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Anyone who manages more than one direct report becomes, de facto, a team leader, mediator, and communicator extraordinaire. Featuring diagnostic exercises, worksheets, examples, and a listing of resources, this title provides individuals and teams with the tools to promote effective communication, capitalise on diversity, and improve productivity.

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The book introduces the Contextual Leadership Model, which identifies nine fundamental leadership roles and six common contexts in which leadership is exercised, and guides readers toward matching their roles and actions to the particular context at handas well as making adjustments when context changes.

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One of the most valuable roles a manager can perform in today's rapidly changing environment is to mentor and inspire the people around them to learn.

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Part of "The Manager As..." series, this book covers such issues as the development of a free-agent workforce; the emergence of employees as the only true sustainable advantage; and the opportunities and challenges that managers face in their role as motivators. It addresses common myths and misconceptions about motivation.

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Part of the series "The Manager as...", this book examines the dynamics of organisational power plays and interpersonal communication, and shows managers how to step over 'landmines', overcome obstacles, and develop the skills and instincts necessary for political survival.

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There is very little material available that provides practical, hands-on assistance for the CI professional who is providing CI to one clienthis or her employerand who constitutes the largest single group of CI practitioners in existence.

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Reveals the secrets of the day-to-day negotiations, project identification, financing, distribution, the ubiquitous sales agent, and the inescapable business banquet in China.

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In the highly praised The Market for Virtue , David Vogel presents a clear, balanced analysis of the contemporary corporate social responsibility (CSR) movement in the United States and Europe.

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The Marketer's Guide to Media Vehicles, Methods, and Options is an unusually practical hands-on reference source written for marketing, advertising, and promotion professionals to use in conjunction with their daily work.

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Intended for executives in small- to medium-sized companies just beginning to contemplate an export program, this book tells when and how to export and takes the reader through documentation, product servicing, advertising, distribution agreements, patents, trademarks, political risks, and foreign trade shows.

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"Matrix management" was introduced in the 1970s as an alternative to less flexible top-down management approaches. This work takes us on a tour of this phenomenon. It shows how to harness the power of the matrix structure while minimizing the conflict, disorientation, and resistance that often accompany the approach.

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This work examines the ways in which the buying habits of baby boomers differ from the habits of their parents, detailing the ways in marketers can use the various insights in the book to market a broad range of goods and services.

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A recognized expert in diversity and founder of DiversityMBAPrep.com illustrates how women in an MBA program can leverage the graduate school experience to catapult their professional careers.

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The term organizational advocacy offers a new way to look at the interaction between people and their organizations.

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Presents a fresh approach to managing careers upstream. This work focuses on: defining mid-career objectives; anticipating employers' needs; developing a portfolio of skills; and balancing work and life goals. It offers fresh strategies and tactics for overcoming job stress and uncertainty and proactively managing the latter stages of a career.

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Drawing upon his three decades of experience as a corporate economist, including 17 years as a senior economist with Business International Corporation, Alex Rubner here offers an incisive study of the multinational corporation as its fortunes have waxed and waned over the years.

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"Illuminating...Combines tales of flamboyant promoters...with wry observations about the nature of man and markets." --New York Times

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It offers practical advice on how to determine customers' wants and how to translate these into an individualized package tailored to their particular needs Business Information Alert

In recent years, the U.S. housing market has been characterized by rapid changes in housing prices, quality, and availability.

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For educators, administrators, and businessfolk: An A-Z of straight-forward lessons on becoming--and remaining--a truly great boss

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Real-world strategies for overcoming roadblocks and making the most out of your company's acquisitions