The Business Skills Collection
30 Minute Reads: Go Home E-Mail Free; Bags of Energy Now; Give Great Presentations (And Without a Slidedeck); Make Better Presentations More Often; Boost Your Productivity
Published on 11. December 2014
280 pages
978-0-85708-503-0 (ISBN)
Description
Introducing the 30 minute reads e-book series!
You're half an hour away from a pain free working life! So why notfill your down-time with some up-skilling? The average commute towork is 30 minutes. Why not kick start your New Year goodintentions by using your commuting time to skill-up?! And with fivebooks in the series you could have the most productive week of yourlife!
Digitally native content optimized to be read on-screen Each bookcontains 10 short, sharp and to-the-point chapters, finishing withan 'Action Plan' with clear, super-structured,super-easy steps to no more pain!
* Brand new series of short form e-books
* Each can be read in just 30 minutes!
* Covering core business skills and problems to make your worklife more productive, less painful and more successful
You're half an hour away from a pain free working life! So why notfill your down-time with some up-skilling? The average commute towork is 30 minutes. Why not kick start your New Year goodintentions by using your commuting time to skill-up?! And with fivebooks in the series you could have the most productive week of yourlife!
Digitally native content optimized to be read on-screen Each bookcontains 10 short, sharp and to-the-point chapters, finishing withan 'Action Plan' with clear, super-structured,super-easy steps to no more pain!
* Brand new series of short form e-books
* Each can be read in just 30 minutes!
* Covering core business skills and problems to make your worklife more productive, less painful and more successful
More details
Person
Nicholas Bate runs Strategic Edge, a consultancy specialising in creating long-term leadership competitive advantage for its clients including Microsoft, Marks and Spencer, The BBC, Royal Sun Alliance, Oxfam and Warwick University amongst others.
He is a thought leader and keynote speaker on the subject of personal excellence. He teaches around the world to audiences of 50-1500 and works as coach to many senior people in global organisations. He is also visiting lecturer at Warwick University Business School, teaching on the full-time and IBM specific MBA programmes.
He has produced and teaches five courses: Personal Excellence; Brilliant at the Basics; Personal Presence and Leadership Excellence. His new course Instant MBA was launched in September 2011 to rave reviews.
He is the author of 15 books and self-published mini books.
He is a thought leader and keynote speaker on the subject of personal excellence. He teaches around the world to audiences of 50-1500 and works as coach to many senior people in global organisations. He is also visiting lecturer at Warwick University Business School, teaching on the full-time and IBM specific MBA programmes.
He has produced and teaches five courses: Personal Excellence; Brilliant at the Basics; Personal Presence and Leadership Excellence. His new course Instant MBA was launched in September 2011 to rave reviews.
He is the author of 15 books and self-published mini books.
Content
I: Bags of Energy Now
1 Boosting Your Physical and Mental Energy
2 Meditation: Relaxing Your Mind
3 Exercise for Boundless Energy
4 Nutrition for a Healthy Body
5 Blissful Sleep
6 "Hands-On"
7 Understand the Journey
8 Group Connect
9 Switch Your Perspective
10 Your Action Plan
II: Boost Your Productivity
1 The Philosophy
2 Decide Your Bigger Picture
3 Set Your Compass
4 Make the Right Stuff Happen
5 Being More Productive at Work
6 Getting Things Done Despite People
7 Getting Things Done in a Virtual World
8 Being More Productive at Home
9 Paradoxical Productivity
10 Your Action Plan
III: Give Great Presentations (And Without a Slide Deck)
1 Why Present?
2 Structure
3 Why You Should Create a Storyboard
4 Become a Good Storyteller
5 Slides: Less is More
6 Gaining Confidence
7 Challenges
8 The Other Presentations
9 Media: What Else is Available?
10 Your Action Plan About the Author
IV: Go Home Email Free
1 Back to Basics
2 Hang On. Who's in Charge Here?
3 The Big Breakthrough: Find Your Zone
4 Multiple Breakthroughs
5 We Need To Talk
6 Admit It, You're an E-holic
7 Fix It! Overcoming Obstacles
8 Great Work Practices
9 Great Home Routines
10 Your Action Plan
V: Make Better Decisions More Often
1 The Decision Process
2 Tools to Decision Making 1: Data and evidence
3 Tools to Decision Making 2: Analysis
4 Tools to Decision Making 3: Brainstorm and incubation
5 Tools to Decision Making 4: Boosting creativity
6 Tools to Decision Making 5: Take action
7 Decisions at Work 1: Teamwork
8 Decisions at Work 2: Persuading, convincing and selling
9 Decisions at Home
10 Your Action Plan
1 Boosting Your Physical and Mental Energy
2 Meditation: Relaxing Your Mind
3 Exercise for Boundless Energy
4 Nutrition for a Healthy Body
5 Blissful Sleep
6 "Hands-On"
7 Understand the Journey
8 Group Connect
9 Switch Your Perspective
10 Your Action Plan
II: Boost Your Productivity
1 The Philosophy
2 Decide Your Bigger Picture
3 Set Your Compass
4 Make the Right Stuff Happen
5 Being More Productive at Work
6 Getting Things Done Despite People
7 Getting Things Done in a Virtual World
8 Being More Productive at Home
9 Paradoxical Productivity
10 Your Action Plan
III: Give Great Presentations (And Without a Slide Deck)
1 Why Present?
2 Structure
3 Why You Should Create a Storyboard
4 Become a Good Storyteller
5 Slides: Less is More
6 Gaining Confidence
7 Challenges
8 The Other Presentations
9 Media: What Else is Available?
10 Your Action Plan About the Author
IV: Go Home Email Free
1 Back to Basics
2 Hang On. Who's in Charge Here?
3 The Big Breakthrough: Find Your Zone
4 Multiple Breakthroughs
5 We Need To Talk
6 Admit It, You're an E-holic
7 Fix It! Overcoming Obstacles
8 Great Work Practices
9 Great Home Routines
10 Your Action Plan
V: Make Better Decisions More Often
1 The Decision Process
2 Tools to Decision Making 1: Data and evidence
3 Tools to Decision Making 2: Analysis
4 Tools to Decision Making 3: Brainstorm and incubation
5 Tools to Decision Making 4: Boosting creativity
6 Tools to Decision Making 5: Take action
7 Decisions at Work 1: Teamwork
8 Decisions at Work 2: Persuading, convincing and selling
9 Decisions at Home
10 Your Action Plan
