One of the New York Post's Top 10 Best Career Books of 2012Repair communication breakdowns on the spot and drive positive results in every conversation Failed conversations can take a heavy toll on our professional and personal lives, threatening to damage relationships, erode trust, and make it impossible to resolve conflicts, reach decisions, or achieve mutual understanding.
Whether yours is a small one-person hop or a large mega-consulting powerhouse, the revised edition of The Consultant's Scorecard helps you move past the same old promises and provide cold, hard proof of success--which you must offer if you want to compete in today's fiercely competitive and fast-growing consulting industry.
Build a powerful social media strategy to increase buzz-and the bottom lineIn today s fast-paced professional climate, large companies are learning that launching a website and taking a wait-and-see approach to engaging customers is not enough.
Covering the principles and techniques you need to successfully manage an engineering or technical project from start to finish, Project Management, Planning and Control is an established and widely recommended project management handbook.
Multistate System Reliability with Dependencies explains how to select a model of load sharing that best describes the impact of changes in reliability states of components.
In the age of "e;publish or perish,"e; this book provides everything one needs to know about conducting research and successfully publishing it in a scientific journal.
In diesem Buch werden die bislang kaum thematisierten Zusammenhänge von vorberuflicher und beruflicher Ausbildung sowie beruflicher Weiterbildung auf dem nicht immer gradlinigen Weg von der Fremd- zur Selbsterziehung in ihrer historischen und gegenwärtigen Entwicklung dargestellt.
Master the Production of Virtual Events and Improve EngagementHave you ever found yourself confidently delivering content for a virtual training session, webinar, or online meeting only to have a participant drop off?
THE ESSENTIAL MARKETING WISDOM OF PETER DRUCKER"e;Bill Cohen has done us a wonderful service by faithfully combing through Peter Drucker's vast writings and weaving together Peter's thoughts on marketing.
This book contributes extensively to a better understanding of how vocational education and training (VET) and practice-based learning and teaching is developed and designed.
According to the World Economic Forum, creativity is considered to be the third-most-important skill for employees, behind complex problem-solving and critical thinking.
This edited volume offers a range of insights about, practices of, and findings associated with, enrichening higher education students' learning by their engagement in educational processes during and after the completion of their work integrated education experiences.
Entrepreneurship Trajectories: Entrepreneurial Opportunities, Business Models, and Firm Performance explores several entrepreneurship trajectories recognized by economists and entrepreneurs.
This book discusses the topic of graduate employability from the premise that in this era of 'massification,' economic austerity, and political uncertainties, higher education (HE) no longer guarantees a clear 'work place advantage.
This book reports on the use of behavioural support - an evidence-based approach developed in the USA to meet students' special educational needs - in Australia and selected thriving Asian countries.
The purpose of this book is to collect, organize and disseminate collective wisdom with respect to designing, conducting, and publishing quality research in mathematics education.
As we begin the third decade of the twenty-first century, women have entered the workplace in unprecedented numbers, are now outperforming men in terms of educational qualifications, and are excelling across a range of professional fields.
This edited collection provides a structured and in-depth analysis of the current use of multiple approaches beyond quotas for resolving the pressing issue of gender inequality, and the lack of female representation on corporate boards.
This edited collection provides a structured and in-depth analysis of the current use of quota strategies for resolving the pressing issue of gender inequality, and the lack of female representation on corporate boards.
The world of business is constantly evolving and management education institutions will likely face a number of challenges in keeping up with these changes.
This book discusses the new challenges facing Business Schools around the world with potential scenarios that may be envisioned for 2030 and strategies for stakeholders.
An indispensable investigation into the American unemployment system and the ways gender and class affect the lives of those looking for workThrough the intimate stories of those seeking work, The Tolls of Uncertainty offers a startling look at the nation's unemployment system-who it helps, who it hurts, and what, if anything, we can do to make it fair.
Praise for The IKEA Edge A very good book from a talented business leader [that links] values, culture, and the achievement of business and social objectives together.
