Ted spells out a personal career model which says, "Anyone can do it." Whether you've got a high school degree or an MBA from Wharton, you can learn from Ted and his book. -Jim Owens, President and CEO H.B. Fuller Company Shipping Clerk to CEO reads like a genuine passing of the business torch to a younger generation eager to cut its teeth outside the classroom. Businessman Ted Clark makes a compelling argument that educating oneself while on the job is a viable strategy that requires only curiosity, tenacity and good instincts for acquiring useful knowledge and a leadership mindset. Starting as a forklift driver and warehouse clerk, Clark climbed the corporate ladder against the odds to become CEO of a $240 million company at age 42. In his debut book, Shipping Clerk to CEO, Clark shares 15 critical lessons that any ambitious person can use to turbocharge their career. In this book, Clark tackles subjects like: What makes underdogs succeed? How can you avoid the "experience trap"? What does it take to think on your feet? How do you mend broken work relationships? How do you manage workers twice one's age? Shipping Clerk to CEO is chock-full of personal stories, information-loaded sidebars, and visionary takeaways. In this book, you'll discover: The subtle difference between creating change and adapting. Why we're all salesmen and how to use that knowledge to your advantage. When to "show your teeth" to gain respect. How a "power walk" can revolutionize your work presence. And what it really takes to succeed as CEO. Building on his first principle--have a reason--Clark sets the tone like a charismatic mentor rooting for the success of underdogs everywhere. Entertaining and clever, his parables, self-assessment, and business tactics pave the way for a younger generation eager to cut its teeth outside the classroom.

How does a simple warehouse clerk and forklift driver go on to become CEO of the $240 million global parent company that hired him years earlier? By instinct and gumption--and a variety of soft skills anyone can replicate, says Clark. Enter "Shipping Clerk to CEO: The Power of Curiosity, Will, and Self-Directed Learning", a fascinating account of the potential of the human spirit. Part self-help, part autobiography, this book strikes a unique note in the world of business stories. It is a realistic, grounded telling of the day-to-day choices that contributed to Clark's success, cast in a finely crafted collection of anecdotes, insights, and business acumen that entertain, educate, and inspire. Join Clark as he navigates judgmental co-workers, bullying customers, and multi-million-dollar mergers in this first-person narrative full of insider stories sandwiched between visionary takeaways and handy sidebars.--Publisher.

SQL is a widely used to access most databases, therefore database developers and system administrators should be familiar with it. This hands-on SQL book will help beginner and intermediate users to write queries that apply complex conditions on a table. The book's unique side by side approach makes it easy for the reader to learn three major query languages in the IT industry. The author has over 20 years of experience in database design. KEY FEATURES: Contains numerous practical screenshots of Oracle SQL, T-SQL, MySQL statements and results. Shows the differences between Oracle SQL, T-SQL and MySQL side by side. Gives a real world experience for SQL developers and database administrators. Sample data is available to work on (available on our website).

Working only for grades and following the status quo does not necessarily translate into successful and meaningful life. Dropping Out of the System generates a remarkable dialogue with those who want to take the proverbial road less travelled by. Dispelling quite a few powerful myths about professional success in society, it motivates readers to harness their creative potential and live their lives to the fullest.

This managerial book goes beyond the traditional thoughts on this subject. It brings you a challenging dimension: Create an entrepreneurial organization and you will exceed in the realization of your goals and objectives. The entrepreneurial organization thrives on developing innovation, customer retention, productivity, and growth. Your role and that of other managers has changed dramatically in the last decade because two powerful new forces have joined in the environment. A new social awareness and demographic shift in the work force coupled with a shrinking of markets in a technological and global landscape demands new ways of planning, organizing, and directing organizations. ESM argues the need for implementation as the force majeure in fulfilling strategic plans and the engagement of the whole organization in strategic management to achieve organizational goals. Inside, you’ll be introduced to a new approach to understanding the economic marketplace in four quadrants or fields where each determines what strategic responses are needed to thrive in those fields and which direction the organization is to go if it is to survive and grow. This book lays out the cycle of corporate products and services from profitable innovation to decline and failure and offers the executive a road map to renovate and build the organization.

Hungry For Life has articulated a bold vision to see the world transformed by a global movement of compassion and justice evidenced by the eradication of needless suffering. However, this vision will only be realized when selfless values and resulting actions are lived out by an ever increasing number of Gods people. The author presents a concise summary of physical poverty in the developing world and spiritual poverty in the developed world. Against the backdrop of these problems, he then paints a biblical picture of a compassionate community of faith, comparing the contemporary Western Church against what it was intended to look like. The final section includes the core value changes necessary for the Church to rediscover its place as a relevant force of love and compassion. This book is a prophetic call for followers of Christ, and specifically their leaders, to move away from religious institutionalism and move toward lives of simplicity and compassion.

Former marine sniper Bob Lee Swagger investigates one of the most enduring controversies of our time—the JFK assassination—in this New York Times bestselling “terrific thriller” (Booklist, starred review). Bestselling author Stephen Hunter takes on one of the most shocking crimes in American history when his celebrated hero ex-Marine sniper Bob Lee Swagger follows the smallest hint of a lead to its staggering conclusion—about the fateful third bullet that ended the life of President John F. Kennedy.