? Do you have a plan, but don't know how to make it happen? To act and succeed like a marketer, you must first think like one. When you do, marketing becomes routine, focused and successful as you take clear, confident steps to grow your business every day.THINK LIKE A MARKETER takes the mystery out of

Business growth requires more than a business plan and a dream. You must utilise many tools and techniques to take your company to the next level. LEAP! 101 Ways To Grow Your Business is loaded with practical strategies that you can use based on your business-growth goals and the distinct needs of your company.LEAP! is divided into four sections: Leverage, Execute, Accelerate, Prosper; you will le

As the world's economies continue to melt down, Dr. Goldsmith gives us the information we need to help make it through this difficult and scary time. Anyone who wants to keep his or her job - and any leader who wants to keep his or her company afloat - needs to learn how to deal with and utilise the power of emotions. Packed with simple tools, tactics, tricks and techniques, EMOTIONAL FITNESS AT W

The more virtual your business, the more flexible the hours, the lower the overhead and the greater the profit potential. YOUR VIRTUAL SUCCESS will help a cash-poor entrepreneur, a small business scrambling for expansion capital, an existing business seeking to improve profits or an independent professional in any service business.Alan's virtual model has resulted in large six-figure deals with pe

CEO PRIORITIES provides direct, specific and valuable practical advice and insights for CEOs and aspiring CEOs or executives, supported by relevant stories couched in humour and irony.Neil Giarratana takes you inside the CEO's office and lays out a top executive's priorities - get these right...or else! He covers the key areas that must be handled well and with intelligence and explains in detail

Small business owners and solo professionals know they're supposed to use social media to increase sales, but how should they start?Using a unique Rule of 30 approach, 30 DAYS TO SOCIAL MEDIA SUCCESS is the perfect resource for busy people who want quick results. Thirty short chapters (one for each day of the month) are packed with practical and workable tips and proven techniques you can use righ

“Robert W. Bly's helpful, amusing and slim volume is jam-packed with wisdom and plenty of tips to help you organise, manage your time better, cure procrastination and increase your productivity.”—Rolf Dobelli, GetAbstract.comMAKE EVERY SECOND COUNT goes beyond the usual time management books to bring you a broad range of strategies and tactics - dozens of proven methods to get more done in less ti

Leaders today face nearly impossible tasks. Forced to do more with less, expand globally, innovate quickly, inspire broadly and - oh, yes - balance work and family. How can one manage all this pressure?THE ZEN LEADER does not encourage you to just 'be peaceful.' Neither does it suggest you work harder, faster or ignore the pressure. Quite the opposite: it's about using the pressure to propel 'flip

"Hal's latest book is a MUST read! Every once in a while a book comes along with such commonsense and easy-to-comprehend sales techniques. This is that book!"—Len Komoroski, president, Cleveland Cavaliers"Hal has condensed a lifetime of sales success into a book that is fun to read and easy to digest. It is a no-nonsense, practical guide to driving up sales in any industry."—Gerhard Gschwandtner,

For Creative Professionals Including Artists, Writers, Designers, Bloggers, Web Developers, and Anyone Else Looking to Freelance or Run Their Own Business.Too many creative professionals focus too much on their artistic abilities and too little on their business interests. In WHEN TALENT ISN'T ENOUGH, self-employed copywriter and journalist Kristen Fischer offers powerful strategies and practical

One of the hardest challenges in anyone's career is changing from being a employee responsible solely for one's own work to a manager responsible for others' performance. New managers face the stress of giving up control while needing to drive results through others. Many of the more than 80 million members of the Millennial generation are facing the challenge of managing others without a guide to

Gina Soleil takes you through a thought-provoking journey on how to transform your business into a haven of productivity. Using the science of energy, Gina gives you a step-by-step roadmap for building a business that's fuelled to win in today's market. Soleil reveals the intersection between human energy and business, exposing the truth about how to attract what you want—energy, action and profit

While today's global economy is experiencing a significant cycle of outsourcing across industries, leadership cannot be outsourced; it must be organically transformed. THE NEXT GEN LEADER will show you how to discard outworn traditions and become the next-generation leader you were born to be! It is a system designed to help you maximise individual, team and organisational leadership potential, re

Life is a contact sport and no one knows that better than Eve Wright, a dynamic professional sports executive, entrepreneur and mother. But as our world grows increasingly complex, competitive and confusing, life becomes less about the luxury of doing what we want and the necessity of doing what we must.But it doesn't have to be that way. LIFE AT THE SPEED OF PASSION will revolutionise the way you

As companies expand and grow, the skills that led to their success often won't sustain further development in a more complex, high-stakes environment. Yet few resources exist to help them. They frequently flounder in their attempts to create a competitive strategy, work with the board and keep other talented executives, managers and employees on board, all while endeavouring to navigate the turbul

80 percent of small businesses do not receive outside funding. They scrimp and save to make their business dreams a reality. As these businesses grow, the hasty financial decisions and systems put in place during their infancy inevitably crumble. Banishing biz-speak, THE FINANCIALLY SAVVY ENTREPRENEUR offers entrepreneurs—indeed, all business owners—simple and innovative tools to maintain business