One Bite at a Time : How every manager can use Six Sigma to make a difference
by David Brewster and Gary Calwell

One Bite at a Time is a management parable which takes the fundamental Six Sigma concepts and makes them much more accessible. In the tradition of 'Fish!' and 'The One Minute Manager', One Bite at a Time brings Six Sigma to life and makes it relevant for any manager at any level in any organization. More...

The Shredder Test : The Australian guide to writing winning proposals
by Robyn Haydon

When writing proposals for business customers, there is no prize for second place. The Shredder Test explains why most sales proposals are not successful, and offers easy-to-follow suggestions to help anyone write a winner. A must-read for everyone whose job depends on making sales, including sales managers, salespeople, business owners, and solo professionals. Written from a uniquely Australian cultural perspective and with reference to specifics of the Australian purchasing market. More...

Reputation Really Matters : How to guard your corporate image
by Penny Mulvey

A practical and thought-provoking guide to creating and protecting business reputation, Reputation really Matters explores issues such as integrity, ethics, corporate culture and corporate social responsibility and why these are so critical to business. It features insights from leading Australian chairmen and senior executives in the corporate, not-for-profit and franchise sectors. More...

Sell Your Product not Your Soul : A hype free guide to selling
by John Magar

Selling skills are an important part of any business career. Whether you are in a current sales role, aspiring to be in one, or in a senior sales, marketing or general management role, an ability to sell effectively is absolutely vital. The book addresses a myriad of issues that relate to selling and is so thorough as to almost be a bible on how to effectively conduct business. A mere book on selling, this is not. More...

Management Fiascos : 30 sure-fire was to ruin a business and how to avoid them
by John Magar

30 sure-fire ways to ruin a business AND how to avoid them. John Magar scours through his more than twenty years of experience in business and management to bring to readers, this diatribe of corporate pathos and awe-inspiringly bad business bloopers. More...

Slim Thinking : cut the fat out of your business
by Marta Ferreira

Follow Gus on his journey as he drives the culture change in Autosit. Learn from his experiences and draw on his knowledge to turn your own company into a slim one. Marta Ferreira has created the character of Gus Pereira to illustrate the fundamentals of slim thinking. Based on the concepts of the Toyota Production System and Lean Principles, her business novel both teaches and engages the reader. More...

Success with Simplicity : take management back to basics
by David Brewster

Whatever happened to Management? Despite over 100 years of practice, relentless research and a proliferation of productivity tools, a very large number of managers are finding their role more punishing than ever. Many are giving up the challenge altogether. 'Success with Simplicity' strips management back to basics. Written in a fast-paced and highly readable style, this book will test your preconceptions of management and offer you a refreshing perspective.. More...