The book "Get Slightly Famous" explains how you can differentiate yourself from your competitors by becoming a mini-celebrity. Author Steven Van Yoder shows how you can make yourself an indispensable resource to potential clients and customers by offering thought leaderships and in doing so attract more business...
Why is everyone smiling? That's the question Author and CEO, Paul Spiegelman, claims is most commonly asked when customers and clients visit his company, Beryl. He believes the reason behind the company's success is its special culture. Spiegelman joins us today to explain what it takes to keep...
In his book “Innovation Nation” author and fomer Harvard Business school professor, John Kao, explains how the United States, once the world’s leading innovator, is losing its standing in the world. Kao suggests steps the country should take to regain its innovative edge.
"Small Giants" challenges the idea that successful businesses have to get as big as possible as fast as possible. Author Bo Burlingham takes us on a tour of Anchor Brewing and shows us how one entrepreneur is making his company great by keeping it small.
The book "Transparency" argues that while many organizations give lip service to the idea of transparency, true openness and candor is rare. Author James O’Toole explains what it means to be transparent in the business world, why it's so important, and how organizations can take steps towards it.
Bill Tancer studies online behavior for a living. In his book "Click" he reveals how understanding user habits can help businesses market their products better, and predict future trends. Who would have thought that predicting the next American Idol could be an exact science?
In her book "Divide or Conquer," author Diana McLain Smith uses case studies to explain why some relationships grow stronger over time while others crumble. The ill-fated relationship between Steve Jobs and John Sculley nearly destroyed Apple, while Bill Gates and Steve Balmer's successful partnership is part of what makes...
The book "Tribal Leadership" argues that groups of 20-150 people, or "Tribes", have more influence than teams, companies or CEOs in determining how much and what quality work gets done. Co-author Dave Logan identifies five tribal stages: Life sucks, My life sucks, I'm great and you're not, We're great and...
In "The Nonverbal Advantage," Carol Kinsey Goman shows how nonverbal communication can build trust and credibility with customers, colleagues and clients – since 93 percent of the messages you send have nothing to do with what you actually say. Learn what mirroring is, when to use a business or a...
In "No Man’s Land," author Doug Tatum sheds light on that awkward transition when your business is too big to be small, but too small to be big. By addressing the 4 Ms – Market, Management, Model, and Money – Tatum shows how companies can navigate this perilous territory and...
Why do rational people make irrational decisions? Authors Ori and Rom Brafman have collected stories from fields such as science, sports, aviation, and music that highlight the psychological forces at work that can sway our behavior.
In the book "Office Mate," authors Stephanie Losee and Helaine Olen explain how it's possible, even preferable, to meet your lifelong romantic partner at the office. Both authors are living testament; they have been married to their respective office mates for nearly two decades. Stephanie Losee joins us...
In his book, "The Back of the Napkin," author Dan Roam asserts that that everyone is born with a talent for visual thinking, but that we — especially in the business world — are never encouraged to develop it. In this video, Roam shows us how anyone with a...
The book "What Were They Thinking?" argues that most managers fail because they diligently follow common management practices that are sometimes flawed to the core. Author Jeffrey Pfeffer challenges managers to throw out conventional wisdom and to think harder and more strategically about what’s right for their companies.
Do you wince at the idea of attending another Power Point presentation? Well, presentation software isn’t the problem, it’s how people misuse it. Author Nancy Duarte, the founder of one of the country’s leading design firms, believes that if people put as much thought and effort into how they...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/646d4e/advanced_design_te) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Advanced Design Techniques and Realizations of Microwave and RF Filters" to their offering. Understand the fundamentals of designing and realizing microwave and RF filters with the information in Advanced...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ad49a7/travel_and_leisure) has announced the addition of the "Travel and Leisure - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering. The global outlook series on Travel and Leisure provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The...
She's been accused of trying to ban books, claims her bedside reading consists of briefing papers rather than novels, and once struggled to name a single newspaper. But Sarah Palin's future may yet lie in the world of literature. Taking a leaf out of Barack Obama's story,...
A LECTURE on the environment will take place at Huddersfield University. The department of Applied Sciences will host a public lecture on adapting to the changing environment. It will take place at the Canalside lecture theatre, off Firth Street, on Wednesday, November 19 at 6.30pm. The free lecture is open...
News in brief ROYAL FAMILY BBC presenter Edward Stourton has admitted thinking that the late Queen Mother was a ghastly old bigot. In a book on political correctness, he discloses details of a private conversation from the early 1990s, in which she said that the European...
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