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The best advice from 20 of Australia and New Zealand's leading specialists in business and professional development - including: Terry Hawkins, Keith Abraham, Gihan Perera, Maria Carlton, Ann Andrews, Andrew Darbyshire, Trevor (Kingy) King, Sally Webb and foreword by Ian Berry. The Year 2020 is not far away, and we often use the term 20/20 in relation to clear vision. This book is about creating a clear vision for your business moving towards the end of this new decade and creating fresh ways for you to manage the growth and succes... read more

The Rules of business success don't need to be complicated - just straightforward and easy to follow. These snippets of success are taken from Tony Falkenstein's many years of highs and lows of business, and offer astounding insights into a career founded on common sense, bravery and smart thinking. Every page has a profound message based on Tony's simple philosophies about getting things done and making things work in business. It's a delightful business gift-book for anyone in business today. Tony Falkenstein is the majority shar... read more

The shortage of leaders in business, community, and government is there for all to see. This book argues that the obsession with skills-training produces masses of people with technical ability, but little by way of creativity and character. Skills are valuable only if you have the will to use them wisely and ethically, to lead like you mean it.

This is one man's journey through the lessons of being in business, loving, and losing what matters and finding new reasons to celebrate every day. Andrew Darbyshire finished high school at fifteen and went on to become a self-made hugely successful businessman, philanthropist and sought after professional speaker through his own sheer determination to come out on top of whatever he set his mind to achieving. A qualified pilot, investor and family man, who has dined with world leaders and has been through some of the worst imaginab... read more

4 x copies sent to Nationwide 4/10/06 Agency ended

"If you speak English fluently, you have an extraordinary skill. All you have to do is to use it in your writing in a focused way. The golden rule and the five keys to effective writing will give you that focus". Ralph Brown What do I really need to learn to be a more effective writer? How can I grab my reader's attention and hold it? How can I be more persuasive in my letters, emails, reports and presentations? How can I write more effective proposals? How formal should my writing be? How can I organise my reports and presen... read more

This book is crammed full of useful, down-to-earth advice for anyone who is or who wants to efficiently and effectively run a business of any size. It is a valuable companion and reference book, especially when you are looking for inspirational ideas and sound leadership principles.

This is one man's journey through the lessons of being in business, loving, and losing what matters and finding new reasons to celebrate every day. Andrew Darbyshire finished high school at fifteen and went on to become a self-made hugely successful businessman, philanthropist and sought after professional speaker through his own sheer determination to come out on top of whatever he set his mind to achieving. A qualified pilot, investor and family man, who has dined with world leaders and has been through some of the worst imaginab... read more

If you are considering purchasing assets, including property, or if you are thinking about protecting your assets, then this book is a "must read" for you.
From her years of study and experience, Janet Xuccoa brings you a simple, easy to understand guide to the basics of Trust use and management, including:
How Trusts came to exist;
If a Trust is appropriate for you;
The best steps to take to place assets into a Trust:
How Trustees should act;
What a Professional Trustee can and should do for a T... read more

Compliance made easy for commercial property investors and owners. Getting past all the technical jargon and legalese is not easy, and can often lead to skipping through the rules and regulations. But now property investors can avoid the many pitfalls of not being up with their responsibilities as landlords and owners by picking up this quick but thorough guide to building laws in New Zealand. This book contains checklists, case study examples, and many useful links and websites, as well as easy to understand explanations about ... read more

Getting past all the technical jargon and legalese is not easy, and can often lead to skipping through the rules and regulations. This book contains checklists, case study examples, and many useful links and websites, as well as easy to understand explanations about building inspectors and council requirements.

For three decades Bob Jones has entertained and informed with his books, both fiction and non-fiction. Given his commercial success, Bob is well-placed to write on management, but this is no dry exposition as one might anticipate with such a subject. Rather, an eclectic range of topics, individuals and propositions grace these pages. Was Haile Selassie foolish to deny Rastafarians' claim that he was God? Could there be a market for wheel-chaired strippers? The importance of drunkenness in making commercial decisions. These and man... read more

If you are a struggling salesperson and serious about increasing your finance, this book is a required daily read.

Build your brilliant debt free future! If you are struggling to get from payday to payday, your relationships are suffering from financial stress, and your rainy day fund is constantly depleted, then read this book! Phil Strong's tried and proven strategies have already helped thousands of families and individuals to achieve their lifestyle dreams. It's time to take you finances to a new level. Whether that's becoming debt free, comfortably covering your expenses, or paying for overseas holidays and achieving fun goals - Phil's pr... read more

Practical ways to develop your emotional intelligence. You'll discover how successful people make liberating choices, develop their optimism, stay motivated, manage disruptive emotions, handle stress, build better relationships, become effective negotiators, persuade, make better decisions, become effective leaders, help other people shine, create successful teams and families, and make their changes last.

A clear explanation about what website visitors do and don't want, and how to create a site that really works hard to attract, engage and keep people returning to it, and raving about it to their friends. Addressing the issues of planning, copywriting and specific content, David Kelly uses his expertise as CEO of one of New Zealand's top website development companies to unravel the mysteries of this complex subject. Not too basic for professionals in the business, neither is this book too technical for anyone new to the world of w... read more

A fast paced and comprehensive guide to investing in property. Based on her knowledge of the market (currently a mortgage advisor) and real life examples, Jodi's book, offers a practical guide to getting on the property ladder for young and/or single people. Jodi shows it's never too early to start your property portfolio.

Collectively the people profiled in this book have over 311 years of business experience, employ over 16.500 people and turnover in excess of $ 1 Billion. Now, for the first time, you can discover their inspirational stories and closely guarded success secrets! 308 pages 232 x 152 mm

Is the result of 25 years of extensive research into the secret of the 500 wealthiest people in America. It teaches you that secret and also gives you a step-by-step system for transforming your dreams into reality.

In today's business world, where resources are strained, stress has become a way of life and every organisation is trying to do more with less on a daily basis, it is clear we can not work in the hierarchial, parent/child ways of the past. Many organisations have tried to hand over day-to-day decision making to employees, and have even experimented with self managed teams. Unfortunately, the results have been underwhelming at best, a nightmare at worst. Ann Andrews, Dip. Bus (Pmer), APS, has dedicated 15 years to understanding t... read more