Susan Shelly – författare

Make simple sense of complex financial information!

The high-profile accounting scandals of recent years have made one thing clear: You can't know too much about the company for which you work. What are the numbers? Where do you find them? How do they affect you and your staff?

This fully revised and updated third edition of The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course: Finance for Nonfinancial Managers provides a firm grasp on what all the numbers really mean. Designed to let you learn at your own pace, it walks you through:

The essential concepts of finance, so you can askintelligent questions and understand the answersVital statements and reports, with sections on pro forma financial statements and expensing of stock optionsThe auditing process--what is measured, how it'smeasured, and how you can help ensure accuracy and completeness

With chapter-ending quizzes and an online final exam, The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course: Finance for Nonfinancial Managers serves as a virtual professor, providing the curriculum you need to crunch the numbers like a pro!

Make simple sense of complex financial information!

The high-profile accounting scandals of recent years have made one thing clear: You can''t know too much about the company for which you work. What are the numbers? Where do you find them? How do they affect you and your staff?

This fully revised and updated third edition of The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course: Finance for Nonfinancial Managers provides a firm grasp on what all the numbers really mean. Designed to let you learn at your own pace, it walks you through:

The essential concepts of finance, so you can ask intelligent questions and understand the answersVital statements and reports, with sections on pro forma financial statements and expensing of stock optionsThe auditing process--what is measured, how it''s measured, and how you can help ensure accuracy and completeness

With chapter-ending quizzes and an online final exam, The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course: Finance for Nonfinancial Managers serves as a virtual professor, providing the curriculum you need to crunch the numbers like a pro!

Includes 50 project ideas! Offering one-stop shopping for all readers' science fair needs, including 50 projects covering all science disciplines and rated from beginner through advanced, this book takes students and parents through the entire scientific method. Includes: € Choosing the right project€ Fun projects, like how much air is in a basketball€ How to wow the judges€ Make the display board stand out, and more

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to German Phrases is a handy, informative, and fun guide to all the phrases readers need to enjoy a visit to Germany, complete with the basics of German grammar and syntax and a compact German-English/English-German dictionary.- Nearly 1.7 million Americans travel to Germany each year for business and/or leisure - and most will find this book invaluable- Full of current and classic phrases from every aspect of life and travel, along with useful travel tips and maps- Easy-to-use pronunciation guide and verb, noun, and idiom charts- Convenient, pocket-size format for on-the-go travelers

Keep workers working-and happy.The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Boosting Employee Performance is the most current and comprehensive guide for managers seeking to get the most out of their employees and build lasting relationships that will help them grow their business. Includes the newest and most powerful tools to keep employees doing their best, including ideas on keeping morale high when business is tough, avoiding stagnant work habits and routines, energizing employees about their job, how to retain the best employees, and much more.? Practical tips on maintaining clear communication between managers and staff, offering the right incentives, and inspiring teamwork? Includes insightful anecdotes from real life

The keys to financial success and security are just one book away.Investing in the equity or stock market has never been riskier - or more profitable. In The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Stock Investing, veteran Certified Financial Planner Sarah Young Fisher and business writer Susan Shelly lead the novice investor through the often confusing process of investing in the stock market, helping him or her think like a veteran trader.? Written with the recent market in mind, this book will give strategies that apply to today's investors.

So you've got the basics of your personal finances under control (at least -- you've controlled your credit card spending, purchased a house, started saving for retirement) but wait! Now that your kids are growing up and your career is moving along, you're facing a whole new set of personal finance challenges. College, weddings, your son or daughter's first car! How to manage these big expenses and still stay afloat?! And how to deal with unexpected changes such as downsizing or a move?! Help is here. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Personal Finance in Your 40s and 50s is the guide you need to everything from helping your kids get on their feet to buying a second home. Coverage includes: Assessing your own financial position in mid-life -- pluses and minusBeing a parent and a blank check -- teaching your kids about moneyPaying for cars, college, weddings and other big parent expensesAssessing and affording your second home, dream home, or vacation homeKeeping your finances in order during a job change -- for the better or worseWhat to think about if you want to start your own businessDivorce and personal financeThinking of the future -- wills, in-laws, aging parents and more!The basics of investing -- in your 40s and 50s. Where to start or how to progress

Reduced workforces, hiring freezes, productivity pressures--it’s clear that now, more than ever, every employee counts. With 101 practical, easy-to-implement tips, The Happy Employee will help you identify and attract the most talented employees, retain them, and make sure they’re happy and productive.Real-life examples from actual situations show you how to identify the best prospects for a job and land the top candidate. Once the candidate is hired, you’ll learn how to integrate your new employee into the workplace and encourage top performance.Based on research as well as years of professional experience, The Happy Employee contains tips on leadership, building trust, and earning respect. You’ll learn how to develop and maintain high-performance teams through proper communication techniques and effective rewards.The Happy Employee is a practical and indispensable guide to retaining the best workers – which makes for a happy manager, as well!

Why is it a struggle for managers to get their staff to meet or exceed their goals? The answer is simple: employees are working at jobs that are not based on their individual strengths. JoAnn Warcholic Ashman and Susan Shelly, seasoned management consultants, show managers how to tap into the true potential of their staff and create the workplace that keeps them challenged and working at peak efficiency by using the latest strength-based management principles and techniques.