A Wall Street maverick shows investors how to find the next Home Depot, Cisco, or Microsoft -- before the Wall Street establishment. When it comes time to making a major purchasing decision -- a car or house, say -- most people will do their homework and find sources of independent information to help determine whether it's a good buy. The same is true when you face a serious medical decision. Would you rely on someone touting Dr. X's skills on a television show and then call up the good doctor to arrange for an operation? Not likely. Then why don't we do the same kind of thorough kick-the-tires research when it comes to making investing decisions that will have a big impact on our financial future? Many of us either don't know how or don't think we have the time. We rely instead on those we think are the experts -- the big brokerage houses, for example. But Craig Gordon has a little secret to share with you. Too many so-called investing experts don't do their homework either, making due with company announcements and meetings with management for their information and recommendations about whether to buy a stock. They're not doing marketplace checks and talking with customers, suppliers, and competitors to see what is really happening in the market. By the time a stock is being touted by one of the big brokerage firms or stories start to circulate in the investing media, the game is over. What was a great value becomes overpriced and known by just about everyone. The secret to making money is to do it the old-fashioned way: take the pulse of the marketplace, gather data, and spot trends -- not by relying on tips and speculation. Home Depot, not so long ago, was a mere four-store chain in Atlanta that started to expand into the Florida market. At the same time, the do-it-yourself trend was taking off, and those investors who had reliable information about the quality of Home Depot's management and the response by consumers to this new kind of store were able to make a lot of money -- much more money than those who waited until Home Depot was a household name and analysts were making enthusiastic predictions in the media. There is a method to finding the next Home Depot, Cisco, or Microsoft. Craig Gordon shows you how to do it by sharing his secrets of profitable intelligence-gathering. He and his team at OTA-Off-the-Record Research have been turning up the trends and shifts in the marketplace before Wall Street even figures out what is going on. In fact, leading Wall Street firms hire him to tell them what is happening so they can decide what to buy or sell. Gordon's system is a method in the tradition of Beat the Street by Peter Lynch and The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham. And it's a method investors can use to get results that beat market averages.

Off the Record: What Wall Street Doesn't Want You to Know

Business & Money

KINDEL, STEPHEN

Gordon, Craig

Investing

Crown Business

Lead and Succeed in Both Business and Life!
Some mover-and-shaker types seem to be "natural leaders." But that's exactly what they want you to think. The truth is, leaders are made, not born. So if you want practical strategies and surefire tips for developing your own leadership style, this audio was made for you!
Inside, discover how to:
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<li>See opportunity amid change and crisis</li>
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Read by Marshall Loeb, Managing Editor, Columbia Journalism Review. Marshal Loeb has come to know many business leaders during his distinguished journalistic career at Forbes, Money and Time.

Leadership for Dummies

LOEB, MARSHALL

Management & Leadership

HarperAudio

Yogi Berra said that leading is easy, the hard part is getting people to follow. Never were truer words spoken. As anybody who’s ever been in a leadership position knows, eliciting cooperation from a group of people of any size―from a project team to an army―can be like trying to tap dance on quick sand. And while leadership definitely comes easier to some people, it isn’t something you have to be born with. In fact, as the authors of this step-by-step guide to becoming a leader demonstrate, leaders are made, not born, and just about anybody can become an effective leader. 
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<li>Build and flex your leadership muscles</li> <li>See opportunity amid change and crisis</li> <li>Develop your own leadership style</li> <li>Lead with communication, encouragement, and promotion</li> <li>Recognize the ten telltale behaviors of true leaders</li> <li>Earn greater respect, success, and recognition</li> </ul>
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Yes, you have what it takes to be an effective leader. Now let Leadership For Dummies show you how to connect with it and be a mover and shaker in your own right.

Leadership For Dummies

For Dummies

Teamleitung ist heutzutage nicht mehr nur das Privileg von Managern, Abteilungsleitern oder Pfadfindern. Jeder, der einmal mit Führungsaufgaben betraut war, weiß um die Schwierigkeiten eine Gruppe zusammen zu halten und zu motivieren. Egal, ob Sie einem Fußballverein vorsitzen, mit einer Gruppe hyperaktiver Kids klarkommen müssen oder Abteilungsleiter sind oder werden wollen - Marshall Loeb und Stephan Kindel zeigen Ihnen, worauf es in solchen Situationen ankommt und wie Sie sie bewältigen können. Lernen Sie Ihr Team zu motivieren, gemeinsame Ziele zu formulieren und sie auch umzusetzen. Sie werden schnell erkennen: Teamleitung kann man lernen!  Sie erfahren: * Was einen guten Teamleiter ausmacht * Wie Sie Ihr Team motivieren * Weshalb führen nicht befehlen bedeutet * Wie Sie Visionen formulieren und umsetzen * Wie Sie Ihre Führungsqualitäten aufbauen und verbessern können * Wie Sie mit Schwierigkeiten in der Gruppe klar kommen

Erfolgreich führen für Dummies (German Edition)

Wiley-VCH

Erfolgreich führen für Dummies

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