China's Foreign Investment Law in the New Normal
This book analyses China's new foreign investment law which came into force in January 2020, which overhauled China's foreign investment law regime of the last four decades. It will help readers understand the major changes and benefits under the new law and will be the first of its kind looking its legal implications.
Experiments Never Fail
"Are you happy in your job?"An unexpected snowstorm leads to an unexpected question and a life-changing conversation with Max Elmore. Although he's one of the many stranded travelers at O'Hare International Airport, he doesn't grumble or complain. In fact, Max's positive outlook shines through as he listens and shares his secrets to making work more meaningful, more adventurous and more profitable.Experiments Never Fail is a freshly updated and expanded edition of the beloved and bestselling book (previously titled The Max Strategy) that has been praised by authors, CEOs, a Nobel Prize winner, and entrepreneurs worldwide."Innovative, ingenious and creative." Steve Chandler, Author of Crazy Good: A Book of CHOICES
30 DAYS to TRANSFORMATION
30 Days to Transformation is a guide written by Mentor Experts offering their insights on Transformation from decades-long formal and self-directed learning, documenting, testing, failing, reflecting and understanding. All of this has been summarized into 15 inspirational and aspirations chapters.We are excited about this book and the way it will increase our commitment to expand the Mission and Vision of Powerful Women Today to Champion and Empower Women's Emotional and Financial Independence."We are never done transforming. We continue on a journey but never arrive. How exciting that the curiosity and learning stay alive in us - especially if we feed it; especially if we don't yield to complacency; especially if we don't accept without question the patterns of messaging and behaviour that have insidiously informed our interactions and that may not be serving our whole being."Lucia Kanter St. Amour - Best Selling Author "For the Forces of Good" Attorney Author VP of Board UN Women San FranciscoMeet The Authors: CAROLINA M. BILLINGS, DORTHA HISE, EAN PRICE MURPHY, DR. ELISA MAGILL, GINA DE LEON, KIM WARD, MELANIE HERSCHORN, MINDY MCMANUS, MONIKA GRECZEK, SALLIE WAGNER, SIMONE SLOAN, STACEY HALL, STEPHANEY CAMPBELL, YOUSSEF SKALLI
My Religion
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Alice in Wonderland
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Lessons in Graphic Shorthand (Gabelsberger) Prepared for the American Public
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Poverty Has A Waiting List
The very mention of the word "poverty" is directly linked to inference of erosion, limitation, and spiritual blindness. The adoption of poverty as a mindset be it knowingly or unconsciously, produces disdain for ingenuity and hard work, or faith in one's ability to reach higher gains when those most affected by it cannot see themselves doing any better. Subliminally, through gifting of government subsidizes the mindsets of millions are conditioned to accept being an afterthought isn't as bad as some say when their bellies are full, taking a hot shower is commonplace, access to healthcare and housing are also part of their living threads of existence. Even though it is at the lowest quality, the conditioning is so severe most cannot recognize the paralysis because there is some level of provision.Even Malcolm X highlighted the blight of the Negro as being caught up in social wars controlled by politics; Liberals vs Conservatives and not much has changed. In fact, the liberal agenda has the largest budget that does not have an end date nor room enough to accommodate the very populace it claims to represent. It can only mean one thing, "No representation."The very agencies run by erudite CEOs funded by scholarly politicians represents the essence of what a secret society looks like in plain sight and the oversight.
English and Shorthand Dictionary, Based on the Original Work of Sir Isaac Pitman, With Lists of Proper Names, Grammalogues and Contractions, and an Analytical Introduction on the Formation of Shorthan
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Smithian Morals
Smithian Morals takes up Adam Smith's thought on justice, virtue, propriety, beneficialness, liberty, God, and the conscience. Smith is pursued as exemplar, sage, moral guide, and therapist. Smith teaches us to think dialectically. At the center of Smith's thought Klein sees a robust affirmation: "allowing every man to pursue his own interest his own way, upon the liberal plan of equality, liberty, and justice." Smith teaches a presumption of liberty. The strength of that presumption is up to us. Smith's liberalism is outspoken to the point of abolitionism on particular issues, but in a broader sense it is conservative; it is an engaging, humane conservative liberalism. It emanates from a true moralist and his philosophy of virtue. Smith teaches a presumption of liberty not from first principles or purportedly self-evident propositions. He picks up midstream, mindful of the waters about all he treats and about his own weather-beaten vessel, for he is coursing upon the waters with us. As interpreter of Smith's texts, Klein is open about his tendencies toward classical liberalism, non-foundationalism, and esoteric reading.
interim management for beginners
Interim Management has grown in several developed countries to an established and acknowledged tool to cover different topics in an organization. The applicability of an Interim Manager is multifold and in tricky as well as in everyday situations it can repre-sent an excellent alternative to own internal resources. Especially when topics, which cannot be found in the portfolio of the core competences of the undertaking have to be dealt with. This book provides an insight into the profession.
Short-Hand Explained
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Success In The Digital Economy
This book is about having success in the digital economy and how to overcome chaos to create wealth during turbulent times. It covers SIMPLIFY, the eight principles of life which will teach you to strengthen your relationships, increase your self-esteem and confidence, tackle daily challenges, follow healthy habits, discover your true potential and live with a passion and purpose, how to do well at work, realize all your desires and ambitions, and how you can give back to the world. You will discover: How to thrive in the digital economy and fulfill your dreams.How to work with the universal laws of success and receive the lavish abundance of the Universe.How to discover the purpose of your life and express your unique talents.How to create whatever you want and whenever you want.
Unstoppable
Brian Tracy can show you how to develop this kind of motivation on-demand, sustain it through the difficult periods of life, and instill this motivation so intricately into your daily life that you make the very idea of motivation unnecessary. That's when you become UNSTOPPABLE!
Modern Pitmanic Shorthand
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Reinvent 4.0
"If you want to own your career and future, this book is for you." The future of work is full of uncertainty, ambiguity and anxiety. In the 1960s, many companies on Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 remain on the list for about 60 years. During those days, the average lifespan was 50 years. Business cycles exceeded one's lifespan. So lifelong employment in one organisation was very common. Today, the average lifespan of a company on S&P 500 is only 20 years. And the average life expectancy is 71 years in the world. This means we will unlikely stay in one organisation in our lifetime. The global megatrends such as the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the ageing population, along with black swan events like the recent pandemic and Ukraine war will accelerate changes ahead. We will face many uncertainties and inflection points in our life. To thrive and ride the waves of transformation, we need to constantly reinvent ourselves. Reinvent 4.0 is peppered with stories drawn from the author's more than 20 years of corporate experiences, including over 250 clients she has coached, and interviews with thought leaders and futurists. The ideas in the book will give readers a fresh set of lenses through which to perceive disruptions and be ready to seize opportunities. Key takeaways from the bookEmbrace a mindset of permanent reinvention.Be human - cultivate authentic networks and relationships.Embrace inclusivity, ambiguity and conflict to thrive in a multi-generational workforce.Build empathetic skills as organisations put diversity, equality and inclusivity as a key agenda.Think like an entrepreneur and take measured risks.Build knowledge from different domains to future-proof yourself.Invest in your next trajectory while you are still growing.
Cultivating Soft Skills
Cultivating Soft Skills: Mindset, Goal Setting & Engagement For Life & Work is a fantastic, thought-provoking book! The information in this book is generous and powerful. This book is easy to understand and filled with practical suggestions and exercises for all. "A must-read! Christina DeMara's voice, ideas, and informational nuggets create empowerment and meaningful conversations." "It is never too late to find useful information that helps you level up your professional and personal life." This book includes soft skills, reflection questions, tips, checklists, recommended activities, and goals setting strategies. This book is perfect for Lunch and Learn sessions, professional development sessions, or personal growth.
Stop writing books nobody reads
When you're trying to reach your target audience effectively, nothing beats a well-written business book. But it's also tough to get right. Poorly written business books litter the virtual bookshelves.Your book needs to be so interesting the reader devours it, and then wants the next one.As moreish as the next Netflix series.Bitesize, useful, life changing content.Atomic, valuable, business-growing books.Built around your expertise and their most important problem.After more than twenty years of helping clients turn their thoughts into things, coupled with my engineering background and love of constraints (not that kind!), I have come to the conclusion that the only way to turn your thoughts into things, and get your ideas out into the world is to: Make the ideas atomic - the smallest workable unit (a Minimum Valuable Asset(R))Have a proven system that works to produce the "thing" (this book for books)Set a constraint - time, money, resources - and be accountable to the constraintIterate and improve yourself, as well as the process.Many people don't get their ideas turned into things (books written) because they skip an element in the process, reinvent the process or don't even have a process to start with. When you have the process you can turn your thoughts into many different things. This book gives you the process so you can write your book that will be read and referred!To write a book that people read & refer: Make sure there's a business case before investing your time & moneyFocus on what the reader needs to hear not what you want to sayWrite value not volumeUse a framework for the process, not for the ideaChoose yourself, not the publisherProduce a book that markets itselfYou'll find all that and more inside...Learn how to accomplish your author brand-building goals and create an outstanding book that is virtually guaranteed to be picked up, and read.
Success Comes From Service
In a competition, everyone participating has the same goal: to win. However, the difference between those who ultimately win and those who do not comes down to their habits.What were the winners willing to do that the losers were not?How did they prepare? Who held them accountable?Was their mentality superficial, or was it rooted in long-term implications?This book separates the doers from the dreamers, the difference-makers from the audience, and the winners from the losers. Which one will you be?
What If There's More?
Have you gone through all the predetermined mile-markers toward success and now wonder, what is next?Has the climb toward the top of the ladder left you restless, depleted, and wondering if there is more out there for you?As a founding member of the team that launched HGTV: Home & Garden Television, media executive Traci Schubert Barrett had enjoyed the exciting ride of taking a promising idea and turning it into a billion-dollar media empire. But nearly two decades later, success was no longer the beacon it once was. What if success was no longer enough? What if there was more?Traci took a risk, walked away from the comfort of corporate life, and embarked on a soul-searching journey-one that answered her questions, validated her instincts, and changed her life forever. Traci presents a framework for answering those pressing questions that we face mid-career as we look to the future and wonder, What If There's More? She shares her own lessons learned and offers a pathway for making peace with your past, renewing your perspective, and confidently crossing into a fulfilling and legacy-leaving future. A practical and refreshing antidote to the never-ending quest for success, What If There's More? isan indispensable guide for stepping off the hamster wheel of "doing all" and "being all" to live the life you want.If you are thinking about a career change, life change, or just want to fall back in love with who you are and what you do, then this is the book for you.Discover how to create a roadmap for your future based on who you are today and a new definition of success - a significant and meaningful life. What If There's More? will show you: How to redefine success on your termsMake peace with your past and push past self-limiting beliefsDefine your unique talents, passions, and valuesSee your life from a 360簞 viewArticulate a clear and compelling vision for your futureDecide the best next steps to get thereTransformative and inspiring, this book is your key to creating a strategic roadmap for the second half of your life!The life you want!
InnovateHERs
"InnovateHERs inspires and guides by telling the stories of a diverse set of women who have developed the mindset, and have used it to succeed in brilliant ways." - Coco Brown, CEO, The Athena Alliance "One inspiring story after another, this is a great book about great women." - Jack Lynch, CEO and President, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt As a woman, how can you foster an entrepreneurial mindset to succeed in business? How do you take an idea, dream or goal and transform that into a strategy for success in a purpose driven organization? How can you align your purpose and passion to help you do well and do good in your profession? Authors Barbara Kurshan and Kathleen Hurley, both experienced and highly regarded business and education leaders, wanted to know how today's top female leaders might answer these questions. So, they asked. The result is InnovateHERs: Why Purpose-Driven Entrepreneurial Women Rise to the Top. Through personal interviews with 30 of today's top women leading purpose-driven organizations-ranging from those in startups and nonprofits to those in large companies across the globe-Kurshan and Hurley have created a unique, insider's view of what it takes to be a successful female leader in today's competitive world. Whether you're an entrepreneur, corporate leader, or new to business, learning how to leverage your personal entrepreneurial traits and skills is key to accelerating your purpose-driven professional journey. ​​​​​​​Learn how these accomplished, purpose-driven, entrepreneurial women blazed new trails and rose to the top of their professions. Discover how to think bigger, lead stronger, and embrace your unique passions, traits, and skills. They are InnovateHERs, and they'll show you how to be one, too.
The Early History of the Typewriter
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Reframe Team Reflexivity - Realize Do No Harm
Team reflexivity has gained increasing research attention as an effective response to the core challenge of constant learning, innovation, and adaptation in teams due to changing circumstances. Under the right conditions, empirical studies have found that team reflexivity can improve team performance, team learning, team innovation, team creativity, and team member well-being. Thus, research shows that team reflexivity is an effective means to improve teamwork and team outcomes. This book addresses the problem that team reflexivity research is focused too narrowly on improving these empirical team outcomes while neglecting the importance of normative principles and values in good teamwork, such as the do no harm principle. Therefore, this book proposes that the team reflexivity concept needs broader reframing and deeper reflection to realize normative principles and values in teams as a precondition for good teamwork, e.g., do no harm. It further presents two team reflexivity tools andapplies them in the cases of burnout prevention and speaking up freely in teams to illustrate the point of this book: Do no harm in teams requires team reflexivity, and vice versa, team reflexivity requires do no harm.
Proposal Writing for Business Research Projects
This book helps students with the initial phases of their business research project, offering a clear step-by-step approach from defining aims and research questions through to conducting literature reviews and writing a methodology.
Standards of Public Morality
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Standards of Public Morality
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Audacious AF
We all have an inner voice shouting "Fuck it!" at expectations and standards. An inkling that the rules might just be the things holding us back. Amanda King teaches you to screw the standards and let your inner "fuck it" out for the world to hear. Are you an entrepreneur trying to make it in the online space? How do you cut through all the conflicting advice and define what success means to you? How do you show up, help people, and make money along the way? And how do you do it all without losing your fucking mind? Business coach, entrepreneur, and general badass Amanda King has the answers. Audacious AF teaches you how to throw the rule book out the fucking window and start leading your business from a place of authenticity. Outlining the thirteen most important moments of her own personal online entrepreneurial journey, King describes finding the courage to leave business norms behind, stand in her own power, and have the audacity to say, "Fuck that shit--I'll do it my way." Audacious AF is a straightforward, empowering guide to being bold in business and unapologetic about who you are and what you bring to your entrepreneurial journey. Throughout, King shares the lessons she learned as she went from living life according to everyone else (and being broke as hell while doing it) to saying "fuck it" to everyone's opinions, stepping into her true power, and creating a life she could have only dreamed of. So take a deep breath: it's time to own your shit, trust your intuition, and build an aligned, authentic AF business that lights up your soul, gives you the crotch tingles, and turns you the fuck on. Because when you are turned on, abundance can't help but gravitate toward you--not to mention your bank account. Buckle up, bitches. It's time to get Audacious AF.
Word and Sentence Drills for Gregg Shorthand
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Starting from Scratch
Mergers. Layoffs. Management shifts. They're unavoidable in today's working world. But major change doesn't have to derail your career, let alone your life. In fact, if you know how to handle these inevitable bumps in the road, you can find incredible opportunities for growth hiding behind the uncertainty. This book will show you how. Guiding you step by step through the process of starting from scratch, this book is a toolkit, packed with everything you need to make change work for you. You'll learn how to grow your knowledge, build your resilience, connect with the right kind of support, recognize when change is coming, design your role model, step into her shoes, and manage your mental health along the way.
Fortune Self-Publishing
Get Published & Make Money Online in 9 Simple Steps!Have you ever wanted to publish a book? Maybe you tried before but failed? Do you want to know how to market your book successfully?Self-publishing can seem confusing. With all the gurus out there claiming to "easily earn 7 figures"- if you subscribe, follow or hop on a call...But it isn't that complicated.Anyone can publish a book. And I will teach you how to create high-quality books which are profitable in the long term.There are other methods that focus on making tons of low-quality/low-content books. However, this book does not teach a get-rich-quick scheme.Neither will it waste your time with confusing technical terms or time-wasting activities. I will get straight to the point with the exact steps to create and market profitable books. And I teach this method in 9 Simple Steps.All of this and much more inside, including: The BEST Keyword Research Strategy (Step By Step Tutorial & Search Tips)How I Made over $30k in One Month from One Book using a $7.50 Cover + $756 Writing Services.Top Tips & SEO Tools to Write Best-Selling Titles & DescriptionsCommon Mistakes You Might Be Making That Can Get Your Account BannedBusiness Optimization Strategies - Less Time & More Money (work from the beach in just 2 hours a day)6 Easy Ways to Increase Sales including Brand Building, Influencer Marketing & moreAmazon Ads without Headaches (it's easy when you have a proven strategy)David Goggins - How a Retired Navy Seal became a Bestselling Author without Big Name PublishersMarketing Timelines, & Templates + Getting REAL Reviews (not fake)More Passive Income - Audiobooks & Going Wide to Stack The CashAll of this and much, much more...Whether you're an author or entrepreneur I'll show you the 9 steps to create high-quality books which are profitable in the long term.Begin Now.
How to Lead with Purpose
**Business Book Awards 2024 Finalist**'Want to avoid making leadership mistakes and make better decisions? Read this book.' - James TimpsonNo time for wishful thinking when you're changing the world.If you're a leader who wants to get things done in a way that makes the world a better place, you need someone in your corner.Liam Black has been supporting social entrepreneurs and purpose-driven leaders for decades, and he understands what it takes to do work that goes beyond the bottom line - and what it can take out of you, too.In this no-bullshit, woo-woo-free book, he reveals how to align purpose and leadership, how to deal with uncertainty, imposter syndrome, anxiety and loneliness along the way, how to exercise authority (even in the face of endemic sexism), and when it's right to walk away.'Liam's the mentor you want on your side when things get tough.' - Sue Campbell, FA Director of Women's Football'This book (like his mentoring) will help you get through tough times with grace - a must read.' - Juliet Scott-Croxford, President North America Brompton BikesLiam Black has founded and led a dozen organizations, invested millions in purpose-driven companies and is a mentor to start-up entrepreneurs and leaders in multinational corporations.
Warren Hastings
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Handwriting Efficiency in Junior and Senior High Schools
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Stenography In Two Weeks
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A History of Greek Economic Thought
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Suits and Skirts
Men, we're talking to you.The premise of Suits and Skirts: Game On! The Battle for Corporate Power is simple: Women have been seeking power equity for decades to no avail. Men are keeping women from attaining powerful C-Suite and boardroom positions to the detriment of corporate bottom lines. The reasons why vary, but the results do not; women are still highly underrepresented in leadership roles. Suits and Skirts is different than other books on this subject because it is a successful woman CEO speaking directly to the men blocking women's corporate advancement. This no-holds-barred discussion will ruffle many feathers. Now, Teresa Freeborn is demanding men immediately reevaluate their behavior and become women's advocates instead of adversaries. Freeborn is calling men out and demanding change.
Suits and Skirts
Men, we're talking to you.The premise of Suits and Skirts: Game On! The Battle for Corporate Power is simple: Women have been seeking power equity for decades to no avail. Men are keeping women from attaining powerful C-Suite and boardroom positions to the detriment of corporate bottom lines. The reasons why vary, but the results do not; women are still highly underrepresented in leadership roles. Suits and Skirts is different than other books on this subject because it is a successful woman CEO speaking directly to the men blocking women's corporate advancement. This no-holds-barred discussion will ruffle many feathers. Now, Teresa Freeborn is demanding men immediately reevaluate their behavior and become women's advocates instead of adversaries. Freeborn is calling men out and demanding change.
A History of Greek Economic Thought
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Facilitating Successfully
What inspires you to be a better leader? Is it when you witness leadership in action? Maybe you've seen a dramatic turnaround in a sports team due to excellent coaching or a meeting of minds during a high- conflict team session at work. In today's environment of extremely fast change, being able to unify diverse groups is imperative to success. That's why having excellent facilitation skills is a major asset in any career. Acquiring the competencies of a top facilitator is both an exciting and challenging process. The objective of this book is to get you started on the path to being a facilitative leader. You will become skilled to perform several tasks: define facilitation, explore the skills and characteristics associated with facilitation, gain awareness of the responsibilities of a facilitator, identify the facilitative factors that cultivate group success. Whether you are facilitating your own work, managing a one-time event, or coordinating within your own work group, improving your skills in this role is a critical building block to career excellence.It's time to move forward in the facilitative process, beyond preparation and into your first direct communication with the entire group of participants. This journey plots the entire book of a meeting from the opening chapter to the final page. The section helps you separate meeting fact from meeting fiction, all the while telling the story of dynamic facilitative processes. The topics explore: five fundamental principles for beginning a meeting, strategic intervention: when, why, and how action planning and ending procedures. If you master the principles and practices in the next three topics, you are well on your way to effective facilitative leadership. Take advantage of the "how to" segments in the section. Each requires a level of mastery to guide others to accomplish their mission.A wise person once said, "The only way out is through." At some point as a facilitator, you will have to deal with challenging situations. In fact, periods of frustration, confusion, and even conflict are normal when working with a difficult problem or a lot of change. The degree to which you, as a facilitator, are willing to help a group through the tough stuff, is directly related to the success of your meeting or work group. In fact, it is one of your key functions. When people see a storm coming, they could: take cover and wait it out, change direction to move around the storm, put on rain gear and stay the book, get wet, and then decide on a book of action, complain about the weather.Have you ever used a shoe heel instead of a hammer to put a nail in the wall? Both work eventually, but which is most effective? Which takes less time? Which is less frustrating? Which is easier to use? While improvising is necessary at times, an effective facilitator wants to get the job done quickly without sacrificing quality. He knows which tool is best for each situation. He also knows what is in his toolbox. In this book, you will explore a variety of facilitator's tools and formats designed to help your team or work group achieve its goal. See each section for a brief description of it. Co-facilitation Techniques In Co-facilitation Techniques, you will explore the value of working with a partner to achieve team goals. Breakout Groups The Breakout Groups section demonstrates techniques to maximize individual participation and generate better solutions. Alternative Formats and Tools Alternative Formats and Tools provides some tips on interactive exercises to heighten team creativity and have some fun in the process.
Pitman Shorthand; the World Record System ... Punctuation, English, Dictation, Business Correspondence and Spelling, Court Reporting
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Effective Emails
Do you want less frustrating emails at work?Would you like replies that actually answer your questions?How about getting your team to send shorter, clearer messages? If you answered yes to any of these questions this book is for you (and your team!) Effective Emails is a straightforward guide to removing the pain from writing and receiving emails at work. It is the communication skills class we should all have been taught at school but weren't. NOTE: This is NOT a sales & marketing book. You will not learn anything about sending cold emails, setting up auto sequences, or selling or any kind. This book is focused on how to communicate effectively with colleagues, clients, and the people you work with day to day. This book shows you the formula for a clear, concise business emails. You'll learn how to: Improve the chances of someone reading your email. Get your point across quickly.Get faster, clearer, and more complete replies. Avoid the frustration of group and chain emails. And more... In each chapter Chris Fenning shares techniques and step-by-step methods developed in his own career, combined with advice from other communication experts. Each page turns vague advice of "write shorter messages" into simple frameworks you can apply to every email you send at work. Examples are given throughout the book along with a case study that shows how to turn a long, unstructured email into something clear and easy to understand. If you have you ever thought to yourself: "Did they read my message? Why haven't they replied yet?""Why did they only answer one question when I obviously sent them three?""Urgh I hate email chains sooooo much!""They copied my boss! What did I do to deserve that?"If you've ever thought these things, this book is for you. Then this book is for you. Inside you will find the exact steps you can take to never thinking those things again. When you use the secrets in this book, your employer, colleagues, and team mates will pay attention to what you write. And who knows, they may even thank you for it! FAQQuestion: Is this just another book telling me what I should or should not write as a greeting?Answer: Definitely not. This book is about effective business communication via email, the word you use to greet someone is one of the least important things when it comes to conveying your message clearly. In this book there is perhaps one page about greetings. The rest is about how to create and structure meaningful messages. Question: Will this book help me write sales and marketing messages?Answer: No it will not. There is no sales or marketing methods in this book. The focus of Effective Emails is to give people tools to help them communicate better with their team mates, colleagues, managers, clients, and other people they interact with in the normal course of their work. Sales teams will benefit from this book when communicating with other teams inside their company, but not when selling to customers.
Remarkable
We all need examples of what is possible. Remarkable is a collection of essays from mamapreneurs of all walks of life who have overcome the odds to build successful, empowering empires that are changing the world. These incredible authors are just like you! They have overcome loss, divorce, trauma, fertility issues, abuse, and poverty, and guess what? They're still standing! And they're sharing their wisdom in this practical, uplifting resource that will leave readers feeling motivated, supported, and inspired. Learn as these women share: - How to navigate change and ask for help- How to grow a business (and raise a family) through challenging times- How to take bold ideas and turn them into reality- How to step up and play a bigger game in business . . . and in life!Let these stories inspire you to move through life's challenges and step into your highest version of yourself. Other contributors include: Amanda CasinhaChernell BartholomewCheryl MasonDr. Adrienne ShnierDr. Ali MillerFinal DocumentsFrances MurrayLaura EngenLea PickardLily HorbatiukLusiana LukmanMeaghan BeamesMeaghan BeamesMelanie ZiltenerNancy MacdonaldSamantha Vlasceanu
