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Quick Fixes for Business Writing:

An Eight-Step Editing Process to Find and Correct Common Readability Problems

By: Jim Taylor

Breaks down the editorial process into a series of tasks which are designed to improve the readability of the final product. It will be invaluable to you; regardless of whether you are a novice or a proficient editor. Author, Jim Taylor, has taught Eight-Step Editing for 18 years and clients for his workshops include the Editor’s Association of Canada and the Ontario Cabinet office. .156 pages; ISBN 978-1-55270-252-9; Softcover: $24.95 ($US).  MORE INFO 

The "Please" and "Thank You"

Fifteen Essential Ingredients for Success

By: ArLyne Diamond, Ph.D.

This book will show you how to successfully raise funds for non-profits; whether you are a member of a national organization, or a small community association. The author, Dr. ArLyne Diamond has many years of experience with non-profits. 126 pages; ISBN 978-1-55270-261-1; Softcover: $24.95 ($US).  MORE INFO

The Glass Slipper:

Smart Steps for Every Woman's Success in Running Her Own Business

By: Shelley Peever and Layla Didmon

A functional business guide specifically geared toward women in small and medium sized businesses. Each chapter is an integral part of an overall guide that will assist women in gathering information to apply to businesses of their own. 124 pages; ISBN 978-1-55270-262-8; Softcover: $24.95 ($US).   MORE INFO  

Global Wolves are at the Door:

Be the Future or be History

By: James Bowen, Ph.D.

In order to keep ahead of the global competition we need to thrive not just survive. This means we need metrics to evaluate our organization's capability. We need to have a framework that shows us what our organization's current ability is and how to improve it. .184 pages; ISBN 978-1-55270-254-3; Softcover: $48.95 ($US)..   MORE INFO  

Innovate or Perish!

Seven-Step Innovation Process to Meet the Challenges

of Globalization

By: Richard Sussman Sc.D.

This book is a complete manual for small and medium sized manufacturing companies to produce new products and processes that can enhance their competitive position. The unique Seven Step Innovation Process starts with the creation of a strategic innovation plan and then provides a system to evaluate the current products and manufacturing capabilities of a company. 242 pages; ISBN 978-1-55270-253-6; Softcover: $49.95 ($US).   MORE INFO  

The Six Sigma Toolbox:

54 Improvement Tools and When to Use Them

By: Jerry W. Wishes

Jerry Wishes says: "In this book I provide fifty-four improvement tools. They are focused around two concepts. First, Variation is Evil. Every process has variation but the secret is to restrict it to natural causes and then use improvement tools to 'manage' the variation. Second, use of the tools is not optional. Once you embrace them, you do so forever." 306 pages; ISBN 978-1-55270-258-1; Softcover: $48.95 ($US).  MORE INFO  

Quality in the 21^st Century:

What You Have to Change to Stay in Business

By: Jerry W. Wishes

Jerry Wishes says: "If you don't 'get it' soon and start doing things differently, you'll be in a down-cycle and never understand why. My hope is that this book will give you some insight and a direction you can use to conquer the challenges ahead." 202  pages; ISBN 978-1-55270-259-8; Softcover: $39.95 ($US).  MORE INFO  

Seven Sigma:

The Pursuit of Perfection

By: Jerry W. Wishes

This book makes the case, through the use of a fictional business story, for the rejection of mediocrity in the corporate world. The acceptance of 'things just go wrong' is replaced with the need to raise the bar on expectations. The story takes place at a high-technology start-up. 240 pages; ISBN 978-1-55270-260-4; Softcover: $42.95 ($US).  MORE INFO  

Training Your Board of Directors:

A Manual for the CEOs, Board Members, Administrators and Executives of Corporations, Associations, Non-Profit and Religious Organizations

With a special section on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which raises the standards for corporate governance, even if you are not legally bound by it. The role of the Board of Directors is critical to the health and growth of both for profit and not-for-profit organizations. This manual is designed for CEOs, Board Chairs, Directors, Administrators, Executive Directors and those contemplating serving on boards in the future. It is an interactive document for a group of people working together with a  facilitator. It it can also be used as an educational and motivational guide . 338 pages; ISBN 978-1-55270-207-9; Softcover: $39.95 ($US)  MORE INFO

A Complete Guide to Help You Plan, Direct and Control the Purchase, Production, Storage and Distribution of Goods in Today’s Competitive Business Environment..... Essentials of Supply Chain Management 2nd. EDITION

Materials management is the process in which you plan, direct and control all phases of the acquisition of goods and services; from introduction to disposal, from suppliers to end users. This book will give you the opportunity to explore materials management as a profession. If you are already in the profession, it will help you enhance your skills and abilities and help you to improve your service performance. 398 pages, ISBN 978-1-55270-257-4 softcover,  $74.95 ($US).  MORE INFO

Essential Reading for Everyone in the Restaurant Business. You could have called this book "What they don’t teach you at The Culinary Institute". As you know, operating a restaurant is a difficult; even a dangerous business. Competition is fierce and costs keep rising. This great book offers you with unorthodox (but proven) advice on the subtle art of survival. The material is arranged alphabetically and it will take you only 3 or 4 minutes to read. each chapter. If you have some basic knowledge of the restaurant business, it will help to comfort and guide you through the "best of times; the worst of times". 241 pages, ISBN 978-1-55270-144-7 softcover,  $29.95 ($US). MORE INFO

Critical Analysis in Decision-Making: 

Conventional and "Outside the Box" Approaches to Developing Solutions to Today's Business Challenges

By: James Briggs

What is it that enables some people to make good business decisions more effectively, more often, than others? Great leaders in the public service, business, and the non-profit sectors, remind us that an effective decision-making process is the key to solving problems for any organization. Effective organizations, both large and small, search for leaders who have good problem solving skills.

Project Management: 

Welcome Opportunity or Awesome Burden?

By: Robert G. Edwards

This concise, how-to, self-help guide will help both aspiring and practicing project managers. Its content was developed during the author's forty-four years in professional engineering and project management. The principles and practices that he describes are based on his personal experience and can easily be applied to most simple or complex projects. This book is entertaining and easy-to-read. It addresses the personal skills, attitudes, ethics and responsibilities of project managers that are needed to succeed; regardless of the complexity or size of the project. 170 pages, ISBN: 978-1-55270-086-0 Softcover $26.95 ($US). MORE INFO

Business Relationships –  Development and Maintenance 

Confederation College Entrepreneurship Series

The success of any business hinges on the effective management of three critical categories of business relationships. These are a firm’s relationships with its customers, with its employees, and with the individuals and organizations that supply it with essential goods and services. This book outlines the nature and role of each type of relationship, and identifies a variety of best practices and operating tools to be employed in the successful development and maintenance of these relationships.  78 pages, ISBN: 978-1-55270-093-8, Softcover, $19.95 ($US). MORE INFO

Leadership with Panache

52 Ways to Set Yourself Apart as a Dynamic Manager

By: Jeff Jernigan

This book cuts to the underbelly of leadership in the modern organization. Divided into 52 "Ways" so that you can select one topic each week of the year for group discussion with your management and supervisory associates. Poses hard hitting questions for consideration. Author, Jeff Jernigan, has over 25-years experience as an organizational development specialist providing companies support in creating, continuing and capitalizing on change. He is the recipient of numerous industry awards.  180 pg., Softcover; ISBN 978-1-55270-081-5: $29.95 ($US).     MORE INFO 

Effective Management

Interpersonal Skills that Will Help You Earn  the Respect and Commitment of Employees

By: Dave Day Ph.D.

Ten key interpersonal skills for the manager... from choosing a leadership style to the day of completing annual performance evaluations. Contains practical suggestions to increase the productivity and commitment of all employees. Essential reading for all new managers and a resource for existing managers. Dave Day has over 35 years experience as a manager, consultant and is now a Professor of Management at Columbia College. 182 pages, ISBN 978-1-896210-99-5; softcover, $27.95 ($US).    MORE INFO   

Cooperative Time Management

Get more done and have more fun!

Chance Massaro & Katheryn Allen-Katz

Learn how to define appropriate and important work; how to plan, schedule and defend "quality" work time and how to work effectively with other employees.  224 pages, softcover; ISBN 978-1-896210-86-5; $34.95 ($US).   MORE INFO   

LEAN PRODUCTION FOR THE OFFICE

Common Sense Ideas To Help Your 

Office Continuously Improve

By: Jim Thompson

More ideas for everyone who works in an office: Be idea-driven; Reduce frustration; Add value; Let others benchmark you.

How to use employees' creativity and ingenuity. Employees' feelings do count. Author, Jim Thompson, is the guru of applying lean production to the office environment. 136 pages, softcover, ISBN 978-1-55270-025-9; $24.95 + $9.95 postage.   MORE INFO   

THE LEAN OFFICE

How to Use Just-in-Time Techniques

to Streamline Your Office

By: Jim Thompson

This book is for everyone who works in an office. Find out how to foster and nurture employee involvement and put excitement back into continuous improvement. Get the tools needed to improve office productivity. Most importantly, reduce employee stress and frustration, while improving productivity. Find out how this happens with employees, not to employees! Jim Thompson is a lean production consultant who studied these systems first-hand while with GM and Toyota in California. 138 pages, softcover, ISBN 978-1-896210-41-4; $24.95 ($US)   MORE INFO   

LEAN PRODUCTION

How to Use the Highly Effective Japanese

Concept of Kaizen to Improve Your Efficiency

By: Jim Thompson

Learn specific techniques and behaviours to improve your effectiveness. Find out about a system that has been used very effectively at the organizational level for over forty years. Author, Jim Thompson has held senior management positions with General Motors and the Walker Manufacturing Company.  146 pages, softcover, ISBN 978-1-896210-42-1; $24.95 ($US)   MORE INFO   

The Old Mission Academy

A Novel of One Charter School's Experiences 

Implementing Lean Education

By: J. K. Thompson

A novel about more learning for less money. It suggests that it is possible to remove the waste from education using lean production business concepts. It also outlines the controversial issues surrounding the establishment of charter schools. The book ties this into the basics of lean production, which is changing the very nature of how the world will be making things in the 21st century. 206 pages; ISBN 978-1-896210-91-9; softcover: $29.95 ($US).    MORE INFO

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