Download or read book Bringing Up the Boss written by Rachel Pacheco and published by BenBella Books. This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AXIOM BUSINESS BOOK AWARD SILVER MEDALIST — HUMAN RESCOURCES / EMPLOYEE TRAINING Managing is hard. Managing for the first time is even harder. First-timers want to quickly learn what it takes to be a successful manager—like they learned how to code, how to design, how to sell—and put those learnings into practice. But what does it mean to manage, and how do you teach someone to be a good manager? Enter Rachel Pacheco, an expert at helping start-ups solve their management and culture challenges. Pacheco, a former chief people officer and founding team executive at multiple start-ups, conducts research on management and works with CEOs and their managers to build the skills necessary to navigate a rapidly scaling organization. In Bringing Up the Boss: Practical Lessons for New Managers, you’ll learn how to give effective feedback, how to motivate your team members, and how to hire and fire well, among many other critical management skills. You’ll also learn what it means to manage yourself in this new role, and how to navigate the often awkward and sometimes challenging situations that arise in this new position. Pacheco shares what makes a manager great, along with anecdotes, research, tools, and how-to's that help overwhelmed employees become expert managers fast.

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Download or read book Love the Boss written by Lexy Timms and published by W.J. May. This book was released on 2016-01-31 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: rom Bestselling Author, Lexy Timms, comes a billionaire romance that'll make you swoon and fall in love all over again. Book 1, THE BOSS, in this series is currently FREE! Newly crowned Senior Partner, Jamie Connors, is determined to prove to her boss that she is worth her weight in gold. More like diamonds, well one diamond actually. Billionaire Alex Reid has given her a promotion with her job, and also with his heart. A man who claims to have no knowledge of how to love, he's given her a key to his heart and his house. He wants her to move in together. She has the job of her dreams and the perfect man to go with it. However, is moving in enough for Jamie? Is she willing to put her job on the line and risk everything to show Alex that what she really wants is to be together forever? Managing the Bosses Series: The Boss The Boss Too Who's the Boss Now Gift for the Boss *Christmas Novella* Love the Boss I Do the Boss Wife of the Boss Employed by the Boss Brother to the Boss Senior Advisor to the Boss Forever the Boss Christmas with the Boss NOW COMING: Billionaire in Control Billionaire Makes Millions Billionaire at Work Precious Little Thing Priceless Love Search Terms: billionaire romance, melody anne billionaire bachelors series, free kindle romance, romance billionaire series, contemporary romance and sex, billionaire obsession, new adult romance, romance love triangle, romance love, sweet love story

Download or read book Tricking the Mob Boss written by Lexy Timms and published by . This book was released on with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EVIL begins when you start to treat people as things… One last showdown. One last fight. And one last chance to make sure that I keep the woman I love safe—along with the sweet baby she's carrying. My brother and her ex are out for blood, but I'm ready to fight for Charlotte and for our future together. When a betrayal happens from inside the family, I realize it's going to be harder than I thought. Can we fight the odds to stay alive—and stay together? A Dark Mafia Romance Series Book 1 – Taken By The Mob Boss Book 2 – Truce With The Mob Boss Book 3 – Taking Over The Mob Boss Book 4 – Trouble For The Mob Boss Book 5 – Tailored By The Mob Boss Book 6 – Tricking The Mob Boss Search Terms: mafia romance, romantic suspense, dark romance, sexy hero, hot and steamy, romance, stockholm syndrome, outlander, sexy, sport romance, hired wife, fake girlfriend, happily ever after, sweet love story, bully romance academy romance, coming of age romance, bully romance dark romance, bully romance college, bully romance reverse harem, new adult romance, contemporary romance, crime, crime thriller, heist, thriller, kidnapping, vigilante

Download or read book Tailored By The Mob Boss written by Lexy Timms and published by . This book was released on with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EVIL begins when you start to treat people as things… Just when I thought I had everything under control - the stakes are suddenly even higher than they ever have been before. A baby. We're going to have a baby. Which means I need to do everything I can to protect Charlotte against the onslaught that her ex and my brother are going to rain down on top of us. With the risk of her family turning against us over this new baby, it's just us against the world, and I know she is relying on me to do what needs to be done to keep our new family safe... Whatever it takes. Whatever. It. Takes. A Dark Mafia Romance Series Book 1 – Taken By The Mob Boss Book 2 – Truce With The Mob Boss Book 3 – Taking Over The Mob Boss Book 4 – Trouble For The Mob Boss Book 5 – Tailored By The Mob Boss Book 6 – Tricking The Mob Boss Search Terms: mafia romance, romantic suspense, dark romance, sexy hero, hot and steamy, romance, stockholm syndrome, outlander, sexy, sport romance, hired wife, fake girlfriend, happily ever after, sweet love story, bully romance academy romance, coming of age romance, bully romance dark romance, bully romance college, bully romance reverse harem, new adult romance, contemporary romance, crime, crime thriller, heist, thriller, kidnapping, vigilante

Download or read book Trouble For The Mob Boss written by Lexy Timms and published by . This book was released on with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EVIL begins when you start to treat people as things… I finally have Charlotte's family on my side. It's been me and her against the world. With her father finally accepting me, nothing stands in our way. Or does it? I can't get my brother out of my head—or the revenge that I know he's planning on me. And I'm not the only one with a nemesis right now. Charlotte's ex won't take no for an answer, and he's getting more and more dangerous with every rejection. There may be only one way to stop them… A DARK MAFIA ROMANCE SERIES Book 1 – Taken By The Mob Boss Book 2 – Truce With The Mob Boss Book 3 – Taking Over The Mob Boss Book 4 – Trouble For The Mob Boss Book 5 – Tailored By The Mob Boss Book 6 – Tricking By The Mob Boss Search Terms: mafia romance, romantic suspense, dark romance, sexy hero, hot and steamy, romance, stockholm syndrome, outlander, sexy, sport romance, hired wife, fake girlfriend, happily ever after, sweet love story, bully romance academy romance, coming of age romance, bully romance dark romance, bully romance college, bully romance reverse harem, new adult romance, contemporary romance, crime, crime thriller, heist, thriller, kidnapping, vigilante

Download or read book Truce With the Mob Boss written by Lexy Timms and published by . This book was released on with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up. We have no choice but to run. There are so many people after Charlotte and I that I'm not sure how far we're going to get. My brother's men still want to get their hands on her. Then there's her family—and her evil fiancé—who are going to do anything they can to get her back. I'm going to do anything I can to keep her safe. Anything I can to make sure she doesn't fall back into their hands. And anything that it takes to ensure that I don't lose her. But, even as we flee the mainland to an old house of my father's, her history is right behind her. And little do I know that mine is right behind it... A DARK MAFIA ROMANCE SERIES Book 1 – Taken By The Mob Boss Book 2 – Truce With The Mob Boss Book 3 – Taking Over The Mob Boss Book 4 – Trouble For The Mob Boss Book 5 – Tailored By The Mob Boss Book 6 – Tricking By The Mob Boss Search Terms: mafia romance, romantic suspense, dark romance, sexy hero, hot and steamy, romance, stockholm syndrome, ageless romance, Scottish romance, outlander, sexy, sport romance, hired wife, fake girlfriend, happily ever after, sweet love story, bully romance academy romance, high schol bully romance, coming of age romance, bully romance dark romance, bully romance high school, bully romance college, bully romance reverse harem, new adult romance, contemporary romance

Download or read book Taken By The Mob Boss written by Lexy Timms and published by . This book was released on with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EVIL begins when you start to treat people as things… A kidnapping isn't how I expected to meet the woman of my dreams. But when my brother, intent on proving himself as the hardcore gangster he wants to be, comes up with the idea to kidnap the daughter of a powerful crime boss, I know I can't stop him. And that's how I meet Charlotte. Beautiful, intelligent, graceful – and hurting from the life she's been trapped into living. She wants to get out of this world just as much as I do, and it doesn't take long till we fall for each other, hard and fast. Except time is running out for both of us. If we're going to be together, we need to act fast – and do something that we can never renege on... A DARK MAFIA ROMANCE SERIES Book 1 – Taken By The Mob Boss Book 2 – Truce With The Mob Boss Book 3 – Taking Over The Mob Boss Book 4 – Trouble For The Mob Boss Book 5 – Tailored By The Mob Boss Book 6 – Tricking By The Mob Boss Search Terms: mafia romance, romantic suspense, dark romance, sexy hero, hot and steamy, romance, ageless romance, Scottish romance, outlander, FICTION / Romance / Contemporary FICTION / Romance / New Adult FICTION / Romance / Romantic Comedy F, sexy, sport romance, hired wife, fake girlfriend, happily ever after, sweet love story, bully romance academy romance, high schol bully romance, coming of age romance, bully romance dark romance, bully romance high school, bully romance college, bully romance reverse harem, new adult romance, contemporary romance, stockholm syndrome

Download or read book Taking Over the Mob Boss written by Lexy Timms and published by . This book was released on with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EVIL begins when you start to treat people as things… We were sure that coming back to the city would fix everything. But, if anything, it's only pulled us further apart. Charlotte is back in the clutches of her abusive fiancé, and her father is certain that I'm the one who's caused all this trouble - and has sequestered me away in one of his work camps to keep me busy. I need to get to her, need to get to Charlotte, and I'm willing to do anything that it takes to make that happen. Except, I'm not the only one looking for her. And even if we manage to get her fiancé out of the picture, there's no promise that he'll be willing to let those sleeping dogs lie... A DARK MAFIA ROMANCE SERIES Book 1 – Taken By The Mob Boss Book 2 – Truce With The Mob Boss Book 3 – Taking Over The Mob Boss Book 4 – Trouble For The Mob Boss Book 5 – Tailored By The Mob Boss Book 6 – Tricking By The Mob Boss Search Terms: mafia romance, romantic suspense, dark romance, sexy hero, hot and steamy, romance, stockholm syndrome, ageless romance, Scottish romance, outlander, sexy, sport romance, hired wife, fake girlfriend, happily ever after, sweet love story, bully romance academy romance, coming of age romance, bully romance dark romance, bully romance college, bully romance reverse harem, new adult romance, contemporary romance

Download or read book Managing the Bosses Novellas written by Lexy Timms and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA Today Bestselling author, Lexy Timms, brings you 4 Holiday Romance Stories from you favourite Billionaire Boss couple, Alex Ried & Jamie. Valentine Love To the sweet Valentine that stole my heart… Mark Reid, billionaire Alex Reid's brother, is full of cheesy Valentine quotes. He has a wonderful Valentine's weekend planned for Erica. He's got arranged everything to a tee, even dropped his baby daughter Emily off at Alex and Jamie's for the weekend. Now it's just him and his wife, celebrating not only their love, but what they accomplished during the past year. It's a time for them to catch up and connect on a more personal level, and it's working out perfectly. Except Erica still sometimes feels haunted by her mistakes, and struggles to forgiver herself for the things she did. Add a few difficult guests to the mix and the weekend becomes something wonderful, exciting, and grand. The Cost of Freedom "Anyone can catch your eye, but it takes someone special to catch your heart." It's a year down the line and Jamie and Alex have made it through the worst, together. And come out stronger on the other side. They want nothing more than to keep moving forward. But, somehow, the past seems to be catching up with them. Alex and Jamie have to decide if they want to go ahead with their planned Fourth of July party. Are they going to let the events of last year ruin their plans? Canceling the party would be a crime, because there is a surprise gender reveal planned at the end and Jamie and Alex are both dying to know if it's a boy or a girl joining their little clan. Trick or Treat "Trick or Treat, Bags of Sweet, Stalkers walking down the street…" It's Halloween and Jamie and Alex are getting ready to celebrate it with their kids. The twins and Markie are excited to go Trick or Treating in their outfits and baby Rosie looks adorable in the suit Jamie made her. Everything is perfect. Except, someone's messing with their family. Again. Jamie has a stalker, someone who clearly means business. When a photo of Alex taped to her windscreen isn't enough, a brick through her dining room window is the next step that scares Jamie into a state of helplessness. But she refuses to lie down and take the punches, this time. She's set on putting a stop to this, and she's going to do everything in her power to keep her family safe. Even if it means following a hunch that could lead to nowhere. She won't go down without a fight. The Night Before Christmas Christmas isn't a season, it's a feeling. It's Christmas and the family is together. Alex spent all of December home and their relationship has never been better. But he's going back to work soon, and it's casting a dark cloud over everything for Jamie. It's silly but suddenly she's terrified of being alone again. What if something goes wrong? What if she can't do it all alone? What if it turns out the kids like Alex better than they like her? There are so many things she needs to think about and work through, and its taking away from her time with the family. When Jamie finally has the courage to talk to Alex, it comes out all wrong and only drives a wedge between them that threatens to ruin the last few days they have together at home. Jamie needs to learn to trust herself, trust Alex, and not give into her doubts. Can she learn that before it's too late?

Download or read book An Economic History of Organized Crime written by Dennis M. P. McCarthy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-05-15 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comparative study of organized crime groups from five different parts of the world: Europe; North America; Central America/South America/Caribbean basin; Africa; and Asia/Western Pacific. Each part contains two case studies and a shorter essay, a vignette. From Europe the case studies focus on the Italian mafias and the Russian mafia; the vignette, on the Albanian mafia. From North America the case studies highlight the US Mafia and the Mexican drug cartels; the vignette, organized crime in Canada. From Central America/South America/Caribbean basin the case studies concentrate on the Colombian drug cartels and gangs of the Caribbean; the vignette, on organized crime in Cuba. From Africa the case studies examine resource wars and Somali piracy; the vignette, relations among international drugs trafficking, organized crime, and terrorism in North and West Africa. And from Asia/Western Pacific the case studies spotlight the Chinese Triads and Japanese Yakuza; the vignette, relations among international drugs trafficking, organized crime, and terrorism in Afghanistan. Written in non-specialist language, An Economic History of Organized Crime provides an original overview of a crucial problem of our times: the growing scourge of global organized crime. This book can be read with profit by the general public, but it also has value for academic specialists and professionals in law enforcement.

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