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Author: Michael Armstrong From: Kogan Page Price: £25 Contact: www.koganpage.com ISBN: 9780749453848 I have always had the greatest respect for Michael Armstrong's writing. I remember being impressed a decade ago by his Performance Managem  More...
18 November 2008 10:00

Format: DVD From: Scott Bradbury Price: £995 Contact: www.scottbradbury.co.uk/ Turning on a DVD package from Scott Bradbury is like sailing into a safe harbour. The purchaser and the viewer always know they are about to see a sensible, practica  More...
18 November 2008 10:00

Format: DVD From: Supernova and Fenman Price: £1,199 (p&p extra) Special offers linked to multiple purchases are available from Fenman Many training films try to point viewers to the answers. This film encourages its audience to   More...
18 November 2008 10:00

Author: Jo Haigh Price: £12.99 Publisher: Piatkus Pages: 256 ISBN: 0749928581 A former Yorkshire Businesswoman of the Year, Haigh is well equipped to write this book, which she has subtitled A survival guide for women in business. She has called on a   More...
24 October 2008 16:01

Author: Robert H Rosen Price: £12.70 Publisher: Portfolio Pages: 256 ISBN: 1591841976 Author Robert Rosen refers to anxiety as "the hidden driver of business success", and he is passionate about his subject. The more squeamish among you migh  More...
03 October 2008 16:10

Author: Hilary Wilson Price: £9.99 Publisher: Cheeky Monkey Publishing Pages: 144 ISBN: 0955502047 Trainer and executive mentor Hilary Wilson operates on the assumption that the workplace is no longer paternalistic. Here she aims to show readers ho  More...
14 August 2008 12:47

Author: Anni Townsend From: Palgrave Macmillan Price: £25 ISBN: 978-1-40399344-1 Contact: www.palgrave.com/business I am rather late in reviewing this book, which was published last autumn, but was only sent to me recently and parts of it hav  More...
22 July 2008 11:00

Author: Nigel Belbin et al From: Belbin Price: £9.99, plus postage Contact: info@belbin.com I was impressed and moved by the Belbin company's DVD when I reviewed it in our May edition and I rate this new book just as highly. It is designed   More...
22 July 2008 10:00

Format: Interactive CD-Rom Price: £999 From: Video Arts Contact: www.videoarts.com Training and marketing budgets tend to be slashed during times of economic uncertainty, so perhaps this interactive CD-Rom could be a lifeline to cash-strapped or  More...
22 July 2008 10:00

Author: Jez Cartwright Price: £7.99 Publisher: Rodale International Pages: 110 ISBN: 1905744129 This is an attractive book, designed and sized to make you want to carry it around with you. Author and personal coach Jez Cartwright believes that we a  More...
10 July 2008 17:25

Understanding emotional intelligence in 90 minutes Author: Jan Childs Price: £9.99 Publisher: Management Books 2000 Pages: 126 ISBN: 1852525258 Childs gets off to a good start by discussing why people are interested in emotional intelligenc  More...
23 June 2008 00:00

Format: Online behavioural preferences tool From: Academy28 Price: £15 per person Contact:  Academy28 I was sceptical about the effectiveness of an online behavioural preferences tool but this proved to be a neat and informative packag  More...
06 June 2008 12:00

A directory of vocational qualifications available in the UK From: Kogan Page Price: £40 ISBN: 9780749450748 Contact: www.koganpage.com This book does what the cover says. It contains a listing of vocational qualifications offered in the UK   More...
06 June 2008 10:00

Format: DVD or annual licence Price:£1,299 From: Video Arts Contact: www.videoarts.com Creating a new learning package on time management is akin to re-inventing the wheel, but Video Arts has met this challenge with great aplomb. The aim of   More...
06 June 2008 10:00

Editor: Jo Owen Price: £19.99 Publisher: Jossey-Bass Pages : 140 ISBN: 0470727810 Buy this book at Amazon This is a stunning book – the photos alone will lift your spirits. Its premise is that 'primitive' societies have su  More...
28 May 2008 16:00

Format: DVD and workbooks From: Scott Bradbury Price: £995 (+VAT) Contact: www.scottbradbury.co.uk We have all probably learned to our cost that it is easy to set performance objectives, but rather harder to achieve them. And this is the message  More...
20 May 2008 14:00

Transforming Skills for the Global Economy Authors: Nick Perry and David Sherlock From: Kogan Page Contact: www.koganpage.com Price: £40 ISBN: 978-0-7494-5103-5 This book comes with an excellent pedigree. David Sherlock retired as chi  More...
20 May 2008 14:00

Formats: DVD with facilitator's guide and downloadable support material Producer: Belbin Price: £600 Contact: www.belbin.com This is the Belbin company's first training film for 18 years and it has a different pace from other offerings on t  More...
20 May 2008 00:00

GETTING IT DONE YESTERDAY Format: DVD with learning guides and handouts Price: £1,199 From: Aspina Contact: www.aspina.com The opening sequences of this latest release from Aspina show factory manager Boyd struggling to do his job. His staff  More...
15 April 2008 08:00

RELATIONAL COACHING Journeys towards mastering one-to-one learning Author: Erik de Haan Price: £24.99 Publisher: Wiley ISBN: 978 0 470 72428 6 Contact: www.wiley.com Relational coaching concentrates on the quality of the coach-coachee relations  More...
15 April 2008 08:00