Richard Newton Bücher

The book has four main aims. It will help you to understand what the business of being a freelance expert is all about; guide you in shaping your services and setting up your own freelance business; explain the essentials of making money as a freelancer: getting clients to buy and pay for your services, and maximizing your fees; explore the core skills of sharing expertise, building relationships with clients and running engagements.

There’s never been a better time, or a more urgent time, to start doing the things you want to do. Perhaps you feel your career is stuck in a rut – or maybe you’re in the wrong job altogether. Or maybe you have a great business idea but something is stopping you from actually getting started. You may already be running a business but struggling to get to it to where you want it to be. Or perhaps you just want to be more successful in general – without knowing exactly what your vision of success is - yet! If you want to do something but secretly fear you’re never going to do it, whatever that might be, then this will help you. Stop Talking, Start Doing is a short, clear and cleverly illustrated book that will inspire you to take action. Whatever you want to achieve, this is the kick in the pants you need to get to where you truly want to be. It’s great that you know you can do more, but just thinking about it, won’t make it happen. It’s doing that makes the difference. DO IT. If you’ve got something you want to do... now is a good time to start.

You’ve been given a project to run. You know you need to get it right, but you don’t know what you need to do and in what order to make sure it all runs smoothly and you come out of it looking great. You need Project Management Step by Step. Almost every manager and businessperson finds at some time that he or she has to complete a task that has sufficient complexity and importance that an ad-hoc approach to getting it done is just not enough. Managers in this common situation need the structure and rigour of a project management approach, yet very few managers are formally trained in project management or have the inclination, time or finances to become trained. They need an approach they can feel confidant is sufficiently robust to ensure their success, but also simple enough to be immediately applicable. Project Management Step by Step provides the solution to this problem; a practical and immediate way to become a competent project manager. This is a comprehensive and authoritative guide written and structured in a practical and rapidly applicable style.

Clearly structured in 36 short sections, this practical book provides rapid, accessible advice on all the essential management challenges. Focusing on the manager’s key role - managing teams to get things done, this book looks at the essential parts of management from unusual perspectives and different angles. Structured with the busy manager in mind, you can dip into any section of the book and read it as an individual piece of advice or read it end-to-end to gain an overall picture of management.

Guide for professional management consultants showing how to develop skills and attributes for client-centric consulting.

In recent years there has been a steep rise in demand for good project managers. Both textbooks and books aimed at the practitioner, continually cover the same ground - the ABCs of project management, you might call it. But anyone who has ever managed a project or overseen the management of a project in the real world knows that there is a significant difference between mastering the ABCs and mastering the practice of project management itself. It's not that the formal methodologies don't work, but rather that it's only half of the picture. To go from good to great in project management, you need to shift your focus back to the real basics of management. In this illuminating book, Richard Newton, a successful project manager with twenty years' experience, shows you several ways you can elevate your game.

A practical nine-step productivity guide for turning your dreams into realities. When you think of project management, you probably think of business projects and boring meetings. But every project, personal and professional, needs to be properly managed if you expect to turn what you can dream up into a reality you can live. We all have dreams we're passionate about—getting ahead at work, starting a business, or even learning to play an instrument—but it's difficult to live your dreams without a framework for getting from vision to achievement. Dream It, Do It, Live It offers practical, understandable, and doable guidance on achieving any goal in nine easy steps. With case studies of real people who achieved their own dreams, this easy-to-read illustrated guide will help you focus on the dream you want to make real and the constructive and meaningful steps you can take to today to make that dream happen. - A short, easy-to-read guide full of practical advice and simple steps for getting started on the path to your ultimate goals. - Includes an easy-to-follow nine-step system that helps you reach any goal, professional or personal. - Ideal for professionals who want to get ahead, entrepreneurs who want to start their own business, hobbyists, and anyone who wants to turn the intangible into the tangible. No matter where you want to go in life, there's always a way to get there. Dream It, Do It, Live It gives you the practical, real-world advice you need to set out on the road to your ultimate success.

This volume presents a cultural history of Alex Haley's Roots, examining the strategy and tactics Haley employed in developing a family origin story into an acclaimed national history.

Zeptáte-li se zkušených projektových manažerů, co odlišuje průměrné projektové manažery od těch nejlepších, zřídka vám řeknou, že je to zvládnutí formálních metod řízení projektů. Spíše se dozvíte veřejné tajemství, že dobrý projektový management je o tom, jak pracujete, jaký dokážete mít vliv a jak komunikujete s lidmi. Tato praktická a čtivá knížka, která je bestsellerem v západní Evropě, se právě tímto zabývá - poradí vám, jak skutečně úspěšně zvládnout řízení projektů v reálné praxi. Dozvíte se, co vlastně znamená úspěšná realizace projektu, jak porozumět, kdo jsou vaši zákazníci v projektu, co chtějí a jak s nimi nejlépe komunikovat, jak zjistit, co skutečně je vaším projektem, jak projekt nastartovat, jaké jsou ideální a nevhodné styly komunikace a práce, jak projekt řídit a jak dostat z projektového týmu to nejlepší. V knize najdete i přehled nejdůležitějších nástrojů a technik, a také rady, kdy a jak projekt bez milosti "zavřít". Ať už jste začínajícím či zk ušenějším projektovým manažerem, tato kniha vám ukáže, jak se stát trvale úspěšnými projektovými manažery, schopnými opakovaně realizovat projekty včas a v rámci rozpočtu.