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Book Find Your Next  Using the Business Genome Approach to Find Your Company   s Next Competitive Edge

Download or read book Find Your Next Using the Business Genome Approach to Find Your Company s Next Competitive Edge written by Andrea Kates and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2011-11-04 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combat flat sales, capture new markets, and drive innovation using the Business Genome approach The Business Genome is a proprietary database that tracks company data, maps it across data of all industries, detects patterns, and determines precisely how that company should plan for the future. In Find Your Next, Business Genome creator Andrea Kates explains how to ensure growth and prosperity in years to come. She provides the tools you need to create you business “genome,” or DNA—your company’s unique position in today’s market based on strengths, challenges, industry trends, and other factors—match it to that of a successful company in another industry, then model your own decisions on those of the matching company.

Book Stop  Ask  Explore

Download or read book Stop Ask Explore written by Joan P. Ball and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2022-04-03 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interruptions and disruptions are a threshold to uncharted territory. You can learn to navigate uncertain transitions - and to flourish in times of unrelenting change. This book offers readers a practical framework for navigating life's inevitable turning points, thresholds and transitions - at work, at home and in between. Drawing upon more than a decade of research and work with established and emerging leaders across the globe, leadership consultant, Joan P. Ball invites you to reimagine your relationship with uncertainty and recognize the creative potential that exists in the messy middle between life's inevitable What Now? Moments and what comes next. Stop, Ask, Explore is a lively and eye-opening book that will allow you to more effectively engage interruptions and disruptions and develop the experimental mindset needed to flourish in an era of unrelenting and exponential change. Discover the power of curiosity, wayfinding, and discernment to make sense of uncharted territory and learn to thrive in times of uncertainty.

Book Succession Planning and Implementation in Libraries  Practices and Resources

Download or read book Succession Planning and Implementation in Libraries Practices and Resources written by Deards, Kiyomi D. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2014-03-31 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the baby boomer generation begins to retire, the focus shifts to the next generation of global leaders in diverse industries. Within the field of library science, succession planning has become a topic of interest to ensure the success of future libraries as the workforce shifts and enable up-and-coming leaders. Succession Planning and Implementation in Libraries: Practices and Resources provides valuable insight into the process of implementing succession planning in libraries. This book delves into the challenges and possibilities of a succession plan’s effect on the success of library organizations. Human resources officers, library administrators, academicians, and students will find this book beneficial to furthering their understanding of current practice in succession planning.

Book Rebuilding the Corporate Genome

Download or read book Rebuilding the Corporate Genome written by Johan C. Aurik and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-06-16 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for Rebuilding the Corporate Genome "Whether you talk about capability-driven organizations, modular approaches, or networked economies, the implications of very low costs for transactions, information exchanges, and communications are clear: Business boundaries are dissolving and re-forming. Aurik, Jonk, and Willen show how innovators are creatively exploiting this trend to their decided advantage." —Gerard Hoetmer, Senior Vice President, Unilever Bestfoods "If you set your strategy at lower levels of the business, you can more effectively compete and grow-and fend off unexpected rivals. Rebuilding the Corporate Genome shows that once you look through capability lenses, new horizons and new possibilities suddenly come into focus." —Jan Oosterveld, Member, Group Management Committee, Royal Philips Electronics "This book is a compelling and prescient look at the future of the modern corporation. While the 'corporate genome project' may be a work in progress, the authors take important steps towards the goal of understanding how corporations really work, and how capability-based corporations will emerge as the organizations of tomorrow. Read this book carefully, because this is as close as you will get to a key for unlocking innovation and value in your industry." —Mohanbir Sawhney, McCormick Tribune Professor of Technology and Director, Center for Research in Technology & Innovation, Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management "Rebuilding the Corporate Genome reveals the future before it arrives. The authors masterfully extrapolate from a set of current trends to paint a picture of how businesses and strategies will evolve. The book is a must-read for anyone charged with charting the direction of a business in these turbulent times." —Toby E. Stuart, Fred G. Steingraber-A.T. Kearney Professor of Organizations and Strategy, University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business

Book The Shape Shifters

Download or read book The Shape Shifters written by John Mariotti and published by Backinprint.com. This book was released on 2007-12 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Shape Shifters" offers a unique set of new tools keeping readers ahead of fast-moving curves. The simple analytical and "teaching tools" in this book can make any business nimbler and more decisive. The author provides hundreds of examples of how companies have redefined the shapes of their businesses, "shape shifting" faster and more often to match the changing shape of customer demands.

Book Outcompete

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  • Author : Mayur Palta
  • Publisher : Independently Published
  • Release : 2023-07-14
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  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Outcompete written by Mayur Palta and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-07-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DO YOU HAVE A GRIP ON YOUR COMPETITION OR DOES YOUR COMPETITION HAVE A GRIP ON YOU? Most business leaders face similar competitive frustrations - losing business to competitors, declining market share, and being uninformed about frequent changes in the competitive landscape. Three Reasons Why You Must Read Outcompete: Lean towards the future: AI and ChatGPTs of the world pose risk and we live in an uncertain world now. Whether and how to leverage AI will determine your fate in this AI race. Learn from the past: Hard learned lessons learned from failing a business, price wars, telecom wars, software wars, cloud wars, and now AI wars. Do good: All proceeds from this book will go towards empowering underprivileged children with the gift of education. Learn more at outcompetebook.com Praise for Outcompete Book: "Mayur has deep understanding of outcompeting as he has lived it working at some of the leading corporations. This book is a must for any business leader!" Farhat Ali, COO Sentry AI. Former President & CEO, Fujitsu America "In Outcompete", Mayur Palta answers the critical question of our times: "how can you compete in an AI world"? Learn from his experiences as an entrepreneur, enterprise technologist, and lifelong student while supporting the education of underprivileged children with the purchase of this book. Anneke Seley, CEO Realty Works. Coauthor, "Sales 2.0" and "Next Era Selling" "Outcompete introduces a new way to think about competition and how to buckle up for the uncertain times to come in the AI first world." Rens ter Weijde, CEO KIMO "Mayur Palta's 'Out Compete' masterfully deciphers the competitive business arena, rendering priceless strategies for startups and established businesses alike." George Molakal, CEO ALCOR Fund "Outcompete book provides a clear system to follow for every business leader ." Otto Kekäläinen, Former CEO Maria DB Foundation "Mayur, with his years of experience, brings lot of knowledge on how to outmaneuver the competition." Sai Gundavelli, CEO Solix Technologies "If innovation is on your agenda, this is a must read." PK Agarwal, Dean, University of California, Santa Cruz This book captures 21 years of hard-learned lessons from competitive failures, price wars, and successes in the fast paced industries of technology, telecom, and chemical manufacturing. The Outcompete Operation System (O2S) is a practical method for achieving competitive advantage you have always envisioned. In OUTCOMPETE, you'll learn the secrets of strengthening the four key components of your competitive strategy. You'll discover a simple yet powerful way to outsmart the competition that will give you and your leadership team more confidence, higher win rates, and more peace of mind. O2S will serve as Oxygen (O2) for your competitive strategy. OUTCOMPETE outlines eight strategic principles to help founders, leaders, and company builders create lasting competitive advantage. With OUTCOMPETE, Mayur Palta shares a detailed roadmap for startups and billion dollar companies to build a sustainable, scalable company-one that's set up for generational success. Successful companies are applying OUTCOMPETE every day to run profitable and frustration-free businesses in hypercompetitive industries- and you can too. Author: Drawing on nearly two decades of experience as an Amazon, Oracle, and Databricks competitive intelligence leader as well as a founder of two startups, Mayur Palta offers actionable insights, real-world hard learned lessons, and tactical guidance on everything from crafting your own competitive strategy and building a competitive intelligence flywheel. Learn more www.mayurpalta.com

Book Innovate to Dominate

Download or read book Innovate to Dominate written by Monica Ball and published by . This book was released on 2024-07-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DISCOVER THE SECRETS TO TRANSFORMING YOUR BUSINESS WITH CUTTING-EDGE STRATEGIES AND IDEAS. Do you want to lead your market? Are you ready to unleash your company's potential? Do you seek innovative ways to stay ahead of your competitors? If you answered yes, keep reading. In today's fast-paced business environment, innovation is not just an option-it's a necessity. This book dives deep into the core of what it means to innovate, providing you with the tools and strategies to revolutionize your business. With detailed insights into market analysis, fostering an innovative culture, and strategic planning, this guide is designed to equip you with everything you need to dominate your industry. Understanding your market and the needs of your customers is crucial for any business aiming for success. This book offers practical techniques for analyzing market trends, identifying customer pain points, and leveraging data to gain a competitive edge. Through real-world case studies, you will see how market-driven innovation can propel your business forward. Building an innovative culture starts from within. This book explores how to foster creativity, encourage risk-taking, and create an environment where collaborative innovation thrives. With a focus on leadership's role and the tools needed for success, you will learn how to measure and reward innovation within your teams, ensuring continuous growth and improvement. Unlock the potential of market-driven innovation. Learn strategic planning for long-term success. Foster a culture that nurtures creativity and collaboration. Gain insights from real-world case studies of successful innovation. By aligning innovation with your business goals and effectively managing resources, you can develop a robust innovation strategy that drives growth. This book provides a step-by-step guide to monitoring and adjusting your strategy, ensuring it remains relevant in an ever-changing market. Whether you are a business leader, entrepreneur, or manager, this book will inspire you to think differently and embrace the mindset needed for innovation. It is a comprehensive resource that will arm you with the knowledge and confidence to lead your company to new heights. Ready to transform your business? Get your copy today and start dominating your market!

Book Staying Competitive in a Changing Landscape

Download or read book Staying Competitive in a Changing Landscape written by Alfie T Porter and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you struggling to keep up with the ever-changing market trends? Do you find it challenging to stay competitive in today's fast-paced business landscape? Look no further! "Staying Competitive in a Changing Landscape: Adapting to Market Trends" is the ultimate guide that will equip you with the knowledge and strategies to thrive in any industry. In this groundbreaking book, renowned industry expert [Author's Name] shares invaluable insights gained from years of experience and extensive research. Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or just starting your business journey, this book is a must-read for anyone looking to gain a competitive edge. The world of business is constantly evolving, and staying ahead of the curve is crucial for success. With "Staying Competitive in a Changing Landscape," you'll discover how to identify and adapt to market trends before your competitors even realize they exist. You'll learn how to leverage emerging technologies, consumer behavior shifts, and industry disruptions to your advantage. But this book is more than just a practical guide. It's a transformative experience that will ignite your passion for innovation and inspire you to embrace change. As you delve into each chapter, you'll find yourself captivated by the author's storytelling ability and ability to connect with readers on an emotional level. Imagine the thrill of discovering new opportunities and unlocking your full potential. Picture yourself confidently navigating the ever-changing business landscape, armed with the knowledge and strategies shared in this book. With each turn of the page, you'll feel a surge of excitement and motivation, eager to implement the proven techniques and insights into your own business. But don't just take our word for it. Here's what some of our readers have to say: "I've read countless business books, but 'Staying Competitive in a Changing Landscape' stands out from the rest. The author's ability to simplify complex concepts and provide actionable advice is truly remarkable. This book has transformed the way I approach my business, and I can't recommend it enough." - D. "This book is a game-changer! It not only helped me understand the importance of adapting to market trends but also provided practical strategies to implement immediately. I've seen a significant increase in my business's success since reading this book." - M. So, what are you waiting for? Don't let the rapidly changing business landscape leave you behind. Grab a copy of "Staying Competitive in a Changing Landscape: Adapting to Market Trends" today and embark on a journey of growth, innovation, and success.

Book Design of Business

Download or read book Design of Business written by Roger L. Martin and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 2009-10-26 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most companies today have innovation envy. They yearn to come up with a game—changing innovation like Apple's iPod, or create an entirely new category like Facebook. Many make genuine efforts to be innovative—they spend on R&D, bring in creative designers, hire innovation consultants. But they get disappointing results. Why? In The Design of Business, Roger Martin offers a compelling and provocative answer: we rely far too exclusively on analytical thinking, which merely refines current knowledge, producing small improvements to the status quo. To innovate and win, companies need design thinking. This form of thinking is rooted in how knowledge advances from one stage to another—from mystery (something we can't explain) to heuristic (a rule of thumb that guides us toward solution) to algorithm (a predictable formula for producing an answer) to code (when the formula becomes so predictable it can be fully automated). As knowledge advances across the stages, productivity grows and costs drop-creating massive value for companies. Martin shows how leading companies such as Procter & Gamble, Cirque du Soleil, RIM, and others use design thinking to push knowledge through the stages in ways that produce breakthrough innovations and competitive advantage. Filled with deep insights and fresh perspectives, The Design of Business reveals the true foundation of successful, profitable innovation.

Book Leapfrogging the Competition

Download or read book Leapfrogging the Competition written by Oren Harari and published by Prima Lifestyles. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With markets becoming less homogeneous and less predictable, businesses must become leaner, faster and smarter. This book presents five strategies to help companies leap ahead and maintain the competitive edge.

Book Rethinking Competitive Advantage

Download or read book Rethinking Competitive Advantage written by Ram Charan and published by Currency. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you gain an edge in the digital world order? “Another book for the ages from a master! . . . Particularly insightful is his emphasis on how the end-to-end individual consumer experience will separate winners from losers in our new digital age.”—Fred Hassan, chairman, Caret Group; former CEO, Schering-Plough and Pharmacia The old ways of creating competitive advantage for your business—such as building moats to ward off competitors—have become dangerous. Giants like Amazon and Alibaba are creating vast new market spaces through a deft combination of tools like machine learning and business savvy that reimagines customer experiences while generating immense shareholder value. A handful of traditional companies, including Fidelity Investments, Walmart, and B2W, have adopted these new approaches to reinvigorate their businesses. Most, however, are stalled—and the clock is running out. In this lively, accessible guide, Ram Charan, bestselling author and adviser to some of the world’s top CEOs and boards, redefines competitive advantage for the digital-first era, offering a set of new rules to get ahead: • Create an ecosystem with third-party partners to revolutionize and personalize the customer experience. • Empower teams focused on a single task, building a “social engine” that drives constant innovation, fast execution, and customer satisfaction. • Attract funders who understand the big picture: that beyond a certain scale, major upfront spending will turn into a cash-generation machine. Filled with stories that peek behind the curtain of digital behemoths as well as traditional companies that have transformed their organizations, Rethinking Competitive Advantage offers concrete advice and methods to help you conceive of new market spaces and moneymaking models. Competing against digital giants might seem daunting, if not impossible. The necessary computing power is within any company’s reach. By borrowing from these digital winners’ playbooks, traditional companies and upstarts alike can gain an upper hand. Whether you’re in the C-suite or brainstorming the next big idea from your garage, Rethinking Competitive Advantage is the ultimate guide to creating competitive advantage today.

Book Connected Strategy

Download or read book Connected Strategy written by Nicolaj Siggelkow and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Business Models for Transforming Customer Relationships What if there were a way to turn occasional, sporadic transactions with customers into long-term, continuous relationships--while simultaneously driving dramatic improvements in operational efficiency? What if you could break your existing trade-offs between superior customer experience and low cost? This is the promise of a connected strategy. New forms of connectivity--involving frequent, low-friction, customized interactions--mean that companies can now anticipate customer needs as they arise, or even before. Simultaneously, enabled by these technologies, companies can create new business models that deliver more value to customers. Connected strategies are win-win: Customers get a dramatically improved experience, while companies boost operational efficiency. In this book, strategy and operations experts Nicolaj Siggelkow and Christian Terwiesch reveal the emergence of connected strategies as a new source of competitive advantage. With in-depth examples from companies operating in industries such as healthcare, financial services, mobility, retail, entertainment, nonprofit, and education, Connected Strategy identifies the four pathways--respond-to-desire, curated offering, coach behavior, and automatic execution--for turning episodic interactions into continuous relationships. The authors show how each pathway creates a competitive advantage, then guide you through the critical decisions for creating and implementing your own connected strategies. Whether you're trying to revitalize strategy in an established company or disrupt an industry as a startup, this book will help you: Reshape your connections with your customers Find new ways to connect with existing suppliers while also activating new sources of capacity Create the right revenue model Make the best technology choices to support your strategy Integrating rich examples, how-to advice, and practical tools in the form of "workshop chapters" throughout, this book is the ultimate resource for creating competitive advantage through connected relationships with your customers and redefined connections in your industry.

Book The Growth Advantage

Download or read book The Growth Advantage written by Bob Lisser and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-05-06 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a blueprint for your company’s sustained and profitable growth. Let’s face it: sustained business growth doesn’t just happen. Growth must be planned for and executed, cultivated from a strategic standpoint and applied tactically at the frontline, led by the right people, and focused on the right objectives. The Growth Advantage provides a blueprint for sustained and profitable growth for any business. It is designed to help companies build the ultimate competitive edge. The book is broken into three parts that outline the Planning Advantage, the Execution Advantage, and the Company Advantage, which will help you align your company with its goals. The Growth Advantage cracks open the business secrets that teach companies how to achieve that dream of steady, predictable growth through effective planning and solid execution. Readers learn how their company can develop and sustain a blueprint for growth that guides company actions on a daily and weekly basis. Combining elements of culture, strategy, planning, execution, talent acquisition, training, motivation, accountability, and brand differentiation into one book with clear, actionable steps, Bob Lisser brings readers along a journey that starts with a plan and ends with success.

Book Beyond Strategy

Download or read book Beyond Strategy written by Michael Moesgaard Andersen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-23 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is it that some companies turn out to be more successful when doing the opposite of what is prescribed in many of the current books on management and strategy? Interestingly, many of the companies depicted as very successful companies in the standard literature end up not faring well over time - probably because they somehow end up in a dangerous autopilot mode. What this suggests is that the conventional literature cookbook isn’t telling us the whole story. Even if companies have temporarily developed from an ugly duckling to a white swan, the popular recipes for success may be clipping such companies’ wings. Conversely, companies adhering to disruptive business models are seen to be more agile and to possess a higher degree of actionability. Such next generation companies are labeled black swans. They thrive because they are bold and embrace the great unknowns of tomorrow with open minds and eyes. At the same time, they are able to take advantage of incumbents’ fears, risk-aversion and blindness to what’s coming. Beyond Strategy delves into the inner workings of such black swans as Apple, Aravind, Emirates, Huawei, Natura, Ryanair and Tata and addresses the rise and fall of Nokia. The authors provide explosive evidence of black swan companies working against the norms to enter unchartered waters, determined not to adhere to the best practice of others, but rather to create a genuine next generation practice. Next generation companies and their underlying philosophies are here to stay – are you?

Book The Art of Opportunity

Download or read book The Art of Opportunity written by Marc Sniukas and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-04-25 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innovate your way toward growth using practical, research-backed frameworks The Art of Opportunity offers a path toward new growth, providing the perspective and methods you need to make innovation happen. Written by a team of experts with both academic and industry experience—and a client roster composed of some of the world’s leading companies—this book provides you with the necessary tools to help you capture growth instead of chasing it. The visual frameworks and research-based methodology presented in The Art of Opportunity merge business design thinking and strategic innovation to help you change your growth paradigm. You’ll learn creative and practical methods for exploring growth opportunities and employ a new approach for identifying what “opportunity” looks like in the first place. Put aside the old school way of focusing on new products and new markets, to instead applying value creation to find your new opportunity, craft your offering, design your strategy and build new growth ventures. The changing business ecosystem is increasingly pushing traditional thinking out to pasture. New consumers and the new marketplace are demanding a profound adjustment to the way companies plan and execute growth strategies. This book gives you the tools to create your roadmap toward the new state of growth, and gain invaluable insight into a new way of thinking. The Art of Opportunity will help you to: Start looking at business growth from a new perspective Create value for the customers, company and ecosystem Innovate strategically and design new business models Develop a new active business design thinking approach to innovation Your company’s goal is to grow, and to turn non-customers into customers. The old ways are becoming less tenable and less cost-effective. The Art of Opportunity outlines the new growth paradigm and gives you a solid framework for putting new ideas into practice.

Book The Future Proof Business Transformation Playbook   5 Pivotal Pillars for 21st Century Leaders

Download or read book The Future Proof Business Transformation Playbook 5 Pivotal Pillars for 21st Century Leaders written by Paul Oppong and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-03 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary business environments are going through rapid transformations. Even the most traditional organizations now require a fresh approach towards leadership, which is the primary key to survival and growth in these turbulent times. This effectively means there is indeed some pressure on today's leaders to take the right steps & future-proof their businesses. With changing business narratives, future planning has never been so critical for the success of your organization. The core idea is to remain proactive and decide what organization should you become to sustain and succeed. If you're looking to accomplish big in the next two decades, there is a need to rethink and challenge almost every belief you've carefully created so far. Conventional management and leadership models must be replaced according to the requirements of future employees, situations and markets. To remain competitive, you need to challenge your brain at each critical juncture."The Future-Proof Business Transformation Playbook - 5 Pivotal Pillars for 21st Century Leaders" offers incredible insights, and actionable strategies to help you accelerate the process of innovation within your organization. With Paul's ROI-based approach, you'll discover five fundamental pillars that, when combined, create capabilities and competencies to adapt and innovate.These are five crucial aspects for any business, and we'll discuss each one of them in detail to make them into a competitive advantage.1.Innovation - Understand the concept of innovation and how "failure" can be made to work. The focus would be on tech businesses like Healthcare, IOT, among others. This is how you unlock your potential and become a seasoned game-changer each time.2.Leadership - How to bring transformation as a leader and how to be a role model that everybody can look up to. Discover the goals and the purpose of great leaders. You will also learn the best ways to motivate the workforce of the future. 3.Employees - Recognize millennials and how the attitude towards work is changing. Also, focus on reinventing the employee responsibilities and engaging your workforce naturally.4.Change - Learn about reinvention and change management. Explore examples from organizations that are managing the change well. Know the right way to welcome the new ideas into the ecosystem. 5.Customers - Be aware of what has changed and how to prepare for the future. Manage new and existing buyers and see how customer experience is at the center of everything.Creating a resourceful, innovative environment is definitely the biggest challenge in the 21st century. There is a strong need for leaders who know how to devise a vision and then collaborate (and not manipulate) with teams and resources to reach the end goal. This book is one such ready-made resource for managers, leaders, trained professionals, and consultants to understand the cutting-edge concepts, theories, models, and real-life case studies for systematically revitalizing their niches. You'll find tons of transformation strategies that can be directly applied to your industry.If you're looking to unlock your potential, you're in the right place. This book will show you how!

Book Strategic Staffing

Download or read book Strategic Staffing written by Jean Phillips and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Formerly published by Chicago Business Press, now published by Sage Strategic Staffing, 4e prepares all current and future managers to take a strategic and modern approach to the identification, attraction, selection, deployment, and retention of talent. Organizations increasingly realize that their employees are the key to executing their business strategies, and the current competition for talent has made the identification and attraction of high-performing employees essential for companies to succeed in their marketplaces. The right employees give their organization a competitive advantage that sets it apart and drives its performance. In today’s business environment, a company’s ability to execute its strategy and maintain its competitive edge depends even more on the quality of its employees. And the quality of a company’s employees is directly affected by the quality of its recruiting and staffing systems. Because hiring managers are involved in the staffing process, hiring managers and human resources (HR) professionals need to be familiar with strategic staffing techniques. Over the past 10 years, advancing technology and the increased application of data analytics have changed the practices of sourcing, recruiting, and staffing. Strategic Staffing 4e is grounded in research, communicates practical and modern staffing concepts and the role of staffing in organizational performance, and is engaging to read. The new edition contains updates to many sections on the roles of technology and analytics and adds more focus to the discussion of ethics that was added to the fourth edition. New research findings were also incorporated, and many company examples were updated. The fifth edition of Strategic Staffing continues to present up-to-date staffing theories and practices in an interesting, engaging, and easy-to-read format.