H. Thomas Johnson and Anders Bröms assert, counter to conventional cost management thinking, that any company can avoid waste. Management must simply change how it organizes work. Following principles that emulate life systems, even a lean and profitable company can lessen earnings instability and reduce ... more »

In this groundbreaking guide, Stephanie Winston explains how she discovered, after more than two decades as a leading organization expert and bestselling author, that senior executives and CEOs seem to possess unique conceptual skills in the areas of time management and organization that enable them ... more »

More than just a set of bizarre suggestions, Weird Ideas That Work represents a breakthrough in management thinking. Sutton shows that the practices we need to sustain performance are in constant tension with those that foster new ideas. The trick is to choose the right balance between the conventional ... more »

Using Investor's Business Daily as his major source of investment information, Dhun Sethna tripled his portfolio in five years. In Investing Smart, Sethna shares what he's learned about picking stocks with the nation's fastest growing newspaper, unlocking the powerful money=making information in every ... more »

In 1998, Michael Parness was a struggling playwright and screenwriter who had left the stability of his successful sports memorabilia business to write full-time. Following the advice of a stockbroker, he invested his nest egg of $150,000. But the October 1998 crash gutted his portfolio by 80% and his ... more »

In one of the most original books of its kind ever written, Patrick Hanlon explains how the most powerful brands create a community of believers around the brand, revealing the seven components that will help every company and marketer capture the public imagination -- and seize a bigger slice of the ... more »

From competition, employees, and discipline to leadership, strategy, and vision, The Quotable Executive is the perfect book for any manager who wants to know what the experts in business have to say on a variety of business topics. This compendium of approximately 1,000 selected quotes from Jack Welsh ... more »

Why do some companies consistently win in the marketplace while others struggle from crisis to crisis? The answer, says Noel Tichy, is that winning companies possess a Leadership Engine -- a proven system for creating dynamic leaders at every level. more »

Nothing is more important to business success than innovation . . . And here's what you can do about it on Monday morning with the definitive how-to book from the world's leading authority on innovation When it comes to innovation, Curt Carlson and Bill Wilmot of SRI International know what they are ... more »

In this revised edition of her best-seller, noted sales consultant Linda Richardson offers salespeople the tools they need to successfully use customer-focused, dialogue selling. Featuring real-world dialogue samples, helpful dos and don'ts, self-tests, checklists, and other useful tools, this guide ... more »

Responding to the turmoil and uncertainty caused by the terrorist attack on America, Ric Edelman, best-selling author of Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth, provides critical advice for protecting the financial security of our families and businesses. Ric Edelman is donating 100% of his profits from ... more »

Now in its fifth edition, Diffusion of Innovations is a classic work on the spread of new ideas. It has sold 30,000 copies in each edition and will continue to reach a huge academic audience. In this renowned book, Everett M. Rogers, professor and chair of the Department of Communication & Journalism ... more »