Your long cherished dream of being promoted has been realized. Now all you need to do is successfully manage a group of people. If you are like most newly appointed managers, you will not be trained first - your supervisor will simply expect you to know what you must do. But being a boss is very different from being a subordinate. Avoid failure! Read this book to learn what you should master and implement to both manage and lead. In today''s environment, knowledge is paramount. You must achieve your goals by working through others and maximizing their performance. While no book can be a...

Your long cherished dream of being promoted has been realized. Now all you need to do is successfully manage a group of people. If you are like most newly appointed managers, you will not be trained first - your supervisor will simply expect you to know what you must do. But being a boss is very different from being a subordinate. Avoid failure! Read this book to learn what you should master and implement to both manage and lead. In today''s environment, knowledge is paramount. You must achieve your goals by working through others and maximizing their performance. While no book can be a...

Native Friendships goes far beyond its title. While the close personal relationships established over the years with many Native American artists is an underlying and critical theme, the book is also very much about Indian art itself-from how it is made to how it is sold. Between these two steps enters the fun of acquiring this endearing art form and how much more valuable it becomes to the owner by knowing the artist who made it. Participate in the trials, tribulations and frustrations the artists had to endure throughout the creative process. Share the pleasure of admiring a finished piece....