Wiley mai 2007 (139 resultados)

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The fun and easy way to care for a cute, cuddly hamsterHamsters are the most popular rodents kept as pets. Hamsters For Dummies helps those owners who have little or no experience caring for this small mammal. This book covers selecting a healthy hamster, health care and nutrition, and housing and supplies. Readers will also find information on training and playing with hamsters.Sarah Montague (New York, NY) is a writer and producer for print and public radio. She has written for such publications as Animal Times and Eventing. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - A one-stop guide for understanding and raising this popular pet lizardReptiles are now kept in one out of every seven pet homes, so it's no surprise that millions have gone gaga for geckos. This fun, easy-to-follow guide gives readers the scoop on caring for these colorful, gentle creatures, with savvy tips on everything from diet and exercise to housing and veterinary care. It covers how to properly handle a gecko, what to do if a gecko drops his tail, how to keep the right cage temperatures, ways to protect geckos from other pets, and where to find the best supplies.Liz Palika (Oceanside, CA) is an award-winning pet writer with more than 45 books to her credit, including Turtles & Tortoises For Dummies (0-7645-5313-5).…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Pomeranians are among the fluffiest-and most loyal-of the tiny dog breeds, but is a Pom the perfect pooch for you Distinguished by its vivacity, intelligence, extroversion, and fierce loyalty to its family, the tiny Pomeranian can make an excellent companion-for the right person. As with any breed, and dogs in general, it's important for you to know what to expect when you bring a Pom into your life. Whether you're a new or an aspiring Pom owner, Pomeranians For Dummies teaches you everything you need to know to find, choose, raise, care for, and have a ball with a member of that outstanding breed of dog. How do Poms stack up to other toy dogs How do you properly socialize a Pom with people and other dogs, so she's well-adjusted How is caring for tiny dogs-especially when they're puppies-different from caring for larger breeds You'll find the answers to these questions and so much more. From finding your canine soul mate to breeding Pomeranians for show or companionship, this fun and practical guide is written in plain English and covers all the bases, including how to: Decide whether the Pom is right for you Find a good Pom breeder Select the perfect Pom for you Make sense of your Pom's behavior Train your Pom Keep your Pom happy, healthy, and well-groomed Know what common health problems to look for Take your Pom on the road Additionally, you'll learn ten fun facts about Poms, fun activities to do with your Pom, a cleaning schedule, which household items are dangerous for your pet, and online resources. Get your own copy of Pomeranians For Dummies and start a long, happy, and healthy life with your little buddy.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -A comprehensive value investing framework for the individual investorIn a straightforward and accessible manner, The Dhandho Investor lays out the powerful framework of value investing. Written with the intelligent individual investor in mind, this comprehensive guide distills the Dhandho capital allocation framework of the business savvy Patels from India and presents how they can be applied successfully to the stock market. The Dhandho method expands on the groundbreaking principles of value investing expounded by Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett, and Charlie Munger. Readers will be introduced to important value investing concepts such as 'Heads, I win! Tails, I don't lose that much!,' 'Few Bets, Big Bets, Infrequent Bets,' Abhimanyu's dilemma, and a detailed treatise on using the Kelly Formula to invest in undervalued stocks. Using a light, entertaining style, Pabrai lays out the Dhandho framework in an easy-to-use format. Any investor who adopts the framework is bound to improve on results and soundly beat the markets and most professionals. 208 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -A comprehensive value investing framework for the individual investorIn a straightforward and accessible manner, The Dhandho Investor lays out the powerful framework of value investing. Written with the intelligent individual investor in mind, this comprehensive guide distills the Dhandho capital allocation framework of the business savvy Patels from India and presents how they can be applied successfully to the stock market. The Dhandho method expands on the groundbreaking principles of value investing expounded by Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett, and Charlie Munger. Readers will be introduced to important value investing concepts such as 'Heads, I win! Tails, I don't lose that much!,' 'Few Bets, Big Bets, Infrequent Bets,' Abhimanyu's dilemma, and a detailed treatise on using the Kelly Formula to invest in undervalued stocks. Using a light, entertaining style, Pabrai lays out the Dhandho framework in an easy-to-use format. Any investor who adopts the framework is bound to improve on results and soundly beat the markets and most professionals. 208 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Turn your knack for language into a lucrative career Must-know techniques and resources for maximizing your accuracy and speed Interested in becoming a copyeditor or proofreader Want to know more about what each job entails This friendly guide helps you position yourself for success. Polish your skills, build a winning résumé and land the job you've always wanted. Books, magazines, Web sites, corporate documents - find out how to improve any type of publication and make yourself indispensable to writers, editors, and your boss. Balance between style and rules Master the art of the query Use proofreader symbols Edit and proof electronic documents Build a solid freelancing career.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - David Taylor's mission is simple. The Naked Coach is the back-to-basics book on coaching that will make sense of coaching and place it back at the very heart of the business agenda.It will make understanding, learning and teaching coaching simple. The Naked Coach tells real, practical, fun, exciting and above all else relevant stories that you can apply straightaway. David Taylor strips away the hype, jargon and mystery to give coaching a clear definition in all its forms, including mentoring, training, facilitation and interventions of every kind. The Naked Coach explains coaching without being patronising, defines without being arrogant, and does it in a fun, accessible way. It is coaching from a different perspective - yours.The fundamental principle of The Naked Coach is to be yourself - always. Find what works for you, and do it, again and again and again.Remember. No fuss. No Jargon. Just Great Ideas.…

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Audio-CD. Condición: Neu. Neuware -3 hours of instruction on 3 CDs!The fun and easy way(r) to communicate effectivelyin a new language!Want to speak French Don't have a lot of time This practical audio set is designed to help you learn quickly and easily at home or on the road. From basic greetings and expressions to grammar and conversations, you'll grasp the essentials and start communicating right away! Plus, you can follow along with the handy 96-page portable guide - filled with the words and phrases you'll hear on the CDs, plus a mini dictionary.Skip around and learn at your own paceCD 1: Get started with basic words and phrases.CD 2: Form sentences and practice parts of speech.CD 3: Handle real-world situations.\* Handle greetings and introductions\*Ask questions and understand answers\*Build your vocabulary\*Talk about numbers, time, and the calendar\*Ask for directions\*Get help at a hotel, the bank, or a storeLearn to speak French on the go with this practical, portable 3-CD audio set!\* Three 60-minute CDs cover language structure and real-world situations\*Fast, focused instruction\*A 96-page listening guide gives you the words and phrases from each lesson 96 pp. Englisch.…

Audio-CD. Condición: Neu. Neuware -3 hours of instruction on 3 CDs!The fun and easy way(r) to communicate effectivelyin a new language!Want to speak French Don't have a lot of time This practical audio set is designed to help you learn quickly and easily at home or on the road. From basic greetings and expressions to grammar and conversations, you'll grasp the essentials and start communicating right away! Plus, you can follow along with the handy 96-page portable guide - filled with the words and phrases you'll hear on the CDs, plus a mini dictionary.Skip around and learn at your own paceCD 1: Get started with basic words and phrases.CD 2: Form sentences and practice parts of speech.CD 3: Handle real-world situations.\* Handle greetings and introductions\*Ask questions and understand answers\*Build your vocabulary\*Talk about numbers, time, and the calendar\*Ask for directions\*Get help at a hotel, the bank, or a storeLearn to speak French on the go with this practical, portable 3-CD audio set!\* Three 60-minute CDs cover language structure and real-world situations\*Fast, focused instruction\*A 96-page listening guide gives you the words and phrases from each lesson 96 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Anticipate the needs of your customers and launch your new product or service successfullyKnow the insider secrets, get your products to market, and make money!Looking to improve your product development process This practical, behind-the-scenes guide provides the edge you need to develop and launch new products or services. No matter your size or type of business, you get tips for generating winning ideas, satisfying your customers, planning a blockbuster launch, and increasing your chances of market success.\* Develop your NPD strategy\*Generate ideas forproducts and services\*Understand what your customers really want\*Keep projects on track\*Have effective cross-functional teams\*Collaborate with global partners.…

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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Puzzles for Programmers and ProsSolving puzzles demands a mindset that starts with a vulnerable openness followed by a rigorous drive to find a solution. Whether you're preparing for a programming job interview or just like a challenge, this book takes you on a tour of problem-solving techniques so you can dramatically improve your skills. You'll learn how to conquer simple elimination puzzles like Sudoku and how to apply heuristic techniques to far more complex problems.Dr. Shasha provides you with the tools to solve several classes of puzzles by handand computer. These include scheduling,strategic, geometric, and probabilistic puzzles. You'll also find a mystery involving codes, bank accounts, and geography that you can solve for the chance to win a prize. The approaches and techniques in this book will help you solve the kind of application puzzles the real world may throw at you.What you will learn from this book\* How to expand your puzzle-solving abilities and tackle new challenges\*Proven steps that will help you quickly progress from basic puzzles to a more advanced level\*How to prepare for various types of puzzles presented during a programming interview\*Techniques for determining the best solution to a puzzle\*Methods for solving puzzles using decryption and combinatoricsWho this book is forThis book is for programmers who need to brush up on their puzzle-solving skills as they prepare for the programming job interview. It is also for anyone who love puzzles and challenges.Wrox guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Praise For I Didn't See It Coming'In the fiercely competitive world of business, these authors learned how to play the game with skill and competence. They are uniquely qualified to teach others the rules of the workplace.'--PETER A. LUND, former president and chief executive officer, CBS, Inc.'I Didn't See It Coming could change the way you think about your career and redefine your strategy to succeed in a corporation.'--ROBERT T. CORNELL, Managing Director, Lehman Brothers Inc.'Candid and savvy, this book is the ultimate corporate politics rulebook. It provides clear and shrewd strategies to reach the corner office. Keep this book at your side at all times!'--LYNNE DOMINICK, former publisher, Everyday Food magazine'I Didn't See It Coming should be the bible for those climbing the corporate ladder. Every chapter gives me more and more critical strategies for reading the room and maneuvering through internal corporate politics.'--JASON JORDAN, Senior Sales Representative, T-Mobile'In today's incredibly complex world, even the best leaders can make mistakes that prove fatal. In our work, we see it time and time again through our clients and executives. This book provides a very useful way to be better prepared to avoid those simple yet fatal mistakes.'--JERRY NOONAN, Partner, Spencer Stuart.…

Audio-CD. Condición: Neu. Neuware -You want to learn French but you're not looking to spend hours in front of a textbook becoming fluent. Maybe you took French in school, but remember nothing but boring grammar rules and useless words. Or perhaps you just want to know some words and phrases so that you can communicate on a basic level. Whatever your reason for taking up French, you want a starter course that's fun yet effective. Now you can enjoy practicing with French For Dummies Audio Set! This 3-CD package will enable you to quickly familiarize yourself with the French language and begin communicating with French speakers. With this audio set ,you can learn at your own pace about topics that interest you. Some of the subjects you'll be able to talk about include: - Greetings and introductions - Work, jobs, and office life - Making small talk - Traveling and making arrangements - Asking for directions - Getting help and assistance - Ordering at a restaurant - Booking a room in a hotel - Exchanging money at the bank - Shopping in a store or boutique Along with all these topics, these CDs cover essential rules and building blocks of the French language, such as verb conjugation and tenses, sentence structure, and vocabulary. It also includes a list of essential words that are used indispensably by French speakers. With this beginner audio set, you can pop any of the CDs in your CD player or computer and discover the joy and fun of the French language.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Packed with the latest Dreamweaver tips and techniquesGet up to speed fast and start creating dynamite Web sites!Do you want to create a sophisticated Web site that's easy to develop and maintain Whether you're a beginner or an experienced Web developer, this friendly guide shows you how to utilize Dreamweaver's newest enhancements to build and manage state-of-the-art, professional Web sites quickly and easily.\* Set up your site and create new pages\*Work with text, graphics, and links\*Define and apply styles using CSS\*Add audio, video, and Flash(r) files to your site\*Use Dreamweaver'sdatabase features.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - A plain-English guide to Britons in battle, from the Roman invasion to the ongoing Iraqi warCharging through the Britain's military past, this accessible guide brings to life the battles and wars that shaped the history of Britain-and the world. The book profiles commanders, explains strategies and tactics, and covers key developments in weaponry and technology.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - A comprehensive value investing framework for the individual investorIn a straightforward and accessible manner, The Dhandho Investor lays out the powerful framework of value investing. Written with the intelligent individual investor in mind, this comprehensive guide distills the Dhandho capital allocation framework of the business savvy Patels from India and presents how they can be applied successfully to the stock market. The Dhandho method expands on the groundbreaking principles of value investing expounded by Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett, and Charlie Munger. Readers will be introduced to important value investing concepts such as 'Heads, I win! Tails, I don't lose that much!,' 'Few Bets, Big Bets, Infrequent Bets,' Abhimanyu's dilemma, and a detailed treatise on using the Kelly Formula to invest in undervalued stocks. Using a light, entertaining style, Pabrai lays out the Dhandho framework in an easy-to-use format. Any investor who adopts the framework is bound to improve on results and soundly beat the markets and most professionals.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - As the number and size of nonprofit organizations continues to grow, NFPs are coming under ever-increasing government scrutiny. Soon Congress will require that nonprofits comply with rigorous accounting and governance standards very similar to those set forth for for-profits in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. If you work for a nonprofit and are concerned about meeting impending changes to tax and finance standards governing NFPs this book is for you. In simple, straight-forward language, this guide demystifies the often perplexing world of nonprofit governance in the age of Sarbanes-Oxley. Author, Jill Gilbert Welytok, an attorney who heads the Sarbanes-Oxley division of a major Midwest law firm, walks you step-by-step through the process of evaluating your governance structures. She arms you with tips and strategies for adopting uniform standards under current governance and tax laws, while preparing you for any upcoming changes. She shows you how to protect your tax status and reassure donors and volunteers while staying true to your organization's mission. And she fills you in on what you need to know to: - Comply with state laws and regulations - Get and keep tax-exempt status - Avoid lawsuits and other legal landmines - Handle the media - Anticipate future trends - Make sense of the Sarbanes-Oxley act Including sample nonprofit bylaws and a complete audit committee report, Nonprofit Law & Governance for Dummies, Second Edition is an indispensable survival tool for 21st century nonprofits.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Praise for Practical Negotiating: Tools, Tactics & Techniques'Practical Negotiating is an innovative, resourceful, and--as its name implies--practical guide to the art and science of negotiating. Unlike many books on negotiating, which are filled with theories and anecdotes, this one is rich with examples, tactics, and tips, which makes it the indispensable book when you are going into any negotiation.'--Terry R. Bacon, President, Lore International Institute and author of What People Want: A Manager's Guide to Building Relationships That Work'There is something in this book for the most experienced negotiator and the novice. Gosselin's no-nonsense prescriptions and recommendations will hit home and give you new ideas for the most difficult of negotiating situations. Anyone in the business world will want this great bible of effective negotiating right near their desk and phone!'--Dr. Beverly Kaye, CEO and founder, Career Systems International and coauthor of Love' Em or Lose'Em: Getting Good People to Stay'Gosselin has written a thoughtful, engaging, and practical guide on a topic of increasing importance to leaders and organizations. There is something here for anyone who wants to learn how to deal more effectively with the inevitable conflicts that occur in working with clients, customers, and colleagues.'--Peter Cairo, PhD, Partner, Mercer Delta Consulting and coauthor of Why CEOs Fail: The 17 Behaviors That Can Derail Your Climb to the Top and How to Manage Them'Forget the image of negotiation being a battlefield. Gosselin guides you in the development of a road map so both sides become winners and leave the table victorious. His writing is just like his training--clear, concise, and practical. You can apply the process immediately. A handbook for life, it's practical, thoughtful, and insightful.'--Steven Myers, Manager, Lighting Education and Sales Training, Philips Lighting Company'Skip the workshops and buy Practical Negotiating. After field-testing the content through decades of experience, Gosselin has packed this useful book with processes that work and great questions and worksheets that force the material to become real and personal. Practical Negotiating will change your thinking about negotiating, and more importantly, will change your behavior. Highly recommended.'--Steve Hopkins, Publisher, Executive Times'Gosselin is a most articulate and engaging businessman, and this, coupled with a keen intellect and sharp observation of behavior (and a great sense of humor!) make this a must-read. His deep understanding of effective models of negotiation and their practical application make him one of the leaders in this field.'--Keith G. Slater, former director of International Development, Ingersoll Rand'This book is aptly titled as it provides the practical 'how to' for planning and executing effective negotiations. It's rich with examples, exercises, and reusable tools.'--Dr. Rita Smith, Dean, Ingersoll Rand University.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - PRAISE FOR VISUAL SELLING'The lessons found within Visual Selling nearly jump off its pages. This book is chock-full of reasoned insight, proven technique, and compelling logic. Perhaps most importantly, it challenges the seller to return to the center of the selling process.'--John J. O'Connor, Chairman and CEO, DMJM Aviation, Inc.'I actually read Visual Selling straight through, because I found it so relevant to my job as an investment banker. Literally, the day after I read it, I used many of Paul's suggestions. I have also had the pleasure of seeing the highly successful output of the authors' advice in presentations to Wall Street and the scientific community. . . . Those seeking outside funding would be wise to read Visual Selling.'--Grant Harshbarger, Managing Director, Caris & Company'It's ironic that as architects, we're trained to think visually but we rarely use visual selling ideas in our presentations. After successfully using these concepts, I'm only afraid of what will happen when my competition reads this book.'--Peter Schlossman, AIA, Senior Associate Principal, Loebl Schlossman & Hackl.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Written by one of the world's leading neuroscientists, Making Up the Mind is the first accessible account of experimental studies showing how the brain creates our mental world.\* Uses evidence from brain imaging, psychological experiments and studies of patients to explore the relationship between the mind and the brain\* Demonstrates that our knowledge of both the mental and physical comes to us through models created by our brain\* Shows how the brain makes communication of ideas from one mind to another possible.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - This book focuses attention upon rural social policy and welfare issues within selected areas in the US, Australia, continental Europe and Britain as well as in countrysides within less industrialised India and Mexico. This edited collection adds to the new genre of geopolitical and socio-economic rural transnational studies. - - Discusses the multi-dimensional factors affecting rural space, socio-political urban-rural power relations, conflicting urban-rural tensions and opposed values - Adds to the existing studies of contemporary urban-rural dialogue, in respect of social policy and rural welfare in a changing global countryside.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Getting ROI from the Web Is Everyone's JobRight now someone is clicking on your website, and knowing everything you can about those clicks and the people that make them is a business imperative. That's the first of a set of compelling business lessons distilled from the authors' decade of experience with the world's most powerful online brands. These lessons help executives, marketers, web managers, designers, and developers take action based on the actual behavior of site visitors.This book is about the why, not just the how, of web analytics and the rules for developing a 'culture of analysis' inside your organization. Why you should collect various types of data. Why you need a strategy. Why it must remain flexible. Why your data must generate meaningful action. Inside you'll learn to demonstrate real ROI from your website.\* Learn to use web analytics data to help make strategic decisions and set corporate goals\*Ask the right questions when planning your website\*Recognize how your data reflects the perceptions of your customers, information on your competitors, and your marketing costs\*Develop criteria for choosing an agency to help you interpret your data\*Discover how successful your marketing efforts have been\*Create a culture of analysis within your organization'Relationship marketing continues to evolve in new and exciting ways, and Actionable Web Analytics provides a clear and concise guidebook for the marketing executive. Burby and Atchison have captured the essence of creating relationships online, which lead to meaningful customer dialogues, and then measuring the success of those efforts.'--Lester Wunderman, Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Wunderman'We have been fortunate enough during the past decade to see our business grow in parallel with and in partnership with the team at ZAAZ. As true thought leaders in the web analytics and marketing space, Burby and Atchison have captured the important issues facing marketers and business people every day and explained them eloquently in Actionable Web Analytics.'--Josh James, CEO and Co-Founder, Omniture'Burby and Atchison have spent close to a decade helping a wide variety of companies optimize their advertising spend, supersize their website value, and maximize their online marketing ROI. These guys are in an amazing position to help you figure out all of the above. But that's just the half of it. While their position is nice, their scary IQ, their awesome curiosity, and their uncanny ability to drill down to bona fide business value make this book a must read.'--Jim Sterne, President of the Web Analytics Association and Producer of Emetrics Summit.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Pack pizzazz into your Web sites with Flash!Start with simple animation, or create whole pages in FlashThe newest version of Flash offers all sorts of cool options for designing Web sites that stand out from the crowd, and this handy guide makes it easy. Enhance your site with animated graphics, boxes, or buttons; morph shapes; create text with exotically changing colors; add sound or video; and watch visitors flock to your site. …

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Top traders, investors, and analysts agree that one method, option-adjusted spread (OAS) analysis, is the most useful way to compare and value securities with options. Nearly every day the bond market figures out a new way to structure securities, most of which involve options. This book explains OAS analysis in plain English, presenting each step in the method clearly and concisely. Topics covered include: - Why yield-based analysis breaks down for nonbullet bonds - How to model put and call provisions as embedded options - How to distinguish the intrinsic and time components of option value - How to model interest-rate volatility, future interest rates, and future bond prices - How to calculate option-free price and yield - How to estimate the 'fair value' of a bond - How to calculate implied spot and forward rates Salespeople, traders, and investors will want to read this book and keep it on their desks.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Focusing on the condition of public authority in Africa, Twilight Institutions investigates how, when confronted with state failure, public institutions attempt to gain authority; operating in the twilight between state and society, between public and private. - - Approaches public authority 'from below', exploring a variety of concrete encounters between forms of public authority and the more or less mundane practices of ordinary people. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Might we be parts of a divine mind Could anything like an afterlife make sense Starting with a Platonic answer to why the world exists, Immortality Defended suggests we could well be immortal in all of three separate ways. - Tackles the fundamental questions posed by our very existence, among them, 'why does the cosmos exist ', 'is there a divine mind or God ', and 'in what sense might we have afterlives ' - Defends a belief in immortality, without the need for a religious affiliation or rejection of modern science - Explores the ideas of 'Einsteinian immortality', the divine afterlife, and the theory of an infinite and divine mind - Draws from the work of a wide-range of philosophers, from ancient Greece to the present day, and incorporates up-to-date scientific findings - Written in a thought-provoking and engaging manner, accessible to anyone intrigued by the wonder of our being.…

Kombiprodukt. Condición: Neu. Neuware - 3 hours of instruction on 3 CDs!The fun and easy way(r) to communicate effectively in a new language!Want to speak Italian Don't have a lot of time This practical audio set is designed to help you learn quickly and easily at home or on the road. From basic greetings and expressions to grammar and conversations, you'll grasp the essentials and start communicating right away! Plus, you can follow along with the handy 96-page portable guide - filled with the words and phrases you'll hear on the CDs, plus a mini dictionary.\* Handle greetings and introductions\*Ask questions and understand answers\*Build your vocabulary\*Talk about numbers, time, and the calendar\*Ask for directions\*Get help at a hotel, the bank, or a store.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Praise for Great People Decisions 'Fernandez Araoz has captured the essence of building great teams with a masterful and entirely practical study of what goes into getting people selection right.' JACK WELCH 'Fernandez Araoz does a great service with this wonderful book, teaching us how to accomplish the first task of any exceptional leader: get the right people on the bus, and into the right seats. His enduring passion, deep practical experience, and analytical methods make his approach refreshing and powerful.' JIM COLLINS, bestselling author of Good to Great 'No matter your business or product, your service or strategy, it s all done with people. Great results only come when great people fill the right roles. In Great People Decisions, Fernandez Araoz clears away the fog of myth and fad that has long clouded people decisions, bringing passion, sound experience, and wisdom to these all important questions.' DANIEL GOLEMAN, bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence and Social Intelligence 'Great People Decisions is a groundbreaking, myth busting, and standard setting work. To prepare yourself for the dramatic workforce changes that are expected in the next decade, the first thing you should do is read this book. The second thing you should do is put Fernandez Araoz s advice into practice immediately.' JIM KOUZES, bestselling coauthor of The Leadership Challenge and A Leader s Legacy 'Too many people say people are our most important assets but then don t act on it. In this important and eloquent book, Fernandez Araoz provides compelling evidence for why making great people decisions is essential for anyone who aspires to become a great leader or build a great company. If you follow the sage advice he offers in this book, you are sure to make great people decisions.' NITIN NOHRIA, Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Development, Harvard Business School, and coauthor of Paths to Power and In Their Time.…