Download or read book The Ultimate Book of Business Thinking written by Des Dearlove and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2000-02-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ultimate Book of Business Thinking will ensure you are rapidly up to speed with the ideas that are shaping modern business. It is a one-stop guide to profiting from the world's greatest business ideas. From scientific management to knowledge management, and from the agile organisation to the virtual organisation, Dearlove describes each idea, shows how it has been practically applied and gives alternative interpretations and definitions from the scpetics.
Download or read book The Ultimate Book of Business Skills written by Tony Grundy and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-05-14 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a bewildering array of choices facing all managers,whether newly appointed or experienced business hands. No matterhow much experience you have, everyone can make mistakes. TheUltimate Book of Business Skills points the way for anyone in abusiness role. It puts the essential techniques for running abusiness, managing a team and making informed choices aboutstrategy straight into the hands of the people who need them. The Ultimate Book of Business Skills is a great additionto the Capstone Reference series. It features a user-friendlyformat with real-life examples designed to transform anyone into arounded businessperson with an impressive range of skills-basedknowledge at their fingertips.
Download or read book Mind Maps for Business written by Tony Buzan and published by Pearson UK. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Business Adventures written by John Brooks and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-05-14 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The best business book I've ever read.' Bill Gates, Wall Street Journal 'The Michael Lewis of his day.' New York Times What do the $350 million Ford Motor Company disaster known as the Edsel, the fast and incredible rise of Xerox, and the unbelievable scandals at General Electric and Texas Gulf Sulphur have in common? Each is an example of how an iconic company was defined by a particular moment of fame or notoriety. These notable and fascinating accounts are as relevant today to understanding the intricacies of corporate life as they were when the events happened. Stories about Wall Street are infused with drama and adventure and reveal the machinations and volatile nature of the world of finance. John Brooks's insightful reportage is so full of personality and critical detail that whether he is looking at the astounding market crash of 1962, the collapse of a well-known brokerage firm, or the bold attempt by American bankers to save the British pound, one gets the sense that history really does repeat itself. This business classic written by longtime New Yorker contributor John Brooks is an insightful and engaging look into corporate and financial life in America.
Download or read book The Startup of You Revised and Updated written by Reid Hoffman and published by Crown Currency. This book was released on 2012-02-14 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The groundbreaking #1 New York Times bestseller that taught a generation how to transform their careers—now in a revised and updated edition “A profound book about self-determination and self-realization.”—Senator Cory Booker “The Startup of You is crammed with insights and strategies to help each of us create the work life we want.”—Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project In this invaluable book, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and venture capitalist Ben Casnocha show how to accelerate your career in today’s competitive world. The key is to manage your career as if it were a startup business: a living, breathing, growing startup of you. Why? Startups—and the entrepreneurs who run them—are nimble. They invest in themselves. They build their professional networks. They take intelligent risks. They make uncertainty and volatility work to their advantage. These are the very same skills professionals need to get ahead today. This book isn’t about cover letters or résumés. Instead, you will learn the best practices of the most successful startups and how to apply these entrepreneurial strategies to your career. Whether you work for a giant multinational corporation, stitch together multiple gigs in a portfolio career, or are launching your own venture, you need to know how to • adapt your career plans as pandemics rage and technologies upend industries • develop a competitive advantage so that you stand out from others at work • strengthen your professional network by building powerful alliances and maintaining a diverse mix of relationships • engineer serendipity that produces life-changing career opportunities • take proactive risks to become more resilient to industry tsunamis • tap your network for information and intelligence that help you make smarter decisions The career landscape has changed dramatically in the decade since Hoffman and Casnocha first published this guide. In an urgent update to the frameworks that have helped hundreds of thousands of people transform their careers, this new edition of The Startup of You will teach you how to achieve your boldest professional ambitions.
Download or read book The Ultimate Book of Business Thinking written by Des Dearlove and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2002-12-30 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thousands of brilliant business ideas are launched into the world of work every day. But how can business leaders know which ideas are the ones that will really drive the business full steam ahead? From scientific management to knowledge management and from the agile organization to the virtual organization, Des Dearlove describes each idea, shows how it has been applied practically and gives alternative interpretations and definitions from the sceptics.
Download or read book The Ultimate Book of Business Breakthroughs written by Tom Cannon and published by Capstone. This book was released on 1999-12-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ultimate Book of Business Breakthroughs tells the stories behind the greatest business decisions of all time and draws out the critical and universal lessons. From Mickey Mouse to the invention of mass production at Ford, and from "just doing it" with Nike to General Electric's research laboratory, these business breakthroughs show how imagination, guts and conviction can transform a business or industry overnight.
Download or read book Business Genius written by James Bannerman and published by Pearson UK. This book was released on 2014-10-17 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can be a Business Genius. And the good news is that it isn't that hard. In fact, Business Genius! makes it fun. Inside this book are the secrets to more inner genius at work. They’ll help you spot opportunities, pole-vault problems, get creative and surprise others by turning the ordinary into the extraordinary and the impossible into possible. Through an array of highly original and powerful psychological techniques, you’ll soon start to improve: – Yourself: boost your focus, confidence, resilience and time-management skills – Your business: drive, grow and hone your competitive advantage, innovation and collaboration – Your impact: develop your influence, creativity, negotiation and leadership skills Blast through the blocks that hold you back and discover the clever, cunning tips and strategies that everyone from Disney to Danone and Ferrari to Faberge are using. Then turn theory into action, sharpen your skills and take your Business Genius thinking to an amazing new level. 'If you have an idea and want to make it happen, this is the book for you.' Ray Keene OBE, The Times 'This concentrated book of power inducts the ambitious entrepreneur into the secrets of how to do it yourself.' Tony Buzan, creator of Mind Maps 'Full of anecdotes, case studies and memorable quotes that makes it like no other self-help and business book.' Adrian Furnham, professor of psychology
Download or read book The Book of Business Awesome The Book of Business UnAwesome written by Scott Stratten and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-07-17 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: UnAwesome is UnAcceptable. The Book of Business Awesome is designed as two short books put together—one read from the front and the other read from the back when flipped over. Covering key business concepts related to marketing, branding, human resources, public relations, social media, and customer service, The Book of Business Awesome includes case studies of successful businesses that gained exposure through being awesome and effective. This book provides actionable tools enabling readers to apply the concepts immediately to their own businesses. The flip side of the book, The Book of Business UnAwesome, shares the train-wreck stories of unsuccessful businesses and showcases what not to do. Key concepts include the power of peripheral referrals and how to create content for your "third circle" Explains how to re-recruiting your employees and re-court your customers Ensure that your business remains awesome, instead of unawesome, and apply these awesomely effective strategies to your business today.
Download or read book The Best Business Books Ever written by Basic Books and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2011-04-05 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every manager could benefit from a solid grounding in the history and evolution of business thinking. The Best Business Books Ever is a uniquely organized guide and an illuminating collection of key ideas from the 130 most influential business books of all time. It places both historical and contemporary works in context and draws fascinating parallels and points of connection. Now fully revised and more than 30 percent bigger, this one book highlights the information you need to know and why it's important to know it, and does it all in a succinct, time-saving fashion. Business moves faster than ever these days. For the businessperson who has a growing list of tomes that they can never quite seem to get to, The Best Business Books Ever is a must-have.
Download or read book SYSTEMology written by David Jenyns and published by Systemology. This book was released on 2020-11-18 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you've tried to systemise in the past or not, SYSTEMology provides a revolutionary approach to small business systems.
Download or read book The Ultimate Business Library written by Stuart Crainer and published by Capstone. This book was released on 1999-12-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of the worldwide bestseller The Ultimate Business Library, is a one-stop guide to the world's leading management thinkers. It offers a unique summary of the 75 business books that have had the most significant impact on buisness thinking. The new edition adds 50% more new and classic books, including Blur, The Living Company and Intellectual Capital.
Download or read book The Ultimate Book of Business Creativity written by Ros Jay and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2000-02-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You might want to read every book, hire every consultant and attend every conference. But you know you can't. So how else can you harness all these great ideas and put then to work in your business? The Ultimate Book of Business Creativity brings together for the first time all the most valuable tools for generating breakthrough ideas - free from consultant's hype. From brainstorming and brainwriting to Mind Mapping and story-boarding, every page of The Ultimate Book of Business Creativity will inspire you to think about your business in a radically different way.
Download or read book Thinking in New Boxes written by Luc De Brabandere and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-09-10 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When BIC, manufacturer of disposable ballpoint pens, wanted to grow, it looked for an idea beyond introducing new sizes and ink colors. Someone suggested lighters. LIGHTERS? With an idea that seemed crazy at first, that bright executive, instead of seeing BIC as a pen company—a business in the PEN “box”—figured out that there was growth to be found in the DISPOSABLE “box.” And he was right. Now there are disposable BIC lighters, razors, even phones. The company opened its door to a host of opportunities. IT INVENTED A NEW BOX. Your business can, too. And simply thinking “out of the box” is not the answer. True ingenuity needs structure, hard analysis, and bold brainstorming. It needs to start THINKING IN NEW BOXES —a revolutionary process for sustainable creativity from two strategic innovation experts from The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). To make sense of the world, we all rely on assumptions, on models—on what Luc de Brabandere and Alan Iny call “boxes.” If we are unaware of our boxes, they can blind us to risks and opportunities. This innovative book challenges everything you thought you knew about business creativity by breaking creativity down into five steps: • Doubt everything. Challenge your current perspectives. • Probe the possible. Explore options around you. • Diverge. Generate many new and exciting ideas, even if they seem absurd. • Converge. Evaluate and select the ideas that will drive breakthrough results. • Reevaluate. Relentlessly. No idea is a good idea forever. And did we mention Reevaluate? Relentlessly. Creativity is paramount if you are to thrive in a time of accelerating change. Replete with practical and potent creativity tools, and featuring fascinating case studies from BIC to Ford to Trader Joe’s, Thinking in New Boxes will help you and your company overcome missed opportunities and stay ahead of the curve. This book isn’t a simpleminded checklist. This is Thinking in New Boxes. And it will be fun. (We promise.) Praise for Thinking in New Boxes “Excellent . . . While focusing on business creativity, the principles in this book apply anywhere change is needed and will be of interest to anyone seeking to reinvent herself.”—Blogcritics “Thinking in New Boxes is a five-step guide that leverages the authors’ deep understanding of human nature to enable readers to overcome their limitations and both imagine and create their own futures. This book is a must-read for people living and working in today’s competitive environment.”—Ray O. Johnson, Ph.D., chief technology officer, Lockheed Martin “Thinking In New Boxes discusses what I believe to be one of the fundamental shifts all companies/brands need to be thinking about: how to think creatively, in order to innovate and differentiate our brands. We need to thrive and lead in a world of accelerating change and this book challenges us to even greater creativity in our thinking. One of the best business books I’ve read in a long time.”—Jennifer Fox, CEO, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts “As impressive as teaching new tricks to old dogs, Thinking in New Boxes is both inspirational and practical—a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to sharpening one’s wits in order to harness creativity in the workplace.”—Peter Gelb, general manager, Metropolitan Opera
Download or read book The Business Model Book written by Adam J. Bock and published by Pearson UK. This book was released on 2018-01-09 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ownership Thinking How to End Entitlement and Create a Culture of Accountability Purpose and Profit written by Brad Hams and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2011-09-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s an insidious disease that is crippling companies, destroying our economy, and crushing potential. It’s infecting the very roots of business performance, and it’s spreading fast. It isn’t the recession, market volatility, scandal, or greed. It’s entitlement. And it may be killing your business. In myriad ways, entitlement has been cultivated for decades. As a result, too many employees today believe that they are entitled to a paycheck simply because they show up. Brad Hams has proven that we are not doomed to a path of entitlement and dependence. After more than 15 years working with hundreds of companies, he knows that the vast majority of employees addicted to entitlement actually want to engage, want to contribute, and feel much better about themselves when they are in an environment that requires them to do so. Now, with Ownership Thinking, Hams shares his strategy that will increase your company’s productivity, employee retention, and profitability: The Right Education: Teach employees the fundamentals of business and finance, how their company makes money, and how they add—or take away—value. The Right Measures: Identify the organization’s Key Performance Indicators and teach employees to forecast results in an environment of high visibility and accountability. The Right Incentives: Create incentive plans that are self-funding and clearly align employees’ behavior to the organization’s business and financial objectives. Your employees will learn to think and act like owners and will become active participants in the financial performance of the business. They will gain the self-esteem that is only possible through achievement and will reap rewards that are in alignment with the success of their organization. Meanwhile, you will enjoy your role more, sleep better at night, and leave a legacy that is far more inspiring and significant than you dreamed possible. Praise for Ownership Thinking “You would have to read a dozen other books to even come close to Ownership Thinking—a systematic and practical process for getting your employees to give that extra effort and brain power we know they possess.” —Verne Harnish, CEO, Gazelles; author, Mastering the Rockefeller Habits “Brad Hams tells it like it truly is: transparency creates trust; trust creates engagement; engagement creates a healthy enterprise. This thoughtful and practical book shows you how to achieve all of these things and more.” —Chip Conley, founder and executive chair, Joie de Vivre; author, Peak “Comprehensive and marvelously clear, Ownership Thinking’s techniques for creating change are focused, direct, and motivating. This is a wise book, unusually useful, and I recommend it most highly.” —Judith M. Bardwick, Ph.D., author, Danger in the Comfort Zone and The Psychological Recession “Brad Hams is one of the most persuasive and creative thinkers I know. His book is a specific guide you can (and should) implement now.” —Corey Rosen, founder, National Center for Employee Ownership “Hams is masterful at outlining the engagement practices that inspire people to care and to be deeply vested in business results.” —Jim Haudan, CEO, Root Learning; author, The Art of Engagement “Hams’ book is like a candid conversation with a wise friend. . . . A ‘must read’ for any business leader wanting to create a culture of ownership.” —Dean Schroeder, author, Ideas Are Free
Download or read book Thinking in Systems written by Donella Meadows and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2008-12-03 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic book on systems thinking—with more than half a million copies sold worldwide! "This is a fabulous book... This book opened my mind and reshaped the way I think about investing."—Forbes "Thinking in Systems is required reading for anyone hoping to run a successful company, community, or country. Learning how to think in systems is now part of change-agent literacy. And this is the best book of its kind."—Hunter Lovins In the years following her role as the lead author of the international bestseller, Limits to Growth—the first book to show the consequences of unchecked growth on a finite planet—Donella Meadows remained a pioneer of environmental and social analysis until her untimely death in 2001. Thinking in Systems is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global. Edited by the Sustainability Institute’s Diana Wright, this essential primer brings systems thinking out of the realm of computers and equations and into the tangible world, showing readers how to develop the systems-thinking skills that thought leaders across the globe consider critical for 21st-century life. Some of the biggest problems facing the world—war, hunger, poverty, and environmental degradation—are essentially system failures. They cannot be solved by fixing one piece in isolation from the others, because even seemingly minor details have enormous power to undermine the best efforts of too-narrow thinking. While readers will learn the conceptual tools and methods of systems thinking, the heart of the book is grander than methodology. Donella Meadows was known as much for nurturing positive outcomes as she was for delving into the science behind global dilemmas. She reminds readers to pay attention to what is important, not just what is quantifiable, to stay humble, and to stay a learner. In a world growing ever more complicated, crowded, and interdependent, Thinking in Systems helps readers avoid confusion and helplessness, the first step toward finding proactive and effective solutions.
