An introduction to project management for administrative professionals.
How should a company respond to requests for prayer breakfasts? How about e-mail sign-offs that quote Scripture? These are just two of the challenges presented by the burgeoning "faith-at-work movement." Time will tell whether these issues will become a legal minefield or a source of competitive adv
What do you do when a prospect tells you, "Send me information about your company/products/services in the mail?" Paul S. Goldner, the author of Red-Hot Cold Call Selling, has two, not one, surefire responses....
The best way to keep your job is to show your employer how valuable you are to the organization.
Acclaimed author C.K. Prahalad has devised a brilliant plan for helping the world's five billion poor people: transform them into consumers. His mission is to prove that it's possible to build a profitable win-win relationship between big business...
Learn five ways to motivate.
If your business is in a volatile environment, finding sustained growth can be tough. David Haviland offers tips on managing business growth in volatility.
What does it mean to lead ethically? This excerpt from the AMACOM book <i>The Business Ethics Activity Book</i> outlines five standards of ethical excellence-communication, quality, collaboration, succession planning and tenure-that will empower...
Learn how to transform yourself into a coach.
A goal tends to push people away from the present and excites them to push forward. On the other hand, attention to a gap between what is and what could be motivates people to close that gap. Add a sense of urgency, and you have a strategy for...