“The business environment is so uncertain that no can afford to miss a step. Some forces are out of out control–recessions, cutbacks, layoffs. But being the best we can be at our job is not. We have total control over that.”--From the Introduction of The Six Fundamentals of SuccessEveryone has his or her own style at work. But if you look at the people who are successful, you’ll see similarities. They always do the most important things first--they know how to prior...

Managing people is difficult wherever you work. But in the tech industry, where management is also a technical discipline, the learning curve can be brutal—especially when there are few tools, texts, and frameworks to help you. In this practical guide, author Camille Fournier (tech lead turned CTO) takes you through each stage in the journey from engineer to technical manager.From mentoring interns to working with senior staff, you’ll get actionable advice for approaching various o...

If you are looking for a job you need every advantage you can get. What Does Somebody Have to Do to Get a Job Around Here? puts a former Human Resources executive turned employee advocate in your corner.Cynthia Shapiro reveals the best-kept job secrets that employers don't want you to know including:*Secret #8: A computer is deciding your job prospects.*Secret #12: Professional references are useless.*Secret #18: There is a "type" that...

An organizational book inspired by the culinary world: how to take the principles of mise-en-place out of your kitchen and into your life.Every day, chefs across the globe churn out enormous amounts of high-quality work with efficiency using a system called mise-en-place—a French culinary term that means “putting in place” and signifies an entire lifestyle of readiness and engagement. In Everything in Its Place, Dan Charnas reveals how to...

If your company is like most, it has a handful of people who generate disproportionate quantities of value: A researcher creates products that bankroll the entire organization for decades. A manager spots consumer-spending patterns no one else sees and defines new market categories your enterprise can serve. A strategist anticipates global changes and correctly interprets their business implications.Companies' competitiveness, even survival, increasingly hinge on such "clever peopl...

This new edition of a classic, bestselling book has been revised and updated throughout and includes a new chapter on Forgiveness in the Workplace

This is About Your Process Headaches, Your ProblemsThis book is about you and the things you do – the processes in which you are involved and the way you do them. Everything you do repeatedly in your life is a process and you are involved in lots of processes. If your processes at work or at home are beset with surprises, crises, delays, misunderstandings and other forms of headaches, keep reading. As they say in the headache ads, "Relief is on the Way."In places where proces...

This project presents the cost management for any project from cost estimate, cost control, and cash flow management. For any project we need to understand how to manage the cost of our project in easy way and keep the cash flow under control to do not loose the control of our project.

The Better Boss tells you the things you need to know to be the best boss you can be, for your employees and your employer and yourself. The book talks about the personal impact on someone that becomes a manager of other people. The emphasis is on common sense; real-life situations are featured to help anyone anticipate and prepare for some of the many surprises managers encounter.The book also talks about the basic essential skills of managing, like project management where the an...

Anything from an office move to the Olympic Games can be termed a project, and 97 per cent of successful projects are led by an experienced project manager. Presenting over 250 years of professional project management experience in a highly accessible format, this entertaining yet practical book will help project managers get up to speed quickly with good practice, avoid pitfalls and deliver business value. SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2014 CMI MANAGEMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR.

Most of my arguments are based on my own adaptation of Musashi style:"Agile & Lean practices must be understood as though the practitioner himself had discovered them from his own mind. Learn about all of them, but never become fond of any."My purpose is to make you aware of the many facets of Agile & Lean practices. With that attitude you may analyse any situation, and decide on the best procedures to adapt and apply accordingly. What I hope to do is help you think about wo...