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41.	Introduction to Managing Leadership Transition for Nonprofits: Passing the Torch to Sustain Organizational Excellence By Barry Dym, Susan Egmont, Laura Watkins Feb 28, 2011 In this introduction to their book, the authors present an analysis of the problems that lead to frequent leadership turnover and the mismanagement of transitions. Learn how to construct organizations to achieve their objectives and how to transition management in a way that forms a sturdy bridge between the departure of the old leadership and the introduction of new.
42.	Relevance of Neuroscience to the Business Environment By Srinivasan Pillay Feb 21, 2011 Neuroscience is highly relevant to the language and process of coaching in the executive environment. Neuroscience can be used in practical and effective ways to enhance the execution of strategies. Srinivasan Pillay shows you how.
43.	Generating a Disruptive Idea: Unexpected Ideas Have Fewer Competitors By Luke Williams Feb 10, 2011 How do you transform an opportunity into an idea? Luke Williams explores the stumbling blocks to generating disruptive ideas and how to overcome them.
44.	The Definitive Guide to HR Communication: Know Your Employees By Alison Davis, Jane Shannon Feb 8, 2011 In this chapter, you learn why it's important to know your "employee audience," what demographics can reveal about employees, and how to learn more through focus groups and other qualitative research.
45.	Introduction to Connecting Top Managers: A Pack of Top Dogs By Jim Taylor, Lisa Haneberg Jan 5, 2011 The authors of Connecting Top Managers share with you what they have learned about leadership teams and how to boost the positive impact they can have on organizations.
46.	What Is Leadership? An Interview with Colleen Barrett By Ken Blanchard, Colleen Barrett Jan 3, 2011 Ken Blanchard interviews Colleen Barrett, the President Emerita and Corporate Secretary of Southwest Airlines, about leading with love (or LUV).
47.	Making HR Measurement Strategic By Wayne F. Cascio, John W. Boudreau Dec 28, 2010 In this introduction to their book, Investing in People, the authors describe the logical frameworks and measurement techniques to enhance decisions in several vital talent domains where decisions often lag behind scientific knowledge, and where mistakes frequently reduce strategic success.
48.	Preface to Investing in People By Wayne F. Cascio, John W. Boudreau Dec 27, 2010 In this preface to Investing in People, the authors explain the logic and technology necessary to look inside the "black box" between HR practices and financial/business performance.
49.	Introduction: Creating a Fortune with the Base of the Pyramid By Ted London, Stuart L. Hart Nov 9, 2010 Co-editors Ted London and Stuart Hart introduce the three core sections of their book—Roadmaps for Success, Strategic Opportunities, and Effective Implementation—and explain how the contents of each can help venture leaders approach the challenges and opportunities of BoP markets.
50.	Entrepreneurial Solutions for Prosperity in BoP Markets: Identifying the Problem and the Solution By Eric Kacou Nov 4, 2010 Getting to the root cause of poverty requires moving beyond theory as we look at the problem from the perspective of typical individuals in Bottom of the Pyramid markets. In this chapter, Eric Kacou considers such individuals.
51.	The Questionable Future Facing Global Retailers By Barry Berman Nov 3, 2010 Barry Berman explains how recession-battered retailers can learn lessons from L.L.Bean, Trader Joe's, Costco, and other world-class retailers.
52.	Digging for Disclosure: Tactics for Protecting Your Firm's Assets from Swindlers, Scammers, and Imposters By Kenneth Springer, Joelle Scott Sep 30, 2010 You never really know the person who is responsible for your money. What's important is to be comfortable with his or her character. The authors of Digging for Disclosure show you how.
53.	Starting Over: The Investing Portfolio that Will Preserve Your Wealth and Your Sanity By David Gaffen Sep 29, 2010 In this introduction to his book, David Gaffen explains why you shouldn't go down the rabbit hole of constantly buying individual stocks or day-trading. There's a safer and easier way to invest your money, and Gaffen shows you how.
54.	Capitalism at the Crossroads: From Obligation to Opportunity By Stuart L. Hart Jul 22, 2010 Stuart L. Hart introduces his book, Capitalism at the Crossroads: Next Generation Business Strategies for a Post-Crisis World, 3rd Edition, and explains that business—more than either government or civil society—is uniquely equipped at this point in history to lead us toward a sustainable world in the years ahead.
55.	Doing Both: How Cisco Captures Today's Profit and Drives Tomorrow's Growth By Inder Sidhu Jul 7, 2010 Cisco approaches every decision as an opportunity to seize, rather than a sacrifice to endure. This allows the company to avoid a basic trap that ensnarls a lot of companies: the belief that when confronted with two divergent options, an organization must make a difficult trade-off in order to pursue its objectives. Inder Sidhu discusses Cisco's ability to "do both" in this introduction to his book.
56.	Introduction to Smart Pricing: How Google, Priceline, and Leading Businesses Use Pricing Innovation for Profitability By Jagmohan Raju, Z. John Zhang Mar 11, 2010 Learn to gain more confidence in pulling the price lever and be innovative about pricing your own product or service.
57.	The 17 Rules Successful Companies Use to Attract and Keep Top Talent: Why? By David Russo Jan 26, 2010 David Russo tells why he wrote the book on employee retention, alignment, and engagement -- and who needs to read it.
58.	Understand Why Employees Come and Why They Stay By David Russo Jan 5, 2010 How long do you think good, talented people stick around at places that treat them like draftees? Not long. David Russo explains why employees are your most valuable asset -- by far.
59.	Principles and Challenges for Reducing Risks from Disasters By Howard Kunreuther, Michael Useem Nov 25, 2009 This chapter provides a framework and a set of guiding principles for designing alternative strategies for reducing losses from low-probability, high-consequence events.
60.	Better Green Business: Driving Forces and Challenges That Organizations Face By Eric G. Olson Oct 29, 2009 With businesses of all sizes and across all industry sectors embracing the green movement, it's clear that benefits are attainable.

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