In the past, companies could pick a strategy and stick with it, maintaining a competitive edge for years. But today, companies surge ahead, fall behind, or even disappear in mere months. If you and your company are going to thrive for the long run, you need to continuously evolve, change, and stay astep ahead of yourcompetition. The ability to see and capitalize on new opportunities is the cor…
Cases in Comparative Politics can be traced to an ongoing experiment under¬taken by the three comparative political scientists in the Politics and Government Department at the University of Puget Sound. Over the years the three of us spent much time discussing the challenges of teaching our introductory course in com¬parative politics. In those discussions we came to realize that each of us t…
The Japanese economy needs a jump-start. This is not an indictment, but rather an honest assessment of reality. The Power to Compete is a conversation between two of the men most qualified to discuss the situation: a CEO of one of the world's largest Internet companies and his father, a leading international economist and longtime Kobe University professor. Between Hiroshi and Ryoichi Mikitani…
Sporting a brand-new look and packed with powerful features, your new iPhone is hard to put down. This handy little guide is here to walk you through the basics of browsing the web, sending e-mail, keeping in touch with FaceTime®, sharing photos and videos, downloading games and apps, and, of course, making a phone call!
By the standards of the America into which he was born, Frank Savage was about as unlikely a success story as you could find. Born in 1938, to the hardscrabble world of the North Carolina tobacco fields, raised in segregated Washington, DC, by a single mother—a hairdresser with little formal education—and sent to all-black schools, young Frank's odds of making it in the "white world," espec…
How can elite U.S. military units consistently perform at such high levels, even in the midst of combat? What secrets do Navy SEALs, Army Rangers, and Blue Angels hold that give them the skills, ability, and confidence to execute their missions with such success? And what can these military professionals teach American business about teamwork, continuous improvement, and leadership? Courage to…
Whether you snap your photos with a cellphone or a DSLR, you want every image to look its best. This helpful guide simplifies how to use Photoshop Elements to organize and manage your images, fine-tune color, add photographic effects, share photos, and more. • Frame your knowledge — learn tips for navigating the Organizer and get familiar with the tools, menus, and options • Picture pe…
Your Tab 4 NOOK hides a lot of versatility behind its modest screen: the most advanced NOOK eReader with all the features of a computer tablet built in. This book unlocks the wizardry so you can not only buy and read eBooks and magazines, you can also store them on the cloud, shoot video, update Facebook, enjoy your favorite tunes, tour the Google Play Store, enhance your NOOK with apps, and a …
Sales teams have the potential to do great work. But most do not devote enough energy to understanding meeting dynamics, nor do they possess the process awareness skills that are critical components of effective collaboration, both internally and externally. Many organizations place too much importance on individual success and not enough on the sales team as a whole. They forget to take advan…
Think about all the clicks on your web pages, on your e-mail, on your banner ads, on your social media posts, on all your online mar¬keting. Now imagine each one of those clicks converted into cash in your pocket. Sounds pretty cool, doesn't it? It might also sound like an impossible dream, or some hyped-up sales pitch. But it's not; "convert¬ing every click" is what companies that do busines…
In the twenty-first century, sustainability isn't optional—it's essential for business suc¬cess. By making the case for sustainability as a fundamental business practice, The Triple Bottom Line became an instant classic when first published in 2006. It showed a generation of business leaders how to find their companies' sustainability sweet spots—where profitability merges seamlessly with …
There are plenty of books out there on innovation, but none of them answer this central question: What actica steps and actionable approaches for aukSng an innovation capability and culture within )«ur organization? If you are looking for complicated neory or academic debates, The Innovator's Field t is not for you. This book is for leaders and practitioners who need actionable techniques to…
The Common Core State Standards for Mathematics were developed to help teachers give students a thorough knowledge of math at each grade level, which will in turn enable them to move on to higher mathematics with competence and confidence. Teaching the Common Core Math Standards with Hands-On Activities is designed to provide teachers with the information, strategies, and activities they need t…
"This is not a book about one thing. It's not a 300-page dissertation on leadership, teams, or motivation. Instead, it's a multi-faceted agenda for building organizations that can win in world of relentless change, ferocious competition, and unstoppable innovation." - FROM THE PREFACE What Matters Now is Gary Hamel's impassioned plea to rethink the fundamental assumptions we have about ma…
This handy guide gives teachers, schools, and districts the support they need to help their students achieve dramatic academic gains and become lifelong readers. Reading Without Limits provides a unique structure based on choice, shared, and guided reading that rigorously prepares students for high-level literacy achievement. Students will be raised to the highest level of fervor, love of learn…
ON THE ROCKETSHIP examines the rise and expansion of leading charter school network Rocketship, revealing the "secret sauce" that makes a successful program. A strong narra¬tive with a timely message, the book explores how Rocketship started and the difficulties encountered as it expands. Designing schools for children who have been failed by traditional schools is extremely challenging work. …
A ccording to conventional wisdom, the world is divided into "haves" and "have-%nots," and which group you belong to is often attributed to the luck of the draw. Some people are fortunate enough to be able to climb the ladder of success, but most of us believe we don't have what it takes to earn six and seven figure sala¬ries. We believe successful people are somehow different from us, s…
There are many moments in life when you have to ask someone a critical question that could determine your salary, whether you have a spouse, whether you get a job—your entire future. Do you know how to get the answer you want? Do you understand how much influence you actually have over your fate? The truth is, how that person is going to respond depends more on what's going on in your head th…
Ready to get the most out of Adobe's powerful suite of tools? From 3D Images and vivid Illustrations to cool web pages and Interactive effects, this comprehensive guide shows you how to do it all. You'll even discover how to be more creative and more productive with all the integration tips and techniques included inside!