Samantha Johnson
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Samantha Johnson is the online content manager of Business Book Summaries. At Business Book Summaries, we believe people become better professionals through learning. We believe that business books contain some of the best and most current business thought. We believe that summaries of the best business books help people to learn more efficiently and more effectively. We believe that a summary can provide the basic overview of the book, and give you insights into the author’s ideas. Nothing substitutes for reading the book, but we believe our summaries will help you to get a solid grasp of the lessons in the book, so you can decide which books to read and when to read them.
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Bringing Balance Into Your Life
Believe it or not, the prescription for maintaining balance for the vast majority of women is this: Learn how to take care of yourself instead of taking care of everyone else excepts yourself. This doesn’t mean being selfish or self-centered. Far from it. But how can you take care of your loved ones if you’re sick? How can you help others have a high quality of life if your own quality of life is low?
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The Human Capital Supply Chain
If a company does not fully understand the cost of its human capital, it leaves a large amount of expenses unmanaged. In order to fully understand the cost of human capital, direct and indirect labor costs need to be integrated. Integrating direct and indirect labor costs creates a more complete idea of human capital expenses. A human capital supply chain (HCSC) management program requires technology across "organizations, business units, and suppliers" to work together.
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Delighting Clients
The rise of giant corporations led to the atomization and specialization of work, resulting in workers being disconnected from both the final product and the purpose of their work. There was no line of sight to the client, and without that, it was impossible to know what clients actually needed, or what would delight them. In a prior age, work, products, and customers were interconnected, and businesses, customers, and communities all benefited from a mutual understanding of the meaning of work. Work put people first, rather than things.
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Your Expectations Make a Difference
Adolescence marks the pathway between childhood and young adulthood. Our world has changed so much since you, who are now parents, grew up. What you may think of as the typical behavior of your own junior and senior high school years now frequently takes place in middle school.
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Taking a New Approach to Building Your Business
An Army of Entrepreneurs (AOE), in essence, is an internal force of loyal and committed employees. It is also a structure and a mindset that will help a business grow well beyond its founder or CEO. Well-know management expert Jennifer Prosek first implemented an AOE at her communications firm. She had hoped to empower every member of the company to use their own resources in order to help the business succeed.
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Principles for Creating Your Future
You now know yourself better than most people ever will. So, what do you do with this new found knowledge? First, ask yourself if you have enough fire in your belly to proceed as an entrepreneur in your own business. If you do, you will most likely be highly successful and will enjoy your individual endeavor. That fire in your belly can truly make the difference between success and failure in an entrepreneurial venture. If you find you don’t have this entrepreneurial fire, consider other venues.
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Why Get Organized?
We sometimes forget our reasons to get organized once we realize it is a long-haul investment. Our reasons like “to make the house look better” quickly dissipate when all our efforts have brought us full circle back to the place we started three weeks ago. If we don’t understand the lasting motivators to get organized, we may become disheartened along our organizing journey. Experience Peace of Mind
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The Little Extra That Makes You a Winner
The first step to be taken in order to start the Plus Factor operating is to learn to be a creative dreamer. In some uncanny way that no one fully understands, they seem to contain the seeds of their own fulfillment. If you dream something long enough and hard enough, a door seems to open and ...
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Born to Be Unique
It doesn’t take long for a parent to realize that not all children act alike, but we seldom know what to do about it. One child may be bubbly and outgoing while another is reserved and withdrawn. One may demand constant attention while another is content to be left on her own. Studies ...
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How to Proactively Manage Change and Transition
Change is inevitable, but not many managers handle it well. One framework that is recommended for managing change is the "Bridges Transition Model." It suggests that change and transition are two different things. Change is a situation in which something transforms. Transition, in contrast, is the inner process that people experience as they come to terms with a change. The Bridges Transition Model breaks transitions down into three phases: an ending, a neutral zone, and a new beginning. These phases have the following characteristics:
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Relaxing the Mind and Body
Every once in a while, you need to ‘shut off.’ Not to have to think about working, shopping, ironing, bills, relationships, gardening, families, deadlines, children, parents, what’s right and what’s wrong. If you instinctively fell you’d like to do this – you’re right. Your mind and body is telling you that it wants a break, and if you’re being sensible, you’ll heed the request. Your body is remarkable in the way as it keeps going, despite the fact you may not always feed it or rest it properly. It’s the same with your mind – it carries on regardless.
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Mortgages: Knowing What You're Getting Into
There’s a lot more to buying a home than just picking one out and moving in. If you don’t have a wad of cash in your sofa cushions, chances are you’ll need a mortgage. Mortgage lending has been around for a long, long time, and some things haven’t changed while other parts of the mortgage process are brand new. Knowing what you’re getting into can help you make the right decisions. WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BUYING AND RENTING?r
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BusinessSummaries.com
BusinessSummaries.com is a book summary service that provides succinct summaries of today’s business bestsellers in an easy-to-read format.
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ContentSummaries.com
ContentSummaries.com is a book summary service that caters solely to the needs of corporations who recognize the need for a cost-efficient and effective training solution.
May 1, 2009
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BestSummaries.com
BestSummaries provides very useful summaries of top self-help, motivational and inspirational books.
December 30, 2008
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Samantha Johnson is the online content manager of Business Book Summaries.
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