Practice Management Books

I'm surprised that no one has written a review for this book. I bought many books from Amazon, but this is the first time I'm writing a review. I felt this book deserves better publicity, it has helped me a lot in the past. I do hope other readers who want to improve their work relationship with their boss also benefit from this book.

The book helps reader to get a better understanding of their boss and of themselves. It also helps reader to build skills to handle difficult work situations (work pressure, multiple bosses, emotions, how to say no, tricky bosses, etc). The book is very well organized/structured, well written, concise, and has many good examples.

I read "The Meditation Handbook" (Gyatso) before this and felt thoroughtly confused by the excessive Buddist philosophy and religious emphasis in that book.

This book, by Paul Roland, has great pictures, is comprehensive, easy to follow, and easy to read. Any child or adult would find this book useful. It's definately a beginner's introduction to meditation, but also covers chakras, meditation settings, creative visualization, color therapy, using mantras, and contains numerous exercises! It's a terrific overview of meditation and related topics which will allow the reader to choose what other aspects they want to pursue after reading this book. Highly recommended!

This is a valuable book (resource) for budding entrepreneurs. It seems to try to cover all the bases for starting a small business, but it can't do them all well in the space available between its covers. The book is only 288 pages long. If you are in the planning stages of starting a small business, then I highly recommend you get a copy of this book. Read it, study it, and outline it. There are helpful checklists to help you grasp the subjects. You will come up with a plethora of keywords and terms that you will want to google to find Web pages giving more detailed (and maybe more current) information.

I am a SCORE counselor (Senior Corps of Retired Executives) who typically does face-to-face counseling sessions three nights a month. It would really be neat if my clients would read this book BEFORE they came to their session with me because they would pretty much be "educated customers" ready to ask educated questions. Our sessions would be so much more beneficial.

My favorite chapters were:

1. Initial business concerns
2. Your business' structure
3. Business start-up details
5. Sources of business assistance (SCORE is mentioned here)
7. Your smart business plan (and a good sample plan is included)
8. Obtaining the financing you need

The book is weak when it comes to how the Internet can be used in corresponding, hiring, and marketing. But this is just one example of how googling keywords and concepts found in the book will make the book more complete. Don't treat the book as authoritative on the law. It isn't. Nor was it ever intended to be. It is light on tax information as it relates to small business.

I was particularly impressed with the material presented in Chapter 2: Choice of Legal Entity. That subject is sorely ignored in most small business books, and it is critically important. It is a subject I regularly must spend a great deal of time discussing at my SCORE sessions. This book does a pretty good job on the topic.

Chapters 4 and 9 through 12 are easy to find fault with. The topic of each could fill a book. But having these topics covered definitely will help a budding entrepreneur know some of the issues they raise.

I would have liked the book more if Chapter 6 (marketing) had been less superficial. When I read it I got the impression that the author was more a public relations expert than a marketing expert. I generally categorize public relations as a subset of marketing. Marketing includes advertising, public relations, and a whole host of other promotion techniques. I did not get this message when I read the book. I also would have liked the book better if the Internet, email, and Web sites had been discussed more. But there are many books on those subjects. Therefore, I can't complain too much about the limited discussion of computers.

When you read this book it may feel a little like it was produced on an assembly line. Maybe it was? There are 51 versions of this book sold; one for each state and the District of Columbia. Content is king, and this book has it. 5 stars!

I found this book as a New Entrepreneur Nurse Practitioner to be extremely informative, well written in a step by step approach and easy to read.

Chapter 1: The Three Rs of a Counseling Practice. Chapter 2: Developing Your Business Plan. Chapter 3: Structuring Your Counseling Practice. Chapter 4: The Church-Linked Counseling Practice. Chapter 5: The People Behind Your Business. Chapter 6: How to Maximize Marketing Impact with Minimal Cost. Chapter 7: Budgeting Your Finances and Your Time. Chapter 8: Identifying Sources of Income. Chapter 9: Business Tax Issues. Chapter 10: Business Ethics for Counseling. Chapter 11: Finding Referral Sources. Appendix A: Free Tax Services for Your Business. Appendix B: Recommended Resources for the New Counseling Office. Appendix C: Business Information Sources. Appendix D: Computer Software for Counselors. Appendix E: Sample Press Release. Appendix F: Planning Marketing Contacts. Appendix G: Balance Sheet. Appendix H: Income Statement. Appendix I: Guidelines for Selecting an Office Location. Appendix J: Counseling Fee Analysis. Appendix K: Practice Utilization Review. Appendix L: Workshop or Seminar Planning Guide. Appendix M: Crisis Prevention Tips for Your Workshop. Appendix N: New-Client Forms.

This book examines a broad range of major problems of organizations and employees, and interventions. Key topics include: stress, addictions, managing marginal performance, regrouping after downsizing, ethics, elder care, and countering regional economic decline. This is an interesting collection of essays with enduring value. Reviewed by Gerry Stern, founder, Stern & Associates and HRconsultant.com InfoCenter.

A brilliant and practical treatise for anyone seriously interested in durable effectiveness. Especially good for leaders and those who aspire to leadership.

I order my book and it came in no time. I highly recommend this vendor to anyone.

This book is truly a milestone for the dental profession.In showing you how to create the dental practice you have always dreamed about, Dr.Ganz explains to you in simple ways, through inspiratioal ideas and creativity, how to achieve this goal. A must read for the practioner who wishes to soar with the best. FD, Charleston,SC

Lorraine's book is well-written, easy to read, and offers helpful and practical advice for any woman who feels overwhelmed by her responsibilities and wants to get her life back!