Business & management Books

From bestselling author Walter Isaacson comes the landmark biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years--as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues--Walter Is...

There are companies that create waves and those that ride or are drowned by them. This is a ride on the Google wave, telling the story of how it formed and crashed into traditional media businesses - from newspapers to books to television to movies to telephones to advertising to Microsoft. With unp...

We send our kids to school and obsess about their test scores, their behavior and theirability to fit in.We post a help wanted ad and look for experience, famous colleges and a history of avoiding failure.We invest in companies based on how they did last quarter, not on what they-re going to do tomo...

If you haven't heard of the success of 42 Below Vodka you must have been living under a rock! Initially brewed by Wellington advertising man Geoff Ross in his garage, everything about this vodka was audacious, from the very notion of making high-end vodka Downunder to its shock-and-awe advertising c...

A fascinating journey into the hidden psychological influences that derail our decision-making, "Sway "will change the way you think about the way you think. Why is it so difficult to sell a plummeting stock or end a doomed relationship? Why do we listen to advice just because it came from someone "...

Management Bites covers every area of business management, bite by bite. It’s full of practical ways to manage yourself and your team with real-life examples of what went right and how to fix what’s gone wrong.  · New Zealand Employment Law: what you need to know about the...

The blockbuster number 1 international bestselling phenomenon is back…not that it ever really went away. An easily-read story which quickly demonstrates three very practical management techniques, it also includes information on several studies in medicine and in the behavioural sciences, whi...

'Before we started filming the television programme The School of Home Truths I honestly thought that real estate agents were basically good guys.' The School of Home Truths is a television programme aimed to help people succeed at the game of real estate. Thirteen novice buyers and sellers were tak...

You’ve seen it all before. A malicious online rumor costs a company millions. A political sideshow derails the national news cycle and destroys a candidate. Some product or celebrity zooms from total obscurity to viral sensation. What you don’t know is that someone is responsible for all this. Usual...

 Michael Hill's step-by-step guide to fulfilling your dreams - any dreams - easily. Michael outlines all the key lessons he has learned over the years. His wisdom covers these topics in great detail with lots of helpful examples: * Clearing the clutter of your mind * Positive day-dreaming...

From the founders of the trailblazing software company 37signals, here is a different kind of business book - one that explores a new reality. Today, anyone can be in business. Tools that used to be out of reach are now easily accessible. Technology that cost thousands is now just a few pounds or ev...

The first hardcover release since 1981, a newly packaged edition of the multimillion-copy-selling icon of motivational books. How to Win Friends and Influence People is the first, and still the finest, book of its kind. One of the best-known motivational books in history, Dale Carnegie's groundbr...

In "Business Stripped Bare", Sir Richard Branson shares the inside track on his life in business and reveals the incredible truth about his most risky, brilliant and audacious deals. Discover why Virgin tried to take on one of the world's biggest superbrands, how Virgin Mobile USA holds th...

Imagine a workplace where everyone chooses to bring energy, passion and a positive attitude to the job every day. In this parable, a fictional manager has the responsibility of turning a chronically unenthusiastic and unhelpful department into an effective team. Seattle's Pike Place Fish is a world ...

We Are All Weird is a celebration of choice, of treating different people differently and of embracing the notion that everyone deserves the dignity and respect that comes from being heard. The book calls for end of mass and for the beginning of offering people more choices, more interests and givin...

Everything we know about solving the world's problems is wrong. Out: Plans, experts and above all, leaders. In: Adapting - improvise rather than plan; fail, learn, and try again In this groundbreaking new book, Tim Harford shows how the world's most complex and important problems - including terrori...

Today everyone - whether they know it or not - is in the "emotional transportation" business. More and more, success is won by creating compelling stories that have the power to move partners, shareholders, customers, and employees to action. Simply put, if you can't tell it, you can't sel...

Over decades of consulting with corporations and the people who run them and 30 years teaching MBA students the nuances of organisational power, Jeffrey Pfeffer has watched numerous people suffer career reversals even as others prevail despite the odds. The most common mistake: most of us don't have...

"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...

The hip, iconoclastic CEO of Zappos shows how a different kind of corporate culture can make a huge difference in achieving remarkable results - by actually creating a company culture that values happiness - and then delivers on it. In his first book, Tony Hsieh - the widely-admired CEO of Zappos, ...

The inside story of Facebook, told with the full, exclusive cooperation of founder Mark Zuckerberg and the company’s other leaders. In August, 2008, Facebook signed up its 100 millionth user. Eight months later its 200 millionth user signed up. Today it is over 350 million users. This pheno...

Decline can be avoided. Decline can be detected. Decline can be reversed. Amidst the desolate landscape of fallen great companies, Jim Collins began to wonder: How "do" the mighty fall? Can decline be detected early and avoided? How far can a company fall before the path toward doom bec...

The Element is the point at which natural talent meets personal passion. In this groundbreaking book, world-renowned creativity expert Ken Robinson considers the child bored in class, the disillusioned employee and those of us who feel frustrated but can’t quite explain why - and shows how we ...

The latest book in the Gerber franchise, "E-Myth Enterprise", fits neatly into a training program any entrepreneur can use to fulfill her dream. "E-Myth Enterprise" is a great follow-up to "Awakening the Entrepreneur Within", as it shows would-be entrepreneurs how to pu...

What makes a business successful or not? Mark Blumsky shows how a defining point of difference in the way we treat customers can turn an ordinary business into a successful one. Using examples, he shows how you can identify your point of difference, and then implement it. Bringing in his own experie...

Michael Hill believes the looming meltdown can be a good thing for businesses and entrepreneurs. It is possible to succeed in a downturn - in fact it is the perfect situation in which to perfect a business. Instead of fearing the side-effects of recession, wallowing in gloom and convincing ourselves...

Tough, smart business advice on what it takes to run a successful business - from the star of the hit TLC show "American Chopper You" could hardly blame someone for being intimidated if they ran into big Paul Teutul in a dark alley. Massive and mustachioed, frequently scowling, and decked ...

New Zealand lost one of its favourite sons when Sir Peter Blake was shot and killed in the Amazon in late 2001. Blake had become a icon after leading New Zealand to victory in the 1995 and 2000 America's Cups, following earlier successes in the Whitbread Round the World Race and Jules Verne Challeng...

What happens when advances in technology allow many things to be produced for more or less nothing- And what happens when those things are then made available to the consumer for free- In his groundbreaking new book, The Long Tail author Chris Anderson considers a brave new world where the ol...

In this fascinating book, Seth Godin argues that now, for the first time, everyone has an opportunity to start a movement - to bring together a tribe of like-minded people and do amazing things. According to Godin, Tribes are groups of people aligned around an idea, connected to a leader and to ...

Cut off a spider's head, and it dies; cut off a starfish's leg and it grows a new one, and that leg can grow into an entirely new starfish. Traditional top-down organisations are like spiders, but now starfish organisations are changing the face of business and the world. What's the hidden power beh...

In "Leading Change", John Kotter examines the efforts of more than 100 companies to remake themselves into better competitors. He identifies the most common mistakes leaders and managers make in attempting to create change and offers an eight-step process to overcome the obstacles and carry out the ...

THE FUTURE OF PRODUCT BRANDING IS EMOTIONAL MANIPULATION: HOW TO INFILTRATE THE HEART In a market saturated with brands, companies seek new ways to stand out, and for their presence to generate emotional heat within their customer, this book shows how it's done. Brands have run out of juice. More an...

In this revised best seller, John Maxwell examines the difference between leadership styles and outlines principles for inspiring, motivating, and influencing others. These principles can be used in any organisation to foster integrity and self- discipline and bring about a positive change. "De...

People skills are extremely important in the business world today. To be successful at any level you need to be able to work with a variety of people, communicate with them, and keep them happy. This book provides a simple framework for analysing personality types and will show you the best ways to ...

The ultimate business how-to book by the icon of American business and one of the world's most revered and respected leaders, Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric. Winning explores the changes of recent times and the new economic realities, and more than that, it identifies the central, immuta...

In a hilarious new look at the world of American business, the author of "The Dilbert Principle" builds on the popular comic strip to profile the "Weasel Zone," a gray area between moral behavior and unethical - if not felonious - activities.

Mark Twain once observed, “A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth can even get its boots on.” His observation rings true: Urban legends, conspiracy theories, and bogus public-health scares circulate effortlessly. Meanwhile, people with important ideas-business people, te...

Michael Gerber's The E-Myth Revisited should be required reading for anyone thinking about starting a business or for those who have already taken that fateful step. The title refers to the author's belief that entrepreneurs--typically brimming with good but distracting ideas--make poor businesspeop...

The Small Business Book is the bestselling, hands-on guide to running your own business in New Zealand. This new edition is up-to-date, easy to understand and simple to use. If you are tempted to strike out on your own, this is the book that will help you decide if you've got the right stuff. If yo...