Showing results by publisher "HarperCollins Publishers Limited" in Business & Careers

Finally, a practical, realistic plan to rescue, preserve and enhance nature. This is an economist's approach to environmentalism, including a summary of Britain's green assets, a look towards possible futures and an achievable 25-year plan to a green and prosperous world. News about Britain’s wildlife and ecosystems tends to be grim. In Green and Prosperous Land, Dieter Helm, a member of the Department of Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and advisor to the government, shares a radical but tangible plan for positive change. 

In A Good Time to Be a Girl, Helena Morrissey sets out how we might achieve the next big breakthrough towards a truly inclusive modern society. Drawing on her experience as a City CEO, mother of nine, and founder of the influential 30% Club, which campaigns for gender-balanced UK company boards, her manifesto for new ways of working, living, loving and raising families is for everyone, not just women.

We stand on the brink of a technological revolution. In the near future, most of us will not own automobiles but will travel instead in driverless electric vehicles summoned at the touch of an app. We will be liberated from driving, so that the time we spend in cars can be put to more productive use. We will prevent more than 90 percent of car crashes, provide freedom of mobility to the elderly and disabled and decrease our dependence on fossil fuels. Autonomy tells the story of the maverick engineers and computer experts who triggered the revolution.

What is talent? How do you fulfil your potential? How do you create a winning team? These three simple questions, which are fundamental to the running of any successful business, take Ben Lyttleton on a fascinating journey to some of the world's top football clubs to discover the innovative new methods of developing and maximising talent.

From education to work to dating, this inspirational, honest and provocative book recognises and celebrates the strides black women have already made, while providing practical advice for those who want to do the same and forge a better, visible future. Illustrated with stories from best friends Elizabeth Uviebinené and Yomi Adegoke’s own lives, and using interviews with dozens of the most successful black women in Britain.

An intimate and profound reckoning with the changes buffeting the $2 trillion global advertising and marketing business from the perspective of its most powerful players, by the best-selling author of Googled. Advertising and marketing touches on every corner of our lives and is the invisible fuel powering almost all media. Complain about it though we might, without it the world would be a darker place. And of all the industries wracked by change in the digital age, few have been turned on its head as dramatically as this one has.

Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Finance. Includes how to analyse a business from its financial reports; understand a Profit and Loss account; make sense of accounting jargon; build a financially sound business plan; and deal with revenue, profit and cashflow.

On Time by Catherine Blyth reveals why time sped up, why there never seems to be enough, and how to make it yours again.

We have more time than ever - so why do we feel time poor? The short answer is that our world is addicted to fast. And we have become its servant. Instead of grasping the liberating potential of technology, many of us are locked into a doomed race to outpace hurry. The more we value time, the less we feel we have.

How do we set aside race, colour, creed, class, age, religion, sexual orientation, physicality and all of our perceived differences? Is it truly possible to live without prejudice? And why should we want to? Offering six stories and six simple steps, Diversify explores the value we place on social packaging - how it shapes the way we see ourselves, determines who we become and limits the opportunities available to us.

This audiobook will walk you through the necessary steps to setting up as a freelance mum, from deciding on your freelance career path to launching a website, social media, getting your name out there and perfecting your brand. There is a comprehensive guide to the childcare options available to freelance mums, daily routines for optimum productivity, and tips on establishing and maintaining healthy work-life boundaries.

Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Leadership .Includes how to: Understand and develop your leadership style, Identify strategic goals for your department, Motivate and manage teams of all sizes, Build a culture of results and responsibility, Lead the way out of a crisis.

Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Marketing. Includes how to: Position your product for a target market; build a brilliant marketing plan; create stunning branded marketing materials; use memorable publicity to build market interest; take advantage of new technology.

Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Selling. Includes how to: Pitch your product to meet the needs of your customer, Use body language to build rapport, Negotiate and close the deal, Make your customers keep coming back for more, Develop new business relationships.

Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Negotiating. Includes how to: Set clear goals and limits, Understand your potential adversary or partner, Use and interpret body language, Deal with difficult people, Close brilliant deals.

Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Presenting. Includes how to enjoy presenting and approach it with confidence; assess your audience and their reactions; prepare presentations for maximum impact; use your voice and body to make your point; se visual aids and handle questions.

Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Project Management. Includes how to deliver a successful project from start to finish; communicate effectively with people at all levels; manage changes and control scope creep; identify and deal with risks; and work with common project-management methodologies.

Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Career Management. Includes how to assess your career goals; create and follow an exciting career plan; make yourself visible for your ideal job; deliver the perfect interview; get yourself noticed and promoted, or go it alone.

In a fast-moving world we're often overloaded with differing opinions, conflicting data and changing advice. In this essential guide, Noreena Hertz offers practical steps to how to make better, smarter decisions. Most of us think we make decisions for the right reasons: we scour books, we talk over options with our friends, we search the internet, we ask experts, we look at data or we trust our guts. But how hard do we scrutinise those we listen to? How much do we interrogate the information they provide?

Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Interviews. Includes how to research the needs of the employer; focus the interview on your strengths; use body language to impress; deal with difficult questions; negotiate the perfect package.

Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Management. Includes how to: Build a goal-oriented team, Successfully manage individuals, teams and projects, Set clear goals and give quality feedback, Get things done on time and on budget, Deal with difficult situations.