Books published by Happy About

'Blitz the Ladder' provides an in-depth view at a unique approach to improving your career. This involves developing your own team of supporters who focus on managing the team's perception to managers and the organization. It's a simple active technique that doesn't require one to learn complicated concepts or figure out how to apply the typical academic advice to their situation. It works, and this book will give you the knowledge to make it work for you.

Every day has 1,440 minutes and they pass quickly regardless of whether you are salaried, self-employed or own a business. Everyone who wants to achieve goals needs to carefully manage time. You can create a lot of extra time by increasing your efficiency. If you can save one minute 60 times a day you can gain the extra hour every day required to make your dreams happen.Every person is different -- and so are the proposed time saving tips. The book includes ~300 practical time management tips and everybody should be able to find at least 50 that work in your every day life. Tips that are easy to implement are marked as "quick wins." These quick wins help generating initial successes and increase your motivation to apply more time saving tips. In the ideal case, you will revisit the book from time to time searching for new tips that can be applied at home, at work or on the go. Over time, you will achieve more within a given period of time. Can you afford to let this book slip by?

In this book, years of experiences and interactions with various people in this industry are drawn upon to suggest ways to setup and run an India operation. You will get solutions to numerous day-to-day problems that managers in the parent offices face. You will also understand the issues faced by managers in India, and their frustrations in dealing with their counterparts in the parent company. This book can be used to: Resolve cultural clashes Overcome communication issues Understand the risk analysis Successfully hiring and retaining People management Various HR and Government policies to adhere to Project execution

Learn from an anthology of contributing authors and experts who share, step-by-step, how to justify and manage the ROI for the BR Approach. The book covers the business's perspective and the technology perspective. Authors represent the healthcare industry, financial services experience, state and federal government experience, and senior practitioners spanning many industries. This book accomplishes the following: 1) It is for managers and decision-makers who make things happen in their organization. 2) It addresses BRs as a leverage for agility, compliance, and corporate intelligence, as a key mechanism for engineering the business itself. 3) It is not meant to be read cover-to-cover. Business people will focus on section 2. Technical people will focus on section 3. 4) Together, the sections provide a step-by-step management approach that crosses business and IT barriers. 5) Real case studies are written by real people in well-respected corporations, government agencies, consultancies, and software vendors. 6) Leading technology is highlighted. 7) Present the possibilities that BR Approach can achieve for both business and IT

Fact: one out of every 11 American women is a business owner. Women own nearly half of all privately held start-up businesses, and the number of women who want to become entrepreneurs continues to rise.Fact: women account for one-half of all legally sanctioned marriages (and divorces) and are still the only ones that give birth to babies.How do they do that? "Confessions of a Resilient Entrepreneur: Persevering to Success" demonstrates the balancing act that women - and men - have to perform in order to integrate a business life with a family life. Confessions speaks to the starry-eyed young entrepreneur who has big business ideas but no idea of what it takes to have it all, as well as the well-established business leader who has achieved success and now wants to somehow fit a life into those dreams. It describes and encourages the attitudes and belief systems that "grow" an entrepreneur - and illustrates what happens when those attitudes and belief systems come up against hard reality. Written in easy, conversational prose, Confessions of a (Recovering) Serial Entrepreneur relays the experiences of executive coach Frumi Rachel Barr, PhD, as she discovers the hidden lessons of entrepreneurship, and has to apply them in the face of some of life's harshest realities: rape, cancer, gender discrimination, multiple divorce, and national scandal. It reveals how the systems and strategies that serve her so well in business also help her achieve and enjoy some of life's greatest pleasures: four wonderful children, a succession of beautiful homes in two countries, and the opportunity for unrestricted growth.

Many organizations and businesses mistakenly believe that if they provide the tools for community engagement and interaction, a community will form on its own and ultimately engage and interact. Nothing could be further from the truth. A study of more than 100 businesses with online communities found that 35% had less than 100 members and less than 25% had more than 1,000 members, a clear indication that the tools are not enough. Engagement is the holy grail of building successful online communities and connecting with customers online and here's your chance to learn from someone with experience. In "18 Rules of Community Engagement," Angela Connor shares how she helped her online community surpass 11,000 members in 18 short months. This book is a definitive guide for those seeking to facilitate and grow online communities and develop social media strategies for themselves or their organizations. It is a playbook on exactly what it takes to be successful, with insights from community experts and practitioners. After reading this book, you will have the knowledge needed to drive user engagement and bring people together online regardless of the age of your community or stage of its development. Can you afford not to read this book?

Testing problems are difficult, expensive, and hard to understand. Most software companies have bugs escape the testing cycles and reach customers. How can some of the inherent problems with software testing be eliminated? This book addresses this fundamental issue and helps the reader understand the high-level elements necessary to better execute software test automation and outsourcing initiatives. Although your team may know about test automation, have they ever executed efficiently to meet the goals of faster delivery, better quality, and saving money? If not, this book is a must read. The goal of the book is to help make testing less of an albatross and to provide a guide to software testing success. If done right, you can: Increase quality, Decrease cost and Increase speed to market. Co-Apple founder Steve Wozniak says that "Software is complex but I'm tired of finding bug after bug that a 5th grader wouldn't have turned in. Virtually every technical product these days includes a lot of software. It's a rare engineer that can write nearly perfect code. Methodical and thorough testing of software is the key to quality products that do what the user expects. Read this book to learn what you need to do!"

When an individual is seeking to meet professional goals, one large question always looms: Is it who or what one knows that makes the difference? Dan Williams, author of 'Tales From the Networking Community' believes it is both. While having a powerful network of contacts is critical to succeeding professionally today, knowing how to leverage that network efficiently and effectively is equally critical. This book gives you tips, techniques and shares anecdotal stories that will help you succeed with your networking goals. Currently in America, large numbers of professionals are interested in networking for a variety of reasons. First, the days of spending all or even most of one's entire career with a single employer are over for most of us. Operating as a job-market free agent, as many individuals now do, requires strong networking skills. Second, professionals today possess a keen desire to "make a difference" through their work. This form of altruism makes networking a way of life as individuals continually look to add meaning to their lives not only through their work, but also in the ways they spend their non-working hours. Third, layoffs have become one of the harsh realities of American business over the last few decades. Even for those who are currently employed, layoffs are often a looming reality. Whether at work or out of work, we need to network. Networking, Like Life, is a process not an event. A learned skill, true networking represents the summit of marketing know-how, whether one is marketing products or services, or even oneself as a prospective employee or business partner. By learning and utilizing key principles, individuals can systematically manage network contacts from the point of simple awareness, through a series of measurable milestones, to the achievement of an identified goal. These networking principles are adaptable to virtually any set of circumstances, making them beneficial to the pursuit of almost any professional goal.

Live the life you were meant to live! The 30day Bootcamp: Your Ultimate Life Makeover is a step-by-step program that will teach you all of the tips, tricks, and techniques you need to get back in the driver¿s seat of your life. With practical, easy, and results-oriented exercises, you will learn how to design a successful life strategy that puts you in charge of your life. * Build a strong personal core to help you realize your true potential. * Blast through your limitations and stop doubting your ability. * Understand who you really are and what is important to you. * Get clear about what you want and how to get it. * Eliminate the blocks between what you have and what you want. * Develop a compelling and motivating vision for your future. If you have read all of the self-help books imaginable with no lasting results, or have managed to make some changes only to find yourself reverting back to old patterns, this life transforming Bootcamp is for you. You will start to experience results right away, and these results will continue to grow even after you have created the life of your dreams. A deliberate decision to invest in yourself is the first step towards changing the direction of your life. If you want to live the meaningful and successful life you were meant to live, the 30day Bootcamp: You Ultimate Life Makeover could likely be the most important investment you will ever make.

Job-seekers, business-developers, and all sorts of professionals are exploring the fast-growing world of online networking. But how do you plunge into the online networking sphere, and how do you gain value from it? HAPPY ABOUT ONLINE NETWORKING outlines the tools, methods, and protocols of creating and cultivating an online network for global reach, business and personal support, and professional success. From how to introduce yourself to how to disengage from an unproductive networking relationship, HAPPY ABOUT ONLINE NETWORKING covers all the bases.After reading this book, you will:1) Lose your fear of online networking or of 'looking foolish' online2) Make make connections and know how to sustain them over time3) Improve your business and professional success through online networking

"The Home Run Hitter's Guide to Fundraising" synthesizes strategic planning with the power of human empathy to turn a potentially uncomfortable, unnatural presentation into an opportunity to develop and deepen an important business relationship. This is a step-by-step guide to help you take the understanding of your business and marry that with the needs of the venture capitalist. When you follow this process you will be able to have a conversation that can help you close the gap between you and the people with the capital you need. While this program will help you select the ideas you should share and teach you how to share them, ultimately the greatest strength is to transform your thinking and behaving in the course of these critical meetings. The more you look at yourself as a facilitator -- someone who moves a meeting towards a desired result -- the greater your chances of success. This facilitation requires a kind of presence and sophistication that few inexperienced leaders have, so using the concepts in "The Home Run Hitter's Guide to Fundraising" can be a real differentiator for your leadership as well as your business. Be ready for change. If you follow your old habits and the current industry standard, you are doomed to look and sound just like every other supplicant holding hat in hand. Stay the course. Make a connection with the other people in your meeting and sell what is good and right about you and your company by putting the power of the concepts of this book to work.

In the 2nd edition of the book, 'I'm in a Job Search--Now What??? (2nd Edition)' you will have a step-by-step guide for the job searching process. The book not only covers job searching strategies, but additionally gives information on how to be in a continuous process of career management. No longer are people climbing ladders in employment. Instead, they are on a ramp and need to constantly make strides to progress and maintain their position.The newly updated and expanded book provides 100+ resources and tips to guide you through the job searching process to help you stand apart from your competition. Included in the book:Goal SettingPersonal BrandingFive strategies for building visibility on Google to accelerate your job search since recruiters, employers, and companies Google potential candidates prior to contacting them for an interviewUsing Social Media platforms (i.e. LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, etc.) in the job search processNew section on Pinterest giving you information on the potential this hottest social media platform has for a person in a job search, including tips on how to use it as part of your career marketing planInterview with Erin Blaskie on how to develop compelling content and capture quality videos for the new, emerging platform for video biographies, Google visibility, etc.Interview with Jeff Lipschultz, Principal at A-List Solutions and a recruiter, on tips for working with recruiters, getting your resume to the top of the pile, etc.Developing a targeted list of companies where to workResearch tools to help in interviewingInterview strategies, including the questions you want to research BEFORE an interview to stand out in the interview processNetworkingTips on how to customize your resume for different positions to demonstrate to the employer why YOU are the best fit for the positionand much, much more!

This is the third edition of this popular book. Just a few years ago, you could upload your resume to one of the top jobs sites, click a few times to apply for some jobs, and consider your job search well underway. Today, that isn't enough. The job market is becoming increasingly competitive. Hiring managers are overwhelmed with applications and are looking at new and different ways to recruit online. Hiring has changed and so has job searching. It's more complicated than it used to be and job seekers need to be prepared to use all the online job search tools to their advantage. Online job searching often seems like it can be a complicated endeavor. It doesn't have to be -- there are tips and tricks you can use to make the process run smoothly and simply. Alison Doyle will provide you with everything you need to know on how to build your career and find a new job. Goals for the reader: This book will provide you what you need to know and step you through the process of online job searching, professional branding, social and professional networking, and career building with uncomplicated advice, tips, and techniques on how to effectively find a new job and grow your career.