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Samuel A Culbert, John B Ullmen

The boss/subordinate relationship is an age-old problem cited in almost every management book and on-the-job survey as an area rife with dishonesty and inefficiency. All too often, subordinates spin the truth for those above while bosses fail to establish the conditions required for subordinates to tell it to them straight. The end result is warped communication, corrupt internal politics, illusionary teamwork, pass-the-buck accountability, and personal dispiriting-and the company is alway...

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Samuel A. Culbert, John B. Ullmen

The boss/subordinate relationship is an age-old problem cited in almost every management book and on-the-job survey as an area rife with dishonesty and inefficiency. All too often, subordinates spin the truth for those above while bosses fail to establish the conditions required for subordinates to tell it to them straight. The end result is warped communication, corrupt internal politics, illusionary teamwork, pass-the-buck accountability, and personal dispiriting-and the company is alway...

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Mark Goulston, John Ullmen

Authentic influence is about more than creating a strong initial connection--it's about sustaining professional relationships long after an agreement has been reached.When others sense they are being pushed, their guard goes up. In business interactions, even if the person you are pitching to does comply with your requests, lingering resentment may undermine the relationship forever. So why do most books on influence still portray it as something you do to someone ...

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Mark Goulston, Dr. John Ullmen

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Arthur Morey

Authentic influence is about more than creating a strong initial connection--it’s about sustaining professional relationships long after an agreement has been reached.When others sense they are being pushed, their guard goes up. In business interactions, even if the person you are pitching to does comply with your requests, lingering resentment may undermine the relationship forever. So why do most books on influence still portray it as something you do to someone ...

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Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks

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Steven Jay Cohen

Coming from the Hebrew root that means "to receive," Kabbalah is known as the "inner" or "esoteric" dimension of Judaism. Kabbalah for Beginners is your introduction to a great spiritual tradition that will help you deepen your experience of the Divine through Kabbalistic portals into the Eternal Present.Divided into four categories: theosophical, ecstatic, Hasidic, and contemporary, this book explores everything including ancient concepts, core teachings, practices and tr...

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John Butman

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Erik Synnestvedt

In Breaking Out, idea developer and adviser John Butman shows how the methods of today’s most popular “idea entrepreneurs”—including dog psychologist Cesar Millan, French lifestyle guru Mireille Guiliano (French Women Don’t Get Fat), TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie, and many others—can help you take an idea public and build influence for it.It isn’t easy. Butman argues that the rise of the “ideaplex” (TED, Twitter, NPR, YouTube, online learning, and all the rest) has caused such an exp...

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Max Siegel, G.F. Lichtenberg

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Clifton Duncan

“Siegel shows us how to successfully navigate situations that may arise at work, in the home, or in personal relationships. More, he shows how, if the cards are played right, everyone walks away a winner—an empowering feeling if ever there was one.” — Chris Gardner, author of The Pursuit of Happyness and Start Where You Are“Winners attract winners and smart leaders attract smart followers…. If you want to grow both personally and professionally, then join the winn...

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Jeff DeGraff, Staney DeGraff

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Caroline Miller

"Jeff and Staney emphasize that small acts of creativity can have huge consequences and that ordinary people can do extraordinary things if they can see the opportunities in front of them."-Mitch Jacobson, Executive Director, Austin Technology Incubator, UT Blackstone LaunchPad, University of Texas at AustinNearly all of today's major innovation workshops and programs call on organizations to drive innovation. What they miss is that innovation comes from the personal creativ...

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Jerold Panas, Andrew Sobel

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Andrew Sobel, Jerold Panas

Great leaders, influencers, and teachers have long used thoughtful questions to connect with other, challenge conventional wisdom, and shed light on our toughest problems. Power Questions sets out a series of strategic questions that can turn around a conversation and transform the other persons thinking. Each question will be presented within a real, engaging conversation to highlight its impact. Andrew and Jerry also describe how to develop new types of questions to suit every business a...

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Jim Karol, Michael Ross, Daniel Amen, MD

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Jim Karol, Sean Patrick Hopkins, Daniel Amen, MD

Improve your memory, sharpen your mind, and change your life—at any age!As we age, our memories become unreliable; we misplace things and forget details. In Ultimate Memory Magic, memory expert Jim Karol shows that these side effects of aging are not inevitable. His memory-boosting system, called “Cogmental Intelligence,” goes beyond preserving mental acuity and actually enhances memory and mental function through lifestyle changes and mental exercises. Co...

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Dianna Booher

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Dianna Booher

Business communication expert and bestselling author Dianna Booher shares practical wisdom on how to write effective emails that get results and how to organize documents to gain control and increase your productivity.The majority of business writing is email writing. Yet many of us still struggle to write effective emails that get results. And we feel overwhelmed by the volume of email we receive to the point where we feel like we are in email jail! In this book, you will learn ho...

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Cornelia Gamlem, Barbara Mitchell

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Karen Saltus

The Conflict Resolution Phrase Book is a great resource that everyone should have, to approach any difficult situation with the assurance that the words will come out right! You will learn: Positive things to say when you're initiating or responding to a difficult conversation. How to find and craft language to start a conversation. The right words for you to positively influence the situation.