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‘#DIVERSITYtweet Book01’ is a must-read for people who interact with diverse cultures, languages, and the world at large. With the current globalization and technological advancements, we are seeing exponential growth in diversity in our world. People are transcending cultures and geographies and are embracing diversity in their experiences and interactions with others. Most importantly, this book is a thought-provoking resource for managers and those who work with a diverse group of people, be it in the workforce, community projects, team building assignments, social gatherings, or business meetings. Organizations need to know how to manage diversity to be successful in the future, and in today’s competitive age, the flexibility and creativity augmented by diversity are crucial for success.

Virtually everybody, no matter how self-assured, internally motivated, or confident hits a few rough patches in life. We all know that when we hit a rough spot we could do with a little extra nudge. That nudge may come from family, a caring co-worker, or a special friend. But equally likely, the prod or push can come from reading an inspiring, empathetic book that shows you how to find your way again.

Virtually everybody, no matter how self-assured, internally motivated, or confident hits a few rough patches in life. We all know that when we hit a rough spot we could do with a little extra nudge. That nudge may come from family, a caring co-worker, or a special friend. But equally likely, the prod or push can come from reading an inspiring, empathetic book that shows you how to find your way again.

Like all bright, academically-talented young people, Christine Ruff expected to find her dream job right out of college. She graduated with honors and right away found a biology research lab that was a perfect fit. But when the lab’s funding was slashed, and Christine got laid off, she realized that the downturn had come home.

Christine’s natural inclination is to always land on her feet, she saw an opportunity that others may have missed–for learning life lessons from the rigorous, challenging, and often frustrating job search that followed. With diligence and attention to detail, she assiduously gathered the wisdom she picked up along the way. And now, with her

Like all bright, academically-talented young people, Christine Ruff expected to find her dream job right out of college. She graduated with honors and right away found a biology research lab that was a perfect fit. But when the lab’s funding was slashed, and Christine got laid off, she realized that the downturn had come home.

Christine’s natural inclination is to always land on her feet, she saw an opportunity that others may have missed–for learning life lessons from the rigorous, challenging, and often frustrating job search that followed. With diligence and attention to detail, she assiduously gathered the wisdom she picked up along the way. And now, with her

The statistics are frightening. The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) 2009 Student Survey shows that just 19.7 percent of 2009 graduates who applied for a job actually have one. And, according to NACE’s Job Outlook 2010 Fall Preview, employers expect to hire 7 percent fewer graduates from the college Class of 2010 than they hired from the Class of 2009. What’s worse, this issue cannot completely be blamed on a poor economy. Entry-level hiring should have increased because many employers have laid off more expensive, experienced talent. So what’s preventing new talent from entering the career marketplace?

Larry Moseley is something of a detective…an Excel detective. In a 35-year corporate financial career that has spanned the range from startups to megacorps, Larry has often had to analyze and make decisions based on Excel spreadsheets created by colleagues. And he has been constantly amazed at how frequently he finds errors in such Excel projects, errors of omission and of commission, sometimes glaring but frequently quite subtle. The danger, as Larry rightly points out, is that critical corporate decisions are made based on the results of spreadsheets. A company will often determine its strategy or chart a course of action based on the outcome of an Excel project, and a faulty spreadsheet can lead a company down a faulty or suboptimal route.

Converting a lead into a sale can stump even star sales professionals. High-performing salespersons have compared the process to having teeth pulled without Novocain or gargling bleach! So when <i>Jim McAvoy</i>, with a quarter century of proven performance in maximizing sales, collates a treasury of actionable wisdom, even the most successful sales professional needs to sit up and pay attention.

Converting a lead into a sale can stump even star sales professionals. High-performing salespersons have compared the process to having teeth pulled without Novocain or gargling bleach! So when <i>Jim McAvoy</i>, with a quarter century of proven performance in maximizing sales, collates a treasury of actionable wisdom, even the most successful sales professional needs to sit up and pay attention.

Within any dynamic business climate, Lean and Six Sigma are symbiotic, perhaps even inseparable. Whereas Six Sigma methodologies are widely accepted as benchmarks for increasing profitability via product/service performance in every constrained area of an organization, Lean is closely associated with speed, efficiency and waste minimization. While meeting modern quality standards, corporations must simultaneously decrease lead times and become ever more proactive to evolving customer urgencies. Therefore, as manufacturing cycles get shorter and innovation accelerates, Six Sigma and Lean need to be integrated using the applied theory of constraints into the business product/service flow as Lean Six Sigma (LSS).