Stephen R. Covey and the Merrills have shown millions of readers how to balance the demands of a schedule with the desire for fulfillment. Now the principles they introduced in First Things First are distilled for everyday reading. Let First Things First Every Day be your guide to the rich relationships, the inner peace, and the confidence that come from knowing where you're headed, and why.

There are thousands of books that have been written on business leadership. Many of these have been translated into Chinese and many have been swallowed up by Chinese business people. China has an enormous need to improve the quality of its leadership and current and future leaders are starving for more information to help them get to the top. But what we are also hearing is that while they find these Western works intellectually stimulating, there is always something missing. It is naive for anyone to think that they can just take Western concepts and practices on leadership and make them work in China. They still need work. In fact, it is fair to ask whether these Western practices can actually be applied in China. This book provides the bridge between Western ideas and concepts with the Chinese thoughts and wisdom. 作者简介： Dr. Frank Gallo has lived in China for many years and is one of its foremost executive coaches. He works with both Chinese and Western executives to help them become bet

A withering exposé of the unethical practices that triggeredthe indictment and collapse of the legendary accounting firm. Arthur Andersen's conviction on obstruction of justice chargesrelated to the Enron debacle spelled the abrupt end of the88-year-old accounting firm. Until recently, the venerable firm hadbeen regarded as the accounting profession's conscience. In FinalAccounting, Barbara Ley Toffler, former Andersen partner-in-chargeof Andersen's Ethics Responsible Business Practicesconsulting services, reveals that the symptoms of Andersen's fataldisease were evident long before Enron. Drawing on her expertise asa social scientist and her experience as an Andersen insider,Toffler chronicles how a culture of arrogance and greed infectedher company and led to enormous lapses in judgment among her peers.Final Accounting exposes the slow deterioration of values that lednot only to Enron but also to the earlier financial scandals ofother Andersen clients, including Sunbeam and Waste Management,

Warren Buffett built Berkshire Hathaway into somethingremarkable— and Fortune journalist Carol Loomis had a front-rowseat for it all. When Carol Loomis first mentioned a little-known Omaha hedge fundmanager in a 1966 Fortune article, she didn’t dream that WarrenBuffett would one day be considered the world’s greatestinvestor—nor that she and Buffett would quickly become closepersonal friends. As Buf?fett’s fortune and reputation grew overtime, Loomis used her unique insight into Buffett’s thinking tochronicle his work for Fortune, writ?ing and proposing scores ofstories that tracked his many accomplishments—and also hisocca?sional mistakes. Now Loomis has collected and updated the best Buffett articlesFortune published between 1966 and 2012, including thirteen coverstories and a dozen pieces authored by Buffett himself. Loomis hasprovided commentary about each major arti?cle that supplies contextand her own informed point of view. Readers will gain freshinsights into Buffett’s investment

True leadership isn't a matter of having a certain job ortitle. In fact, being chosen for a position is only the first ofthe five levels every effective leader achieves. To become morethan "the boss" people follow only because they are required to,you have to master the ability to invest in people and inspirethem. To grow further in your role, you must achieve results andbuild a team that produces. You need to help people to developtheir skills to become leaders in their own right. And if you havethe skill and dedication, you can reach the pinnacle ofleadership-where experience will allow you to extend your influencebeyond your immediate reach and time for the benefit ofothers. The 5 Levels of Leadership are: 1. Position - People follow because they have to. 2. Permission - People follow because they want to. 3. Production - People follow because of what you have done forthe organization. 4. People Development - People follow because of what you havedone for them personall

12 ESSENTIAL BUSINESS PRINCIPLES TO CREATE MEANING, HAPPINESS, AND TRUE SUCCESS ROBERT MICHAEL FRIED After years of focusing on our career, it's easy to lose sight of what's important in the rest of our lives. Fortune 500 marketing strategist, Robert Michael Fried shows how the same skills and principles you've used to achieve professional success can help you reach your personal goals too - by creating A Marketing Plan for Life (Perigee Trade Paperback; January 2005; $15.95 U.S.). Fried advises us that the same strategies that result in having a good career can help us define what really matters most in our personal lives as well. Fried's twelve-point system helps the reader achieve a fuller, more balanced life/work plan: * Define the business you're in ( Figure out who you are and who you want to become. * Assess the market (Capitalize on your strengths. * Create "targets of opportunity" (Make your dreams a reality. A Marketing Plan for Life provides a definitiv

“I have observed several hundred salespeople who were taughtto use deceptive practices like ‘bait and switch’ and encouraged toplay negotiation games with customers. They were so stressed bythis behavior that they suffered from a high incidence of alcoholand substance abuse, divorce, job-jumping, and low productivity. Inthe same industry, I have observed countless people who had beentaught to sell with high integrity. Ironically, their customersatisfaction, profit margins, and salesperson retention weresignificantly higher.” — Ron Willingham If you’ve tried manipulative, self-focused selling techniquesthat demean you and your customer, if you’ve ever wondered ifselling could be more than just talking people into buying, thenIntegrity Selling for the 21st Century is the book for you. Itsconcept is simple: Only by getting to know your customers and theirneeds — and believing that you can meet those needs — will youenjoy relationships with customers built on trust. And only

"Fear of snakes makes sense.After all,snakes bite! On the other hand,fear of public speaking is worth overcoming.This book is an excellent place to start." ——Seth Godin,bestselling author of Purple Cow and Free Prize Inside "Your ability to speak confidently on your feet will impress more people and open more doors than you can imagine.The Confident Speaker shows you how." ——Brian Tracy,bestselling author of The Psychology of Selling "Eureka! This book is exactly what every beginning speaker needs." ——Dottie Walters,CSP,bestselling author of Speak and Grow Rich "When we speak in public,we convey our knowledge,our interest in others,and our value.Now,thanks to Monarth and Kase,their book The Confident Speaker opens that door to successful public speaking." ——Susan RoAne,bestselling author of How To Work A Room "Speaking before a group stresses many otherwise capable people,and as a result their anxiety cripples their caree

Not one to mince his words people either love him, or hate himbut it's hard to dispute that Sir Philip Green is a multi-talentedentrepreneur. Sir Philip fell into retail almost by accident butit's made him a fortune. Some go so far as to argue he's the finestretailer of his generation and one of the best business brains inthe UK. A middle class, Croydon-born Jewish boy, who left school at16 without a single qualification, he's now number 6 on the latestSunday Times Rich list - up from 9th last year despite therecession. After leaving school, Philip Green worked for the familyfirm, one of the first shoe importers to bring products in fromChina and Hong Kong. Experience of international trade taught himabout finance, credit, importing and product. After four falsestarts he made his first million at 33, with Jean Jeannie. It was astruggling fashion chain when he bought it for 65,000 in themid-1980s. He sold it six months later for 3m. Many such dealslater, he owns the Arcadia group - running about an eigh

Now available in paperback--the book that has, since 1992,become the primer for open-book management, a new method based onthe concept of democracy, the spirit of sports, and the reality ofnumbers. Includes a "user's guide" and a discussion guide createdespecially for this edition.

Green is the color of money! Businesses are always looking to increase their profitability andmarket share. With rising costs of fuel and consumers targetingenvironmentally-responsible companies to patronize, businesses havejumped on the green initiative and reaped the financial benefits.The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Greening Your Business providesthe most up-to-date, concrete, and practical steps for readers tofollow to get rich by going green. Solid authors with "green" background White-hot green market Comprehensive, practical business approach

Christine W. Letts Kennedy School of Government, HarvardUniversity, and author of High Performance Nonprofit OrganizationsI recommend this book and use it in my nonprofit management class.It is an excellent primer providing insight and pre*ion forthe thinking nonprofit leader.

在线阅读本书 Under Andy Grove’s leadership，Intel has become the worlds largestchip maker and one of the most admired companies in the world．Inonly the Paranoid Survive, Grove reveals his strategy of focusingon a new way of measuring the nightmare moment every leaderdreads——when massive change occurs and a company must，yirtuallyovernight adapt or fall by the wayside．Grove calls such a moment aStrategic Inflection Point，which can be set off by almostanything:mega-competition, a change in regulations, or a seeminglymodest change in technology. When a Strategic Inflection Pointhits, the ordinary rules of business go out the window. Yetman-aged right, a Strategic Inflection Point can be and opportunityto win in the marketplace and emerge stronger than ever. Groveunderscores his message by examining his own record of success andfailure, including how he navigated the events of the Pentium flaw,which threatened Intel's reputation in 1994, and how he has dealtwith the explosions in growt

The New Manager’s Guide and Mentor The Harvard BusinessEssentials series is designed to provide comprehensive advice,personal coaching, background information, and guidance on the mostrelevant topics in business. Whether you are a new manager seekingto expand your skills or a seasoned professional looking to broadenyour knowledge base, these solution-oriented books put reliableanswers at your fingertips. Today’s competitive workplace demandsthat managers evaluate employee performance, and provide coaching.This book will help managers prepare for a formal performancemeeting with a direct report, and create a development plan toincrease employee productivity.

“I’ve got the name for our publishing operation. We justsaid we were going to publish a few books on the side at random.Let’s call it Random House.” So recounts Bennett Cerf in thiswonderfully amusing memoir of the making of a great publishinghouse. An incomparable raconteur, possessed of an irrepressible witand an abiding love of books and authors, Cerf brilliantly evokesthe heady days of Random House’s first decades. Part of the vanguard of young New York publishers whorevolutionized the book business in the 1920s and ’30s, Cerf helpedusher in publishing’s golden age. Cerf was a true personality,whose other pursuits (columnist, anthologist, author, lecturer,radio host, collector of jokes and anecdotes, perennial judge ofthe Miss America pageant, and panelist on What’s My Line? )helped shape his reputation as a man of boundless energy andenthusiasm and brought unprecedented attention to his company andto his authors. At once a rare behind-the-scenes account of bookpublishing and

The best organizations have the best talent. . . Financialincentives drive company performance. . . Firms must change or die.Popular axioms like these drive business decisions every day. Yettoo much common management "wisdom" isn’t wise at all—but, instead,flawed knowledge based on "best practices" that are actually poor,incomplete, or outright obsolete. Worse, legions of managers usethis dubious knowledge to make decisions that are hazardous toorganizational health.

Leadership guru Maxwell, who successfully bridged secular andChristian markets with such motivational titles as The 21Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and Developing the Leader WithinYou, draws on Old Testament paragons in this gifty inspirationalhardback. Maxwell asks readers to envision the great "cloud ofwitnesses" (Heb. 12:1) said to surround us as we run the marathonof life, imagining that this cloud includes "the giants of thefaith"-biblical heroes whose lives impart meaningful lessons. Heincludes the usual suspects: the David-tackles-Goliath taledemonstrates how people can rise above their limitations, whileNoah exemplifies a willingness to take new risks (i.e., build aboat when no one had seen rain before). But there are boldermoments, too. Maxwell uses Rebekah as a model of generous giving (awelcome and underutilized virtue in business titles) and providessome gee-whiz facts to drive the point home: he estimates that towater Jacob's 10 camels, Rebekah needed about 200 gallons of water,requiring

The legendary Eat That Frog! (more than 450,000 copies sold and translated into 23 languages) provides the 21 most effective methods for conquering procrastination and accomplishing more. This new edition is revised and updated throughout, and includes brand new information on how to keep technology from dominating our time.

The most innovative, unconventional, and profoundlypractical career guide available-newly revised and updated With today's economic uncertainties, millions ofAmericans realize they must seize control over their own careerpaths. They want work that not only pays the bills but also allowsthem to pursue their real passions. In this revised edition,Laurence Boldt updates and revises his revolutionary guide to meetthe challenges of the twenty-first century workplace. The firstpart of this book helps readers to identify the work that theyreally want to do, while the second provides practical, activesteps to finding or creating that work. Zen and the Art ofMaking a Living goes beyond inspiration, providing a provenformula for bringing creativity, dignity, and meaning to everyaspect of the work experience.

Managing Projects Large and Small: The Fundamental Skills forDelivering on Cost and On TimeWhen it comes to project management,success lies in the details. This book walks managers through everystep of project oversight from start to finish. Thanks to thebook's comprehensive information on everything from planning andbudgeting to team building and after-project reviews, managers willmaster the discipline and skills they need to achieve stellarresults without wasting time and money.The Harvard BusinessEssentials series is for managers at all levels but is especiallyrelevant for new managers. It offers on-the-spot guidance,coaching, and tools on the most relevant topics in business. Eachbook includes the critical information that managers need on agiven topic-from budgeting to hiring to communication tostrategy-and offers interactive tools and worksheets that translateadvice into action. Providing ready answers to day-to-day issues,these guides make sound, trusted mentoring advice availablewhenever manag

In this title, Doc Searls maps out the implications of acustomer-driven business revolution that's flipping the paradigm ofsupply and demand, and putting consumers in charge. Who owns themarketplace? Is it business - or the customer? According to DocSearls, widely-read journalist and blogger and co-author of "TheCluetrain Manifesto", customers are on the verge of becoming trulyfree and independent actors in the marketplace with the power oftelling vendors what they want, how they want it, and where andwhen they should be able to get it. This imperative shift incustomer power will alter the balance of the market and usher inwhat Searls calls the "intention economy". In this book, Searlslays out a map for an economy driven by consumer intent, wherevendors can - and must - respond to the actual intentions ofcustomers, instead of simply vying for customer attention in hopesof selling them what they might want. In the intention economy,individual power increases, demand drives supply, and informationprecedes mone

This classic, newly updated, is an indispensable source foranyone–from mid-level managers to CEOs–who must execute keybusiness initiatives quickly and effectively. Once groundbreakingand now time-honored, Managing at the Speed of Change has helpedcountless business leaders learn how to orchestrate transitionsvital to their organizations’ success. Rather than focusing on whatto change, this book’s aim is far more valuable: It shows readershow to change. Daryl R. Conner, founder and chairman of the consulting firmConner Partners, is a leading expert on change management. He hasserved as “change doctor” for clients that include non-profitenterprises, government agencies and administrations, and Fortune500 companies in an array of industries such as AbbottLaboratories, PepsiCo, American Express, Catholic Healthcare West,JPMorgan Chase, and the U.S. Navy. Based on Conner’s long-term research and his decades ofconsulting experience, Managing at the Speed of Change uses simple,easy-t

Make the dream of opening a retail business a reality. The fastest-growing segment of small business isretail—everything from clothing to linens, books to boats, gourmetpans to furniture. With over 30 years’ experience in retail,national expert and consultant James Dion offers practical,hands-on tips and advice on all aspects of retail business, fromchoosing the right business model and finding the ideal location tofinancing, purchasing, and marketing. ? Expert author with a high industry profile ? Practical, hands-on steps on how to build a successful retailbusiness ? Up-to-date information on the retail market

Now in paperback: The New York Times bestselling author andstar of A E’s reality series Big Spender, Larry Winget, cleansup America’s personal finance crisis More than 40 percent of families today are feeling financialpressure: spending more than they earn, and worrying about retiringand being dependent on the government, family, or charity. LarryWinget knows. He grew up poor, then made and lost a fortune when abusiness in which he’d invested went bankrupt. But he worked hisway back from rock bottom to become a multimillionaire. In You’re Broke Because You Want to Be, Winget expands on theideas that have made his popular television show Big Spender a hitand offers straightforward talk about coming to grips with yourfinances, such as: ? Feel bad. Have remorse. You need to feel deep emotion to takeaction. So start crying and take responsibility. ? Figure out who you owe and how much you owe. It’ll be a scarynumber to face, but you need to know where you are and what youh