Business Skills All-in-One For Dummies

Find workplace success

There are some things that will never go out of style, and good business skills are one of them. With the help of this informative book, you'll learn how to wear multiple hats in the workplace no matter what comes your way--without ever breaking a sweat.

Compiled from eight of the best Dummies books on business skills topics, Business Skills All-in-One For Dummies offers everything you need to hone your abilities and translate them into a bigger paycheck. Whether you're tasked with marketing or accounting responsibilities--or anything in between--this all-encompassing reference makes it easier than ever to tackle your job with confidence.

• Manage a successful operation

• Write more effectively

• Work on the go with Microsoft Office 365

• Deal with marketing, accounting, and projects with ease

If you've ever dreamed about being able to juggle all your work responsibilities without ever dropping the ball, the book is for you.

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7 Books in one! Find success in the workplace You need to know a lot to succeed in business these days, and this book helps you get a handle on seven fundamental business skills, regardless of industry. Discover how to read a financial statement, manage projects, products, and supply chains, and utilize your network to grow your business. Gain valuable digital marketing and business writing skills to improve your emails and copywriting. Put yourself in control of your future at work with the help of this book! 7 Books Inside

• Accounting
• Operations Management
• Decision-Making
• Project Management
• LinkedIn
• Business Writing
• Digital Marketing

Zusammenfassung
Find workplace success

There are some things that will never go out of style, and good business skills are one of them. With the help of this informative book, you'll learn how to wear multiple hats in the workplace no matter what comes your waywithout ever breaking a sweat.

Compiled from eight of the best Dummies books on business skills topics, Business Skills All-in-One For Dummies offers everything you need to hone your abilities and translate them into a bigger paycheck. Whether you're tasked with marketing or accounting responsibilitiesor anything in betweenthis all-encompassing reference makes it easier than ever to tackle your job with confidence.

• Manage a successful operation
• Write more effectively
• Work on the go with Microsoft Office 365
• Deal with marketing, accounting, and projects with ease
  If you've ever dreamed about being able to juggle all your work responsibilities without ever dropping the ball, the book is for you.

Inhalt

Introduction 1

About This Book 1

Foolish Assumptions 1

Icons Used in This Book 2

Beyond the Book 2

Where to Go from Here 3

Book 1: Accounting 5

Chapter 1: Introducing Financial Statements 7

Setting the Stage for Financial Statements 8

Income Statement 10

Balance Sheet 13

Statement of Cash Flows 17

A Note about the Statement of Changes in Shareowners' Equity 20

Gleaning Important Information from Financial Statements 20

Keeping in Compliance with Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards 24

Chapter 2: Reporting Profit or Loss in the Income Statement 31

Presenting Typical Income Statements 32

Taking Care of Housekeeping Details 36

Being an Active Reader 38

Deconstructing Profit 40

Pinpointing the Assets and Liabilities Used to Record Revenue and Expenses 45

Reporting Unusual Gains and Losses 51

Watching for Misconceptions and Misleading Reports 53

Chapter 3: Reporting Financial Condition in the Balance Sheet 55

Expanding the Accounting Equation 56

Presenting a Proper Balance Sheet 57

Judging Liquidity and Solvency 61

Understanding That Transactions Drive the Balance Sheet 64

Sizing Up Assets and Liabilities 68

Financing a Business: Sources of Cash and Capital 74

Recognizing the Hodgepodge of Values Reported in a Balance Sheet 77

Chapter 4: Reporting Cash Sources and Uses in the Statement of Cash Flows 79

Meeting the Statement of Cash Flows 80

Explaining the Variance between Cash Flow and Net Income 84

Sailing through the Rest of the Statement of Cash Flows 90

Pinning Down Free Cash Flow 94

Limitations of the Statement of Cash Flows 95

Chapter 5: Reading a Financial Report 97

Knowing the Rules of the Game 98

Making Investment Choices 99

Contrasting Reading Financial Reports of Private versus

Public Businesses 101

Using Ratios to Digest Financial Statements 102

Frolicking through the Footnotes 117

Checking Out the Auditor's Report 118

Book 2: Operations Management 123

Chapter 1: Designing Processes to Meet Goals 125

Getting Started with Process Improvement 126

Planning Operations 126

Improving Processes According to a Goal 129

Managing Bottlenecks 137

Chapter 2: Planning for Successful Operations 141

Planning from the Top Down 142

Exploring the Components of an Aggregate Plan 145

Considering Materials 148

Planning for Services 152

Applying Information to the Entire Organization 154

Chapter 3: Creating a Quality Organization 157

Reaching Beyond Traditional Improvement Programs 158

Adding to the Tool Box 161

Overcoming Obstacles 172

Book 3: Decision-Making 175

Chapter 1: The Key Ingredients for Effective Decisions 177

Distinguishing the Different Kinds of Decisions 177

Identifying the Different Decision-Making Styles 179

Recognizing the Workplace Environment and Culture as a Force 180

Developing the Decision-Maker: To Grow or Not? 188

Chapter 2: Walking through the Decision-Making Process 191

Clarifying the Purpose of the Decision 192

Eliciting All Relevant Info 193

Sifting and Sorting Data: Analysis 198

Generating Options 205

Assessing Immediate and Future Risk 209 Mapping the Consequences: Knowing Who Is Affected a...