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The co-founder of Genesis Advisers, a leadership development firm, Michael Watkins is an acknowledged business development expert. Here he shows listeners how they can survive and thrive in all the major transitions they may face during their career, including promotion, on-boarding into a new organization, and making an international move.

Clements offers listeners this comprehensive and concise personal finance guide. Here he details 21 easy steps anyone can take to get on the road to financial security. Learn how to manage your money wisely in order to save for retirement, put your children through college, and more by using Clements' expert advice.

Jonathan Littman and Marc Hershon give listeners the tools necessary for surviving the corporate workplace by effectively avoiding those individuals who persist in bringing people down.

Confrontation is inevitable, and in today's fast-paced world, dealing with these conflicts in positive, constructive ways is essential. Pachter provides techniques and strategies that will help listeners resolve conflicts so that all sides are satisfied.

Nierenberg and Calero challenge long-held beliefs and adapt older techniques to the ever-changing modern business climate. Accessible and thought-provoking, this book is the perfect instructional guide for learning how to negotiate anything.

Terrence Gargiulo and Dr. Gini Graham Scott present 24 short stories designed to help listeners navigate a world full of dishonest and petty characters. Entertaining and thought-provoking, these stories offer blueprints for managing any situation in which difficult people threaten success.

Authors Steve Zaffron and Dave Logan offer listeners this engaging treatise on achieving business success. Using compelling real-world examples--such as a New Zealand steelmaking company turning their fortunes around in one year, and a Japanese building firm enjoying record profits during a terrible economic environment--Zaffron and Logan illustrate the three laws of performance that will help all entrepreneurs get their businesses back on track.

Development consultants and business scholars Dave Ulrich, Norm Smallwood, and Kate Sweetman attempt to answer one of history's most difficult questions--what makes a good leader? In the course of their research, they discovered five rules to lead by, and here they share them with eager listeners.

A parable illustrates how the goal of a genuine leader is to help others--teammates, employees, and colleagues--to become more capable, confident, and accomplished than they are themselves and to realize their full potential.

Schiff show listeners how to protect assets and invest money when the American economy is experiencing perilous economic downturns. Filled with insightful commentary, inventive metaphors, and pre-scriptive advice, this book will help listeners make money under adverse market conditions by using a conservative, nontraditional investment strategy.