At some point today you will have to influence or persuade someone – your boss, a co-worker, a customer, client, spouse, your kids, or even your friends. What is the smallest change you can make to your request, proposal or situation that will lead to the biggest difference in the outcome?
In The small BIG, three heavyweights from the world of persuasion science and practice — Steve Martin, Noah Goldstein and Robert Cialdini — describe how, in today’s information overloaded and stimulation saturated world, increasingly it is the small changes that you make that lead to the biggest differences.

These people capitalized on their luck and altered the course of their lives.?The Click Moment?shows how we can follow them by opening ourselves up to chance encounters and harnessing the forces of success that follow.

Success is random. But we can capture this randomness and turn it in our favour.

Brian Tracy is one of America’s leading authorities on the development of human potential and personal effectiveness. He’s a dynamic and inspiring speaker with a wonderful ability to inform and inspire audiences toward peak performance and high levels of achievement. Prior to founding Brian Tracy International, Tracy was the chief operating officer of a development company with $265 million in assets and $75 million in annual sales. He has had successful careers in sales and marketing, investments, real estate development and syndication, importation, distribution and management consulting. Tracy has traveled and worked in over 80 countries on six continents and speaks four languages. Tracy has produced more than 200 hours of audio and video learning programs covering the entire spectrum of human and corporate performance.

Three powerful mini e-books about high productivity, now together in paperback

Laura Vanderkam has combined her three popular mini e-books into one comprehensive guide, with a new introduction. It will help readers build habits that lead to happier, more productive lives, despite the pressures of their busy schedules. Trough interviews and anecdotes, she reveals . . .

A sharp, jargon-free guide to the core curriculum of an MBA program, MBA in a Book shows how to master the big ideas of business and use them in a practical way to build and enhance career success.

?In the world of business, ideas matter. . . . Some of the sharpest minds in the business world give perceptive looks into innovation, marketing, finance, strategy, and leadership, providing stimulating, useful perspectives on these core topics.?
?Larry Bossidy, retired chairman and CEO of Honeywell International and coauthor of Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done

Successful Interviewing and Recruitment teaches managers how to structure the interview, spot exceptional candidates, and hire only those who will add value to the business. With advice on which questions to ask and which not to ask, readers will learn how to challenge candidates while treating them fairly, so that the best candidates will want the job.

“Dave Ramsey is a businessman and entrepreneur who accumulated a $4 million real estate portfolio, only to lose it all – and nearly everything else he owned.

?If I tell you the truth, if I tell it with a story, and if I tell that story with pictures, I can keep you glued to your seat. Let me show you how.?

For the vast majority of us, giving a presentation is an extremely difficult and nerve-wracking process, whether we?re in a one-on-one meeting, a conference room with a dozen strangers, or a lecture hall in front of thousands.
But according to Dan Roam, the visual communications expert and acclaimed author of The Back of the Napkin, it doesn?t have to be so hard. We struggle when we forget the basic steps we learned in kindergarten: show and tell.

Incompetent, lazy, spotlight-hogging, whiny, backstabbing, avoidant–there’s no end to the personality challenges that impede workplace relationships. But interacting effectively with employees, colleagues, and bosses is essential for success. With “Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Difficult People,” anyone can confront problems head-on, before they fester and spread. Practical and easy to use, the book helps you identify button-pushing situations and deploy simple phrases to regain control and resolve conflicts–no matter who you’re dealing with.

To be successful, you have to be able to adapt to change’ – Sir Alex Ferguson

The pace of change is greater than ever. We face new challenges every day in our jobs and in our personal lives. Those who can handle change are the most fulfilled. Those who fear change will find it hardest to thrive.

This challenging book reflects the intense discussion that is taking place on the nature of public relations and its role in developing and supporting management strategy. It links models and theories of strategic management to the PR function and discusses how globalization and the Internet are shaping and changing organizational PR strategy.

From Stephen R. Covey comes a profound, compelling, and groundbreaking book of next-level thinking that gives a clear way to finally tap the limitless value-creation promise of the ?Knowledge Worker Age.?

In the more than twenty-five years since its publication, the classic The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has become an international phenomenon with more than twenty-five million copies sold.