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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Praise for THE AWAKENING COURSE.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Learn the relationship-building secrets that lead to lifelong clients, repeat customers, and endless referralsIn today's commoditized marketplace, no matter what product or service you sell, there's probably someone somewhere able to offer it cheaper, faster, and maybe even better. So how do you differentiate yourself from your competitors The Connectors shows that the only thing that truly sets you apart is the quality of your relationships with your clients and customers.Everyone knows that relationships are important in business. Yet most people would admit that their relationships could be better--but don't spend time working on the underlying skills. This book explains how to develop better, more profitable connections--as illustrated proven by some of the world's most successful professionals. Even if you're not a 'people person,' you can dramatically grow your business or your career through a few simple approaches to relationship-building.The Connectors presents a five-step methodology that lead to lifelong clients, repeat customers, and endless referrals. Inside, you'll learn how to:\* Stop networking and start truly connecting\* Create an avalanche of referrals and an army of happy customers\* Become a 'connector,' even if you've never been a 'people person'\* Find your social IQ--and improve it\* Put relationship-building principles to work daily\* Focus on others and reap the rewards yourself\* Ask the right questions--and sell without selling\* Differentiate yourself through the impact you have on othersIn The Connectors, Maribeth Kuzmeski, founder of Red Zone Marketing, LLC, and consultant to Fortune 500 firms, shows you how to build profitable, long-lasting business relationships.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The definitive story of Fischer Black, one of the greatest financial minds of all timeBesides revolutionizing finance with the Black-Scholes option pricing model, Fischer Black forever changed Wall Street by developing what is now known as quantitative finance. Fischer Black and the Revolutionary Idea of Finance explores Black's intellectual journey from Harvard to the offices of ADL, from the University of Chicago to MIT, and then to Goldman Sachs. This poignant book tells the story of one man's intellectual adventure at the very center of modern finance, fully describing the birth of quantitative finance and financial engineering along the way.\* Years of research and interviews with Black's business and academic associates, as well as family and friends, are distilled into a scholarly yet personal story of the formation and development of the extraordinary mind and unique character of this unassuming renegade\* Black deciphered the universe of modern finance in ways that went underappreciated for many years and would have won the Nobel Prize in Economics, if not for his untimely death in 1995\* Author Perry Mehrling weaves Black's personal story with the birth of modern finance into a vignette-based business biography that captures the essence of this extraordinary man, explaining, for the first time, the ground-breaking impact Fischer Black had on the worlds of money and finance as well as world marketsThis compelling biography of the 'Einstein of Finance' follows Fischer Black through his incredible career, from his transition from academia to one of the most elite of firms on Wall Street--Goldman Sachs--where he developed quantitative models that tens of thousands of professionals still use today. Fischer Black and the Revolutionary Idea of Finance demystifies this genius of finance and provides an engaging and entertaining look at a man whose life's work encapsulates modern financial theory.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Drawing from the more than twenty years of experience of the New Teacher Center, Mentoring Teachers illuminates the subtleties and struggles of becoming an excellent and effective mentor. Step-by-step, the book outlines how people develop and grow as mentors, and the authors share the following five 'tensions' as the key areas of focus:

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Combine social media with traditional marketing techniques for breakthrough results!While social media is doing much to change the marketing landscape, it doesn't mean you have to take an either/or approach between it and more traditional methods. And the Clients Went Wild! gives you the tools to take an eclectic approach and pick the best, most wildly successful marketing methods--traditional, online, or both--to win at a given marketing goal. And, whether by means of Facebook, Twitter, streaming video, or by old-fashioned word of mouth, public relations, or personal sales skill, the goal is to win, right \* Find real-life examples of success from some of today's best businesses\* Shows how to integrate and benefit from both traditional and new marketing methods\* Uses the proven business growth strategy Red Zone Marketing(r) as a central concept\* Author has proven the concepts successful in her work for numerous major clientsDon't throw out tried and true marketing techniques just for the sake of the new. Do what works! Perfect your marketing mix and win with And the Clients Went Wild!

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Take the mumbo jumbo out of contract law and ace your contracts course.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A technology-enabled management philosophy to accelerate your organizationBusiness at the Speed of Now delivers a new real-time management philosophy and system to leaders looking for better results in today's constantly changing market. Companies that inspire and equip employees and expect them to seize opportunities and solve problems in the now will enjoy a distinct competitive advantage in a world where speed matters most. Get systematic advice on how to build an integrated and transparent management system, enabled by cloud computing and internal social networks. Use this comprehensive guide to create a NOW organization where everyone boldly pursues every opportunity every time.The vast majority of businesses cling to a THEN management model and philosophy designed to prevent immediate action. In this practical handbook, you'll learn how to apply technology to the three essential types of work: Fundamentals (routine work that consumes 95 percent of all resources), Breakthroughs (initiatives that can change the game), and Problems (daily challenges and crises that occur in all organizations).\* Provides a wealth of real-world examples, assessments, tools, guidelines, and checklists that enable readers to apply the concepts immediately\* Offers practical tools for building accountability and transparency into every position, thereby eliminating the loose ends that so often cause business execution to stumble\* Presents the groundbreaking insights of John Bernard, an expert on management theory and practice, the use of social media inside the organization, and the modern workforce, whose company, Mass Ingenuity, consults around the world and develops Web-based tools to support real-time managementSet your organization free from the old THEN management ways that no longer get the results you need. Adopt the new NOW management thinking and the state-of-the-art tools that will get your organization doing business at the speed of now.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The definitive A-to-Z guide to researching, selecting, and starting a viable franchise businessWith more and more professionals looking for alternatives to traditional corporate employment, Become a Franchise Owner! informs would-be franchise owners of the joys and perils of purchasing a franchise. Authored by a trusted, feisty, tell-it-how-it-is independent franchise industry insider, this book offers straightforward, step-by-step tips and advice on how to properly (and carefully) research and select a franchise business.Get tips on how to locate information about franchises, current industry trends, interviews with franchisors, and hot franchise opportunities.\* Offers a self-evaluation to discover if you are 'franchise material'\* Describes how to choose the right franchise for your specific situation\* Lists the 40 crucial questions to ask current franchise ownersOwning a franchise isn't for everyone; in fact, as Joel Libava says, 'it's really not for most people.' But if it is for you, this book can guide you in starting your own successful franchise business.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Is George Michael's crush on his cousin unnatural Is it immoral for Lindsay to lie about stealing clothes to hide her job Is Gob better off living his life in bad faith What inferences can we draw from Tobias's double-entendres Are the pictures really of bunkers or balls.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Many people want to gain trust or support in business and throughout life, but the true skill is doing so in a charming fashion! Whether you're convincing the boss about your much-deserved promotion or a busy restaurateur to offer a better table, the power of persuasion can help improve and increase your successes.Elizabeth Kuhnke, author of the bestselling Body Language For Dummies, guides the reader through easy-to-implement techniques that can turn a timid person into someone bursting with self confidence and the ability to influence.Topics covered will include:\* The key elements in becoming more persuasive - body language, listening skills, using persuasive words and actions\* Finding a common ground and establishing a connection with your audience\* Capturing their attention and keeping them interested\* Putting yourself across convincingly\* Getting things done through others\* Identifying the type of person you're dealing with - and responding in an appropriate manner.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A leading consumer advocate reveals how to protect your money, time, and integrity from corrupt businessesOnce upon a time store prices were simple and fair, businesses stood behind their products with guarantees free of fine print and loopholes, and companies genuinely seemed to care about their valued customers--but those days are long gone. In this groundbreaking exposé, consumer advocate Christopher Elliot reveals the broken relationship between American consumers and businesses and explains how companies came to believe that fooling their customers was a viable, and profitable, business plan.Scammed explores how companies control information to mislead, distort the truth, and even outright lie to their consumers.\* Exposes the various ways companies have led their war against information--from seductive ads, disingenuous fine print, and unconventional promotions that involve seeding discussion forums and blogs with company-friendly comments\* Offers consumers insider knowledge of the system, reasonable expectations, and a clear understanding of the games businesses play\* Christopher Elliott is one of the nation's foremost consumer advocatesProtect yourself, your time, and your money from the predators of the consumer world. Armed with knowledge, readers will become far more discerning and every business's worst nightmare.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A fascinating look at how the brain controls our relationships and romancesNeuroscientists, psychologists, and most men and women readers today have learned that the brain is Grand Central Station for our most erotic associations, memories, and secret desires. The latest c research shows that the popular myth is true: Sexual orientation and identity is hard-wired, the result of our neurological predisposition, not a choice or result of socialization. We instinctively crave connection and relationship as an essential part of our well-being, self-esteem, and pleasure. The process of achieving and recovering from orgasm ignites the same pleasure centers in the brain as exercise, music, religion, food, alcohol, and drugs. Sexual desire can be triggered by a thought, a smell, a touch, or the sight of an object of desire. These sensorium are located at different parts of the brain, and can be activated indefinitely into our senior years.\* Filled with little known and fascinating information about the brain\* The third Scientific American book in the series about the brainThe core science and latest research is drawn from the prestigious Scientific American and Scientific American Mind magazines.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - New tools for tapping the creativity of teams and achieving breakthrough resultsThe Innovative Team is an engaging business fable that reveals the impact our underlying work style preferences have on our teams and their results. The authors present a breakthrough thinking process for developing successful teams. They introduce a uniquely effective set of tools built on FourSight, a measure of problem-solving preferences field-tested by top consultants, which can help anyone from professionals to novices solve problems and achieve performance breakthroughs. FourSight enables teams to understand their patterns of thinking and manage themselves more deliberately toward accomplishing a goal.\* Written as a business fable that recounts the story of a team's journey from dysfunctional to high functioning\* Outlines a new and effective set of tools for enhanced team performance\* Details the four stages of a dynamic breakthrough thinking processThe Innovative Team offers a great resource for management and leadership development professionals, team leaders, and anyone interested in kick-starting innovation in their workplaces and lives.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A Fast Company blogger and former McKinsey consultant profiles the next generation business strategists: the 'Outthinkers''Outthinkers' are entrepreneurs and corporate leaders with a new playbook. They see opportunities others ignore, challenge dogma others accept as truth, rally resources others cannot influence, and unleash new strategies that disrupt their markets. Outthink the Competition proves that business competition is undergoing a fundamental paradigm shift and that during such revolutions, outthinkers beat traditionalists.Outthink the Competition presents stories of breakthrough companies like Apple, Google, Vistaprint, and Rosetta Stone whose stunning performances defy traditional explanation and will inspire readers to outthink the competition. Core concepts in the book include:\* Discover the Eight Dimensions of Disruption\* Learn to play by the Outthinker Playbook\* Develop the Five Habits of the Outthinker\* Implement the Outthinker ProcessIt's time to buck tradition in order to stay ahead. Outthink the competition and uncover opportunities hiding in plain sight.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Somewhere along the way, something has gone very wrong with the way individuals invest and save. All too often, ordinary people are drawn in by promotional suggestions masquerading as impartial investment advice and end up saddled with more risk than they realize.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Build a disruptive marketing agency for the modern ageThe marketing services industry is on the cusp of a truly transformational period. The old guard, rooted in tradition and resistant to change, will fall and new leaders will emerge. Hybrid marketing agencies that are more nimble, tech savvy, and collaborative will redefine the industry. Digital services will be engrained into the DNA and blended with traditional methods for integrated campaigns. The depth, versatility, and drive of their talent will be the cornerstones of organizations that pursue a higher purpose. The Marketing Agency Blueprint is a practical and candid guide that presents ten rules for building such a hybrid agency.The new marketing agency model will create and nurture diverse recurring revenue streams through a mix of services, consulting, training, education, publishing, and software sales. It will use efficiency and productivity, not billable hours, as the essential drivers of profitability. Its value and success will be measured by outcomes, not outputs. Its strength and stability will depend on a willingness to be in a perpetual state of change, and an ability to execute and adapt faster than competitors. The Marketing Agency Blueprint demonstrates how to:\* Generate more qualified leads, win clients with set pricing and service packages, and secure more long-term retainers\* Develop highly efficient management systems and more effective account teams\* Deliver greater results and value to clientsThis is the future of the marketing services industry. A future defined and led by underdogs and innovators. You have the opportunity to be at the forefront of the transformation.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The sixth book in the Wrightbooks Made Simple series, Options Made Simple is an uncomplicated guide to trading options for beginners. This book outlines some simple, easy to understand strategies anyone can use to start trading options. The book will be a succinct paperback with lower price point, and provide the perfect first step into trading options.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Today's financial landscape and what Wall Street doesn't want you to knowRigged Money is based on one simple truth: Wall Street needs money from Main Street, not the other way around. The financial industry has convinced the general public that investing across different asset classes is the only way to protect wealth, but this is an outdated rule that no longer applies.Since asset classes--small caps, large caps, international investments, gold, and bonds--now overlap when it comes to risk and volatility parameters, the diversification effect is gone. That's exactly what Wall Street doesn't want you to know--that the rules of the game have changed.\* Risk Isn't Constant: Pie charts lie when it comes to accurately describing the risk of stocks and bonds\* Dividends Are No Silver Bullet: They are designed to entice investors rather than to increase a company's value or your net worth\* Buy and Hold is Dead: The financial world (and all the companies and securities in it) moves too quickly and is changing too often for this theory to hold true today\* Gold Is Not an Investment: Gold is today's currency of fear, and this fear is driven by escalating government debtAn unflinching look at this new financial world, Lee Munson's Rigged Money arms today's investors with the simple, smart, and clear advice needed to level the playing field.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - CNBC's Fast Money Commentator Steve Cortes shows how to buck the trend and become a well-informed investorThe public needs to think independently and not be duped, particularly because those who are selling their messages or promoting their ideas have a plethora of powerful media through which to do so. Against the Herd presents six contrarian views of major events that will shape the future. Steve Cortes of CNBC pulls no punches in explaining these trends.Many will find his views counterintuitive and even controversial. Some will find his forecasts alarming. But open-minded readers who are willing to heed his well-informed advice will find it illuminating, beneficial, and profitable.\* Steve Cortes presents six contrarian views of major events that will shape the future for investors including the fall of China and the end of the golden era of free trade\* The contrarian stances are presented because they are actionable\* Reveals how these events will affect global markets and specific investments, and how and when to take advantage of these key movesAgainst the Herd shows you how to profit by bucking conventional wisdom and what to do to get ready when situations call for contrarian investing.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The new edition of The Making of Modern South Africa provides a comprehensive, current introduction to the key themes and debates concerning the history of this controversial country. Engagingly written, the author provides a sharp, analytical overview of the new South Africa.\* Examines the major issues in South Africa's history, from pre-colonial to present, including colonial conquest; the establishment of racism, segregation, and apartheid; resistance movements; and the eventual founding of democracy\* Contains an additional final chapter that takes the story to the present and considers the challenges and compromises of the first two decades of democracy\* Updated with material on post-apartheid era and current issues in South Africa\* The only book that gives direct guidance to bibliographical material and readings on key debates\* Provides a sharp, analytical overview of the new South Africa\* Extensive references are given to the key writings on each topic and the debates between scholars.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Aztecs brings to life one of the best-known indigenous civilizations of the Americas in a vivid, comprehensive account of the ancient Aztecs.\* A thorough examination of Aztec origins and civilization including religion, science, and thought\* Incorporates the latest archaeological excavations and research into explanations of the Spanish conquest and the continuity of Aztec culture in Central Mexico\* Expanded coverage includes key topics such as writing, music, royal tombs, and Aztec predictions of the end of the world.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - New insights for investors and business people looking to create wealth in the turbulent post-crisis worldIn a no holds barred expose of the 2008 financial meltdown from the inside, Ziad K. Abdelnour argues that the political and financial elites have done nothing to fix the structural problems and instead have worsened the situation. By creating more market bubbles, they are actually waging a war on the most productive members of society.For investors, business people, and entrepreneurs that need to navigate the troubled geopolitical waters of the post-crisis world, Abdelnour offers several solutions, including looking at the world anew and understanding that the federal government's primary objective is to promote the creation of an environment conducive to the creation of wealth not job creation, not bailouts, not subsidies, not expansion of the federal bureaucracy, and not providing lifetime support to those who choose not to take advantage of the innumerable opportunities that exist in this nation for them to create a better, more productive life for themselves.Written for investors that need to navigate the troubled geopolitical waters of the post-crisis world\* Offers 'out of the box' investment tactics and strategies to outsmart the system\* Describes political and business solutions that anyone can engage in to restore freedom and prosperityThe author is President and CEO of Blackhawk Partners, Inc., a private family office that has two major lines of business, private equity investments and advisory services, and physical commodities tradingCompelling and persuasive, Economic Warfare reveals that wealth can be created in the new, post-crisis world, but investors need to understand that the rules of the game have changed.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In The Hedgehog Effect, Manfred Kets de Vries presents the case for leadership group coaching as an experiential training ground for learning to function as a high performance team. His group coaching model, incorporating living case studies, has been developed over more than 20 years of delivering programs to top-level executives and sets the standard in the field of leadership group coaching.Written for coaches, consultants, leadership development directors, and anyone working in or with teams, The Hedgehog Effect begins with an in-depth analysis of what teams and groups are all about. The intricacies of leadership coaching are illustrated with an elaborate example of a team coaching intervention. In Part Two, the author applies a psychodynamic lens to the dynamics of teams and groups, taking a close look at relationship patterns, how groups evolve, and the phenomenon of the group-as-a-whole. Part Three takes a more systemic perspective, addressing the challenges that change processes pose for people in organizations, and how to create best places to work. Kets de Vries supports the whole with the story of an organizational change initiative accomplished through group coaching.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The 4th edition of Plumbing continues to provide the definitive single volume text on plumbing, heating and gas installation work, ideal for students working towards their Diploma in plumbing or NVQ/SVQ at levels 2 and 3. Highly illustrated and easy to read and understand, it tackles plumbing topic by topic, in double page spreads with text, full colour illustrations, and clear photographs, enabling the reader to grasp the essentials quickly and easily. This approach ensures it also provides a concise reference for the trained plumber.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Linking Leadership to Student LearningLinking Leadership to Student Learning clearly shows how school leadership improves student achievement. The book is based on an ambitious five-year study on educational leadership that was sponsored by The Wallace Foundation. The authors studied 43 districts, across 9 states and 180 elementary, middle, and secondary schools. In this book, Kenneth Leithwood, Karen Seashore Louis, and their colleagues report on what they found. They examined leadership at each organizational level in the school system--classroom, school, district, community, and state. Their comprehensive approach to investigating school leadership offers a balanced understanding of how the structures within which leaders operate shape what they do. The results within will have significant implications for future policy and practice.Praise for Linking Leadership to Student Learning'Kenneth Leithwood and Karen Seashore Louis offer a seminal new contribution to the leadership field. They provide a rich and authoritative evidence base that demonstrates clearly just why school leadership is so important and how it promotes successful student learning.'--Pamela Sammons, Ph.D., Professor of Education, Department of Education, University of Oxford, Oxford'This ambitious, groundbreaking, and thought provoking treatment of the link between school leadership and student learning is a testament to the outstanding work of these exemplary scholars. This is a 'must read' for academics and practitioners alike.'--Martha McCarthy, President's Professor, Loyola Marymount University, and Chancellor's Professor Emeritus, Indiana University'The question is no longer whether school and district leader's impact student learning, but rather how they do it. The authors provide a convincing answer, one that recognizes the crucial interaction between leader and locality.'--Daniel L. Duke, Professor of Educational Leadership, University of Virginia.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Research Methods in Second Language Acquisition: A Practical Guideis an informative guide to research design and methodology for graduate students and scholars. Each chapter of this volume offers background, step-by-step guidance, and relevant studies to create comprehensive coverage of each method.\* Includes chapters by expert scholars on an array of topics, including second language writing and reading, meta-analyses, research replication, qualitative data collection and analysis, and more\* Includes feature boxes in each chapter highlighting relevant research studies, discussion questions and suggested further readings\* Utilizes research methods and tools from varied fields of study including education, linguistics, psychology, and sociology.