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In every interaction with business associates, customers, and family members, people exert influence through their actions and words. But the highest level of influence invites comprehensive commitment from others, and here Bacon demonstrates how to fine-tune one's influence for unprecedented success.

Bacon draws from groundbreaking research to demonstrate how power can be seized and used to full advantage in the workplace. The power a person holds is determined by a complicated arrangement of factors, including a person's knowledge, history, and character, as well as the resources and network at his or her disposal. With a clear-sighted approach, Bacon shows how anyone can leverage power to motivate and influence others.

Jantsch explains how simple, effective promotional strategies can help any small business boost sales and growth. Topics include finding your ideal client, creating an image to match your message, and making a lasting impression.

Maudlin and Tepper take listeners on a comprehensive, sobering, and even-handed tour through the debt/credit crisis currently gripping the world. They show that the financial mess that seemingly peaked with the crash of Lehman Brothers was merely the 50-year-in-the-making first part of a greater crisis that looms over the horizon. They further outline the tough choices that will have to be made in order to end this cycle of economic stagnation.

Drawing on his own experiences in the trading game as well as principles that are over a hundred years old, Covel shows investors how to watch and evaluate trends and make decisions on investments quickly and safely.

Ram Charan, Stephen Drotter, and James Noel are three eminent business consultants on the cutting edge of the knowledge economy. They have coached managers at many world-class organizations--and now their combined expertise on the subject of leadership is condensed in the fascinating book The Leadership Pipeline.

Mauldin asked 12 of today's most successful investors to share their most valuable investment secrets. The result is a dozen clearly written essays, distilling decades of financial experience into easy-to-grasp tips anyone can put into practice.

While other American businesses are crumbling under low-cost foreign competition, John Deere Company thrives by maintaining such ideas as building the best product, being open for change and innovation, listening rather than leading and keeping virtuous business practices.

Teamwork is the one competitive advantage that corporations across the board have failed to leverage. To counter the five common pitfalls that undermine the ability of companies to team successfully, Lencioni outlines five simple remedies: build trust, master conflict, achieve commitment, embrace accountability, and focus on results. This practical, easily accessible field guide outlines clear measures for realizing success in the workplace through teamwork.

Tim Harford reveals the economics behind everything from supermarkets to insurance companies to airlines in this entertaining and informative book. To protect both our wallets and our bank accounts, we must better understand why companies do what they do.