This is a one-of-a-kind reference for anyone with a serious interest in mathematics. Edited by Timothy Gowers, a recipient of the Fields Medal, it presents nearly two hundred entries, written especially for this book by some of the world's leading mathematicians, that introduce basic mathematical tools and vocabulary; trace the...
This book is about a naturally occurring pattern, a way of thinking,
acting and communicating that gives some leaders the ability to
inspire those around them. Although these "natural-born leaders"
may have come into the world with a predisposition to inspire, the
ability is not reserved for them exclusively. We can...
Reflections on Character and Leadership is the first of the three books in the Manfred kets de Vries on the Couch series.
Here, Kets de Vries looks at entrepreneurship, the pathology of leadership, and the personality of the leader. The reader will visit the disturbed inner worlds of leaders like Alexander the Great,...
This is your complete, hands-on guide to saving projects in trouble.
Drawing on 20 years of frontline project management experience, Lonnie Pacelli identifies the 18 most pervasive causes of project failure: their causes, early warning signs, and how to fix them...
Decision Making and Problem Solving Strategies will help you to master the process of practical thinking that lies behind effective decision making, problem solving and creative thinking.
There are three forms of applied thinking that we all need:
decision making, problem solving and creative thinking. These
overlap...
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Podcast Academy, the leader in audio/video podcast and new media education, brings you their first book, Podcast Academy: The Business Podcasting Book, based on their seminars. Written by industry experts, this book brings you...
Distinguish yourself as a "Sales Master" and win big in business today!
Your personal and professional distinctions are THE precursor to closing the deal. Why? Because most salespeople are not distinctive-all they do is follow one another.
Sales Mastery gives you Chuck Bauer's unique personal...
Anyone who knows me knows I am a maniacal sports fan. I religiously follow Major League Baseball (San Francisco Giants), NFL football (New York Giants), and NBA basketball (Boston Celtics). My knowledge of useless sports trivia has won me numerous drinks in more bars than I care to remember. I see nothing wrong with Jimmy Fallon’s...
For years there has been a call to have a third-party book available for Oracle Primavera Contract Management (PCM). There are many "how-to" books written for Primavera P3-P6, why not for PCM? The problem with writing a "how-to" book for PCM is that the application can be configured in many different ways to accommodate...
This book uniquely integrates a large body of historical, philosophical, psychological, and business models and methods as they relate to executive coaching and leadership development, for individuals, dyads, teams, and executive groups. What is executive wisdom, and how can it be developed through coaching? Executive wisdom emerges from a...
Pro PowerShell for Amazon Web Services is written specifically for Windows professionals who already know PowerShell and want to learn to host Windows workloads in the Amazon Elastic Cloud Compute (EC2) cloud service. The cloud offers information technology workers significant cost savings and agility unimaginable even just a few...
This book is a comprehensive beginner's guide that teaches you to use GnuCash from scratch with jargon-free step-by-step tutorials packed with tips. There are multiple choice questions to make learning more interesting and additional challenges thrown at the more adventurous user for a deep grasp of the topic. This book is written for you...
