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"Written by noted leadership transition expert Michael Watkins, The First 90 Days outlines proven strategies that will dramatically shorten the time it takes to reach what Watkins calls the "breakeven point": the point at which your organization needs you as much as you need the job. Based on three years of research into leadership transitions at all levels and hands-on work designing transition programs for top companies."--BOOK JACKET
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Gildan Audio
Pub. Date
2006
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MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR MIND! It's widely known that most of us use only a fraction of our brain's capacity. Imagine how much more you would achieve if you could harness and manage the untapped powers of your mind! Now memory expert Joan Minninger reveals how you can draw on breakthrough neuro-research to maximize your mental potential and MAKE YOUR MIND WORK FOR YOU. In terms any listener can understand, Dr. Minninger explains that your brain is actually...
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The ART OF WAR FOR WOMEN brings the eternal wisdom of Taoist philosopher-general Sun Tzu to an underserved audience looking for strategies that will help them thrive in their careers. While more women are succeeding in business than ever before, corporate America is still very much a boys' club. This audiobook offers listeners specific strategies on how to win in the corporate world by "kicking some butt with those stilettos." Following the format...
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"In this book, Leonard Mlodinow shows us how randomness, chance, and probability reveal a tremendous amount about our daily lives, and how we misunderstand the significance of everything from a casual conversation to a major financial setback. As a result, successes and failures in life are often attributed to clear and obvious causes, when in actuality they are more profoundly influenced by chance." "The rise and fall of your favorite movie star...
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Recorded Books
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[2012], p2012
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The authors demonstrate that the best salespeople don't just build relationships. Instead, they challenge customers by approaching them with unique insights, tailoring sales messages to specific objectives, and, when necessary, pushing back and taking control of the sale.
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Recorded Books
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p2013, c2013
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"Much of what we experience in life results from a combination of skill and luck." - From the Introduction
The trick, of course, is figuring out just how many of our successes (and failures) can be attributed to each-and how we can learn to tell the difference ahead of time.
In most domains of life, skill and luck seem hopelessly entangled. Different levels of skill and varying degrees of good and bad luck are the realities that shape our lives-yet...
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[Distributed by] Recorded Books
Pub. Date
2013, p2013
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Unabridged.
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The preeminent provider of business education worldwide, the American Management Association trains over 100,000 managers and executives a year through its renowned management education seminar programs and conferences. Now, for the first time, the fundamental skills taught by this elite leadership and management institution have been collected in one easy-to-digest volume. Giving you an overview of exactly what the AMA considers to be the most important...
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Recorded Books
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[2013], p2013
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Argues that the United States is in the brink of a strong recovery from the 2008 global financial crisis, claiming that such booming new industries as shale-based oil will generate millions of new jobs and tame inherited deficits.
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Recorded Books
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[2013], p2013
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Small business marketing doesn't have to be a mystery. It's just a series of simple decisions (and the action steps to implement those decisions) that will help you regain the clarity, confidence, and control you need to succeed. Newman offers a quick read and an encouraging kick in the pants that will reignite your marketing mojo. The underlying premise is that "only action creates results.".
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Recorded Books
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[2013], p2013
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Authentic influence is about more than creating a strong initial connection--it's about sustaining professional relationships long after an agreement has been reached.
When others sense they are being pushed, their guard goes up. In business interactions, even if the person you are pitching to does comply with your requests, lingering resentment may undermine the relationship forever. So why do most books on influence still portray it as something...
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Recorded Books
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2014, p2013
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Unabridged.
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Finally, an answer to the ultimate business question: How do some companies achieve exceptional performance over the long term? In every sector, there's an outlier. In the pharmaceutical industry, it's Merck. In discount retail, it's Family Dollar. It used to be Wrigley in candy and Maytag in appliances. Other superstars have been hidden in plain sight, like Heartland Express in trucking or Linear Technology in semiconductors. How do these exceptional...
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Recorded Books
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2014, p2013
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Unabridged.
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The difference between helping and selling is just two letters If you're wondering how to make your products seem more exciting online, you're asking the wrong question. You're not competing for attention only against other similar products. You're competing against your customers' friends and family and viral videos and cute puppies. To win attention these days you must ask a different question: "How can we help?" Jay Baer's Youtility offers a new...
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Recorded Books
Pub. Date
2014
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Unabridged ; CD.
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Frustrated with the difficult people in your work life? With the boss who barks orders, the colleague who misses deadlines, the client who can't articulate what he really wants? Conflict at work can be especially draining when everything you say or do to solve the problem only seems to make it worse. So how can you get unstuck and fix the inevitable breakdowns in communication? Even situations that seem hopeless can turn around quickly, and you have...
18) Mistakes I made at work: [25 influential women reflect on what they got out of getting it wrong]
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Recorded Books
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[2015], p2014
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Bacal interviewed successful women about their toughest on-the-job moments. These innovators across a variety of fields reveal that they're more thoughtful, purposeful and assertive as leaders because they learned from their mistakes, not because they never made any.
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