How They Achieved: Stories of Personal Achievement and Business Success6 reviews

Wiley, 2001

Highly Inspirational!

+ how they achieved
+ A great achievement
+ Take it along on your summer vacation
+ There is no substitute for hard work...
  
  











  



  
The 100 Absolutely Unbreakable Laws of Business Success26 reviews
Brian Tracy

Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2002

Excellent book by the master of business turn-around

+ Kick your life up a notch,... or two.
+ I've been a student of Brian Tracy for over a decade, and
+ A collection of timeless principles explained well
+ Common sense is not always common knowledge
  
  











  



  
Human Relations in Business: Developing Interpersonal and Leadership Skills (with InfoTrac®)
Michael G. Aamodt, Bobbie L. Raynes

Wadsworth Publishing, 2000

This applied text, designed to increase the student's human resource skills, is a self-contained text, workbook, and study guide-all for one price. Written in a conversational style using stories, real-world examples, and humor, the book is sure to engage the reader. The authors include free-writes, case studies, projects, and personality tests to help students apply what they have read. The ...
  
  











  



  
Service, Service, Service: A Secret Weapon for Your Growing Business
Steve Albrecht

Adams Media Corporation, 1994

For many small and growing businesses, first-rate customer service can often be the key factor between success and failure. Service, Service, Service shows small businesses like yours how to develop winning service programs that keep the customers coming back and leave the competition in the dust. Customer service at its best Service, Service, Service was written with your needs ...
  
  











  



  
Retaining Your Employees: Using Respect, Recognition, and Rewards for Positive Results (Crisp 50-Minute Book)1 review
Barb Wingfield

Crisp Learning, 2001

Great Information!

This book is exactly what employers need to help them deal with the challenge of employee retention. Any company - whether it employs 2 people or 2,000 - can benefit from the practical advice and down-to-earth solutions offered here. Great ideas for creating a "hard-to-leave" workplace.
  
  











  



  
Keys to Business Success
Martha S. Doran, Carol Carter, ...

Prentice Hall, 1999

This book provides readers with the necessary skills to succeed in business, and an introduction to that field. It also acknowledges the essentialness of these skills to succeed in any field, and uses real-world examples to illustrate principles. Effective business communication, basic math skills, various business concentrations, and career options, are just some of the valuable topics ...
  
  











  



  
10 Simple Secrets of the World's Greatest Business Communicators (10 Simple Secrets)18 reviews
Carmine Gallo

Sourcebooks, Inc., 2006

Great examples make this a must read

+ Practical advice that's easy to apply
+ Simply the Best
+ Carmine is "turbo-charged"
+ Wow
  
  











  



  
Lead to Succeed: Ten Traits of Great Leadership in Business and Life10 reviews
Rick Pitino, Bill Reynolds

Broadway Books, 2000

Excellent Information, Very Motivational

+ Right on Target!

This is an amazing book from cover to cover. I wouldn't know where to start giving compliments on it. I've read several books over the years on business, motivation, and leadership. This book is by far one of the top reads. I strongly recommend it to anyone looking to improve themselves as well ...
  
  











  



  
Keeping the People Who Keep You in Business: 24 Ways to Hang on to Your Most Valuable Talent12 reviews
F. Leigh Branham

AMACOM, 2000

How to Avoid the Prohibitive Cost of Losing Human Capital

+ Motivated People Move Faster
+ Clear, Readable, Valuable
+ Outstanding!
+ Finally!
  
  











  



  
Strategic Business Partner: Aligning People Strategies with Business Goals2 reviews
Dana Gaines Robinson, James C Robinson

Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2005

The HR pro as business partner

+ A must for Human Resources professionals

Dana Gaines and James C. Robinson's STRATEGIC BUSINESS PARTNER: ALIGNING PEOPLE STRATEGIES WITH BUSINESS GOALS is the first book to consider the human resource professional's importance in the business partner role. Major SBP responsibilities elevate the HR person to that of strategic partner, ...
  
  











  



  
Good Business: Leadership, Flow, and the Making of Meaning14 reviews
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, 2004

Finding Flow at Work

+ ***UW-Milwaukee Course Text*** - Great Read
+ On Hapiness & Success: Good Business

Artists, when describing the act of painting a masterpiece, will often claim that they felt "lost" in their work. Likewise, a basketball player may describe the experience of setting up the winning play as having an altered perception of time, as if twelve seconds actually extended for hours. ...
  
  











  



  
Business Leaders and Success: 55 Top Business Leaders and How They Achieved Greatness2 reviews
Investor's Business Daily, William O'Neil

McGraw-Hill, 2003

Good stories but you can get the information for free.

I love the Leaders & Success page in Investor's Business Daily however I feel that creating a book with just leaders & success articles from past issues (all of these I am sure you can find via investors.com's archive search, which is free) is a terrible way to go about it. I bought this book when ...
  
  











  



  
The 18 Immutable Laws of Corporate Reputation: Creating, Protecting, and Repairing Your Most Valuable Asset11 reviews
Ronald J. Alsop, Ron Alsop

Free Press, 2004

About time someone spoke about reputation!!!

+ Stategic Insight into Managing Corporate Reputation
+ A Textbook for Communications Professionals

Alsop is a senior reporter for the Wall Street Journal and I have read many of his stories over the years. I am glad that someone of his caliber has addressed the issue of corporate reputaion at a time when big business ranks about equal to politicians in public perception. Even the mafia is ...
  
  











  



  
The Etiquette Edge: The Unspoken Rules for Business Success9 reviews
Beverly Langford

AMACOM, 2005

A Great "Plane" read

+ Covers the basics for office etiquette
+ This is a winner!
+ This is an outstanding book!
+ Valuable for the experienced and the inexperienced Professional
  
  











  



  
Customer Service For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance))10 reviews
Karen Leland, Keith Bailey

For Dummies, 2006

Nice!

+ A useful addition to your customer service library
+ CUSTOMER SERVICE
+ A great guide for new customer service reps
+ Great book & Great service
  
  











  



  
Trust: The Secret Weapon of Effective Business Leaders1 review
Kathy Bloomgarden

St. Martin's Press, 2007

The business of trust

The market has been glutted by business books touting new insights and formulas for success. It hasn't been until now that a book fearlessly points to what should be obvious but isn't. According to author Kathy Bloomgarden, the truth about trust will set you free in a business environment beset ...
  
  











  



  
Success is a Journey: 7 Steps to Achieving Success in the Business of Life10 reviews
Jeffrey J. Mayer

McGraw-Hill Trade, 2000

Practical Advice

+ Read it and practice
+ His Master List concept for success is simple and powerful

Many "success" books that I've read focus too much on philisophical changes or elaborate systems that the average person, like myself, have neither the time, nor patience, to implement effectively. In "Success is a Journey", Jeffrey Mayer gives you practical advise that you can put to work ...
  
  











  



  
Head, Heart and Guts: How the World's Best Companies Develop Complete Leaders5 reviews
David L., PhD Dotlich, Peter C., PhD Cairo, ...

Jossey-Bass, 2006

A Willingness to Put One's Beliefs on the Line!

+ Compelling case for leaders with a soft side
+ Authentic Leadership
+ Great!
+ Developing a whole leadership style
  
  











  



  
CEO Capital: A Guide to Building CEO Reputation and Company Success10 reviews
Leslie Gaines-Ross

Wiley, 2002

Build your CEO Capital

+ A primer for the choirmasters
+ CEO Capital by Leslie-Gaines-Ross
+ CEO Capital by Leslie-Gaines-Ross
+ Chief Executive and Communication Officer
  
  











  



  
Make It Glow: How to Build a Company Reputation for Human Goodness, Flawless Execution, and Being ...9 reviews
Tom Decotiis

Greenleaf Book Group Llc, 2008

Finally

+ Made me Glow
+ Highly recommended to anyone in charge of a business
+ A view from the inside...