Amacom imprint: 525 books
Disagreements, Disputes, and All-Out War
Three Simple Steps for Dealing with Any Kind of Conflict
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2007
The potential for conflict exists in every interaction. But when one doesn't know how to deal with these disagreements constructively, they can escalate into unproductive and even destructive situations. The key is not to avoid conflict, but to recognize and manage it skillfully to produce the best...
by Dennis Bolles
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2002
It’s been shown again and again that business components from R & D to systems, engineering to manufacturing can benefit from a project-centered management approach. Now, organizations that have had success at the departmental or divisional level are taking the project management approach to...
Stress-Free Discipline
Simple Strategies for Handling Common Behavior Problems
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
Many moments in parenting seem unavoidable. Your preschooler will throw fits. Your third-grader will try to get out of doing homework--even if it means lying. A budding tween will dish out insults. And a teenager will simply take off for who knows where. At each stage, they are trying to test your...
The Everything HR Kit
A Complete Guide to Attracting, Retaining, and Motivating High-Performance Employees
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2010
With The Everything HR Kit, whether you are a newcomer or a veteran, you can set up a stellar HR department from scratch. Packed with ready-to-go checklists, sample brochures, job descriptions, customizable forms, interview questions, performance review templates, and more, this one-stop book puts...
Turning Training into Learning
How to Design and Deliver Programs That Get Results
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2000
Just as you can lead a horse to water, but it won't necessarily drink, so you can give an employee training, but he may not actually learn...unless, of course, the trainer uses this insightful new book. Turning Training into Learning provides a specific, tested method for making sure training equals...
by Sue GAULKE
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2007
Captivating a business audience doesn't come naturally to most business speakers. But they can learn to do it and have fun -- with minimum stress and plenty of charisma.This handy little book shares the author's highly successful "sizzle-steak" method. It features 101 audience-tested anecdotes,...
The Eldercare Consultant
Your Guide to Making the Best Choices Possible
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2015
Your elderly father's memory is failing fast. Your increasingly frail mother just took another fall. Whatever the situation, The Eldercare Consultant can provide the knowledge, support, and encouragement you seek. Weaving together real-life stories with the essential information needed to make the...
SuperMotivation
A Blueprint for Energizing Your Organization from Top to Bottom
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 1995
Surveys show that 73% of workers are less motivated than they used to be, and 84% could perform significantly better if they wanted to. Perhaps most shocking of all, a full 50% of workers say they are exerting only enough energy to hang on to their jobs! This crisis needs radical treatment - and that's...
Are You Dumb Enough to Be Rich?
The Amazingly Simple Way to Make Millions in Real Estate
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2008
No investment strategy has created more millionaires than real estate . . . even in less-than-stellar markets. This new edition of the bestselling Are You Dumb Enough to be Rich? empowers readers to take their first steps toward real estate investing. The book walks readers through a special 120-day...
Getting to Innovation
How Asking the Right Questions Generates the Great Ideas Your Company Needs
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2007
As an acknowledged guru in the field of creativity and innovation, Arthur VanGundy has inspired businesses in a variety of industries to generate more original, cutting-edge ideas. Getting to Innovation is a detailed guide to achieving the critical first step in formulating creative and useful ideas-i.e.,...
by Edward Fields
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2011
Based on the bestselling AMA seminar, a nuts-and-bolts guide to the dollars-and-cents issues that drive your organization! As a department manager, the last thing you want to think about is numbers. But the truth is, that’s the only thing your executives and senior managers are thinking about so...
Home Makeovers That Sell
Quick and Easy Ways to Get the Highest Possible Price
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2006
"You've done all you can to make sure you love your home -- but now that you've decided to sell, you need your potential buyers to love it even more. Home Makeovers That Sell offers everything from last-minute cleaning checklists and staging strategies to inexpensive improvements that will boost...
Strategic Customer Service
Managing the Customer Experience to Increase Positive Word of Mouth, Build Loyalty, and Maximize Profits
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2019
Customer care and measurement consultant John Goodman shows companies how to leverage the incredible power of customer service to become profitable word-of-mouth machines that experience long-term loyalty and success. Drawing on over thirty years of research for companies such as 3M, American Express,...
Coolfarming
Turn Your Great Idea into the Next Big Thing
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2010
Beekeepers understand the importance of a fertile nurturing ground and cross pollination. Likewise, author Peter Gloor teaches readers that those who want to gain a business advantage shouldn’t spend their time chasing ideas, but instead should nurture the cool ideas all around them to foster exciting...