Amacom: 564 books
Results Without Authority
Controlling a Project When the Team Doesn't Report to You
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2012
For project managers looking to establish credibility and drive winning results, author Tom Kendrick’s groundbreaking system provides the key to leading cross-functional, outsourced, and other types of teams through every stage of the project cycle. Results without Authority is the definitive book...
Maximum Influence
The 12 Universal Laws of Power Persuasion
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2013
How would you like to be able to read anyone instantly? Get people to trust you instinctively? Change minds easily? Convince anyone to give you almost anything? These “powers” are not unobtainable Jedi mind tricks but are actual skills that everyday people can discover and develop within themselves--today!...
by Paul Hellman
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2017
The average attention span today has dropped to 8 seconds (which means you may want to send out detailed bullet points reviewing what was discussed at your last staff meeting). With more distractions today than ever before for the average person, it has become as difficult as it’s ever been to get...
Supercommunicator
Explaining the Complicated So Anyone Can Understand
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2014
In our increasingly complicated and data-driven world, it takes a true genius to create, develop, and manage the complex technological systems and resources driving the marketplace. The good news is, our schools are producing increasing amounts of these incredible brainiacs. The bad news is, oftentimes...
Extreme Teams
Why Pixar, Netflix, Airbnb, and Other Cutting-Edge Companies Succeed Where Most Fail
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2017
Every manager desires to have great teams around them collaborating together and running with the mission. Unfortunately, most of these teams have been built around decades-old ideas and practices made popular by companies that either no longer exist or haven’t been relevant in years. But a new...
Powerful Phrases for Effective Customer Service
Over 700 Ready-to-Use Phrases and Scripts That Really Get Results
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2012
Let's face it, dealing with customers isn't easy. They aren't always right--or even pleasant. But experienced business author Renée Evenson ensures you always have the right words to defuse tense interactions. In Powerful Phrases for Effective Customer Service, she covers thirty challenging customer...
The Secret Language of Influence
Master the One Skill Every Sales Pro Needs
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2012
A few simple words--the right words--can transform an awkward sales call into a comfortable conversation and a resistant prospect into a happy customer, which is why author Dan Seidman teaches readers to think of influence as something occurring at a level just below the buyer’s awareness. Spanning...
The Job Search Checklist
Everything You Need to Know to Get Back to Work After a Layoff
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
It’s been a long time since you had to search for a new job. You may be wondering, How did I get this last one so many years ago? What has changed since I last hit the job market? Have I since gathered more knowledge and experience that qualifies me for something better this time around? Where does...
Focal Point
A Proven System to Simplify Your Life, Double Your Productivity, and Achieve All Your Goals
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2001
The Wall Street Journal business bestseller with over 50,000 copies sold! The true secret of high achievers is that they know how to find their "focal point" - the one thing they should do, at any given moment, to get the best possible results in each area of their lives. In Focal Point,...
New Sales. Simplified.
The Essential Handbook for Prospecting and New Business Development
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2012
Packed with examples and anecdotes, New Sales. Simplified. offers a proven formula for prospecting, developing, and closing deals. No matter how much repeat business you get from loyal customers, the lifeblood of your business is a constant flow of new accounts. With refreshing honesty and some much-needed...
The Gig Economy
The Complete Guide to Getting Better Work, Taking More Time Off, and Financing the Life You Want
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2016
Today, more than a third of Americans are working in the gig economy--mixing together short-term jobs, contract work, and freelance assignments. For those who’ve figured out the formula, life has never been better! You, too, can learn how to embrace the independent and self-sufficient world of freelance!The...
Stress Less. Achieve More.
Simple Ways to Turn Pressure into a Positive Force in Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2015
Stress. It’s unavoidable today, it seems. High-intensity workplaces. Nonstop at-home demands. Traffic that follows you wherever you go. Stress is near impossible to avoid, and whether we acknowledge it or not, it’s definitely taking a toll on our productivity and well-being. But is that spinach...
The Inside Guide to Funding Real Estate Investments
How to Get the Money You Need for the Property You Want
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2017
Great financing is the holy grail of real estate--with the power to make or break the deal. Whether you are brokering your first deal or your fiftieth, finding the right financing for that specific situation can be the most important challenge you face. But there is good news! If you know where to...
by Donna Bade
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2015
International business is more complex today than ever before. Customs and export control requirements, distributors versus agents, payment mechanisms, insurance, transportation . . . Even the most seasoned professionals can find themselves in need of guidance through this never-ending sea of rules,...