In business, the most valuable commodity is people - and their ability to think outside the square. Without the ability to think innovatively, any business - big or small - risks dying. Here, Jack Collis, an authority on creative marketing, recognized motivational speaker and best-selling author, outlines the importance of original thinking to give you the edge on the competition. Drawing on his many years of experience as a Marketing manager, Jack uses anecdotes and examples to illustrate...

In business, the most valuable commodity is people - and their ability to think outside the square. Without the ability to think innovatively, any business - big or small - risks dying. Here, Jack Collis, an authority on creative marketing, recognized motivational speaker and best-selling author, outlines the importance of original thinking to give you the edge on the competition. Drawing on his many years of experience as a Marketing manager, Jack uses anecdotes and examples to illustrate...

Mind Maps at Work takes a fresh and exuberant look at how Mind Maps can keep you one step ahead of your colleagues at work. Full of practical tips, exercises and inspiring casestudies of people from all career backgrounds, it will help you unlock your reservoirs of creativity and find the fulfilment at work you know you deserve.Tony Buzan is the world-renowned inventor of Mind Maps who has helped hundreds of highly successful international businesses and organisations. In this insp...

Using our time more effectively is the single best way to seize an advantage and change our lives for good.Time - unlike money, opportunity or good looks - is the one resource that is allocated equally to all of us. No matter what our financial or family situation, we each get 24 hours a day. In the practical and straightforward style to which his DRAGONS' DEN contestants are accustomed, Duncan Bannatyne explains how we can make the most of our time to get the most...

This is an ideal book for all those who've been wanting to reap the many benefits of personal lifecoaching, but who lack the resources or time to fund a one-to-one relationship. It takes the principles of life coaching and, in a practical yet inspiring manner, shows you how you might apply these to every area of your own life. Covering everything from career development to personal relationships, appearance and money management, it offers a program of change and progress for each area, whi...

In this day of increased pressure to achieve results, time management has become a vital skill. With time-saving solutions, checklists, tips and techniques, Successful Time Management helps review and assess time management techniques and shows how to adopt new work practices to make effective use of time. It includes great advice on controlling paperwork, getting and staying organized, delegating and working with others, prioritizing to focus on key issues and realizing the best results. The...

Change management just got easierIf an organization does not change in response to the environment in which it is operating, it will ultimately fail. Just as people have to change and adapt according to their circumstances, so do organizations. No one can deny that managing change is a difficult and sometimes painful task. It is complex and can be emotionally draining, involving a range of skills from project planning through to influencing those likely to be affect...

Job Interviews: Top Answers to Tough Questions is your indispensable toolkit, giving you the best answers for the interview room.

Do you dread networking events? Do you feel drained at social gatherings? Do you dislike making small talk? If you identify with these traits of introversion, this book is your saving grace. As the saying goes, our network is our net worth. The foolproof way to grow your business is to go out there and meet people face to face. But who said extroverts get to have it all in business? In fact, introverts often make excellent listeners who have the potential to develop more meaningful relatio...

Recognized internationally as one of the most effective sales improvement guides ever written, Selling to Win is an invaluable text for sales and marketing professionals. It explains clearly how to put winning techniques into action, featuring advice on getting a sale despite not being the cheapest, turning a customer into an ambassador, building a positive attitude that gets results, beating the competition and closing a sale.This 25th anniversary edition ...

Richard Denny is the godfather of salesmanship' and author of the classic sales text Selling to Win . As an inspirational business speaker he has helped thousands of salespeople become high flyers. Now his vast knowledge and experience is distilled in this concise new title. Successful Selling Skills is valuable reading for both those new to sales and those who need to refresh their skills. In his distinctive, accessible style Denny analyzes the key aspects of selling, such as developing th...

***The Strategic Planning Workbook***is an invaluable, ready-to-use guide to creating and implementing a strategic plan. Refreshingly free of the usual grand business models peddled by consultants, this book provides the concepts needed to do the thinking, the tools to gather the necessary information, the techniques to make your decisions and the frameworks to translate conclusions into action plans. With a strong focus on matching the right kind of strategy to your business and the all-i...