Posted by admin on 11 Nov 2009 at 1:33 am under Business
Editorial Reviews
Every year, companies spend billions of dollars on training programs and management consultants, searching for ways to improve. But it’s mostly all talk and no action, according to Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert I. Sutton, authors of The Knowing-Doing Gap. “Did you ever wonder why so much education [...]
Posted by admin on 11 Nov 2009 at 12:22 am under Business
Editorial Reviews
Scott Berkun Discusses Innovation at Amazon.com Headquarters
Scott Berkun, author of The Myths of Innovation and The Art of Project Management, visited Amazon.com to discuss “epiphany myths” and the realities–and effort–of implementing innovation in your own life and work. Watch the video:
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Posted by admin on 04 Nov 2009 at 12:49 am under Business
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The Creative Entrepreneur is a visual, results-oriented, step-by-step method of business development for creatives from all walks of life who want to turn their passions into viable business opportunities. Whether you are and artist, designer, or small business owner, this book will empower you to renew and nurture [...]
Posted by admin on 30 Oct 2009 at 10:23 pm under Business
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A world-renowned innovation guru explains practices that result in breakthrough innovations “Ulwick’s outcome-driven programs bring discipline and predictability to the often random process of innovation.” -Clayton Christensen For years, companies have accepted the underlying principles that define the customer-driven paradigm–that [...]
Posted by admin on 12 Aug 2009 at 4:30 am under Business
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Break Out & Express Your Fire. Discover and master the fiery temperament shared by great leaders, entrepreneurs, artists and AD/HD-ers. Are you: - Impulsive? - Risk-taking? - Distractible? [...]
Posted by admin on 31 Jul 2009 at 5:41 am under Business
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The authors dive into the nitty-gritty details of engineering a better team… –TIME.com, August 23, 2007
The authors succeed in conveying the importance of wide-ranging exploration and teamwork as essential for innovation…. –The Financial Times, June 21, 2007
The book expands our thinking about teams…comfortable reading, broken [...]
Posted by admin on 21 Jul 2009 at 11:27 am under Business
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Business people around the world raved about The Disney Way and Fortune proclaimed it, “so useful you may whistle while you work.” Now, authors Bill Capodagli and Lynn Jackson are back to deliver a comprehensive, step-by-step implementation plan based on Walt Disney’s principles outlined in the best-selling The Disney Way. [...]
Posted by admin on 14 Jul 2009 at 10:49 pm under Business
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“…it’s worth reading…” — Professional Manager, January 2002
“Of all the people Tom and I quoted in In Search of Excellence Karl Weick was hands down the most influential. As a researcher and thought leader on matters organizational and strategic, Karl gets an eleven on [...]
Posted by admin on 10 Jul 2009 at 12:56 pm under Business
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TURN YOUR GREAT IDEA INTO A GREAT BIG FORTUNE… We all have great ideas, and every day, ordinary people turn their simple, clever ideas into products or services that earn them millions in royalties. So what separates those who earn money exploiting their ideas from those [...]
Posted by admin on 08 Jul 2009 at 11:26 am under Business
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From Publishers Weekly
You can do it! That’s the message Colligan and Schoenfeldt, cofounders of the online networking and offline support system Women Who Launch, reinforce with this at-home version of their program. Emphasizing a more holistic approach than most business self-help titles, they take issue [...]
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