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The One Minute Manager
by Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson
The One Minute Manager gets right to the point without wasting lots of time. The book sets out three basic ideas; managers should communicate clear goals and expectations, praise good work and correct mistakes. First published in 1981 it is a simple management formula still relevent today. The book can be especially useful for new managers and parents.
HD31 .B527 1982 - Main
Media Center Audio 36
Basic Black : the essential guide for getting ahead at work (and in life)
by Cathy Black
Black was one of the first women to take a major role in American magazine and newspaper publishing. She came to Hearst by way of New York magazine, where she was the first woman publisher of a weekly consumer magazine, and USA Today, which she helped build from a small newspaper into one of the country's most widely read daily papers.
The book offers practical tips on handling workplace situations as well as getting the job you want (writing effective resumes, the importance of cover letters and handling job interviews) as well as doing well in your current job. The tips are interspersed within the personal story of her career which makes this book fun to read.
HF5381 .B448 2007 - Main
To which other capital city does the city of Oslo give a Christmas Tree every year?
The answer is London.
The first tree was brought over in 1947 as a token of Norwegian appreciation of British friendship during World War II. When Norway was invaded by German forces in 1940, King Haakon VII escaped to Britain and a Norwegian exile government was set up in London. From London, the latest war news was broadcast in Norwegian, along with a message and information network which became vital to the resistance movement and gave the people in Norway inspiration and hope of liberation.
The tree, Norwegian Spruce, is normally about 70 feet high. This year marks the 61st year of the tradition, the Norwegian Christmas tree was lit on December 6th 2007 by the Mayor of Oslo and the Lord Mayor of Westminster. The tree has become a symbol of the friendship between the people of Britain and Norway.
JacksonLine - December 2007
Happy Holidays
On the Road with the Jackson Library
- Log into the Library Databases via Webapps
- Login to Factiva and keep abreast of news impacting you and the
business world - Take home a New York Times bestseller from our Popular Books Collection
- Check out an audio tape and listen while you drive to mom's house
- Read the Jackson Blog and find some most interesting business information and well as links to your blogs by your friends and colleagues
- Login to the Jackson Library website and explore all the library has to offer
No matter where you are this holiday season, Jackson is just a book, tape or web click away.
Food for Fines
Tis the season of giving and you can erase your library overdue fines by donating to the GSB Food Donation Drive. The library will credit $2 against your outstanding fines for each non-perishable food item placed in the Library’s donation collection box.
The deadline to clear your fines and provide food to those in need is December 21st. Best wishes for a wonderful holiday season from all of us at Jackson.
Saved! Capital IQ
In response to student feedback about Capital IQ we have decided to renew this database. In addition to the standard renewal the database team negotiated a price freeze and acess enhancements. In the next few weeks you will see:
- Web Portal & webapps access for current GSB students, faculty, and staff. No need to request a login and password from Cap IQ
- Reuters' Basic Plus (US companies) Estimates included
- Excel downloads for all users
- Excel plug-in at a limited number of computers in the Jackson Library (ask at Info Desk).
One Source's US Business Browser
Business Browser has a new updated look and feel. Check out these new features that make searching a breeze.
- Improved site navigation - including a persistent navigation bar that includes a quick search box for Companies, Executives, and News and access to Saved Items, all of which will reduce clicks and improve productivity.
- A new home page - which features quick searches for Companies, Executives, and News, and new elements like Recently Viewed Companies and Top Business News.
- An enhanced company summary - revamped report list for easier navigation, with emphasis on key information, like Corporate Family, Executives, Significant Developments, News, and more.
- Datamonitor U.S. Industry Snapshot reports. Included in the snapshots are industry size and growth statistics, segment overviews, key drivers, major players, key issues and industry trends
Keep up with the latest business news during the Winter Break. View daily articles from the pages of The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Washington Post. Browse through the text of the entire newspaper, drilling down section by section for the news of most interest. Browse through the most current issues of Forbes, Fortune, Barrons, Business Week and Newsweek. Keep current while on the road with Factiva available to you from Jackson Library via webapps.
Top 5 books borrowed this month
Have you read them?
1. Made to stick : why some ideas survive and others die
by Chip Heath and Dan Heath. HM1033 .H43 2007
2. Power of a positive no : how to say no and still get to yes
by Wiliam Ury. BF637.N4 U795 2007
3. No asshole rule : building a civilized workplace and surviving
one that isn't by Robert I. Sutton. HD58.7 .S935 2007
4. What got you here won't get you there : how successful people become even more successfu byMarshall Goldsmith with Mark Reiter. HF5386 .G585 2007
5. Wikinomics : how mass collaboration changes everything by Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams. HD69.S8 T37 2006
Popular Books
New to the Popular Book shelves.
Clean tech revolution : the next big growth and investment opportunity by Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder
Although the environmental movement and global warming has had an impact on the green clean energy market, the real reason for the change in attitude is economic. The authors of Cleantech provide information about the past, present, and future of clean technology. They profile eight major clean-tech sectors, from solar energy and wind power to green buildings and mobile applications as well as companies and cities that are the leaders of this emerging market. Clean technologies are reshaping our world; don’t miss out on the revolution, read this book.
Energy Autonomy: the Economic, Social and Technological Case for Renewable Energy by Hermann Scheer
Scheer points out that our continued reliance on fossil fuels has had perilous consequences. Fossil fuels have accelerated global warming. Our dependence on oil has forced us to rely on one the most unstable parts of the world, the middle east, as well as on the autocratic rulers of Russia and Venezuela. The instability of oil prices has taken its toll on our economy.
Scheer make the case for energy autonomy through renewable resources. The benefits are enormous. New industries would be created that would stimulate the global economy and people who don't receive electricity now would have access to it. We would stem the tide of global warming and would no longer be dependent on whims and ranting's of others.
No time to shop until now? Here are few of Jack's online favorites
Floral Artistry
Jane Carroll
Lights and Candles
Illumination.
Gourmet food and wine
Dean and DeLuca
Chocolate - need we say more...
Vosges
Accessories, clothes, gifts:
Sundance
Anthropologie
girlshop.com
REI
Urban Outfitters
Fun Stuff
Uncommon Goods
Surprise
Wishing Fish
Estsy - handmade gifts
Signals
Toys
Learning Express
FAO Schwartz
Techy Stuff
Dynamism
Think Geek
Music (Discs and downloads):
Rasputin Music
Video/DVD
Facets Multimedia
For the person who has everything - fun
Catch a piece of Maine
• Own a lobster trap and all of the lobsters caught in it
• Monitor your catch online
• Ship your lobsters to whomever you choose, wherever you like, whenever you want
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Jack's Favorite Quote of the Month
"History is a vast early warning system."
~Norman Cousins ( 1915 – 1990) ~
Send your comments, questions, suggestions to Jan Driscoll.
