We ask much of our leaders and blame them for ay failure to order the world to our liking. Yet many of us are reluctant to engage, preferring to disparage leaders as a class apart, a quarrelsome lot and overpaid to boot-the useful butt of barbecue humour. Will we engage better with the next generation of leaders? Will they conduct a kinder, gentler national conversation? In this book, 36 Australian voices-both early achievers and the venerable from across the political and social landscape-offer...
This fascinating book demonstrates that to be a good communicator and therefore an effective manager, a person must have five qualities in order to be viewed as totally credible–competence, character, composure, sociability, and extroversion. While some executives seem to possess all these qualities and be born with savvy communication skills, Weiner shows how anyone can find ways to make measurable improvements in how they present themselves that will enhance their credibility.
Sleight of Hand – An Entrepreneurs Bag of Tricks gives you the real definition of entrepreneurship and shares a truthful look into business. Not everyone was meant to be an entrepreneur. While playing the role as the CEO, Janitor, Director of Sales, Product Engineer, Packaging Engineer, Shipping Manager, Pre Press Manager, Press Helper and so much more, Riess became whatever was needed. He was whatever was needed at any given minute, day or night, for the growing brand. Like a magician, he...
The number of unmarried adult women actually outnumbers the number or married women for the first time in US history, according to the Population Reference Bureau, in October, 2010. Women are now earning more, going to college and graduate schools more, and finding ways to become more independent. Also, according to the Kauffman Foundation, single, divorced and widowed women start more businesses as entrepreneurs than men in their respective categories. This book interviews over 30 single women...
You may not realize it but simple, irrelevant factors can have profound consequences on your decisions and behavior, often diverting you from your original plans and desires. Sidetracked will help you identify and avoid these influences so the decisions you make do stick—and you finally reach your intended goals.Psychologist and Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino has long studied the factors at play when judgment and decision making collide with the results of our choices...
Change your status from noob to pro!<br /> <br />International author, entrepreneur, fitness coach and mentor Ashleigh 'Smashleigh' McKeown shares her insights and experiences as a young adult gained from the school of real life.<br /> <br />Don't get stuck in the corner, Sh!t You're An Adult Now will show you how to dominate life's challenges and achieve the dreams you desire.<br /> <br />You'll discover:<br />– The golden...
National sales expert Don Saracen creator of "the People Proposition Process" provides 49 proven Tips to Out Sell the Competition for the New Economy. This professional sales how-to book gives you the reader, real world examples, stories and ideas that will accelerate the sales process and land you more new business! Learn how to professionally Connect, Communicate and Collaborate in today's rapid paced world.
