Business

In Search of Excellence has long been a must-have for the boardroom, business school and bedside table, and continues to influence the thinking of leaders and managers across the globe...

Mark McCormack, dubbed 'the most powerful man in sport', founded IMG (International Management Group) on a handshake. It was the first and is the most successful sports management company in...

Country risk explains the things that can go wrong when business is conducted across borders. It's not just multinational companies, with factories worldwide and complex operations, that need to understand...

Whether on the sports field or in the boardroom, leaders and teams intuitively know what it feels like when things are going well. But how do you measure this: are...

Starting Your Own Business: A Workbook was originally commissioned in 1997 by the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment under Measure 4 of the Operational Programme for Small Business to...

It's Never About the Money offers sensible, solid advice to anyone who ever thought about starting their own business - but was afraid to do so. Frank's favourite quote is:...

It IS possible to maintain your current lifestyle, within reason, and spend less money at the same time. This book will teach you ways to spend smarter. By following the...

A practical guide forthose house hunting, preparing for their mortgage application as well asmortgage switching. The mortgage process can appear daunting but, armed with alittle knowledge and lots of expert...

Drawn from articles Sean has written for the 'Sunday Independent', 'Secrets to Success' is a compilation of inspiring stories of successful Irish-based entrepreneurs and business leaders including: Voxpro, Tayto Park/Largo...

We're all feeling poor. Our wages mightn't have risen for a long time, but taxes, food, heating, clothes, pets, driving, kids, booze, leaving the house - and paying for the...

In the space of a few years, Bitcoin has gone from an idea ignored or maligned by almost everyone to an asset with a market cap of more than $12...

Do you come away from work conversations wishing they'd gone better? Does miscommunication impact your productivity? Are you overwhelmed by emails and meetings? In this practical and highly effective guide...

The art of presenting needs a serious shake-up. Presenters are constantly on the lookout for fresh ideas to get their message across, but mistakenly believe PowerPoint is the right medium...

In this timely book, Dr Jo Cribb and David Glover, former CEOs who have launched successful portfolio careers, share insights from their own experiences plus those of an impressive range...

Everyone wants to be the next Bill Gates or Steve Jobs, but there's never been a clear road map to becoming a wildly successful innovator-until now. In The Total Inventor's...

Master negotiator Roger Dawson turns his attention to the person on the other side of the desk--the salesperson who's trying to close a deal with the most favorable terms.The goal...

Trish Hall's essential new work on writing well is a sparkling instructional guide to persuading (almost) anyone, on (nearly) anything. Hall has spent years immersed in argument, passion and trend-setting...

Don't let destructive drama sideline your career. Every organization has its share of political drama: Personalities clash. Agendas compete. Turf wars erupt. But you need to work productively with your...

Help your employees help themselves. As a manager in today's business world, you can't just tell your direct reports what to do: You need to help them make their own...

From his unlikely beginnings as a college dropout to his triumphant years as the man behind one invention after another that transformed our lives, this is the story of a...

After decades covering war and disaster, bestselling author and acclaimed satirist P. J. O'Rourke takes on his scariest subjects yet? business, investment, finance and the political chicanery behind them.Want to...

After decades covering war and disaster, bestselling author and acclaimed satirist P. J. O'Rourke takes on his scariest subjects yet: business, investment, finance and the political chicanery behind them.Want to...

Our intuition on how the world works could well be wrong. We are surprised when new competitors burst on the scene, or businesses protected by large and deep moats find...

A Financial Times Book of the Year, 2015 An Economist Best Book of the Year, 2015 A Bloomberg Best Book of the Year, 2015 The finance sector of Western economies...

Tower of Basel is the first investigative history of the world's most secretive global financial institution. Based on extensive archival research in Switzerland, Britain, and the United States, and in-depth...

Layoffs, health problems, divorce, staying home with the kids there are many reasons why families may find themselves living on only one income. For some, going from two incomes to...

A toolkit of proven strategies and practices for building capacity and creating transformationRecent years have seen a proliferation of information on how to make change-in business, in social and environmental...

Greed, cupidity, corruption, and a kind of gluttony so outrageous that it's laughable have always been part of business.Consider, for example, the case of the Swedish match king. At one...

Inside The Way of Innovation, corporate strategist Kaihan Krippendorff explains how you can adapt and thrive by recognizing, understanding, and utilizing the ancient Asian approach to innovation. He illustrates how...

Just because you've got a degree in hand doesn't mean you know everything! When the cap and gown come off and the real world beckons, bring along Stuff Every Graduate...

In Automate This, Christopher Steiner looks at how the rise of computerized decision making affects every aspect of business and daily lifeThese days, high-level tasks-such as diagnosing an illness or...

Chuck Feeney was born in New Jersey to an Irish-American family struggling to make their way in the fiercest years of the Depression. In 1997 he called Judith Miller of...

Michael Ventura, entrepreneur and CEO of award-winning strategy and design practice Sub Rosa, shares how empathy - the ability to see the world through someone else's eyes - could be...

Instant Wall Street Journal Bestseller!'It's like The Four Hour Work Week and The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck had a love child. Readable, informative, and good weird' Allen...

What do your colleagues, spouse and kids have in common with a five-ton killer whale? This work explains that both whales and people perform better when you accentuate the positive....

An insider's account of Apple's creative process during the golden years of Steve Jobs.'If you've ever wondered what it's like to work in a hotbed of innovation, you'll enjoy this...

Some people can make money. Other people can't. It's a thought that makes William Leith wake up in a cold sweat. He doesn't know why it makes him feel anxious....