Undercover Boss
On February 7. 2010, the CBS television series Undercover Boss premiered to a staggering 38.6 million viewers, the largest post-Super Bowl audience for a new series and the most-watched premiere episode of any reality series in the history of television. Since that time, Undercover Boss has been the subject of much debate and discussion. Now, for the first time, the bosses and employees featured on Undercover Boss share the lessons they learned as well as the formative experiences that resulted from being on the show. Undercover Boss (Jossey-Bass 2011)
Workscripts
Know exactly what to say and do in the toughest workplace situations. Recent economic upheavals have changed the workplace irrevocably. As a result, the conversations and interactions you have in your job follow a new set of rules. Workscripts gives you the exact words and phrases to use in today's high-stakes conversations. This helpful guide covers a wide range of professional situations. Workscripts (Wiley 2011)
How to Hit a Curveball
Whether it's the loss of a job, a newly assigned responsibility at work, or a global recession that threatens your entire company or industry, an unanticipated change can knock even the most experienced among us off guard. So if you want to succeed in business--and in life--it's not enough to be the smartest in the room or even the hardest working; you have to be a great curveball hitter. How To Hit A Curveball (Portfolio 2010)
You Can't Predict A Hero
Structured around six specific crises he faced in his life and career, You Can't Predict A Hero tells the unique story of how Joseph Grano was able to triumph over challenges both personal and professional. Whether teaching himself to walk again after sustaining crippling battle wounds, rising from his hardscrabble beginnings to become a top broker at Merrill Lynch or shepherding the merger of PaineWebber and UBS, his experience has been hard-won and his perspective like no one else's. You Can't Predict A Hero (Jossey-Bass 2009)
Lifelines For Money Misfortunes
No one wants to think about unpredictable accidents, disasters, and crises that could disrupt our lives, but in order to overcome these unexpected surprises you must be prepared. Nobody understands this better than author Stephen Poillan. In Lifelines for Money Misfortunes, Pollan--with the help of coauthor Mark Levine--reveals both the secrets of personal crisis management and the tactics for navigating catastrophes that could upset your financial equilibrium. Lifelines For Money Misfortunes (Wiley 2008)
Stepping Up
We are presented with choices every day. We make decisions, and these decisions have consequences. Choices, decisions, and consequences: This sequence happens to us each day, in every part of our lives. This is a business book about the business of life. In his motivational and insightful book, executive coach and conflict negotiator Timothy Dobbins examines and teaches innovative techniques to use when making decisions that matter. Stepping Up (Collins 2006)
It's All in Your Head
Here are the simple truths that motivate people of any age to find and accept lasting happiness. Illustrated with the stories of real people, and illuminated with the observations of spiritual leaders and great philosophers. We don't have to look to external forces to validate us and give us self-worth. We already have within us all we need to find fulfillment and lead happy, satisfying lives--lives without regrets. To finally be happy we need to accept responsibility for our own happiness. When we know the secrets are already inside us, all we have to do is start living them. With this book, we can begin now. It's All In Your Head (Collins 2005)
Fire Your Boss
Fire your boss...and hire yourself. Impossible? Not according to nationally bestselling author Stephen Pollan. As he says in this new and empowering book, "You don't have to accept your current work situation. You can be in control of your job and your stream of income, so you're never again subject to the whims, prejudices, moods, or circumstances of your so-called boss." Gone are the days of finding satisfaction through your job, gone is the time when your job was secure, and gone are the days when your employer cared about you. Fire Your Boss (HarperCollins 2004)
Second Acts
You can have a second act. You can lead the life you've always wanted, no matter your age or stage in life. These simple, encouraging words from life coach and financial expert Stephen M. Pollan sum up the inspiring goal of this book: how to create dramatic life changes--second acts--that will lead to personal fulfillment and happiness. Second Acts is a guide to reinventing your life. In this heartening new book, Stephen Pollan offers a powerful message that gives hope and guidance to his own clients. Second Acts (HarperCollins 2003)
The Die Broke Complete Book of Money
Most of the old rules and principles have proved ill suited to this new world. What's needed is a user's guide to the new economy--a handbook for everyone looking to succeed in this new, fast-paced environment. In this single, highly unconventional financial reference volume, America's most trusted financial consultant and author of the bestselling Die Broke and Live Rich takes an aggressive approach to the new economy and tells you everything you need to know about money. The Die Broke Complete Book of Money (HarperCollins 2000)
Turning No Into Yes
At last, a single book that really can show you how to solve your money problems and end worries about your business and career--better yet, a book that actually shows you how to turn adversity into success and how to get your own way even in "hopeless" situations. You'll find out how to locate the hidden problem, every unspoken no behind every sort of money worry, and how to turn that no into a yes. Turning No Into Yes (HarperCollins 2000)
Live Rich
LIve Rich says all that's standing in your way of earning enough to live the life of your dreams is your relationship to money. Act rationally rather than emotionally when it comes to your income, and you'll find money can buy you happiness. The four tenets of the LIve Rich philosophy, simply stated, are: Make Money, Don't Grow-Change, Take Charge, and Become A Mercenary. Live Rich (HarperCollins 1998)
Die Broke
Die Broke, by America's most trusted financial advisor, is a comprehensive guide to a new and utterly sane financial choice. In Die Broke, you'll learn that life is a game where the loser gives his money to Uncle Sam at the end. There are four steps to the process: Quit Today, Pay Cash, Don't Retire, and Die Broke. Dying broke might be your best option for a life without fear: fear of failure and privation now, fear of impoverishment in the long run. Die Broke (HarperCollins 1997)
Foolproof Guide to Renovating Your Kitchen
You know it's time to renovate your kitchen. You just don't know where to begin. Whether you need to accommodate a growing family or y our simply want to increase the value of your home, you can create the kitchen of your dreams to meet the realities of your day to day life. But to make your dream a reality, you need help--help from architects, contractors, maybe even your bank. And most of all, you need a plan. You need Stephen Pollan's Foolproof Guide to Renovating Your Kitchen. (Fireside 1997)
Foolproof Guide to Buying A Home
Your dream home is out there waiting for you. Let Stephen Pollan help you find it. Your home is likely to be your greatest investment--both financially and emotionally. But the process of buying a home, whether it's your first home, a vacation home, or a retirement home, can be confusing and even downright daunting. You need a plan. You need to be informed. You need Stephen Pollan's Foolproof Guide to Buying A Home. (Fireside 1997)
Foolproof Guide to Selling Your Home
For every home there is a buyer. Let Stephen Pollan help you find him. Selling your home isn't an overwhelming project: it just feels that way. You need a strategy. You need Stephen Pollan's Foolproof Guide to Selling Your Home. How do you know you can trust your broker? How do you choose a price range? How do you negotiate a contract? And what about repainting, exterminating, sanitizing, and organizing? What do you do when? Stephen Pollan has the answers. (Fireside 1996)
Starting Over
Changing careers is frightening. But staying where you are may be even worse. When is the best time to leave? Should you stay in your field or start somewhere else? What about starting your own business? Career guru Stephen Pollan has put together the best battle plan available today for taking the most important step in your life with all the "nuts and bolts" information that will mean the difference between success and failure. Starting Over (Warner Books 1997)
Lifescripts
Whether you're asking for a raise, confronting a backstabber, dealing with sexual harassment, firing an employee, renegotiating a loan, discussing elder care with siblings, or asking your spouse to lose weight, Lifescripts gives you the most effective approach--and the actual words--to use. Lifescripts provides a map to navigate successfully through the most complicated and dreaded situations you may face in your career, business, and personal life. Lifescripts (Macmillan 1996)
Surviving The Squeeze
Burdened by job insecurity and accumulated debt, baby boomers are simultaneously squeezed by the demands of their children's looming college expenses, their parents' potential medical expenses, and the need to save up for retirement likely to span many more years than previous generations experienced. The first financial planner tailored to the unique needs of the baby boom generation, Surviving the Squeeze is an invaluable survival guide in today's world. Surviving The Squeeze (Macmillan 1994)
The Total Negotiator
Nearly everything in life is a deal, a persuasion, a battle of wits and wills--and to come out on top, a person must be a combination diplomat, snake-oil salesman and strong-arm enforcer. It takes more than right to win and argument or successfully conclude a transaction--whether in business or your personal affairs. But negotiating is a fine art that isn't taught in any school.Here is invaluable help for any everyday situation--from securing a loan to easing family tensions to talking your way out of a traffic ticket. The Total Negotiator (Avon 1994)
Your Recession Handbook
Your Recession Handbook gives you everything you need to know to hang tough during hard times and come out on top. It explains exactly how to ensure your stream of income and assets are safe, spot and take advantage of golden opportunities, and use recession fighting as a way to streamline and prepare for the year 2000. It cuts through the haze of confusion, created by fear and exaggeration, and presents a clear step-by-step program readers can use to take charge of their own lives. Your Recession Handbook (William Morrow 1991)
The Big Fix-Up
Renovate your home without losing your shirt. The Big Fix Up shows you how to get the most out of your present home--in both value and enjoyment--through home renovation. Unfortunately, fixing up your home can be very costly--in terms of delays, disruption, inferior work, and outright consumer fraud. Full of practical advice and money-saving guidelines, The Big Fix Up shows you how to make decisions, avoid expensive mistakes, and get the most for your money. The Big Fix Up (Fireside 1992)
The Business of Living
As daily life grows more and more complex, consumers are faced with a staggering number of financial, career, and purchasing decisions--personal choices they have to make just to run their own lives. The Business of Living provides quick, easy-to-use advice on a wide range of critical concerns--from establishing good credit, buying the right health insurance, and making the right decisions about savings, investments, and taxes to reading "the fine print" in a contract. This practical handbook is perfect for people living on their own for the first time, or for those who need a little friendly advice on putting their financial affairs in order. The Business of Living (Fireside 1991)
The Field Guide to Starting a Business
The Field Guide to Starting a Business offers encouragement and essential no-nonsense advice to the rapidly growing number of people who want to start businesses of their own--from MBAs who want out of the rat race to homemakers who want to work out of their living rooms. From coming up with a great idea, to turning it into your own business, this is the definitive nuts-and-bolts guide for budding entrepreneurs. No other book on the market deals as comprehensively with every topic you need to know. The Field Guide to Starting a Business (Fireside 1990)
The Field Guide to Home Buying in America
Buying a home is probably the single most important investment people ever make. So it's not surprising that buying a home is frightening--investing more money than you've ever spend before on a single purchase. But once you understand the process, much of the fear will vanish. And the joy of owning your own home and putting down roots offers security and satisfaction. The Field Guide to Home Buying in America teaches you to be your own best expert and makes home buying a joyous and rewarding experience. The Field Guide to Home Buying in America (Fireside 1988)