books by American Management Association     books:       Myself and Other More Important Matters6 reviews Charles B. Handy AMACOM/American Management Association, 2008 Relevant for changing times. I recently read this book on a weekend retreat at the Canoe Bay Resort in northern Wisconsin. The library there featured "Myself and Other More Important Matters". I picked the book and found that it was easy to digest over a weekend and I recommend it. It is full of rich perspective and inspiring stories and relates well to the times we are in. Charles Handy's messages are relevant to ...             Preparing For The Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Exam(pmp28 reviews Michael W. Newell AMACOM/American Management Association, 2005 Excellent Book for understanding concepts This book may not be exactly for passing PMP exam but sure it helps you understand concepts in easy to read fashion..I am loving to read this book.. I like it very much and may be used to get the concepts understand thoroughly. First read this book and read PMBOK, It makes whole lot of sense..             Web Copy That Sells: The Revolutionary Formula for Creating Killer Copy Every Time62 reviews AMACOM/American Management Association, 2004 Web Copy That Sells Not all websites are created equally. The majority of websites are rather boring: a little text and perhaps a few graphics. Other sites try to grab the readers' attention with a lot of colorful graphics and a lot of fancy ad-speak. When it comes to promoting business success, neither type of website will be very useful. The rather plain site will be virtually ignored. Most readers won't even ...             Customer Centered Products: Creating Successful Products Through Smart Requirements Management15 reviews Ivy F. Hooks; Kristin A. Farry AMACOM/American Management Association, 2000 Essential reference for anyone in product management! I was looking for a book that efficiently summarized the process of defining requirements. This book begins by establishing a need for requirements, and proceeds to give practical advice on improving the planning process of any project, be it software or manufacturing. The writing is very conversational, and the examples are pertinent to most competitive planning environments. Highly recommended ...             The Hr Answer Book: An Indispensable Guide for Managers and Human Resources Professionals15 reviews AMACOM/American Management Association, 2004 An excellent resource I highly recommend this book. I run a HR department by myself and since it is just me, myself, and I - this book gets lots of use; just to get another perspective on how something should be handled or feedback "so to speak." It is written in a simple, clear, and direct manner. Very easy to use and understand.             96 Great Interview Questions to Ask Before You Hire14 reviews AMACOM/American Management Association, 1996 How to avoid making a VERY expensive mistake Falcone offers invaluable advice as to how to "identify high performance candidates, probe beyond superficial answers, spot 'red flags' which indicate evasions or untruths, get references which provide reliable information about candidates, and negotiate job offers which attract winners." The value of this book is perhaps best indicated by the results of research conducted by Bradford D. Smart of ...             Laugh And Learn9 reviews Doni Tamblyn AMACOM/American Management Association, 2003 Laugh and Learn! "Laughter and Learning" I'm reading this book, and I sense it is what I have been waiting for. I believe Doni Tamblyn has really nailed it. She's given structure to what seems to be the very complex art of effective teaching. I'll start giving her methods a try by using the "smooth" vs "crunchy" approach for initiating group/team work, and by finally using some of those cartoons I've been ...             The Complete Guide to Sales Force Incentive Compensation: How to Design And Implement Plans That Work3 reviews, ... AMACOM/American Management Association, 2006 The Complete Guide to Sales Force Incentive Compensation An extremely good book for understanding the specifics of different approaches to sales compensation along with appropriate rationales.             The Complete Guide to Accelerating Sales Force Performance6 reviews, ... AMACOM/American Management Association, 2001 A Valuable Reference for Strategic Sales Management In this book, the world's leading authorities in the field of sales management share hundreds of valuable insights and suggestions for leading a successful sales force in the 21st century. This is the most comprehensive book I have seen on this topic, yet at the same time, it is easy to read and offers very practical approaches. As a sales management professional, you will turn to this book over ...             Territorial Games5 reviews Annette Simmons AMACOM/American Management Association, 2006 Now you can call all those games by name! Simmons provides "names" for this evolutionary adaptation of behavior that we experience everyday such as the strategic noncompliance game, the occupation game, the camouflage game and the intimidation game. Territorial Games defines how behavior in the workplace is driven from physiological, survival instincts that over-power rational thinking. With humor and insight, Simmons reviews the ...             Recruiting, Interviewing, Selecting, and Orienting New Employees2 reviews Diane Arthur AMACOM/American Management Association, 1986 A road map for HR practitioners Diane Arthur's 'Recruiting, Interviewing, Selecting & Orienting New Employees' is a must read! As she writes, "Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, and orienting new employees are specific skills. How well you practice these skills can directly affect many common organizational problems, such as turnover, employee morale, and absenteeism. By carefully implementing the methods described in this ...             Keeping Employees Accountable for Results: Quick Tips for Busy Managers6 reviews AMACOM/American Management Association, 2006 Easy to Use Handbook Accountability is essential to individual and organizational success, but few leaders know how to make it happen. Consequently, accountability remains at too high a level-far away from the people who really should be accountable for their work. Managers spend far too much of their valuable time chasing after details, progress reports, and hope-it-got-done worries. If there were a way to calculate ...             Roadmap to Strategic Hr: Turning a Great Idea into a Business Reality3 reviews AMACOM/American Management Association, 2005 Re-Inventing Human Resources Human Capital is a trendy term for valuing the "soft assets" of the business -- the people. Ralph's book clearly outlines the strategy and mission that the Human Resource function has in realizing that value for the business. He outlines five strategic components of an HR strategy and offers a practical approach for transforming/prioritizing the work of HR into a strategic offering that aligns ...             Understanding Action Learning (Ama Innovations in Adult Learning)6 reviews Judy O'neil, Victoria J. Marsick AMACOM/American Management Association, 2007 Useful resource for those working with high performing community health teams Since most people develop their leadership skills through real-life experiences, I wanted to understand how to help others maximize their learning while they engage in real work. The O'Neil and Marsick book, Understanding Action Learning, has been the most helpful book that I've read about how to design, implement and evaluate a developmental program which includes an action learning approach. ...             I Know It When I See It1 review John Guaspari AMACOM/American Management Association, 2004 Simple truths illustrated with a story! "I know It When I See It" by John Guaspari provides simple truths about quality that are illustrated with a fable. These truths should be self evident but like a lot of truths in the business world self evident is not always understood and certainly not always applied. The following are some important takeaways from "I Know It When I See It". 1. Prevention is better than inspection. ...              search for books accelerating, accountable, certification, compensation, creating, employees, implement, important, incentive, indispensable, innovations, interview, interviewing, management, managers, orienting, performance, preparing, professional, professionals, questions, recruiting, requirements, resources, revolutionary, selecting, strategic, successful, territorial, understanding books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen magazines: Kaogu Yu Wenwu = Archaeology and Cultural Relics leave a comment home  impressum - about us