Book 5 of the Smart Skills series: practical guides to mastering vital business skills and techniques. Using proven strategies from business experts, these essential smart skills can empower anyone with the tools to get ahead. The only book you need to succeed in the world of business In today's working environment, building your career success can seem like a minefield, thanks to increasing levels of competition, accountability, limited potential for advancement, and a lack of opportunities available. The only way to stay on top of the game is to build up your 'soft skills' and accumulate useful experience that makes you stand out from the crowd. This concise and simple Smart Skills guide will show how and where to focus your energies when you want to become a more successful professional: Developing your skills and competencies Capitalising on your resources, strengths and weaknesses Building strong work relationships Increasing your visibility in and out of the workplace Making best use of your business knowledge With these easy steps, professionals at any grade can achieve peak performance and start climbing that ladder to career success.

Part of the Smart Skills Series, Negotiation offers all you need to know to get the most out of negotiations whether with existing and new clients or negotiating one-off or long term projects. In the current challenging work and business environment, the importance of each negotiation is paramount. This book will provide you with all you need to know, not just for the negotiation itself, but for the set-up, preparation and after the negotiation has been completed. A must for any employee, manager, freelancer or business owner.

Book 1 of the Smart Skills series: practical guides to mastering vital business skills and techniques. Using proven strategies from business experts, these essential smart skills can empower anyone with the tools to get ahead. Become a master negotiator with just 7 key steps Negotiating is a part of everyday life, but in business it's absolutely critical to your success. In the current challenging work and business environment, never has the skill of negotiation been more important, both with new clients and existing ones. Whether you are negotiating a one-off deal or managing a long-term project, securing the appropriate and best deal is paramount in any workplace... business success or failure can depend on it. This book will provide you with all you need to know, including insight into processes such as: * Preparing a strategy with multiple options * How to deal with pressure, tricks and tensions * Maximise return on investment (ROI) You will also be given an in-depth look at the vital after-negotiation period where skilled negotiation is required to resolve emerging problems as a deal is executed or a service provided. Contents Foreword Introduction: Getting the best deal Chapter 1. Negotiation: Getting to grips with the core approaches Chapter 2. Preparation: The route to achieving success Chapter 3. Trading: Achieving successful balance Chapter 4. Making It Work: Good tactics, bad tactics and downright ploys Chapter 5. The Interpersonal Dimension: The behavioural interactions Chapter 6. The Fine Print: The contractual elements of a deal Chapter 7. Focusing on the Key Issues: Attention to detail

Introspective evidence is still treated with great suspicion in cognitive science. This work is designed to encourage cognitive scientists to take more account of the subject's unique perspective.

Introspective evidence is still treated with great suspicion in cognitive science. This work is designed to encourage cognitive scientists to take more account of the subject's unique perspective. Confirmed contributors include Bernard Baars, Rodney Cotterill, Richard Cytowic, Patrick Haggard, Chris Frith, Uta Frith, Shaun Gallagher, Russell Hurlburt, Oliver Kauffmann, Donald Laming, David Leopold, Nikos Logothetis, Anthony Marcel, Josef Parnas, Jonathan Schooler and Dan Zahavi.