Business & economics

The Extraordinary Power of Project Relationships

by Harry Mingail

Bad business one-on-one or group relationships create stress, destruction and unproductively. Likewise, without great relationships, our personal lives can be empty, boring and lonely.

This book is packed with...

2013 Field Guide to Financial Planning

by CLU Michael E. Kitces & CLU D. M. Donald F. Cady

The 2013 Edition of Field Guide to Financial Planning is the sales strategy tool that no financial planner should go without.

Field Guide to Financial Planning offers step-by-step solutions to hundreds of planning...

Past is Prologue: Timeless Techniques for Financial Advisors in the 21st Century

by ChFC Norman G. Levine

Learn from the best. Norman Levine is an internationally recognized speaker, trainer, and consultant. He radiates the energy of success that has inspired over half a million people from groups of 10 to 15,000...

Personal Lines Unlocked: The Key to Personal Lines Underwriting

by CPCU Christine G. Barlow

Regardless of whether the subject is a residence, a personal auto, or an individual’s liability exposures, good underwriting is particularly critical in personal lines.  An underwriter cannot grant discounts...

Little Did We Know: Financing the Trans Alaska Pipeline

by John Robert Miller

Little Did We Know tells the remarkable story of the Trans Alaska Pipeline through the eyes of John Miller, who shouldered responsibility for financing Sohio's portion of the Alaskan venture that transformed...

Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending

by Elizabeth Dunn & Michael Norton

If you think money can’t buy happiness, you’re not spending it right. Two rising stars in behavioral science explain how money can buy happiness—if you follow five core principles of smarter spending.

Happy...

Work with Me

by Barbara Annis & John Gray

Work With Me is the timely collaboration of two of the world’s foremost authorities on gender relations. Barbara Annis, world-renowned expert on gender issues in the workplace, and John Gray, author of the...

The Crowdsourced Performance Review: How to Use the Power of Social Recognition to Transform Employee Performance

by Eric Mosley

IS YOUR REVIEW PROCESS PERFORMING BELOW EXPECTATIONS?

Fix the Performance Review with the Wisdom of Crowds!

If you're like most employees and managers, you dread the annual performance review. It's outdated and...

Commercial General Liability Coverage Guide

by CPCU Donald S. Malecki

Let the industry's most renowned CGL experts take you to the heart of general liability exposures and problems. Covers the most recent April 2013 CGL Form.

This guide is the only resource to provide an in-depth,...

The Product Manager's Survival Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Succeed as a Product Manager

by Steven Haines

FORGE A POWERFUL STRATEGY TO BECOME A PRODUCT MANAGER WHO DELIVERS RESULTS

The world of business is moving at breakneck speed. More is being demanded of everyone--with fewer resources than ever. In no profession...

Talent Intelligence: What You Need to Know to Identify and Measure Talent

by Nik Kinley & Shlomo Ben-Hur

Building effective talent measurement systems in businesses big and small

Much has been written about best practices for measuring talent and which tests and tools to use, however there is little written that...

Decision Making Process: Concepts and Methods

by Denis Bouyssou, Didier Dubois & Henri Prade

This book provides an overview of the main methods and results in the formal study of the human decision-making process, as defined in a relatively wide sense. A key aim of the approach contained here is to...

Organic Materials for Sustainable Civil Engineering

by Yves Mouton

This book provides an inventory of organic materials and products, the major components of all civil engineering projects, in terms of their scientific and technical background, including the regulations that...

The People Manager's Tool Kit: A Practical Guide to Getting the Best From People

by Karen Gately

Essential tools busy managers need to get the best out of their teams and people

People who manage people face a number of challenges, from keeping workers engaged and performing at a high level to dealing with...

A Vineyard Odyssey: The Organic Fight to Save Wine from the Ravages of Nature

by John Kiger

A Vineyard Odyssey is a fascinating saga of wine that takes the reader on a travelogue of the many hazards that lie along the journey from vine to bottle. John Kiger tracks the nefarious denizens of the vineyard...

Choosing a Lasting Career: The Job-by-Job Outlook for Work's New Age

by James B. Huntington

What will happen with specific work opportunities over the next two decades, after which most of today's new college graduates will not have even reached middle age? Choosing a Lasting Career: The Job-by-Job...

Building Reliable Trading Systems: Tradable Strategies That Perform As They Backtest and Meet Your Risk-Reward Goals

by Keith Fitschen

An award winning system developer explains how to create, test, and implement a profitable trading system

Traders have long been drawn to the idea of translating their strategies and ideas into trading systems....

Project and Program Management: A Competency-Based Approach

by Mitchell L. Springer

Choosing the right people to carry out a project is essential to its success. When multiple projects are combined into a complex program, the "human aspect" becomes even more important. This book is the first...

Innovative Team Selling: How to Leverage Your Resources and Make Team Selling Work

by Eric Baron

Sales teams have the potential to do great work.

Most sales teams do not devote enough energy to meeting dynamics and process awareness.  The skills related to this are critical components of effective teamwork,...

The New ebay: The Official Guide to Buying, Selling, Running a Profitable Business

by Todd Alexander

The only comprehensive, official guide to buying and earning money on eBay Australia

Written by an eBay insider with more than ten years of experience with the company, The New eBay guides you through the very...