5 Excellent Books For People in Business Careers | Business Pundit

Business can be challenging. Having a successful business career takes skill, dedication, hard work and a degree in business administration certainly doesn?t hurt. The more you learn new information and strategies about being a great business person, the faster you can help advance your career. Business books can help you grow as a person and professionally, while motivating you to work smarter instead of harder. So it makes sense to prioritize some time in your life to learn from some of the most knowledgeable people in business. The list below features some of the most popular business books that can be beneficial in any industry.

If you haven?t already read this book, then you should invest in a copy as soon as possible. This book is on countless best seller lists and has sold millions of copies around the world. Why is it so popular? Stephen Covey provides timeless information on how to become a successful business person. Originally published in 1990, it gives practical lessons on how to be effective in your working environment and in your personal life. Topics like time management, productivity and positive thinking are discussed in addition to the seven habits featured in the book.

Click here to read reviews of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Have you ever wondered why some companies never grow beyond being a small business? Jim Collins believes that there is a reason why some companies achieve greatness and others stay average. During a five year span of research, Collins examined over a thousand companies to analyze what made certain businesses surpass others in revenue and size. The book gives a detailed look at the results of his research and which characteristics are necessary to help any business become great.

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First published in 1999, this book gives insightful information from over 80,000 business leaders in a span of over 25 years. The authors were careful to study managers in various positions and industries to discover what made them so successful. Buckingham and Coffman revealed to readers that despite the differences that may be found among managers, none of them were afraid to break rules in order to help themselves and their company succeed.

Click here to read reviews of First, Break All the Rules

Businesses rely on communication to get the job done correctly so it?s important to understand how to communicate effectively with your superiors, coworkers and clients. Saying or doing the wrong thing at work can harm your reputation and stall your career. This book gives tips on how to communicate with others and productively resolve office communication issues.

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This classic book is still relevant today despite being originally published in 1937. Having great people skills can propel your business career to a new level. This book is a great manual for giving ideas on how to influence others and gain their trust. Even though a significant part of business communication is done electronically, every successful business person should have some people skills.

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You don?t need a lofty educational background to become successful in business. If you constantly try to improve your business education, the more tools you will have to successfully navigate your career. Learning from the best and brightest can significantly impact how you think about success and give you ideas on which goals to strive for and how to reach them.

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B2B Social Media Strategy - Triad Business Marketing

By Manuel Valles Tellez, Managing Partner, After Interactive

It can be difficult for a company to determine whether it has made the right decision on a strategy or tactic until it becomes too late.? When it comes to B2B social media strategy, many companies unfortunately don?t find out they?re doing it wrong until after their resources have been wasted. So how can your B2B company know if it?s using the correct social media strategy?? A few reasons are:

1. Strategy-Based ? Before a single discussion in a LinkedIn group is posted, the first tweet is tweeted, or the first blog is posted, there should be a strategy already established that will guide the tactics toward your company?s objectives.? As a business executive, you?ve spent an enormous amount of time growing your company.? This wasn?t based on pure luck.? Why should your social media efforts be unfocused?? Beginning with a strategy minimizes risk and resources spent which will lead to a higher ROI for your company.
2. Metrics Focused ? If it can?t be measured, don?t do it.? Why?? That?s the only way you will know if your company?s B2B social media strategy is succeeding or not.? Sports teams use scoreboards and stats to determine if their team is winning or losing.? Since social media marketing is ultimately Internet-based, gathering B2B social media metrics is relatively easy to do so you can form your own ?scoreboard?.
3. LinkedIn ? As a B2B company, there are typically specific industries, companies, and decision makers your business targets.? LinkedIn gives B2B companies a way to conduct target marketing to find their next customer.? In addition, this platform provides the professional environment to effectively promote your message.? This is more effective than Facebook which can cause your company?s postings to get lost among your friends and family?s vacation pictures and the latest Internet memes.

If it?s done effectively, starting with a B2B social media strategy can be an effective way to grow your business.? However, if your company?s social media efforts are focused on the right things, then there stands a very high chance of success.? You no longer have to hope social media works. You will know it will work.

Manuel Valles Tellez is Managing Partner of After Interactive which is a Dallas-based B2B social media strategy firm.? He has years managing the social media presence of large and small B2B organizations garnering measurable results positively effecting the bottom line.?

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Source: http://triadbusinessmarketing.com/b2b-social-media-strategy-are-you-doing-it-right

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Bikers park their motorcycles this year for Wichita Toy Run | Wichita ...

It felt more like a Sturgis-style motorcycle rally than a motorcycle run, said Brad McKibbin, one of the thousands of bikers who turned out for Sunday?s 33rd annual Wichita Toy Run in the Delano district.

But that was okay.

Even though the event nixed the feature it was best known for ? a 15-mile motorcycle parade to the Kansas Pavilions, the benefits of changes were easy to see, he said.

?I do kind of miss the ride a little bit, but this gives you a better opportunity to walk around and talk to people and see all the bikes,? said McKibbin, who rode to the event with two biking buddies.

The toy run, which was estimated to have drawn more than 3,000 biking enthusiasts, filled downtown and near-downtown streets on Sunday with the sound of roaring bike engines and the sight of chaps-wearing riders.

The event, organized each year with the purpose of gathering toys and donations that will be distributed throughout the Christmas season by the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program, the Salvation Army and the Kansas Food Bank, changed its format significantly this year.

Instead of starting at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium and parading to the former Kansas Coliseum to deliver toys, participants parked on several closed-off blocks of west Douglas, then wandered around visiting with other bikers, checking out motorcycles, eating chili, listening to live music and shopping at booths selling motorcycling merchandise.

Organizers announced in July their plans to make the event stationary this year. They were responding to safety concerns, they said, citing an increase of accidents in recent years, including two during the 2011 event that injured four people. Police said that drinking and inexperience contributed to the accidents.

The new format seemed to be working well, said Major Douglas Rowland, one of the event?s organizers and the city commander for the Salvation Army. Standing near a growing pile of dolls, scooters, games, blocks and cars on Sunday afternoon, he said that most participants seemed fine with the changes.

?Some are more okay with it than others,? he said. ?But there are two things bikers like: They like to get together, and they like to ride. Just being able to get together like this out here is a big plus.?

The new format gave the event more of a block-party feel that was inclusive to children and appeared to be drawing people from nearby neighborhoods, leaving Rowland hopeful that attendance would be up this year.

John ?Bones? Traylor, who rides with the Newcomers Motorcycle Club, stood near his bike on Douglas talking about the changes with fellow bikers on Sunday afternoon.

He?s been participating in the ride for 14 years but said he preferred this year?s setup.

?I ride all the time,? he said. ?I ride 15,000 or 20,000 miles a year. But this is much better in the regard that you can have more interaction with people.?

The event was dedicated to longtime Toy Run organizer Holly Potelle, who died in June in a motorcycle accident.

Source: http://www.kansas.com/2012/11/04/2556307/bikers-park-their-motorcycles.html

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For Tech seniors, loss to Texas especially tough

Texas Tech's 31-22 loss to Texas on Saturday, in the grand scheme of things, meant one thing: Its chances at keeping pace with the Big 12 Conference's frontrunners had likely diminished.

That alone may be tough enough to cope with. Internally, some Red Raiders left Jones AT&T Stadium realizing they would never get to play a football game against the Longhorns again.

Tech's seniors, specifically, will end their careers without a win against Texas.

"Seniors don't have an opportunity again to play against their in-state rival," Tech coach Tommy Tuberville said. "That was it. Hopefully we can play better for them the next three games and get into a good bowl game. It's just hard to play so well at times
and then play so poorly at times and have inopportune penalties. It absolutely took us out of it."

The Red Raiders (6-3, 3-3 in Big 12 play) committed nine penalties totaling 85 yards, some of which stripped Tech of key scoring opportunities. The most critical may have been a holding call that denied running back Kenny Williams of a 2-yard score late in
the fourth quarter.

Williams' would-be touchdown instead became a field-goal attempt, one that was blocked by Texas cornerback Carrington Byndom. The loss placed Tech in a tie for fifth place with TCU with three games left to play.

Tech's seniors suit up for that last time at Jones AT&T Stadium on Saturday when they host Kansas at 11 a.m.

The last time Tech defeated Texas, as most remember, was in 2008 ? the program's big upset of then-No. 1 Texas. Adding even more to that memory was former-Tech receiver Michael Crabtree, who was in attendance and had led the Red Raiders during the team's pre-game
"Raider Walk" just a few hours earlier.

And while the team's odds of finishing in the top half of the Big 12 standings are still in its favor (Kansas and Baylor, teams with losing records, are two of Tech's final opponents), the sting left by the Longhorns could be one that sticks with the team longer
than others.

?I feel really bad for them,? junior linebacker Will Smith said, ?because they?ve been here four years and haven?t beaten them once. So that touches me deep, too, because I was in the locker room and got pretty emotional about this loss, too. I understand how
they feel.?

By Jose Rodriguez ? Special to the Star-Telegram

Source: http://sportsblogs.star-telegram.com/colleges/2012/11/for-tech-seniors-loss-to-texas-especially-tough.html

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Poulter keeps Ernie and Louis at bay to win in China

Poulter started his final round four shots behind joint leaders Louis Oosthuizen and Lee Westwood, but clawed his way to the top after matching the seven-under-par 65 he shot a day earlier to finish on a combined 21 under.

Poulter, who also won the 2010 WGC Accenture Match Play Championship, finished two strokes ahead of South African Ernie Els (67) and US trio Jason Dufner (64), Scott Piercy (65) and Phil Mickelson (68), who had a chance to finish second on his own but missed a five-foot putt on the last.

Westwood and Oosthuizen finished tied for sixth, three shots adrift, after carding matching level par 72s.

Poulter conceded he thought the tournament was Oosthuizen?s to lose after the South African burst to the top of the leaderboard at 16 under after the second round.

He could only look on with envy as Lee Westwood fired a 61 and Brandt Snedeker flirted with a 59 in the third round before finally carding a course record 60.

Poulter, however, refused to go away, and made the most of his short game to card back-to-back seven under 65s on Saturday and Sunday to take the title.

?I had seen all the other guys shooting low and felt the way Louis played on the first two days he was going to run away with it,? added Poulter.

The 36-year-old was under immense pressure after finding a greenside bunker at the last, but with water just beyond the flag he played a delicate recovery from the sand and rolled home a 10-foot putt to seal the win.

?I knew there was a low round of golf our there in me. My short game has been good this week and at the 18th I knew I could get up and down from anywhere.

?And shooting 14 under over the weekend is a decent score.?

Poulter is the only player to have appeared in all eight tournaments since the HSBC Champions was launched at the Sheshan International Club in Shanghai in 2005.

The win at Mission Hill?s was his first strokeplay victory since the 2010 Hong Kong Open.

?Its been an amazing six weeks with the Ryder Cup,? he said.

?But it?s so nice to get back into the winner?s zone again. In my career I have only had one season without a victory and I didn?t want to go another season without one ? that would have been a disappointment.?

Earlier in the day it was announced that HSBC had renewed their contract to sponsor the Champions event for the next three years and it will return to Sheshan in 2013.

Tim Finchem, the US Tour commissioner, also announced that next year?s event would count towards the start of the 2014 FedEx Cup in America.

Source: http://www.sportlive.co.za/golf/2012/11/04/poulter-keeps-ernie-and-louis-at-bay-to-win-in-china

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www.cbseacademic.in CBSE 160 Facilitator Trainer Recruitment 2012

www.cbseacademic.in CBSE 160 Facilitator Trainer Recruitment 2012?Central Board Of Secondary Education has introduced the Skill based Vocational Courses on- Retail, IT, Security and Automobile under NVEQF in approximately 100 schools on a pilot basis in different regions across the country.

In this connection, there is a likely requirement of approximately 160 Facilitator/ Trainer (50 each for Retail & I.T. and approx. 30 each for Automobile & Security Courses). These posts will be filled up on contract basis for a period of 6 months (which may be further extended for a period of another 6 months) Selected candidates will be paid a consolidated remuneration of Rs.18,000/- per month. The posting of the selected candidates may be done anywhere in India.

Name of the post : Facilitator/Trainer
No. of post : 160
Age : The age limit is 45 years as on 30/06/2012.

Eligibility : Educational Qualifications and Experience:
1. For Retail : MBA (Marketing/ Retail), from AICTE approved institute or M. Com with PG Diploma in Marketing/Retail. Minimum 1 year of relevant industry experience with updated technical knowledge and having a fair facilitation experience.
2. For IT : MCA/M.Sc.(IT)/BE/B.Tech/Diploma in Computer Science from a reputed institute. Minimum 1 year of relevant industry experience with updated technical knowledge and having a fair facilitation experience.
3. For Automobile : BE/B.Tech in Automobile/Mechanical from a reputed institute or PG Diploma in Automobile engineering with minimum 4 to 5 years of relevant industry experience with updated technical knowledge and having a fair facilitation experience.
4. For Security : Diploma in Security Services or Ex-Army Service Men. Minimum 4 to 5 years of relevant industry experience with updated technical knowledge and having a fair facilitation experience.

Fee .D. of Rs. 100 (in favour of Secretary, CBSE, Payable at Delhi)

How to Apply :

i) The persons/ candidates possessing the following qualifications may apply online through cbseacademic.in latest by 5th November 2012 .
ii) Print Copy of the same application should be sent to this office along-with D.D. of Rs. 100 (in favour of Secretary, CBSE, Payable at Delhi) and attested photocopies of other relevant documents by 10th November 2012.
Vocational Educational Cell,
CBSE, 10th Floor,
2, Community Center,
Shiksha Kendra, Preet Vihar,
Delhi- 110092.

Note :
i) The list of shortlisted candidates and interview schedule would be uploaded as on 15th November, 2012.
ii) The candidates must bring original certificates for verification and submit detailed Curriculum Vitae with a recent attested colored photograph along with copies of all relevant certificates (including character certificate and residential proof).

Name of the organisation : Central Board Of Secondary Education (cbseacademic.in)
Name of the post : Facilitator/Trainer Recruitment 2012
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Coordinator, STEM Outreach - HigherEdJobs

Job Summary: Responsible for recruitment of students and teachers for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) related educational initiatives from local school districts. Responsible for cataloging exisiting STEM educational initiatives within the University,the local school districts, and industry partners.

Minimum Qualifications: Requires a Master's degree and two years of teaching experience in Mathematics or Science or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Applicants with teaching experience in Math or Science in grades 7-12 or experience in STEM initiatives are highly desireable.

Special Conditions: Master's Degree in Education or a STEM field; teaching experience in Mathematics or Science in Grades 7-12.
This is a limited funded position, funded until June 30, 2014.

Special Instructions to Applicants: This is a limited funded position, funded until June 30, 2014.
You must complete all sections of the on-line U of M application. Please upload a cover letter, resume and a reference list after completing your application, as required by the system.

A complete job description may be viewed at:
http://bf.memphis.edu/hr/workforce/jobs/monthlydescription.php?JobCode=3833.

Source: http://www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?JobCode=175687464

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