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96 Great Interview Questions to Ask Before You Hire [Secure Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Paul Falcone
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 Every harried interviewer knows the danger of throwing out vague questions to a potential employee. You get canned answers in response--and the result can be a disastrous hiring decision. Now there's a quick way to find out what really makes a candidate tick. Presented in a handy question-and-answer format, this new book supplies 96 probing interview questions, plus helpful tips on interpreting the responses. It details how to: elicit spontaneous, truthful responses; watch out for red flags that... more info>> 1996
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Are You Dumb Enough to Be Rich?: The Amazingly Simple Way to Make Millions in Real Estate [Secure eReader (recommended)]
by G. William Barnett
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No investment strategy has created more millionaires than real estate. Even in less-than-stellar economies, real estate offers a "safe harbor" to people wishing to make smart, low-risk investments. And now there's a foolproof, step-by-step system even financial novices can use to achieve wealth and financial freedom. Are You Dumb Enough to Be Rich? gives people the resources and information they need to make serious amounts of money from buying and selling real estate. This essent... more info>>
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Coaching, Counseling & Mentoring: How to Choose & Use the Right Technique to Boost Employee Performance [Secure Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Florence Stone
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 Long gone are the days when managing meant simply telling people what to do. Managers today must master a host of other roles if they want to be effective leaders--including coaching, counseling, and mentoring. This is the first book to cover all three of these crucial skills, providing models for each role and showing readers how to adapt them to specific situations--and improve employee performance across all levels. Packed with self-tests, real-life scenarios, and hands-on, practical guidance... more info>> 1998
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Delivering Knock Your Socks Off Service [Secure Microsoft Reader]
by Kristin Anderson & Ron Zemke
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This bright and breezy service primer has proven itself a big hit with frontline service providers and service managers alike! For the nearly 80% of America's workforce that provides service, this friendly tool makes sure the "good service" message gets across loud and clear. Using anecdotes, cartoons, and checklists the book make its point: "As far as customers are concerned you are the company. This is not a burden, but the core of your job. You hold in your hands the power to keep customers c... more info>> 1997
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Finding and Keeping Great Employees [Secure Microsoft Reader/eReader (recommended)]
by Jim Harris, Ph.D. & Joan Brannick, Ph.D.
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Based on extensive research into "best practices" at a wide variety of organizations, Finding and Keeping Great Employees reveals how some of today's most progressive companies are meeting that challenge--and shutting down the revolving door--by leveraging their core purpose and corporate culture to attract and retain top talent. They are creating a workforce of people whose values and skills align closely with the organization's driving purpose--a match that ensures competitive advantage. Findi... more info>> 1999
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Managing Workplace Negativity [Secure eReader (recommended)]
by Gary S. Topchik
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The symptoms: increased customer complaints, high turnover, low quality of work, increased absences, loss of morale and motivation, lack of creativity and innovation, loss of loyalty to the organization. The diagnosis: workplace negativity. The cure: Managing Workplace Negativity. Workplace negativity may seem like an intangible problem--but it has very tangible consequences for the companies it afflicts. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that U.S. companies lose $3 billion a yea... more info>> 2000
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Nanocosm: Nanotechnology and the Big Changes Coming from the Inconceivably Small [Secure eReader (recommended)]
by William Ilsey Atkinson
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Singly and collectively, the nanocosm will transform us. It will alter, from the inside out, the myriad small details that affect us. Perceived or not, it will be the agent of revolution. -- William Illsey Atkinson Imagine: you're looking down at the Earth from space. Oceans and continents blur as the planet transforms into one bright blue ball. And it doesn't stop with our own solar system. There are just as many galaxies in the universe as there are stars in our own! Now reverse the directi... more info>>
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Semper Fi: Business Leadership the Marine Corps Way [Secure eReader (recommended)]
by Dan Carrison & Rod Walsh
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Semper fidelis--Latin for "always faithful"--is both the motto of the U.S. Marine Corps and the inspiration for this totally new approach to corporate leadership. Written by two former marines who are now successful businessmen, Semper Fi goes behind the scenes to pinpoint what works for the USMC. But the book is about far more than barking orders to underlings, mandating a grueling fitness program, or charging over the top with bayonets flashing. Rather, it takes the best leadership tactics use... more info>> 1998
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The 108 Skills of Natural Born Leaders [Secure eReader (recommended)]
by Warren Blank
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Some people appear to be "natural born leaders." But are they literally born that way? Or have they been taught, coached, rewarded, and reinforced in ways that enable them to be leaders? According to The 108 Skills of Natural Born Leaders, no one is born a leader. But everyone has the natural born capacity to lead. We label people "natural born leaders" because they consistently and frequently model qualities that inspire others to commit to their direction. This book identifies the skill set th... more info>> 2001
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The 75 Greatest Management Decisions Ever Made: ...and 21 of the Worst [Secure eReader (recommended)]
by Stuart Crainer
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What is the common thread tying together such diverse and seemingly unrelated figures as Mickey Mouse, the Marlboro Man, Julius Caesar, and P. T. Barnum? Find out in The 75 Greatest Management Decisions Ever Made, a pithy compendium celebrating pinnacles of decision-making that have shaped management through the ages--and left their indelible impressions on business and society. Sometimes controversial, sometimes irreverent, but always witty and informative, this book represents ma... more info>>
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The Bible on Leadership: From Moses to Matthew -- Management Lessons for Contemporary Leaders [Secure eReader (recommended)]
by Lorin Woolfe
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Millions have been inspired by the Bible's spiritual lessons. Now, Lorin Woolfe provides a unique way to view the Bible... for leadership lessons that can be applied to our modern business world. Consider David's courage and innovation in slaying Goliath with just a stone and a sling; Moses' outstanding "succession planning" in picking Joshua; Joseph and the political skills that brought him to the seat of power; and of course, Jesus' compassion, communication skills, and vision... more info>>
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The First-Time Manager [Secure eReader (recommended)]
by Loren B. Belker
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Thousands of managers have learned the ropes with this classic primer on mastering supervisory skills!
Now completely updated and expanded, The First-Time Manager is filled with expert information on all the basics of the job, from managing time and stress to motivating and counseling employees. Written in an easy-to-grasp conversational style, it includes 11 new chapters on today's crucial issues, such as how to:
* develop an effective management style and master team-building skills
... more info>> 1997
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The Naked Employee: How Technology is Compromising Workplace Privacy [Secure eReader (recommended)]
by Frederick S. Lane III
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What are the boundaries of employee privacy... and who should draw them? Most people would be startled to know the many ways in which their employers are capable of intruding on privacy. Huge technological advances are steadily shrinking workers' personal space, and it's up to individuals to know which parts of their daily lives may fall under the corporate magnifying glass. Corporations have the means to monitor e-mails, phone conversations, and web-surfing, but that's not all... Among ot... more info>>
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The Power of Positive Criticism [Secure eReader (recommended)]
by Hendrie Weisinger, Ph.D.
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Here's some invaluable, hands-on guidance on a very touchy subject. Some people just can't take criticism. And some people just can't give it--not in a positive, motivating, mutually beneficial manner, anyway. That's too bad, because criticism is essential to many aspects of business, such as performance appraisals, quality control, and team functioning, to name a few. This empowering book helps readers take the sting out of criticism--and transform it from a destructive, demoralizing disaster i... more info>> 1999
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Your Successful Real Estate Career [Secure eReader (recommended)]
by Kenneth Edwards
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No other book will prepare readers for a career in real estate better than the third edition of this best-selling guide. Completely updated, it supplies up-to-the-minute information on everything readers need to achieve long-term satisfaction and success--from passing the licensing exam to dealing with difficult people and situations. The book features new sections on the impact of technology, property disclosure laws, and changes in management practices and regulatory agencies--not to mention t... more info>> 1997
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