The author shows how to use emotional intelligence tactics to survive when dealing with toxic managers and other impossible people in the workplace.

Like it or not, as modern culture embraces the individual, weirdos--anyone different from you!-become more commonplace. Putzier explains how managers can harness the natural weirdness often found in high performers at every level, while curbing behavior thats disruptive. Includes real-world case studies to illustrate the legal, human resources, and business ramifications of unusual behavior in the workplace, and which solutions are most effective. [publisher web site].

We've all felt the sting of criticism . . . Sometimes painful barbs from friends, family, coworkers, or strangers can lodge in our minds and eat away at our core. When you allow criticism--even self-criticism--to affect you that powerfully, it can be toxic. And if you don't break the cycle, toxic criticism can make you sick, strain relationships, and prevent you from fulfilling your dreams. But you don't have to live that way! By using the proven strategies in Toxic Criticism, you can deflect any hurtful comment that comes your way, rationally decide whether the criticism has any validity, and, if you choose, give a calculated response or use it as an opportunity to make a positive change. Once you've mastered the techniques in Toxic Criticism, you'll be able to: Dismiss negative comments before they make you upset Take away the power of criticism by believing in yourself Live a positive life, driven by feeling of self-worth instead of self-loathing Silence your inner critic, and listen to the voice of confidence

Asia is now the world's #1 growth story. Farsighted investors will realize enormous profits by investing in companies that benefit from Asia's historic transformation. In The Silk Road to Riches, a team of world-class financial analysts and newsletter editors point you to the right companies, the right sectors, and the right strategies. You'll learn how to leverage Asia's accelerating integration into the world economy... profit from the pressure that Asia's growth is placing on commodities and resources... anticipate changing needs of Asian consumers in financial services, health and pharmaceuticals, communications, and many other industries. The authors offer powerful support for several provocative claims: that India, not China, is Asia's best investment destination; that the price of gold is poised to explode; and much more. They illuminate global economic changes that will decide the fate of the U.S. dollar as the world's reserve currency; and present an up-to-the-minute overview of crucial global security issues every investor must understand, no matter where they invest. CONTENTS Acknowledgments About the Authors Foreword Introduction Part I: It Is All About thePeople 1: A New Middle Class Looking Back One Trick Pony Time Is on Their Side One Last Time Endnotes 2: Asia's Path to Prosperity Coming of Age Outsourcing and Offshoring A Changing World Integration into the Global Economy Lessons Learned Endnotes 3: The Great Comparison India: A Powerful Force Problems Abound Democracy and Growth China: Waking Up Solving Problems The Time Factor Endnotes Part II: RiskyBusiness 4: Power Games Ambiguous Relationships The Dragon and the Eagle Endnotes 5: Straws in the Wind How Long Is the Long Run? Unsustainable Macroeconomic Imbalances Bubble All the Way Endnotes 6: The Lost Guarantee The Paper Standard Gold Bullion Versus Gold Stocks The Broad Diversification Approach The Stocks Endnotes Part III: Trends of the Future 7: The New Agricultural Revolution Food Demand Grows The Supply Side Fertilizer Producers The Processors Food Producers Endnotes 8: Fueling Global Growth Rising Consumption The Supply Side The Refining Factor Coal Natural Gas Nuclear Power Renewables and Alternatiaves Asian Energy The Integrated Players Endnotes 9: The Lure of the Megatrend Dr. Copper Nickel Is Worth More Than Five Cents Buy High, Sell Low... When It Comes to Steel P/Es The Fund Endnotes 10: Asia's Evolving Economies Travel and Tourism The Necessities Retail Banking and Finance Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Technology/Outsourcing Telecom Shipping, Ports, and Transport That's Entertainment Endnotes Epilogue Index Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved

In Your Face exposes the new worldwide rebellion that's brewing against U.S. marketing. Renowned international marketing expert Johny K. Johansson explains why global customers increasingly view U.S. marketing as the first wave of a cultural assault by an arrogant, wasteful society of overfed, gas-guzzling, SUV-driving bullies. He shows why American brands are especially susceptible to attack and considers the Bush administration's disastrous repositioning of the United States. Most important, Johansson offers a new path for marketers, a path to sustainable profits, based on mutual respect, not domination.

Expert insight from a successful trader with more than 25 years' of real-world experience provides a sound introduction to the techniques required in futures and commodities trading.

Digital piracy. It's a global war -- and it's just begun. Pirates of the Digital Millennium chronicles that war. All of it: media conglomerates vs. teenagers, tech companies vs. content providers, artists battling artists, nations vs. nations, law enforcement vs. organized crime. John Gantz and Jack Rochester cover every side and all the implications. Economics. Law. Ethics. Culture. The players. And above all, the realities -- including the exclusive new findings of a 57-country digital piracy research project. The media universe is shaking to its very foundations. This book helps you make sense of what's happening -- and what's next.