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Finding Applications for Technologies Beyond the Core Business
Author Federico Frattini , Erwinn Danneels
The technologies underlying a company's core businesses can have lucrative applications beyond the ones they provide to current customers. However, many companies don't pursue these opportunities, or do it half-heartedly. Typically, authors Erwin Danneels and Fed....
Release Date 2018/04 -
Author Mary Abbajay
Build vital connections to accelerate your career successManaging Up is your guide to the most valuable 'soft skill' your career has ever seen. It's not about sucking up or brown-nosing; it's about figuring out who you are, who your boss is, and finding where y....
Release Date 2018/04 -
Author Greg Sullivan
There are nine key reasons people fail at retirement—and they’re not what you think. Are you working to avoid these major retirement fails? Every day, people just like you, people who have worked hard and saved carefully for retirement, make decisions that will eve....
Release Date 2018/04 -
Managing Organizational Change
Author Linda C. Mattingly
Today’s business leaders are required to navigate a difficult path between building and maintaining a stable, effective and successful organization, and rolling out a seemingly endless series of complex change initiatives to ensure ongoing relevance in the ma....
Release Date 2018/04 -
Author Tim Tassopoulos , Tim Irwin
The age-old question for every leader—how do we bring out the best in those we lead? Anyone who has run a company, raised a family, lead an army, or coached a team struggles to find the key to help others excel and realize their potential. It is surprising how ofte....
Release Date 2018/03 -
Mapping Motivation for Coaching
Author Bevis Moynan , James Sale
Mapping Motivation for Coaching, co-written with Bevis Moynan, is the first of a series of six books that are all linked to the author's Motivational Map toolkit. Each book builds on a different aspect of personal, team, and organisational development. This book i....
Release Date 2018/03 -
Project Management for Performance Improvement Teams
Author H. James Harrington , William S. Ruggles
Project Management for Performance Improvement Teams (or, PM4PITs, for short) provides practical guidance based on innovative concepts for project teams -- especially Performance Improvement Teams (PITs)—and their Project Managers on how to successfully complete in....
Release Date 2018/03 -
Peer Supervision in Coaching and Mentoring
Author Carol Whitaker , Michelle Lucas , Tammy Turner
Supervision is increasingly required for a coach’s and a mentor's professional development, and engaging in reflective practice with peers can be a valuable way of meeting these needs. Peer supervision brings unique challenges though, including the possibility of ....
Release Date 2018/03 -
Author Nicole Forsgren , Gene Kim , Jez Humble
"Does technology actually matter? And how can we apply technology to drive business value?For years, we’ve been told that the performance of software delivery teams doesn’t matter—that it can’t provide a competitive advantage to our companies. Through four years of....
Release Date 2018/03 -
Author Camille Fournier
Part of your focus throughout this period of adjustment to management is to figure out your own management style. Many of you will be learning how to manage individuals while simultaneously being responsible for running a team. In the lesson, we’ll talk about the c....
Release Date 2018/03 -
Author Camille Fournier
Mentors are commonly assigned to junior members of a team, such as new hires straight out of school or student interns. Many organizations use mentors as part of their onboarding process for all new hires. Sometimes the mentor is another junior person on the team, ....
Release Date 2018/03 -
Building an awesome team culture
Author Brian W. Fitzpatrick , Ben Collins-Sussman
In this lesson we’ll talk about culture, with a strong focus on various communication techniques that contribute to success. We’ll identify how these techniques can be used to create any product more efficiently with a team of humans. Show and hide more ....
Release Date 2018/03 -
People management: Getting started
Author Alexander Grosse , David Loftesness
An explicit focus on people management is vital to company success, particularly at fast-growing companies. With proper training and a healthy culture, people managers can help teams scale by maintaining morale, ensuring alignment between work assignments and compa....
Release Date 2018/03 -
Practical Performance Improvement
Author Rod Matthews
Anyone who is responsible for the supervision and performance of a team in an organization will appreciate the practical management strategies outlined in this book. In a refreshing, humorous, and engaging approach, it aims to reduce the stress associated with....
Release Date 2018/03 -
Start a Successful Business (Inc.)
Author Colleen DeBaise
Let Inc. help launch your dreams.Makers, doers, and dreamers — for decades they have turned to Inc. for help in getting their businesses off the ground. The publication’s keen advice clarifies the process, while startup stories fuel aspirations and spark action.War....
Release Date 2018/02 -
Author Ian Horley , Peter Zink Secher
The formula that transforms the probability of success when growing your business with M&AThe M&A Formula brings together decades of research and case studies from recognised leaders into a model that anybody can use to grow their business using M&A, no....
Release Date 2018/02 -
Continuous Improvement Strategies
Author Anthony Matthew Hopper
During this era of continuous improvement, healthcare organizations need to be staffed by engaged, motivated, and hard-working frontline employees. As these clinical and non-clinical personnel handle most of the important tasks in any organization and are often the....
Release Date 2018/02 -
Author Camille Fournier
In this chapter from The Manager's Path, you'll learn the biggest trick of being a good tech lead: the willingness to step away from the code and figure out how to balance your technical commitments with the work the whole team needs. From mentoring interns to wo....
Release Date 2018/02 -
Collaboration: Individuals working together
Author Ryn Daniels , Jennifer Davis
A large part of what makes a DevOps initiative successful is getting people to work together more effectively than they did previously. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to build communicative relationships, shared goals and empathy for a more effective, collaborati....
Release Date 2018/02 -
The Trouble with Homogeneous Teams
Author Martha E. Mangelsdorf
Many companies are paying increased attention to workplace diversity — issues such as how to increase diversity, how to foster sensitivity to it, and how to manage a diverse workforce. But, according to MIT Sloan School of Management professor Evan Apfelbaum,....
Release Date 2018/01 -
Power Your Tribe: Create Resilient Teams in Turbulent Times
Author Christine Comaford
Is your team thriving in a world of relentless and rapid change?From the New York Times bestselling author of SmartTribes and Rules for Renegades comes a potent set of neuroscience-based tools to empower your team in uncertain times.Whether it’s diminished sales, i....
Release Date 2018/01 -
Author Howard Partridge
Build a culture based on the values of “community”—a win-win solution that benefits employees and drives profitability Every human being has a longing for belonging. We all need to feel loved, accepted, and validated, but today’s digital culture has broken down the....
Release Date 2018/01 -
A Freelancer’s Guide to Legal Entities
Author Alex D. Bennett
Whether you are just starting out as a freelancer or have been freelancing for years, choosing the right legal structure for your business is an important part of maximizing your returns and minimizing your risk. In the right situation, forming a limited liability ....
Release Date 2018/01 -
Mindfulness for Busy People, 2nd Edition
Author Dr. Emily Shaw , Dr. Josie Seydel , Dr. Michael Sinclair
Be calm, be present, be mindful. Mindfulness for Busy People 2/e will show you how to apply the transformative power of mindfulness to your busy life, helping you to de-stress, find your own unique space of calm, and ready yourself for whatever challenges you face....
Release Date 2017/12 -
Minds at Work: Managing for Success in the Knowledge Economy
Author Stephen J. Gill , David Grebow
The only sustainable advantage in our hypercompetitive marketplace is the ability to learn and adapt faster than everyone else. Companies that cling to management practices of a bygone era continue to fade away. They desperately need managers who empower people to ....
Release Date 2017/12 -
Author Julienne W. Shields , J. Mark Munoz
Interest in entrepreneurship in the arts has grown in recent years. This book brought together experts and thought leaders from around the world to uncover business success strategies for individuals engaged in the arts worldwide. Show and hide more ....
Release Date 2017/12 -
ProvenCare: How to Deliver Value-Based Healthcare the Geisinger Way
Author David T. Feinberg , Glenn D. Steele
The gold standard in reengineering care deliveryWhen it comes to providing high-quality care in the most efficient, cost-effective way possible, ProvenCare has proven to be the gold standard in the industry. Developed at Geisinger Health System and praised by healt....
Release Date 2017/11 -
Leading Adaptive Teams in Healthcare Organizations
Author Christopher E. Johnson , Kurt C. O'Brien
The objective of Leading Adaptive Teams in Healthcare Organizations is to provide specific frameworks, models, and skills that can guide healthcare leaders as they engage their teams in navigating an increasingly complex and uncertain environment. The emphasis here....
Release Date 2017/11 -
Author Harvard Business Review
As a manager, you're shouldering more and more responsibilities--from maximizing your team's performance to increasing your company's market share to building profitable customer relationships. On top of all that, you need to orchestrate your own time and keep y....
Release Date 2017/11 -
Five Rules for Managing Large, Complex Projects
Author Sam MacAulay , David Gann , Mark Dodgson , Andrew Davies
“Megaprojects” — defined as projects with budgets exceeding $1 billion — are important contributors to numerous sectors, including health care, defense, mining, telecommunications, transport, energy and water infrastructure, sporting events,....
Release Date 2017/10