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In Business As in Life, You Don’t Get What You Deserve, You Get What You Negotiate- By Chester L. Karrass
“The Bible of Negotiation.” That’s what successful businesspeople say about this book. It is the most practical, sensible and useful book on negotiation ever written, bar none. There is good reason for this. It could only have been written by Dr. Karrass who is recognized as the leading expert in demonstrating how to successfully negotiate in any business. This book is based on Dr. Harrass’ vast negotiating experience as well as his original research and consulting in every sector of the American economy including manufacturing, retail and service. He has developed customized programs and hands-on exercises for every industry from high-tech hardware and software to packaged goods, from engineering construction and design to chemicals and telecommunications. This book explains in clear, put-it-to-work terms, the strategies and techniques that lead to win-win agreements – agreements that get you what you want and leave the other side well satisfied in any negotiating situation.
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MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers 6th Edition
Provides guidelines and examples for handling research, outlining, spelling, punctuation, formatting, and documentation.
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Executing Your Strategy: How to Break It Down and Get It Done- By Mark Morgan, Raymond E. Levitt, William Malek
In Executing Your Strategy, Mark Morgan, Raymond Levitt, and William Malek present six imperatives that enable you to do the right strategic projects—and do those projects right. And it is no accident that the six imperatives combine to create the acronym INVEST: Ideation—Clarify and communicate purpose, identity and long range intention; Nature—Develop alignment between strategy, structure and culture based on ideation; Vision—Create clear goals and metrics aligned to strategy and guided by ideation—Engagement—Do the right projects based on the strategy through portfolio management; Synthesis: Do projects and programs right, in alignment with portfolio; and Transition: Move the project and program outputs into operations where benefit is realized. Full of intriguing company examples and practical advice, this crucial new resource shows you how to make strategy happen in your organization.
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Side Hustle: Build A Side Business and Make Exta Money Without Quitting Your Day Job- By Chris Guillebeau
A side hustle is more than just another stream of income, it’s also the new job security. When you receive paychecks from different sources, it allows you to take more chances in your “regular” career. More income means more options. More options equals freedom. You don’t need entrepreneurial experience to launch a profitable side hustle. You don’t have to have an MBA, or know how to code, or be an expert marketer. You don’t need employees or investors. With Chris as a guide, anyone can make more money, pursue a passion, and enjoy greater security – without quitting their day job.
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Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street- By John Brooks
Stories about Wall Street are infused with drama and adventure and reveal the machinations and volatile nature of the world of finance. Longtime New Yorker contributor John Brooks’s insightful reportage is so full of personality and critical detail that whether he is looking at the astounding market crash of 1962, the collapse of a well-known brokerage firm, or the bold attempt by American bankers to save the British pound, one gets the sense that history repeats itself.
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The Art of Creative Thinking by Rod Judkins
The Art of Creative Thinking reveals how we can transform ourselves, our businesses and our society through a deeper understanding of human creativity.
Rod Judkins, lecturer at the world-famous St Martin’s College of Art, has studied successful creative thinkers from every walk of life, throughout history. Drawing on an extraordinary range of reference points – from the Dada Manifesto to Nobel Prize Winning economists, from Andy Warhol’s studio to Einstein’s desk – he distils a lifetime’s expertise into a succinct, surprising book that will inspire you to think more confidently and creatively.
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Big Business: A Love Letter to an American Anti-Hero- By Tyler Cowen
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Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World- by Cal Newport
In Deep Work, author and professor Cal Newport flips the narrative on impact in a connected age. Instead of arguing distraction is bad, he instead celebrates the power of its opposite. Dividing this audiobook into two parts, he first makes the case that in almost any profession, cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits. He then presents a rigorous training regimen, presented as a series of four “rules”, for transforming your mind and habits to support this skill.
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How the Best Leaders Lead: Proven Secrets to Getting the Most Out of Yourself and Others- by Brian Tracy
This book will take you through a thorough self-analysis with which you will discover what is truly important to you—and identify the specific steps you must take to achieve it. You’ll then listen Tracy’s life-changing lessons culled from the leading edges of business, the annals of history and military strategy, and the wisdom of the world’s most powerful leadership and management thinkers past and present.