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Thursday, October 23, 2008
Microsoft Office Project Server 2007: The Complete Reference
Product Description
"Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 is an extremely advanced and dynamic toolset requiring fundamental organizational inspection. Rob and Dave provide an equally deep and unique perspective of this powerful solution." --Daniel T. Renier, Principal Consultant, Milestone Consulting Group, Inc.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #85923 in Books
* Published on: 2008-01-22
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 647 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
The Definitive Guide to Microsoft Office Project Server 2007
Facilitate collaboration across your entire organization using the powerful tools available in Microsoft Office Project Server 2007. Written by project management and technical professionals, this comprehensive guide shows you how to get started on Project Server 2007 and use its cutting-edge new features.
Microsoft Office Project Server 2007: The Complete Reference explains how to plan and execute a successful Project Server rollout, set up and manage projects, handle human, financial, and material resources, and use dynamic desktop components to develop powerful enterprise plans. You'll learn to work with timesheets and tasks, deliver Web-based services, and customize feature-rich Web Access Pages and dashboards. You'll also get details on optimizing performance, productivity, communication, and security.
* Plan for a Project Server 2007 implementation
* Install and configure Project Server environments of multiple sizes
* Handle security using role-based permissions and authentication
* Understand resource capacity and availability across all projects
* Analyze data across multiple dimensions using powerful business intelligence tools
* Track effort and costs for all tasks, projects, and resources
* Learn ways to manage incoming project requests
* Extend the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 collaboration platform for Project Server
* Sort, filter, report, group, and manage corporate project and resource data
* Implement Time and Task Management
About the Author
Dave Gochberg is the Enterprise Project Management Center of Excellence lead for CDW Berbee. He has been in IT for over 17 years and in consulting for 12 of those years. He has held positions that include technical and management positions. He also has extensive Project Management experience.
Rob Stewart is a Microsoft Solutions Specialist for CDW Berbee and has eight years of experience implementing Microsoft’s Enterprise Project Management toolset in the private, public, and government sectors. Prior to joining CDW Berbee, he was the Director of Information Technology for a leading software development company based in W. Michigan.
Customer Reviews
Great reference for Project Server 20075
I found this book to be a great reference if you are implementing Project Server 2007. It's not full of fluff and large text.
Microsoft Office Project Server 2007; The Complete Reference5
I have read a great deal of this book and highly recommend it. It is very informative and has lots of screen shots to help you through the process being described. It well written and takes you step by step from installation thru using the application in your setup. A must read if you are considering Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 for your Company, Division or Department.
Not an easy book to follow3
As someone new to MS Project Server, I am expecting a book which can teach me step by step with screenshots and descriptions matching. This book is not. It seems the author knows where to go, but not enough screenshots to support his words. He did not specificly say in the writing which screen he is talking about. As a reader I have to guess if it is this view, or that view. Also the authors did not provide emails or a website where further help will be provided, so the readers have no way to ask questions to clarify things talked in the book. I am in the middle of reading the book and hoping I don't have to buy another Project Server book after I am done. The title of the book says "the complete reference", I doubt it does what it says.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
How To Act Like CEO
Product Description
In the follow-up to her bestselling How to Think Like a CEO, #1 executive coach Debra Benton's work with top-level executives from AT&T, Colgate, Pepsi, Mobil Oil, N abisco, and American Express, and her interviews with 100 CEOs worldwide reveal:
* 10 "rules of the game" for managers
* Rules CEOs apply for everyday success
* Managerial pointers for readers on how to apply each rule in their professional lives
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #511099 in Books
* Published on: 2003-01-28
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 204 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Praise for How to Act Like a CEO
"A wonderful blend of Dale Carnegie and the 10 Commandments."--Reuben Mark, Chairman, CEO and President, The Colgate Palmolive Company
"With this book, Debra Benton has uniquely leveraged her lifetime study of CEOs into an insightful, clear and compelling primer for aspiring executives."--Doug Conant, President, Nabisco Food Company
"An insightful tour d'horizon of how CEOs approach decision-making and leadership...this book demonstrates that although no two CEOs think alike, there are certain habits of mind and a disposition to decide and to act that most leaders have in common."--William Stavropoulos, CEO, The Dow Chemical Company
"A most insightful guide for those who yearn to run a major enterprise in this era of hypercompetition. Highly recommended for anyone with an eye towards great career success--especially the young and hungry go-getters who need Benton's advice more than they'll ever know."--Jeff Cunningham, Chairman of the Board, iLIFE.com
"Benton has managed to get some of the top people to share their insight and advice, and the result is a highly readable book that would benefit anyone trying to succeed in an organization today."--Solomon D. Trujillo, President, Chairman and CEO, US West, Inc.
About the Author
D.A. Benton founded Benton Management Resources in 1976 to provide executive development and career counseling. She has worked in seventeen countries and her numerous media appearances around the world have brought her wide acclaim. Her clients include AT&T, American Express, Pepsi, United Airlines, Nabisco, Mobil Oil, PricewaterhouseCoopers & Lybrand, and NASA. Benton is also the bestselling author of How to Think Like a CEO and Secrets of a CEO Coach.
Customer Reviews
Where is the beef?2
I did get one soundbite that I hope I can use in my life from this book, "Be yourself, unless you're a jerk". However, I got so tired of: be nice, have integrity, be an example, on page after page I was only able to make it through half of the book. All of that is important, but they covered that quite well in kindergarten. If you pick it up to read on the plane bring a backup book; you will need it.
No startling revelations1
This book is dull and does not unravel anything that the average person who can rise to the top cannot derive on its own - if you are just graduating from college, this may seem appropriate, if you've been around in the business world - seek other material. One reading suggestion, which is light and very simple, but a good reminder of what's required is the book by Lencioni: " The 5 temptations of a CEO" - worth an hour while waiting at the airport between flights.
Management Theory Lite3
The book presents itself as a semi-scholarly work, synthesizing interviews with 100 CEOs into a meaninful set of commandats for those that want to act like the big boss. On an academic level, this is fraught with peril - How do we know these are the right CEOs, and do they really articulate what makes them succeed?
Business books have a history of weak scholarship (think In Search of Excellence) but still can contain great ideas.
The 10 less than profound results:
1 - Be Yourself, Unless You're a Jerk
2 - See Around Corners
3 - Make Dust or Eat Dust
4 - Make the Big Play
5 - Keep Good Company
6 - Be the Number One Fund Raiser and Protecter
7 - Act Like a CEO When You Don't Feel Like It
8 - Evangelize the World
9 - Go Big or Go Home
10 - Cut Through the Junk
All this is good advice, but did you need to ask 100 CEOs to come up with it?
Ultimately, the book resides in my restroom. It's good for a couple minutes a day of reminding me what I should be doing, but nothing that requires hours of in depth study. It's a light read, but not really the blueprint to the executive suite.
Super Mini Phrasal Verb Dictionary
Product Description
Learn how verbs work in American English
Here are more than 2,500 definitions of two-word verbs, prepositional verbs, and verbal collocations.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #1548530 in Books
* Published on: 2007-07-22
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 288 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Richard Spears is a former reference editor and linguistics professor at Northwestern University, who has written more than 150 dictionaries. He has a particular expertise in phrasal dictionaries.
Learn how verbs work in American English
Here are more than 2,500 definitions of two-word verbs, prepositional verbs, and verbal collocations.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #1548530 in Books
* Published on: 2007-07-22
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 288 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Richard Spears is a former reference editor and linguistics professor at Northwestern University, who has written more than 150 dictionaries. He has a particular expertise in phrasal dictionaries.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Power Sales Writing
Product Description
Power Sales Writing is a brisk, no-nonsense guide to writing sales messages guaranteed to grab and hold a prospect's attention.
With this book in hand, everyone from salespeople to marketing managers to business executives will quickly and painlessly master the essence of effective sales writing to win the sale or client. This book includes:
* Lists of power words and phrases
* Editing and revision techniques
* Tips on how to break bad news and achieve desired outcomes
* Advice on translating sales skills into copy
* Techniques for getting prospects to act by articulating their needs
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #382017 in Books
* Published on: 2003-07-21
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 144 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Write for results with speed, power, and confidence!
Want to write powerful business communications that command attention, drive home your message, and deliver the desired outcome? Want to save countless hours doing it? Power Sales Writing shows you how. This brisk, no-nonsense guide presents simple rules and easy-to-learn writing techniques you can use every day to wow clients, win sales, and sell your boss on your ideas.
Following a painless, three-step process, you'll learn how to reduce your writing time by up to 80 percent and produce clearer, stronger, more persuasive business letters, e-mails, proposals, and presentations. Whether you're a sales rep, a marketing manager, or an executive, Power Sales Writing will help you to energize and focus your writing with:
* Straightforward must-ask prewriting questions that sharpen your message
* Quick techniques for foolproof editing and revising
* Expert tips on translating your sales skills into selling copy
* Proven methods for motivating readers to action
* Winning advice on delivering bad news in a good way
* Crucial need-to-know lists of power words and phrases
Start reading Power Sales Writing today. By tomorrow you'll be writing letters, e-mails, and proposals that gets you the results you want you and the recognition you deserve.
About the Author
Sue A. Hershkowitz-Coore consults in presentations, customer service and sales writing. Her clients include American Express, Coca-Cola, Motorola, and Walt Disney Pictures.
Customer Reviews
A "must have" for professionals.5
With all of the advances the age of technology has brought us, there have also been a few setbacks. One of those setbacks comes in the form of a lack of professionalism in writing. The email era has all but eliminated professionalism in business communications. POWER SALES WRITING by Sue Hershkowitz-Coore seeks to restore some of that lost professionalism. What we have here, however, is not just about improving the level of professionalism in email, but is applicable to all realms of business writing.
The author begins by introducing four questions that are basic components of all business writing. The professional writer should always begin their prewriting with these four basic questions. Doing so will insure the writer always achieves the desired result. There is an incredible amount of information on such a wide variety of writing tips, such as proofing, when and how to use buffers, and legal culpability in business communications.
The book seems to be aimed at a general audience (anyone who conducts business communication) as well as a specific audience, (copywriters). The content here is beneficial for both audiences and, I believe, meets reader expectations of either group. The last half of the book does slant more towards the professional copywriter, but can still be applied to general business communications.
In the last half of the book we find direction on sales letters. Here, the focus is on such things as sales letter characteristics, the power of testimony and using stimuli words (visual, auditory and kinesthetic) to appeal to various learning styles.
The final section really helps the reader to challenge him or herself from writing habits found less than admirable. This is somewhat of a melding together and condensed version of Richard Bayan's "Words That Sell" and Strunk's "Elements of Style". Of particular note, I found on the final page of text, a technique I have used for years. That is making a list of the ten most important things learned from the book, picking a couple to focus on for a month, then moving to the next two. The problem here is, for me, it was difficult holding my list down to ten items.
This is a critical edition for professional copywriters. It is beneficial for all professionals who must use written communication. I found the book exceptionally well written. Hershkowitz-Coore's obvious skill as a writer makes the book very easy to comprehend.
Power is an UNDERSTATEMENT!5
Competition is fierce and having the best marketing department or newest product is not good enough. All successful Sales professionals possess skills that set them apart from their competitors and effective writing should be at the top of their skill set. In her new book, Power Sales Writing, Sue provides the tools that will inspire the reader to develop or enhance their writing effectiveness and ultimately set them apart from the competition. Power Sales Writing has a prominent position on my bookshelf - a must read!
OK Book; Not Great3
I must say I am little disappointed. I would not tell someone not to buy this book but I would not tell someone to buy it. The book does deliver what it says on the cover. I am not so sure how powerful it is. It is about writing style and how to make it better, easier and faster. I am still trying to decide if I learned anything from this book that is of great value. I am sure I will reference this book in the future and for $10.00; hay what the hell. I have bought computer books for ten times that amount that I hated. If you have difficulty writing and getting your ideas on to paper maybe this book is for you. It is short and it is very readable. I would classify this as an average book. And sorry Sue since my name is not on this I just pounded it out on the keyboard and let the letters fall where they may.
Power Sales Writing is a brisk, no-nonsense guide to writing sales messages guaranteed to grab and hold a prospect's attention.
With this book in hand, everyone from salespeople to marketing managers to business executives will quickly and painlessly master the essence of effective sales writing to win the sale or client. This book includes:
* Lists of power words and phrases
* Editing and revision techniques
* Tips on how to break bad news and achieve desired outcomes
* Advice on translating sales skills into copy
* Techniques for getting prospects to act by articulating their needs
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #382017 in Books
* Published on: 2003-07-21
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 144 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Write for results with speed, power, and confidence!
Want to write powerful business communications that command attention, drive home your message, and deliver the desired outcome? Want to save countless hours doing it? Power Sales Writing shows you how. This brisk, no-nonsense guide presents simple rules and easy-to-learn writing techniques you can use every day to wow clients, win sales, and sell your boss on your ideas.
Following a painless, three-step process, you'll learn how to reduce your writing time by up to 80 percent and produce clearer, stronger, more persuasive business letters, e-mails, proposals, and presentations. Whether you're a sales rep, a marketing manager, or an executive, Power Sales Writing will help you to energize and focus your writing with:
* Straightforward must-ask prewriting questions that sharpen your message
* Quick techniques for foolproof editing and revising
* Expert tips on translating your sales skills into selling copy
* Proven methods for motivating readers to action
* Winning advice on delivering bad news in a good way
* Crucial need-to-know lists of power words and phrases
Start reading Power Sales Writing today. By tomorrow you'll be writing letters, e-mails, and proposals that gets you the results you want you and the recognition you deserve.
About the Author
Sue A. Hershkowitz-Coore consults in presentations, customer service and sales writing. Her clients include American Express, Coca-Cola, Motorola, and Walt Disney Pictures.
Customer Reviews
A "must have" for professionals.5
With all of the advances the age of technology has brought us, there have also been a few setbacks. One of those setbacks comes in the form of a lack of professionalism in writing. The email era has all but eliminated professionalism in business communications. POWER SALES WRITING by Sue Hershkowitz-Coore seeks to restore some of that lost professionalism. What we have here, however, is not just about improving the level of professionalism in email, but is applicable to all realms of business writing.
The author begins by introducing four questions that are basic components of all business writing. The professional writer should always begin their prewriting with these four basic questions. Doing so will insure the writer always achieves the desired result. There is an incredible amount of information on such a wide variety of writing tips, such as proofing, when and how to use buffers, and legal culpability in business communications.
The book seems to be aimed at a general audience (anyone who conducts business communication) as well as a specific audience, (copywriters). The content here is beneficial for both audiences and, I believe, meets reader expectations of either group. The last half of the book does slant more towards the professional copywriter, but can still be applied to general business communications.
In the last half of the book we find direction on sales letters. Here, the focus is on such things as sales letter characteristics, the power of testimony and using stimuli words (visual, auditory and kinesthetic) to appeal to various learning styles.
The final section really helps the reader to challenge him or herself from writing habits found less than admirable. This is somewhat of a melding together and condensed version of Richard Bayan's "Words That Sell" and Strunk's "Elements of Style". Of particular note, I found on the final page of text, a technique I have used for years. That is making a list of the ten most important things learned from the book, picking a couple to focus on for a month, then moving to the next two. The problem here is, for me, it was difficult holding my list down to ten items.
This is a critical edition for professional copywriters. It is beneficial for all professionals who must use written communication. I found the book exceptionally well written. Hershkowitz-Coore's obvious skill as a writer makes the book very easy to comprehend.
Power is an UNDERSTATEMENT!5
Competition is fierce and having the best marketing department or newest product is not good enough. All successful Sales professionals possess skills that set them apart from their competitors and effective writing should be at the top of their skill set. In her new book, Power Sales Writing, Sue provides the tools that will inspire the reader to develop or enhance their writing effectiveness and ultimately set them apart from the competition. Power Sales Writing has a prominent position on my bookshelf - a must read!
OK Book; Not Great3
I must say I am little disappointed. I would not tell someone not to buy this book but I would not tell someone to buy it. The book does deliver what it says on the cover. I am not so sure how powerful it is. It is about writing style and how to make it better, easier and faster. I am still trying to decide if I learned anything from this book that is of great value. I am sure I will reference this book in the future and for $10.00; hay what the hell. I have bought computer books for ten times that amount that I hated. If you have difficulty writing and getting your ideas on to paper maybe this book is for you. It is short and it is very readable. I would classify this as an average book. And sorry Sue since my name is not on this I just pounded it out on the keyboard and let the letters fall where they may.
The Encyclopedia of Leadership
Product Description
The Encyclopedia of Leadership is a comprehensive reference guide to over 200 of the most important business leadership principles, theories, tools, and techniques. Each entry features a brief, one-page summary of an influential theory or tool—often illustrated graphically—followed by a worksheet or exercise. Thoroughly cross-referenced, it allows busy leaders to find what they need, review it, and even implement it—often in as little as 15 minutes.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #212850 in Books
* Published on: 2000-12-12
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 479 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Quick summaries and skill development worksheets for 130 of the most important leadership theories and techniques
A comprehensive guide to the most important and influential leadership principles, theories, tools and techniques in the organizational world, The Encyclopedia of Leadership will help bring you up to speed on many familiar leadership models by modern ‘gurus.’ Featuring ideas by ,John Kotter Charles Handy, Peter Senge, David Ulrich, Ken Blanchard, Peter Drucker, and many others, The Encyclopedia of Leadership summarizes each key idea in one page, then provides a worksheet to help put the idea into practice. The worksheet can be photocopied for yourself or downloaded from the Web and customized to meet the needs of your organization's leadership training program.
Designed for busy leaders, trainers, consultants, educators, and coaches, The Encyclopedia of Leadership makes it possible to quickly find brief summaries of any important leadership idea including:
* the basic competencies and practices of successful leaders
* finding the best leadership technique for the situation
* leading groups and teams
* designing productive organizations
* coaching and supporting the success of others, and much more.
Summarizing the thinking of hundreds of great leadership thinkers, The Encyclopedia of Leadership is an important reference book for everyone involved in leadership and leadership training.
The first desk reference of its kind, the Encyclopedia of Leadership summarizes more than 130 of the most useful leadership ideas, and techniques from the world’s greatest leadership authorities and presents them in one accessible handbook. Covering the most important issues facing today’s leaders, each entry has been carefully selected for its enduring quality and time-tested usefulness.
The Encyclopedia features the most useful, regularly used ‘tools of the leadership trade,’ condensed into quick and easy ‘bites.’ In addition, each entry in the encyclopedia includes a reproducible worksheet to make it easy to apply the technique to your leadership situation—or to use in a leadership training program.
Worksheets include:
* personal effectiveness tools for your own personal leadership role
* coaching mentoring tools to work with others to increase their effectiveness
* training tools for leadership development
* group/team leadership tools.
Each worksheet can be photocopied or downloaded from the Web and customized to meet the needs of your organization. Also included is bibliographic information for readers who want to learn more about each leadership idea.
Packed with evaluation questionnaires, graphics, and checklists, The Encyclopedia of Leadership makes it easy to quickly understand and implement the leadership idea that's right for your organization.
About the Author
Murray Hiebert (Calgary, Canada; www.consultskills.com) has over twenty years experience as an international consultant. He also manages an internationally successful workshop, for professional experts Consulting Skills for Professionals.
Bruce Klatt (Calgary, Canada; www.murphyklatt.com) is a senior partner in Murphy Klatt Consulting, Inc. specializing in accountability and alignment, strategic alliancing and organizational effectiveness.
The Encyclopedia of Leadership is a comprehensive reference guide to over 200 of the most important business leadership principles, theories, tools, and techniques. Each entry features a brief, one-page summary of an influential theory or tool—often illustrated graphically—followed by a worksheet or exercise. Thoroughly cross-referenced, it allows busy leaders to find what they need, review it, and even implement it—often in as little as 15 minutes.
Product Details
* Amazon Sales Rank: #212850 in Books
* Published on: 2000-12-12
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Hardcover
* 479 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Quick summaries and skill development worksheets for 130 of the most important leadership theories and techniques
A comprehensive guide to the most important and influential leadership principles, theories, tools and techniques in the organizational world, The Encyclopedia of Leadership will help bring you up to speed on many familiar leadership models by modern ‘gurus.’ Featuring ideas by ,John Kotter Charles Handy, Peter Senge, David Ulrich, Ken Blanchard, Peter Drucker, and many others, The Encyclopedia of Leadership summarizes each key idea in one page, then provides a worksheet to help put the idea into practice. The worksheet can be photocopied for yourself or downloaded from the Web and customized to meet the needs of your organization's leadership training program.
Designed for busy leaders, trainers, consultants, educators, and coaches, The Encyclopedia of Leadership makes it possible to quickly find brief summaries of any important leadership idea including:
* the basic competencies and practices of successful leaders
* finding the best leadership technique for the situation
* leading groups and teams
* designing productive organizations
* coaching and supporting the success of others, and much more.
Summarizing the thinking of hundreds of great leadership thinkers, The Encyclopedia of Leadership is an important reference book for everyone involved in leadership and leadership training.
The first desk reference of its kind, the Encyclopedia of Leadership summarizes more than 130 of the most useful leadership ideas, and techniques from the world’s greatest leadership authorities and presents them in one accessible handbook. Covering the most important issues facing today’s leaders, each entry has been carefully selected for its enduring quality and time-tested usefulness.
The Encyclopedia features the most useful, regularly used ‘tools of the leadership trade,’ condensed into quick and easy ‘bites.’ In addition, each entry in the encyclopedia includes a reproducible worksheet to make it easy to apply the technique to your leadership situation—or to use in a leadership training program.
Worksheets include:
* personal effectiveness tools for your own personal leadership role
* coaching mentoring tools to work with others to increase their effectiveness
* training tools for leadership development
* group/team leadership tools.
Each worksheet can be photocopied or downloaded from the Web and customized to meet the needs of your organization. Also included is bibliographic information for readers who want to learn more about each leadership idea.
Packed with evaluation questionnaires, graphics, and checklists, The Encyclopedia of Leadership makes it easy to quickly understand and implement the leadership idea that's right for your organization.
About the Author
Murray Hiebert (Calgary, Canada; www.consultskills.com) has over twenty years experience as an international consultant. He also manages an internationally successful workshop, for professional experts Consulting Skills for Professionals.
Bruce Klatt (Calgary, Canada; www.murphyklatt.com) is a senior partner in Murphy Klatt Consulting, Inc. specializing in accountability and alignment, strategic alliancing and organizational effectiveness.
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