Best of
Business

1981

How to Master the Art of Selling


Tom Hopkins - 1981
    Learn:How to create the perfect selling climateSpecific questions and tie-downsReferral and non referral prospectingHow to "sell" the most important people you knowEffective phone techniquesHow to finesse the first meetingHow to handle objections and what to do when you hear the word "no"How to test different closes and master sixteen powerful closesHow to plan for greatest selling impactAnd he shows you how his great selling techniques can be yours!

Principles of Inventory and Materials Management


Richard J. Tersine - 1981
    This title is a text-reference for advanced students and practitioners involved in operations, inventory control, production control, and physical supply in manufacturing.

When the Handwriting on the Wall is in Brown Crayon: Encouraging Devotions for Busy Homemakers


Susan Lenzkes - 1981
    These short, devotional thoughts offer spiritual encouragement to young mothers who don't have time for lengthy readings, and serve as food for thought throughout the day. Lenzkes seamlessly weaves Scripture passages, poetry, and amusing anecdotes that reveal and glorify God, and help young wives and mothers gain a new perspective on the work they do every day.

Og Mandino's Treasury of Success Unlimited


Og Mandino - 1981
    

Creating the Corporate Future: Plan or Be Planned for


Russell L. Ackoff - 1981
    Two of his books, Scientific Method (1962) and Redesigning the Future (1974), are the cornerstones of much of the theory and methods for systematic analysis of problems in management and planning. --APA Journal Russell Ackoff is undoubtedly one of the great masters of this art. [of storytelling as a means of conveying information]. --Omega, The International Journal of Management Science The Art of Problem Solving is. A witty, literate, and most of all convincing reflection.. He shines an often bright light into corners where problems hide, showing the manager how to understand the consequences of his own behavior; identify real, rather than supposed, elements of problems; perceive another's aims; determine what is controllable; and deal with other nettlesome factors. --INC.

Increasing Productivity Through Performance Appraisal (Prentice Hall Series in Human Resources)


Gary P. Latham - 1981
    Primary emphasis is placed on practical applications of the theoretical principles of goal setting, reinforcement, role clarity and team building. The text advocates the training of managers to recognize, reward and encourage appropriate employee behaviour through these activities. The approaches outlines are adaptable to current practices in selection, training and motivation.

The Perfect Resume: Today's Ultimate Job Search Tool


Tom Jackson - 1981
    Today, more than ever, it takes a powerful resume to open doors to the opportunities you seek. Increasingly important as hiring systems change, the right resume defines your objectives, your talent, and the unique benefits you offer. Done right, it also gets this information into the hands of the right decision makers.Based on new research into hiring and staffing methods, executive search, electronic screening systems, and public and private job banks, The Perfect Resume puts you ahead of the pack, whether you are after your first job or a competitive senior slot.Learn how today’s employment process has radically altered the way resumes are used and jobs are filledUnderstand how to start from the roots of your values, needs, and desires, not simply published help wanted listings Assess your key strengths, capabilities, and experiences and focus them toward the situations you want most Choose formats and delivery methods that are best able to penetrate electronic and bureaucratic prescreening systems and get interviewsUse e-mail and custom cover letters to spotlight your worthReview case histories showing how people with special needs adapted their resumes and letters to get heardDecide how to present yourself in a way that makes the most of your best

Coronaries / Cholesterol / Chlorine : The Sensational Theory- and it's evidence- that links our "purified" drinking water with the rising tide of heart disease


Joseph M. Price - 1981
    

Sales Management


Charles M. Futrell - 1981
    The most current text on the market, Sales Management focuses on topics most important to todayAEs organizations, including team building, leadership, relationship selling, services and nonprofit selling, global selling, the multicultural workplace, technology, small business, and increasing competition. A salesperson turned professor, Dr. Futrell empowers students with the tools to win customers for life."

The Leader: A New Face for American Management


Michael Maccoby - 1981
    The Leader examines six real managers from America and Europe in action a factory foreman, a union leader, a plant manager, a chief executive, a ranking civil servant, and a congressman. It reveals their attitudes about people, power, and organizational structure, resulting in a new philosophy that ultimately leads to increased satisfaction, creating a more human, efficient, and productive workplace. Dealing with changing technology . . . pursuing people-oriented goals . . . setting the pace for the exciting decade ahead."

Fundamentals of Management


James H. Donnelly Jr. - 1981
    You will find major emphasis on managing work and organizations, managing people, and managing production and operations.

California Real Estate Principles


Dennis J. McKenzie - 1981
    Coverage of the SAFE Act and its impact on mortgage brokers has been added along with current information on homestead laws, buyer's agency, senior community exceptions to fair housing laws, and much more. Each chapter includes learning objectives, preview, summary, highlighted important terms, practical applications and review questions to boost user comprehension and mastery of material. Designed entirely around the salesperson exam's content, this book is easy-to understand, yet rigorous in its learning models to reinforce information necessary to pass the exam. The 150-question practice exam included is similar in format and content to the actual real estate salesperson exam with answers and test-taking hints.

Honest Business


Michael Phillips - 1981
    Reprint. 20,000 first printing.