{"product_id":"9781911596370","title":"Be Better Than Yesterday: The Pocket Phrase Book in the Art of Management and Leadership","description":"\u003cp\u003eMark started his career in the hospitality industry over 30 years ago holding numerous executive roles in blue chip companies, until in 2015 when he set up his own, Mark Ashley LTD.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring his career he discovered the same familiar management \u0026amp; leadership confusions and performance challenges in managing a business, primarily time planning, communication and productivity being the most frequent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo many people asked him to recapitulate on phrases he used in conference calls, 121s, meetings and presentations, resulting in Mark writing down as many as possible, thus creating the idea to publish this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe intention was not to write a long and laborious management book that parked itself on the shelf for many years, but to create a pocket-size book of phrases that could be referred to at ease and used in everyday situations to refresh and focus the mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderpinning the phrase book are six key threads that can be developed and mastered at any level during your career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCommunication\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTime management\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePeople management\/teamship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eManagement behaviours\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLeadership behaviours\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRunning your own business\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoreover, Mark wanted to reach out further from his consulting arm so decided to capture and share some of his learnings through this easy reading phrase book by also offering companies and colleges presentations and workshops to enhance interaction and stimulate discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is designed to be thought provoking and can be read literally or personally adapted to your views, style or circumstances. The phrases are more important than the explanation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the development of \u003cem\u003eBe Better than Yesterday,\u003c\/em\u003e Mark realised that this wasn’t just for the hospitality industry but for anyone who was a single site manager, multi-site manager, business owner or entrepreneur; the same rules still applied.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs you work your way through the book (you don’t necessary have to do this) the phrases become more strategic than operational.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is ideal for self-development and personal improvement or for aligning teams to a company strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e “It’s not important to be better than someone else, but to be better than yesterday.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spiderwize","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50094535049456,"sku":"9781911596370","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781911596370","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}