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Pushing the Envelope by Harvey Mackay
Pushing the Envelope is packed with triumphs, wit, and wisdom gleaned from Harvey Mackay and the super-successful people he's learned from over the years as a marketing whiz and bestselling author. The man who taught us how to swim with the sharks is back with a boatload of tips and techniques for becoming more savvy and successful in everything you do. To Harvey Mackay, pushing the envelope means pushing the boundaries and pushing yourself to maximize your advantage--to be better, faster, and smarter and to get the results you want, in business and in life. In his new book, Pushing the Envelope: All the Way to the Top, you'll learn - How to get the order- The art of negotiating the best deals for you
- The essential qualities all leaders possess
- Fail-safe ways to move up the corporate ladder
- Business titans' secrets to achievement
- The keys to balancing work and family
- How to use laughter as a productivity tool
- And much more Humor. Honesty. Fairness. The ability to get others to see your vision. Judgment. Guts. Respect for the bottom line--and all the lines that lead to it. These are the values that have made Harvey Mackay the business and civic leader he is today. A born communicator, Mackay distills the lessons of his forty years in business into pithy, punchy chapters that cut to the heart of everyday problems and situations. As usual, Mackay has his trademark, no-nonsense lists, including:
- 5 ways to ruin a good sales force
- 11 questions to ask a job prospect
- 10 New Year's resolutions
- 7 things not to do with a friend
- 12 ways to ruin your next speech Both practical and entertaining, charged throughout with Harvey Mackay's inimitable style, humor, and entrepreneurial wisdom, Pushing the Envelope puts the fun, the creativity, and the challenge back in business. Whether you're at the top of your company or determined to get there, this is one business book that will earn your stamp of approval. Praise for Pushing the Envelope What would our nation be without Minnesotans? Besides Post-it notes, the state has given us the sublimely American town, Lake Wobegon; the spectacularly American wrestler-turned-Governor, Jesse Ventura; and the quintessentially American businessman, Harvey Mackay.--The New York Times A refreshing delivery of advice.--USA Today
Harvey Mackay is author of four New York Times bestsellers. His first two books--Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive and Beware the Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt--were #1 New York Times bestsellers and are listed by the New York Times among the top fifteen inspirational business books of all time. Dig Your Well Before You're Thirsty (1997) and Pushing the Envelope (1999) both cracked the New York Times bestseller list. Mackay's books have sold more than ten million copies worldwide, been translated into thirty-five languages, and been distributed in eighty countries. Mackay is a nationally syndicated columnist for United Feature Syndicate; his weekly articles appear in more than fifty newspapers around the country. He also is one of America's most popular and entertaining business speakers, having been named one of the top five speakers in the world by Toastmasters International. He is chairman of Mackay Envelope Company, a $100 million company he founded at age twenty-six. In April 2004, Harvey received the prestigious Horatio Alger Award.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780345432957 |
| ISBN 10 | 0345432959 |
| Titel | Pushing the Envelope |
| Autor | Harvey Mackay |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Hardback |
| Verlag | Random House USA Inc |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 1998-01-01 |
| Seitenanzahl | 368 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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