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Author David Mole , Sandy Mamoli
People are happiest and most productive if they can choose what they work on and who they work with. Self-selecting teams give people that choice. Build well-designed and efficient teams to get the most out of your organization, with step-by-step instructions on ho....
Release Date 2015/11 -
Author Ben Collins-Sussman , Brian W. Fitzpatrick
In the course of their 20+-year engineering careers, authors Brian Fitzpatrick and Ben Collins-Sussman have picked up a treasure trove of wisdom and anecdotes about how successful teams work together. Their conclusion? Even among people who have spent decades learn....
Release Date 2015/10 -
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 -
Designing Autonomous Teams and Services
Author Scott Millett , Nick Tune
In high-performing organizations such as Salesforce and Spotify, autonomous product development teams own problems end-to-end—from interacting with customers to delivering engaging digital products. These teams find new ways to solve customer problems by constantly....
Release Date 2017/09 -
DK Essential Managers: Managing People
Author Phillip Hunsaker , Johanna Hunsaker
DK's Essential Managers are the visual guides that give you all the know-how you need to be more effective in business. This guide will show you how to get the best out of your job by working smarter, not harder. Use step-by-step and "Ask yourself" features to mot....
Release Date 2015/05 -
DK Essential Managers: Motivating People
Author Pippa Bourne , Michael Bourne
Maximize your impact in the workplace with Motivating People. It will show you how to get the best out of your staff by increasing morale, and getting them to work smarter, not harder. Show and hide more
Release Date 2009/08 -
DK Essential Managers: Working with Difficult People
Author Raphael Lapin
Working With Difficult People gives you the tools and techniques to communicate with those with whom you don't see eye to eye. Learn the art of patience to compromise and negotiate to get what you want. Show and hide more
Release Date 2009/11 -
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 -
Dynamic Reteaming, 2nd Edition
Author Heidi Helfand
Your team will change whether you like it or not. People will come and go. Your company might double in size or even be acquired. In this practical book, author Heidi Helfand shares techniques for reteaming effectively. Engineering leaders will learn how to catalyze team ....
Release Date 2020/06 -
Author Lee J. Colan
Employee engagement is the cornerstone of achieving a sustainable competitive advantage. In Engaging the Hearts and Minds of All Your Employees, leadership expert Lee J. Colan delivers the “how to” for inspiring your team so they deliver unparalleled value to your ....
Release Date 2008/08 -
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 -
Enterprise 2.0: How to Manage Social Technologies to Transform Your Organization
Author Andrew McAfee
"Web 2.0" is the portion of the Internet that's interactively produced by many people; it includes Wikipedia, Facebook, Twitter, Delicious, and prediction markets. In just a few years, Web 2.0 communities have demonstrated astonishing levels of innovation, knowledg....
Release Date 2009/12 -
ERIC SINK ON THE BUSINESS OF SOFTWARE
Author Eric Sink
The authors of the bestselling Beginning iPhone 3 Development are back, with the same excellent material completely updated for iOS 4 and written from the ground up using the latest version of Apple's Xcode 3. All source code has been updated to use the latest Xcod....
Release Date 2006/03 -
Essential Communications Skills for Managers, Volume I
Author Ben Haskell , Walter St. John
The purpose of this book is to provide practicing and aspiring managers and students of management a practical and comprehensive reference source for communicating on the job with all people in all situations. This “how-to” book provides readers with th....
Release Date 2016/12 -
Everyday Coaching: Using Conversation to Strengthen Your Culture
Author Virginia Bianco-Mathis , Lisa Nabors
Unleash Hidden Potential With Coaching Conversations. Coaching is not just for coaches. When everybody within an organization learns and develops coaching skills, its culture begins to change. The exchange of meaningful and actionable feedback becomes the norm and....
Release Date 2017/08 -
Evidence Based Coaching Handbook
Author Anthony M. Grant , Dianne R. Stober
The first reference to bring scientifically proven approaches to the practice of personal and executive coachingThe Evidence Based Coaching Handbook applies recent behavioral science research to executive and personal coaching, bringing multiple disciplines to bear....
Release Date 2006/04 -
Executing Successful Change Management
Author MIT Sloan Management Review
Changing the direction of a company or a project can be a harrowing process, because it often means changing management practices and methods. Many people resist change, particularly if it challenges their day-to-day work life. This collection of articles from MIT ....
Release Date 2018/07 -
Executive Assistants for Everyone
Author Monideepa Tarafdar , Hal R. Varian
Currently, only top managers have human executive assistants, but in the near future, everyone who has a smartphone can have a digital executive assistant. This will be made possible by the “mobile cloud” -- technology that integrates the convenience of....
Release Date 2016/10 -
Executive Coaching with Backbone and Heart, 2nd Edition
Author Mary Beth A. O'Neill
Praise for Executive Coaching with Backbone and Heart"In this book, O'Neill brings form and structure to the art of executive coaching. Novices are provided a path while seasoned practitioners will find affirmation."—Daryl R. Conner, CEO and president, ODR-USA, In....
Release Date 2007/07 -
Executive Presence, Second Edition: The Art of Commanding Respect Like a CEO, 2nd Edition
Author Harrison Monarth
Be the kind of leader that other leaders envy by strategically harnessing the extraordinary power of perception.One of today’s most in-demand leadership consultants, Harrison Monarth, has coached executives and CEOs in various industries, from technology, medicine ....
Release Date 2019/06 -
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 -
Author Robert Bruce Shaw
Managers want great teams, but most build them around decades-old ideas and practices made popular by companies that have lost their edge.Extreme Teams looks at the new generation of teams driving growth in today’s most innovative firms. They do this by doing thing....
Release Date 2017/02 -
Author Russell T. McCutcheon
The revised essays collected here, four of which are published for the first time, continue a longstanding argument made by McCutcheon and others: that the study of religion would benefit from self-conscious scrutiny of its tools, the interests that may drive them,....
Release Date 2018/09 -
Fighting the Gravity of Average Performance
Author Martin Reeves , Kevin Whitaker , Tom Deegan
New research shows that market leadership is increasingly temporary. Just 17% of companies are able to significantly outperform their industry average for five years. The ones that do continually find new sources of competitive advantage by reinventing their businesses an....
Release Date 2020/01 -
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 -
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 -
Five Ways to Improve Communication in Virtual Teams
Author Kathryn M Bartol , N. Sharon Hill
If you think sophisticated communication technologies are the ticket to your virtual team’s success, think again. It’s not the tech that matters — it’s how people use it. New research reveals five strategies for conquering distance and impro....
Release Date 2018/10 -
Fixing the Overload Problem at Work
Author Erin L. Kelly , Phyllis Moen
Employee overload is costly for organizations and individuals alike. But dual-agenda work redesign — which helps people work more effectively and in ways they can sustain — can reduce burnout, deterioration in performance, employee turnover, and other problems associated ....
Release Date 2020/04