
1. | ![]() 10 Minute Guide to Effective Business Writing By: Paula Garrett; Steve Dennis Publisher: Alpha Books Publication Date: 07-DEC-2001 Insert Date: 25-SEP-2002 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: 10 Minute Guide to Effective Business Writing If you have to write business letters, but have never been
trained to write them, this book will teach you how. By following a
number of simple steps, you will be able to create an effective
business letter. You will learn how to lay out each section so that
you communicate clearly. "Before" and "after" examples are
included....
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2. | ![]() 10 Minute Guide to Motivating People By: Nancy Stevenson Publisher: Alpha Books Publication Date: 18-APR-2000 Insert Date: 25-SEP-2002 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: 10 Minute Guide to Motivating People
Basic strategies for helping staff achieve goals, perform at
high levels, and enjoy work in a fear-free environment
Invaluable advice for turning employees into creative,
motivated problem-solvers
Designed to improve productivity and the overall working
atmosphere using step-by-step tips and suggestions
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3. | 2600 Phrases for Effective Performance Appraisals covers
the 25 most commonly rated factors, including productivity, time
management, decision making, and teamwork, as well as specific
roles such as customer service, finance, sales, and more. The book
provides hundreds of phrases to use in performance improvement
plans, plus an appendix of helpful individual words....
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4. | ![]() A Manager’s Guide to Coaching: Simple and Effective Ways to Get the Best Out of Your Employees By: Brian Emerson; Anne Loehr Publisher: AMACOM Publication Date: 20-MAR-2008 Insert Date: 13-JUN-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: A Manager’s Guide to Coaching: Simple and Effective Ways to Get the Best Out of Your Employees To stay on top, companies need to do more than just tread
water--they need to grow. And that means that their employees need
to develop and improve their skills at the same pace. More than
ever, managers are being encouraged to improve employee performance
through effective coaching, but so few of them have the time--or
the knowledge--it takes to do it successfully. Brian Emerson and
Ann Loehr have spent years showing some of the country's top
companies how to develop their most promising employees. Now
in this helpful manual they guide managers through every step of
the coaching process,...
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5. | All managers get saddled with "problem" employees from time to
time; what sets great managers apart is how they deal with them.
Drawing from real-life stories, this helpful and humorous guide
provides readers with practical advice for handling a wide range of
difficult types, including:
* The Impossible "I"s: Incompetents, Idiots, and Imbeciles --
clueless employees who simply don't know what they're doing
* The Bull in the Office China Shop -- the frequently angry worker
ready to confront anyone and everyone
* The Party-Time Performer -- the employee who, although great with
people,...
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6. | ![]() Analyzing Business Data with Excel By: Gerald Knight Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 03-JAN-2006 Insert Date: 07-JAN-2006 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Analyzing Business Data with Excel
As one of the most widely used desktop applications ever created,
Excel is familiar to just about everyone with a computer and a
keyboard. Yet most of us don't know the full extent of what Excel
can do, mostly because of its recent growth in power, versatility,
and complexity. The truth is that there are many ways Excel can
help make your job easier-beyond calculating sums and averages in a
standard spreadsheet.
Analyzing Business Data with Excel shows you how to solve
real-world business problems by taking Excel's data analysis
features to the max. Rather than focusing on individual...
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7. | ![]() Business and Competitive Analysis: Effective Application of New and Classic Methods By: Craig S. Fleisher; Babette E. Bensoussan Publisher: FT Press Publication Date: 27-FEB-2007 Insert Date: 13-FEB-2007 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Business and Competitive Analysis: Effective Application of New and Classic Methods “I believe that this book will fill a
great need for both full-time competitive intelligence
practitioners, and those looking to add analytical skills to their
managerial tool kit.”
--Bill Fiora, Partner and Founder, Outward Insights
“All practicing managers and business
decision makers should be grateful to Fleisher and Bensoussan for
showing them how their analysis work can become more rigorous and
their approach less casual. Accept no imitations. This is the
genuine article.”
--Sheila Wright, Director of the Competitive
Intelligence-Marketing Interface Teaching and Research...
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8. | ![]() Business Leadership: A Jossey-Bass Reader By: Joan V. Gallos Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 18-JAN-2008 Insert Date: 29-MAY-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Business Leadership: A Jossey-Bass Reader
The second edition of best-selling Business Leadership contains the best thinking on leadership from the biggest names in the business. It offers leaders everything they need to know to prepare for today’s—and tomorrow’s—leadership challenges: how to understand the leadership process, identify opportunities, get things started right, avoid predictable pitfalls, and maximize success. Effective leaders use mind, heart, and spirit in their work, and this volume is designed to guide and support leaders in their efforts. With an introduction by Joan V. Gallos—editor of the highly praised...
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9. | ![]() CEO of Me: Creating a Life that Works in the Flexible Job Age By: Ellen Ernst Kossek; Brenda A. Lautsch Publisher: Wharton School Publishing Publication Date: 07-DEC-2007 Insert Date: 06-DEC-2007 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: CEO of Me: Creating a Life that Works in the Flexible Job Age This is the Safari online edition of the printed book.
You are the CEO of your life: you, and nobody else. You can
establish the new rules that will help you achieve true balance
between work and the rest of your life. And if you don't do it,
nobody else will. Now is the time to take control, and this is the
book that will get you there. CEO of Me is like no other
"work-life balance" book you've ever seen: there are no
clichés here, and no one-size-fits all solutions. Instead,
Drs. Ellen Kossek and Brenda Lautsch help you identify which of six
worklife "patterns" you fit into and how to...
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10. | ![]() 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 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
"
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...
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