Hot Button Motivation

Effective communication is becoming more difficult with the onslaught of digital messaging. There is a way for YOU to be heard. In Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, or even at home, psychological motivators drive the way we listen, relate and respond to other people. Hot Buttons are the keys to capturing and keeping attention and building lasting relationships. Learn about hot buttons through examples and exercises designed to make the information vivid and meaningful. Whether you are trying to get your children to listen, or own a large corporation, Hot Buttons will change the way you communicate. Understand Hot Buttons and you will be heard and hear others in a whole new way.

Suitable for all business students studying strategy and marketing courses in the UK and in Europe, this text also looks at important issues such as the financial aspects of marketing.

Ever wondered what motivation is, and why organizations do not and cannot - until now - measure it? James Sale tackles the question of what motivation is, why we need it and what happens when we don’t have it. He defines and measures motivation from an individual, team and, most critically, organizational or workplace point of view and he introduces the reader to the core concepts of how it relates to fundamental issues such as performance and productivity, and its role in a number of key management functions: team building, performance appraisal, leadership development, engagement and change management. Motivation is a core aspect of all people development initiatives and programmes - if we wish them to succeed. Based on over ten years of research into motivation and performance, James created Motivational Maps, the first and only accurate diagnostic tool that describes, measures, monitors and maximizes motivation and performance through an easy, simple to use, online questionnaire that takes only 10 minutes to complete, and which readers have access to. Mapping Motivation, therefore, is the definitive book on motivation, its language and metrics, written by its creator are full of knowledge, insight and practical tips; this will appeal to leaders, managers, HR specialists, trainers, coaches, consultants and visionaries around the world, who wish to engage with people development and productivity in a new, dynamic way.

This book is an innovative financial literacy manual that can guide your prosperity strategy for years to come. It is loaded with powerful strategies and tactics designed to help you avoid debt overload and build wealth. It is a financial management resource that you can reference over and over again. It contains what is arguably the most comprehensive array of educational concepts written on the subject of financial literacy. Every chapter is packed with helpful information, from interpreting and correcting your credit report to improve your credit score, to avoiding scams that can derail your wealth strategy to providing debt elimination and wealth building plans that can be tailored and modified to fit your individual circumstances. The chapters on identity theft prevention and resolution and avoiding foreclosure are invaluable. There is a chapter on how to prevent and control youth debt that is filled with a wealth of gold nuggets that will serve young consumers for a lifetime.

Drawing on many fields of knowledge this book shows you how to be a 'how to' or 'can be' person, habitually achieving self-set goals and enjoying an increasing feeling of self-fulfilment. It is more concerned with what you are (and how to change) than what you do. Besides identifying the elements for a 'how to' mentality, you will learn how each element relates to the others. This holistic approach means that each topic covered is like a link in a chain, and success depends on getting each part right.

This book provides easy to follow and helpful advice on how to run a fundraising program within your school. It is structured around CIRCLE's fifty top fundraising tips, which have been accumulated during CIRCLE's extensive consultancy work across Australia in the last thirty years. This book is broken into parts and conceptualises fundraising as a giving tree continuum, nurturing the donor using the key techniques of friendraising, coupled with donor research and careful stewardship, to enable a smooth transition from small donor to large.

Management A practical, hard-hitting guide to being a better manager! In a cutthroat world, doing the basics of business well means the difference between winning and losing. Dave Anderson's TKO Series gives you the practical, high-impact strategies you need to build a business that can put the competition down for the count. TKO Management! presents no-nonsense, tough-as-nails practices for becoming a better leader and manager in every way. Packed with easy-to-follow, step-by-step guidance, TKO Management! will train you in the right skills and the most effective tactics for managing your people and your business. This straightforward guide gives you all the tools to punch above your weight, including checklists, examples, and practical resources you won't find anywhere else. Get down to business with ten short chapters on: Balancing your management skills and leadership ability Creating a winning workplace environment Becoming a powerful, effective motivator Training and coaching your people to reach their full potential Crafting a dynamic vision and strategy for your organization Holding people accountable for results Dealing with poor performers and underachievers Give the competition your best shot--with Dave Anderson's TKO Management!