Florida Business Directory 1997-1998: The Ultimate Sales & Credit Tool : Includes 616,000 Total Businesses (3 Vol Set)

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Keys to Study Success focuses on study skills while placing them in the context of the challenges of everyday student life. In addition to strong chapters on reading, writing, note taking, and test taking, students learn to maximize their academic abilities through integrating learning styles and critical thinking into their work.

Keys to Study Skills: Opening Doors to Learning

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Keys to Study Skills: Opening Doors to Learning
Carol Carter
Manufacturer: Pearson Education
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Programed College Vocabulary/Keys to Study Skills: Opening Doors to Learning

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Programed College Vocabulary/Keys to Study Skills: Opening Doors to Learning
George W. Feinstein , Carol Carter , Joyce Bishop , Mary Bixby , and Sarah Lyman Kravits
Manufacturer: Fairmont Pr
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Teaching the Elephant to Dance: The Manager's Guide to Empowering Change
James A. Belasco
Manufacturer: Plume
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0452266297

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According to James Belasco, too many organizations are like elephants: the only way to move them is to light a fire in the tent. Teaching the Elephant to Dance lights that fire, showing step by step how to create organizational change by selling a vision, hiring the right people, creating heroes, dealing with doubters, setting examples, and rewarding the faithful. The book makes its case by citing examples of strategies successfully used in companies such as Levi Strauss, Sony, Apple, Wal-Mart, and IBM.

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Great book.......2007-05-12

My boss shared her copy with me last year and I wanted to have my own for my library. This fit the bill and I've already loaned it out to a friend!

Management .......2007-01-20

For a business/management book, it was an enjoyable read... Creative and offered solution ideas, as well as thinking/planning points. It used the typical examples that I found in most managment books, but it was balanced with focused ideas.

Definately recommend it!

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Contemporary management concepts, methods, and techniques for global, high-technology industries

The rapidly changing shape of technology industries requires a constant reevaluation of what it takes to manage such sophisticated corporations effectively. Management for Quality in High-Technology Enterprises explains how traditional "hard" management skills must be combined with new "soft" skills, why an expanding, global market necessitates an expanding, global mindset, and why a "focus on customers" must dominate all aspects of business.

Momentous external and internal changes to technology enterprises demand new management procedures. Externally, industries are moving toward globalization, increased mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and outsourcing. Internally, the typical workforce has become significantly more knowledgeable and professional; the increase in knowledge workers in particular is changing the role and function of the contemporary manager. Drawing on their considerable experience as leaders in a high-technology corporation, Yefim Fasser and Donald Brettner show managers how to succeed in a shifting playing field.

The book's five parts, comprising twenty chapters, are:

A Systemic Approach to Organizational Transformation
Managing a Knowledge-Based Organization
Managing in a Global Environment
Some Aspects of Managing Quality
Reshaping the Organizational Culture

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This digital document is an article from IIE Transactions, published by Institute of Industrial Engineers, Inc. (IIE) on November 1, 2004. The length of the article is 907 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Management for Quality in High-Technology Enterprises.(Book Review)
Author: Chuck Stiteler
Publication: IIE Transactions (Refereed)
Date: November 1, 2004
Publisher: Institute of Industrial Engineers, Inc. (IIE)
Volume: 36 Issue: 11 Page: 1153(2)

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Technology, Innovation and Enterprise: The European Experience

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Technology, Innovation and Enterprise: The European Experience

Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan
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Very little real-world info.

Too obvious

Must read for aspiring leaders.

SEAL examples make this book standout

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The Leadership Lessons of the U.S. Navy SEALS : Battle-Tested Strategies for Creating Successful Organizations and Inspiring Extraordinary Results
Jeff Cannon , and Jon Cannon
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Corps Business: The 30 Management Principles of the U.S. Marines

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THE NAVY SEAL WAY TO WIN IN BUSINESS

Leadership and teamwork techniques of the military elite, where partnering is mandatory, and failure is never an option

As increasing focus is placed on fully utilizing and leveraging the value of employees, managers are finding that strong team leadership can be the answer to increasing productivity, reducing turnover, and boosting morale. A coherent, proven approach to teambuilding and leadership is very much in demand. Such an approach exists in today's military, where powerful leadership and effective teamwork are more than just conceptsthey're necessities. Leadership Lessons of the Navy SEALs analyzes the leadership and team-building techniques and strategies of elite Navy SEAL units, and guides business leaders and managers in creating, training, and leading teams that are extraordinarily successful at carrying out the company's mission.

Built around inspiring real-life stories from both the military and business worlds, this no-nonsense book outlines a step-by-step approach for boosting morale and increasing productivity. Leaders from every business environment will discover techniques to:

Communicate objectives simply and forcefully
Build flexible, dynamic organizational structures
Acquire and keep important team members
Gain the trust and loyalty of team members
Prevent bureaucracy within chains of command
Effectively train their eventual replacements
Plan and prepare for crises
Make training relevant

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Very little real-world info........2005-07-06

I did at times like the "war stories" written by the authors and being former Navy, I thought I would be able to carry over some of the teachings into the fire service. This books tried to allow a SEAL to share his war stories to a business section of the population. I had very little that can be carried over and wasn't written very well at all. Maybe if the format of the book was done different it might have had an easier time hitting it's point. It was a very hard read too.

Too obvious.......2005-05-06

This stuff is all pretty obvious and can be learned anywhere, not just in the environment of a SEAL team. We could have called this "Leadership Lessons of the Plastic Injection Molding Production Supervisors" or "Leadership Lessons of the Rental Car Management Trainees." Seriously. The SEAL stories were nice, but I was expecting some powerful lessons learned under the stressful conditions of special operations combat. The "how many officers does it take to put up a tent" example wasn't exactly the impactful example that I was looking for. I, too, was a naval officer and could generate better illustrations of these leadership and management skills from my mundane times on a surface ship. No need to slap the SEAL trident on the cover, though I guess it would sell more books.

Must read for aspiring leaders. .......2005-03-01

This book is the most accessible leadership book i've read recently. It is presented as a case by case basis (The Misson) with lessons learned from it (The Take Away), albeit in a corny way.

Those who are military buffs will surely enjoy this book, however, the corporate world is a far different outfit. The best example from the book would be the case where the officers of the same rank were placed together to pitch a tent in the dark. Due to that, everyone was barking orders to each other in order to stand out and appear superior.

It is almost impossible to reprimand your subordinates without risking a resignation and the balance between enforcing your right as a superior and eliciting favours is a fine line. My philosophy of leadership is fairly simple. Lay down the expectations from day one, and hire those who can accept those expectations, never force someone to do something that they are not willing to do (Chapter 4, Lesson 1). You cannot trim down your troops through attrition in the corporate organization (no boot camps here) by piling so much work that your employees quit and only the best remain. There's just not enough time and not enough people to complete any project implementation. Only a handful of organizations can do that ie. Nordstrom via psychological preasure rather than physical.

Chapter 3 focuses on building leadership, while chapter 4 focuses on being a grunt. 2 sides of the coin which are highly important. In summary, a must read. (Highly recommend, Built to Last)

SEAL examples make this book standout.......2004-08-09

This book clearly sets itself apart from othe management books with its many Navy Seal examples and how they can be applied to business world situations. Those who have any interest in how the military functions will enjoy Leadership Lessons.

Insightful!.......2004-06-12

If you've declared war on your company's lackluster performance, this book will help you launch an all-out assault. Leadership Lessons of the Navy Seals demonstrates through the experiences of this elite military unit of Sea, Air and Land commandos that combat lessons can apply to the corporate world. The book provides examples of SEAL tactics and missions, along with their corporate applications, particularly in strong team building. Authors Jeff Cannon and Lt. Cmdr. Jon Cannon combine their experience in business and the U.S. Navy in a no-nonsense, practical guide. They zero in on setting goals and commanding your troops with deadly accuracy. While their problem-solving text gets straight to the point, it isn't novel and they repeat lessons under different titles. The book is a laundry list, a useful approach in allowing you to choose what you need. We found that the Cannons fire off a good how-to book for corporate strategists who want to develop battle plans for improving their teams and organizations.

Leadership Lessons of the Navy SEALS: Battle-Tested Strategies for Creating Successful Organizations and Inspiring Extraordinary Results

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One of the Best Books I have EVER read.
Great book on leadership

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In today's superheated business climate, executives and managers are under increasing pressure to squeeze every last drop of productivity out of their people. Built around inspiring stories from both the military and business worlds, Leadership Lessons of the Navy SEALS outlines a step-by-step approach to boosting morale and increasing productivity in any business organization.

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One of the Best Books I have EVER read........2007-08-23

I am a profession College Coach. I have read many books on so called "Leaders" in the sports World. Wooden, Knight, Bryant, Hayes, Lombardi, Coach K, Dean Smith, Patino could all learn something from this book. This book gets to the point and proves the correct and effective technique. I have read maybe 30-40 books on leadership and coaching and I will say that this book is the best book I have ever read. After reading this book I gave a copy of it to all of the Coaches in my Athletic Department, and my Assistant Coaches. I can tell you not one person has not thanked me for getting them this book.

If you are a professional business man or woman, a coach, a community leader, teacher, you need this book!

Great book on leadership.......2005-12-28

Got this book as a gift since I just happened to get out of the military and now work for a software company. This book goes chapter by chapter explaining how leadership is perceived and how it should be. The author explains different leadership qualities as well as leadership styles.

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Leadership Lessons of the Navy Seals
Jeff Cannon
Manufacturer: audible.com
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Binding: Audio Download
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Jeff; Cannon, Comman Jon, Lieutenant Cannon
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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This book offers an ideal introduction to the social structure of accumulation (SSA) approach to the analysis of capitalist economies and societies. This approach seeks to explain the fortunes of economies in terms of the influence of political and economic institutions, and has proved to be a powerful tool for understanding economic success and failure. Combining newly written essays with classic articles of the SSA school, the book examines the international economy and the economies of Japan, South Africa, and Puerto Rico, as well as the United States.

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Secrets of an Ad Pro: A Money-Making Guide to Creating Great Advertising and Living the Good Life--Without Selling Your Soul
George A. Scott
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This real-world, money-making guide for anyone in or considering ad biz should also be required reading for anybody who depends upon advertising for success in business. With more than 35 years in big-time agencies and small, Scott pulls no punches. His behind-the-scenes stories as a creative director at DMB serving Cadillac (during its glory days), Kirch, Bendix and other big-name accounts are entertaining and instructive. It's the kind of book, you'll want to read a couple of times and keep close by for reference...or reread after a particularly tough day at the office.

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An MBA in a book! A distillation of the wisdom of the greatest entrepreneurs, business leaders, economists, and inspirational figures of all time--in one handy and elegant volume. No ones business education would be complete without the wisdom included in THE 101 GREATEST BUSINESS PRIN-CIPLES OF ALL TIME. From Adam Smith to Donald Trump, from Thomas Edison to Peter Drucker and Jack Welch, here are inspiring words and advice from the most creative thinkers of our time. Readers will encounter such fundamental concepts as Buy cheap, sell dear, perceptive observations like Failing organizations are usually over-managed and under-led (Warren Bennis), and such expressions of basic ideals as Robert F. Kennedys impassioned declaration (paraphrasing George Bernard Shaw), Some see the world as it is, and ask why? I see the world as it might be, and ask why not? This book will motivate and inspire its readers to work with more creativity, lead with passion and compassion, and maximize the profitability of both their careers and their inner lives.

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Knowledge Horizons charts the feasible future for knowledge management. This practical and provocative resource presents the work of many of the leading voices in knowledge management and related disciplines, who explore the current trends and offer pragmatic and authoritative thinking on applied knowledge management from a variety of positions.

Knowledge management is the new frontier for businesses, organizations, and institutions of all kinds. For those that hope to conquer this new territory, establishing a better understanding of current and future knowledge management trends and adoption of the most effective practices is imperitive. There are numerous options for executives: intranets, extranets, groupware, and core competencies are continually being refined. New entitites and rules in terms of intellectual capital and the "Chief Knowledge Officer" are emerging. Knowledge Horizons addresses these issues by exploring current and future knowledge management trends, gauging the future value of knowledge management investments, and how they will drive new business initiatives, and integrates the experience and insights of managers and cutting-edge research from experts in the field.

Helps knowledge managers understand current and future knowledge management trends
Enables organizations to gauge the future value of knowledge management investments and how they will drive new business initiatives
Pragmatically integrates the experience and insights of managers and consultants with cutting-edge academic knowledge management research

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