Search Results: Business / Management from Infinity Books Japan

US: Sourcebooks, 2020. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Inside the success of 100 Business Geniuses Risk-loving entrepreneurs. Innovative geniuses. Self-starters and mavericks . The world's greatest businesses were built by unique people, each bringin g their own style and savvy to the marketplace. 100 Great Businesses and the Minds Behind Them is a diverse and inspiring c ollections of great business stories. Covering a variety of success paths, brilliant strategies and engaging entrepreneurs, each profile explores the genius behind the greatest business minds: A mother's inspiration that launched Baby Einstein Aveda's journey from hippie to hip How Guinness overcame a centuries-old problem to conquer new markets TiVo's long fight to explain the genius of their product How Oprah went from person to empire And many more An engrossing look at what makes entrepreneurs… Read More

US: Tata McGraw Hill, 2012. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Some leaders change the fortune of their organization. How do they do it an d what are their virtues? 100 Managers in Action explores facets which have enable 100 managers to emerge as outstanding and impact-making leaders as revealed through their 360 Degree Feedback. After reading this book you will understand that vision, values and foresight take one to the higher positions, while execution and delivery of results make one an influential and impactful individual. Through their analysis of 100 managers across business verticals, the authors illustrate how ordinary people by doing the same things differently turned out to be outstanding leaders.

US: Prentice Hall Direct, 1997. Hardcover. Very Good. Now there's a comprehensive, instant-answer guide to avoiding over 100 of t he most common mistakes made by managers that no business course ever told you about - until now. This valuable career-enhancing guide details where t he pitfalls lie, so you can avoid them more easily, as well as how to recov er from a mistake quickly and prevent it from happening again. You'll disco ver how to avoid such management blunders as not having clear objectives, d elegating the wrong jobs, being defensive to criticism, ignoring office pol itics, taking on risky projects with little payoff, solving performance pro blems with new technology, getting caught up in the rumor mill, letting oth er managers steal away your staff, and much more!

US: Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer, 1999. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. "Get the basics on preparing a meeting engaging participants right away stimulating discussion prompting creative problem solving managing conflict building consensus creating an unforgettable closing and much more! Silberman has drawn a few choice tips from his other resources, but most of 101 Ways to Make Meetings Active is all-new techniques for pumping energy into your business gatherings."--Jacket.

US: Mcgraw-Hill, 1995. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Common sense has never been a hot management topic - but David Freemantle's latest book advocates common sense as the key to successful people management. This controversial, punchy and stimulating book lists simple, straightforward ideas which are designed to challenge managers and make them think 'this is common sense - so why don't I do it?' Forget management trends and the latest quick-fix solution but stick to basic principles such as 'pay well', 'eliminate favourtism' and 'listen and take action'. This book will make managers think seriously about how they manage their people to get the best from them.

US: Basic Books, 2001. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. In business -- or in any endeavor -- ambition is the spirit of onward and u pward, of striving for something worth achieving. It is the driving force b ehind all great experiments and risk-takings, triumphs and failures. For au thors Jim Champy and Nitin Nohria, it is also the instinctive quality that makes the difference between mere management and leadership. Drawing from o riginal interviews with contemporary figures from many walks of life -- inc luding business, politics, science, and the arts -- Champy and Nohria take readers on a journey of discovery, pinpointing the defining moments, or tur ning points, in the evolution of leaders, as they wrestle with critical dec isions and ethical dilemmas. In the process, they reveal some underlying tr uths about leadership, such as the ability to hold onto a dream… Read More

US: Cengage Learning, Inc, 2004. Paperback. Like New. Art of the Advantage brings to life the centuries-old thirty-six Chinese st ratagems and explains how they can be applied to corporate or personal stra tegy. Author Kaihan Krippendorf shows how in using Chinese philosophy, comp anies can create unfamiliar, cutting-edge corporate strategies that are oft en unfamiliar to Western companies allowing them to take their western comp etitors unaware and make them more competitive. Throughout the book, Krippe ndorf uses ten case studies from the world's top business schools to illust rate his points.

Belmont, Calif: Duxbury Press, 1995. Good. Minor highlighting, o/w a readable copy, includes disk: Designed for the one-term introduction to business statistics course with a college algebra prerequisite, this text places emphasis on data and the common techniques and methods used to analyze them in business. It introduces concepts using practical examples and illustrates them with computer output from MINITAB, Systat, Execustat, Microsoft® Excel and other software packages. Review problems requiring students to use previously learned concepts also appear throughout to promote understanding of the relationships among statistical methods.

US: Harperbusiness, 1996. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

US: Currency, 2009. Paperback. Good. Based on a five-year, 7,000-company study The vast majority of small businesses stay small-and not by choice. Only th e most savvy and persistent-a tiny one tenth of one percent-break through t o the very highest ranks. In The Breakthrough Company, technology CEO and F ortune 500 consultant Keith McFarland draws upon an extensive empirical stu dy to reveal exactly how everyday companies become extraordinary, showing t hat breakthrough success is associated with a clearly identifiable set of s trategies and skills that anyone in any business can emulate-from small sta rtup to industry leader. With powerful and specific action steps concluding each chapter-and invalua ble advice on virtually every page from business leaders who've taken their companies to extraordinary levels of growth and profitability-The Breakthr ough Company is stuffed with real-world tools and myth-busting insights tha t can be used by anyone wanting his or her business to join this exclusive… Read More

US: Jossey-Bass, 1999. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Competency development is one of the hottest topics in the HR profession. S till there is much confusion among managers about what a competency is and how to use it effectively. Here, author Paul Green draws on twenty-five yea rs of training, consulting, and employee assessment experience to establish a behavioral language that describes, guides, and links actions at work. T his is the foundation for developing clearly defined competencies that help executives, managers, and HR professionals communicate performance goals t hrough every step of the HR process--including interviewing, appraisal, coa ching, and training-in ways that directly support an organization's mission , vision, and values. Editorial Reviews Review "There is no doubt what this books says: behavioral competencies are the wa y to link… Read More

US: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2011. Hardcover. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. The definitive guide on the roles and responsibilities of the business anal yst Business Analysis offers a complete description of the process of business analysis in solving business problems. Filled with tips, tricks, techniques , and guerilla tactics to help execute the process in the face of sometimes overwhelming political or social obstacles, this guide is also filled with real world stories from the author's more than thirty years of experience working as a business analyst. Provides techniques and tips to execute the at-times tricky job of business analyst Written by an industry expert with over thirty years of experience Straightforward and insightful, Business Analysis is a valuable contribution to your ability to be successful in this role in today's business environment.

US: HACHETTE INDIA, 2017. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. A sharp study of the evolution of the e-commerce sector in India and how it is reshaping the way we do business Whether we?re hailing a cab or ordering food, buying groceries or shopping for clothes, booking a hotel or finding the right doctor ? our lives today are lived online. For a population with severe trust issues with online payments, Indian consumers have embraced ecommerce with phenomenal enthusiasm in the past few years. In turn, an incredible number of e-commerce companies operate here today, the more successful among them disrupting business paradigms and changing the way products and services are bought, sold and consumed in the country. Just how has this transformation come about? Through the stories of eight players that have experienced the incredible highs and lows that the industry… Read More

New York: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1994. Very Good+. Due to their special structure and goals, non-profit organizations face ope rational concerns far different from those of profit-making businesses. Thi s study identifies and addresses the key areas of activity for non-profit o rganizations of all shapes and sizes. Real examples and numerous examples h elp non-profit managers to adapt the book's advice and guidelines to their own particular needs. The text offers guidance on every aspect of running a non-profit organization, from financial management and marketing to strate gic planning and lobbying, including: the importance of establishing and fo llowing the organization's mission; the role of the Board of Directors in d aily operations; developing and implementing effective fund-raising campaig ns; and selecting and working with consultants.

US: Routledge, 2009. Good. The Concise Companion to Strategic Human Resource Management provides an ov erview of the current state of HRM, with a focus on exploring both research and practice.

US: Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer ; Minne, 1997. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-100) "If you deal with difficult participants in your training sessions, you know the destructive effect they can have on their own learning, as well as on the group's learning process. You, as a presenter, have the ability to successfully deal with 95% of the difficult participants you face. This helpful guide book provides you with the knowledge and skills needed to deal with almost any difficult participant." "You'll learn first how to identify the types of difficult participants, and then how to decide which technique (127 in all) is best suited for dealing with that individual. Finally, you'll learn the steps of each technique and how to achieve maximum results." "Authors Bob Pike and Dave Arch have spent over 25 years tracking down the types of… Read More

US: Penguin Audio, 2018. Very Good. Award-winning entrepreneur and journalist Shane Snow reveals the counterint uitive reasons why so many partnerships and groups break down - and why som e break through.  The best teams are more than the sum of their parts, but why does collabora tion so often fail to fulfill this promise? In Dream Teams, Snow takes us o n an adventure through history, neuroscience, psychology, and business, exp loring what separates groups that simply get by together from those that ge t better together.   You'll learn:  How ragtag teams - from soccer clubs to startups to gangs of pirates - beat the odds throughout history.  Why Daimler Chrysler flopped while the Wu-Tang Clan succeeded, and the surp rising factor behind most failed mergers, marriages, and partnerships.  What the Wright Brothers' daily arguments can teach us about group problem solving. Pioneering women in law enforcement, unlikely civil rights collaborators, a nd underdog armies that did the incredible… Read More

US: Wiley, 2016. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. The how-to guide for exceptional management from the bottom up. The Effective Manager is a hands-on practical guide to great management at every level. Written by the man behind Manager Tools, the world's number-on e business podcast, this book distills the author's 25 years of management training expertise into clear, actionable steps to start taking today. Firs t, you'll identify what "effective management" actually looks like: can you get the job done at a high level? Do you attract and retain top talent wit hout burning them out? Then you'll dig into the four critical behaviors tha t make a manager great, and learn how to adjust your own behavior to be the leader your team needs. You'll learn the four major tools that should be a part of every manager's repertoire, how to use them, and even how to intro… Read More

US: Harper & Row, 1986. Paperback. Good.

US: Dorling Kindersley Publisher, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Learn how to convey your message confidently by improving your skills in every form of communication. Create space in your day by identifying time-wasting traps and planning your time realistically and effectively. Improve your managerial technique by discovering how to make productive informed decisions. Free your time establish trust and develop staff relationships by learning delegating techniques. Bring out the best in people by encouraging individual initiatives and rewarding achievement. Maximise team standards by building up an outstanding team releasing creativity and achieving targets. Make meetings work for you by planning carefully understanding procedures and concluding successfully. Improve your presentation skills by learning how to prepare fully speak with confidence and… Read More