Business & Culture

This book takes a unique approach to the manager's need to become a coach and, at times, a counsellor. There are five sections to the book with about half of that space devoted to checklists, tips, and other supporting materials. If you are a manager, or just becoming one, COACHING AND COUNSELING ca... More

This is a user-friendly guide to the complex world of new technologies. Among the topics covered in this fascinating reference work are micromachining, nanotechnology, biotechnology, planetary spacecraft, charged coupled devices (CCDs), global positioning systems (GPS), and circuits. The latest tech... More

Preface / Acknowledgments / Introduction: Can Knowledge Management Succeed Where Other Efforts Have Failed? - Margaret Wheatley / I. Strategy - Introduction: Strategy: Compelling Word, Complex Concept - Gordon Petrash / Classic Work: The Leader's New Work: Building Learning Organizations - Peter Sen... More

This unique and innovative book explains how to improve maintenance and reliability performance at the plant level by changing the organization's culture. It is specifically intended for middle managers in the manufacturing and process industries. Includes a PowerPoint presentation on audio on the e... More

This text introduces the concepts of information warfare from a non-military, organizational perspective. It is designed to stimulate managers to develop policies, strategies, and tactics for the aggressive use and defence of their data and knowledge base. The book covers the full gambit of informat... More

Find The Bathrooms First! is about how taking care ofyourself in a new job, and how getting your needs met can be the best strategyfor making a productive contributor in any new situation. It is also aboutactively directing you career, about the basis for making good choices, andmeasuring your choic... More

The ideas in this book are meant to help create a work environment where people are empowered and inspired to excel. There are simple ways to identify and remove the complications that make it difficult to do a good job and every supervisor or manager can learn then. MOTIVATING AT WORK explains what... More

Developed as a discipline in the early days of the U.S space program, project management has expanded rapidly into government, the military, and industry. Project management brings together the critical elements of skilled, talented people with the facilities, tools, equipment, and the information s... More