School For Startups by Jim Beach, Chris Hanks & David Beasley - Book review

School for StartupsThe Breakthrough Course for Guaranteeing Small Business Success in 90 Days or LessBy: Jim Beach, Chris Hanks, David BeasleyPublished: May 19, 2011Format: Paperback, 208 pagesISBN-10: 0071753931ISBN-13: 978-0071753937Publisher: McGraw-Hill"Entrepreneurship offers a path that's different from the safe route of staying on...

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Exploring the Solar System by Peter Bond - Book review

Exploring the Solar SystemBy: Peter BondPublished: March 20, 2012Format: Paperback, 470 pagesISBN-10: 1405134992ISBN-13: 978-1405134996Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell"This book is about a unique corner of the Universe, a small expanse of largely empty space that surrounds an ordinary star in the suburbs of the Milky Way galaxy. Known as the Solar...

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The Professional: Defining the New Standard of Excellence at Work by Subroto Bagchi - Book review

The ProfessionalDefining the New Standard of Excellence at WorkBy: Subroto BagchiPublished: June 30, 2011Format: Hardcover, 256 pagesISBN-10: 1591844029ISBN-13: 978-1591844020Publisher: Portfolio/Penguin"But after almost thirty-five years of life as a professional, I have found that, in the new era of the global economy, where every person's...

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NO: The Only Negotiating System You Need for Work and Home by Jim Camp - Book review

NOThe Only Negotiating System You Need for Work and HomeBy: Jim CampPublished: June 19, 2007Format: Hardcover, 288 pagesISBN-10: 0307345742ISBN-13: 978-0307345745Publisher: Crown Business"In order to understand the power of "no", you must first understand that "no" rejects the compromise- and assumption-driven reigning paradigm in negotiation...

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Ann Tardy: Moxie For Managers - Blog Business Success Radio

Listen to Wayne Hurlbert on Blog Talk RadioFounder and Chief Catalyst of LifeMoxie Mentoring, and author of the transformational and inspiring book Moxie for Managers: The Secret to Evolving from Manager to Leader, Ann Tardy, describes how as a middle leader you have more power than you may think to influence behavior and to create change....

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The Charisma Myth by Olivia Fox Cabane - Book review

The Charisma MythHow Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal MagnetismBy: Olivia Fox CabanePublished: March 29, 2012Format: Hardcover, 256 pagesISBN-10: 1591844568ISBN-13: 978-1591844563Publisher: Portfolio/Penguin"Contrary to popular belief, people are not simply born charismatic - innately magnetic from birth. If charisma were...

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Sundown Two by E. Don Harpe & Phil Whitley - Fiction book review

Sundown TwoBy: E. Don Harpe, Phil WhitleyPublished: July 2, 2011Format: Paperback, 248 pagesISBN-10: 0615504779ISBN-13: 978-0615504773Publisher: Flint River Press In late 2012, a runaway moon crashes into the Sun, and the resulting electromagnetic pulses and shock waves devastate the planet. In a world without an electrical grid, and...

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The Growth Map by Jim O'Neill - Book review

The Growth MapEconomic Opportunity in the BRICs and BeyondBy: Jim O'NeillPublished: December 8, 2011Format: Hardcover, 256 pagesISBN-10: 1591844819ISBN-13: 978-1591844815Publisher: Portfolio/Penguin "The ascent and continued success of Brazil, Russia, India and China as surprised many - myself included. it is a phenomenon that has begun to...

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Stepping Up: How Taking Responsibilty Changes Everything by John Izzo - Book review

Stepping UpHow Taking Responsibility Changes EverythingBy: John Izzo, Ph.D.Published: January 2, 2012Format: Paperback, 192 pagesISBN-10: 1609940571ISBN-13: 978-1609940577Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers"Responsibility changes everything. The moment we decide that we are the ones who are capable of and responsible for changing things...

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Running Lean, 2nd Edition by Ash Maurya - Book review

Running LeanIterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works, Second EditionBy: Ash MauryaPublished: March 6,2012Format: Hardcover, 240 pagesISBN-10: 1449305172ISBN-13: 978-1449305178Publisher: O'Reilly Media"So, what separates successful startups from unsuccessful ones is not necessarily the fact that successful startups began with a better initial...

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Jim Camp: Start With NO - Blog Business Success Radio

Listen to Wayne Hurlbert on Blog Talk RadioRenowned negotiation coach, founder of the Camp Negotiation Institute (CNI), and author of the eye opening and negotiation strategy filled book Start with NO: The Negotiating Tools that the Pros Don't Want You to Know, Jim Camp, describes why the conventional win-win concept of negotiation is a myth....

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Start With NO by Jim Camp - Book review

Start with NOThe Negotiating Tools that the Pros Don't Want You to KnowBy: Jim CampPublished: July 9, 2002Format: Hardcover:, 288 pagesISBN-10: 0609608002ISBN-13: 978-0609608005Publisher: Crown Business"Based on my nearly twenty years of experience as a negotiation coach, I believe win-win is hopelessly misguided as a basis for good negotiating,...

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Mindfire: Big Ideas For Curious Minds by Scott Berkun - Book review

MindfireBig Ideas for Curious MindsBy: Scott BerkunPublished: October 26, 2011Format: Paperback, 196 pagesISBN-10: 0983873100ISBN-13: 978-0983873105Publisher: Berkun Media LLC "Most days we avoid big thoughts. We stay busy with small things. Despite our wishes, we know real thinking takes us places we may not be prepared for", writes educator,...

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Moxie For Managers by Ann Tardy - Book review

Moxie for ManagersThe Secret to Evolving from Manager to LeaderBy: Ann TardyPublished: July 2, 2011Format: Paperback, 354 pagesISBN-10: 0979585716ISBN-13: 978-0979585715Publisher: Fish Head Publishing"Mediocre managers operate as if people have jobs only to serve managers. Moxie leaders, on the other hand, operate as if their job is to serve...

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Antonia Mantonakis: Perception Of A Winery Name - Interview

Antonia Mantonakis, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Marketing at Brock University Faculty of Business, was kind enough to take the time to answer a few questions about a recent study she conducted about how consumers perceive the quality of a winery and its products, based on the name of the winery.Antonia Mantonakis described the background...

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