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Americans have long been ambivalent toward foreign direct investment in the United States. Foreign multinational corporations may be a source of capital, technology, and jobs. But what are the implications for US workers, firms, communities, and consumers as the United States remains the most popular destination for foreign multinational investment? Theodore H. Moran and Lindsay Oldenski find that foreign multinational firms that invest in the United...
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Does the job you have (or the job you want) require customer interactions? Do you want to handle difficult customers with ease? Do you long for recognition of your customer service skills? Do you know what it takes to be a customer service professional? Every business has customers, and employers are seeking to hire, retain and reward employees who have the skills, the knowledge and the motivation to provide a consistently superior level of service...
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"Captures the basic laws of growth companies and creates a new formula for success." -Richard A. D'Aveni, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College
Organic business growth is governed by its own natural laws-underlying truths that set the stage for growth and innovation, much in the way that Einstein's theory of relativity accounts for the movement of objects in the space-time continuum. The most fundamental law is that uncertainty is the only...
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The ever-present challenge for leaders is how to get more done with less time, money, and stress. The Vitality Imperative answers that challenge and gives leaders a reliable and actionable road map for creating and sustaining a humane and lasting approach to the thorniest challenges and opportunities modern organizations face. The Vitality Imperative will teach: 7 key promises that connected leaders make to ignite and sustain vitality; Self-evident...
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In this groundbreaking new book, the Showkeirs take something people typically think of as merely functional-ordinary conversations-and show the power they have to create, sustain, and change the very nature of workplace culture. Conversations can lead to an engaged and energized workforce, or to one that is alienated and uninspired. If you want to change the culture you must change the conversations. All too often workplace conversations-between...
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The book provides ways to introduce design thinking into enterprises. It provides guidelines to engage stakeholders by showing how spontaneous discussions can lead to creativity and ideas for innovation, and providing guidelines on the tools and visualizations needed to describe and build on these ideas, the kind of leadership needed in interdisciplinary teams, and the ways people at different levels of an enterprise are brought together to create...
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Creativity is magic. Workers need this magic to flourish in the future of work. Reema Nakra, the founder of TSMC and author of the "Future of Work: The Complete Blueprint," provides the answer to the question, "Why is creativity the skill of the future?" in this book that traverses the new job landscape, explores the radical changes and offers the panacea for workplace problems caused by the avalanche of AI technologies.
The best way to stop AI from...
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Innovation is just 4&1/2 steps away! Would you like to solve problems, exploit opportunities, create new ideas, and innovate? Do you need to lead a team, organization or yourself to be more innovative? This book is a diamond - an Innovation Diamond. In 4.5 steps it will help you, your team and your organization: Streamline your processes; Invent whole new products; Find new ways to market; Overcome long-standing challenges; Succeed; Grow; Enjoy the...
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To succeed in business and in life, you must be focused and committed. But it also takes serendipity and a certain amount of alchemy.
Stephen Gillett went from part-time technology specialist at an Office Depot to one of the youngest CIOs of a Fortune 500 company by keeping himself fully present and open to all possibilities. In From Simi Valley to Silicon Valley, he shares his remarkable journey and the valuable lessons he learned while working...
11) Vende como loco
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Este libro puede inundar tu negocio de clientes. Ganar más en menos tiempo es posible. Porque no se trata de trabajar de lunes a domingo, sino de descubrir, retener y potenciar clientes que se vuelvan locos por ti y sean tus mejores aliados.
Descubre cómo advertir y cerrar nuevos negocios, volverte flexible para evolucionar a la velocidad de cualquier situación y aprovechar mejor tus habilidades y esfuerzos para vender como loco sin enloquecer...
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I have worked as a dental Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and financial advisor since 2007. And for the past 12 years, working almost exclusively with owners of dental practices, I've invested far more than Malcolm Gladwell's required 10,000 hours into this profession (see "Outliers,"Malcolm Gladwell).
More importantly, as a CPA, I see the world differently than the average person. For example, when you notice the cars other people drive, the houses...
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When it comes to running a successful business, you've always had the will. Now you have another way.
Managing a successful business requires more than willpower alone. A culture of commitment to innovation will help ensure business success. One must learn to continuously improve and reinvent the business process.
There is something treacherous about this book. Something full of power, energy, excellence, and drive. It could be about you.
Reading...
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This incredible and dynamic book gives Retailers the big picture concerning shrink. Never before has a writer vividly described shrink with a clear and precise problem and solution concept. Understanding how shrink is created is only a third of the solution. Putting a plan in place to prevent shrink is only the second part. The third and final ingredient can only be found within this book. This book changes the face and view of shrink prevention all...
15) Two Brown Envelopes: How to Shrug Off Setbacks, Bounce Back from Failure and Build a Global Busi
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When Hazem Mulhim was starting out in life, his father presented him with two brown envelopes: one bulging with money, the other flat with some dollar bills. Only one-and its contents-would be his. After a brief but memorable discussion, his father made the decision that would influence the rest of Hazem's life.
Two Brown Envelopes offers a refreshingly candid account of the ups and the downs of building a business in the age of globalization. Hazem...
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Andrea Eppolito believes that you can Redefine Your Wedding Business and Create the Business You Want Wherever You Are.
It has never been easier to start a business, or harder to build a business that is transformative for you, your clients and your local market. Wedding professionals are magic! We are the makers of dreams come true, the seekers and the doers. As a creative member of the wedding community, you see the world through a unique set of...
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Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) are state-owned investment funds with combined asset holdings that are fast approaching four trillion dollars. Recently emerging as a major force in global financial markets, SWFs have other distinctive features besides their state-owned status: they are mainly located in developing countries and are intimately tied to energy and commodities exports, and they carry virtually no liabilities and have little redemption risk,...
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Este libro recoge de forma resumida las biografías de grandes personajes de la Ciencia, Medicina, Política, Música, Deportes, Negocios,. con el fin de que sirvan de modelos cercanos a imitar por los nuevos emprendedores y líderes del siglo XXI. Sin ser excesivamente exhaustivo en los datos, el libro recoger los hechos principales que conforman la vida de estas personas que, superando numerosas dificultades y con gran esfuerzo, lograron reconducir...
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Many corporations have slick, flashy mission statements that ultimately do little to motivate employees and less to impress customers, investors, and partners.
But there is a way to share your excitement for the future of your company in a clear, compelling, and powerful way and entrepreneur and business growth expert Cameron Herold can show you how.
Vivid Vision is a revolutionary tool that will help owners, CEOs, and senior managers create inspirational,...
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In today's market place, establishing efficient, effective solutions to shifting trends creates challenges for every organization. Apart from finding the right solution, organizations have to implement them successfully while building upon existing solutions. Now, David G. Peterson proposes a roadmap to the management of solutions through the alignment of people, processes and best practices. His new book, Handling the Remedy: Alignment, was created...
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