Economics and Business

THE CEO CODE shows how to develop the attitudes, knowledge, skills and behaviour required to master leadership and build a great company. This practical book shows you how to design your own programme of development and create a masterpiece, personally and professionally. It is based on the wisdom gained from more than 30 years of business experience.

One of the hardest challenges in anyone's career is changing from being a employee responsible solely for one's own work to a manager responsible for others' performance. New managers face the stress of giving up control while needing to drive results through others.

Take a random sampling of managers and executives and you will inevitably encounter the good, the bad and the inept. But there are those rare souls who are excellent bosses, who achieve great results while retaining their staff 's loyalty, affection and exemplary performance. Who are these elite performers - these Superstar leaders? And how can you become one?

Do you want to be more successful? Achieve record breaking sales? Make more money right now? Are you committed to learning more about your customers and improving your skills and approach to helping them? Salespeople are some of the least trusted professionals of any career. That's an opportunity for you!

Have you ever found yourself at a loss for words around appraisal time? Do you find yourself searching for the tone that will perfectly encapsulate exactly what you need to say to each employee? If so, THE QUICK AND EASY PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL PHRASE BOOK is definitely for you! Whether you're a seasoned manager or just starting out, this is your go-to reference.

Most books that deal with ridiculous behaviour in the workplace are premised largely on conjecture, anecdotes and limited data, but that's not the case with OFFICE IDIOTS. Written by Ken Lloyd, one of the foremost experts on jerks at work, this book relies on data from actual workplaces across America to present a sweeping and frighteningly accurate snapshot of the antics of office idiots.

As companies expand and grow, the skills that led to their success often won't sustain further development in a more complex, high-stakes environment. Yet few resources exist to help them. They frequently flounder in their attempts to create a competitive strategy, work with the board and keep other talented executives, managers and employees on board, all while endeavouring to navigate the ...

80 percent of small businesses do not receive outside funding. They scrimp and save to make their business dreams a reality. As these businesses grow, the hasty financial decisions and systems put in place during their infancy inevitably crumble.

Most companies around the globe clearly believe that people should have the opportunity to achieve as much as their initiative and native talent can justify, but too many managers still lack the wherewithal to effectively groom junior employees who have the potential to climb the corporate ladder. The support of a mentor is an integral part of any effort to maximise someone's full potential.

After years of sharing her small-business tips and marketing tricks with readers of her popular blog, ChunkOfChange.com, and column in the Long Beach Post, Olga Mizrahi has taken her message to the streets, urging business owners to focus in while reaching out.

There are millions of women-owned businesses; they account for trillions in revenue and employ nearly 8 million people. Women are starting businesses at a rate twice that of men. Most of these women are, also, mums. What does it take to be successful as both a mum and as an entrepreneur?

Do you feel like everyone around you is getting ahead while you're stuck in the same old rut? And do you blame everyone and everything for your situation - except yourself? Many of us walk around engaging in negative behaviour and mindsets, and don't even realise we're doing it. Every day, people work harder and harder to get - nowhere.

One of the oldest and most potent natural stimulants, the leaves of the coca plant is the organic source from which cocaine is synthesised. Fresh coca leaves and products made from them have verified medicinal and healing properties - and not the same addictive qualities or negative side effects as cocaine.

Every employee is different, but, unfortunately, many leaders use a one-size-fits-all approach to leading. In doing so, these, otherwise well-intentioned, leaders are working harder than they should while not getting all they could out of their teams. LEAD INSIDE THE BOX gives leaders a way to get the best out of their teams by focusing their energy where it will make the biggest difference.

Today's workplaces are dynamic, so it shouldn't surprise anyone that tension can develop quickly and ruinously. THE ESSENTIAL WORKPLACE CONFLICT HANDBOOK is the ideal resource for anyone ready to confront conflict at work rather than run from it. Managed correctly, conflict can be a positive source for innovation and creativity.

For many marketing professionals, “science” is a four-letter word. They see brand-building as an unteachable art guided by their intuition and experience. But at its core, marketing aims to seed ideas into people's minds, make them feel a certain way and, ultimately, get them to act.

“When leaders fail to confront conflict, they become the 'biggest elephant' in the room.” In a survey of more than 4,000 CEOs, executives and managers, more than 90 percent admitted they were uncomfortable confronting or engaging in conflict. Yet leaders must realise that every conflict presents an opportunity to reach higher levels of performance.

It's no secret that companies that deliver one-of-a-kind experiences for their customers create raving fans that return, recommend and clamour for more. As a leader in your organisation, you are charged with coming up with unique and exciting ideas for rolling out the red carpet for your customers. But given your other responsibilities, where can you find the time to do so?

Whether you are at work or at home, you are probably being asked to do more with less. We often become consumed with what doesn't really matter and spend far too much of our precious time on what doesn't even count. In SIMPLE IS THE NEW SMART, Dr. Rob Fazio shows you how to block out the static so you can turn up the volume on the right information and accelerate your path to success.