Management & Leadership

A collection of pithy and inspiring sayings from America's favorite businessman that reveal his secrets of success Like the sayings of the ancient Chinese philospher Lao-tzu, Warren Buffett's worldly wisdom is deceptively simple and enormously powerful in application. In "The Tao of Warren Buffett,"... More

Is a concise, practical guide to the essential techniques for better team work. Whether you are a team leader, facilitator, team member or a manager working with a team on improvement projects, this useful guide will help to ensure success every time.... More

Throughout my life I have achieved many remarkable things. Now, I will share with you my ideas and the secrets of my success, but not simply because I hope they'll help you achieve your individual goals. Today, we are increasingly aware of the effects of our actions on the environment, and I strongl... More

Global entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson has built a business empire and made billions, yet is renowned for his approachability, ability to challenge and succeed against the odds. Screw It, Let's Do It reveals the lessons from life that have helped him through his business and personal life - such as... More

There isn't a business that doesn't want to be more creative in its thinking, products and processes. In The Art of Innovation, Tom Kelley, general manager of the Silicon Valley-based firm IDEO, developer of hundreds of innovative products including the Palm hand-held, takes readers behind the scene... More

Written in how-to terms, 1001 Advertising Tips is a step-by-step guide to create advertising that sells. Using dozens of examples of advertising campaigns and marketing strategies, it offers you the insight, tools and techniques you need to market any product or service. - Eleven ways to make your a... More

This volume includes hundreds of new ideas and examples of how companies use rewards and recognitions to boost productivity and keep valued employees happy.Why is 1001 Ways to Reward Employees, with over 1.4 million copies in print, such an extraordinary bestseller? Because a little over ten years a... More

Father of modern management, social commentator, and preeminent business philosopher, Peter F. Drucker has been analyzing economics and society for more than sixty years. Now for readers everywhere who are concerned with the ways that management practices and principles affect the performance of the... More

The Elements of Great Managing is the long-awaited sequel to the 1999 runaway bestseller First, Break All the Rules. Grounded in Gallup's 10 million employee and manager interviews spanning 114 countries, follows great ma nagers as they harness employee engagement to turn around a failing call cente... More

From two of the leading teachers of executive education in the United States comes this complete guide to the nuts-and-bolds skills, proven strategies, and creative techniques necessary to succeed in any negotiation.From two leaders in executive education at Harvard Business School, here are the men... More

Almost every company wants to improve its ability to innovate and create new growth businesses. Historically, companies have viewed innovation-driven growth as random and unpredictable. More than a decade of academic research by Clayton Christensen, the world's leading expert on innovation, demonstr... More

Does IQ define our destiny? Daniel Goleman argues that our view of human intelligence is far too narrow, and that our emotions play a major role in thought, decision making and individual success. Self-awareness, impulse control, persistence, motivation, empathy and social deftness are all qualities... More

Under Andy Grove's leadership, Intel has become the world's largest chip maker and one of the most admired companies in the world. In Only the Paranoid Survive, Grove reveals his strategy of focusing on a new way of measuring the nightmare moment every leader dreads--when massive change occurs and a... More

New in paperback--the bold new strategy for reinventing competition, written by the authors of the popular Reengineering the Corporation. Treacy and Wiersma describe in detail how companies such as Wal-Mart, Southwest Airlines, Charles Schwab, and Intel are creating havoc for their competitors by ra... More

A massive disconnect exists today between consumers and providers. As consumers, we have a greater selection of higher quality goods and services to choose from, yet our experience of obtaining and using these items is more frustrating than ever. At the same time, companies find themselves with...... More

The authors of "The Balanced Scorecard" and "The Strategy-Focused Organization" present a blueprint any organization can follow to align processes, people, and information technology for superior performance.Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton, authors of "The Balanced Scorecard and "The Strategy-F... More