Download or read book The 75 Greatest Management Decisions Ever Made written by Stuart Crainer and published by AMACOM. This book was released on 1999-10-22 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 75 Greatest Management Decisions Ever Made is a pithy compendium that celebrates pinnacles of decision-making that have shaped management through the ages - and left their indelible impressions on business and society.
Download or read book The 75 Greatest Management Decisions Ever Made written by Stuart Crainer and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The 75 Greatest Management Decisions Ever Made and Some of the Worst written by Stuart Crainer and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Superior Customer Value written by Art Weinstein and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-02-24 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A customer-centric culture provides focus and direction for the organization, ensuring that exceptional value will be offered to customers this, in turn, results in enhanced market performance. Unfortunately, caught up in the daily economic and competitive pressures of running complex and fast-changing businesses, managers may lose sight of custo
Download or read book Superior Customer Value in the New Economy written by Simon Ang and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-05-27 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great companies consistently meet and exceed customer desires. Superior Customer Value in the New Economy: Concepts and Cases, Second Edition offers a blueprint for responding effectively to customer demands and for creating the benchmarks common to world-class service companies. The Second Edition elaborates on the latest perspectives of the busin
Download or read book Managing at the Leading Edge Navigating and Piloting Business Strategy at Critical Moments written by Tom Rose and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2017-04-28 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in an exciting time. Technology, globalization and demographic shifts provide new potential for personal and business success. Yet, research tells that only 30% of our attempts to implement change succeed amid the turbulence we encounter both within and outside today’s organizations. We need new ways of thinking and doing if we are to turn potential into performance. Managing at the Leading Edge provides a new evidence-based roadmap for leadership success in a dynamic context. Managing at the Leading Edge highlights lessons from the navigation and piloting practices used in high performing sailing. In the contemporary “white water” business environment, as at sea, achieving goals requires choosing a destination amidst uncertainty, adjusting to continually shifting conditions, converting the push and pull of environmental forces into momentum and using different skills at different times to negotiate hazards and achieve success. Easy-to-grasp and recall, this book proposes a framework of leadership with a dual focus on navigating and piloting. This framework is supported by new evidence-based insights about personal and organizational high performance. Systematic comparisons of high performing leaders and organizations with leaders and organizations that have not yet achieved this distinction illustrate how the principles of navigation and piloting apply. This research featured surveys of over 1,000 senior and mid-level leaders, the results of over a 100 interviews and the author’s extensive consultation experience with a host of leaders and organizations. Through case studies, discussion of relevant research, practical tools and templates, Managing at the Leading Edge will help you learn: • The critical tasks of leader navigating and piloting that lead to successful business change • Leadership skills through which the critical tasks of navigating and piloting are successfully executed including accountability, influence, problem solving agility and engagement • Strategies and tactics for managing points along a strategic initiative’s leading edge through with resistance to change is converted into momentum and progress • The critical hand-offs between the navigating and piloting functions and these functions drive change at the leading edge as synchronized system of high performance leadership • Leadership practices that create organizational high performance Armed with leadership capabilities of high performance navigating and piloting you will be able to recognize and act on opportunities for enhanced leadership impact and achieve results that matter for you, your peers and your organization.
Download or read book Sustained Leadership WBS written by Thomas G. Reid and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-26 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sustained Leader WBS provides a comprehensive tool for assessing and improving leadership potential. A Work Breakdown Structure decomposes every part of the work to be done in a project. Through extensive research and surveys the author has identified 229 WBS elements that apply to building yourself into a sustained leader. Each element provides a self-assessment, additional resources, and a place to record personal goals and due dates giving each reader a personal program plan to build themselves into a better leader.
Download or read book FORTUNE The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time written by Editors of Fortune Magazine and published by Liberty Street. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decisions equal success--nothing happens until one is made. Businesses make millions of decisions every day. But once in a great while a leader makes a truly game-changing decision that shifts not only the strategy of a single company but how everyone does business. These big decisions are counterintuitive-they go against the conventional wisdom. In hindsight, taking a different direction may seem easy, but these bet-the-company moves involve drama, doubt, and high tension. What made Apple's board bring back Steve Jobs to the company? How did Johnson & Johnson decide to recall every bottle of Tylenol after a poisoning scare that involved only a small batch of the drug? What made Henry Ford decide to double the wages of his autoworkers, and how did that change the American economy for the next century? Here management consultant Verne Harnish, the CEO of Gazelles, and Fortune's editors provide the background stories behind the greatest business decisions of all time. In this fully original book, you'll get a glimpse into the thought processes leading up to these groundbreaking moments and will learn how the decisions have shaped the thinking of today's top leaders. The book also contains an insightful foreword by management guru Jim Collins, the author of Built To Last and Good To Great, which explains the importance of decision making in creating a successful company.
Download or read book Adam Smith s The Wealth of Nations written by Karen McCreadie and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economics.
Download or read book Harvard Business Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1999-07 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes sections "Review of business literature" and "Book notices."
Download or read book What Makes Great Leaders Great Management Lessons from Icons Who Changed the World written by Frank Arnold and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2011-10-26 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master the skills that icons throughout history have used to achieve the highest levels of success “This is an intelligent, knowledgeable presentation of management. The pragmatic approach of learning from icons makes the book extremely worthwhile reading for up-and-coming and experienced managers alike.” —Dr. Helmut O. Maucher, Honorary Chairman of the Board, Nestlé “Embracing a broad variety of successful personalities from all walks of life, this analysis of management skills makes for interesting reading and provides a great source of inspiration." —Dr. Josef Ackermann, Chairman of the Management Board and the Group Executive Committee, Deutsche Bank AG “Arnold cleverly explains the keys to successful management with references to real-life challenges successfully overcome by iconic leaders. This entertaining book is insightful, thought-provoking, and of immense practical value.” —Fred B. Irwin, President, American Chamber of Commerce in Germany “Profound management know-how and coverage of a wide range of valuable issues provide great inspiration for anyone seeking to apply effective management principles in practice.” —Professor Klaus Evard, founder and former President of the European Business School “Management know-how translates into knowledge of how to succeed in all levels of life, and everyone can learn to be successful. That is the simple premise behind this book.” —Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung What do Barack Obama, Steve Jobs, Pablo Picasso, and Napoleon have in common? EXCELLENT MANAGEMENT SKILLS It doesn’t matter what your field of expertise is, whom you know, or how educated you are. If you have powerful management skills, you will succeed; if you don’t, you’ll hit the ceiling sooner rather than later. In What Makes Great Leaders Great, bestselling author and leadership expert Frank Arnold gathers 56 icons from various fields—from business and sports to politics and pop culture—to reveal the specific management skills they used to reach the top. For every line of work or personal goal, effectively applying these management skills will lead to ultimate success. All the people in this remarkably diverse group figured out what they needed to know to manage their rise to the top—and executed it with superb skill. What Makes Great Leaders Great includes: Bill Gates on harnessing the power of a business mission Nicolaus Copernicus on questioning every assumption Phil Knight on fine-tuning the right strategy Michael Dell on making the customer your number-one priority Michelangelo on focusing on a single objective Joseph Schumpeter on practicing creative destruction Roger Federer on self-motivation Hippocrates on behaving responsibly Steve Jobs on implementing ideas Ray Kroc on envisioning the future Gen. George Patton on clearly defining assignments Warren Buffett on demanding effective management Stephen Hawking on making the best use of your time Pablo Picasso on fostering life-long creativity Muhammad Yunus on looking beyond your own interests Learn from the best in the business—and history—how to leverage your skills, knowledge, and talent to reach levels of success you never dreamed possible.
Download or read book Decision Support Systems and Intelligent Systems written by Efraim Turban and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2005 with total page 968 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Appropriate for all courses in Decision Support Systems (DSS), computerized decision making tools, and management support systems. Todays networked computer systems enable executives to use information in radically new ways, to make dramatically more effective decisions -- and make those decisions more rapidly. Decision Support Systems and Intelligent Systems, Seventh Edition is a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to todays revolutionary management support system technologies, and how they can be used for better decision making. In this thoroughly revised edition, the authors go far beyond traditional "decision support systems," focusing far more coverage on Web-enabled tools, performance analysis, knowledge management, and other recent innovations. The authors introduce each significant new technology, show how it works, and offer practical guidance on integrating it into real-world organizations. Examples, products, services, and exercises are presented throughout, and the text has been revised for improved clarity and readability. New and enhanced coverage includes: state-of-the-art data mining, OLAP, expert system, and neural network software; revamped coverage of knowledge management; and a far greater emphasis on the use of Web technologies throughout. Also covered in detail: data warehousing, including access, analysis, visualization, modeling, and support. This edition also contains DSS In Action boxes presenting real business scenarios for the use of advanced management support technology. Decision Support Systems and Intelligent Systems, Seventh Edition is supported by a Web site containing additional readings, relevant links, and other supplements.
Download or read book Understanding Management written by Richard L. Daft and published by . This book was released on 2003-05 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Principal Peer Evaluation written by Libia S. Gil and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2001-06-21 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a framework for administrator peer evaluation within school districts that is already at work and succeeding. The evaluation design emphasizes results, promotes professional growth and development, models expectations for students and teachers, and meets Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium standards. Chapter 1 highlights the historical context for challenging the status quo of a school district and moving to a different level of professional engagement. Chapter 2 describes the genesis of a peer-evaluation concept for principals. A framework for student-based decision making is also outlined in this chapter. Chapter 3 documents the process of establishing a new format for the evaluation process. Chapter 4 contains crucial information for school districts seeking a model and describes the process of creating continuum-based principal performance and leadership standards. Chapter 5 contains a summary of progress, a view to the future, an examination of unresolved challenges, and the identification of future opportunities that will fuel efforts as the leadership role is redefined. Insights from principals' perspectives are also provided in this chapter. Appendix A contains a copy of the article, "Principals Evaluating Peers," in which the early phases of establishing the principal peer-evaluation process are described and its strengths and weaknesses identified. (RT)
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Download or read book The Library Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.
Download or read book The Bible on Leadership written by Lorin Woolfe and published by AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn. This book was released on 2002-06-18 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions have been inspired by the Bible’s spiritual lessons. Now, Lorin Woolfe provides a unique way to view the Bible . . . for leadership lessons that can be applied to our modern business world. Consider David’s courage and innovation in slaying Goliath with just a stone and a sling; Moses’ outstanding ""succession planning"" in picking Joshua; Joseph and the political skills that brought him to the seat of power; and of course, Jesus’ compassion, communication skills, and vision that launched Christianity (a long-term success by any measure). These are leaders among leaders. Their achievements -- and their inspired methods of achievement -- offer a wholly different perspective on business leadership. For the dozens of Biblical stories presented, the book provides: * A concise retelling of each story * One (or more) leadership lessons suggested by each story * Examples of contemporary business leaders who exhibit some of the inspired traits of these ancient leaders, including: Fred Smith of FedEx, Howard Shultz of Starbucks, Tom Chappell of Tom’s of Maine (a “toothpaste with a mission”), Roy Vagelos of Merck, and many more. The chapters cover these universal topics: Courage * Purpose * Communication * Honesty and Integrity * Power and Influence * Performance Management * Team Building * Humility * Compassion * Justice * Encouragement and Consequences * Wisdom * Creating the Future Each topic concludes with a list of key points to keep in mind as readers continue on their own leadership journeys.
