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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - It's time to get paid what you're truly worthAlthough you may not realise it, the knowledge and knowhow you have acquired in your life to date is a truly marketable asset.You've made valuable distinctions because of your passions and have unique empathy and understanding because of your pains. Through this book you will come to understand how other people are ready and willing to pay you money to know what you already know and to do what you can already do.You don't need to be qualified, certified or have letters after your name. Your qualification to do this work is your life experiences, your passion for helping others and your determination to make a difference.Andy Harrington has worked with Richard Branson, Tony Robbins, Robert Kiyosaki, Brian Tracy, Bob Proctor and even Former President of the United States Bill Clinton, and through this book he will show you how to find and shape the message inside of you, and importantly, in such a way that you get paid for sharing your advice.You will also discover how to:\* Position yourself as an expert so you are seen as an authority.\* Prepare your advice so it's easy for others to follow.\* Package your knowledge into programs, workshops, and books.\* Promote yourself intelligently so you get paid what you are really worth.\* Perform like a professional with confidence, congruency and charisma.In his debut book Andy shows you how to harness your experiences and turn them into advice for others whilst becoming a person of influence, impact and inspiration.'You have incredible untapped potential - residing within yourself - in your own talents and abilities. This book shows you how to achieve all your goals by focusing on making a difference with what you already have.'Brian Tracy, Brian Tracy International.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Help your child succeed with a better understanding of Common Core MathCommon Core Math For Parents For Dummies is packed with tools and information to help you promote your child's success in math. The grade-by-grade walk-through brings you up to speed on what your child is learning, and the sample problems and video lessons help you become more involved as you study together. You'll learn how to effectively collaborate with teachers and keep tabs on your child's progress, so minor missteps can be corrected quickly, before your child falls behind. The Common Core was designed to improve college- and career-readiness, and to prepare U.S. students to be more competitive on an international stage when it's time to enter the workforce. This guide shows you how the standards were created, and how they've evolved over time to help ensure your child's future success.The Common Core Math Standards prepare students to do real math in the real world. Many new teaching methods are very different from the way most parents learned math, leading to frustration and confusion as parents find themselves unable to help with homework or explain difficult concepts. This book cuts the confusion and shows you everything you need to know to help your child succeed in math.\* Understand the key concepts being taught in your child's grade\* Utilize the homework tools that help you help your child\* Communicate more effectively with your child's teacher\* Guide your child through sample problems to foster understandingThe Common Core was designed to ensure that every student, regardless of location or background, receives the education they need. Math skills are critical to real-world success, and the new standards reflect that reality in scope and rigorousness. Common Core Math For Parents For Dummies helps you help your child succeed.

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Es gibt nur wenige Studiengänge, in denen Sie an der Statistik vorbeikommen. Statistik gilt zudem als anspruchsvoll und sehr lernintensiv, aber Sie können auch zu sehr spannenden Ergebnissen kommen. Reiner Kurzhals erklärt Ihnen so knapp und verständlich wie möglich, was Sie über Statistik wissen müssen. Er erläutert neben den Grundbegriffen die wichtigsten Punkte der beschreibenden und der schließenden Statistik. Viele Beispiele helfen Ihnen dabei, sich die abstrakten Formeln und Begriffe besser vorstellen zu können. Mit den zahlreichen Übungsaufgaben mit Lösungen können sie Ihr Wissen festigen und prüfen.

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Get up, get moving, and walk away the poundsIf you're looking to lose weight and get fit, Walking the Weight Off For Dummies will show you just what to do to walk yourself to a whole new you. Whether you want to burn fat, boost your energy level, improve your mood, shed your belly, or just get toned, this easy to read, fun and friendly guide will have you putting your best foot forward -- over and over again! Inside you'll discover which workouts are the best to achieve your specific goals, how low-impact walking is perfect for fat-burning, how to pick the right pair of shoes for walking, and so much more.Walking is the number one form of exercise in America, and studies show that it is highly effective in achieving multiple health goals -- from losing weight and decreasing body fat to improving overall health and mental well being. Best of all, walking is very inexpensive and can be done anywhere. With this complete and easy-to-use guide, you'll find that creating and sticking to a walking program to lose weight and feel great has never been easier.\* Learn how walking is the ideal exercise to achieve and maintain healthy body weight and improve overall health\* Figure out the best techniques to avoid injury and achieve your specific fitness goals\* Dive into nutrition tips for fueling up before and after walks to maintain health\* Discover how you can fit walking into your life, regardless of your age, gender, and current weightIf you've always wanted to incorporate walking into your routine to boost your health and effectively lose weight, Walking the Weight Off For Dummies will show you how.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - For the first time, a top leadership scholar and a top leadership practitioner explore the true duties, demands, and privileges of leadership.Intellectual sparks flew when Warren Bennis, the 'father' of modern leadership studies and Steven B. Sample, one of the most accomplished university presidents in recent history, came together for candid explorations of the forces that shape successful leaders and unsuccessful ones.The Art and Adventure of Leadership, their final collaboration, reveals the profound insights that the authors gained together over the 16 years in which they co-taught one of the most popular leadership courses in America.Here, each brings his own distinct vantage point as they address the mechanics and mysteries of leadership. The result is a unique examination of the journey of great leaders from momentary setbacks to ultimate success. It offers profound lessons on what determines the difference between failure and redemption for leaders. And it illuminates important and overlooked dimensions of great leaders ranging from Winston Churchill to Steve Jobs.Together, they explore why:\* A mature leader must grasp when it's healthy to risk failure, and when failure can't be tolerated at any cost\* Leadership isn't for everyone and requires a particular set of skills and competencies that are often glossed over in most management literature\* To succeed in an uncertain and fast-changing world, a shrewd leader must understand which aspects of human society change--and which aspects never change\* A mature, wise leader must seek a balance between high-minded ideals and the gritty realities and compromises that leaders face in their daily lives\* Above all, meaningful leadership remains a matter of characterWith incredible insight, this book examines why George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and other giants were able to recover from failures, learn resilience, and prepare themselves for their moments of destiny. In so doing, it demonstrates and helps cultivate the leadership skills that you need to create your own most meaningful legacy. The Art and Adventure of Leadership is a unique look at leadership, and a critical resource for the leaders of tomorrow.

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Growing a small business requires more than just salesBusiness Development For Dummies helps maximise the growth of small- or medium-sized businesses, with a step-by-step model for business development designed specifically for B2B or B2C service firms. By mapping business development to customer life cycle, this book helps owners and managers ensure a focus on growth through effective customer nurturing and management. It's not just sales! In-depth coverage also includes strategy, marketing, client management, and partnerships/alliances, helping you develop robust business practices that can be used every day. You'll learn how to structure, organise, and execute an effective development plan, with step-by-step expert guidance.Realising that you can't just 'hire a sales guy' and expect immediate results is one of the toughest lessons small business CEOs have to learn. Developing a business is about more than just gaining customers - it's about integrating every facet of your business in an overarching strategy that continually works toward growth. Business Development For Dummies provides a model, and teaches you what you need to know to make it work for your business.\* Learn the core concepts of business development, and how it differs from sales\* Build a practical, step-by-step business development strategy\* Incorporate marketing, sales, and customer management in general planning\* Develop and implement a growth-enhancing partnership strategyRecognising that business development is much more than just sales is the first important step to sustained growth. Development should be daily - not just when business starts to tail off, or you fall into a cycle of growth and regression. Plan for growth, and make it stick - Business Development For Dummies shows you how.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - John Bogle-investment giant and founder of the Vanguard Group of mutual funds-offers a hands-on guide for creating a long-term investment program that can be tailored to any investor's financial goals. Written in down-to-earth terms for investors at any level, Bogle on Mutual Funds: New Perspectives for the Intelligent Investor explores the rewards of investing, the inherent investment risks, and the pitfalls to avoid. Drawing on his years of investment wisdom and success, Bogle outlines the time-tested principles and practicalities of investing through mutual funds.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The dramatic story of Richard III, England's last medieval king, captured the world's attention when an archaeological team led by the University of Leicester identified his remains in February 2013. The Bones of a King presents the official behind-the-scenes story of the Grey Friars dig from the team of specialists who discovered and identified his remains\* The most extensive and authoritative book written for non-specialists by the expert team who discovered and analysed the remains of Richard III\* Features more than 40 illustrations, maps and photographs\* Builds an expansive view of Richard's life, death and burial, as well as accounts of the treatment of his body prior to burial, and his legacy in the public imagination from the time of his death to the present\* Explains the scientific evidence behind his identification, including DNA retrieval and sequencing, soil samples, his wounds and his scoliosis, and what they reveal about his life, his health and even the food he ate\* A behind-the-scenes look at one of the most exciting historical discoveries of our time.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Bring Disney-level customer experience to your organization with insider guidanceThe Experience is a unique guide to mastering the art of customer service and service relationships, based on the principles employed at the renowned leader in customer experience -- the Walt Disney Company. Co-Author Bruce Loeffler spent ten years at Disney World overseeing service excellence, and has partnered with Brian T. Church in this book, to show you how to bring that same level of care and value to your own organization. Based on the I. C.A.R.E. model, the five principles -- Impression, Connection, Attitude, Response, and Exceptionals -- give you a solid framework upon which to raise the level of your customer experience. You will learn how to identify your customer service issues and what level of Experience you are currently offering. You can then determine exactly what the 'customer experience' should be for your company, and the changes required to make it happen.The Walt Disney Company is the most recognized name in the world for customer service. The 'Disney Experience' draws customers from all around the world, This book describes what it takes to achieve that level of Experience, and how any organization can do it with the right strategy and attention to detail. When the Experience is enhanced, the opportunity arises to convert customers to ambassadors who will share their Experience with others.\* Find 'the experience' and what it means to the Organization\* Learn the five levels of experience, and why most companies fail at it\* Identify service problems that face every company in the marketplace\* Utilize the Experience Quotient and apply the I. C.A.R.E. principles\* Learn how to convert customers to ambassadors who share their story with othersCustomers are the lifeblood of business. A great product offering isn't enough in today's marketplace, where everyone's looking for an 'experience.' Imagine the kind of value a Disney-level customer experience could bring to your organization. The Experience is a guide to getting there, from an insider's perspective.

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Get up to speed quickly--review and practice major concepts in accounting!Whether you're looking to improve your classroom experience, or simply become more familiar with accounting concepts, 1,001 Accounting Practice Problems For Dummies is the hands-on tool you need to get a step ahead. The book's practice questions and review content go hand-in-hand with the content offered in Accounting For Dummies, ensuring that you have a working knowledge of the most important concepts and skills in accounting.This practical resource gives you access to tons of helpful online content, including practice problems in multiple-choice format, and customizable practice sets for self-directed study, all available on the go through your smartphone, laptop, or tablet. Practice problems are categorized as easy, medium, or hard, so you can build your knowledge at your own pace. A perfect companion for anyone looking to increase their accounting skills, this book has the added benefit of offering review and practice useful for individuals looking to pass their accounting courses and lay the groundwork for an accounting career.\* Filled with practice questions, review content, tips, and explanations for anyone interested in accounting principles\* Includes tons of online practice content, such as multiple choice questions and customizable practice sets, all available with purchase of the book\* Ideal for individuals looking to pass an accounting class or start a career in accounting\* Serves as an excellent companion resource to Accounting For DummiesPacked with endless practice opportunities, 1,001 Accounting Practice Problems For Dummies has everything you need to jumpstart your journey into accounting and financial documentation.

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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Get out of the office and dream!To keep your brand innovative you need to feed your creative spirit and the office is not the place to do that. So get out, disrupt and reimagine the status quo, get into a café and dream.Recreating the convivial, collaborative, creative world of the avant-garde the guys at The Dream Café have developed a fresh, new approach which is being used by major brands and businesses to great success. They create actual Dream Café locations - settings which encourage freedom of thought and collaboration. Explaining how space and process can be harnessed to produce the kind of unanticipated multicultural and interdisciplinary encounters that lead to unpredictable outcomes.Now, for the first time, the innovation consultants at The Dream Café have made their model and methods available to us all in this exciting new book.\* Focuses on the urgent need to enable major brand businesses to formulate, refine, and deliver the big brand idea that will disrupt and redefine the market\* Shows how to innovate and stand out by embracing risk and innovation\* Equal parts inspiration and practical implementation\* The concept covered is currently being used extensively by major global brands and companies.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Be a more effective leader with strategic thinkingLeading with Strategic Thinking reveals what effective leaders do differently. Eschewing the one-size-fits-all leadership model, this helpful guide outlines four general leadership types and demonstrates how each type achieves success - whether through personal vision, structured process, collaboration, or by empowering others. The authors identify the actions and skills that distinguish strategic leadership, drawn from interviews and focus groups with over three hundred leaders from around the world. Examples and case studies illustrate these concepts in action, and the provided reference materials steer readers toward more advanced information on this important topic.The disruptive forces of technology and globalization raise new challenges for leaders. This book is a manual that will help executives and aspiring leaders harness these forces and address the two central questions of strategic leadership:\* How do the best leaders develop their strategy \* How do effective leaders drive strategic change Becoming a strategic leader isn't about mimicking an icon. The most effective leaders seize opportunity in a way that consciously integrates environmental requirements, stakeholder expectations, and personal ability. Leading with Strategic Thinking shows what these leaders do, and gives anyone the tools to be a more strategic leader.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Get ready to question everything you've been told about charity, and to find out how you can truly succeed at making the world a better place.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - How parents and educators can teach kids to love reading in the digital ageEveryone agrees that reading is important, but kids today tend to lose interest in reading before adolescence. In Raising Kids Who Read, bestselling author and psychology professor Daniel T. Willingham explains this phenomenon and provides practical solutions for engendering a love of reading that lasts into adulthood. Like Willingham's much-lauded previous work, Why Don't Students Like School , this new book combines evidence-based analysis with engaging, insightful recommendations for the future. Intellectually rich argumentation is woven seamlessly with entertaining current cultural references, examples, and steps for taking action to encourage reading.The three key elements for reading enthusiasm--decoding, comprehension, and motivation--are explained in depth in Raising Kids Who Read. Teachers and parents alike will appreciate the practical orientation toward supporting these three elements from birth through adolescence. Most books on the topic focus on early childhood, but Willingham understands that kids' needs change as they grow older, and the science-based approach in Raising Kids Who Read applies to kids of all ages.\* A practical perspective on teaching reading from bestselling author and K-12 education expert Daniel T. Willingham\* Research-based, concrete suggestions to aid teachers and parents in promoting reading as a hobby\* Age-specific tips for developing decoding ability, comprehension, and motivation in kids from birth through adolescence\* Information on helping kids with dyslexia and encouraging reading in the digital ageDebunking the myths about reading education, Raising Kids Who Read will empower you to share the joy of reading with kids from preschool through high school.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Kein Instrument steht wie die E-Gitarre für die moderne oder klassische Rockmusik. Die E-Gitarre ist neben ihrer akustischen Verwandten sicherlich das populärste Musikinstrument. Und das hat auch seine Gründe: Mit kaum einem anderen Instrument kann man so viel Leidenschaft, Kraft und Ausdrucksstärke beweisen. Jon Chappell zeigt Ihnen, wie Sie die Gitarre richtig halten und stimmen, wie Sie Akkorde und Riffs spielen und Spieltechniken wie Hammer-Ons, Pull-Offs, Slides, Bending und Co. meistern. Sie erfahren alles über die verschiedenen Rockgenres - von Rock'n'Roll und Classic Rock bis Jazz und Heavy Metal. Und natürlich macht Sie dieses Buch auch mit dem Equipment des angehenden Rockmusikers vertraut: Verstärker, Verzerrer und andere Effektgeräte. So erhalten Sie eine umfassende Einführung in dieses vielseitige Instrument. Und weil alle Theorie grau ist und damit Sie gleich richtig loslegen können, finden Sie auf der beiliegenden Audio-CD zahlreiche Beispieltracks zum Anhören und Nachspielen.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Youth is no longer an age--it's a commodityYouthNation is an indispensable brand roadmap to the youth-driven economy. Exploring the idea that youth is no longer an age--it's a commodity that's available to everyone--this book shows what it takes to stay connected, agile, authentic, and relevant in today's marketplace. Readers will learn the ins and outs of the new consumer, and the tools, methods, and techniques that ensure brand survival in the age of perpetual youth. Coverage includes marketing in a post-demographic world, crafting the story of the brand, building engaged communities, creating experiences that inspire loyalty and evangelism, and the cutting-edge tricks that help businesses large and small harness the enormous power of youth.The old marketing models are over, and the status quo is dead. Businesses today have to embody the ideals of youth culture in order to succeed, by tapping the new and rapidly evolving resources n business and in life. When everything is changing at the pace of a teenager's attention span, how do businesses future-fit for long-term success This book provides a plan, and the thoughts, strategies, and brass tacks advice for putting it into action.\* Use New-Gen psychographics to target markets\* Build stronger evangelism with a compelling brand narrative\* Create loyal communities with immersive and engaging experiences\* Navigate the radically-changed landscape of the future marketplaceIn today's hyper-socialized, Facebook fanatic, selfie-obsessed world, youth is the primary driver of business and culture. Smart companies are looking to tap into the fountain of youth, and the others are sinking fast. YouthNation is a roadmap to brand relevancy in the new economy, giving businesses turn-by-turn direction to their market destination.

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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Plan your path to leadership with insight from real women at the topIn Real Women, Real Leadership, twenty-four women leaders describe their personal journeys to the top, providing deep insight and a fascinating perspective on 'making it' as a woman in the male-dominated business environment. They discuss their experiences and offer guidance on topics such as balancing family and career, building alliances, mentoring and being mentored, and overcoming obstacles in the business world which is still dominated by men in the senior levels of management. Drawn from a range of industries including higher education, technology, law, the military, politics, the media, and more, these stories provide the details that every ambitious woman needs to know. You'll learn which skills, attributes, and relationships served these women best, how they overcame the obstacles thrown into their paths, and the people they credit as instrumental along the way. A self-assessment chapter helps you discover your own leadership attributes, and determine which skills you need to acquire as you formulate your own personal roadmap to the top.There are many books about women who have been excellent leaders, but Real Women, Real Leadership provides the personal, relatable testimonials from women who have navigated the opportunities and pitfalls of the business world. Each story sheds light on women's unique leadership attributes, and provides guidance for professional women charting their own professional advancement.\* Learn from women leaders in a diverse range of industries\* Discover the leadership attributes that make the biggest impact\* Gain insight into work/life balance, mentors, relationships, and more\* Discover your leadership strengths and develop a plan forwardStudies have shown that companies with three or more women board members dramatically outperform the competition in returns on equity, sales, and invested capital -- yet women only claim a tiny percentage of boardroom seats and top executive positions. Why And why, when they do achieve leadership positions, do women tend to make such outstanding leaders Real Women, Real Leadership tackles these questions and more from an in-the-trenches perspective to help you become the leader you want to be.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Create meaningful relationships that translate to better businessAccess to Asia presents a deeply insightful framework for today's global business leaders and managers, whether traveling from Toronto to Taipei, Baltimore to Bangalore, or San Francisco to Shanghai. Drawing from her extensive experience and global connections, author Sharon Schweitzer suggests that irrespective of their industry, everyone is essentially in the relationship business. Within Asia, building trust and inspiring respect are vital steps in developing business relationships that transcend basic contractual obligations. Readers will find in-the-trenches advice and stories from 80 regional experts in 10 countries, including China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, and Korea.\* Discover the unique eight-question framework that provides rich interview material and insight from respected cultural experts\* Track cultural progress over time and highlight areas in need of improvement with the Self-Awareness Profile\* Learn the little-known facts, reports, and resources that help establish and strengthen Asian business relationshipsEffective cross-cultural communication is mandatory for today's successful global business leaders. For companies and individuals looking to engage more successfully with their counterparts in Asia, Access to Asia showcases the critical people skills that drive global business success.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Energize your classrooms with these key techniques for college teachingStudents say the best teachers get them excited about learning, stretch their thinking, and keep them actively involved in class. But with increasingly diverse classrooms and constantly changing technology, each semester throws up new challenges for engaging students.Discover how to keep your teaching, and your students, energized with The Skillful Teacher, a practical guide to effective techniques, approaches, and methods for today's college classrooms. Providing insights, reflections, and advice from his four decades of college teaching, Stephen Brookfield now adapts his successful methods to teaching online, working with diverse student populations, and making classrooms truly inclusive. As well as being completely revised, updated, and rewritten, this edition adds six brand new chapters on:\* Teaching critical thinking\* Using play and creativity in the classroom\* Teaching in teams\* Helping students take responsibility for learning\* Teaching about racism\* Exercising teacher power responsiblyReaders will delve into what learning feels like from a student's perspective, as well as absorb the wisdom of veteran college faculty with whom the author has worked. Themes from the bestselling previous editions remain, but are revisited and expanded with the perspective of an additional decade in the classroom. This authoritative guide is now even more comprehensive to better serve teachers looking to improve. Whether you are new to the classroom or are looking to rise to new challenges, The Skillful Teacher will provide answers, expand your repertoire of techniques, and invigorate your teaching and your classrooms.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Develop the skills and capabilities quickly becoming essential in the new marketing paradigmThe Rise of the Platform Marketer helps you leverage the 'always-on' consumer to deliver more personalized engagements across media, channels, and devices. By managing these interactions at scale throughout the customer lifecycle, you can optimize the value of your customers and segments through strategic use of Connected CRM (cCRM). This book shows you how to take advantage of the massive growth and proliferation of social and other digital media, with clear strategy for developing the new capabilities, tools, metrics, and processes essential in the age of platform marketing. Coverage includes identity management, audience management, consumer privacy and compliance, media and channel optimization, measurement and attribution, experience design, and integrated technology, plus a discussion on how the company as a whole must evolve to keep pace with marketing's increasingly rapid evolution and capabilities.The expansion of digital platforms has created addressability opportunity through search, video, display, and social media, offering today's foremost opportunity for competitive advantage. This book outlines the capabilities and perspective required to reap the rewards, helping you shift your strategy to align with the demands and expectations of the modern consumer.\* Develop the tools, metrics, and processes necessary to engage the modern consumer\* Gain a deep understanding of Connected Customer Relationship Management\* Leverage trends in technology and analytics to create targeted messages\* Adjust your company's structure and operations to align with new capabilitiesThe new era of marketing requires thorough understanding of cCRM, along with the knowledge and innovative forethought to thrive in the ever-expanding digital audience platform environment. The Rise of the Platform Marketer gives you an edge, and helps you clear a path to full implementation.