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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -A commemorative edition of the landmark book from Patrick Lencioni When it was published ten years ago, The Five Temptations of a CEO was like no other business book that came before. Highly sought-after management consultant Patrick Lencioni deftly told the tale of a young CEO who, facing his first annual board review, knows he is failing, but doesn't know why. Refreshingly original and utterly compelling, this razor-sharp novelette plus self-assessment (written to be read in one sitting) serves as a timeless and potent reminder that success as a leader can come down to practicing a few simple behaviors that are painfully difficult for each of us to master. Any executive can learn how to recognize the mistakes that leaders can make and how to avoid them. The lessons in The Five Temptations of a CEO, are as relevant today as ever, and this special anniversary edition celebrates ten years of inspiration and enlightenment with a brand-new introduction and reflections from Lencioni on new challenges in business and leadership that have arisen in the past ten years.Wiley-VCH GmbH, Boschstraße 12, 69469 Weinheim Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Commemorative Edition of a Landmark Book from Patrick Lencioni'Patrick Lencioni's combination of homey management truths and simpleprose has struck a chord with business leaders tired of jargon and complicated strategic models.'-The Wall Street Journal'This book reflects so much of what I love about Patrick's insights; thought provoking, challenging of the accepted, simple but not simplistic, and highly practical. It should be a primer for leaders at all levels-not just CEOs.'-Colleen C. Barrett, president Southwest Airlines Co.'Lencioni's remarkable ability to tell a compelling story is what sets this book apart from most other leadership books.' -Pat Esser, president, Cox Communications'I talk about the Five Temptations in all my leadership programs and have used it to enhance my leadership and the leadership of others.'-David C. Novak, chairman, CEO, and president Yum! Brands'The Five Temptations of a CEO is a thoughtprovoking story, a reason to examine your behavior in light of your current challenges. Read it, reflect on its message, make changes, and read it again in a few months.'-Edward T. Reilly, president and CEO, American Management Association.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Features tons of formulas and practice problems to hone your skillsThe fun and easy way(r) to do financial computations to be successful in businessAre you baffled by business math Never fear - this easy-to-understand guide explains complex formulas and concepts in plain English and shows you how to use them day to day on the job. From using basic algebra to solve proportions and statistics to analyze data to reading financial statements, calculating wages and commissions, and managing investments, you'll gain the skills you need to conduct real-world business.Discover how to:\* Apply formulas and theories to everyday business\* Navigate payroll situations\* Use formulas in spreadsheets\* Manage inventory or properties\* Improve your analytical thinking.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Praise for MARKETING for RAINMAKERS'In a business environment where everything looks the same to the consumer, Phil Fragasso helps his clients rise above the competition. His innovative methods and thought-provoking ideas helped our sales force seriously consider ways they might differentiate themselves from the crowd.'--Todd Clarke, President, CLS Investment Firm'Phil Fragasso is a marketing leader with a track record of success demonstrating that good sales and marketing ideas can also be fun. He has a history of introducing breakthrough marketing techniques applicable to companies of all sizes. Phil's approach to marketing has always been creative, effective, and irreverent--but never irrelevant.'--Charles Salmans, Principal, Global Public Relations, Mercer'Effective marketing is less about what you do and more about how you think. Phil's book provides a strong foundation to build a marketing mindset that will help set you apart from the competition.'--Karen Kaplan, President, Hill Holliday'Phil's years of experience in marketing are evident in this incredibly comprehensive, easy-to-use guide for marketing practitioners at all levels.'--Christy White, Principal, Cogent Research, LLC'Old-school marketing still reigns supreme--except in the minds of a small number of innovative marketers like Phil Fragasso. Phil has an innate ability to put himself in the place of the customer and drive marketing programs that engage and inspire.'--Tom Asacker, author of Sandbox Wisdom and A Clear Eye for Branding'Marketing for Rainmakers offers a brilliant and long-needed compilation of good old-fashioned common sense, coupled with Phil's penetrating insight--masterfully placed in one entertaining and informative narrative. What a gift; what an opportunity!'--Marcia S. Wagner, President, The Wagner Law Group.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Praise for The Mary Kay Way'One of the most inspiring entrepreneurial leaders, Mary Kay always understood the importance of people and the value they can bring to an organization.'-J.W. Marriott, Jr., Chairman and CEO, Marriott International, Inc.'Mary Kay knew that when you put people first and then surround them with processes and disciplines that recognize their efforts, performance will soar.'-David C. Novak, Chairman and CEO, Yum! Brands, Inc. (KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Long John Silver's, A&W)Mary Kay Ash built a global independent sales force that today numbers 1.8 million women, and is respected by business and academic leaders. How The secret is in this book.For forty-five years, the principles in The Mary Kay Way have helped the company succeed through changing economic times and explosive global growth. It has been said that no company wholeheartedly embodies the values and reflects the beliefs of its founder more than Mary Kay Inc. Now you can put the same inspiring principles to work for you.Recognized today as America's greatest woman entrepreneur, Mary Kay Ash stepped out in 1963 in a man's world to blaze a new path for women. She grew her business based not on the rules of competition, but on The Golden Rule. By 'praising people to success' and 'sandwiching every bit of criticism between two heavy layers of praise,' this energetic Texas titan opened new opportunities for women around the world and built a multibillion-dollar corporation.Mary Kay's unconventional business philosophy was first published in 1984. Now revised and updated for the first time, with examples from her company's top independent salespeople, The Mary Kay Way is perhaps her most important legacy.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Thirteen years ago, Tom Bloch was CEO of H&R Block, the groundbreaking tax organization. The son of the company's founder, he was a happily married 41-year-old executive, but something was missing from his life.After a nineteen-year career at the company, Bloch resigned his position to become a math teacher in an impoverished inner-city section of Kansas City.Stand for the Best reveals Bloch's struggles to make a difference for his marginalized students and how he eventually co-founded a successful charter school, University Academy.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Customer relationship management, or CRM, is certainly a hot topic in business today. If you have a small or medium-sized business, chances are you're already aware of all it can do for you. But with so many options and so much to think about, how do you get a CRM system in place with a minimum of hassle Well, Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4 For Dummies is a great place to start!Written by veteran CRM experts Joel Scott and David Lee, this friendly guide will have you understanding and using Microsoft's CRM solution in a jiffy. Whether you're considering a CRM system for the first time or you've decided to switch from another system to Microsoft Dynamics CRM, this book will make it easy to:\* Maintain and manage all your customer information\* Personalize Microsoft CRM to work for your business\* Set up CRM to support sales, marketing, and customer service\* Use the Outlook client\* Manage territories and business units\* Create and manage activities\* Generate quotes and invoices\* Implement and manage a marketing campaign\* Work with contracts, and much moreMicrosoft Dynamics CRM 4 For Dummies is packed with information on the latest version, It will help you get a unified view of your customer information and interactions through integrated sales, marketing, and customer service features. And that, as every business owner knows, is important to improving your bottom line!

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Praise for Chain of BlameThe truth behind America's housing and mortgage crisis'Two of the smartest, most entertaining investigative reporters alive, describe one of the most important financial stories of our time. If you had any skin at all in the housing boom, you've got to read the story of exactly how that boom went bust. As Paul Muolo did with the S&L crisis of the '80s, he and Mathew Padilla have now become the chief chroniclers of the subprime crisis.'-David Asman, Host of America's Nightly Scoreboard on Fox Business Network and Forbes on Fox on Fox News Channel, and former op-ed editor of the Wall Street Journal'Paul Muolo and Mathew Padilla display their deep knowledge of the mortgage industry and all its players. Chain of Blame is a comprehensive examination of a crisis that affects us all.'-Scott Cohn, Senior Correspondent, CNBCIn the summer of 2007, the subprime empire that Wall Street had built all came crashing down. On average, fifty lenders a month were going bust-and the people responsible for the crisisincluded not justunregulated loan brokers andcon artists, but also investment bankers and home loan institutions traditionally perceived as completely trustworthy.Chain of Blame chronicles this incredible disaster, with a specific focus on the players who participated in such a fundamentally flawed fiasco. Authors Paul Muolo and Mathew Padilla, well-regarded journalists for National Mortgage News and the Orange County Register respectively, reveal the truth behind how this crisis occurred, what individuals and institutions-from lenders and brokers to some of the biggest investment banks in the world-were doing during this critical time, and who is ultimately responsible for what happened.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Praise for The Age of Heretics'A remarkable job of showing how revolutionary change in management originated. These are no mere 'currents of change,' but rather a thundering waterfall of intellectual and moral forces reshaping business.'--Peter Senge, author, The Fifth Discipline and coauthor, The Necessary Revolution'Any twenty-first-century leader interested in creating the organizations of the future will find this book compelling. Art Kleiner lays out the evolution of the most significant management tools, theories, and concepts in a very accessible manner.'--Ram Charan, advisor to CEOs and author, Leaders at All Levels and The Game Changer'The extensively revised and updated edition of The Age of Heretics is long overdue. Kleiner offers a brilliant synthesis of business history, thought leadership, and power politics.'--Robert Morris, management consultant and business book reviewer for Amazon, Borders, and others'Art Kleiner has uncovered a kind of secret history that links the medieval monastic orders, the counterculture of the sixties, and the key agents of corporate change in the modern world. I think it's a landmark for people inside and outside the most influential institution of the modern age--the corporation.'--Howard Rheingold, author, Virtual Reality, Virtual Communities, and Tools for Thought'Corporate change continues to accelerate these days unaware of its own history. Art Kleiner's lucid account shows how the revolution began in the ideas and passions of a handful of revolutionaries.'--Stewart Brand, founder, Whole Earth Catalog and Long Now Foundation'The Age of Heretics is a primer of great interest, one that will move people within organizations to widen their sense of the possible.'--Doug Carlston, founder of Broderbund Software and chairman, Public Radio International.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Praise for Beverly Engel For The Nice Girl Syndrome.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Applied anthropology is more relevant than ever before in today's complex and interconnected world. Factors internal and external to the discipline indicate that job opportunities for anthropologists outside the academy will continue to develop in the 21st century. The main objective of the current volume is to explore the potential for this growing trend of anthropological engagement. Thirteen chapters by 15 academics and practitioners provide specific advice to students and practitioners on the benefits and challenges of careers in applied anthropology in both national and international arenas. Contributors offer practical, step-by-step advice on such diverse topics as practicing anthropology with an M.A. degree, careers in national and international consultancy, small consulting business development, executive leadership, combining careers in applied anthropology and the academy, field school training, collaborative research and public engagement, and deploying applied anthropology in nonanthropological settings. Contributors stress the relevance and training in anthropology and the many opportunities available to put anthropology to use in the real world.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This guidebook provides an overview to the proven Applied Strategic Planning process. Written for the planning team and other key members who will participate in the process, this important resource offers encouragement for the team who must provide data for the planning process and helps to identify questions for further discussion. The Applied Strategic Planning approach helps organizations identify their ideal future and develop a plan to achieve that future. ASP is highly responsive to environments undergoing rapid change, where the very rules of doing business are constantly shifting. The companion The Applied Strategic Planning Consultant's Toolkit- written by the consultants who created the process-includes the tools, techniques and processes that can help guide an organization through the strategic planning process.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This textbook is aimed at the majority of students, who need to quickly acquire a concise overview of soil science. Many current soil science textbooks still cater for a traditional student market where students embark on three years study in a narrow discipline. The growth in modular degree schemes has meant that soil science is now often taught as self-standing unit as part of broad based degree program. Students pursuing this type of course are increasingly reluctant to purchase expensive textbooks that are too detailed and often assume a scientific background. For those opting to specialise in soil science there are a variety of good textbooks to choose from. This short informative guide, will be particularly useful for students who do not possess a traditional scientific background, such as those studying geography, environment science, ecology and agriculture.Only textbook to cater for introductory courses in soil science.Provides an affordable concise overview of soil science.Learning exercises and chapter summaries enhance usability.Annotated suggestions for further reading.Based on proven and successful modular course structure.Emphasis on readability and interactive learning.No scientific background assumed.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is an essential resource for anyone designing or facilitating online learning. It introduces an easy, practical model (R2D2: read, reflect, display, and do) that will show online educators how to deliver content in ways that benefit all types of learners (visual, auditory, observational, and kinesthetic) from a wide variety of backgrounds and skill levels. With a solid theoretical foundation and concrete guidance and examples, this book can be used as a handy reference, a professional guidebook, or a course text. The authors intend for it to help online instructors and instructional designers as well as those contemplating such positions design, develop, and deliver learner-centered online instruction.Empowering Online Learning has 25 unique activities for each phase of the R2D2 model as well as summary tables helping you pick and choose what to use whenever you need it. Each activity lists a description, skills addressed, advice, variations, cost, risk, and time index, and much more.This title is loaded with current information about emerging technologies (e.g., simulations, podcasts, wikis, blogs) and the Web 2.0. With a useful model, more than 100 online activities, the latest information on emerging technologies, hundreds of quickly accessible Web resources, and relevance to all types and ages of learners--Empowering Online Learning is a book whose time has come.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Women and the Reformation gathers historical materials and personal accounts to provide a comprehensive and accessible look at the status and contributions of women as leaders in the 16th century Protestant world.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Fundamentals of Queueing Theory, 4th Edition' presents the analytic modeling of queues using up-to-date examples and detailed coverage of the fundamentals of analytic modeling. A fresh emphasis on telecommunications enlivens the text, and spreadsheet programs for Excel and Quattro on the related Web site will help you understand the sensitivity of waiting-line systems to parameter and environmental changes. New material and discussions on call centers, numerical techniques (such as TAM, TRM, and LC), and simulation have been added. Software programs for additional systems, mathematical details with numerical results, and intuitive arguments are also included.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Religiom and Spirituality in the Moder World.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In An Introduction to Corporate Finance, Ross Geddes provides a complete overview of the fundamentals of corporate finance from an investment banker's perspective. Split into two distinct sections; the first provides insights into financial advice, careers in corporate finance, sources of capital, mergers and acquisitions, flotations, international equity offerings and rights issues, and management buy-outs. The second section describes the main valuation techniques used to price (or value) companies during the transactions described. It also includes chapters on the determination of the cost of capital and shareholder value.Written by a former investment banker, this book will be of interest to those currently employed or interested in working in the City of London; whether at an investment bank, law firm, or accountancy firm. Others will want to read this book in order to learn more about some of the most eventful and exciting corporate transactions that make the headlines of the business pages.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -A commemorative edition of the landmark book from Patrick Lencioni When it was published ten years ago, The Five Temptations of a CEO was like no other business book that came before. Highly sought-after management consultant Patrick Lencioni deftly told the tale of a young CEO who, facing his first annual board review, knows he is failing, but doesn't know why. Refreshingly original and utterly compelling, this razor-sharp novelette plus self-assessment (written to be read in one sitting) serves as a timeless and potent reminder that success as a leader can come down to practicing a few simple behaviors that are painfully difficult for each of us to master. Any executive can learn how to recognize the mistakes that leaders can make and how to avoid them. The lessons in The Five Temptations of a CEO, are as relevant today as ever, and this special anniversary edition celebrates ten years of inspiration and enlightenment with a brand-new introduction and reflections from Lencioni on new challenges in business and leadership that have arisen in the past ten years. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Cutting edge internal auditingJeffrey RidleyCutting Edge Internal Auditing provides guidance and knowledge for every internal auditor, encouraging each to pioneer new ground in the development of their professional practices in all risk management, control and governance processes.Serving as an excellent reference guide that develops a pattern of internal auditing now and for the future, this book explores the concept of 'cutting edge' internal auditing as an imaginative adventure: demonstrating how this has influenced and will continue to influence the development of professionalism in internal auditing.Built on the foundations of Jeffrey Ridley's extensive internal auditing experience across the public and private sectors, the author uses his articles and research to explore and develop the motivations, goals and categories of innovation in internal auditing today. It develops and brings up to date an imaginative internal auditing model, created and used by the author in the early 1980s, drawing on research and guidance by The Institute of Internal Auditors Inc., its Research Foundation and the Institute of Internal Auditors - UK and Ireland.Each chapter stands alone by focusing on an individual internal auditing theme, considered from both the perspective of internal auditing and its customers to suggest an appropriate vision as a goal for every internal audit activity. Each chapter also includes self-assessment questions to challenge the readers understanding of its messages.Accompanied by a CD ROM containing some of the author's training slides and seventy case studies, many written by leading internal audit practitioners, this book creates a vision for future cutting edge internal auditing.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This second volume of the landmark Architectural Theory anthology surveys the development of architectural theory from the Franco-Prussian war of 1871 until the end of the twentieth century. Together with volume I, it is the first anthology to follow the full range of architectural literature from its beginnings in classical times to its impact today.Drawing on diverse international texts, this book explores various reform movements in Europe and North America, including Arts & Crafts; spans the technological and conceptual innovations of the late-nineteenth century in connection with the rise and development of modern theory; and reviews early critiques of modernism, the 'post-modern' discussions of the 1970s, and post-structural and regionalist thought in the 1980s. The editors also consider the counter-movements of the 1990s - inspired by the digital revolution, technological innovations, and growing concerns for sustainable design.This anthology maps a wide array of debates in architectural history, placing the writings of starchitects like Koolhaas, Eisenman, and Lynn alongside the work of prominent architectural critics. It also sheds new historical perspective on topics such as ecology and sustainability, as well as CAD and blobs. The result is an inspiring and comprehensive resource for those studying or working in architectural theory and art history.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book is a comprehensive introduction to the application of geoscience to criminal investigations. Clearly structured throughout, the text follows a path from the large-scale application of remote sensing, landforms and geophysics in the first half to the increasingly small-scale examination of rock and soils to trace amounts of material. The two scales of investigation are linked by geoscience applications to forensics that can be applied at a range of dimensions. These include the use of topographic mapping, x-ray imaging, geophysics and remote sensing in assessing whether sediment, rocks or concrete may have hidden or buried materials inside for example, drugs, weapons, bodies.This book describes the wider application of many different geoscience-based methods in assisting law enforcers with investigations such as international and national crimes of genocide and pollution, terrorism and domestic crime as well as accident investigation. The text makes a clear link to the increasingly important aspects of the spatial distribution of geoscience materials (be it soil sampling or the distribution of mud-spatter on clothing), Geographic Information Science and geostatistics.\* A comprehensive introduction to the application of geoscience to criminal investigation\* Examples taken from an environmental and humanitarian perspective in addition to the terrorist and domestic criminal cases more regularly discussed\* A chapter on the use of GIS in criminalistics and information on unusual applications and methods - for example underwater scene mapping and extraterrestrial applications\* Material on how geoscience methods and applications are used at a crime scene\* Accompanying website including key images and references to further material\* An invaluable text for both undergraduate and postgraduate students taking general forensic science degrees or geoscience courses'The whole book is peppered with useful and appropriate examples from the authors' wide experiences and also from the wider literature. an essential purchase for any forensic science department as well as for any law enforcement organisation.' Lorna Dawson, Macaulay Institute.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A hands-on and practical guide to professional fulfillment and business success.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Introduction to SecuritizationA comprehensive overview of securitizationWith this book, Frank Fabozzi and Vinod Kothari bring together their extensive expertise in this field to present asset and financial managers, as well as finance students, with comprehensive information on one of the most important topics in modern-day finance.Introduction to Securitization outlines the basics of securitization, addressing applications for this technology to mortgages, collateralized debt obligations, future flows, credit cards, and auto loans. The authors present a comprehensive overview of the topic based on the experience they have gathered through years of interaction with practitioners and graduate students around the world. The authors offer coverage of such key topics as: structuring agency MBS deals and nonagency deals, credit enhancements and sizing, using interest rate derivatives in securitization transactions, asset classes securitized, operational risk factors, implications for financial markets, and applying securitization technology to CDOs. Finally, in the appendices, the authors provide an essential introduction to credit derivatives, an explanation of the methodology for the valuation of MBS/ABS, and the estimation of interest rate risk.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Fully updated and expanded, the second edition of this popular text covers all the main causes of acquired speech and language disorders in childhood. 25 cases of children with these disorders are described and their management explained in detail, most from onset and including long term outcomes. New features of the book include a chapter on speech and language disturbance due to cerebral tumour and the treatment of childhood cancers, as well as an expanded chapter on cerebral infection that includes recent work on children surviving cerebral malaria, one of the largest causes of cerebral infection world-wide. The book is suitable for all who want to update and expand their knowledge of these conditions, both undergraduates and postgraduates, particularly speech and language therapists, but also psychologists, teachers and others.