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Talent Management Summary

The SQUEEZE: Finding great talent in today’s competitive environments is not hard. However, keeping the talent is becoming increasingly difficult due to changes in the economy and business opportunities. Great talent can increase and/or decrease a...

The 60-Second Procrastinator: Sixty Solid Techniques to Jump-Start Any Project and Get Your Life in Gear Summary

The SQUEEZE: Procrastination is the killer of success. Without a continuous effort at pursuing and managing your dreams, you will never get to your destination. Jeff Davidson’s book “The 60-Second Procrastinator” Sixty Solid Techniques to Jump-Sta...

The Art of Choosing Summary

The SQUEEZE: Making choices is a part of the human dynamic. The choices people make contribute to the defining of their character, their cultural understanding, and their ability to influence worldview. These are the tenets of Sheena Iyengar’s boo...

The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life Summary

The SQUEEZE: The notion of possibility is a concept that is gaining new ground within the fields of psychology and music programming. Possibility opens the mind to creativity, which in turn, guides people in their pursuit of personal and professio...

The Carrot Principle: How the Best Managers Use Recognition to Engage Their Employees, Retain Talent, and Drive Performance Summary

The SQUEEZE: Energizing a team of employees as a manager will undoubtedly help to improve business results. Companies are faced with the task of adopting strategies to stimulate productivity and growth. Today, the economic downturn requires compan...

12: The Elements of Great Managing Summary

The SQUEEZE: Written by Rodd Wagner and James K. Harter, 12: The Elements of Great Managing centers on the subject of employee engagement and offers insight into the research practices of The Gallup Organization. In the book, the authors profile t...

The Art of the Long View: Planning for the Future in an Uncertain World Summary

The SQUEEZE: To encourage long-term sustainability and prosperity, companies must create a strategic vision. This vision must consider both the positive and negative effects of growth, competition, and economic viability. It is within this context...

The Experience Economy: Work is Theatre & Every Business a Stage Summary

The SQUEEZE: Long gone are the days where companies developed “one size fits all” products for consumers. Today, companies must tap into their resources to determine what value they can bring to the individual customer. It is this sentiment that B...

The Human Side of Enterprise Summary

The SQUEEZE: Companies today develop assumptions that generally align with business objectives. These objectives are based upon management strategies that must be knowledge-driven. This is the sentiment of Douglas McGregor’s book titled “The Human...

The Idea Hunter: How to Find the Best Ideas and Make Them Happen Summary

The SQUEEZE: There is always a better idea somewhere even in an environment of great ideas. The challenge is sifting through the ones that will prove effective. Andy Boynton, Bill Fischer, and William Bole’s book titled “The Idea Hunter: How to Fi...
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