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The truth behind the causes and effects of America's economic downturn.The Complete Idiot's Guide® to the Financial Crisis explains the root causes and connects the events and issues with the problems that have confronted Americans over the course of more than a year, giving readers an unvarnished, unbiased, and in-depth analysis of the factors that lead up to the crisis, the major events that defined it, and the decisions and ramifications that resulted from it.?Interest in the financial crisis continues to build with several high- profile books and an HBO movie due out in 2010, as well as the success of Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story?Much of the financial crisis writing to date has been of the breaking news variety - this book will be one of the first books published after the smoke has cleared to offer a comprehensive analysis of what happened and how

This is the time to expand your career opportunities - and the knowledge in here can be the key.This third edition compresses the most significant skills and lessons of a two year MBA into one comprehensive guide. With clear, concise information, expert Tom Gorman includes recent developments in management, economics, marketing, leadership, information technology, and communications. Whether the reader is studying to achieve an advanced degree or needs the concrete, practical skills required in the business world, this guide is the most current and comprehensive available.? Practical guide to the most significant issues facing business professionals today.? A suitable study tool for all graduate students as well as those trying to expand their skills and knowledge in their careers.

Productivity, Results, Accomplishments - These are the outcome of good, solid management. Management is the art and science of getting things accomplished via other people and executing results. Execution is about getting things done. Execution shows readers how to manage money, people, equipment, time and other resources, and successfully run anything from a project, to a department, to a business. It helps readers learn how to get things done on their own or through employees or freelancers, how to prepare and control budgets and how to make management and financial decisions.This book goes beyond delegation and supervision to give readers all of the principles, practices, strategies and tactics that they absolutely must know including:how to communicate goals to your staff and define concrete ways of reaching themthe budgeting and finance basics needed to manage projects and processeshow to manage cycles of growth, setbacks, and success so your business is sustainable

Win over colleagues, customers, and clients!To get what you want--be it in business or life--you''ve got to get people to give it to you. While you can use intimidation, manipulation, and seduction to achieve your objectives, such tactics won''t win allies for the long haul. Persuasion outlines the process of influencing others and, most importantly, how to apply it. Inside you''ll find answers to questions such as:How much should I reveal about a plan or project?How can I determine someone''s true level of interest?How can I discern another''s needs--and talk about my own--in a business situation?In today''s business world, education, intelligence, and hard work alone won''t deliver a win. The ability to persuade is the great differentiator and Persuasion gives the tools needed to seal the deal.

Motivation is one of the most critical drivers in personal and business success. Why? Because, without motivation, nothing gets done. Motivation ignites, energises, determines, directs, and explains our behaviour. "Motivation" shows readers how to bring forth the best efforts from others and from themselves. "Motivation" outlines the process of motivation and, most importantly, how to apply it.The reader will find answers to the questions they really need to know to apply the skill of motivation to their business and life including: Which popular methods of motivation do (and don't) work? How to define personal and professional goals in a way that is inspiring? And, how to recover lost motivation in oneself and in others?"Motivation" is a book for doers, and for those who want to be doers. With this book, readers will learn how to envision an outcome, define goals, and communicate objectives in a way that drives people to accomplish them.