So you’ve bought a horse! Congratulations! What was the fantasy? Something to do with your family? A dream for a child? Maybe you just like the freedom of loading up and going for a trail ride in the woods or with friends. For some it’s a color thing: Appaloosa, Buckskin, Palomino, Paint. Or maybe you have aspirations of showing. But no matter how you look at horses, they are lovely and amazing animals to have in your life. Ultimately, though, what makes the purchase satisfying is whether ...

Isla Green has built a carefully ordered life. As a brilliant but socially anxious data analyst in Seattle, she finds comfort in spreadsheets, predictability, and the quiet companionship of her elderly neighbor, Mr. Alden. Romance, in her view, is a chaotic variable best left out of life's equation. She's content-or so she tells herself.

This easy-to-follow guide for salespeople trying to generate product excitement over the phone provides quick strategies to help you boost your success rate.As more and more organizations scale back on their in-the-field sales operations, sales pros have had to focus their energy and skills on closing deals over the phone--and doing it faster than ever before. Authors Renee P. Walkup and Sandra McKee have included new chapters on using advanced technology (e.g., we...

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...

Do you want to be a leader? Or, do you want more leaders on your network marketing team?The strength of your network marketing business is measured in leaders - not in the number of distributors. Leaders are the long-term foundation of your business.Everyone says they want to have more leaders, but how?How does one find leaders?How does one create leaders?What are the things we need to teach ordinary distri...

In today’s lightning-fast technology world, good product management is critical to maintaining a competitive advantage. Yet, managing human beings and navigating complex product roadmaps is no easy task, and it’s rare to find a product leader who can steward a digital product from concept to launch without a couple of major hiccups. Why do some product leaders succeed while others don’t?This insightful book presents interviews with nearly 100 leading product managers from all over ...

Are you tired of wasting your time and money on marketing with terrible results? Do you wish you knew exactly how other marketers are making so much money?Whether you want to (1) become a better marketer, (2) spend less money with better results, or (3) learn how to market effectively with social media, then this is the book for you.Don't stumble around in the dark when you could be...

Everyone wants to shine in business meetings-whether they are leading them or just participating. Perfect Phrases for Meetings provides hundreds of winning, ready-to-use phrases, arming you with the right words to say in eight crucial types of meetings. This book is a valuable tool for anyone who needs to get a message across and stand out as a leader.

Master the art of workplace productivity.Overwhelmed by the sheer volume of work you need to accomplish? Being pulled in different directions by competing priorities? Getting Work Done runs you through the basics of being more productive at work. You’ll learn to:Align your schedule with your prioritiesFocus your attention and avoid distractionsCreate effective daily routinesSet boundaries and lea...

Run more productive meetings.Whether you're new to running meetings or a seasoned executive with no time to waste, leading effective (and even pleasant!) meetings is a must. Running Meetings guides you through the basics of:Crafting a useful agendaInviting the right team membersMaking sure everyone's voice is heard while avoiding conflictCapturing decisions, ideas, and follow-up tasks...

If you are interviewing with a company, you are likely qualified for the job. Through the mere action of conducting the interview, the employer essentially implies this. So why is it difficult to secure the job you love? Because there are three reasons you actually get the jobnone of which are your qualifications and, unfortunately, you can only control one of them. iNTERVIEW INTERVENTION creates awareness of these undetected reasons that pose difficulty for the job-seeker and permeate to ...

Rethink, Redesign, Reboot.Most people associate performance management with the annual review, which is universally dreaded by employees, management, and HR professionals alike. It's a cookie-cutter, fear-based, top-down approach that emphasizes negatives over positives and stifles healthy career conversations. It's never been shown to motivate anyone to do anything but try to avoid it, but nobody feels like they have any alternative. Tamra Chandler has one—and it works.Act...