Everything I know about business I learned at McDonald's : the 7 leadership principles that drive break out success

by Paul Facella. "Everything I Know Ab out Business I Learned at McDonald's delivers an up-close-and-personal look at a company where talent is cultivated and encouraged to thrive, from the individual restaurant to the corner office. With the help of in-depth interviews and "in their own words" commentaries from company executives, franchisees, and vendors, he explores McDonald's result-driven culture, and reveals the core principles, first laid down by founder Ray Kroc in 1955, that have successfully guided the company for more than five decades." (Check Catalog)

The bald truth : secrets of success from the locker room to the boardroom

by David Falk. An influential NBA agent outlines the business tactics that enabled his professional success and discusses such topics as negotiating, performing under pressure, and establishing reliable clients. (Check Catalog)

Surviving a layoff : a week-by-week guide to getting your life back together

by Lita Epstein. Being laid off is a traumatic event. You have to make decisions about reorganizing your life and your finances while grappling with the emotional grief of losing your job.Surviving a Layoff is a practical guide to help you deal with these tough issues. Using a week-to-week guideline, the book tells you how to: Cope with grief and anger after a downsizing, Reorganize your life after a layoff, Launch a job search, Balance the job search with family and personal time, Explain a layoff to family and friends. (Check the Catalog)

Why GM matters : inside the race to transform an American icon

by William J. Holstein. In Why GM Matters, William Holstein goes deep inside GM to show what’s really happening at the country’s most iconic corporation. Where critics say that GM has sat on its hands while the market changed, Holstein demonstrates that GM has already radically retooled its entire operation, from manufacturing and cost structure to design. (Check the Catalog)

Good to great and the social sectors : why business thinking is not the answer

by James C. Collins. Proposes applying the author's business strategies for transforming companies to nonprofit and public organizations to help them increase efficiency and most benefit the clients they serve. (Check the Catalog)

Donny Deutsch's Big Idea : how to make your entrepreneurial dreams come true, from the aha moment to your first million

by Danny Deutsche, Donny Deutsch's hit CNBC show The Big Idea has put the spotlight on those ordinary moments when people have the courage and stamina to make their dreams come true. In his book, Deutsch draws not only on his own tremendous focus and expertise, but on that of dozens of the successful entrepreneurs whom he has interviewed, to help you create your own enterprise. From the "Gut Check Moment" to "Mom Power," The Big Idea takes aspiring entrepreneurs along every step of the way. (Check Catalog)

The great depression ahead : how to prosper in the crash following the greatest boom in history

by Harry S. Dent. Renowned economic forecaster Harry S. Dent, Jr., explains that by 2010 rising oil prices and peaking generational spending will lead to a more severe downtrend for the global economy and individual investors alike. He outlines the critical issues that will face us and offers long- and short-term tactics for weathering the storm. (Check Catalog)

Knock 'em dead

by Martin Yate. Tells how to locate employment opportunities, rejuvenate a job hunt, answer difficult interview questions, negotiate salary levels, and handle executive job-search firms. (Check Catalog)