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by G. Michael Campbell (Get the Book)
Successfully manage any project with this simple step-by-step guideGet all your projects in on time and on budget withnbsp;Idiot's Guides: Project Management, a clear, accessible handbook to project management.Successfully manage projects with the updatednbsp;Idiot's Guides: Project Managementnbsp;which includes the latest project management methodologies. G. Michael Campbell, PMP, a certified management professional explains how to project manage and shares the latest theories, procedures, and software programs available. You can prepare for the PMI's PMP exam or just brush up on your management skills with the updated PMP questions and information from the most recent PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge).Idiot's Guides: Project Managementnbsp;(previous ISBN 9781615640874) is invaluable for all your projects, developing your management skills and organisational skills and helping you to succeed. (Publisher)
by David Chilton (Get the Book)
" . . . quite simply the best financial self-help book." --Money Book Club, Book-of-the-Month Club In this new and updated edition of one of the biggest-selling financial-planning books ever, David Chilton simplifies the complex puzzles of personal finance and helps you achieve financial independence. With the help of his fictional barber, Roy, and a large dose of humor, Chilton shows you how to take control of your financial future--slowly, steadily, and with sure success. Chilton's plan (detailed in an entertaining story) is no get-rich-quick scheme, but it does make financial independence possible on nothing more than an average salary. This third edition has been updated with assistance from the Arthur Andersen Corporation, and covers the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 and other recent developments. Even if you consider yourself a financial "basket case," Chilton explains how you can easily put an effective financial plan into action. (Publisher)
by James K. Galbraith (Get the Book)
Since the 2008 financial debacle, University of Texas economist Galbraith - yes, he is Kenneth's son, and, yes, he is a stand-out economist in his own right - has made something of a splash. Galbraith criticizes efforts to revitalize banks and at all costs get back to "normal" growth. He explains convincingly why 2008 was a "turning point"- the end of normal - and gives an extended, articulate account of flush postwar economic growth, locating its end in the 1970s. He reviews the millennial derivatives orgy and the banking system's response. Drawing a dark portrait of high unemployment and unsustainable debt, and predicting an increasingly unstable Europe, Galbraith makes it clear he is no friend of "austerity" or capitalism's status quo. Bankers' orthodoxies about debt and credit go forward based on what Galbraith sees as postwar anomalies and false assumptions. In the portrait he draws, credit excesses in the 2010s are deep and worldwide, while energy, global leadership, and technology are wild cards. Systemic collapse, if and when it comes, he warns, will not be a pretty sight. His Cassandra-style conclusions are scattered and confrontational; his fixes are few. But Galbraith puts his pessimism into an engaging, plausible frame. His contentions deserve the attention of all economists and serious financial minds across the political spectrum. --Publishers Weekly
by John C. Maxwell (Get the Book)
Leadership expert and life coach Maxwell (Developing the Leader Within You; 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth) explains the importance of asking questions to develop better ideas, engage others in conversation, and strengthen teamwork. He encourages readers who want to be successful to "embrace asking questions as a lifestyle" and instructs them to call for insightful and probing questions. Part 1, "Questions I Ask," discusses what questions leaders need to ask themselves and what to request of team members. Part 2, "Questions Leaders Ask Me," consists of Maxwell's answers to inquiries directed at him, solicited via social media and his blog. Topics include leadership potential, personal motivation, conflict resolution, and working with difficult bosses. The author concludes by reminding us that quality leaders ask great questions, adding, "They might not always know the answers, but they are made better simply by asking them." VERDICT An intriguing look at leadership with practical advice makes this book beneficial to students of business management and practitioners and to just about anyone who wants to develop and improve their skills. --Library Journal
