What Are the Keys to Success in Project Management? We Sought 25 of North America’s Leading Project Managers to Find Out. Project managers are keen to learn from the best. So, David Barrett and Derek Vigar asked 25 of North America's top experts in the field a straightforward question: “What is your best piece of advice for success in project management? The result is this book—a collection of the best stories, lessons, and takeaways th...

MEET YOUR GOALS—ON TIME AND ON BUDGET.How do you rein in the scope of your project when you’ve got a group of demanding stakeholders breathing down your neck? And map out a schedule everyone can stick to? And motivate team members who have competing demands on their time and attention?Whether you’re managing your first project or just tired of improvising, this guide will give you the tools and confidence you need to define smart goals, meet them, and captu...

From well-respected human resources and corporate training experts Jeanne C. Meister and Karie Willyerd, a must-read guide to the innovative strategies that the best companies are using to create a workplace that the best talent chooses—both today and in 2020. In The 2020 Workplace, Meister and Willyerd offer a battle plan to start winning tomorrow’s employees today.This essential guide for business leaders and HR professionals prepares your organization for 2020 with proven strate...

The Institute Way outlines a practical step-by-step process to formulate and execute strategy in business, government and not-for-profit organizations. The book details how to manage and adapt to reach a higher level of performance using a methodology that blends strategic planning, performance measurement and change management into a simple, disciplined framework that's easy to build and communicate. The publication is the brainchild of the Balanced Scorecard Institute, an organi...

For over a decade, It’s Your Move has been helping Canadian executives, managers and professionals get the job they really want with proven advice and strategies. Today, competition for jobs is tough, but at the same time, opportunities for career change are plentiful. Thoroughly revised and updated throughout, It’s Your Move offers clear, proven advice and strategies includingHow to use social media effectively—from establishing a powerful online presence t...

Conversation-powered leadershipHow can leaders make their big or growing companies feel small again? How can they recapture the magic”-the tight strategic alignment, the high level of employee engagement-that drove and animated their organization when it was a start-up? As more and more executives have discovered in recent years, the answer to this conundrum lies in the power of conversation.In Talk, Inc., Boris Groysberg and Michael Slin...

In the first 60 seconds, interviewers can decide whether you will be moved to the top of the list… or dropped from consideration!In today's crowded job market, The First 60 Seconds is an innovative book that shows job seekers how best to impress in that crucial first minute and gives strategies to constantly differentiate themselves from the competition. From preparing a credentials package to connecting with the interviewer, candidates will learn how to set themselves apart every ...

“For crying out loud, IBM ‘gets’ social media. Don’t you think it’s about time that you do? This is the book to get you started.”--Guy Kawasaki, author of Enchantment“Get Bold is...a book to be embraced, studied, and implemented.”--Jeffrey Gitomer, author of The Little Red Book of Selling and Social BOOM!With Forewords by Charlene Li, author of Open Leadership, and Mike Rhodin, Sr. Vice Pres...

Finding the work you want can be a daunting challenge. The rules have changed, the playing field has been rearranged and the players are unpredictable. Those who play smart will learn a lot about themselves and the dynamic environment of the workplace.Playing smart includes being ready for every conversation that focuses on your career direction. It could be an informal chat with an old friend or a formal interview. It could be a networking meeting or a brief encounter with a new a...

Distribution networks are now e based and this change has made the old channel process obsolete. This book is written by an expert in channel management and development and includes chapters on the most important areas of channel process.Channel sales and management is one of the largest industry networks in the world and this book offers a broad scope of skills and information to be successful in this highly competitive market.The book covers a range of areas from successful...

The proven new sales strategy from New York Times bestselling author Linda RichardsonLearn how to create better, more effective dialogs with customers in today’s hyper digital worldIn this era of iPads, iPhones, and apps, sales communications may be growing, but sales conversations are dying--and so are too many sales. The New Sales Conversation helps you use new links and technologies without losing the very reason for making a connecti...

STOP WASTING TIME DEVELOPING STRATEGIC PLANS THAT DON'T GET IMPLEMENTED!Far too often, people experience strategic planning as a wasted activity—painful, unproductive, and irrelevant to the issues at hand. And once planning is done, the product usually gets put on a shelf, never to be looked at again.The Executive Guide to Facilitating Strategy delivers the Drivers Model, a powerful tool to help you facilitate your organization through the development of a strategic plan fr...