Free Berrett-Koehler Book Excerpts

We at Berrett-Koehler are big fans of the ‘try before you buy’ method of book-buying. We want you to be completely satisfied with your purchase, so we’ve created FREE BOOK EXCERPTS to give you a comprehensive idea of what is inside. Each excerpt contains the full Table of Contents, as well as any introductory material and the complete first chapter, giving you a clear understanding of the book’s content, format, and style of writing.

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EXCERPT: Leadership From the Inside Out
EXCERPT: Leadership From the Inside Out
From: BerrettKoehler | Date: 8/12/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 115
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Still framed in seven simple yet profound “mastery areas,” this book serves as an integrated coaching experience that helps leaders understand how to  ...  more>>

Tags: business, leadership, personal growth, management
Categories: Business >
Views: 115
Language: English
EXCERPT: The Secret
EXCERPT: The Secret
From: BerrettKoehler | Date: 8/12/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 825
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At one time or another, everyone in a position of authority-whether in a multi-national corporation or a local volunteer group-wonders what the key to ...  more>>

Tags: business, inspiration, motivation, leadership, management, ken blanchard
Categories: Business > Other >
Views: 825
Language: English
EXCERPT: The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die
EXCERPT: The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die
From: BerrettKoehler | Date: 8/12/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 451
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Dr. John Izzo and his colleagues interviewed over 200 people over the age of sixty (up to 106 years of age) who were identified by others as having ...  more>>

Tags: culture, happiness, success, self-improvement
Categories: Lifestyle > Other >
Views: 451
Language: English
EXCERPT: A Complaint Is a Gift
EXCERPT: A Complaint Is a Gift
From: BerrettKoehler | Date: 8/12/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 119
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The first edition of A Complaint Is a Gift introduced the revolutionary notion that customer complaints are not annoyances to be dodged, denied, or bu ...  more>>

Tags: customers, complaints, market research, customer satisfaction, business, engagement, retention
Categories: Business > Markets / Industries > Market Research >
Views: 119
Language: English
EXCERPT: The She Spot
EXCERPT: The She Spot
From: BerrettKoehler | Date: 8/12/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 564
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The secret to changing the world is hidden in plain sight—in fact, it’s half the population. Women vote more, volunteer more, and give to more ...  more>>

Tags: women, marketing, volunteer, charity, nonprofit, social change
Categories: Business > Non-Profit Organizations >
Views: 564
Language: English
EXCERPT: Ideas Are Free
EXCERPT: Ideas Are Free
From: BerrettKoehler | Date: 8/12/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 621
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The fact is, because they're the ones actually doing the day-to-day work front-line employees see a great many problems and opportunities that their m ...  more>>

Tags: business, ideas, engagement, management, idea management, corporate culture, innovation
Categories: Business >
Views: 621
Language: English
EXCERPT: The Real Wealth of Nations
EXCERPT: The Real Wealth of Nations
From: BerrettKoehler | Date: 8/12/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 552
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Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations provided the first, most influential and lasting explanation of the workings of modern economics. But with his ...  more>>

Tags: economics, wealth, caring economics, economic model, sustainability
Categories: Current Events > Economy >
Views: 552
Language: English
EXCERPT: Working at Warp Speed
EXCERPT: Working at Warp Speed
From: BerrettKoehler | Date: 8/12/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 151
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Everyone is a project manager; projects are what all of us do day in and day out. Skillful project management is fundamental to survival in today's ...  more>>

Tags: business, work, project management, efficiency, deadlines, goals
Categories: Business > Project Management >
Views: 151
Language: English
EXCERPT: Just Good Business
EXCERPT: Just Good Business
From: BerrettKoehler | Date: 8/12/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 196
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CSR can help companies build customer loyalty, recruit and retain employees, and stand out in a crowded marketplace. But to be most effective CSR ...  more>>

Tags: business, corporate social responsibility, CSR, social responsibility, branding
Categories: Business >
Views: 196
Language: English
EXCERPT: Winning the Global Talent Showdown
EXCERPT: Winning the Global Talent Showdown
From: BerrettKoehler | Date: 8/12/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 399
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In Winning the Global Talent Showdown, Ed Gordon surveys the sorry state of the world talent pipeline, with separate chapters on the Americas, Asia, a ...  more>>

Tags: business, jobs, talent, global economy, workers
Categories: Business > Employment >
Views: 399
Language: English
EXCERPT: Mission, Inc.
EXCERPT: Mission, Inc.
From: BerrettKoehler | Date: 8/12/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 194
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Business has the power to change the world, but some businesses embrace that opportunity more aggressively than others do. Social enterprises put ...  more>>

Tags: business, social enterprise, mission, social entrepreneurs
Categories: Business > Entrepreneurship & Business Planning >
Views: 194
Language: English
EXCERPT: The 21 Success Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires
EXCERPT: The 21 Success Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires
From: BerrettKoehler | Date: 8/12/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 743
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The advice in this book is based on Brian Tracy's twenty-five years of research, teaching, and personal experience on the subject of self-made million ...  more>>

Tags: business, money, brian tracy, success, millionaires
Categories: Personal Finance >
Views: 743
Language: English
EXCERPT: Goals
EXCERPT: Goals
From: BerrettKoehler | Date: 8/12/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 375
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Based on more than 20 years of experience and research, this book presents a simple, powerful, and effective goal setting and goal achieving methodolo ...  more>>

Tags: goals, achievement, accomplishment, success
Categories: Lifestyle >
Views: 375
Language: English
EXCERPT: Getting Things Done When You Are Not in Charge
EXCERPT: Getting Things Done When You Are Not in Charge
From: BerrettKoehler | Date: 8/12/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 651
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You are not in charge and you want to make a difference: that is the dilemma. You may not know who is in charge in today's changing, temporary, and ...  more>>

Tags: business, contribution, effectiveness, success, satisfaction
Categories: Business >
Views: 651
Language: English
EXCERPT: The Referral of a Lifetime
EXCERPT: The Referral of a Lifetime
From: BerrettKoehler | Date: 8/12/2009 | Rated: 0 (0) | Views: 397
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Nobody likes cold calls. And nobody really needs to make them. The Referral of a Lifetime teaches a step-by-step system that will allow anyone to ...  more>>

Tags: business, referrall, reference, recommendation, relationship, business, customers
Categories: Business >
Views: 397
Language: English
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