Ask a Manager

Ask a Manager

Author: Alison Green

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Published: 2018-05-01

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0399181822

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From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together


Who

Who

Author: Geoff Smart

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Published: 2008-09-30

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0345504194

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In this instant New York Times Bestseller, Geoff Smart and Randy Street provide a simple, practical, and effective solution to what The Economist calls “the single biggest problem in business today”: unsuccessful hiring. The average hiring mistake costs a company $1.5 million or more a year and countless wasted hours. This statistic becomes even more startling when you consider that the typical hiring success rate of managers is only 50 percent. The silver lining is that “who” problems are easily preventable. Based on more than 1,300 hours of interviews with more than 20 billionaires and 300 CEOs, Who presents Smart and Street’s A Method for Hiring. Refined through the largest research study of its kind ever undertaken, the A Method stresses fundamental elements that anyone can implement–and it has a 90 percent success rate. Whether you’re a member of a board of directors looking for a new CEO, the owner of a small business searching for the right people to make your company grow, or a parent in need of a new babysitter, it’s all about Who. Inside you’ll learn how to • avoid common “voodoo hiring” methods • define the outcomes you seek • generate a flow of A Players to your team–by implementing the #1 tactic used by successful businesspeople • ask the right interview questions to dramatically improve your ability to quickly distinguish an A Player from a B or C candidate • attract the person you want to hire, by emphasizing the points the candidate cares about most In business, you are who you hire. In Who, Geoff Smart and Randy Street offer simple, easy-to-follow steps that will put the right people in place for optimal success.


PMP: Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide

PMP: Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide

Author: Kim Heldman

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2007-07-17

Total Pages: 652

ISBN-13: 0470152508

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Get the full coverage you need for the PMP® Exam! Get the preparation you need for the challenging Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification exam in this comprehensive study guide. In addition to coverage of all exam objectives, you'll find practical advice including "How This Applies to Your Current Project" and "Real World Scenario" sidebars, as well as coverage for the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) exam, and much more. Full coverage of all exam objectives in a systematic approach, so you can be confident you're getting the instruction you need for the exam Practical hands-on exercises to reinforce critical skills Real-world scenarios that put what you've learned in the context of actual job roles Challenging review questions in each chapter to prepare you for exam day Exam Essentials, a key feature in each chapter that identifies critical areas you must become proficient in before taking the exam A handy tear card that maps every official exam objective to the corresponding chapter in the book, so you can track your exam prep objective by objective The accmpanying CD features: The Sybex test engine, which includes all of the chapter review questions and bonus exams. Electronic flashcards that reinforce your understanding and run on your PC, Pocket PC, or Palm handheld. More than two hours of audio instruction so you can fine-tune your project management skills. The entire book in searchable and printable PDF. Order today so you can study anywhere, any time, and approach the exam with confidence. (PMP, Project Management Professional, and CAPM are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.)


The AMA Handbook of Project Management

The AMA Handbook of Project Management

Author: Paul C. Dinsmore

Publisher: AMACOM/American Management Association

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 544

ISBN-13: 0814415423

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Completely revised and fully up-to-date, this is the essential book on the field of project management. --


Cracking the PM Interview

Cracking the PM Interview

Author: Gayle Laakmann McDowell

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780984782819

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How many pizzas are delivered in Manhattan? How do you design an alarm clock for the blind? What is your favorite piece of software and why? How would you launch a video rental service in India? This book will teach you how to answer these questions and more. Cracking the PM Interview is a comprehensive book about landing a product management role in a startup or bigger tech company. Learn how the ambiguously-named "PM" (product manager / program manager) role varies across companies, what experience you need, how to make your existing experience translate, what a great PM resume and cover letter look like, and finally, how to master the interview: estimation questions, behavioral questions, case questions, product questions, technical questions, and the super important "pitch."


Lead Or Lag

Lead Or Lag

Author: Moira Alexander

Publisher:

Published: 2016-11-04

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9780692776810

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Reviews: "A detailed handbook delivers advice on increasing the focus and efficiency of team projects in the business world....Business-world readers coming to Alexander's text, with its neologisms and endless term abbreviations (KPI for key performance indicators, BPI for business process improvements, PMI for Project Management Institute, PMM for project management methodologies, etc.), should appreciate the clear, methodological thinking in these pages.....A step-by-step, concept-by-concept approach to making corporate endeavors work" - Kirkus ReviewsFor businesses of any size, industry, demographic, structure, product or service to become fully successful, strategic project management must always stay within focus. Project and company leadership at the helm should remain informed, innovative, and strive to keep the business in a ready state for transformation in order to continually and successfully leverage all the best strategic options. For projects to optimally enable business activities, the short and long-term business strategy must be the primary focus. Being a thought leader means maintaining an open mind and practicing continuous and deliberate improvement, innovation, and transformation, while also leveraging the best available forward facing project options. WHAT'S COVERED?Business strategy & transformation, thought leadership, the role of project management, human resource elements, remote PM, methodologies, change management, PM software and KPIs.WHO THIS BOOK IS FORWritten by a media recognized project management and leadership expert, this book is for thought leaders seeking insight into senior level strategic aspects of leadership, planning, processes, career, and resource topics. The book serves as a high-level go-to-guide for anyone involved in or interested in business strategy and transformation, project management or leadership. For: -C-Suites-business owners -HR specialists -recruiters -PM educators-leadership coaches-students and candidates-stakeholders-consultants-anyone interested in strategy or PMFor those who choose to lead....not lag.


PgMP® Exam Practice Test and Study Guide, Fourth Edition

PgMP® Exam Practice Test and Study Guide, Fourth Edition

Author: Ginger Levin

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2013-06-13

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 1482219131

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PgMP® Exam Practice Test and Study Guide, Fourth Edition is the book you need to pass the Program Management Professional (PgMP®) exam the first time around. It reflects recent revisions based on PMI®'s Standard for Program Management - Third Edition (2013). Based on best practices that complement PMI®’s standards, this is the most comprehensive and up-to-date resource available to help you prepare for the exam with new and changed terminology. It includes a list of the major topics covered on the exam organized by the five performance domains—strategic program management, program life cycle, benefits management, stakeholder management, and governance—as presented in the Program Management Professional Examination Content Outline. It also includes helpful tips on how to make the most of the time you have available to prepare for the exam. Just like its bestselling predecessors, this indispensable study guide includes 20 multiple-choice practice questions for each domain along with a comprehensive answer key. The program life cycle domain includes 20 questions for each of the five phases. Each question also has a plainly written rationale for each correct answer with bibliographic references for further study. Two challenging, 170-question practice tests that simulate the actual exam are included in the book and online, so you can retake them as many times as necessary. They also include a rationale and reference. Scores for the online tests are presented as if each question is rated similarly, but this edition also includes a new component: the authors’ own weighting system for the level of difficulty for each question. This system will show you what they feel meets the exam’s criteria for Proficient, Moderately Proficient, and below Proficient. You then will see your scores by domain in both approaches. Supplying an insider's look at the questions, terminology, and sentence construction you will encounter on the day of the exam, this indispensable study tool is designed to help you pass the exam and achieve the highly sought after PgMP® certification.


PMP Exam Practice Test and Study Guide

PMP Exam Practice Test and Study Guide

Author: Ginger Levin

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2015-09-18

Total Pages: 466

ISBN-13: 1498752837

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Continuing in the tradition of its bestselling predecessors, PMP Exam Practice Test and Study Guide, Tenth Edition uses self study to help readers increase their chances of passing the PMP certification exam the first time around. This tenth edition is up to date with the 2015 Examination Content Outline (ECO) published by the Project Management In