当他当选总统之后,我们才发现他早已是一个在美国亚马逊上排名前列的畅销书作家--尤其是他的几本商业类图书,比如Trump: How to Get Rich、Think Big 、Trump: the Art of Deal(交易的艺术)和Never Give Up (中文名:永不放弃)。 无论从政治、历史、传记,还是管理、商业的角度,你都应该了解美国新任总统特朗普的这些著作。其中 交易的艺术 被火速疯传是特朗普做一个个精彩谈判的方向,到底这本书有什么神奇之处能让川普成功登上元首宝座呢? Trump makes one believe for a moment in the American dream again. The New York Times Donald Trump is a deal maker. He is a deal maker the way lions are carnivores and water is wet. Chicago Tribune Fascinating . . . wholly absorbing . . . conveys Trump s larger-than-life demeanor so vibrantly that the reader s attention is instantly and fully claimed. Boston Herald A chatty, generous, chutzpa-filled
In this absorbing tale, you watch the timeless principles ofservant leadership unfold through the story of John Daily, abusinessman whose outwardly successful life is spiraling out ofcontrol. He is failing miserably in each of his leadership roles asboss, husband, father, and coach. To get his life back on track, hereluctantly attends a weeklong leadership retreat at a remoteBenedictine monastery. To John's surprise, the monk leading the seminar is a formerbusiness executive and Wall Street legend. Taking John under hiswing, the monk guides him to a realization that is simple yetprofound: The true foundation of leadership is not power, butauthority, which is built upon relationships, love, service, andsacrifice. Along with John, you will learn that the principles in this bookare neither new nor complex. They don't demand special talents;they are simply based on strengthening the bonds of respect,responsibility, and caring with the people around you. Perhaps thisis why The Servant has touche
Both Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg came to Google as seasoned Silicon Valley business executives, but over the course of a decade they came to see the wisdom in Coach John Wooden's observation that 'it's what you learn after you know it all that counts'. As they helped grow Google from a young start-up to a global icon, they relearned everything they knew about management. How Google Works is the sum of those experiences distilled into a fun, easy-to-read primer on corporate culture, strategy, talent, decision-making, communication, innovation, and dealing with disruption. The authors explain how the confluence of three seismic changes - the internet, mobile, and cloud computing - has shifted the balance of power from companies to consumers. The companies that will thrive in this ever-changing landscape will be the ones that create superior products and attract a new breed of multifaceted employees whom the authors dub 'smart creatives'. The management maxims ('Consensus requires dissension'
Jesus Built an Inspired Team. You Can, Too. Laurie Beth Jones has given hundreds of thousands of businessreaders insight into how the ideas of Jesus can be used to enhanceperformance. In Teach Your Team to Fish , Jones focuses onone of the most critical areas for anyone in business: teamwork.Leaders today face their greatest challenges not only in definingstrategies and getting updated information but also in gettingdiverse human beings to pull together without falling apart. Jesus is a role model for team leaders everywhere. Teach YourTeam to Fish offers dozens of stories from the Bible, showinghow Jesus managed his team of disciples and other followers, withsuggestions for how to apply these lessons to real-worldteambuilding and management problems. It offers guidance andinspiration on: ? How to excite your team members in order to motivate them ? How to ground them so they’ll be realistic about what can beachieved ? How to transform them into a truly well-functioning team ? How to release them int
When a manager establishes a friendly yet productive working atmosphere, the benefits to the whole organization are substantial. The Art of Managing People provides practical strategies, guidelines and techniques for * Developing the interpersonal skills necessary to improve relations with employees * Understanding the differences between people, and behaving accordingly * Assessing, and then improving, current working situations * Creating trust between managers and employees. Person-to-person skills are the key to developing an effective team of satisfied, energetic workers. Letting your workers express their own personalities and maximize their potentials will * Reduce stress within the work force, * Create a positive spirit throughout the company, and * Increase the organization's productivity and profitability.
You never dreamed being the boss would be so hard. You're caught in a web of conflicting expectations from subordinates, your supervisor, peers, and customers. You're not alone. As Linda Hill and Kent Lineback reveal in Being the Boss, becoming an effective manager is a painful, difficult journey. It's trial and error, endless effort, and slowly acquired personal insight. Many managers never complete the journey. At best, they just learn to get by. At worst, they become terrible bosses. This new book explains how to avoid that fate, by mastering three imperatives: Manage yourself: Learn that management isn't about getting things done yourself. It's about accomplishing things through others. Manage a network: Understand how power and influence work in your organization and build a network of mutually beneficial relationships to navigate your company's complex political environment. Manage a team: Forge a high-performing "we" out of all the "I"s who report to you. Packed with comp
In our lightning-fast digital age, a company can facehumiliation and possibly even ruin within seconds of a negativetweet or blog post. Over the last year companies such as BP,Goldman Sachs, and Toyota have experienced serious blows to theirimages that could have had reduced impact if their leaders hadimplemented reputation management into their business strategy andculture. There is no one in either the corporate or academic spherewith greater expertise in the area of corporate reputation than Dr.Daniel Diermeier. An award-winning professor at the Kellogg Schoolof Management, Northwestern University, Dr. Diermeier has blazed apath in understanding the significance of reputation management anddemonstrating how a company can create a program so powerful thatit can help turn a potential public disgrace into a public imagesuccess story.