Diversification Strategy : How to Grow a Business by Diversifying Successfully

 















Kogan Page (2009) | English | ISBN-13: 978-07494-56641 | 225 Pages | PDF | 5.98 MB

Diversification is a topic that raises its head in tough and turbulent economic times and is seen as an important option for growth. Out of necessity it is now back in the management agenda.

Diversified organizations are everywhere - in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. With diversification comes complication, and if the varied activities of these organizations are not carried out effectively, their very diversity can lead to major inefficiency or even corporate failure.

"Diversification Strategy" establishes a blueprint for successfully managing diversification. The emphasis is on what successful and unsuccessful diversifiers do, as well as on the effective practices of focused firms. Using illuminating case studies, it analyzes the whole process in detail and describes the seven characteristics of successful diversifiers. It offers best-practice guidance for successfully managing diversified organizations and the business units within them.

Graham Kenny has contributed to Diversification Strategy: How to Grow a Business by Diversifying Successfully as an author. Graham Kenny is the Managing Director of Strategic Factors, a company specializing in strategic planning and performance measurement. For the past eighteen years, he has consulted and conducted public seminars on these topics for a multitude of organizations over a wide range of industries. He has also had numerous articles published in management journals throughout the world


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The Seven Challenges: A Workbook and Reader About Communicating More Cooperatively

104 pages |  Trafford Publishing | English | ISBN-10: 1553690745 | PDF
The Seven Challenges Workbook guides readers in learning how to communicate more copperatively, more compassionately, more creatively, and more successfully.

About the Author
Dennis Rivers has been teaching communication skills for more than 20 years in business, college, social service and political protest environments. He holds degrees in business (from UCLA), religious studies from UC Santa Barbara), and interpersonal communication (from the Vermont College Graduate Program). He is currently a scholar-in-residence at La Casa de Maria Conference Center near Santa Barbara, and directs the Institute for Cooperative Communication Skills, a curriculum development consortium.


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10 Unwealthy Habits by Alicia Castillo

28 pages | Alicia Castillo (2006) | English | ISBN-10: 0980396425 | True PDF
Alicia Castillo a serial entrepreneur and wealth consultant, She went from losing all her savings, to moving countries as a single mother to create an investment fund and retire in 10 years.

Alicia Castillo Holley, breaks down the negative habits that prevent us from gaining wealth. Written to address many individual viewpoints, she offers insight into how we can break those habits by first identifying them and then defying them.

Wealth does not make you happy, but when you are wealthy, you are happier. Why? Because you feel valued, important, respected, appreciated… but most importantly, because if you are wealthy you can do things freely. Of course, you can feel valued without feeling wealthy, and you can feel happy without feeling wealthy. But if you take care of your wealth, you stop worrying about it. You feel in control.

There is ample information about how to make money, how to be wealthy, how to be successful, how to.... Yet, here we will take an opposite look. What about looking at things you are doing that are preventing you from being wealthy?

If you are stuck regardless of your efforts and feel you are chasing your wealth instead of enjoying it. This is a book for you. Based on her work with hundreds of entrepreneurs seeking funding, Castillo realized recurrent habits that prevented success. She discusses the key habits and offers a remedy to each invisible habit. Through the cases of 10 characters, you will be surprised to find out what is holding them back.

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The Little Black Book Of Project Management - 3rd Edition

Publisher: AMACOM | Pages: 259 |  Oct 2009 | ISBN 0814415296 | PDF
For nearly twenty years, "The Little Black Book of Project Management" has provided businesspeople everywhere with a quick and effective introduction to project management tools and methodology. The revised and updated third edition reflects the newest

techniques, the latest project management software, as well as the most recent changes to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK ). A fast-read solution for both seasoned and first-time project managers, "The Little Black Book of Project Management" can help any professional achieve on-time results, superior organizational ability, consistent profit generation, and a reputation for both quality and dependability.

If you are new to the world of project management, and you are looking for a handy, easy-to-read, yet detailed collection of information about successfully managing projects, then this book is a great place to start.

This book methodically walked through the steps of successful project management: initial planning, assembling a project team, budgeting, work scheduling, and project reviewing. Besides those key project management basics, it included a chapter on the importance of project-related communications and a chapter on the career challenges and opportunities of project management. At the end of each chapter was a short "work project" to help the reader check his understanding of the chapter's main points.

Throughout the book, the author identified many additional resources (i.e. books and websites) to expand and complement the information presented. The book also made use of many effective checklists and figures to organize and present the information.

As a retired career Marine officer with many years of successfully managing events and projects, and now as a contractor supporting diverse government and military organizations, this book helped me to smoothly transition to the world of civilian project management.

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Sushi Made Easy Cookbook - Nobuko Tsuda

150 pages | Weatherhill | English | ISBN-10: 9780834801738 | PDF
Visually appealing, flavorful, and nutritious sushi has long been one of the most popular foods of Japan and is now a favorite of epicures around the world. Here, the ingredients and utensils for making sushi are introduced and the principles of sushi-making explained through thirty-six recipes illustrated with drawings and sixteen pages of color photographs. Included are instructions for dressing and filleting twenty-one kinds of fish, serving suggestions, and recipes for soups to complete an authentic sushi meal.

Review
This book takes a well balanced approach that is geared toward the novice. I found the sections on equipment and ingredients to be very good overviews on these topics. Assembly instructions were pretty good, and frankly, the pictures go a long way toward showing you what the end result will / should look like. Other books I looked at contained more history and shopping tips than I wanted. The key to success with sushi is experiment! - Vivarib1, Amazon.com

This is an excellent beginner's book for sushi lovers. Includes beautiful color photos to show the art of presentation and the beauty of the cuisine. It could have included pronuciation tips for some of the words, and the technique described for making nori rolls was awkward (I place strips of filling on rice closer to the center), but otherwise I highly recommend this book. - Amazon.com


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Under the Microscope - In the Home (2010)

Chelsea House Publications | 2010 | ISBN: 1604138238 | 32 pages | PDF | 11 MB
When you are in your home, did you know that millions of tiny living creatures share the space with your family and pets? These microorganisms live in your bed, in your kitchen, and on your pets. From dust mites to bed bugs, mold to bacteria living in the kitchen sponge,
this informative title gives readers an up-close look, explaining how these organisms survive, how they got there, and how they can affect the health of those in the home.

Contents:
A hidden world in your home
Dust mites
Looking closer at dust
Bugs in the bed
In the bathroom
In the kitchen
Fungi at home
Close-up on clothes
Pet parasites
Household mini-monsters
Bigger bugs
Everyday stuff
Size and scale
About microscopes
Micro-detective.

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The Complete Guide To Home Carpentry

225 pages | Creative Publishing | English | ISBN-0: 86573-577-8 | PDF | 18 MB
About This Book: The Complete Guide to Home Carpentry combines the most popular carpentry projects with up-to-date information on tools, techniques, and materials required for home projects. Easy-to-use photo-driven pages show readers the most common saw cuts, nailing techniques, router designs, and skills for using dozens of other tools. Projects range from framing a partition wall, building shelves, and installing windows and doors, to hanging cabinets, cutting countertops, and installing trim. Readers even learn how to remove walls for remodeling projects.

This book contains everything readers need for their projects - both new construction and repairs - in user-friendly detail. Color photos accompany each technique and project. The result is an indispensable resource for any homeowner planning a carpentry project, large or small.

Highlights::
* Contains hundreds of the indoor and outdoor carpentry projects and techniques most useful to homeowners.
* Covers basic framing, window and door installation, and trim detail, plus installing cabinets, counter tops, and shelves.
* Shows how to use and maintain carpentry tools, such as hand and power saws, routers, drills, sanders, and more.
* Includes attractive projects, such as tongue-and-groove wainscoting, and practical repairs for stairways, exterior siding, and more.
* Competitive titles have fewer than half as many projects and techniques, and little, if any, photography.
* Newest addition to CPi's bestselling line-up of Complete Guides.

About the Author
About The Author: Daniel London (editor) led the editorial team for The Complete Photo Guide to Home Repair, Outdoor Wood Furnishings, Easy Wood Furniture Projects, and The Complete Guide to Home Masonry, and authored Small Engine Care & Repair.

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