A practicing physician and NIH-funded researcher draws on her research and experience to show that our outlook on life-- our unique patterns of thinking and feeling about ourselves, others, and the world--may be the key to how well and how fast we age.

Bacal interviewed successful women about their toughest on-the-job moments. These innovators across a variety of fields reveal that they're more thoughtful, purposeful and assertive as leaders because they learned from their mistakes, not because they never made any.

The authors demonstrate that the best salespeople don't just build relationships. Instead, they challenge customers by approaching them with unique insights, tailoring sales messages to specific objectives, and, when necessary, pushing back and taking control of the sale.

Finally, an answer to the ultimate business question: How do some companies achieve exceptional performance over the long term? In every sector, there's an outlier. In the pharmaceutical industry, it's Merck. In discount retail, it's Family Dollar. It used to be Wrigley in candy and Maytag in appliances. Other superstars have been hidden in plain sight, like Heartland Express in trucking or Linear Technology in semiconductors. How do these exceptional...

The preeminent provider of business education worldwide, the American Management Association trains over 100,000 managers and executives a year through its renowned management education seminar programs and conferences. Now, for the first time, the fundamental skills taught by this elite leadership and management institution have been collected in one easy-to-digest volume. Giving you an overview of exactly what the AMA considers to be the most important...