August 2012 | sf business times

On Time Technology Implementation: How to Achieve Implementation Success with Limited Time and Resources Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Covers software development, implementation of software packages, and knowledge management. A basic theme of the book is to relate the system to the business processes. There are many useful detailed lessons learned. We have found a number of these to be valuable in my department. The same applies to...

Turn Setbacks into Greenbacks: 7 Secrets for Going Up in Down Times Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)When was the last time someone consoled you with a hand on the shoulder -- then gave you a gentle but necessary push so that you made your life better? This book does that well! On page 108, Willie introduces something that means a lot to me: his idea of "the hustle plan," which can have more power than...

Guerrilla Guide to High-Tech Trade Shows:: The Underground Resource for Saving Your Time, Money, and Sanity Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book reads like the review of your hometown, where you know the reviewer has passing familiarity with the subject, but the information comes across as a pay-by-the-word exercise rather than a useful guide. Much of this comes across as stating the obvious. Do you really need to pay to have someone...

Thus Spake David E.: The Collected Wit and Wisdom of the Most Influential Automotive Journalist of Our Time (Car and Driver & Automobile Magazine) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Sorely overlooked because of his genre, David E. Davis, Jr. is one of the best writers of our generation. If cars didn't exist he'd probably not have as much fun writing, but his work would be considered genius. A great compendium for car guys and Davis fans as well as people who love old guys with an...

Leading in Tough Times: The Manager's Guide to Responsibility, Trust and Motivation Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The power of Leading in Tough Times comes from using it as an operating manual for business leaders going through restructurings, transitions, downsizings, organizational changes (and which ones aren't). It's a robust compilation of best thinking on how to keep employees engaged while going through the...

How to Persuade People Who Don't Want to be Persuaded: Get What You Want-Every Time Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Having had the pleasure of listening to Mr. Bauer speak, I eagerly looked forward to reading his co-authored book. His commanding "Stage Presence" dressed in a tailored suit stands in my memory like a spot light in the night. This presence, one which ultimately mesmerizes you into believing that what...

How to Decrease Debt and Increase Income During Hard Times Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Great book with much practical advice. Common sense approaches that can be appreciated by all. An eye opener on money flow and who really benefits from your hard earned cash. Very readable. The kind of advice your dad would give you to stay on a firm financial footing.Click Here to see more reviews about:...

Lessons from the Top: The 50 Most Successful Business Leaders in America--and What You Can Learn From Them Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The authors -- with Spencer Stuart (www.spencerstuart.com) -- had access to some distinguished (Lou Gerstner; Andy Grove, Bill Gates) and some not so distinguished (Bernie Ebbers, Ken Lay) CEOs, and they used Gallup to conduct series of interviews and polls trying to get some insights as to what makes...

First Time Investor Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)When acquaintances ask me to explain investing to them, I tell them it's not something you can learn in a five minute conversation, and I tell them to get a few books on the subject. Although I have not found a single book that is completely satisfactory, this one is good. And it's not too large, which...

Mergers and Efficiency: Changes Across Time (The Milken Institute Series on Financial Innovation and Economic Growth) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book attracted a lot of attention from the Federal Trade Commission, who regulates mergers in the U.S. In fact, they organized a Research Roundtable around the book in December 2002 (see http://www.ftc.gov/be/rt/mergerroundtable.htm for the transcripts). Although the math is strenuous, there is...

Lean Project Leadership: Synthesizing the Tools of Professional Project Management and Modern System Improvement Methods to Complete Projects in 'Half the Time, All the Time' With Much Higher Quality Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book explains how to merge CC (critical chain) and PM (project management) to achieve a truly successful CCPM implementation. For me, the most impactful part of the book is the chapter on Execution, where prior to this book there has been a void in the literature. Larry goes beyond CCPM execution...

Carl Crow, a Tough Old China Hand: The Life, Times, and Adventures of an American in Shanghai Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I enjoyed the book because Carl Crow did live an interesting life (journalism, marketing and hobnobbing with China's elite), in an interesting place (Shanghai) at an interesting time (pre World War 2).That said, I have a few complaints. It is obvious that the author was working with very incomplete archival...

It's About Time: A Fable About the Next Dimension of Quality Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)el libro es muy bueno, es exelente y me parecio muy practicClick Here to see more reviews about: It's About Time: A Fable About the Next Dimension of QualityToday, when many organizations have achieved high levels of quality (and their rivals have too) where's the next competitive edge? In time, or,...

Get Rich Click: The Ultimate Guide to Making Money on the Internet Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I received an special offer for this book via Clickbank. Book was "free" as long as I'd pay postage. A very good deal, I though. This is a good book. Not great, but worth checking out. I give credit to the author for covering so many aspects of online business in one book. The problem is, there isn't...

How To Make Money At Home In Spare Time By Mail: In Seven Lessons Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book holds everything you need to know all in one package...a marketing and copywriting gem that I'll be pulling from my bookshelf regularly!Click Here to see more reviews about: How To Make Money At Home In Spare Time By Mail: In Seven LessonsLost and out-of-print for over sixty years, Robert Collier's...

Leave the Office Earlier: The Productivity Pro Shows You How to Do More in Less Time...and Feel Great About It Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)You have to be carefull with these National Speakers Asso. folks who write their speech into a book. The author says in the book that she heard Zig Ziglar when she was 14, skipped her Senior year of high school, took some business courses in college and went out on the speech circut. Her lack of real...

Successful Meetings: How to Plan, Prepare, and Execute Top-Notch Business Meetings Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book could help anyone create a successful meeting. I've had meetings before where only 3 people show up on time (out of 15 invitees!) and I didn't know what to do. If I had read this book then, I would have known how to encourage prompt arrival prior to the meeting and wouldn't have had that problem....