-Titulo Original : Workplace Poker Are You Playing The Game, Or Just Getting Played?-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: A career advisor explains why many talented, hard-working people often miss out on their full career potential, revealing the tells, blind spots, secrets, and unspoken rules you need to know in order to play the game to win.While many careers have been impacted by economic downturns, failed projects, downsizing and restructuring, or just bad bosses or bad timing, we all know of colleagues who continue to rise through every tough situation. Most assume that they have an advantage that protects them-degrees from the right schools, great mentors, influential friends and family, or just better luck. But these hyper-successful professionals have faced setbacks, too. Instead of allowing challenges to derail their rise, they’ve learned how to manage them better.In Workplace Poker, Dan Rust gives you the strategies you need to accelerate your career, and prevent setbacks from stalling your progress or spiraling it downward. The trick, he reveals, is to “play the game under the game,” to think more deeply and act more strategically. If you are talented, ambitious, and hardworking, but feel your career just isn’t accelerating as rapidly as it should, or as fast as you would like it to, this book is for you. If you have been frustrated to see others (less talented, who don’t work as hard as you do) achieve rapid professional progress while your career stalls out, this book is for you. If you’ve been annoyed by those who are successful primarily because of where they went to school, or family connections, or financial resources, this book is for you.Rust gives you the insight and skills you need to transform yourself and adapt and survive any hurdle-to turn every adversity into advantage, and every struggle into strength, including:* Recognition of your own “blind spots” and what to do about them* Mastering strategic and authentic self-promotion* Enhancing your personal charm and likeability* Achieving the high energy, both mental and physical, necessary to drive an exceptional career trajectory* Developing an interest in “corporate anthropology” and the complex human dimensions of business* Neutralizing the career-stalling impact of difficult or dysfunctional colleagues* Deeply “owning” and learning from career missteps and failuresIn his smart, funny, relatable voice, Rust shares stories of individuals who have applied these capabilities in real world situations, and provides short, focused exercises to help you think about yourself and your own career. With Workplace Poker¸ you’ll learn how to get out of you own way, and find the success you deserve. From the Back Cover A career advisor explains why many talented, hard-working people often miss out on their full career potential, revealing the tells, blind spots, secrets, and unspoken rules you need to know in order to play the game to win.While many careers have been impacted by economic downturns, failed projects, downsizing and restructuring, or just bad bosses or bad timing, we all know of colleagues who continue to rise through every tough situation. Most assume that they have an advantage that protects them-degrees from the right schools, great mentors, influential friends and family, or just better luck. But these hyper-successful professionals have faced setbacks, too. Instead of allowing challenges to derail their rise, they’ve learned how to manage them better.In Workplace Poker, Dan Rust gives you the strategies you need to accelerate your career, and prevent setbacks from stalling your progress or spiraling it downward. The trick, he reveals, is to “play the game under the game,” to think more deeply and act more strategically. If you are talented, ambitious, and hardworking, but feel your career just isn’t accelerating as rapidly as it should, or as fast as you would like it to, this book is for you. If you have been frustrated to see others (less talented, who don’t work as hard as you do) achieve rapid professional progress while your ...

-Titulo Original : The Wsj Guide To The 50 Economic Indicators That Really Matter From Big Macs To Zombie Banks, The Indicators Smart Investors Watch To Beat The Market (wall Street Journal Guides)-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: With more than 80,000 copies sold worldwide in multiple languages, The Wall Street Journal Guide to the 50 Economic Indicators that Really Matter is a must-have guide for investors. WSJ columnist Simon Constable and respected financial historian Robert E. Wright offer valuable tips and insight to help investors forecast and exploit sea changes in the global macroeconomic climate. Unlike other investment handbooks, Constable and Wrights guide explores the not widely known economic indicators that the smartest investors watch closely in order to beat the stock market--from Big Macs to Zombie Banks. Not only valuable and informative, The Wall Street Journal Guide to the 50 Economic Indicators that Really Matter is also wonderfully irreverent and endlessly entertaining, making it the most fun to read investors guide on the market. Review If youre in the phase of your life and your career as an investor where youd like to better understand the economic news ... Id strongly recommend you pick up, peruse and frequently revisit this book. --Inman NewsA short, sweet, savvy introduction to economics, indicators, and investing. -- Nouriel Roubini, Chairman and Co-Founder, Roubini Global Economics. --From the front coverI cant believe Simon and Robert have revealed the secret tricks that Ive been using for years to make money on the markets. All of the hedge funds will go out of business! -- James Altucher. --From the back cover[The authors] have accomplished a rare feat--theyve written a book on economics thats readable, and actually enjoyable, Chris Nichols, of ! Finance writing for WG Williamsburg Greenpoint News Arts.Someone should have written this years ago, Brett Arends, WSJ -- --Customer review From the Back Cover An entertaining, must-have guide to the indicators most investors arent following-but should be!To make the best possible investment decisions, savvy investors know that they should pay close attention to economic indicators. But while most are looking at conventional barometers like unemployment rates and housing starts, the smartest investors are following the often ignored, sometimes curious, but always interesting indicators that offer a true sense of where the economy is and where its going. They provide the vital information needed to beat the market. In The Wall Street Journal Guide to the 50 Economic Indicators That Really Matter, Simon Constable and Robert E. Wright offer investors powerful new tools to guide them through the markets. Whether its the VIX index (which tracks the level of anxiety among investors) or the Vixen index (which tracks the number of attractive waitresses in your hometown), this essential guide includes in-depth analyses of 50 valuable economic indicators, as well as what to watch for, what to do when movement happens, and the risk level involved in taking action. This must-have guide entertains and enlightens while offering essential advice on navigating the global economic climate. About the Author Simon Constable is host of the News Hub, a live web show that airs weekdays at 4 pm ET on WSJ Live. He has written for The Wall Street Journal, Barrons, TheStreet , The South China Morning Post and The New York Post. Robert E. Wright is the Nef Family Chair of Political Economy at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, SD and the author or co-author of 13 other books available for sale right here on Amazon...

-Titulo Original : Warren Buffetts Ground Rules Words Of Wisdom From The Partnership Letters Of The Worlds Greatest Investor-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: Using the letters Warren Buffett wrote to his partners between 1956 and 1970, a veteran financial advisor presents the renowned guru’s “ground rules” for investing-guidelines that remain startlingly relevant today.In the fourteen years between his time in New York with value-investing guru Benjamin Graham and his start as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett managed Buffett Partnership Limited, his first professional investing partnership. Over the course of that time-a period in which he experienced an unprecedented record of success-Buffett wrote semiannual letters to his small but growing group of partners, sharing his thoughts, approaches, and reflections.Compiled for the first time and with Buffett’s permission, the letters spotlight his contrarian diversification strategy, his almost religious celebration of compounding interest, his preference for conservative rather than conventional decision making, and his goal and tactics for bettering market results by at least 10% annually. Demonstrating Buffett’s intellectual rigor, they provide a framework to the craft of investing that had not existed before: Buffett built upon the quantitative contributions made by his famous teacher, Benjamin Graham, demonstrating how they could be applied and improved.Jeremy Miller reveals how these letters offer us a rare look into Buffett’s mind and offer accessible lessons in control and discipline-effective in bull and bear markets alike, and in all types of investing climates-that are the bedrock of his success. Warren Buffett’s Ground Rules paints a portrait of the sage as a young investor during a time when he developed the long-term value-oriented strategy that helped him build the foundation of his wealth-rules for success every investor needs today. Review Mr. Miller has done a superb job of researching and dissecting the operation of Buffett Partnership Ltd. and of explaining how Berkshire’s culture has evolved from its BPL origin. If you are fascinated by investment theory and practice, you will enjoy this book. - Warren BuffettThis book is much more than a compilation of excerpts from Buffett’s letters, smartly organized by investment theme. Miller begins every chapter with an articulate and insightful synthesis, which helps the reader understand Buffett’s key ground rules on each theme. - Robert Pozen, Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management, former Chairman of MFS Investment ManagementAn extraordinarily useful book for anyone who is interested in investing, or in Warren Buffett. Jeremy Miller has done a careful study of Warren Buffett’s early partnership letters, and turned them into an easily accessible body of knowledge. In doing so, he has written indispensable book. - Guy Spier, author of The Education of a Value InvestorGround Rules is wonderful collection of Buffet’s early partnership letters and musings organized in a thoughtful, concise and entertaining format. Together with Miller’s commentary, the book offers valuable insight into the world of value investing. - Christopher Blake Managing Director, Lazard Asset Management Christopher Blake Managing Director, Lazard Asset Management Christopher Blake, Managing Director, Lazard Asset ManagementJust when you thought you knew everything about the investing guru, [this] book provides unique insights - Worth Magazine From the Back Cover Using the letters Warren Buffett wrote to his partners between 1956 and 1970, a veteran financial advisor presents the renowned investor’s “ground rules” for investing-guidelines that remain startlingly relevant today.In the fourteen years between his time in New York with value-investing guru Benjamin Graham and his start as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett managed Buffett Partnership Limited, his first professional investing venture. Over the course of that time-a period in which he experienced an unprecedented record of success-Buffett wrote regular letters t...

-Titulo Original : The Widow Clicquot The Story Of A Champagne Empire And The Woman Who Ruled It (p.s.)-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: The Widow Clicquot is the New York Times bestselling business biography of the visionary young widow who built a champagne empire, became a legend in her tumultuous times, and showed the world how to live with style.Tilar J. Mazzeo brings to life the woman behind the label, Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin, in this utterly intoxicating book that is as much a fascinating journey through the process of making this temperamental wine as a biography of a uniquely tempered and fascinating woman. Review “Joan of Arc and Madame Clicquot were the two women heroes I knew when growing up in France. What a gift to have this new, well-researched biography of one of the world’s first ‘legitimate’ businesswoman, our contemporary as a global business leader.” - Mireille Guiliano, author of the New York Times #1 bestseller, French Women Dont Get Fat“The Widow Clicquot is someone we should all know about.... Long a shadowy, legend-obscured figure, in Tilar Mazzeo’s agile hands the widow sheds her weeds and takes form before our eyes as a distinctly modern entrepreneur....The result is narrative history that fizzes with life and feeling.” - Benjamin Wallace, author of the New York Times bestseller, The Billionaires Vinegar“Told in a light and graceful style that is just right for its subject…. [I]t’s a fascinating trip, made even more so by Ms. Mazzeo’s charming cameo appearances as a kind of tour guide…. This example of Barbe-Nicole’s voice is exceptional…an intoxicating business biography.” - Julia Flynn Siler, The Wall Street Journal“The Widow Clicquot, Tilar J. Mazzeo’s sweeping oenobiography of Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin, is the story of a woman who was a smashing success long before anyone conceptualized the glass ceiling.” - New York Times Book Review“Mazzeo’s resulting book is an enticing stew of biography and history.” - USA Today“If you like champagne, “The Widow Clicquot” by Tilar J. Mazzeo is definitely worth a drink.” - Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers“Tilar J. Mazzeo’s informed and enlightening biography of Madame Clicquot, the widow and, more important, the businesswoman, retrieves her vintage story as if looking for a rare bottle in one of the Champagne region’s deepest caves.” - Newsday“This book is full of fascinating morsels of information.” - Canberra TimesThe Widow Clicquot is a miraculous feat of organization, one worthy of a doctoral thesis…. [I]n its moments of action, this is actually a gripping story. And while the book appears to be a feminist history/business biography, it’s also the appealing story of the author’s odyssey. - Austin Chronicle“Mazzeo’s tale moves swiftly through Barbe-Nicole’s many accomplishments, including her method for storing bottles nose-down an innovation that allowed the second fermentation detritus to be cleared efficiently, setting her far ahead of her competitors.” - Los Angeles Times From the Back Cover Veuve Clicquot champagne epitomizes glamour, style, and luxury. In The Widow Clicquot, Tilar J. Mazzeo brings to life-for the first time-the fascinating woman behind the iconic yellow label: Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin, who, after her husbands death, defied convention by assuming the reins of the fledgling wine business they had nurtured together. Steering the company through dizzying political and financial reversals, she became one of the worlds first great businesswomen and one of the richest women of her time. As much a fascinating journey through the process of making this temperamental wine as a biography of a uniquely tempered woman, The Widow Clicquot is the captivating true story of a legend and a visionary. About the Author Tilar J. Mazzeo is the author of numerous works of cultural history and biography, including the New York Times bestselling The Widow Clicquot, The Secret of Chanel No. 5, and nearly two dozen other books, articles, essays, and reviews on wine, travel, and the history of luxury. The Clara C. Pipe...

-Titulo Original : Hit Refresh The Quest To Rediscover Microsofts Soul And Imagine A Better Future For Everyone-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: “At the core, Hit Refresh, is about us humans and the unique quality we call empathy, which will become ever more valuable in a world where the torrent of technology will disrupt the status quo like never before.” - Satya Nadella from Hit Refresh“Satya has charted a course for making the most of the opportunities created by technology while also facing up to the hard questions.” - Bill Gates from the Foreword of Hit RefreshThe New York Times bestseller Hit Refresh is about individual change, about the transformation happening inside of Microsoft and the technology that will soon impact all of our lives-the arrival of the most exciting and disruptive wave of technology humankind has experienced: artificial intelligence, mixed reality, and quantum computing. It’s about how people, organizations, and societies can and must transform and “hit refresh” in their persistent quest for new energy, new ideas, and continued relevance and renewal. Microsoft’s CEO tells the inside story of the company’s continuing transformation, tracing his own personal journey from a childhood in India to leading some of the most significant technological changes in the digital era. Satya Nadella explores a fascinating childhood before immigrating to the U.S. and how he learned to lead along the way. He then shares his meditations as a sitting CEO-one who is mostly unknown following the brainy Bill Gates and energetic Steve Ballmer. He tells the inside story of how a company rediscovered its soul-transforming everything from culture to their fiercely competitive landscape and industry partnerships. As much a humanist as engineer and executive, Nadella concludes with his vision for the coming wave of technology and by exploring the potential impact to society and delivering call to action for world leaders. “Ideas excite me,” Nadella explains. “Empathy grounds and centers me.” Hit Refresh is a set of reflections, meditations, and recommendations presented as algorithms from a principled, deliberative leader searching for improvement-for himself, for a storied company, and for society. Review “In this thoughtful debut, the Indian-born Nadella tells the story of his personal life and his work as a change-making leader, and he explains the coming importance of machine intelligence. The author emerges as a modest, likable individual from an accomplished family… A valuable blueprint for techies and others in a culture-change state of mind.” - Kirkus Reviews About the Author Satya Nadella is Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft. Before being named CEO on February 4, 2014, Nadella held leadership roles in both enterprise and consumer businesses across the company.After Joining Microsoft in 1992, Nadella quickly became known within the company as a leader who could span a breadth of technologies and businesses to transform some of the world’s best known and most used products.Originally from Hyderabad, India, Nadella now lives in Bellevue, Washington. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Mangalore University, a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Chicago. Nadella is married and has three children. In his spare time, he loves to read poetry and follows cricket, a sport he played in school...

-Titulo Original : Bitter Brew The Rise And Fall Of Anheuser-busch And Americas Kings Of Beer-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: “Bitter Brew deftly chronicles the contentious succession of kings in a uniquely American dynasty. You’ll never crack open a six again without thinking of this book.”-John Sayles, Director of Eight Men Out and author of A Moment in the SunThe creators of Budweiser and Michelob beers, the Anheuser-Busch company is one of the wealthiest, most colorful and enduring family dynasties in the history of American commerce. In Bitter Brew, critically acclaimed journalist William Knoedelseder tells the riveting, often scandalous saga of the rise and fall of the dysfunctional Busch family-an epic tale of prosperity, profligacy, hubris, and the dark consequences of success that spans three centuries, from the open salvos of the Civil War to the present day. Review “Bitter Brew deftly chronicles the contentious succession of kings in a uniquely American dynasty. You’ll never crack open a six again without thinking of this book.” - John Sayles, Director of Eight Men Out and author of A Moment in the Sun“As the Busch family goes, so goes America. Bill Knoedelseder has taken their multi-generational saga and boiled it down into a heartfelt, hilarious ode to beer, baseball and business.” - Michael London, Academy Award-nominated producer of Sideways“A great American story told as well and it could be told. I’ll never drink a Bud the same way again.” - Larry Leamer, bestselling author of the Kennedy family trilogy, The Kennedy Women, The Kennedy Men and Sons of Camelot“An engrossing behind-the-scenes look at one of America’s most successful and familiar brands.” - Kirkus Reviews“[A] thoroughly researched and thoughtfully written book.” - Publishers Weekly“…well-written, and thoroughly documented company history…VERDICT A real-life family saga, this book is full of domestic and company details, some of which are sordid, others commendable. Recommended for readers interested in the backstory behind the King of Beers.” - Library Journal“An engrossing saga of the Busch family, one of the wealthiest, longest-lasting, and most colorful family dynasties in the history of American commerce.” - USA Today“[I]ntoxicating reading... This is a lurid, fascinating tale, which narrowly escapes the charge of being sensationalist thanks to its factual grounding and the significance of its subject-a family business that managed to dominate an industry but could not get its own dysfunction under control.” - Wall Street Journal“[An] engaging narrative.” - Daily Beast From the Back Cover Stretching across three centuries, from the start of the Civil War through Prohibition to today, Bitter Brew is the engrossing, often scandalous saga of one of the wealth- iest and most colorful dynasties in American commerce: the Busch family of St. Louis, Missouri, the founders of the legendary Anheuser-Busch company. The critically acclaimed journalist William Knoedelseder tells the story of how the Busch patriarchs turned a small brewery into a multibillion dollar international corporation and trans- formed their product, Budweiser, into the iconic King of Beers. He paints a fascinating portrait of immense wealth and power accompanied by scandal, heartbreak, tragedy, and untimely death. A cautionary tale of prosperity, hubris, and loss, Bitter Brew is also a revealing chronicle of American progress and decline over the past 150 years. About the Author William Knoedelseder is the New York Times bestselling author of Bitter Brew: The Rise and Fall of Anheuser-Busch and America’s Kings of Beer, as well as the critically acclaimed Stiffed: A True Story of MCA, the Music Business, and the Mafia. His book I’m Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times inStand-Up Comedy’s Golden Era is the basis for the Showtime series of the same name. He lives in LosAngeles, California...

-Titulo Original : Just For Fun The Story Of An Accidental Revolutionary-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: Once upon a time Linus Torvalds was a skinny unknown, just another nerdy Helsinki techie who had been fooling around with computers since childhood. Then he wrote a groundbreaking operating system and distributed it via the Internet -- for free. Today Torvalds is an international folk hero. And his creation LINUX is used by over 12 million people as well as by companies such as IBM.Now, in a narrative that zips along with the speed of e-mail, Torvalds gives a history of his renegade software while candidly revealing the quirky mind of a genius. The result is an engrossing portrayal of a man with a revolutionary vision, who challenges our values and may change our world. About the Author Linus Torvalds was born in Finland. He graduated from the University of Helsinki and lives with his wife, the six-time karate champion of Finland, and his children. Linus currently works as a programmer on several projects for Transmeta.David Diamond has written regularly for such publications as the New York Times, Business Week, and Wired. He is executive editor of Red Herring Magazine and lives in Kentfield, California, with his wife and daughter...

-Titulo Original : The Company I Keep My Life In Beauty-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: In his much-anticipated memoir, The Company I Keep: My Life in Beauty, Chairman Emeritus and former CEO of The Estee Lauder Companies Leonard A. Lauder shares the business and life lessons he learned as well as the adventures he had while helping transform the mom-and-pop business his mother founded in 1946 in the family kitchen into the beloved brand and ultimately into the iconic global prestige beauty company it is today.In its infancy in the 1940s and 50s, the company comprised a handful of products, sold under a single brand in just a few prestigious department stores across the United States. Today, The Estee Lauder Companies constitutes one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of prestige skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. It comprises more than 25 brands, whose products are sold in over 150 countries and territories. This growth and success was led by Leonard A. Lauder, Estee Lauder’s oldest son, who envisioned and effected this expansion during a remarkable 60-year tenure, including leading the company as CEO and Chairman.In this captivating personal account complete with great stories as only he can tell them, Mr. Lauder, now known as The Estee Lauder Companies’ “Chief Teaching Officer,” reflects on his childhood, growing up during the Great Depression, the vibrant decades of the post-World War II boom, and his work growing the company into the beauty powerhouse it is today. Mr. Lauder pays loving tribute to his mother Estee Lauder, its eponymous founder, and to the employees of the company, both past and present, while sharing inside stories about the company, including tales of cutthroat rivalry with Charles Revson of Revlon and others. The book offers keen insights on honing ambition, leveraging success, learning from mistakes, and growing an international company in an age of economic turbulence, uncertainty, and fierce competition. About the Author Leonard A. Lauder was born in New York City in 1933, where he grew up and helped his mother as she founded what would become The Estee Lauder Companies out of the family’s kitchen in 1946. After serving in the U.S. Navy, Mr. Lauder officially joined The Estee Lauder Companies in 1958 and focused on building the company’s research and development laboratory and helping to grow the business.Mr. Lauder is Chairman Emeritus and former CEO of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc., where he currently serves as the senior member of the Board of Directors. In his over five decades of leadership, he transformed the company from a brand with eight products in one country, to a multi-brand, beloved global icon...

-Titulo Original : What Would Machiavelli Do? The Ends Justify The Meanness-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: A sly send-up of the successful What Would Jesus Do? books, here is a satisfyingly mean light-hearted approach to business success-the Machiavellian way.Machiavellians may not get to heaven, but on earth they have a definite edge on the competition. In this pithy and discretely vicious guide, Stanley Bing shows how the Florentine master statesman and political thinker would handle today’s myriad corporate challenges, seize the future by the throat, and make it cough up money, power, and superior office space. So, what exactly would Machiavelli do?He would exploit himself only slightly less than he exploits others.He would be in love with his destiny.He would, for the most part, be a paranoid freak.He would always be at war.He would cultivate a few well-loved enemies.He would have a couple of good friends, too.He would acquire his neighbor.He would think BIG.He would move forward like a great shark, eating as he goes.And much, much more.More than a road map to success, this hands-on guide will help anyone get what they want, whether or not they deserve it. Review The ultimate guide to corporate backstabbing. - Entertainment WeeklyA hilarious guide to succeeding in business. - Don ImusIn his amusing book, Stanley Bing brings The Prince into the present. - The New YorkerWith sly humor, Bing offers alternative strategies to conquering any industry provided you are willing to forsake sentiment, human decency, and if need be, close family members. - TimeTongue practically punctures cheek in What Would Machiavelli Do? . . . Outrageous. - New York TimesNobody pricks corporate balloons better than Stanley Bing. - New York Post From the Back Cover What Would Machiavelli Do?He would feast on other peoples discordHe wouldnt exactly seek the company of ass-kissers and bimbos, but he wouldnt reject them out of hand eitherHe would realize that loving yourself means never having to say youre sorryHe would kill people, but only if he could feel good about himself afterwardHe would establish and maintain a psychotic level of controlHe would use other peoples opinions to sell his book! About the Author Stanley Bing, the alter ego of Gil Schwartz (1951-2020), was the bestselling author of Crazy Bosses, What Would Machiavelli Do?, Throwing the Elephant, Sun Tzu Was a Sissy, 100 Bullshit Jobs . . . And How to Get Them, The Big Bing, and The Curriculum, as well as the novels Lloyd: What Happened, You Look Nice Today, and Immortal Life. He was a top CBS communications executive whose identity was one of the worst-kept secrets in business...

-Titulo Original : Management Rev Ed-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: The essential book on management from the man who invented the disciplineNow completely revised and updated for the first time From the Back Cover There are very few writers of whom one can say they invented an entire field of study: Peter F. Drucker is one. “Management” as a concept literally did not exist until Drucker’s groundbreaking work. From Jim Collins to Jack Welch, every great theorist and practitioner of management has walked in Drucker’s footsteps. And in 1974, with MANAGEMENT, he published the book that would come to define the field. In this seminal work, Drucker explored how managers--in the for-profit and public service sectors alike--can perform effectively. Examining management cases with a global eye, Drucker laid out the essentials of performance, and of how a manager interacts with their organization and the social and cultural environment in which they operate. For three decades, managers and students of business worldwide have relied on Peter Drucker to prepare themselves to meet the challenges of an ever-changing business environment. The result is a book that--while still a fundamental work--has also slipped substantially behind the current business climate. Now Joseph Maciariello, Professor of Management at Claremont University’s Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management and one of Drucker’s foremost students and proteges, has exhaustively revised and updated this book to meet the needs of the modern-day manager. Almost every page contains new and reworked material that reflects the thirty years of Drucker’s thinking and writing that postdated the original edition. Business examples that have now gone out of date have been reworked; commentary to explore and explain Drucker’s thinking and its applications has been added throughout. MANAGEMENT is ready at last to enter the twenty-first century and continue its reign as the must-read text for every serious student of the field. About the Author Peter F. Drucker is considered the most influential management thinker ever. The author of more than twenty-five books, his ideas have had an enormous impact on shaping the modern corporation. Drucker passed away in 2005. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Management Rev EdBy Peter DruckerHarperCollins Publishers, Inc.Copyright © 2008 Peter DruckerAll right reserved.ISBN: 9780061252662Chapter OneIntroduction: Management and Managers DefinedManagement may be the most important innovation of the twentieth century-and the one most directly affecting the young, educated people in colleges and universities who will be tomorrows knowledge workers in managed institutions, and their managers the day after tomorrow. But what is management? Why management? How do you define managers? What are their tasks, their responsibilities? And how has the study and discipline of management developed to its present state?When the first business schools in the United States opened around the turn of the twentieth century, they did not offer a single course in management. At about that same time, the word management was first popularized by Frederick Winslow Taylor to describe what he had formerly (and more accurately) called work study or task study; we call it industrial engineering today. But when Taylor talked about what we now call management and managers, he said the owners and their representatives.The roots of the discipline of management go back approximately 200 years (see Note: The Roots and History of Management, later in this chapter). But management as a function, management as a distinct work, management as a discipline and area of study-these are all products of the twentieth century. And most people became aware of management only after World War II.Within the life span of todays old-timers, our society has become a knowledge society, a society of organizations, and a networked society. I...

-Titulo Original : The Sales Bible The Ultimate Sales Resource, New Edition-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: Since its initial publication in 1994, Morrows hardcover edition of Jeffrey Gitomers THE SALES BIBLE has sold over 117,000 copies, and another 100,000 in paperback (published by Wiley).But in the 13 years since then, Gitomer has made himself into a sales powerhouse with huge success around an inventively packaged series of books, with his classic THE LITTLE RED BOOK OF SELLING at its heart.Now at last, Gitomer has taken the title that began it all, and has completely revised it. The Sales Bible is totally reworked to fit into his line of bestselling sales titles. Its sure to be THE must-have title for sales professionals worldwide whove already come to know and trust Jeffreys inventive, irreverent sales wisdom through his Little [Color] Book of... series. About the Author Jeffrey Gitomer is a global authority on sales and customer service, and his books have sold more than a million copies world-wide. The Sales Bible, now an industry classic, has been a steady best seller for over a decade. Based on the principle of sales education with real-world, proven results, this book gives you cutting-edge information and answers you can take into the street and turn into money the same day...

-Titulo Original : Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth The 8 Secrets Of How 5,000 Ordinary Americans Became Successful Investors--and How You Can Too-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: How did a secretary, a firefighter, a retired naval officer, a housewife, a construction worker, a schoolteacher, and a pharmacist become wealthy? Bestselling author Ric Edelman has studied the wealth-making habits of these 5,000 other ordinary Americans and reveals his findings in this extraordinary book that outlines in eight easy, practical steps to secrets to achieving and maintaining wealth. Here you?ll find a lifetime of wealth-building experience from people just like you -- people who have figured out how to arrange their finances and make wise investment decisions so that they can reach their goals and achieve financial security. Plus, you?ll find tips on How to turn your mortgage into a wealth-enhancing tool Why small investments work better than big ones How to max out on your employer-sponsored retirement plan When to hold investments and when to fold them When to pay attention to financial news and when to turn it off Let your neighbours lend you a hand. And let Ric Edelman guide you through their lessons in this eye-opening journey with thousands of ordinary folks who found their way to extraordinary wealth. Review If you follow these simple rules, you will not only accumulate wealth for yourself but you will enjoy a much happier and healthier life.-- Dr. Paul B. Farrel, CBS MarketWatch About the Author Ric Edelman is Barrons #1 independent financial advisor, the bestselling author of seven books on personal finance, and host of The Ric Edelman Show, heard on radio stations nationwide. Rics firm, Edelman Financial Services, manages $5 billion in assets and has been helping people achieve financial success for twenty-five years...

-Titulo Original : Extreme You Step Up. Stand Out. Kick Ass. Repeat.-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: As a child, Sarah Robb O’Hagan dreamed she could be a champion. Her early efforts failed to reveal a natural superstar, but she refused to settle for average. Through dramatic successes and epic fails, she studied how extraordinary people in sports, entertainment and business set and achieve extremely personal goals. Sarah became an executive at Virgin Atlantic and Nike, and despite being fired twice in her twenties, she went on to become the global president of Gatorade and of Equinox-as well as a wife, mother, and endurance athlete.In every challenging situation, personal or professional, individuals face the pressure to play it safe and conform to the accepted norms. But doing so comes with heavy costs: passions stifled, talents ignored, and opportunities squelched. The bolder choice is to embrace what Sarah calls Extreme You: to confidently bring all that is distinctive and relevant about yourself to everything you do.Inspiring, surprising, and practical, Extreme You is her training program for becoming the best version of yourself. Review Sarah doesn’t just sit at the table-she stands on it. She’s full of inspiring advice about how to bounce back from failures, speak your truth, embrace your quirks, and have a lot more fun along the way. - Sheryl Sandberg, COO and founder of LeanIn.OrgEvery once in awhile, you need someone standing by your shoulder, inspiring you, cheering you on, pushing you to go further. Sarah might be just the coach you’re looking for. - Seth Godin, author of LinchpinExtreme You is a wildly entertaining read that manages to impart of host of valuable lessons along the way. Sarah Robb O’Hagan’s personality jumps off the page, bringing you into her life as she teaches you how to improve yours. Sign me up as an Extremer! - Anne Marie Slaughter, author of Unfinished Business, CEO of New AmericaMy favorite thing about Sarah is that she’s normal. She’s one of us. She has good days and bad days. She has self-doubt. She proves to us that if she can do it, so than the rest of us. - Simon Sinek, author of Start with WhySarah Robb O’Hagan proves that fortune doesn’t favor the wallflower. She hit the big leagues of corporate America with hunger and hard work and will show you how you can do it too. - Sophia Amoruso, author of #GirlBossSarah Robb O’Hagan draws on her own life experiences and those of other ‘Extremers’to show you how you can find success by becoming your best you. There’s no one else who can develop the potential greatness that lies inside you. But, as she explains, moderation won’t cut it. The key is to go extreme! - Daniel H. Pink, author of To Sell is Human and DriveEverywhere we turn these days, we are offered instant gratification, but that’s not what brings out the greatness inside. To be our best, we need the commitment and the courage Sarah Robb O’Hagan shows us how to tap in Extreme You. - Billie Jean King, Social Justice Pioneer and 2009 recipient of the Presidential Medal of FreedomI’ve seen Sarah dazzle audiences with her extreme creativity, candor, and zest. I’m thrilled that at long last, those rare and infectious qualities are available in writing. She’s a badass of the highest order and her book is full of bold ideas to energize you to become one too. - Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take and Originals From the Back Cover As a child, Sarah Robb O’Hagan felt destined to become a champion, but her early efforts at sports, in school, and in music failed to reveal a natural superstar. Unwilling to settle for average, she learned through a series of dramatic successes and epic failures to follow her own extremely personal path to success.Sarah climbed the corporate ladder at Virgin Atlantic, Nike, Gatorade, and Equinox-also becoming a wife, mother, and endurance athlete--and though in her twenties she was fired twice, in her thirties she led the turnaround of a $5 billion Gatorade sports drink busines...

-Titulo Original : Warren Buffett Invests Like A Girl And Why You Should, Too-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: *** Wall Street Journal bestseller ***Investing isn’t a man’s world anymore-and this provocative and enlightening book shows why that’s a good thing for Wall Street, the global financial system, and your own personal portfolio.Warren Buffett and all of the women of the world have one thing in common: They are better investors than the average man. It’s been proved by psychologists and scientists, and the market calamities of the past two years have only provided more statistical and anecdotal evidence of the same. Here are just a few characteristics of female investors that distinguish them from their male counterparts.* Women spend more time researching their investment choices than men do. This prevents them from chasing “hot” tips and trading on whims -- behavior that tends to weaken men’s portfolios.* Men trade 45% more often than women do, and although men are more confident investors, they tend to be overconfident. By trading more often -- and without enough research -- men reduce their net returns. But by trading less often, women get better returns and also save on transaction costs and capital gains taxes.* A study by the University of California at Davis found that women’s portfolios gained 1.4% more than men’s portfolios did. What’s more, single women did even better than single men, with 2.3% greater gains.* Women tend to look at more than just numbers when deciding whether to invest in a company. They invest in companies they feel good about ethically and personally. And companies with good products, good services, and ethics tend to have better long-term prospects -- and face fewer lawsuits.Women, with their capability for patience and good decision-making, epitomize the Foolish investment philosophy and the investment practices of the most successful investor in history: Warren Buffett. While men are brash, compulsive, and overly daring, women tend to be more studious, skeptical, and reasonable. This indispensable volume from the multimedia financial education company Motley Fool offers essential advice for every investor hoping to turn today’s savings into wealth for a better tomorrow. Review “You’ll have to read her book to see the criteria she used, but I’d say I probably plead guilty.” - Warren Buffett“At last, The Motley Fool hits on the real “secret to success” that dozens of other books on Warren Buffett have overlooked - temperament. A witty, well-researched roadmap.” - Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us and A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future“A well-written, sound investment book....[A] fine, readable book which is of real practical help to investors.” - Andrew Kilpatrick, author of Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett“Lofton’s BFF-style advice is fun to read and well-worth taking, whether your chromosomes are XX or XY.” - Nell Minow, corporate governance expert“Through this refreshingly new approach to understanding Buffett, Lofton convincingly argues that both men and women can improve their stock returns by studying how women (and Buffett) have been more successful in investing.” - Prem Jain, author of Buffett Beyond Value: Why Buffett Looks to Growth and Management When Investing“The essential ingredients of Buffett’s investing philosophy have been overlooked until now, argues author Louann Lofton in her new, must-read book. ...Go forth, buy the book, and love your inner Buffett.” - DailyWorth “Before reading Warren Buffett Invests Like a Girl, I thought that I had studied Warren Buffett from nearly every angle. LouAnn Lofton offers a new perspective on Buffett’s investment success.” - Lauren Templeton, co-author of Investing the Templeton Way: The Market-Beating Strategies of Value Investings Legendary Bargain Hunter, and founder of Lauren Templeton Capital Management“Lofton lays out sound feminine and Motley Fool-worthy rules for investment that men would be wise to heed.” - Kirkus R...

-Titulo Original : Weaving The Web The Original Design And Ultimate Destiny Of The World Wide Web-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: Named one of the greatest minds of the 20th century by Time, Tim Berners-Lee is responsible for one of that centurys most important advancements: the world wide web. Now, this low-profile genius-who never personally profitted from his invention -offers a compelling protrait of his invention. He reveals the Webs origins and the creation of the now ubiquitous and www acronyms and shares his views on such critical issues as censorship, privacy, the increasing power of softeware companies , and the need to find the ideal balance between commercial and social forces. He offers insights into the true nature of the Web, showing readers how to use it to its fullest advantage. And he presents his own plan for the Webs future, calling for the active support and participation of programmers, computer manufacturers, and social organizations to manage and maintain this valuable resource so that it can remain a powerful force for social change and an outlet for individual creativity. Review this is an important book that documents a major step in our technological history...-- Asian Wall Street JournalRead how the Web was won.-- Cincinnati Computer UserThis book is a must read for those who want to know what the World Wide Web really is: specifically, its history, its guiding philosophy, and its future aims ... a boon for non-technical readers. -- Pike County DispatchWhat makes Weaving the Web engrossing is Berners-Lee himself: He is a man who chose to forego personal profit in order to preserve freedom and democracy on the Web. -- San Jose Mercury News About the Author Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the Web, is currently the director of theWorld Wide Web Consortium, the coordinating body for Web development, and heoccupies the 3Com Founders chair at the MIT Laboratory for Computer Science.Recipient of numerous awards, he received the distinguished MacArthurFellowship in 1998. He lives in Cambridge, MA...

-Titulo Original : Extreme Productivity Boost Your Results, Reduce Your Hours-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: A road-tested formula for improving your professional performance, from one of the business worlds most successful and productive executives - with practical suggestions and takeaways in every chapter. Discover the secrets to professional productivity and high performance. Extreme Productivity is for anyone feeling overwhelmed by their existing workload-facing myriad competing demands and multiple time-sensitive projects. Offering antidotes to a calendar full of boring meetings and a backlog of e-mails, Robert Pozen explains how to determine your highest priorities and match them with how you actually spend your time.Pozen demonstrates that in order to be truly productive, professionals must make a critical shift in their mind-set: from hours worked to results produced. In a knowledge-based economy, what’s important is what you’ve accomplished, not how many hours you’ve logged at your desk. Pozen teaches you how to efficiently complete your large projects and quickly move through the small stuff. He shows you how to delegate functions and manage your boss. He helps people at all stages of their careers read, write, and make presentations more effectively. He provides professionals with practical tips on how to efficiently use their time-while leading full and productive personal lives as well. Review “Extreme Productivity is the best book I’ve read on time management. Bob Pozen’s clear and readily applicable principles have better enabled me to focus on my top priorities and quickly deal with the small stuff.” - Kerwin K. Charles, Indra K. Nooyi Dean and Frederic D. Wolfe Professor of Economics, Policy, and Management at the Yale School of Management“This short, easy-to-read book packs in a huge number of practical and useful tips on how to increase your productivity. And it is a fun read with lots of personal anecdotes-for example, you’ll learn why Bob eats bananas for breakfast. But you will also be able to make immediate adjustments to how you work to be more ef?cient, gaining time back in your day to focus on your personal life as well.” - Carolyn Everson, vice president of the Global Business Group at “Personal productivity requires you to focus on the most important tasks rather than spending your time on busy work or small wins. If you want to learn how to raise your game, look no further than Extreme Productivity.” - David Calhoun, president and CEO of the Boeing Company; former chair and CEO of NielsenRead this book if you want to learn how to run ef?cient and effective meetings-or how to avoid them altogether. Bob really knows how to lead a discussion, get the group engaged, and drive to a consensus on what to do.” - J. Michael Cook, former chair and CEO of Deloitte“This book is a must-read for overwhelmed professionals. It gives you tips and tools to accomplish more on a daily basis and to make better choices about your career.” - Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky, former United States trade representative; partner at WilmerHale“It’s impossible to get ahead in today’s knowledge economy without knowing how to read, write, and speak effectively. Pozen’s tips on these three subjects alone are enough to make Extreme Productivity required reading for professionals-and aspiring professionals-of all levels.” - Shirley Ann Jackson, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; former chair of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1995-1999)“Filled with useful recommendations on a wide variety of topics, this book will find adherents at every level of the company org chart.” - Publishers Weekly“Pozen’s insights on traveling effectively, embracing change, and balancing home and work are particularly valuable. . . . An excellent how-to on personal productivity.” - Booklist“Bob Pozen-Harvard Business School lecturer, prolific author, financial-industry heavyweight-tackles more in a month than you manage in a year.” - Fast Company“I believe that everyone will find at least o...

-Titulo Original : The One-page Proposal How To Get Your Business Pitch Onto One Persuasive Page-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: As clear, concise, and concrete as its subject, Patrick Riley‘s The One-Page Proposal promises to be the definitive business guide to getting your best ideas fully understood in the least amount of time.Today more than ever, business decisions are made on the fly first impressions can make all the difference. Now, in the first book of its kind, successful entrepreneur Patrick Riley shows you how to boil all the elements of your business proposal into one persuasive page magnify your business potential in the process. About the Author Patrick Riley is the principal agent of Genisis Agents, an international agency representing extraordinary professors and researchers from leading universities and research institutions around the world. A longtime investor, businessman, and entrepreneur, he lives in San Francisco, CA...

-Titulo Original : Leaving Microsoft To Change The World An Entrepreneurs Odyssey To Educate The Worlds Children-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: John Wood discovered his passion, his greatest success, and his lifes work not at business school or helping lead Microsofts charge into Asia in the 1990s but on a soul-searching trip to the Himalayas. He made the difficult decision to walk away from his lucrative career to create Room to Read, a nonprofit organization that promotes education across the developing world. By the end of 2007, the organization will have established over 5,000 libraries and 400 schools, and awarded long-term scholarships to more than 3,000 girls, giving more than one million children the lifelong gift of education. If you have ever pondered abandoning your desk job for an adventure and an opportunity to give back, Woods story will inspire you. He offers a vivid, emotional, and absorbing tale of how to take the lessons learned at a hard-charging company like Microsoft and apply them to the worlds most pressing social problems. Review “In this captivating memoir....Wood provides recipes for how to succeed at operating nonprofit firms globally, regardless of local cultures.” - Library Journal“The bottom line is passion, and it seems the world is better off for John Wood having followed his.” - USA Today“One-third business saga, one-third world travelogue, and one-third human drama -- a 100% great book ....” - Marc Andreessen, co-founder, Netscape Communications“Room to Read is one of the best long-term investments I have made.” - Don Valentine, founder, Sequoia Capital, early investor Apple, Electronic Arts, Google, Oracle, and About the Author After earning an MBA at the prestigious Kellogg School of Management, John Wood worked for several years in banking before joining Microsoft in 1991. Through hard work and determination, he ascended rapidly, earning coveted overseas assignments in Australia and China. While serving as Microsofts Director of Business Development for the Greater China region, Wood decided to change his lifes focus to help children break the cycle of poverty through the lifelong gift of education. In 2000, he founded Room to Read, a nonprofit organization that promotes literacy in Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and soon in Africa. When not traveling the world fund-raising and visiting Room to Read communities, he lives in San Francisco...

-Titulo Original : Accidental Empires How The Boys Of Silicon Valley Make Their Millions, Battle Foreign Competition, And Still Cant Get A Date-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: Computer manufacturing is--after cars, energy production and illegal drugs--the largest industry in the world, and its one of the last great success stories in American business. Accidental Empires is the trenchant, vastly readable history of that industry, focusing as much on the astoundingly odd personalities at its core--Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Mitch Kapor, etc. and the hacker culture they spawned as it does on the remarkable technology they created. Cringely reveals the manias and foibles of these men (they are always men) with deadpan hilarity and cogently demonstrates how their neuroses have shaped the computer business. But Cringely gives us much more than high-tech voyeurism and insider gossip. From the birth of the transistor to the mid-life crisis of the computer industry, he spins a sweeping, uniquely American saga of creativity and ego that is at once uproarious, shocking and inspiring. Review Robert X. Cringely manages to capture the contradictions and everyday insanity of computer industry empire building, while at the same time chipping away sardonically at the PR campaigns that have built up some very common businesspeople into the household gods of geekdom. Despite some chuckles at the expense of all things nerdy, white, and male in the computer industry, Cringely somehow manages to balance the humor with a genuine appreciation of both the technical and strategic accomplishments of these industry luminaries. Whether youre a hard-boiled Silicon Valley marketing exec fishing for an IPO or just a plain old reader with an interest in business history and anecdotal storytelling, theres something to enjoy here. Review The title is an inspiration, and Cringelys whimsical, matter of fact style--an attribute altogether missing in the urgent, go-go lifestyles of the people he writes about--makes the book itself worth reading. It has a sense of perspective most books about the high-tech priesthood sorely lack.-- USA TodayA wonderfully readable, acerbic and funny tale of Americas most important industry-- Tom PetersCringely writes in a tone thats part Spy Magazine, part Newsweek, and part The Wonder Years.-- Los Angeles TimesAn epic tale. The best book on the subject so far.-- New York Daily NewsA fascinating book . . . well worth the time.-- Sacramento BeeAs compelling and entertaining read as Barbarians at the Gate.-- Roger von Oech From the Back Cover Computer manufacturing is-- after cars, energy production and illegal drugs-- the largest industry in the world, and its one of the last great success stories in American business. Accidental Empires is the trenchant, vastly readable history of that industry, focusing as much on the astoundingly odd personalities at its core-- Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Mitch Kapor, etc. and the hacker culture they spawned as it does on the remarkable technology they created. Cringely reveals the manias and foibles of these men (they are always men) with deadpan hilarity and cogently demonstrates how their neuroses have shaped the computer business. But Cringely gives us much more than high-tech voyeurism and insider gossip. From the birth of the transistor to the mid-life crisis of the computer industry, he spins a sweeping, uniquely American saga of creativity and ego that is at once uproarious, shocking and inspiring. About the Author For eight years, Robert X. Cringelys Notes from the Field column appeared weekly in Info World. Currently he can be seen in the public television series Triumph of the Nerds, based on this book. A former Stanford professor and foreign correspondent, he lives in Palo Alto, California. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Chapter OneThe Demo-GodYears ago, when you were a kid and I was a kid, something changed in America. One moment we were players of baseball, voters, readers of books, makers of dinner, arguers. ...

-Titulo Original : Broke, Usa From Pawnshops To Poverty, Inc. How The Working Poor Became Big Business-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: From the author of the New York Times Notable Book of the Year Drive By comes a unique and riveting exploration of one of America’s largest and fastest-growing industries-the business of poverty. Broke, USA is a Fast Food Nation for the “poverty industry” that will also appeal to readers of Barbara Ehrenreich (Nickel and Dimed) and David Shipler (The Working Poor). Review “[A] scathing, important book, Broke, USA... includes one shocking anecdote after another.” - -Joe Nocera, the New York Times“Mr. Rivlin brings to his subject a genuine gift for storytelling.” - -Wall Street Journal“Rivlin strives to portray the people behind Poverty Inc. in a fair light…but his sympathy and the reader’s steadily evaporate with his well-chosen tales of the industry’s coercive tactics and it’s leaders’ astonishing wealth….Rivlin is the consummate tour guide, quick with a memorable anecdote or telling statistic.” - -New York Times Book Review“An exhaustive expose.” - -Washington Post“[Rivlin] offers a superb expose of the ‘poverty business’... A timely, important, and deeply disturbing look at the cycle of dept in the nation’s most vulnerable.” - -Publishers Weekly“[A] fascinating book.” - -Fortune“Gary Rivlin rivets readers.” - -Fast Company“[An] incisive, important new expose, Broke, USA...is enraging, but Rivlin’s work also is scrupulously fair.... [W]hat makes Broke, USA so readable is Rivlin’s skill at telling a complex story through engaging characters.” - -Cleveland Plain Dealer“This is a powerful analysis, detailing how the financial sector has come to its current state of crisis and including personal stories of some among the millions of working Americans who have been exploited along the way.” - -Booklist (starred review)“To understand American finance, you need to understand Ace Cash Express as much as you need to understand Goldman Sachs. Which is why Gary Rivlin’s “Broke, USA” is a necessary companion.” - -Ezra Klein, Washington Post“Gary Rivlin’s Broke, USA is a necessary companion...” - -Newsweek“Broke, USA is vital reading for those seeking to deepen their understanding of the economic crash of the past few years.” - -Associated Press“This thorough and thoughtful piece of reporting has much to teach us about the challenges the U.S. faces today, especially when it comes to improving financial literacy. It should be required reading for legislators and lenders across the land.” - -Bloomberg News“In Broke, USA, Rivlin lays out this depressing story in rich detail.... [H]is riveting look at the calamitous effects on America demands attention.” - -Charlotte News & Observer“A fascinating and very important work of investigation and explanation, which I hope gets the wide attention it deserves.... This is a book with the potential to stimulate outrage and political reform.” - -James Fallows, the Atlantic author of Breaking the News“With revealing stories, Gary Rivlin spotlights the systematic, widespread economic abuse of the poor by supposedly respectable corporations whose predatory conduct breeds misery and undoes many efforts by taxpayers to alleviate poverty.” - -David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer prize-winning author of Free Lunch and Perfectly Legal“Broke USA will leave you mad as hell. Thanks, Gary Rivlin, for introducing us to folks like Bill Brennan, who early on saw it coming: the predatory lending that has destroyed communities. If only we had listened.” - -Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here and Never a City So Real From the Back Cover For most people, the Great Crash of 2008 has meant troubling times. Not so for those in the flourishing poverty industry. These mercenary entrepreneurs have taken advantage of an era of deregulation to devise high-priced products to sell to the credit-hungry working poor, including the instant tax refund and the payday loan. In the process theyve created an industry larger than the casino business and have proved that pawnbrokers and...

-Titulo Original : Management Challenges For The 21st Century-Fabricante : HarperBusiness-Descripcion Original: From the Inside Flap Peter F. Drucker discusses how the new paradigms of management have changed and will continue to change our basic assumptions about the practices and principles of management. Forward-looking and forward-thinking, Management Challenges for the 21st Century combines the broad knowledge, wide practical experience, profound insight, sharp analysis, and enlightened common sense that are the essence of Druckers writings and landmarks of the managerial profession. --Harvard Business Review Peter F. Drucker discusses how the new paradigms of management have changed and will continue to change our basic assumptions about the practices and principles of management. Forward-looking and forward-thinking, Management Challenges for the 21st Century combines the broad knowledge, wide practical experience, profound insight, sharp analysis, and enlightened common sense that are the essence of Druckers writings and landmarks of the managerial profession. --Harvard Business Review Review Invaluable advice for building a business bridge to the 21st century.--Kirkus Reviews About the Author Peter F. Drucker is considered the most influential management thinker ever. The author of more than twenty-five books, his ideas have had an enormous impact on shaping the modern corporation. Drucker passed away in 2005...

-Titulo Original : What Would Google Do? Reverse-engineering The Fastest Growing Company In The History Of The World-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: “Eye-opening, thought-provoking, and enlightening.”-USA Today“An indispensable guide to the business logic of the networked era.”-Clay Shirky, author of Here Comes Everybody“A stimulating exercise in thinking really, really big.”-San Jose Mercury NewsWhat Would Google Do? is an indispensable manual for survival and success in today’s internet-driven marketplace. By “reverse engineering the fastest growing company in the history of the world,” author Jeff Jarvis, proprietor of Buzzmachine , one of the Web’s most widely respected media blogs, offers indispensible strategies for solving the toughest new problems facing businesses today. With a new afterword from the author, What Would Google Do? is the business book that every leader or potential leader in every industry must read. Review “Google is not just a company, it is an entirely new way of thinking about understanding who we are and what we want. Jarvis has done something really important: extend that approach to business and culture, revealing just how revolutionary it is.” - Chris Anderson, Author of The Long Tail Chris Anderson, author of The Long Tail“What Would Google Do? is an exceptional book that captures the massive changes the internet is effecting in our culture, in marketing, and in advertising.” - Craig Newmark, Founder of craigslist“Jeff Jarvis has written an indispensable guide to the business logic of the networked era, because he sees the opportunities in giving the people control, and understands the risks in letting your competitors get there first.” - Clay Shirky, Author of Here Comes Everybody“Jeff Jarvis’s What Would Google Do? is a divining rod for anyone looking for ways to hit real paydirt in the new territory of Web 2.0 marketing. Jarvis has a sharp eye for what is relevant, real, and actionable. Isn’t that what we all need today?” - Marc Benioff, Chairman and CEO, salesforce “Most of Jarvis’s points about customer influence, user-driven innovation, the death of middlemen are by now axiomatic. And yet he manages to make the revolution feel newly revolutionary. . . . the book exudes credibility.” - Inc.“[Jarvis’s] bold thinking and prodigious faith results in a rollicking sermon on reinvention and reinvigoration.” - Miami Herald“[Jarvis] is an intelligent observer of technology and the media and has intellectual scruples.... [T]here are lessons to be learnt from Google and its single-minded determination to change how business is done.” - Financial Times“Jarvis, proprietor of the influential media blog BuzzMachine, gleans maxims from Google’s successful strategies that occasionally sound like doublespeak (Free is a business model! Abundance is the new scarcity! Correcting yourself enhances credibility!). But they boil down to practical suggestions.” - Time magazine“Blogger/columnist Jeff Jarvis’s treatise on how and why companies should think and act like Google brings to mind several trite words from the world of literary criticism: eye-opening, thought-provoking and enlightening.” - USA Today“[Jarvis’s] observations are worth reading....We’re never going to unplug the Internet, so read this book with the long view in mind. Mr. Jarvis’s rules don’t all apply to you, but they’re all true enough for someone” - Wall Street Journal“For those who haven’t thought much about how radically, rapidly and irreversibly the Internet has empowered us and changed our culture, “What Would Google Do?” by Jeff Jarvis will be revelatory. It is a stimulating exercise in thinking really, really big. “ - San Jose Mercury News From the Back Cover In a book that’s one part prophecy, one part thought experiment, one part manifesto, and one part survival manual, internet impresario and blogging pioneer Jeff Jarvis reverse-engineers Google, the fastest-growing company in history, to discover forty clear and straightforward rules to manage and live by. At the same time, he illuminates the new worldview of the internet gene...

-Titulo Original : What Would Google Do?-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: From Publishers Weekly This scattered collection of rambling rants lauding Googles abilities to harness the power of the Internet Age generally misses the mark. Blog impresario Jarvis uses the companys success to trace aspects of the new customer-driven, user-generated, niche-market-oriented, customized and collaborative world. While his insights are stimulating, Jarviss tone is acerbic and condescending; equally off-putting is his pervasive name-dropping. The book picks up in a section on media, where the author finally launches a fascinating discussion of how businesses-especially media and entertainment industries-can continue to evolve and profit by using Googles strategies. Unfortunately, Jarvis may have lost the reader by that point as his attempt to cover too many topics reads more like a series of frenzied blog posts than a manifesto for the Internet age. (Jan.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. “Eye-opening, thought-provoking, and enlightening.”-USA Today“An indispensable guide to the business logic of the networked era.”-Clay Shirky, author of Here Comes Everybody“A stimulating exercise in thinking really, really big.”-San Jose Mercury NewsWhat Would Google Do? is an indispensable manual for survival and success in today’s internet-driven marketplace. By “reverse engineering the fastest growing company in the history of the world,” author Jeff Jarvis, proprietor of Buzzmachine , one of the Web’s most widely respected media blogs, offers indispensible strategies for solving the toughest new problems facing businesses today. With a new afterword from the author, What Would Google Do? is the business book that every leader or potential leader in every industry must read. From Booklist Jarvis, columnist and blogger about media, presents his ideas for surviving and prospering in the Internet age, with its new set of rules for emerging technologies as well as industries such as retail, manufacturing, and service. We learn that customers are now in charge, people anywhere can find each other and join forces to support a company’s efforts or oppose them, life and business are more public, conversation has replaced marketing, and openness is the key to success. Jarvis’ other laws include being a platform (help users create products, businesses, communities, and networks of their own); hand over control to anyone; middlemen are doomed; and your worst customer is your best friend, and your best customer is your partner. Jarvis offers thought-provoking observations and valuable examples for individuals and businesses seeking to fully participate in our Internet culture and maximize the opportunities it offers. It is unclear what role Google played, if any, in the preparation of this book, which provides excellent advertising for the company. --Mary Whaley Review “Google is not just a company, it is an entirely new way of thinking about understanding who we are and what we want. Jarvis has done something really important: extend that approach to business and culture, revealing just how revolutionary it is.” - Chris Anderson, Author of The Long Tail Chris Anderson, author of The Long Tail“What Would Google Do? is an exceptional book that captures the massive changes the internet is effecting in our culture, in marketing, and in advertising.” - Craig Newmark, Founder of craigslist“Jeff Jarvis has written an indispensable guide to the business logic of the networked era, because he sees the opportunities in giving the people control, and understands the risks in letting your competitors get there first.” - Clay Shirky, Author of Here Comes Everybody“Jeff Jarvis’s What Would Google Do? is a divining rod for anyone looking for ways to hit real paydirt in the new territory of Web 2.0 marketing. Jarvis has a sharp eye for what is relevant, real, and actionable. Isn’t that what we all need today?” - Marc Benioff, Chai...

-Titulo Original : The Physics Of Wall Street A Brief History Of Predicting The Unpredictable-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: “Weatherall probes an epochal shift in financial strategizing with lucidity, explaining how it occurred and what it means for modern finance.”-Peter Galison, author of Einstein’s Clocks, Poincare’s MapsAfter the economic meltdown of 2008, many pundits placed the blame on “complex financial instruments” and the physicists and mathematicians who dreamed them up. But how is it that physicists came to drive Wall Street? And were their ideas really the cause of the collapse? In The Physics of Wall Street, the physicist James Weatherall answers both of these questions. He tells the story of how physicists first moved to finance, bringing science to bear on some of the thorniest problems in economics, from bubbles to options pricing. The problem isn’t simply that economic models have limitations and can break down under certain conditions, but that at the time of the meltdown those models were in the hands of people who either didn’t understand their purpose or didn’t care. It was a catastrophic misuse of science. However, Weatherall argues that the solution is not to give up on the models but to make them better. Both persuasive and accessible, The Physics of Wall Street is riveting history that will change how we think about our economic future. Review Fascinating history...Happily, the author has a gift for making complex concepts clear to lay readers.-Booklist A lively account of physicists in finance...An enjoyable debut appropriate for both specialists and general readers.-Kirkus Anyone interested in how markets work will appreciate this serious hypothesis.-Publishers Weekly A compelling case for models in economics and an important book for anyone who embraces the scientific method for improving the lot of mankind. -Michael Brown, former CFO of Microsoft Corporation, past chairman of NASDAQ Weatherall probes an epochal shift in financial strategizing with lucidity, explaining how it occurred and what it means for modern finance.-Peter Galison, author of Einstein’s Clocks, Poincare’s Maps Weatherall’s rollicking tale of science and profit has relevance to us all. He goes beyond the ‘Frankenstein’s monster’ cliche to argue that mathematical models are an essential foundation of a saner future.-William Poundstone, author of Fortunes Formula This book will lead you to reexamine what you thought you knew about the financial markets, and why it is so important for the economists to actually listen to what the physicists have been trying to tell them.-Bill Maurer, director of the Institute for Money, Technology and Financial Inclusion, University of California, Irvine Weatherall has a rare talent for making the complex comprehensible, and he puts it to excellent use explaining the role of physics and mathematics in financial markets. This is a book anyone concerned with the unforeseen consequences of financial innovations will want to read.-Lee Smolin, author of The Trouble with Physics Beautifully written, with clarity, understanding, and a broad view that is rare in these domains. Even those of us who are unconvinced physics has played an important role in finance will be carried along and learn from this engaging book. -Stephen M. Stigler, Ernest DeWitt Burton Distinguished Service Professor of Statistics, University of Chicago James Weatherall channels the sheer intellectual excitement of unlocking the secrets of nature, whether they relate to fundamental particles or financial markets.-Hans Halvorson, professor of philosophy, Princeton University With The Physics of Wall Street, James Weatherall has announced his arrival as one of our leading young science writers. This smart, fast-paced history of ideas--which is packed with vivid portraits of brainiacs famous and obscure and offers a provocative analysis of our current economic woes--should appeal to a broad range of readers, from hard-core science junkies to business folks trying to make sense of modern finance.-...