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1. |  What Is Global Leadership?: 10 Key Behaviors of Great Global Leaders By: Ernest Gundling; Terry Hogan; Karen Cvitkovich Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing Publication Date: 16-JUN-2011 Insert Date: 10-MAY-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: What Is Global Leadership?: 10 Key Behaviors of Great Global Leaders
What is global leadership? It turns out that many companies around the world are missing a key point: that global leadership is distinctly different from the leadership skills needed in a domestic operation. The global economy requires a new set of leadership skills imbued with a global mindset, cross-functional and effective across cultures and nationalities that were not as critical even a decade ago. In What Is Global Leadership?, the authors draw on cutting-edge research conducted by Aperian Global, including first-hand interviews with successful global leaders, which highlights 10 key...
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2. |  Inspirational Leadership: Timeless Lessons for Leaders from Shakespeare’s Henry V By: Richard Olivier Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing Publication Date: 18-APR-2013 Insert Date: 12-MAR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Inspirational Leadership: Timeless Lessons for Leaders from Shakespeare’s Henry V
Henry V is Shakespeare’s greatest leader - inspired and inspiring, visionary yet pragmatic, powerful yet responsible. Of all Shakespeare’s stories, it offers us the deepest insights into the nature of inspiration. A new king unites a group of disparate and warring people around a common goal, overcoming all obstacles in his path on the way to achieving a near miraculous victory against all odds. It’s an allegory for the trials and tribulations that beset the modern business leader.
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3. |  The New Secrets of CEOs: 200 Global Chief Executives on Leading By: Steve Tappin; Andrew Cave Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing Publication Date: 17-JUN-2010 Insert Date: 07-MAR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The New Secrets of CEOs: 200 Global Chief Executives on Leading
What is it really like to run today’s global organizations? How has the recession changed the rules and what hasn’t changed? Steve Tappin and Andrew Cave have interviewed more than 200 of the world’s top CEOs to find out what matters to them, how they run their businesses today and how they expect to change their leadership in the future. The New Secrets of CEOs is a rare glimpse into the business worlds and personal lives of some of the most influential people on the planet, including new profiles of Andrea Jung of Avon, Irene Rosenfeld of Kraft Foods, Michael Spencer of ICAP, Sir John...
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4. |  50 Prosperity Classics: Attract It, Create It, Manage It, Share It By: Tom Butler-bowdon Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing Publication Date: 25-APR-2008 Insert Date: 07-MAR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: 50 Prosperity Classics: Attract It, Create It, Manage It, Share It
Looking to discover the secrets to wealth and plenty? Find them now with 50 Prosperity Classics! Tom Butler-Bowdon’s 50 Prosperity Classics: Attract It, Create It, Manage It, Share It- Wisdom from the Most Valuable Books on Wealth Creation and Abundance is the first book to highlight landmark titles in the ever-growing field of wealth creation. Tom Butler-Bowdon brings together fundamental works on entrepreneurship, personal finance, investment, economics, and philanthropy, providing guidance and support in the quest to develop a millionaire mindset, become a wealth creator, make wise...
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5. |  50 Success Classics: Winning Wisdom for Work & Life from 50 Landmark Books By: Tom Butler-bowdon Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing Publication Date: 10-SEP-2007 Insert Date: 07-MAR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: 50 Success Classics: Winning Wisdom for Work & Life from 50 Landmark Books
From amusing and enlightening parables to the inspirational rags-to-riches stories of industrialists, philanthropists and entrepreneurs, 50 Success Classics summarizes each industry’s key ideas and clarifies how these insights and techniques promote self-growth. Learn the secrets on how to be successful by reviewing works from authors including: Horatio Alger; Warren Buffett; Andrew Carnegie; Stephen R. Covey; Spencer Johnson; Michael Dell; Henry Ford; Benjamin Franklin; John Paul Getty; Napoleon Hill & W. Clement Stone; Abraham Lincoln; Nelson Mandela; Eleanor Roosevelt; Ernest...
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6. |  Head Over Heel: Seduced by Southern Italy By: Chris Harrison Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing Publication Date: 05-OCT-2010 Insert Date: 06-MAR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Head Over Heel: Seduced by Southern Italy
A whitewashed fishing village, a shapely signorina and an infatuated young man-head over heels on the heel of the boot. This is Chris Harrison’s hilarious and captivating story of leaving his previous life for La Dolce Vita or rather the Southern Italian version of that seductive way of life,with its luscious foods, physical beauty and sun-drenched vistas. On a trip to Dublin, Chris falls head over heels in love with Daniela, an Italian girl “with eyes the colour ofGuinness,” and follows her to her small home town of Andrano on the coast of Puglia.
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7. |  What’s Your Type of Career?: Find Your Perfect Career by Using Your Personality Type, Second Edition By: Donna Dunning Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing Publication Date: 16-SEP-2010 Insert Date: 23-FEB-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: What’s Your Type of Career?: Find Your Perfect Career by Using Your Personality Type, Second Edition
According to Richard Bolles, best-selling author of What Color is Your Parachute? this is the most helpful book [he has] ever read about using ’type’ in the workplace. Donna Dunning’s knowledge of type popularized by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator(R) tool is encyclopedic.A The simple truth is that to be happy and successful in your work, you need a career that not only matches your interest but also fits your personality type. In this practical, approachable book-full of checklists and exercises-Donna Dunning helps you find the career thaṯs right for you on all levels. Fully updated with...
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8. |  Angels, Dragons and Vultures: How to Tame Your Investors And Not Lose Your Company By: Simon Acland Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing Publication Date: 16-JAN-2011 Insert Date: 22-FEB-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Angels, Dragons and Vultures: How to Tame Your Investors And Not Lose Your Company
Are you an entrepreneur who’s looking for funding, but daunted by the intricacies of venture capital? In this provocative and witty new book, learn about the inner workings of the venture capital industry and how its firms make their money. Discover how venture capitalists run their own businesses and the ways they can best help you run yours, as well as the alternatives to venture capital and how to make a successful exit.
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9. |  The Art of Action: Leadership that Closes the Gaps between Plans, Actions and Results By: Stephen Bungay Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing Publication Date: 04-SEP-2010 Insert Date: 15-FEB-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Art of Action: Leadership that Closes the Gaps between Plans, Actions and Results
Executing strategy is an enduring management problem. There is often a significant gap between what managers plan, what they do and the outcome they achieve. Stephen Bungay finds a fresh approach from an unexpected source the nineteenth century Prussian Army. His solution is based not on theory, but on sets of practices that have evolved over many years in the fast-moving, unpredictable environment of the battlefield.
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10. |  Making a Difference by Being Yourself: Using Your Personality Type to Find Your Life’s True Purpose By: Greogry E Huszczo Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing Publication Date: 16-JUL-2010 Insert Date: 15-FEB-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Making a Difference by Being Yourself: Using Your Personality Type to Find Your Life’s True Purpose
Greg Huszczo interviewed 500 people, asking each one to talk about a time they made a difference (1) at work, (2) in a relationship and (3) in their community. These discussions proved that every personality type has something valuable to offer at work, at home and globally. After determining which of the four core type personalities (Stabilizer, Harmonizer, Catalyst or Visionary) is the real you, this book will show you how you can enhance your life and others’ at work, in relationships and in communities by tapping into your own natural strengths. You will be shown the 10 key ways your...
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11. |  By: Tom Butler-bowdon Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing Publication Date: 25-MAR-2003 Insert Date: 15-FEB-2013 Slots: 1.0 |
In 50 Self-Help Classics: 50 Inspirational Books to Transform Your Life, Tom Butler-Bowdon has sorted through the bewildering array of self-help books to bring together fifty of the most important works on personal development and self-motivation. Representing the very best of the genre and appreciating that each of us is inspired by different underlying philosophies, Butler-Bowdon summarizes each writer’s background, the book’s primary concepts, and who benefits by reading it. Time-strapped readers can easily compare ideas to enrich their understanding of self-awareness and...
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12. |  By: Tom Butler-Bowdon Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing Publication Date: 16-APR-2013 Insert Date: 15-FEB-2013 Slots: 1.0 |
50 Philosophy Classics: THINKING, BEING, ACTING, SEEING- Profound Insights and Powerful Thinking from Fifty Key Books (April 2013) will be the sixth in the bestselling 50s series, and a lively entry point into the study. Butler-Bowdon explores the works of 50 of the most significant philosophers; including those that show us how to think (Descartes, Foucault and Wittgenstein); how to be (Aristotle, Spinoza, Sartre); how to act (Bentham, Kant, Singer) and how to see (Baudrillard, Hegel, Talbot).
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13. |  By: Craig Storti Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing Publication Date: 12-SEP-2007 Insert Date: 12-FEB-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Art of Crossing Cultures
In this second edition of his best-selling The Art of Crossing Cultures, Craig Storti gives voice to the cross-cultural experience and shows what it takes to encounter a new culture and succeed.
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14. |  By: Storti Craig Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing Publication Date: 19-SEP-2007 Insert Date: 12-FEB-2013 Slots: 1.0 |
Westerners and Indians are working more closely together and in greater numbers than ever before. The opportunities are vast, and so is the cultural divide. Misunderstanding, misinterpretation, missed deadlines and frustration due to cultural differences raise havoc on success. Any Westerner conducting business with Indians, and any Indian trying to figure out the West, will recognize the challenge. With more than a dozen years of experience working between two cultures, Craig Storti has trained thousands of employees, interviewed hundreds of managers and has identified key cultural...
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15. |  Americans at Work: A Guide to the Can-Do People By: Craig Storti Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing Publication Date: 01-JUL-2004 Insert Date: 12-FEB-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Americans at Work: A Guide to the Can-Do People
Whether you work with Americans face-to-face, communicate with them by telephone or e-mail or interact together in a virtual team, Americans at Work reveals the subtle and the not-so-subtle aspects of American culture in the workplace. Knowing how Americans work with each other will help you predict their reactions and, more important, their expectations of you. And if you are American, you will better understand your own behavior and be able to work more effectively with colleagues from other cultures.
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16. |  Cultural Intelligence: A Guide to Working with People from Other Cultures By: Brooks Peterson Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing Publication Date: 01-JAN-2004 Insert Date: 12-FEB-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Cultural Intelligence: A Guide to Working with People from Other Cultures
Packed with dozens of engaging stories, case studies and humorous contemporary cartoons, Cultural Intelligence is the perfect antidote for overcoming cross-cultural differences, improving workplace communication and building solid business relationships. Using a set of twenty business-oriented dimensions, Dr. Peterson helps you examine your own cultural style and determine that of others in six vital areas: management, strategy, planning, personnel, communication and reasoning.
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17. |  By: David Clutterbuck Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing Publication Date: 01-MAY-2007 Insert Date: 12-FEB-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Coaching the Team at Work
Written by a leading consultant and author of nearly 50 books, Coaching the Team at Work bridges the gap between what is known about team learning and coaching and the practical experience of managers and team coaches. Dr. David Clutterbuck shows how team coaching can be made a sustainable, automatic process in any organization and how transformative the process can be.
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18. |  Solutions Focus, The: Making Coaching and Change S.I.M.P.L.E. By: Paul Z Jackson Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing Publication Date: 01-FEB-2007 Insert Date: 12-FEB-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Solutions Focus, The: Making Coaching and Change S.I.M.P.L.E.
When you need to discover what works in the workplace, The Solutions Focus: Making Coaching and Change SIMPLE offers a powerful yet subtle way to foster positive change. With this revolutionary and practical alternative to traditional problem solving, you can learn how to envision your desired future and move swiftly toward it. The Solutions Focus details the SIMPLE plan and a unique way of working that fosters customized and organization-specific solutions for every problem. Radically pragmatic and proven in many fields, this method goes to the heart of what works for people, teams and...
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19. |  When Cultures Collide: Leading Across Cultures By: Richard D Lewis Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing Publication Date: 13-OCT-2005 Insert Date: 12-FEB-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: When Cultures Collide: Leading Across Cultures
In this thoroughly updated and expanded third edition of the ground-breaking book When Cultures Collide: Leading Across Cultures, Richard Lewis includes every major region of the world and more than sixty countries! Capturing the rising influence of culture and the seismic changes throughout many regions of the world, cross-cultural expert and international businessman Richard Lewis has significantly broadened the scope of his seminal work on global business and intercultural communication. Within each country-specific chapter, Lewis provides invaluable insight into the beliefs, values,...
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20. |  Your Writing Coach 2nd ed: From Concept to Character, from Pitch to Publication By: Jurgen Wolff Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing Publication Date: 01-FEB-2011 Insert Date: 12-FEB-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Your Writing Coach 2nd ed: From Concept to Character, from Pitch to Publication
According to a recent survey 81% of adults harbour dreams of writing but of those only 2% have actually completed a manuscript. While you can buy any number of books on how to write novels, screenplays, short stories, articles, memoirs and poetry, few offer the comprehensive coaching approach of Your Writing Coach. Jurgen Wolff offers advice not only on managing time, but also motivation, energy and support. Drawing on a wide variety of disciplines and approaches, including NLP, it offers breakthrough techniques for finding the time, the will and the way to write. Featuring exercises,...
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