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Management
Finance for Managers
Richard Luecke, Samuel Hayes
An entry in the new Harvard Business Essentials series, this primer is designed to introduce non-financial managers to business finance. Short chapters define and describe the basic elements of financial statements, accounting, taxes, venture capitalization, budgeting, decision and investment analysis, and business valuation in layman’s terms.
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Finance for Managers
Harvard Business Essentials
Calculating and assessing the overall financial health of the business is an important part of any managerial position. From reading and deciphering financial statements, to understanding net present value, to calculating return on investment, this book provides the fundamentals of financial literacy. Easy to use and non-technical, this helpful guide gives managers the smart advice they need to increase their impact on financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
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First, Break All the Rules
Marcus Buckingham, Curt Coffman
The greatest managers in the world seem to have little in common. They differ in age and race, employ vastly different styles and focus on different goals. Yet despite their differences, great managers share one common trait: They do not hesitate to break virtually every rule held sacred by conventional wisdom. This amazing book explains why.
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Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Getting Good People to Stay
Sharon Jordan-Evans, Beverly L. Kaye
Because finding the ideal person for every workplace position has become an increasingly difficult task, the retention of top employees has become every manager's concern. Love 'Em or Lose 'Em, by organizational-development specialists Beverly L. Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans, proposes that this "race for talent" can be effectively run only by those who adopt programs and policies that truly support their personnel.
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Loyalty Rules! How Leaders Build Lasting Relationships in the Digital Age
Frederick F. Reichheld
Based on research into companies from online start-ups to established institutions, Reichheld reveals six principles of loyalty upon which leaders build enduring enterprises. Each principle is coupled with actions that drive measurement systems, compensation, organization, and strategy. Providing tools for implementing the timeless principles in a volatile economy, Loyalty Rules! is a practical guidebook for taking the high road in business that leads to lasting success.
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Scorekeeping for Success
Lee Benson, Charles A. Coonradt
The astute business manager understands this statement: "If it's important enough to do, it's important enough to give feedback on. And if it's important enough to give feedback on, that feedback should be delivered in the most effective and valuable way available." The whole concept of assigning value to assignments by creating appropriate scorecards and then giving appropriate feedback carries with it tremendous power and potential. Effort plus feedback = Energy - Enjoyment - Enthusiasm
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The Fifth Discipline
Peter M. Senge
While meditating one morning in 1987, Peter Senge first saw the possibilities of a "learning organization" that used "systems thinking" as the primary tenet of a revolutionary management philosophy. He advanced the concept into this primer, written for those interested in integrating his philosophy into their corporate culture. The Fifth Discipline remains the ideal introduction to Senge's corporate framework, structured around personal mastery, mental models, shared vision, and team learning.
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What Every Manager Should Know About Training
Robert F. Mager
If you use training services, especially if you have to pay for them out of your own budget, this book will help you.
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