A practical guide to achieving your goals - from starting a business to running a marathon - despite anything and everything life throws at you. We all have an idea or project that we'd like to pursue, and countless reasons why we can't: it may be that it's too expensive, or we lack the time, confidence, or skills. Inevitably, there are obstacles that get between us and our a...(展开全部)

Let's face it. In this chaotic world of teams, matrix management, and horizontal organizations, it's tougher than ever to get things done. How do you lead when you're not the one in charge? How can you be effective when joint action is needed? You need an edge in order to reach solutions and effectively work with others.

Open the front door and step inside a house exploding with patterns, colors, and Laura Ljungkvistas signature line Young children can follow the line through every room, discovering hidden surprises. From the kitchen with its stocked refrigerator, to the playroom brimming with toys, to the basement with its shiny toolbox, this house is filled with visual treasures. Questions p...(展开全部)

《卓有成效的管理者》告诉我们：一群平凡人，能做出不平凡的事业吗？这是完全可以做到的。只要我们组织中的每一个人都能做到卓有成效。卓有成效可以学会吗？卓有成效是可以学会的。每个人都必须卓有成效吗？卓有成效是管理者必须做到的事，但是在所有的知识组织中。每一位知识工作者其实都是管理者一即使他没有所谓的职权。只要他能为组织做出突出的贡献。管理者的成效往往是决定组织工作成效的最关键因素；并不是只有高级管理人员才是管理者，所有负责行动和决策而又有助于提高机构工作效能的人，都应该像管理者一样工作和思考。如何卓有成效？记录并分析时间的使用情况，把眼光集中在贡献上，充分发挥人的长处，要事优先，有效决策。 What makes an effective executive? The measure of the executive, Peter F....(展开全部)

The first make-or-break step in persuading anyone to do any thing is getting them to hear you out. Whether the person is a harried colleague, a stressed-out client, or an insecure spouse, things will go from bad to worse if you can't break through emotional barricades. Drawing on his experience as a psychiatrist, business consultant, and coach, and backed by the latest scientif...(展开全部)

The book that shows how to get the job done and deliver results . . . whether you’re running an entire company or in your first management job Larry Bossidy is one of the world’s most acclaimed CEOs, a man with few peers who has a track record for delivering results. Ram Charan is a legendary advisor to senior executives and boards of directors, a man with unparalleled insight...(展开全部)

This book gives you advice on behaviour management that is easily accessible and equally easy to apply. After all how many of us, snowed under with reports to write and lessons to plan, have time to wade through endless theory? It provides plenty of information on the basic of behaviour management, lots of tips for controlling your classes, and ideas for managing the physical a...(展开全部)

Sue Cowley is an expert on behaviour management, and on creative approaches to teaching and learning. She has written numerous bestselling education and parenting books, which have been translated and published around the world. Sue has written for many teaching publications and was a regular presenter on Teachers TV. She has also been called to appear in front of the Education...(展开全部)

In 1889, the editor of the San Francisco Examiner, having accepted an article from Rudyard Kipling, informed the author that he should not bother to submit any more. "This isn't a kindergarten for amateur writers," the editor wrote. "I'm sorry, Mr. Kipling, but you just don't know how to use the English language." A century later, John Grisham was turned down by sixteen agents ...(展开全部)

The world's bestselling guide to negotiation. Getting to Yes has been in print for over thirty years, and in that time has helped millions of people secure win-win agreements both at work and in their private lives. Including principles such as: Don't bargain over positions Separate the people from the problem and Insist on objective criteria Getting to Yes simplifies the whole...(展开全部)