To lessen student worries about not being able to return books, particularly to closed libraries, graduate books due this month have been automatically renewed to January 28, 2009.
Library users can still return books to any open library, if they wish.
If you have questions, contact Business Library staff.
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.
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Based on the set of managerial competencies specially developed by the AMA for a new core management curriculum, this guide provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of how to continually develop managers throughout their entire organization.
Breakthrough Business Development: A 90-Day Plan to Build Your Client Base and Take Your Business to the Next Level
by Duncan MacPherson and David Miller
John Wiley & Sons © 2007 (240 pages)
ISBN: 9780470840962
Offering a clear plan to take your business to the next level, this book provides a proven system that will help you manage, build, and maximize your client relationships in just 90 days, while you run your business efficiently.
Building an Authentic Leadership Image: For the Practicing Manager
by Corey Criswell and David Campbell
Center for Creative Leadership © 2008 (32 pages)
ISBN: 9781604910032
Helping you gain a clear picture of the image people are currently perceiving, this guide will show you how to develop the skills to portray the image you want.
Catalyst Code: The Strategies Behind the World’s Most Dynamic Companies
by David S. Evans and Richard Schmalensee
Harvard Business School Publishing © 2007 (240 pages)
ISBN: 9781422101995
Whether you are an entrepreneur, executive or investor, this book provides a complete guide to understanding the special dynamics and unique problems that catalysts face - where the pitfalls are and how to make the most of the astounding opportunities.
Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There!: Ten Principles for Leading Meetings That Matter
by Marvin Weisbord and Sandra Janoff
Berrett-Koehler Publishers © 2007 (216 pages)
ISBN: 9781576754252
Based on over 30 years of experience and extensive research, this practical book shows exactly how to establish a meeting structure that will create conditions for success, efficiency, and productivity.
Enriching the Brain: How to Maximize Every Learner’s Potential
by Eric Jensen
Jossey-Bass © 2006 (352 pages)
ISBN: 9780470223895
Drawing from a wide range of neuroscience research as well as related studies, this introspective book offers a powerful new understanding of how the brain can be “enriched” to maximize learning, memory, behavior, and overall function.
How to Sell Yourself: Using Leadership, Likability, and Luck to Succeed, Revised Edition
by Arch Lustberg
Career Press © 2008 (256 pages)
ISBN: 9781564149985
Demonstrating how you can sell yourself, your ideas, and your organization, this practical book explains in clear, simple, easy-to-understand terms the skills you need to get your message across in any speaking situation.
Latino Talent: Effective Strategies To Recruit, Retain And Develop Hispanic Professionals
by Robert Rodriguez
John Wiley & Sons © 2008 (238 pages)
ISBN: 9780470125236
Providing vital information on important subjects, this book presents practical strategies for companies that need help understanding and managing a workforce with an increasingly Latino identity and tapping into a booming Latino consumer market.
Leader Mentoring: Find, Inspire, and Cultivate Great Leaders
by Michael H. Shenkman
Career Press © 2008 (256 pages)
ISBN: 9781601630124
Delving into the true significance of mentoring, this edgy book reaches for the history, tradition, and spirit that motivates mentoring and introduces new concepts by asking readers to open their hearts and minds and think differently.
Learning In The Workplace: Strategies for Effective Practice
by Stephen Billett
Allen & Unwin © 2001 (242 pages)
ISBN: 9781865083643
Drawing on research of a wide variety of workplaces in different countries, this valuable reference offers a comprehensive pedagogy for the workplace and analyses the strengths and limitations of ‘on-the-job’ learning.
On Becoming a Woman Leader: Learning from the Experiences of University Presidents
by Susan R. Madsen
Jossey-Bass © 2008 (352 pages)
ISBN: 9780470197622
Providing an analysis of data gathered from extensive interviews with university presidents, this book offers a guide for personal growth as well as a wealth of ideas that can help develop the kind of women leaders that will truly make a difference.
Project Decisions: The Art and Science
by Lev Virine and Michael Trumper
Management Concepts © 2008 (376 pages)
ISBN: 9781567262179
Presenting the basics of cognitive psychology and quantitative analysis methods to help project managers make better decisions, this easy-to-read guide will help readers acquire the knowledge and skills required for effective project decision-making.
Redefining Global Strategy: Crossing Borders in a World Where Differences Still Matter
by Pankaj Ghemawat
Harvard Business School Publishing © 2007 (288 pages)
ISBN: 9781591398660
Revealing how companies such as Cemex, Toyota, Procter & Gamble, Tata Consultancy Services, IBM, and GE Healthcare have adroitly managed cross-border differences, this book will transform the way you approach global strategy.
Resonant Leadership: Renewing Yourself and Connecting with Others Through Mindfulness, Hope, and Compassion
by Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee
Harvard Business School Publishing © 2005 (272 pages)
ISBN: 9781591395638
Drawing from extensive multidisciplinary research and real-life stories, this guide reveals that the path to resonance is through mindfulness, hope, and compassion and shows that employing these qualities creates effective and enduring leadership.
Simple Solutions: Harness the Power of Passion and Simplicity to Get Results
by Tom Schmitt and Arnold Perl
John Wiley & Sons © 2007 (220 pages)
ISBN: 9780470048184
Combining the rational, logical instincts of the left brain with the passionate and artful skills of the right brain, this book offers a leadership approach that is both highly effective and deeply inspirational.
Value Merchants: Demonstrating and Documenting Superior Value in Business Markets
by James C. Anderson, Nirmalya Kumar and James A. Narus
Harvard Business School Publishing © 2007 (240 pages)
ISBN: 9781422103357
Drawing on extensive research and detailed case studies of companies like Sonoco, Tata Steel, and Quaker Chemical, this authoritative book provides a detailed, step-by-step insight into customer value management and how to implement it in your business.
Your Attention, Please.: How to Appeal to Today’s Distracted, Disinterested, Disengaged, Disenchanted, and Busy Consumer
by Paul B. Brown and Alison Davis
Adams Media © 2006 (240 pages)
ISBN: 9781593376871
A strategy guide for communicating to the reluctant consumer, this book shows you who the new audience is, how to reach them, and how you must communicate differently-or risk losing mindshare and marketshare.
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As of today, the Main Library, the Art Library, and the Music Library are closed. In the mean time:
*If you have a book to return to a “closed” Library, simply return it to an open branch, including the Pomerantz Business Library. The book will be checked in, and then returned to the owning Library once the facility has re-opened.
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