Download or read book Scrappy General Management written by Michael Horton and published by Happy About. This book was released on 2010 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ok, you're the boss now, not of a section, or the team of a particular function -- but of the whole shooting match, end to end. You are the business's general manager and the staff looks to you for their livelihoods (yes you). So you have to strategize, sell, supply and service, collect the cash, provision, train and motivate your people, delight your clients and at the end of the day, return a profit to the business owners. So where the hell do you start? How do you know that you're not neglecting any aspect that will bite you on the bum later? Don't stress, it's not all that hard and it can be an extremely enjoyable and rewarding process. This book will provide you with the 12 common sense and repeatable steps that will guide you through running a business that everyone will be proud to be associated with. The intended reader is someone moving up from middle management -- or running their own business. The book is aimed to provide an easy to follow road map that will give some comfort and order amid the chaos of information and expectations...Helping with the 'what do I do next?' question that no-one wants to ask for the fear of appearing that they're not up to it.

Download or read book SCRAPPY GENERAL MANAGEMENT Tweet Book01 written by Michael Horton and published by Happy About. This book was released on 2011-09-22 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the routinely-chaotic world of general management that you live in, you don't have the luxury of reading management books cover to cover, no matter how much they can help you. You need a book that you can flip open and learn something that applies to your world...not next week...not tomorrow...but NOW. Michael Horton wrote #SCRAPPY GENERAL MANAGEMENT tweet just for you, so that you can still benefit from today's best management wisdom. Next time you're sitting at your desk at a loss for ideas or simply facing the question, 'What do I do next?' pull this handy volume out of your bookshelf, flip it open, and expect to find a scrappy little nugget of wisdom that will make your next management decision just a tweety bit easier.

Download or read book Scrappy Women in Business written by Kimberly Wiefling and published by Happy About. This book was released on 2010 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Authors: Julie Castro Abrams, Carole Amos, Eldette Davie, Hannah Kain, Mai-Huong Le, Sue Lebeck, Terrie Mui, Pat Obuchowski, Yuko Shibata, Nathalie Udo, Betty Jo Waxman Although some people make it look easy, the reality is that the path to success is often convoluted and messy. It's tempting to believe that the professionals surrounding us somehow have their act completely together while we lurch fitfully onward, but the real story is often much more complicated and chaotic. This refreshingly honest book provides welcome reassurance for every businesswoman who's ever wondered, ""Is it me, or has the whole rest of the company gone nuts?!"" Each chapter is a fascinating description of one woman's unlikely journey, and every story is teeming with personal insights and practical tips to encourage you along the way toward your own goals and dreams. The human side of each achiever comes alive as she shares her challenges, choices and achievements in a ""just between us"" tone that educates as it entertains. If you've ever had ""one of those days"" where your co-workers seemed to grow horns or you were tempted to sink into the icy couch of despair--you are not alone! Once in a while we need to take a well-deserved break. Reading even just one chapter from 'Scrappy Business Women' will refresh your spirit and invigorate you for the next sprint. If you're a seasoned professional, you'll see your own journey reflected in those of these women. And if you're just starting out on your professional journey, the wisdom in this guide will save you a whole lot of time and aggravation! Share your own story at the ScrappyWomen.Biz website, which grew out of this 'gal pal' project. Your story, and those of enterprising, determined women like you, will help this collection grow from a trickle of wisdom into a fountain of inspiration from which millions of women will drink, and ultimately a platform from which they gain the courage to leap boldly into their own futures. Please visit and add your story to ours so that, drop by drop, we grow this tiny stream into an ocean of wisdom. Stay Scrappy!

Download or read book Scrappy Business Contingency Planning written by Michael Seese and published by Happy About. This book was released on 2010 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In simple terms, business contingency planning (BCP) is the art of preparing an enterprise for "bad things." "Scrappy Business Contingency Planning" provides a blueprint for the creation of a business contingency program from the ground up.

Download or read book Scrappy Project Management written by Kimberly Wiefling and published by Happy About. This book was released on 2007 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Get Scrappy written by Nick Westergaard and published by AMACOM. This book was released on 2016-05-02 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marketing is changing rapidly, so sometimes it’s hard to keep up. Don’t get frustrated, get scrappy. It’s an exciting time to be in marketing, with an array of equalizing platforms from the Internet to social media to content marketing, that have reset the playing field for businesses large and small. Yet, it's also a challenging time, with much work to do and an ever-changing array of platforms, features, and networks to master--all on tighter budgets than ever before. In Get Scrappy, chief brand strategist Nick Westergaard weaves hacks, tips, and idea starters together to provide a plan of attack for businesses of any size to: Demystify digital marketing in a way that makes sense for your business Do more with less Build a strong brand with something to say Create relevant and engaging content for your social media platforms Spark dialogue with your community of customers Measure what matter The result will be a reliable, repeatable system for building your brand, creating engaging content, and growing your community of customers. Don’t wait for marketing to reinvent itself. Instead, proactively reinvent your company’s marketing to maximize its reach!

Download or read book Scrappy Information Security written by Michael Seese and published by Happy About. This book was released on 2009 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An information security professional offers a guide to Internet security for anyone who wants to ensure that he or she does not inadvertently compromise sensitive information and wants to know what concrete steps reduce cybercrimes.

Download or read book SAP Lessons Learned written by LaShonda Rahming and published by Happy About. This book was released on 2012 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation Typically, SAP implementations are large and complex, involving multiple locations, stakeholder groups, and business interests. Veteran ERP consultant Rahming showcases the collected wisdom of 13 leading consultants who share experiences that run the gamut from tackling post go-live resistance to increasing end-user productivity.

Download or read book Smart Work 2nd Edition written by Lucy D. Freedman and published by Happy About. This book was released on 2012-11 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Freedman demonstrates to today's corporate managers and high-tech professionals that the seemingly chaotic world of corporate communication actually has a structure and that the structure, or syntax, can be decoded and used to one's advantage.

Download or read book The 24 Hour Turnaround written by Jeffrey S. Davis and published by Happy About. This book was released on 2011 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small businesses power America. Defined as firms with fewer than 500 employees, they provide jobs for more than half of our private workforce and represent 99.7 percent of all businesses in the United States. So in our uncertain economic climate, "'The 24-Hour Turnaround'," with its focus on small business success in a turbulent economy, fulfills a pressing need. The authors, "Jeffrey S. Davis" and "Mark Cohen," are uniquely qualified to write this book--a compilation of case studies highlighting entrepreneurial styles, innovations and triumphs. Since 1985, their consulting company, Mage LLC, has guided over 700 small businesses and organizations on issues ranging from marketing and sales to organizational and transitional issues. This book pinpoints the most common situations Mage LLC has encountered with entrepreneurs and owners of private companies. The case studies, based on the authors' extensive experience with individual entrepreneurs and their organizations, highlight means and methods by which business leaders can achieve their visions and goals, regardless of the nature of the market or the economy. "'The 24-Hour Turnaround'" focuses on leadership, attitudes, strategies and tactics. It enables entrepreneurs to turn a keen analytical eye on their business trajectories and their own leadership styles. It demonstrates the benefits of change, and teaches entrepreneurs how to go about making real change that creates business stability, growth and success. It narrates outlines and situations that entrepreneurs can immediately relate to and offers models for making quick and concrete modifications, remaining open to new ideas while still honoring tradition and company history. Designed as a practical and easy-to-read guide, "'The 24-Hour Turnaround'" enlightens and empowers the small business leader or entrepreneur who wishes to steer a business to success, all within the challenges of a shifting, uncertain economy.

Download or read book MANAGING Up Tweet Book01 written by Tony Deblauwe and published by Happy About. This book was released on 2012-07-02 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It takes time and effort to cultivate any high quality relationship, and the relationship with your boss is no exception. What is unique about the boss-employee relationship is that it can be a beacon for productivity, job satisfaction, and exceeding business objectives, or it can be a burden, which leads to stress, a drop in morale, and a loss of engagement and progress in one's career. Successful companies are built on effective relationships both up and down the reporting chain. Conversely, businesses with the greatest chances for success have sometimes faltered simply because they failed to recognize the need to "manage up" the hierarchy. "#MANAGING UP tweet," by organizational experts Tony Deblauwe and Patrick Reilly, is a concise and easy guidebook that helps you successfully navigate the right way to manage your boss to the mutual benefit of both parties and the organization. Each section provides thought provoking and actionable statements that will help you learn how to effectively collaborate with your manager and drive a better connection that positively impacts how each party views job roles, expectations, priorities, and performance. Their concise, direct-to-action tips give you: An overview of the boss-employee relationship How to enter into productive collaboration and negotiation Ways to balance skillful interaction with on-time deliverables Innovative ideas for improving your job satisfaction Even if you and your boss currently have a great relationship, this book shows you how to increase the level of support, success, and satisfaction you receive in your daily work-life. #MANAGING UP tweet cuts to the chase with bite-sized "bytes" of wisdom that reveal how you can build effective communication and rapport upwards that will reverberate throughout your team. Tony Deblauwe, founder of HR4Change, and Patrick Reilly, president of Resources in Action, Inc., have extensive experience working with corporations large and small to coach leaders and employees alike how to manage and optimize human relationships in the workplace. Their quick and valuable read will supercharge your productivity, career, and job satisfaction so that you achieve optimum alignment with your boss and the organization. "#MANAGING UP tweet" is part of the THiNKaha series whose slim and handy books contain 140 well-thought-out quotes (tweets/ahas).

Download or read book Managing Your Virtual Boss written by Carmela Southers and published by Happy About. This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remote work, distributed teams, and virtual managers are a reality for many thousands in today's workforce. Working remotely can mean zero or low commuting stress, more independence, a great work-life balance, and enhanced productivity. On the flip side, it can mean being on call 24/7, isolation, scanty career enhancement opportunities, and loss of motivation. So how do you ensure that remote work becomes a positive experience for you? Virtual work expert Carmela Southers teaches you how, in her eloquent new book, "#MANAGING YOUR VIRTUAL BOSS tweet." Carmela is no novice to virtual work. Over two decades, she built her career exclusively through virtual work. Her current manager is located 3000 miles away, a factor that she has turned into a plus for herself, her manager, and the organization. This first-person, hands-on experience is what makes her new book unique, accessible, and invaluable for anybody who works at a distance from their boss-telecommuters, work-from-home individuals, field sales personnel, managers of distributed teams-every one of them will turn the pages to find practical guidance with immediate results. Carmela points out that, as a remote worker, you must understand your boss's perspective. She shows you how to be more aware of what your boss needs from you, how to communicate in a way that conveys your dedication without resorting to 3 a.m. emails, how to improve personal discipline, and how to gain the trust and confidence to be perceived as a high performer who deserves flexibility and autonomy. You will learn to understand, and even empathize, with the secret fears your boss has in managing you, and master practical strategies you can use to ensure your success. The world of work has changed before our eyes, and even more changes lie ahead. As with any change, there is potential for danger...and opportunity. Although the title of the book specifically refers to boss, this book has great tips on how to manage anyone that you're currently working with (i.e., project leader, project member, customer, peer, etc.). The win/win view philosophy that Carmela Southers proposes makes "#MANAGING YOUR VIRTUAL BOSS tweet" a must-read today. "#MANAGING YOUR VIRTUAL BOSS tweet" is part of the THiNKaha series whose slim and handy books contain 140 well-thought-out quotes (tweets/ahas).

Download or read book RISK MANAGEMENT Tweet Book01 written by Cinda Voegtli and published by Happy About. This book was released on 2011-07-21 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Voegtli and Erkeneff give managers an easy guide to handling risk, thereby enhancing their performance at work. This quick and handy title is an introduction or refresher on how to determine risk and practice risk management in everyday work habits.

Download or read book Scrappy written by Howard C. “Scrappy” Johnson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From World War II to high above the Earth to Vietnam, this memoir tells the story of fighter pilot Howard C. "Scrappy" Johnson. Beginning with his early years in Knoxville, Tennessee, the book follows Johnson through his career at the University of Louisville and his enlistment as an Air Force cadet at the onset of World War II. After World War II, Johnson served a tour of duty in the skies over Korea and in 1958 broke the world's altitude record by over 14,000 feet, soaring at 91,249 feet in his F-104A Starfighter. For this remarkable feat he was awarded the Collier Trophy, aviation's highest honor. In Vietnam, he was director of operations for the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing and was instrumental in founding the Red River Valley Fighter Pilots, a group dedicated to the remembrance of fallen and captured airmen. Written with panache, this work records the bigger-than-life adventures of one of America's finest.

Download or read book Thought Leadership Tweet written by Liz Alexander and published by Happy About. This book was released on 2012-10-08 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thought leaders advance the marketplace of ideas by proposing actionable, commercially relevant, research-backed, "new points" of view. They engage in and showcase innovative thinking as opposed to churning out product-focused, brand-centric white papers, or "curated" content that mimics others' ideas. But while individual thought leaders are in plentiful supply (at least, those who self-identify as such), many organizations struggle to establish their thought leadership approach. If you recognize the importance of differentiating yourself to clients by offering compelling points of view that are intriguing, innovative, inspiring-and wholly relevant to "them"-this book is for you. Authors "Dr. Liz Alexander" and "Craig Badings," who have more than 50 years of consulting experience between them, have devised a series of questions that will provoke you to consider all the elements necessary to execute a successful organizational thought leadership campaign. The authors have done the preliminary thinking for you so that your organization can better leverage your value in your industry. This book takes a different approach to many who see thought leadership as part of a short-term product marketing, advertising, or PR strategy. It will ensure that you embed thought leadership across the entire organization and centralize it as part of your client-centric culture. Many organizations are squandering time, money, and effort on initiatives that do not move the needle in terms of establishing a differentiated brand identity, deep trust, and loyal followership. Arm yourself with this small yet immensely powerful book and that will no longer be something you have to worry about. "#THOUGHT LEADERSHIP tweet" is part of the THiNKaha series whose slim, easy-to-read-and-absorb books contain 140 thought-provoking and actionable quotes (tweets/ahas).

Download or read book CONTENT MARKETING Tweet Book01 written by Ambal Balakrishnan and published by Happy About. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are under high pressure to develop and publish content quickly in order to reach your customers and prospects, you must read this book. As a digital marketer, you are told to develop blogs, wikis, podcasts, webcasts, YouTube videos--the list goes on. But have you stopped to ask: Why? What purpose does this content serve? How does this content fit in with my overall marketing strategy? How does marketing change with social media? What can content marketing do for my business? How do I reach prospects and customers by providing valuable content? Get answers to all of these questions and more in '#CONTENT MARKETING tweet Book01' by ClickDocuments Co-Founder Ambal Balakrishnan. Based on more than a decade of experience in engineering, program management, business development, and strategy and marketing, Balakrishnan's collection of 140 bite-sized lessons will help you learn how to successfully navigate the world of content marketing and create compelling content that your customers and prospects will love. This is a book that you can read again and again. It's Twitter-style format means you only have to spend a little of your time in order to gain a lot of insight. Read one or two tweets a day, or read the entire book in one sitting in thirty minutes or less. And then revisit its pages again and again to revive and relearn the important concepts you need to know to effectively and successfully create and market your content. '#CONTENT MARKETING tweet Book01' is part of the THiNKaha series whose slim and handy books contain 140 well-thought-out quotes (tweets/ahas).

Download or read book Successful Corporate Learning Tweet Book05 written by Michael Prevou and published by Happy About. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The speed of data collection, an increase in the volume and complexity of data, the pressure to be innovative and adaptable, and the need to learn and share across geographic and corporate boundaries are just a few of the factors that make managing knowledge central to any organization's success today. Knowledge creates the capacity for effective action, and making that knowledge flow in a way that supports organizational learning is a key component, perhaps the most vital asset, for a learning organization. Knowledge management (KM) as a discipline is often misunderstood. To help illuminate this field, KM expert, "Michael Prevou," and corporate veteran, "Mitchell Levy," condense input from top KM practitioners to provide the best practice advice that will help today's corporate leader understand KM in a clear, structured, and relevant manner. Cutting straight through the confusion, this hard-hitting book provides just what you need to know to understand what KM is and is not, why it is important, how to design your KM strategy, and get started with your organization's KM program. Michael is one of the most innovative and experienced knowledge management practitioners in the country. In "#SUCCESSFUL CORPORATE LEARNING tweet Book05: Everything You Need to Know about Knowledge Management in Practice in 140 Characters or Less," he draws on that unique experience to bring you the most relevant and cutting-edge developments in the field. While working with the U.S. Army, he co-founded the Army's lead agency on knowledge management and established and grew a nested network of over 60 communities. These communities have grown to over 250,000 active members and have saved the military time, money, and lives. His unique experiences implementing real KM in action along with his background in educational psychology partner for a powerful combination of expertise that can help any company implement a successful KM program targeted to their specific needs. In this book, he teams up with Mitchell to show that KM should be a deliberate and continuous strategy to get the right knowledge to the right people at the right time, helping people share and put knowledge into action in ways that visibly improve individual and organizational performance. "#SUCCESSFUL CORPORATE LEARNING tweet Book05: Everything You Need to Know about Knowledge Management in Practice in 140 Characters or Less" is part of the THiNKaha series whose slim and handy books contain 140 well-thought-out quotes (tweets/ahas).