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30 Seconds That Can Change Your Life: A Decision-Making Guide for Those Who Refuse to be Mediocre
by Roger Kaufman
HRD Press © 2006 (155 pages)
ISBN: 9780874259162Based on solid research, practical experience and the insight of psychotherapists and change experts, this guide offers unique templates to help you frame every decision and calibrate their value and worth before and after you make them.

Achieve Sales Excellence: The 7 Customer Rules for Becoming the New Sales Professional
by Howard Stevens and Theodore Kinni
Platinum Press © 2007 (256 pages)
ISBN: 9781593376512

Based on the results of an innovative, fourteen-year study, this strategic book offers unmatched insight on sales performance issues and the practices sales professionals and organizations must embrace to be a world-class sales force.

Avoiding Project Disaster: Titanic Lessons for IT Executives, Second Edition
by Mark Kozak-Holland
Multi-Media Publications Inc. © 2006 (312 pages)
ISBN: 9781895186734

Exploring how modern executives can take lessons from a nuts-and-bolts construction project like Titanic, this book will help you successfully maneuver through the ice floes of IT management in an industry with a notoriously high project failure rate.

Balanced Scorecard Step-by-Step: Maximizing Performance and Maintaining Results, Second Edition
by Paul R. Niven
John Wiley & Sons © 2006 (336 pages)
ISBN: 9780471780496

Providing extensive background on performance management and the Balanced Scorecard, this book focuses on guiding a team through the step-by-step development and ongoing implementation of a Balanced Scorecard system.

Beyond the Balanced Scorecard: Improving Business Intelligence with Analytics
by Mark Graham Brown
Productivity Press © 2007 (252 pages)
ISBN: 9781563273469

Explaining how to construct a performance index, this book provides managers with the right metrics for evaluating important aspects of performance that are not accurately tracked by most companies and government organizations.

CEO Dad: How to Avoid Getting Fired by Your Family
by Tom Stern
Davies-Black Publishing © 2007 (200 pages)
ISBN: 9780891062257

Packed with spot-on cartoons that take a lighthearted yet realistic look at the conflicts between executives and the people they love, this book chronicles the ups and downs of one CEO who learned the hard way how to laugh his way to work-life sanity.

The Company Director’s Desktop Guide, 3rd Edition
by David M. Martin
Thorogood © 2006 (442 pages)
ISBN: 9781854183170

Providing accessible, expert guidance and assurance to company directors, this comprehensive, user-friendly guide will help you comply with an ever-growing maze of legislation and minimize your exposure to personal liability.

Developing a Lean Workforce: A Guide for Human Resources, Plant Managers, and Lean Coordinators
by Chris Harris and Rick Harris
Productivity Press © 2007 (154 pages)
ISBN: 9781563273483

Walking you through a simple, step-by-step method for taking a mass production workforce and turning it into a lean thinking workforce, this helpful book explains the necessary skills, training, and attitude to march in the direction of Lean.

Effective Project Management: Traditional, Adaptive, Extreme, Fourth Edition
by Robert K. Wysocki
John Wiley & Sons © 2007 (672 pages)
ISBN: 9780470042618

If you’re looking for a more robust approach to project management–one that recognizes the project environment and adapts accordingly, this resource guides you through traditional methods, but also covers the adaptive and extreme approaches as well.

An Executive’s Guide to Information Technology: Principles, Business Models, and Terminology
by Robert Plant and Stephen Murrell
Cambridge University Press © 2007 (384 pages)
ISBN: 9780521853361

A concise review of the most important aspects of information technology from a business perspective, this book provides a clear definition for each term, as well as an unbiased appraisal of its business value proposition.

The First-Time Project Manager’s Guide to Team Building
by Gary S. Topchik
AMACOM © 2007 (144 pages)
ISBN: 9780814474297

Packed with activities and assessments for both the manager and team members, this engaging book helps readers discover how their own leadership and management style influences the success of their teams.

Food for Thought:  How the Creator of Fuddrucker’s, Romano’s Macaroni Grill, and eatZi’s Built a $10 Billion Empire One Concept at a Time
by Philip J. Romano
Kaplan Professional © 2005 (222 pages)
ISBN: 9781419500084

Authored by Phil Romano, the “Steven Spielberg of the restaurant industry,” this witty book examines the hits and misses of Romano’s remarkable career, from launching 25+ dining concepts to amassing a restaurant empire valued in excess of $10 billion.

HR and the New Hispanic Workforce: A Comprehensive Guide To Cultivating and Leveraging Employee Success
by Louis E. V. Nevaer and Vaso Perimenis Ekstein
Davies-Black Publishing © 2007 (300 pages)
ISBN: 9780891061892

With numerous checklists, questionnaires, sample interview questions, and HR guidelines, this book lays out a road map for attracting the best Hispanic candidates, effectively evaluating their performance, and cultivating and retaining their talents.

Informal Learning:  Rediscovering the Natural Pathways that Inspire Innovation and Performance
by Jay Cross  Pfeiffer © 2007 (320 pages)
ISBN: 9780787981693

Offering advice on how to support, nurture, and leverage informal learning, this helpful book guides readers through the plethora of digital learning tools that workers are now accessing through their computers, PDAs, and cell phones.

Managing People for the First Time: Gaining Commitment and Improving Performance
by Julie Lewthwaite
Thorogood © 2006 (354 pages)
ISBN: 9781854183323

Written from the perspective of the novice, this book is designed to help you develop your skills or abilities and offers new, more effective ways of managing people in small organizations.

Micro Messaging: Why Great Leadership is Beyond Words
by Stephen Young
McGraw-Hill © 2007 (216 pages)
ISBN: 9780071467575

Examining the nuanced behaviors that we all blindly use and react to in our dealings with others, this practical book offers a common language for encouraging open discussion in the workplace, and skills to identify and address familiar micromessages.

mLearning: Mobile Learning and Performance in the Palm of your Hand
by David S. Metcalf II and John M. De Marco
HRD Press © 2006 (166 pages)
ISBN: 9780874259063

The next time you’re on the road, stuck in an airport or waiting in line, turn on your PDA, smart phone or wireless connection and use those “stolen moments” to learn. This timely book shows how to integrate learning into your lifestyle and workstyle.

Preparing for Success in Corporate America: College Guide
by La Shawn Samuel
EK Content © 2006 (136 pages)
ISBN: 9781425938956

A step-by-step, easy-to-read guide to the principles of career success, this book provides fundamental and practical information to help college students effectively prepare for success in the corporate job market.

Secrets of Superstar Sales Pros: Strategies for Success from Zig Ziglar, Mary Kay Ash, John Henry Patterson, and the Best Names in Sales
by Gerhard Gschwandtner
McGraw-Hill © 2006 (208 pages)
ISBN: 9780071475891

By examining the successful careers, philosophies, and work habits of some of the world’s most brilliant achievers, this book reveals hundreds of practical ideas that can make you a super-achiever in your own right.

Winning the Rat Race at Work, First Edition
by Peter R. Garber
Multi-Media Publications Inc. © 2006 (184 page)
ISBN: 9781895186680

Providing case studies, interactive exercises, self assessments, strategies, evaluations, and models, this book not only incorporates career advice but also helps you understand and more effectively deal with the stresses of going to work.

Your Executive Coaching Solution: Getting Maximum Benefit from the Coaching Experience
by Joan Kofodimos
Davies-Black Publishing © 2007 (158 pages)
ISBN: 9780891062219

Including dozens of checklists, samples, and life-inspired case examples, this unqiue guide takes readers through each and every step of a successful coaching process to benefit participants, coaching sponsors, and the organization’s ROI.

The Zen Approach to Project Management:  Working from your Center to Balance Expectations and Performance
by George Pitagorsky
IIL Publishing © 2007 (272 pages)
ISBN: 9780970827692

Linking the essential principles and techniques of managing projects to a wisdom approach for working with complex, people-based activities, this book demonstrates how to remove the unnecessary stress and complexity from projects.

New books are located on the tall book shelves in the corridors behind the information desk. This list is ordered by call number.

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Organization theory : modern, symbolic, and postmodern perspectives /
by Hatch, Mary Jo.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Table of contents:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip064/2005033922.html
Contributor biographical information:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0724/2005033922-b.html
HD58.7 .H4 2006

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X-teams : how to build teams that lead, innovate, and succeed /
by Ancona, Deborah G. (Deborah Gladstein)
Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business School Press, c2007.
Table of contents:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0713/2007010709.html
HD66 .A518 2007

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Small firms and the environment in developing countries : collective impacts, collective action /
Washington, DC : Resources for the Future, c2006.
Table of contents:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0516/2005020490.html
Contributor biographical information:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0622/2005020490-b.html
HD2346.5 .S62 2006

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Industrial genius : the working life of Charles Michael Schwab /
by Warren, Kenneth.
Pittsburgh, PA : University of Pittsburgh Press, c2007.
Table of contents:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip074/2006036183.html
Contributor biographical information:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0704/2006036183-b.html
HD9520.S3 W37 2007

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Fair trade : a beginner’s guide /
by DeCarlo, Jacqueline.
Oxford : Oneworld, 2007.
HF1379 .D43 2007

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Understanding business dynamics : an integrated data system for America’s future /
Washington, DC : National Academies Press, c2007.
Table of contents:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0711/2007005756.html
HF3001 .U53 2007

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How : why how do we do anything means everything– in business (and in life) /
by Seidman, Dov.
Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c2007.
Table of contents:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip077/2006103097.html
HF5386 .S4159 2007

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Operators are standing by : use the power of infomercials and TV marketing to sell your products and keep customers calling /
by Planit, Michael.
New York : McGraw-Hill, c2007.
HF5415.126 .P57 2007

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Getting action from organizational surveys : new concepts, technologies, and applications /
San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2006.
Publisher description:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0623/2005026067-d.html
HF5549.5.A83 G48 2006

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The difference : how the power of diversity creates better groups, firms, schools, and societies /
by Page, Scott E.
Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2007.
Publisher description:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0704/2006044678-d.html
Table of contents:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0704/2006044678-t.html
HF5549.5.M5 P34 2007

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Writing for business : expert solutions to everyday challenges.
Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business School Press, c2007.
Table of contents:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip078/2007000877.html
HF5718.3 .W745 2007

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The global recession risk : dollar devaluation and the world economy /
by Peláez, Carlos Manuel.
Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Contributor biographical information:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0708/2006048885-b.html
Publisher description:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0708/2006048885-d.html
HG230.3 .P445 2007

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Competing to be really, really good : the behind-the-scenes drama of capability-building competition in the automobile industry /
by Fujimoto, Takahiro.
Tokyo : International House of Japan, 2007.
TL278 .F8213 2007

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If you have any questions, please contact Library staff.

During the month of July we have a trial subscription to a database called the Small Business Resource Center. This database offers articles, sample business plans and overviews on a variety of business types and topics. The “business types” section includes information on bakeries, florists, health clubs, law firms, grocery stores, meeting planners and more. The “business topics” section offers information on a variety of topics including: small business assistance, business planning and franchises.

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Important! You must be associated with the University of Iowa and have a Hawk ID  in order to read the following e-books. The titles are available from Books24×7 . To find a book on the site, search by “Titles”.

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81 Challenges Smart Managers Face: How to Overcome the Biggest Challenges Facing Managers & Leaders Today
by Tim Connor
Sourcebooks © 2007 (288 pages)
ISBN: 9781402209024

Offering a unique look at 81 challenges that thousands of managers face every day, this book gives managers at all levels the insight to figure out what mistakes are holding them back, and the tools to fix them once and for all.

100 Ways to Get on the Wrong Side of Your Boss (And Strategies to Prevent You from Getting There!), First Edition
by Peter R. Garber
Multi-Media Publications Inc. © 2006 (224 pages)
ISBN: 9781895186987

Illustrating specific problems you may encounter when dealing with your boss–and effective strategies to prevent them from occurring in the future, this practical book is filled with invaluable advice to help you deal more successfully with your boss.

Assessing the Financial Benefits of Human Resource Development
by Richard A. Swanson  Basic Books © 2001 (216 pages)
ISBN: 9780738204574

Packed with step-by-step tools and worksheets, a variety of case studies, and featuring the author’s state-of-the-art insights, this book offers a comprehensive approach to forecasting and analyzing the financial implications of any HRD initiative.

The A-Z of Health and Safety
by Jeremy Stranks
Thorogood © 2006 (660 pages)
ISBN: 9781854183873

Containing over 100 entries arranged in an accessible index format, this reference provides a clear, expert summary of the law, issues, risks and obligations under each Health and Safety topic covered.

Conflict Across Cultures: A Unique Experience of Bridging Differences
by Michelle LeBaron and Venashri Pillay
Intercultural Press © 2006 (240 pages)
ISBN: 9781931930222

Using stories from a variety of cultures to illustrate techniques for resolving or at least reducing culture-inspired conflicts, this book demystifies the intricate and important relationships between conflict and culture.

Dismissal and Grievance Procedures: and Operating Procedures to Meet Current Rules
by Dennis D. Hunt
Thorogood © 2005 (137 pages)
ISBN: 9781854184481

Covering all the requirements of the new Disputes Resolution Procedures, this report explains what all the regulations say and what steps you need to take to operate effective dismissal, disciplinary and grievance procedures.

From Edison to Enron: The Business of Power and What It Means for the Future of Electricity
by Richard Munson
Greenwood Press © 2005 (216 pages)
ISBN: 9780275987404

Tracing the controversial history of this $210 billion industry, this book showcases the key individuals, technological innovations, corporate machinations, and political battles that have been waged over its domination.

Getting to Innovation: How Asking the Right Questions Generates the Great Ideas Your Company Needs
by Arthur B. VanGundy
AMACOM © 2007 (288 pages)
ISBN: 9780814408988

Offering the tools to help every company tap into its most inspired thinking, this detailed guide will help you take the critical first step in formulating creative and useful ideas.

Litigation Costs
by Michael Bacon
Thorogood © 2001 (130 pages)
ISBN: 9781854182418

Including practical hints and comments, this report examines what stage has been reached in the implementation of the Civil Procedure Rules and their effectiveness in practice since their introduction in April 1999.

Managing Agile Projects, First Edition
by Kevin Aguanno (ed)
Multi-Media Publications Inc. © 2004 (420 pages)
ISBN: 9781895186116

Packed full of insider tips on how to make the methods work, this book provides information to help you plan your agile projects to avoid some common pitfalls introduced by the fast pace and concurrent activities common to agile development methods.

The People Management Clinic: Answers to Your Most Frequently Asked Questions
by Martin Richardson
Thorogood © 2006 (240 pages)
ISBN: 9781854183910

Taking the form of a clinic, where a people manager asks an experienced management consultant how particular issues should be approached, this pragmatic, comprehensive book will help managers in leading, motivating and running a team of people.

Performance Dashboards: Measuring, Monitoring, and Managing Your Business
by Wayne W. Eckerson
John Wiley & Sons © 2006 (319 pages)
ISBN: 9780471724179

Offering tips, techniques, case studies and industry research, this book shows how leading companies are using performance dashboards to execute strategy, optimize business processes, and improve performance.

Philosophy and Practice of Organizational Learning, Performance, and Change
by Jerry W. Gilley, Peter J. Dean and Laura L. Bierema
Perseus Publishing © 2001 (256 pages)
ISBN: 9780738204611

Designed to showcase the most current theory and practice in human resource and organizational development, the authors of this text create a dynamic lens through which to analyze any HRD program or intiative.

The Seven Steps of Effective Executive Coaching
by Sabine Dembkowski, Fiona Eldridge and Ian Hunter
Thorogood © 2006 (220 pages)
ISBN: 9781854183330

Based on the author’s extensive research and consultancy practices, the book builds on the GROW coaching model and introduces a new model which involves five core capabilities and a seven-step process–The Achieve Coaching Model.

Speed@Work: How Velocity, Turbulence, Fast Growth, Rapid Change and Strategic Agility Affect Business and the Workplace
by Carolyn Barker and Alexandra Payne (eds)
John Wiley & Sons © 2006 (184 pages)
ISBN: 9780731404278

Examining the effects of speed on the fields of management, leadership, strategy, innovation, and culture, this timely book assesses the opportunities, problems, outcomes and innovations that arise from speed and rapid change at work.

Three Billion New Capitalists: The Great Shift of Wealth and Power to the East
by Clyde Prestowitz
Basic Books © 2005 (336 pages)
ISBN: 9780465062829

Describing the trends that are converging to rapidly shift wealth and power to Asia, this book is a clear-eyed and profoundly unsettling look at America’s and the world’s economic future.