Women hold 85% of the buying power globally, make up over 50% of the workforce, and there are three times as many female-owned start-ups as male-owned. Yet, there are still barriers to women who want to rise to the top of today's most successful corporations. Some of these are external, but many are in control of women themselves. We need to accept that there are differences between the genders and that we can leverage those differences for the benefit of the business at hand. Women are good at building relationships and leading with compassion; men are more focused in their communication style and can let criticism roll off them. These aren't just stereotypes, but qualities that companies can profit from to create innovation and meet the demands of today's diverse marketplace. Melissa Lamson on #WomenAdvance will provide insights, tips, and tools to support women in their career growth and leadership goals. By being aware of external barriers, removing internal barriers, and learning how to handle complex situations with confidence, women will have more opportunity to rise to the top of any organization they choose. Read Melissa Lamson on #WomenAdvance with gusto, and devour its contents. Women, see you in the boardroom Melissa Lamson on #WomenAdvance is part of the THiNKaha series, whose slim and handy books contain 140 well-thought-out AhaMessages(TM). Increase your influence by picking up the Aha Amplifier and easily share Melissa's quotes on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google+.

Melissa Lamson on #WomenAdvance: How Female Leaders Can Take Charge of Their Own Careers

Business & Money

Lamson, Melissa

Job Hunting & Careers

THINKaha

The Millennials are now entering into the workforce. As an employee, they seem to be unexceptional performers and have been called the toughest generation to manage. They have a reputation for being spoiled and demanding, and not particularly self-directed or loyal. But they are the future of your organization, and if you want to remain competitive, you must do what it takes to recruit and retain them, and learn how to work with them. 
 Like all young people, the Millennials offer the corporate world enormous energy and talent. They are a generation comfortable with electronic communication like texting, instant messaging, and online networking. They know how to navigate and transverse the highway of information and are able to process information quickly. As a group they are social, technologically skilled, eager, achievement-oriented, and they love a challenge. However, channeling those positive attributes will take a patient, nurturing approach. 
 '#MILLENNIALtweet' is a book that was written to be digested quickly and easily by today's busy manager who doesn't have time to spend weeks or months learning how to supervise today's young professionals. It provides understanding and tools that can be implemented instantly to assist in making the twenty-something employees more effective. 
 '#MILLENNIALtweet' is part of the #THINKtweet series which a comprised of books that are 100 pages in length that contain 140 well-thought out quotes (tweets) that are 140 characters or less.

#MILLENNIALtweet Book01: 140 Bite-Sized Ideas for Managing the Millennials

Levit, Alexandra

Management & Leadership

Kevin Eikenberry is an expert on leadership and learning; a speaker, author, consultant, trainer, and the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group. He consults with organizations of all sizes and speaks to audiences from 50-5000.  '#LEADERSHIPtweet' is a small, practical handbook written for anyone who wants to hone the skills they need to become a remarkable leader. This book outlines a framework and a mechanism for both learning new things and applying current knowledge in a thoughtful and practical way. It provides a guide through the most important leadership competencies, offers a proven method for learning leadership skills, and shows approaches for applying these skills. The book explores real-world concerns such as focus, limited time, incremental improvement, and how we learn.  Readers will be challenged by the ideas inside -- not because all of them are new, but because the book will encourage them to put what they know into action. It is also intended to be resource to come back to as a reminder of best practices.  '#LEADERSHIPtweet' is part of the #THINKtweet series which a comprised of books that are 100 pages in length that contain 140 well-thought out quotes (tweets) that are 140 characters or less.

#Leadershiptweet Book01: 140 Bite-Sized Ideas to Help You Become the Leader You Were Born to Be

Eikenberry, Kevin

Most companies acknowledge the need for a good quality system in their organization. However, most of today's quality initiatives are based on heavy-weight processes, models and metrics. At a time when the attention span of people is shrinking, how do you crystallize key ideas to simplify the process improvement journey? 
 '#QUALITYtweet' is a handy collection of 140 bite sized ideas on practical aspects of Quality Management with a focus on people, processes, and leadership. It offers interesting perspectives to build and enhance quality of products and services through effective people management, process improvement, and organization culture building. 
 This is a book you can read in 15 minutes, over and over again to gather alternative perspectives on different aspects of Quality. A very useful collection for business owners, top leaders, improvement experts, project managers, process managers and project teams to build a customer-oriented quality culture, to drive excellence, and provide superior customer value. 
 '#QUALITYtweet' is part of the #THINKtweet series which a comprised of books that are 100 pages in length that contain 140 well-thought out quotes (tweets) that are 140 characters or less.

#Qualitytweet Book01: 140 Bite-Sized Ideas to Deliver Quality in Every Project

Vora, Tanmay

Concerns about privacy are not new. Since time immemorial, we humans have valued and guarded our privacy, often jealously or violently. It is therefore no surprise that privacy online is of such great concern in our connected world. Today, when we conduct so much of our life online--bank transactions, credit card payments, transmission of personal messages and images to friends and family--it is completely understandable that we should be concerned about the privacy of our communication and information.  Privacy concerns in the virtual world are often compounded by lack of information and awareness. Not all of us are completely clear on how we should guard our privacy on the Internet. Especially in the corporate world, privacy becomes a huge concern, since it is not only the individual employee who can be at risk, but co-workers and the corporate entity too. Can privacy be guaranteed? How can you raise employee awareness on privacy issues? These are just a few of the questions that Lori Ruff is so well-qualified to address.  In #PRIVACY tweet Book01, Lori tells you--in the succinct and ever-popular tweet format--what exactly privacy on the Internet means to your organization. To cite just one example, she addresses the need for privacy issues to be part of a hiring firm's requirements and why they must be in line with customer relations. You don't have to be an Internet guru to perceive and benefit from her experience and wisdom. Using Lori's book you can secure your privacy at the individual, group and corporate levels without paranoia. Read PrivacyTweet to clear the fear, so that you approach the Internet with caution, yet confidence.  '#PRIVACY tweet Book01' is part of the THINKaha series whose 100-page books contain 140 well-thought-out quotes (tweets/ahas).

# Privacy Tweet Book01: Addressing Privacy Concerns in the Day of Social Media

Ruff, Lori

Education & Reference

Do you want to know in a nutshell what it takes to market yourself in a competitive job market and get more of what you want? '#JOBSEARCHtweet' gives you 140 digestible sound bites for doing just that. In just 100 pages you will gain compelling insights on how to build a strong resume and cover letter, engage employers with a value-added thank you letter, work with recruiters, leverage your network both online and offline to source key decision makers, interview authentically, confidently, and with ease, and negotiate a robust compensation package.  In this timely and essential book, Barbara Safani shares her expertise culled from over fifteen years experience in career management, recruiting, executive coaching, and organizational development for both Fortune 100 companies as well as with individuals. As the owner of Career Solvers and a widely-published author of articles on career advice and triple-certified resume writer, Safani knows first-hand the strategies and secrets to managing a successful job search, including:   Resume writing, cover letter, and thank you letter tips that can be implemented immediately. Traditional and online networking strategies that can build efficiencies into your search and get you noticed by decision makers. Interview tips that position you as an authentic, value-driven candidate. Pointers for negotiating for what you want and deserve. General job search insights to keep you motivated and moving forward.  A not-to-be missed addition to the bookshelves of active job seekers as well as people interested in managing their career, '#JOBSEARCHtweet' will give readers everything they need to be one step ahead of the competition through proven strategies for success.  '#JOBSEARCHtweet' is part of the THINKaha series whose 100-page books contain 140 well-thought out quotes (tweets/ahas).

#Jobsearchtweet Book01: 140 Job Search Nuggets for Managing Your Career and Landing Your Dream Job

Safani, Barbara

If you are under high pressure to develop and publish content quickly in order to reach your customers and prospects, you must read this book. As a digital marketer, you are told to develop blogs, wikis, podcasts, webcasts, YouTube videos--the list goes on. But have you stopped to ask: Why? What purpose does this content serve? How does this content fit in with my overall marketing strategy? How does marketing change with social media? What can content marketing do for my business? How do I reach prospects and customers by providing valuable content?  Get answers to all of these questions and more in '#CONTENT MARKETING tweet Book01' by ClickDocuments Co-Founder Ambal Balakrishnan. Based on more than a decade of experience in engineering, program management, business development, and strategy and marketing, Balakrishnan's collection of 140 bite-sized lessons will help you learn how to successfully navigate the world of content marketing and create compelling content that your customers and prospects will love.  This is a book that you can read again and again. It's Twitter-style format means you only have to spend a little of your time in order to gain a lot of insight. Read one or two tweets a day, or read the entire book in one sitting in thirty minutes or less. And then revisit its pages again and again to revive and relearn the important concepts you need to know to effectively and successfully create and market your content.  '#CONTENT MARKETING tweet Book01' is part of the THiNKaha series whose slim and handy books contain 140 well-thought-out quotes (tweets/ahas).

# CONTENT MARKETING tweet Book01: 140 Bite-sized Ideas to Create and Market Compelling Content

Balakrishnan, Ambal

Marketing & Sales

The idea of soliciting input, whether from customers, associates or the general public, is hardly new. Yet crowdsourcing (the soliciting of collective wisdom) is a relatively new term which has quickly become an important business concept. The spike in the ability to crowdsource, driven by web technologies, has enabled the concept to assume center stage in business strategy. A strong ability to tap into the collective intelligence of the public, or a well-defined segment of the public, enables businesses to greatly expand the talent pool available at their disposal. Typically, crowdsourcing helps organizations complete tasks faster, more efficiently and often simply better. 
 Kiruba Shankar and Mitchell Levy are both firm believers in the concept of collaborative wisdom. In their very diverse and singularly successful careers, crowdsourcing has helped them accomplish many tasks successfully while having fun along the way. Now they bring you #CROWDSOURCING tweet Book01, in which they share with you smart ideas (crowdsourced, of course!) that teach you to tap into the wisdom of the crowd. Kiruba and Mitchell can convince the most vociferous skeptic. Here's a sample: Doubt the value of crowdsourcing? Encyclopedia Britannica took 200 years to write 80,000 articles. Wikipedia: 9 years, 10 million+ articles. Through the book, their personal experiences and their ability to tap into the experiences of others comes clearly through. For example: I crowdsourced the creation of my logo and got 95 logo concepts for $300. My graphics agency just lost a customer to crowdsourcing. And lest you start thinking of crowdsourcing as a silver bullet, here's a reality check: Crowdsourcing is a democratic process. However, just like in any democracy, it needs leaders to hold the flag and lead. #CROWDSOURCING tweet Book01 is the book on leveraging the experience of the crowd, brought to you by two experienced authors who are comfortable with walking their talk. Replete with bite-sized wisdom from start to finish, you will surely find yourself flipping through its pages time and again as you tap into the collective wisdom of your crowd. #CROWDSOURCING tweet Book01 is part of the THiNKaha series whose 112-page books contain 140 well-thought-out quotes (tweets/ahas).

# CROWDSOURCING tweet Book01: 140 Bite-Sized Ideas to Leverage the Wisdom of the Crowd

Levy, Mitchell

Shankar, Kiruba

Mentor...teacher...guide...friend...a coach is all of these, and more. Sterling Lanier, author of '#COACHING tweet Book01', has decades of experience coaching CEOs and CEOs-in-the-wings, and knows that coaching is no secret or magical process. Rather it is the art of inspiring, encouraging and motivating people through active listening, by asking thoughtful and thought-provoking questions and helping to set ambitious but realistic goals and action plans. It is a journey of self discovery, as much for the coach as for the person being coached.  In the corporate world, a typical 'coaching' session consists of an annual manager or supervisor soliloquy in which the employee receives 'a mound of criticism sandwiched between two thin slices of praise.' Instead, as Sterling shares with us, coaching should consist of a series of frequent dialogs between employee and manager on the employee's goals, action plans, measurement milestones, alignment to corporate direction, and resources needed for improvement.  In '#COACHING tweet Book01', Sterling has distilled his practical experience into bite-sized insights on the power, practices and sheer joy of coaching. Individual sections cover coaching philosophy--coaching from the heart and being fully present in the moment--and coaching practices, which reveal the tools of the trade, including such subtleties as ensuring non-judgmental listening and peeling back the layers so that clients voice the hidden issues.  This little gem is written in the popular tweet format, which makes it easy to read but also, even more important, easy to immediately put to good use in your own work and life. As Sterling succinctly puts it, anyone can seize the opportunity to be a coach for someone--for a friend, a colleague, a business associate, even a family member or a child. #COACHING tweet sets you on the path to being a successful coach--here and now.  '#COACHING tweet Book01' is part of the THINKaha series whose 100-page books contain 140 well-thought-out quotes (tweets/ahas).

Coaching Tweet Book 01: 140 Bite-Sized Insights on Making a Difference Through Coaching

Lanier,Sterling

It's true. Creating industry standards is a game. To be successful at it, you must be cooperative as well as competitive, proactive as well as instinctive, technical as well as practical. You've got to know the rules of the game as well as various strategies for winning it. Which is why standards veteran and blogger Karen Bartleson wrote '#STANDARDStweet Book01,' the must-have playbook for industry standards leaders and followers. 
 In 140 bite-sized insights, Bartleson illuminates the standards game for readers by providing an understanding of what standards are and why they are important, as well as presenting ideas for creating better standards and respecting the standardization process. Using her thirty years of experience in the computer chip industry as well as her fourteen years in the area of standards for electronic design automation, Bartleson helps industry standards players focus their game on the future of electronic design by honoring an approach to standards that can increase productivity, solve design problems, and still leave plenty of room for innovation. 
 Whether you're already in the standards game or preparing to join it, '#STANDARDStweet Book01' will make you better equipped to play your best and come out a winner. 
 '#STANDARDStweet Book01' is part of the THINKaha series whose 100-page books contain 140 well-thought-out quotes (tweets/ahas).

# Standards Tweet Book01: 140 Bite-Sized Ideas for Winning the Industry Standards Game (Thinkaha Book)

Bartleson, Karen

Economics

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