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1. |  Confessions of a Public Speaker, 1st Edition By: Scott Berkun Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 10-NOV-2009 Insert Date: 03-NOV-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Confessions of a Public Speaker, 1st Edition
" at 7:48 a.m. on a Tuesday, I am showered, cleaned, shaved,
pruned, fed, and deodorized, wearing a pressed shirt and shiny
shoes, in a cab on my way to the San Francisco waterfront I'm far
from home, going to an unfamiliar place, and performing for
strangers, three stressful facts that mean anything can happen
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In this hilarious and highly practical book, author and
professional speaker Scott Berkun reveals the techniques behind
what great communicators do, and shows how anyone can learn to use
them well. For managers and teachers-and anyone else who talks and
expects someone to...
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By: Nilofer Merchant Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 04-JAN-2010 Insert Date: 23-SEP-2009 | Overview: The New HowThe New How
Once in a generation, a book comes along that transforms the
business landscape. For today's business leaders, The New
How redefines the way companies create strategies and win new
markets. Management gurus have always said "people matter." But those same
gurus still relegate strategy to an elite set of executives with a focus
on grids, frameworks, long presentations, and hierarchical approaches.
Business strategy typically has been planned by corporate chiefs in annual
meetings, and then dictated to managers to carry out. The New
How turns that notion...
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3. |  Surviving the War for Talent in Asia: How Innovation Can Help By: Christina SS Ooi Publisher: IBM Press Publication Date: 13-AUG-2009 Insert Date: 25-AUG-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Surviving the War for Talent in Asia: How Innovation Can Help This is the Safari online edition of the printed book.
Find and Keep the Outstanding Leaders You
Need to Win in Asia!
Specific solutions for recruiting and
retaining great people in North Asia, South Asia, Australia, and
New Zealand
Seven new case studies, plus in-depth
insight into IBM’s experience
For every CxO, director, manager, HR
leader, strategist, or consultant working with or for companies in
Asia
Right now, even as Western economies
struggle, Asia is experiencing an unprecedented war for talent.
Organizations are competing ever more aggressively to find...
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4. |  Handbook of Finance: Investment Management and Financial Management By: Frank J. Fabozzi Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 04-AUG-2008 Insert Date: 12-JUL-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Handbook of Finance: Investment Management and Financial Management
Volume II: Investment Management and Financial Management focuses on the theories, decisions, and implementations aspects associated with both financial management and investment management. It discusses issues that dominate the financial management arena—capital structure, dividend policies, capital budgeting, and working capital—and highlights the essential elements of today’s investment management environment, which include allocating funds across major asset classes and effectively dealing with equity and fixed income portfolios.
Incorporating timely research and in-depth analysis,...
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5. |  IT Portfolio Management Step-by-Step: Unlocking the Business Value of Technology By: Bryan Maizlish; Robert Handler Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 28-APR-2005 Insert Date: 12-JUN-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: IT Portfolio Management Step-by-Step: Unlocking the Business Value of Technology
Praise for IT Portfolio Management Step-by-Step
"Bryan Maizlish and Robert Handler bring their deep experience in IT 'value realization' to one of the most absent of all IT management practices--portfolio management. They capture the essence of universally proven investment practices and apply them to the most difficult of challenges--returning high strategic and dollar payoffs from an enterprise's IT department. The reader will find many new and rewarding insights to making their IT investments finally return market leading results."
--John C. Reece, Chairman and CEO, John C. Reece &...
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6. |  So You Want to be an Entrepreneur?: How to Decide if Starting A Business is Really For You Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 15-JUL-2008 Insert Date: 11-JUN-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: So You Want to be an Entrepreneur?: How to Decide if Starting A Business is Really For You
Jon Gillespie Brown brings his extensive mentoring experience to bear in this new handbook for would-be entrepreneurs. So You Want to Be an Entrepreneur? contains a series of mentoring sessions, each carefully thought out to make you consider and plan your life based on your passions, ambitions and ultimate visions. By actively taking part in each of the exercises, you give yourself the best chance of succeeding as an entrepreneur, or the sufficient clarity to decide what other career options are best suited to you.
Explore your real goals, hidden talents, passions, assets and core...
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7. |  The Art Of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security By: Kevin D. Mitnick; William L. Simon; Steve Wozniak Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 17-OCT-2003 Insert Date: 11-JUN-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Art Of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security
The world's most infamous hacker offers an insider's view of the low-tech threats to high-tech security
Kevin Mitnick's exploits as a cyber-desperado and fugitive form one of the most exhaustive FBI manhunts in history and have spawned dozens of articles, books, films, and documentaries. Since his release from federal prison, in 1998, Mitnick has turned his life around and established himself as one of the most sought-after computer security experts worldwide. Now, in The Art of Deception, the world's most notorious hacker gives new meaning to the old adage, "It takes a thief to catch a...
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8. |  By: Robert Hargrove Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 06-OCT-2008 Insert Date: 04-JUN-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Masterful Coaching
When the first edition of Masterful Coaching was published, it quickly became the standard resource for anyone who was a coach, considering becoming a coach, or curious about being an extraordinary coach. In this completely revised third edition of his groundbreaking book, Hargrove presents his profound insights into the journey to of becoming a masterful coach along with guiding ideas, tools, and methods.
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9. |  Service Oriented Architecture Field Guide for Executives By: Kyle Gabhart; Bibhas Bhattacharya Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 11-AUG-2008 Insert Date: 04-JUN-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Service Oriented Architecture Field Guide for Executives
Service Oriented Architecture Field Guide for Executives is a fundamental breakthrough in the business and technology perspectives of service oriented architecture (SOA). A valuable resource to help you understand and realize the benefits of SOA in today's companies, this guide will show you how to plan, implement, and achieve SOA value. Use a prescriptive approach to help you clearly understand SOA and to determine its applications for your business. Applicable to all industries, technology platforms, and operating environments, this innovative book will provide you with essential...
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10. |  Edison on Innovation: 102 Lessons in Creativity for Business and Beyond By: Alan Axelrod Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 25-FEB-2008 Insert Date: 29-MAY-2009 Bookshelf Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Edison on Innovation: 102 Lessons in Creativity for Business and Beyond
In this fascinating exploration of one of the most celebrated and innovative minds, best-selling author Alan Axelrod cuts through the myths and reverence surrounding Edison’s “genius” to show how the inventor was, in fact, an ordinary man who created extraordinary work. While many of us believe that creativity, like genius, is something that just happens by chance or destiny, Edison’s life demonstrates that creativity of the very highest order can indeed be summoned up at will, and even reduced to a reliable working method and set of principles.
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