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Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink Publisher Comments The New York Times bestseller that gives readers a paradigmshattering new way to think about motivation. Most people believe that the best way to motivate is with rewards like moneythe carrot-and-stick approach. That's a mistake, says Daniel... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Medici Effect: What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us about Innovation by Frans Johansson Publisher Comments Sharing vivid stories from the domains of business, science, art, and politics about "intersections"--the space in which established ideas clash and combine with insights to create new ideas--Johansson reveals how readers can turn ideas into path... (read more) List Price $22.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think by Viktor Mayer-Schonberger and Kenneth Cukier Publisher Comments A revelatory exploration of the hottest trend in technology and the dramatic impact it will have on the economy, science, and society at large. Which paint color is most likely to tell you that a used car is in good shape? How can officials identify the... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't by Jim Collins Publisher Comments The Challenge Built to Last, the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how long-term sustained performance can be engineered into the DNA of an enterprise from the verybeginning. But what about the... (read more) List Price $29.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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The One Minute Manager by Kenneth Blanchard Publisher Comments The blockbuster #1 national bestselling phenomenon is back... not that it ever really went away. An easily-read story which quickly demonstrates three very practical management techniques, it also includes information on several studies in medicine and... (read more) List Price $6.95 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Michael Pollan Publisher Comments In Cooked, Michael Pollan explores the previously uncharted territory of his own kitchen. Here, he discovers the enduring power of the four classical elementsfire, water, air, and earthto transform the stuff of nature into delicious things... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Hardwiring Excellence: Purpose, Worthwhile Work, Making a Difference by Quint Studer Publisher Comments Hardwiring Excellence offers a road map and practical how-to guide for creating and sustaining a culture of service and operational excellence.... (read more) List Price $36.25 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman Publisher Comments The greatest managers in the world seem to have little in common. They differ in sex, age, and race. They employ vastly different styles and focus on different goals. Yet despite their differences, great managers share one common trait: They do not... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a New Section: "On Robustness and Fragility" by Nassim Nicholas Taleb Publisher Comments A black swan is an event, positive or negative, that is deemed improbable yet causes massive consequences. In this groundbreaking and prophetic book, Taleb shows in a playful way that Black Swan events explain almost everything about our world... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary National Bestseller That Changed the Way We Do Business by Clayton Christensen Publisher Comments Harvard professor Clayton M. Christensen demonstrates in the most revolutionary business book in years why outstanding companies that did everything right-were in tune with the competition, listened to customers, and invested aggressively in new... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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India (DK Eyewitness Travel Guides) by DK Publishing Publisher Comments This lavishly illustrated guide is the perfect accompaniment for your trip to India, with regional coverage stretching from the Great Himalayas of the north to the tropical peninsular of the south. Packed with 3D aerial views, cutaways and floor plans of... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $15.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business (12 Edition) by Patrick Lencioni Publisher Comments The enhanced edition includes over 30 minutes of video featuring author Patrick Lencioni exploring the book's concepts more in-depth and providing new illustrative stories. It also includes color PDFs of many of the book's models, tools, and assessments.... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $14.00 Used - Hardcover
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Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time by Keith Ferrazzi Publisher Comments Do you want to get ahead in life? Climb the ladder to personal success? The secret, master networker Keith Ferrazzi claims, is in reaching out to other people. As Ferrazzi discovered early in life, what distinguishes highly successful people from... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick M. Lencioni Publisher Comments After her first two weeks observing the problems at DecisionTech, Kathryn Petersen, its new CEO, had more than a few moments when she wondered if she should have taken the job. But Kathryn knew there was little chance she would have turned it down. After... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Hardcover
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Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement without Giving In by Roger Fisher Synopsis Since its original publication in 1981, Getting to Yes has been translated into 18 languages and has sold over 1 million copies in its various editions. This completely revised edition is a universal guide to the art of negotiating personal and... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels by Michael Watkins Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-246) and index.... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $15.00 Used - Hardcover
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The 5 Levels of Leadership: Proven Steps to Maximize Your Potential by John C Maxwell Publisher Comments True leadership isn't a matter of having a certain job or title. In fact, being chosen for a position is only the first of the five levels every effective leader achieves. To become more than the boss people follow only because they are required to, you... (read more) List Price $25.99 Your price: $12.50 Used - Hardcover
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Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers Into Leaders by David Marquet Publisher Comments Former U.S. Navy Commander Michael Abrashoff attracted worldwide media attention for his success in turning around a struggling ship, the USS Benfoldthe subject of his acclaimed bestseller, Its Your Ship. Since then, hes been a fixture on... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman and Annie McKee and Richard Boyatzis Publisher Comments Daniel Goleman's international bestseller Emotional Intelligence forever changed our concept of "being smart," proving that emotional intelligence (EI) how we handle ourselves and our relationships matters more than IQ. His next book... (read more) List Price $32.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Hardcover
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Into the Storm: Lessons in Teamwork from the Treacherous Sydney to Hobart Ocean Race by Dennis N. T. Perkins Publisher Comments The iconic Sydney to Hobart Race, a 723-mile deepwater challenge—often called the “Everest” of offshore ocean racing—is considered one of the toughest in the world. Unpredictable weather and seas make each race demanding, but in... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Hardcover
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