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Laine Griffey brings over 20 years of expertise in quality management, with a strong background in both operations and quality. With a career spanning diverse industries from plastics to automotive, Laine has consulted with numerous companies in developing and enhancing their quality management systems. Having worked at every level from the production line to management, and performing tasks ranging from internal audits to supplier quality assessments, Laine is a recognized authority in the field.

Attract interest, then nail the sale. With attention spans mercilessly short, you can't afford to approach customers with anything but the very strongest, most on-target pitch. Learn how to capture the interest of perfect prospects for your product, service or cause, then convince them to complete an order. This pithy, provocative book from a master of creative marketing offers both timeless principles of persuasion and insights from recent research and marketing trends. Real-life examples illustrate Marcia Yudkin's advice....

In this engaging audio program, the spiritual insights and genius of Leonardo da Vinci make for a lively dialogue between Michael J. Gelb and Deepak Chopra, M.D.Chopra and Gelb discuss da Vinci's achievements as a great scientist, mathematician, artist, and magnificent seer; and Gelb presents...

“Emotional Intelligence for Today’s Challenges” is a guide on understanding and managing emotions to improve relationships. It covers self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills, offering practical strategies and exercises. The book also addresses maintaining emotional intelligence in virtual interactions and its role in leadership. It’s designed to help listeners build stronger relationships and achieve personal and professional success.

In this timely book, Dr. William Saleebey draws on over 35 years of networking experience as a participant, leader, and administrator in numerous networking groups. He provides a clear and concise blueprint for achieving success in the virtual world of business networking.

Are you tired of waiting, concerned about where things are going? Or are you simply ready to shift your life, career, or business into high gear? If so, you're ready for brilliant living. This inspirational guide will help you experience the amazing effects and reap the untold rewards of living a brilliant life. In this engaging book, author and speaker Simon T. Bailey walks you through eight core areas of life that must be evaluated in order to improve your life.

Embark on a transformative journey into the world of project management with Breaking into Project Management, a comprehensive guide designed to equip aspiring and experienced project managers with the essential skills, strategies, and insights needed to succeed in this dynamic field.

This book draws from organizational change management principles to examine Teresa of Avila’s 16th-century reform of the Carmelite Order. During the last twenty years of her life, Teresa addressed the problems she saw in the Carmelite monasteries of her day, including ineffective administration, overcrowding, and laxity in spiritual practices. By returning to the original purpose and written Rule of the Carmelite founders, Teresa launched a reform of the Carmelite Order using principles similar to those used in change management and information technology (IT) adoption today.

When people think of Richard Branson, most would likely think of the Virgin group or think of Virgin Airlines. This book will inform you that, without a doubt, the man and the brand are totally unlike each other, and that the man behind the brand is really a highly empathic person. Discover more about the man behind the brand....

Habits for Happiness, Effectiveness, Health and Mind is an honest and informative book of discovery exploring exactly what habits are, how we adopt them, how we break them, and how they influence our everyday lives. Paul Cooke delivers a refreshing approach that will provide the listener with knowledge, insight, and advice, enabling the listener to understand the impact habits have and how to adapt them to your own unique environment, lifestyle, and goals.

In Getting to Aha!, Darshan Mehta explores the nature of insights: what they are, how to uncover them, and how to use them to drive innovation and audience engagement. He surveys the trends driving modern consumers’ behaviors and discusses how technology is shaping the way buyers interact with brands and directly impact their performance. He also shares the steps brands can take to access and leverage the knowledge gained from external and internal audiences alike.

Few people have had such an impact on the political and business world as Donald J. Trump. But beyond the presidency, his entire family has an incredible and intriguing story to tell. Now, inside this biography, you’ll discover the incredible life and achievements of the Trump family. From their arrival to America and the businesses they founded, to Donald J. Trump’s successful ascent to the White House and his long-standing career beforehand. Few people have had such an impact on America and the world - even long before his presidential bid - than Trump.

Daily messages of hope, belief, caring, and love. Inspired by spirit to discover spirit in thought, word, action, and feeling.

Well now you have that friend and he’s sick of artists like you getting screwed over.It’s time to put you in the driver’s seat. You are part of a generation who are more aware of inauthenticity and manipulation than ever before. You’re less interested in blindly following and more interested in being shown not only how to do something but in understanding why it’s important that it gets done.

Management is a relatively new ideology in the world’s history. Factories did not exist before the industrial revolution and businesses were mostly working in geographically limited regions. People who did explore new geographical boundaries were still working as their own managers or leaders taking decisions on their own and basing their business practices from their experiences and those of friends and relatives they knew.

Leading a group of people to achieve something is quite a remarkable job to handle. It involves a lot of crucial decision-making abilities. There are different methods that different leaders use to become a good leader. There is no fixed way, though, to be a successful leader. A lot of it is just following one’s intuition. There are a set of qualities, though, which almost every successful leader possesses. What are those qualities? How does one develop such qualities?

In diesem Buch formuliere ich Gedanken, die vielleicht nicht immer politisch korrekt sind - und bestimmt ecke ich mit der einen oder anderen Person an. Aber so bin ich nun mal. Ich hoffe sehr, dass dieses Buch nicht nur Zuspruch erntet, sondern, dass es auch Widerspruch erzeugt. Weil: Widerspruch ist gut! Die Ozeane und Berge sind durch Reibung entstanden. Diamanten entstehen unter Druck, Trauben werden gepresst! Da gibt es keine Harmonie! Und diese Gedanken zu teilen, ist mir Lust und Aufgabe zugleich. Take it or leave it! Ulvi AYDIN.

Jack Ma is the quintessential simpleton who has a big heart and wants everyone to share in prosperity. He comes from humble beginnings, had trouble getting to school, had trouble finding a job, but did everything right despite the forces that were arrayed against his intentions. We all have that life where we feel the world just doesn’t value what we have to offer. Jack certainly felt that way, but eventually he found his stride. Today he sits at the top of a global behemoth that boasts sales of $1 billion in the first five minutes of its annual sales event.

Where will your next big idea come from? Analyzing hard data? A corporate brainstorming session? Customer focus groups? Or closer to home? Successful people don’t wait for proof that their idea will work. They learn to trust their gut and go. In Hunch, international bestselling author and...

The situations in this audiobook happened over three decades ago. Ironically, the events and management insights described in Leading in Chaos are even more relevant today! Managers from the front line to the boardroom may be dealing with fellow employees and colleagues in the grips of opioid addiction on a regular basis. Partisan politics has permeated every part of our lives, including the work place and navigating the political waters as a manager today truly takes conviction and fortitude. Further, bureaucracy still reigns supreme in our government agencies.