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Business Skills All–in–One For Dummies UK ed Edition
Author(s): Kate Burton
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
- Publication Date: 23 Feb. 2012
- Edition: UK ed
- Language: English
- Print length: 616 pages
- ISBN-10: 1119941628
- ISBN-13: 9781119941620
Book Description
Written by a team of experts, Business Skills All–in–One For Dummies UK ed Edition is your complete guide to perfecting your communication, management and organizational skills. Inside you′ll find simple techniques for improving your performance at work – everything from presentation skills, project management, persuading and influencing people, motivating (yourself and others!), managing your workload, managing a team and much more. No other book offers you this much in one volume. It′s like having a whole team of business, communication and management experts sitting on your bookshelf…but much less crowded!
Inside you′ll find 4 books in 1:
- Book I: Communicating Effectively (covering communication, presentations, body language, confidence, persuasion & influence)
- Book II: Building Your Commercial Acumen (covering accounting and budgeting, technology, selling, negotiation)
- Book III: Managing and Leading Others (recruiting, working in teams and groups, dealing with ethics and office politics, coaching, leadership)
- Book IV: Increasing Productivity and Performance (time management, project management, achieving goals, motivation, managing stress, organising time, managing meetings and dealing with emails).
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Master the business skills you need to survive and thrive in today′s more competitive workplace in no time!
Bringing together the insights and expertise of an all–star team of business professionals, Business Skills All–in–One For Dummies is the quick, easy way to get a handle on the commercial, interpersonal and management skills you need to succeed. You′ll find simple techniques for improving every facet of your work performance from presenting, project management, negotiating and sales, to accounting, budgeting, time management and team building.
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Improve the ′soft′ skills fine–tune your communication skills, give powerful presentations, use body language effectively and master the gentle art of persuasion
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Nail down the ′hard′ skills learn the basics of accounting and budgeting, selling, negotiating and other key commercial skills
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Boost performance and productivity learn techniques for time management, project management, staying motivated, beating stress, controlling meetings and more
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Manage for excellence quickly master critical management skills, such as staff recruitment, team building, ethical decision making and coaching
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Get them to follow your lead discover the secrets of great leadership and learn how to motivate and inspire your people, even through the toughest of times
Open the book and find:
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Guidance on team building and project management
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How to communicate effectively
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Advice on giving perfect presentations
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How to negotiate and sell like a pro
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Useful information on business accounting and budgeting
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Tips on dealing with stress
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How to coach others
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Pointers on becoming an effective leader
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Great suggestions for increasing productivity and performance
4 BOOKS IN???1
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Communicating Effectively
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Building Your Commercial Acumen
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Managing and Leading Others
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Increasing Productivity and Performance
About the Author
Kate Burton runs a successful international coaching practice working with clients such as Hewlett–Packard, Microsoft and KPMG. Kate is co–author of the bestselling Neuro–Linguistic Programming For Dummies, Neuro–Linguistic Programming Workbook For Dummies and Building Self–Confidence For Dummies.
