Clutch
Clutch

Author: Paul Sullivan

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2010-09-02

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 110144262X

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Is clutch performance innate-or can it be learned? Sooner or later everyone encounters a situation in which the stakes are high and the outcome is crucial. And even top performers can crumble when faced with such extreme pressure. Consider the CEO who panics in a desperate attempt to shore up his company's earnings, the veteran politician who grows overconfident and loses to the upstart candidate, the quarterback who carries his team to the Super Bowl but falls apart in the final quarter. All of them choked. But then there are the performers who thrive under such conditions: the ER doctor racing the clock to save someone's life, the lieutenant who leads his platoon to victory after an ambush, the young attorney who refuses to be intimidated in court and wins the crucial case. These people are clutch, and their ability to overcome extreme pressure consistently and beat the toughest odds fascinates us. How do they do it? According to Paul Sullivan, clutch performance does not stem from an innate ability. It's a learned skill: the art of operating in high-stress situations as if they were everyday conditions. Even some of the most experienced and talented performers lack this skill-but Sullivan shows that anyone can develop it. Drawing on new research and interviews with stars across a range of fields, Sullivan uncovers the shared traits that define clutch performers and explains how anyone can apply their strategies. He builds his case through many inspiring true stories, including those of * a skinny sergeant who saved his battalion in Iraq; * a rookie baseball player who pitched his team into its first World Series; * an eccentric psychiatrist who trained a group of financial traders to become the best in the world; * a lawyer who struggled in school but became one of the top litigators in America. Full of powerful advice and real-world examples, Clutch will show you how to overcome extreme pressure to achieve greatness.

Small Business Management
Small Business Management

Author: Hasanraza Ansari

Publisher: Hasanraza Ansari

Published:

Total Pages: 641

ISBN-13:

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This book is a general introduction to managing a small business. The book is meant to be a general, and simplified, introduction to the subject matter. This book treats small business management as a practical human activity rather than as an abstract theoretical concept. The hope is to teach concepts that can be immediately applied to “real world” experiences and case studies. This book incorporates the use of technology and e-business as a way to gain a competitive advantage over larger rivals. Technology is omnipresent in today’s business world and small businesses must use it to their advantage. Practical discussions and examples of how a small business can use these technologies without having extensive expertise or expenditures are found within the readings. Cash flow is extremely important to small businesses. This book explicitly acknowledges the constant need to examine how decisions affect cash flow by incorporating cash flow impact content. As the lifeblood of all organizations, cash flow implications must be a factor in all business decision-making. Finally, this book recognizes the need to clearly identify sources of customer value and bring that understanding to every decision. Decisions that do not add to customer value should be seriously reconsidered.

Rehabilitation Engineering
Rehabilitation Engineering

Author: Raymond V. Smith

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1990-07-03

Total Pages: 578

ISBN-13: 9780849369513

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The purpose of this handbook is to bring together information on the special devices and associated systems which have been developed to assist the handicapped in living and vocational pursuits and in clinical use. This unique work places emphasis on the devices and systems plus includes sufficient background information to clarify the objectives and use. The general subject matter is divided into two major areas. The first area deals primarily with the environment of the handicapped. The second section deals with devices for personal assist systems-such as for testing, evaluation, and training-and devices which provide individualized support. The information in this comprehensive handbook will assist those working directly in the broad field of rehabilitation of the handicapped and also those associated with the subject matter in a peripheral way, including counseling and vocational evaluation.

Will Your Next Mistake be Fatal?
Will Your Next Mistake be Fatal?

Author: Robert E. Mittelstaedt

Publisher: Financial Times/Prentice Hall

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780131913646

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What do Enron, the Space Shuttle Columbia and 9/11 have in common? How a chain of mistakes can lead to disaster if they go unrecognised. How to build internal systems that prevent failure chains from spiralling out of control. Practical techniques for avoiding business failures - whether they arise from preparation, strategy, execution, or culture.

Small Business Management
Small Business Management

Author: Timothy S. Hatten

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 2019-01-02

Total Pages: 620

ISBN-13: 1544356102

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Now with SAGE Publishing, Timothy S. Hatten’s Seventh Edition of Small Business Management equips students with the tools they need to navigate the important financial, legal, marketing, managerial, and operational decisions to help them create and maintain a sustainable competitive advantage in small business. Strong emphasis is placed on application with Experiential Learning Activities and application of technology and social media throughout. New cases, real-world examples, and illuminating features spotlight the diverse, innovative contributions of small business owners to the economy. Whether students dream of launching a new venture, purchasing a franchise, managing a lifestyle business, or joining the family company, they will learn important best practices for competing in the modern business world. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package.

Your Complete Guide to Money Happiness
Your Complete Guide to Money Happiness

Author: Henry S. Brock

Publisher: Legacy Publishing (NV)

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 578

ISBN-13: 9780965388696

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Unlike the usual financial planning manual which merely focuses on strategies and tactics, Money Happiness first lays the enduring foundation of correct principles against which any strategy or tactic may be measured. Within this framework, Brock reveals with remarkable clarity why so many financial self-help books fall short of helping you find lasting solutions to financial challenges. By examining those principles that worked yesteryear, today, and that will work in the years of economic commotion ahead, you will discover how to discern sense for nonsense, fundamentals from fads, and facts from fiction as promoted in the financial press. These principles will be just as applicable to the economy in the year 2025 as they are today.