Business:

In this companion volume to their successful Managing With Carrots, Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton present a remarkable story of how a great leader can unleash human potential--creating success in even the worst economy. Providing strategies and solutions for the managers of today, this book offers answers for improving employee commitment and profitability by strategically acknowledging employee effort. How is it done? The deceptively simply answer: with carrots.

From the author of The Game of Work comes a new guide to building better and more profitable companies by creating better leaders. In his new book, Charles Coonradt reveals the secrets to becoming a “better people leader,” someone who is always focused on the growth of his or her people.

Long-time motivational speaker and corporate consultant Quinn McKay, has distilled his lifetime investigation of business integrity into a single volume. McKay offers business people twelve keys to both help them recognize situations where they must protect their integrity, and also solve the dilemma many of us encounter when our personal ethics and business ethics conflict. McKay's conversational style makes this a thorough, thought-provoking read.

With case studies, examples, and questions that examine common business practices, it's a perfect tool for generating discussion and is a must read office manual.

Some of these keys include:

Rise above the prattle of preachy platitudes that feed self deception

Be alert to incremental morality

Recognize pressure is a major determinant of honesty

Realize everyone lives by 2 different ethical standards

Allow that lying is sometimes the right thing to do

Acknowledge the conflict of living the golden rule in a competitive world

Learn the law of obligation

From the bestselling authors of The 24-Carrot Manager comes a manager's handbook on motivating employees through praise and recognition.

Employees fed a steady diet of carrots focus better on company goals. They spot new opportunities faster. They have longer employment life spans (translation: lower turnover). And they can lift companies higher than you might have dreamed possible.

edited by Amy E. Gooman, Anne Hagerman Wilcox, and Amy Osmond Cook, Ph.D.

“What is success ? And how do I cultivate it?” are two questions asked by nearly every young woman today. In this timely collection of essays, 27 highly accomplished women, from doctors to business owners to stay-at-home moms, speak candidly about success and how to get there.

All past participants of Distinguished Young Women, formerly America’s Junior Miss, these amazing women offer a variety of perspectives on what success means and how they have achieved it. They have dreamed big, failed often, and continually learned from their experiences every step of the way.

So whether you need a pep talk, some perspective about living a happy life, or savvy practical advice on how to get good grades, this book has something for you.