Jack, You're Fired!


Book Description

It's common that sales managers offer a variety of educational tools to promote sales expertise. However, the daily demands on a sales manager can cloud one's ability to recognize a sales team member's behavior patterns that can ambush sales success. That's where Jack, You're Fired! comes in. Jack Perry, a proven sales professional over four decades, speaks from years of experience and authority as he shares with you the secrets of avoiding the dreaded unplanned vacation, also known as, "You're fired." Jack, You're Fired! is a fast-moving read, covering the top 66 common sales mistakes and their recognizable symptoms. You'll learn about specific action steps to take today to rectify each problematic situation easily. As a bonus, sales managers and CEOs are putting an end to expensive, failed hires by utilizing Jack, You're Fired! as a reference and an immediate remedy for the most common problems found in sales professionals and sales teams. Book jacket.




How to Get Fired!


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"Would you rather play video games and update your Facebook profile than suffer through a lifetime of stable employment? Then you need How to Get Fired!, the only book guaranteed to ensure you will never become a productive member of society A satirical masterpiece, How to Get Fired! will introduce you to the Four Pillars of Poverty and will encourage you to do all of the top ten actions that most commonly lead to getting fired, including: Dressing Like a Failure! ; Treating Your Job Like College! ; Outsourcing Blame! ; And so much more! Hilarious, informative, timely and relevant, How to Get Fired! is essential reading for everyone about to take that first plunge into the job market, not to mention any employees who wish to remind themselves of some of their less-than-ideal former coworkers"--Page 4 of cover




Wood-fired Stoneware and Porcelain


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This authoritative book is the first to deal comprehensively with the historical, technical, and aesthetic aspects of woodfiring.




Accidental Hero


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Fans of Brandon Mull and James Riley will love this middle grade fantasy trilogy about a regular kid who discovers that the truth about his past could be the answer to saving the future. All Jack Blank knows is his bleak, dreary life at St. Barnaby’s Home for the Hopeless, Abandoned, Forgotten, and Lost, an orphanage that sinks more and more into the swampland of New Jersey with each passing year. His aptitude tests project him as spending a long, unhappy career as a toilet brush cleaner. His only chance at escape comes through the comic books donated years ago to the orphanage that he secretly reads in the dark corners of the library. Everything changes one icy gray morning when Jack receives two visitors that alter his life forever. The first is a deadly robot straight out of one of his comic books that tries its best to blow him up. The second is an emissary from a secret country called the Imagine Nation, an astonishing place where all the fantastic and unbelievable things in our world originate—including Jack. Jack soon discovers that he has an amazing ability—one that could make him the savior of the Imagine Nation and the world beyond, or the biggest threat they’ve ever faced.




Fired!


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From an all-star lineup of contributors comes this collection of hilarious-but-true tales of being axed, downsized, booted, pink-slipped, and terminated. Soon to be a touring play and a documentary film.




Hall Monitors Are Fired!


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Sam and his friends keep getting into trouble. But none of this is their fault... It is all Orson Eerie's doing! The mad scientist is planning to strike once again -- at the annual Kickball Showdown! This will be the friends' biggest, baddest, dustiest battle yet!




The Hall Monitors Are Fired!: A Branches Book (Eerie Elementary #8)


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Eerie Elementary just gets creepier and creepier in this eighth book from New York Times bestselling author, Jack Chabert! Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!In this eighth book, Sam and his friends keep getting into trouble. First, Sam is late to school, then Lucy slams a door, and Antonio trips his teacher. But none of this is their fault... It is all Orson Eerie's doing! The mad scientist is planning to strike once again -- at the annual Kickball Showdown! And he wants the hall monitors out of his way FOR GOOD. Will the principal fire them?! They need to come up with a plan FAST -- before the big game! This will be the friends' biggest, baddest, dustiest battle yet!




A Man of God


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There are too few men in today's world who are willing to live their faith with godly passion and integrity. Pastor Graham highlights what it takes to be a man of God.




We Got Fired!


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No fight left? No future? Does the handwriting on the wall say utter failure? Harvey Mackay, one of the world’s best-selling motivational and business authors tells you why it isn’t so. He reveals anecdotes and secrets from some of the best and brightest headliners in our world today. Their gripping accounts show that no one is immune to bad judgment or backstabbing. In colorful detail, these remarkable success stories reveal what the best of the best did to get back on top. Each story tells a unique tale and contains valuable lessons that are applicable to any reader who wants his or her career to flourish; indeed, this is the book that will inspire, instill hope . . . and give more than a glimpse into what makes these stalwarts strong. When Fortune magazine called Mackay “Mister Make-Things-Happen,” it was right on the money—getting this amazing group of people from various walks of life to talk openly about their abilities to bounce back shows him to be a master at getting people to divulge some of their defeats and their dreams. Hopeful, tough-minded, and filled with indispensable advice, We Got Fired! . . . And It’s the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us will show anyone how to turn a modern bummer into a major blessing. It’s a rarity: a sure thing in our shaky times.