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Managing Tensions Between New and Existing Business Models
Author Nicolai J. Foss , J. Andrei Villarroel , Marcel Bogers , Kristian J. Sund
Exploring new business models may be a good way to stay competitive, but doing so can create tensions internally, in areas such as organizational structure and competition for resources. Companies exploring business model innovation may not recognize the inevitabil....
Release Date 2016/07 -
Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager, Third Edition
Author Michael Lopp
Read hilarious stories with serious lessons that Michael Lopp extracts from his varied and sometimes bizarre experiences as a manager at Apple, Pinterest, Palantir, Netscape, Symantec, Slack, and Borland. Many of the stories first appeared in primitive form in Lopp....
Release Date 2016/07 -
Author Robert Hoekman Jr.
So you’re a manager, or at least you want to be, and you’re looking for a good roadmap to help you prepare. If you want to be the kind of manager people really admire, this ebook is a good place to start. Instead of tactics and solutions, author Robert Hoekman, Jr.....
Release Date 2016/06 -
Author Isabel Rimanoczy
What do we need to change in order to develop a new generation of business leaders who connect profits with purpose, who see in social entrepreneurship and innovation the key opportunity for addressing our planetary challenges? The answer lies in the contents we se....
Release Date 2016/06 -
Author Ainsley Nies , Diana Larsen
Ready, set, liftoff! Align your team to one purpose: successful delivery. Learn new insights and techniques for starting projects and teams the right way, with expanded concepts for planning, organizing, and conducting liftoff meetings. Real-life stories illustrat....
Release Date 2016/06 -
How to Manage Complex Programs
Author Tom Kendrick
Program manager—it’s one of the most challenging jobs you can have. Overseeing and coordinating multiple project teams and thousands of activities may seem a Herculean task, but it’s easier with the right tools in hand.Successful program management begins with a go....
Release Date 2016/05 -
Management Research Methodology: Integration of Principles, Methods and Techniques
Author K. N. Krishnaswamy , Appa Iyer Sivakumar , M. Mathirajan
The subject of Management Research Methodology is enthralling and complex. A student or a practitioner of management research is beguiled by uncertainties in the search and identification of the research problem, intrigued by the ramifications of research design, a....
Release Date 2016/05 -
Keep Calm and Manage Disruption
Author Joshua S. Gans
Many business leaders are terrified by the word “disruption.” Over the past 20 years, Harvard Business School professor Clayton M. Christensen’s theory of disruptive innovation has led to widespread fear and paranoia among executives. For many, di....
Release Date 2016/04 -
Author Marshall Goldsmith , David Dye , Karin Hurt
It can feel like a rigged game. Executives set aggressive goals, so managers drive their teams to burnout trying to deliver. Or, employees seek connection and support, so managers focus on relationships . . . and fail to make the numbers. The fallout is stress, fru....
Release Date 2016/04 -
Wiley Handbook of Learning Technology
Author Dan Surry , Nick Rush
The Wiley Handbook of Learning Technology is an authoritative and up-to-date survey of the fast-growing field of learning technology, from its foundational theories and practices to its challenges, trends, and future developments. Offers an examination of le....
Release Date 2016/04 -
Business Coaching and Mentoring For Dummies
Author Steve Crabb , Marie Taylor
Don't fall behind—Coach your business toward success!Business Coaching & Mentoring For Dummies explores effective coaching strategies that guide you in coaching and mentoring your colleagues. With insight into key coaching concepts and an impressive range of t....
Release Date 2016/04 -
Re-Engineering Legacy Software
Author Chris Birchall
SummaryAs a developer, you may inherit projects built on existing codebases with design patterns, usage assumptions, infrastructure, and tooling from another time and another team. Fortunately, there are ways to breathe new life into legacy projects so you can main....
Release Date 2016/04 -
Mapping Workflows and Managing Knowledge
Author John L. Kmetz
This book is Volume II of simple but powerful tools for performance improvement. It is written for managers, analysts, and consultants who realize the value that system dynamic modeling can bring to companies and organizations, and would like to have that capabilit....
Release Date 2016/04 -
Author Karissa Thacker
Leverage your authentic self into a valuable leadership strategyThe Art of Authenticity is a guide to becoming a better leader by achieving your best self. All people bring different sides of themselves to various situations. This book will show you how to broaden ....
Release Date 2016/03 -
Author Derek Newberry , Madeline Boyer , Mario Moussa
Build high-performing teams with an evidence-based framework that delivers resultsCommitted is a practical handbook for building great teams. Based on research from Wharton’s Executive Development Program (EDP), this concise guide identifies the common challenges t....
Release Date 2016/03 -
All the Leader You Can Be: The Science of Achieving Extraordinary Executive Presence
Author Suzanne Bates
The book that cracks the code on executive presence: what it is, why it matters, and how you can achieve it. You know it when you see it. That rare combination of qualities that makes a truly great leader. Until now, executive presence has been hard to define and e....
Release Date 2016/03 -
Author Dieter Reuther , Donna Denio
How can the power of play inspire your teams and help you achieve creative and powerful business solutions in a rapidly changing world? In this report, you’ll explore Lego Serious Play, a proven tool for boosting both individual and team productivity. It may sound ....
Release Date 2016/03 -
Author Lisa Haneberg
Great coaching makes a world of difference. Coaching is one of the quickest and most effective ways to advance the success of an organization. Yet it remains underused and misunderstood, and the term is often used synonymously with corrective counseling, encouragem....
Release Date 2016/03 -
The Accidental SysAdmin Handbook: A Primer for Entry Level IT Professionals, Second Edition
Author Eric Kralicek
Understand the concepts, processes and technologies that will aid in your professional development as a new system administrator. While every information technology culture is specific to its parent organization, there are commonalities that apply to all organizati....
Release Date 2016/02 -
Mastering the Market Intelligence Challenge
Author Teppo Felin , Stephan Kudyba , Thomas H. Davenport , Edward E. Lawler III , Thomas W
Multinational companies have invested heavily in emerging economies — over $3 trillion since 1998, by one estimate. Many of these companies, however, have not adapted their products and operations sufficiently to succeed in these markets, and returns have oft....
Release Date 2016/01 -
Engaging With Startups in Emerging Markets
Author George S. Yip , Shameen Prashantham
For large global companies, forging effective partnerships with high-potential startups is easier said than done. The very traits that make such startups potentially complementary as partners also make it difficult for large companies to engage with them in the fir....
Release Date 2016/01 -
Author Stephen Preskill , Stephen D. Brookfield
Build teams, make better decisions, energize groups, and think out of the boxDo you need a resource that you can pull out of your pocket to liven up meetings, trainings, professional development, and teaching? The fifty easily applied techniques in this timely manu....
Release Date 2016/01 -
Author William A. Cohen , Laura Stack
A How-To Guide for the Modern LeaderInspired by Peter Drucker's groundbreaking book The Effective Executive, Laura Stack details precisely how 21st-century leaders and managers can obtain profitable, productive results by managing the intersection of two crit....
Release Date 2016/01 -
Team Coordination in Extreme Environments
Author Cécile Godé
The development and coordination of managerial devices to help businesses cope with the numerous challenges they face have been the subject of many empirical analyses in recent years.This books draws from these studies to answer the question of how to coordinate a t....
Release Date 2016/01 -
Design for How People Learn, Second Edition
Author Julie Dirksen
Products, technologies, and workplaces change so quickly today that everyone is continually learning. Many of us are also teaching, even when it's not in our job descriptions. Whether it's giving a presentation, writing documentation, or creating a website or blo....
Release Date 2015/12 -
Author Jenny Brockis
Super-charge your brain to gain a huge competitive edge in business and in lifeFuture Brain is the busy professional's secret weapon for boosting mastery, efficiency, and productivity to gain that coveted competitive edge — in business and in life. Designed to be ....
Release Date 2015/12 -
Author Dorothy Grover Bolton , Robert Bolton
Corporate trainers are tasked with an awesome responsibility—helping individuals develop the skills they need to advance their careers and boost their organizations’ bottom lines. It’s a challenging job, but What Great Trainers Do is here to help—providing a proven....
Release Date 2015/12 -
Author Samantha Kleinberg
Can drinking coffee help people live longer? What makes a stock’s price go up? Why did you get the flu? Causal questions like these arise on a regular basis, but most people likely have not thought deeply about how to answer them.This book helps you think about cau....
Release Date 2015/12 -
Fundamentals for Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur: From Business Idea to Launch and Management
Author Alan Carsrud , Malin Brannback
This is the complete, up-to-date guide to creating a successful new venture. Using real-life examples, it helps you assemble every piece of the puzzle: you, your team, your opportunity, your business concept and revenue model, your resources, and your successful la....
Release Date 2015/11