Business Confidential

A critical figure in America’s Cold War intelligence operations, Peter Earnest knows the surprising similarities between what the Central Intelligence Agency does to coordinate operations and protect the country and what any smart organization can do to protect its bottom line. Now, in this unprecedented book, he’s partnering with bestselling author Maryann Karinch to demonstrate what you and your organization can learn from how the CIA does business. Filled with fascinating and instructive examples from CIA operations and the business world, Business Confidential offers insights into the Agency’s extraordinary screening, testing, and training practices; methods for supporting employee retention; creative and agile problem-solving strategies; and methods for establishing mission-focused outcomes. You’ll learn skills like how to build trust, communicate clearly, work as a team, make tough decisions, succeed in both friendly and hostile territory, and--sometimes--cut your losses.Rather than drawing from restrictive blueprints, the book vividly illustrates the value of the intelligence mindset in today’s unpredictable corporate landscape. With insider strategies from one of the world’s smartest intelligence organizations, you’ll be equipped with the intel you need to propel your team to success.

Cynthia Shapiro is a former Human Resources executive who's pulling back the curtain on the way that companies really work. In Corporate Confidential, she unmasks startling truths and what you can do about them, including: * There's no right to free speech in the workplace. *Age discrimination exists. * Why being too smart is not too smart. * Human Resources is not there to help you, but to protect the company from you. * And forty-five more! Cynthia Shapiro pulls no punches, giving readers an inside look at a secret world of hidden agendas they would never normally see. A world of insider information and insights that can save a career!

A former federal intelligence officer reveals how companies can gather the intelligence they need to meet (and beat) the competition, while keeping their own valuable secrets under wraps.

Firsthand advice on how to survive business school, including an exclusive interview with the #1 business school in America, "Business School Confidential" uses the same format that made "Law School Confidential" such a success.

Corporate Privileges and Confidential Information is designed to assist inside and outside counsel in negotiating obstacles to maintaining corporate secrecy.

Harvard Business School is the iconic business school. An admission ticket to HBS is a hot commodity and an HBS degree is highly respected in the business world. Written by an HBS grad and seasoned businesswoman, Harvard Confidential tells you why. It is a distillation of the most valuable and pragmatic but yet easiest to learn concepts taught at HBS. Distills the best of what HBS has to offer and unveils the secrets to success taught behind Harvard's ivied edifices Readers will learn what they teach without going to HBS; learn how to think like an HBS grad and gain a head start on what to expect from HBS Emily Chan graduated top of her engineering class at Stanford and has a MBA from Harvard Business School. She is a former consultant with BCG in Boston and Hong Kong, and independent consultant in Greater China. Based in Hong Kong, she is now Director of Pacific Merit Ltd, a family-owned direct investment company.

Small business owners are walked through the process of writing a business plan step-by-step using easy-to-follow to-do lists--from determining the type of plan needed to what the various pieces should be to common mistakes to avoid.