| Title : | How to get ahead in business | | Other title : | Foreword by Richard Branson | | Material Type: | printed text | | Authors: | Tom Cannon, Editor ; Richard Branson, Author of introduction, etc. | | Publisher: | London : Virgin | | Publication Date: | 1993 | | Pagination: | x, 260 p. | | Layout: | ill (b&w) | | Size: | 23 cm | | ISBN (or other code): | 978-1-85227-423-8 | | General note: | Aimed at businessmen, entrepreneurs and students, this book aims to provide a witty, authoritative, comprehensive and informative book on the business world. The book includes accounts by Edward de Bono, P. Drucker, C. Handy., R.M. Kanter and Richard Branson as well as quotes and anecdotes. | | Class number: | 650.1 | | Abstract: | Witty, authoritative, comprehensive, informative and fun. How to Get Ahead in Business is the ultimate distillation of business knowledge.
Selected by Professor Tom Cannon, former Director of the Manchester Business School, here in one wide-ranging collection are the sharpest insights, the finest writing and the freshest thinking from the world of business. The wisdom of classic texts; the most up-to-date views; humour and inspiration - How to Get Ahead in Business has it all.
From Machiavelli to Peter Drucker, Tom Peters and Charles Handy; from Sun Tzu to Lee Iacocca, Richard Branson and Anita Roddick; and from Samuel Smiles to Michael Porter, Mark McCormack and John Harvey-Jones, here is the definitive reader for every businessman, entrepreneur or student of business. | | Contents note: | 1. My way (success stories); 2. Leader of the pack (How to lead); 3. It's getting better all the time (How to be an outstanding manager); 4. Another sleepless night (Managing time, managing stress, managing yourself); 5. High hopes (Achieving goals and motivating others); 6. Imagine (Strategies and scenarios); 7. You got what it takes (the competitive edge); 8. I've gotta getta message to you (Marketing, advertising and sales); 9. Speak to me pretty (Communication and negotiation); 10. Do what you gotta do (Efficiency, quality and service); 11. Money, money, money (Managing money); 12. I heard it through the grapevine (Getting the best from information); 13. The times they are a-changin' (managing change and innovation - and keeping ahead in the future); 14. I will survive (Learning from mistakes and coping with adversity) |
How to get ahead in business ; Foreword by Richard Branson [printed text] / Tom Cannon, Editor ; Richard Branson, Author of introduction, etc. . - London : Virgin, 1993 . - x, 260 p. : ill (b&w) ; 23 cm. ISBN : 978-1-85227-423-8 Aimed at businessmen, entrepreneurs and students, this book aims to provide a witty, authoritative, comprehensive and informative book on the business world. The book includes accounts by Edward de Bono, P. Drucker, C. Handy., R.M. Kanter and Richard Branson as well as quotes and anecdotes. | Class number: | 650.1 | | Abstract: | Witty, authoritative, comprehensive, informative and fun. How to Get Ahead in Business is the ultimate distillation of business knowledge.
Selected by Professor Tom Cannon, former Director of the Manchester Business School, here in one wide-ranging collection are the sharpest insights, the finest writing and the freshest thinking from the world of business. The wisdom of classic texts; the most up-to-date views; humour and inspiration - How to Get Ahead in Business has it all.
From Machiavelli to Peter Drucker, Tom Peters and Charles Handy; from Sun Tzu to Lee Iacocca, Richard Branson and Anita Roddick; and from Samuel Smiles to Michael Porter, Mark McCormack and John Harvey-Jones, here is the definitive reader for every businessman, entrepreneur or student of business. | | Contents note: | 1. My way (success stories); 2. Leader of the pack (How to lead); 3. It's getting better all the time (How to be an outstanding manager); 4. Another sleepless night (Managing time, managing stress, managing yourself); 5. High hopes (Achieving goals and motivating others); 6. Imagine (Strategies and scenarios); 7. You got what it takes (the competitive edge); 8. I've gotta getta message to you (Marketing, advertising and sales); 9. Speak to me pretty (Communication and negotiation); 10. Do what you gotta do (Efficiency, quality and service); 11. Money, money, money (Managing money); 12. I heard it through the grapevine (Getting the best from information); 13. The times they are a-changin' (managing change and innovation - and keeping ahead in the future); 14. I will survive (Learning from mistakes and coping with adversity) |
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