Summaries of books about Business & Finance:
The Leader Assistant
Four Pillars of a Confident, Game-Changing Assistant
Jeremy Burrows
The book provides a comprehensive guide for executive assistants, focusing on developing confidence and essential skills across four foundational pillars: embody the characteristics, employ the tactics, engage in relationships, and exercise self-care. It offers practical advice, real-world examples, and strategies to help assistants become indispensable, proactive partners in their executives' success.
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Peopleware
Productive Projects and Teams
DeMarco Tom|Lister Tim
The book explores the human side of software development, emphasizing that successful projects are the result of managing people well, not just following technical processes. It discusses topics such as team dynamics, motivation, workplace environment, and the importance of effective leadership in fostering a productive and creative team culture.
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The New Market Wizards
Conversations with America's Top Traders
Jack D. Schwager
The book comprises a series of interviews with successful traders, offering insights into their strategies, disciplines, and psychological approaches to the financial markets. It explores diverse trading philosophies and techniques, providing readers with lessons on risk management and the mindset required for consistent profitability in trading.
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Negotiation Genius
How to Overcome Obstacles and Achieve Brilliant Results at the Bargaining Table and Beyond
Deepak Malhotra|Max Bazerman
The book provides insights into the art and science of negotiation, offering strategies and psychological tools to help individuals navigate complex negotiations and resolve conflicts. It includes real-world examples, practical advice for overcoming common negotiation challenges, and techniques for creating value and achieving win-win outcomes.
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Crushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate
How a Small Investor Can Make It Big
Brian H. Murray
The book provides practical guidance and personal anecdotes for small investors looking to enter the world of commercial real estate, offering strategies on how to build wealth and achieve financial independence through apartment and commercial property investments. It covers topics such as finding and financing deals, managing properties effectively, and scaling a real estate business.
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The Essential HR Handbook
A Quick and Handy Resource for Any Manager or HR Professional
Sharon Armstrong|Barbara Mitchell
The book serves as a practical guide for managers and HR professionals, providing strategies and tools for handling common human resource challenges, from recruitment to termination. It covers a wide range of topics including employee development, performance management, and legal compliance, offering tips and best practices to improve workplace effectiveness and employee satisfaction.
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Reframing Organizations
Artistry, Choice, and Leadership
Lee G. Bolman|Terrence E. Deal
The book presents a multi-frame perspective on organizational management and leadership, dividing the complex nature of organizations into four frames—structural, human resource, political, and symbolic—to provide a comprehensive toolkit for understanding challenges and implementing effective strategies. It combines theoretical concepts with practical examples and case studies to help leaders diagnose problems and craft solutions by looking at organizations through these different lenses.
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Virtual Selling
A Quick-Start Guide to Leveraging Video, Technology, and Virtual Communication Channels to Engage Remote Buyers and Close Deals Fast
Jeb Blount
The book provides strategies and techniques for sales professionals to adapt to the digital environment, focusing on the use of video, technology, and virtual communication to engage with customers and close sales remotely. It offers practical advice on building relationships, presenting products, and negotiating deals without in-person meetings, ensuring sales success in a virtual landscape.
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How to Sell Anything to Anybody
Joe Girard|Stanley H. Brown
The book provides practical sales advice and strategies based on the author's personal experience as a successful car salesman, emphasizing the importance of building relationships and trust with customers. It covers techniques for prospecting, closing deals, and maintaining customer loyalty, aiming to help salespeople sell more effectively regardless of the product or industry.
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The Road Less Stupid
Advice from the Chairman of the Board
Keith J. Cunningham
The book offers strategic business advice and critical thinking techniques to help entrepreneurs and business leaders make smarter decisions, avoid common pitfalls, and increase their chances of success. It emphasizes the importance of taking time to think, asking better questions, and learning from mistakes to navigate the complexities of business effectively.
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