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This is one of getAbstract's main themes. In this category, you'll encounter a wealth of knowledge about leading people and managing a company. You'll meet famous and inspiring management moguls, and become familiar with special areas like project management and leading change.


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10 Career Essentials
10 Career Essentials
 
Donna Dunning
NB Publishing, 2010
rating8 (8)
 
10 Rules for Strategic Innovators
10 Rules for Strategic Innovators
 
Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble
Harvard Business Review Press, 2005
rating8 (8)
 
10 Simple Secrets of the World's Greatest Business Communicators
10 Simple Secrets of the World's Greatest Business Communicators
 
Carmine Gallo
Sourcebooks, 2005
rating6 (6)
 
100 Ways To Motivate Others
100 Ways To Motivate Others
 
Scott Richardson and Steve Chandler
Career Press, 2004
rating7 (7)
 
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12
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Rodd Wagner and James K. Harter
Gallup Press, 2006
rating9 (9)
 
22 Management Secrets to Achieve More With Less
22 Management Secrets to Achieve More With Less
 
John H. Zenger
McGraw-Hill, 1997
rating8 (8)
 
24/7 Innovation
24/7 Innovation
 
Stephen M. Shapiro
McGraw-Hill, 2002
rating9 (9)
 
301 Ways to Have Fun at Work
301 Ways to Have Fun at Work
 
Dave Hemsath and Leslie Yerkes
Berrett-Koehler, 1997
rating6 (6)
 
360°  Feedback
360° Feedback
 
Mark R. Edwards and Ann J. Ewen
AMACOM, 1996
rating7 (7)
 
5 Future Strategies You Need Right Now
5 Future Strategies You Need Right Now
 
George Stalk
Harvard Business Review Press, 2008
rating8 (8)
 
6 Habits of Highly Successful Managers
6 Habits of Highly Successful Managers
 
John Cioffi and Ken Willig
Career Press, 2010
rating7 (7)
 
A Class With Drucker
A Class With Drucker
 
William A. Cohen
AMACOM, 2007
rating6 (6)
 
A Contrarian's Guide to Leadership
A Contrarian's Guide to Leadership
B  
Steven B. Sample
Jossey-Bass, 2001
rating9 (9)
 
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge
B  
Project Management Institute
Project Mgmt Inst., 2008
rating7 (7)
 
A Handbook of Employee Reward Management and Practice
A Handbook of Employee Reward Management and Practice
 
Michael Armstrong and Tina Stephens
Kogan Page, 2005
rating7 (7)
 
A Higher Standard of Leadership
A Higher Standard of Leadership
 
Keshavan Nair
Berrett-Koehler, 1997
rating6 (6)
 
A Leader's Legacy
A Leader's Legacy
B  
James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner
Jossey-Bass, 2006
rating7 (7)
 
A Manager's Guide to Coaching
A Manager's Guide to Coaching
 
Anne Loehr and Brian Emerson
AMACOM, 2008
rating8 (8)
 
A Manager's Guide to Project Management
A Manager's Guide to Project Management
 
Michael B. Bender
FT Press, 2009
rating6 (6)
 
A Message from Garcia
A Message from Garcia
B  
Charles Patrick Garcia
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003
rating7 (7)
 
A Sense of Urgency
A Sense of Urgency
B  
John P. Kotter
Harvard Business Review Press, 2008
rating8 (8)
 
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