Business and Management Books
McGraw-Hill Education Contemporary Advertising 2026 Release ISE
£51.29
McGraw-Hill Education M Management 2024 Release ISE
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£51.29
McGraw-Hill Education M Business 2024 Release ISE
Book SynopsisM: Business is designed to be brief, highly visual, and flexible for today's digital and entrepreneurial students.? Its unique design and approach enable instructors to cover topics at the depth they desire with an unrivaled mixture of exciting, fresh content and resources to support active learning. M: Business represents a great value in the brief Introduction to Business market with a focus on currency, accuracy, and a robust teaching and learning package via McGraw Hill Connect.
£51.29
McGraw-Hill Education Management A Practical Introduction 2024 Release
Book SynopsisManagement: A Practical Introduction, 2024 Release, empowers students to develop their career readiness. Developed to help students read and learn management with a purpose, it takes a student-centered approach. This is the first product to uniquely integrate a strategic career readiness theme throughout to address employers'' concerns about students graduating without being career ready. It continues to engage students through practical and relevant application of theory, current examples, imaginative writing, and resources that work. It is also the first product to offer instructors a comprehensive Teaching Resource Manual (TRM).
£51.29
McGraw-Hill Education Business Communication A ProblemSolving Approach
Book SynopsisBusiness Communication: A Problem-Solving Approach prepares students to take charge of the communication challenges they'll face on the job. With a focus on effective decision making, the text provides a process for analyzing communication problems and thorough support for designing successful solutions. Students will gain a realistic picture of today's business environment, including the impacts of the global pandemic, the importance of inclusive, socially responsible communication, and AI technologies. Numerous end-of-chapter scenarios provide a wide range of opportunities for problem solving in context. This release continues its strong coverage of style and grammar, visual communication, and skillful oral communication. This release was developed with a focus on today's caring, collaborative, diverse, social, and highly pragmatic self-driver students who value flexibility and authenticity. All advice includes the why to support students in their future workplace success.
£53.99
McGraw-Hill Education College English and Business Communication 2025
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£53.99
Pearson Education Managing your Team through Change
Book SynopsisRichard Newton is an experienced executive who has worked both as a management consultant and a senior manager in a number of major corporations. Over the past twenty years he has built a superb track record in the successful delivery of projects and business change, the setting up and management of project and business improvement teams, and advising companies on how to ensure successful delivery on an ongoing basis. He is an advocate and successful practitioner of simple approaches to project and change management.Table of Contents 1. Understand the journey and your role in it 2. Start from the right place 3. Finding clarity, making clarity 4. Identifying changes 5. Plan the change 6. Change and do the day job 7. Adapting to and adopting change 8. Talking about change 9. Arrive, sustain and move on Appendix 1: Summary questions Appendix 2: The executive’s role Appendix 3: Increasing your knowledge and getting help Appendix 4: Join the community
£15.29
Pearson Education Limited Brilliant Selling
Book SynopsisYou can sell anything you want and targets are always achievable Brilliant Selling will show you how. Whether you're new to selling or want to take yourself to the next level, this bestelling, and definitive guide will show you how to instantly improve your sales performance. Table of Contents Part 1 You 1 The personality of a salesperson 2 How beliefs and values impact sales success 3 Your personal 'brand' 4 Performance and selling 5 Continually improving through self-coaching Part 2 Process and planning 6 The sales process as a tool for improvement 7 Making the most of your time 8 Planning for success 9 Setting the right goals 10 Managing sales information Part 3 Your power to influence 11 The C3 model - the foundations of effective influencing 12 Asking the right questions 13 Listening and learning 14 Negotiating collaboratively Part 4 Understanding buyers and prospects 15 How do you sell? 16 The modern buyer 17 Prospecting with purpose 18 Initial meeting(s) with the prospect 19 Identifying what the prospect wants and needs Part 5 Presenting solutions 20 Appealing to the customer 21 Writing great sales proposals 22 Preparing winning pitches 23 Persuasive delivery 24 Making the most of objections 25 Closing and commitment Part 6 Developing customers 26 The value of a customer 27 Managing the relationship 28 Your priorities in managing customers Summary - your brilliant future
£11.69
Pearson Education How to be a Brilliant Mentor
Book SynopsisGisele Szczyglak is the founder and the president of WLC Partners, a specialist coaching & mentoring consultancy based in Paris & London. She is passionate about developing and implementing strategies for harnessing and using collective intelligence within companies and organisations through mentoring & coaching programmes. A fundamental part of this approach to give people practical tools, high qualitative feedback (to help them to develop their own talents), and an ability to think outside of the box. Table of Contents Part 1: The what and why of mentoring 1. What is mentoring? 2. What is the difference between coaching, mentoring and sponsoring? 3. How will mentoring benefit you and your team? 4. Individual or group mentoring – what is best for your team? Part 2: The how of mentoring 5. What makes an effective mentor: success factors, attitudes and communication 6. What’s your style? The essential mentor; the manager-mentor; the executive mentor; the all-inspiring mentor 7. Factors influencing success or failure in the mentoring process 8. The step-by-step individual mentoring programme 8.1 Matching the mentor and mentee 8.2 Training mentees for success 8.3 Establishing and maintaining a good mentoring relationship 8.4 Setting and monitoring effective mentoring objectives 8.5 Successful mentoring meetings 8.6 Giving efficient and effective feedback 8.7 Ending the programme Part 3: Be a successful mentor and manager 9. Being both a mentor and a manager: how to switch from one to the other 10. Use mentoring to increase commitment and motivation in your team 11. Improving your own leadership and interactive skills through mentoring 12. Cross-mentoring and e-mentoring: exciting new ways of working
£13.49
Pearson Education Brilliant Strategy for Business
Book SynopsisIn Business, strategy is king. Leadership and hard work are all very well and luck is mighty useful, but it is strategy that makes or breaks a business, organisation or team. Of course, it is easier to talk a good strategic game than it is to execute one. This book will help you turn your words into effective and successful actions.Table of ContentsAbout the author Acknowledgements Introduction How the book is organised Part 1 Getting to grips with strategy 1 How to be a brilliant business strategist 2 Strategic issues 3 Strategic directions Part 2 Business level strategy 4 Finding competitive advantage 5 Strategy as learning and innovation 6 Strategy, day to day 7 How to lead, implement change and evaluate strategy Part 3 Strategic thinking in a changing world 8 The purpose and future of strategy 9 How to break the rules of strategy Epilogue Further reading Twenty prominent strategists Index
£13.49
Pearson Education Brilliant Selling
Book SynopsisJeremy Cassell has worked as a freelance trainer for 12 years. Before that he was National Training Manager for L'Oreal and National Sales Training Manager for Walker's, part of Pepsi. Before entering the business world, he gained experience in teaching English and history. He has worked as a TEFL teacher and is an NLP Master Practitioner and trainer. Tom Bird's business career stretches over 20 years and spans sales and sales management as well as personal development and performance improvement. He is a director of RTP and has been involved professionally in developing people to realise more of their potential since 2000. To supplement his business experience Tom qualified as a Master Practitioner of NLP (the study of modelling success) and achieved a Post Graduate Diploma in Coaching and Development.Trade Review‘Brilliant Selling can make a positive difference to salespeople, sales managers and of course the performance of organisations.' Philip Jansen - CEO, BTTable of ContentsTable of Contents Part 1 – You 1. The personality of a salesperson 2. How beliefs and values impact sales success 3. Performance and selling 4. Continually improve through self coaching Part 2 – Process and planning 5. The sales process as a tool for improvement 6. Making the most of your time 7. Planning for success 8. Setting the right goals 9. Managing sales information Part 3 – Your power to influence 10. Credibility and rapport – the foundations of effective influencing 11. Managing your state – being confident whenever you want 12. Asking the right questions 13. Listening and learning 14. Negotiating collaboratively Part 4 – Understanding buyers and prospects 15. How do you sell? 16. The modern buyer 17. Prospecting with purpose 18. Initial meeting(s) with prospect 19. Identifying what the prospect wants and needs Part 5 – Presenting solutions 20. Appealing to the customer 21. Writing great sales proposals 22. Preparing winning pitches 23. Persuasive delivery 24. Making the most of objections 25. Closing and commitment Part 6 – Developing customers 26. The value of a customer 27. Managing the ‘relationship’ 28. Your priorities in managing customers
£999.99
Forgotten Books Shop Management Classic Reprint
£19.99
Taylor & Francis Inc 5S Video Participants Guide
Book SynopsisThis is the Participant Guide that summarizes key concepts from the video, provides reflection exercises for internalizing information as well as worksheets and checksheets to guide participants during implementation work on the floor. This is usually sold with The 5S System: Workplace Organization and StandardizationTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1: Getting Started; 2: The Workplace Scan; 3: Sort; 4: Set in Order; 5: Shine; 6: Standardize; 7: Sustain
£24.69
Peter Lang Publishing Inc Womens Concerns
Book SynopsisIn the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, women's businesses from small local concerns to financial empires offered women independence, supported their families, and supplied essential goods and services to their communities and the world. They also contributed to much-needed legal and social change and set the stage for the female entrepreneurs who would come later. All this was accomplished despite immense financial barriers, an inequitable legal system, and the widely held belief that women had no business in business. Women's Concerns explores the lives of twelve women who owned and operated businesses in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It focuses on the ways they created personal and public identities and managed the contradictions between their entrepreneurial ambitions and deeply entrenched attitudes about women's roles.
£66.29
John Murray Press The Business Writing Coach Teach Yourself
Book SynopsisBy the end of this book you will have be ready to lead at a higher level Discover your writing strengths and weaknesses Understand the key types of business writing Develop your skills Get the details right Make a positive impact on your business Other books help you talk the talk. The Teach Yourself Coach books helps you walk the walk. Who are you? * Anyone who wants to impress more and achieve more with their written communication at work Where will this book take you? * You will have new skills and knowledge, and be fully ready to use it in a specific writing project How does it work? * A combination of practical tried-and-tested advice, and unique interactive exercises When can you do it? * In your own time, at your own pace What else do you get? * Access to free online videos and printable resources Why Teach Yourself? * Teach Yourself books are truste
£11.24
John Murray Press The Success Code
Book SynopsisFrom personal influencing skills and positive psychology to handling relationships and communication, you''re about to discover the simple truth about success''John Lees has re-written the rules on everything you thought you knew about successful self-projection, networking and effective communication'' From the Foreword by Sarah Willingham of BBC''s Dragons'' DenThis is a book about getting noticed, but not a conventional book. It doesn''t tell you to sell yourself, get out there, impress with power dressing or to have an elevator speech. Getting noticed doesn''t have to mean over-selling. Over the course of this book, you will discover exciting research, positive psychology and advice from a range of experts that will help you make an authentic impact. By stepping just to the edge of your comfort zone, you will learn to project yourself onto the world of work. From personal influencing skills to presentations, this book decodes sTrade ReviewJohn Lees has re-written the rules on everything you thought you knew about successful self-projection, networking and effective communication. -- From the Foreword by Sarah Willingham of BBC’s Dragons’ DenThe Success Code is a pragmatic and insightful guide to building reputation and impact that anyone can learn from - even those not in the least bit inclined to self-promote. From communication tips to networking advice, the exercises are sufficiently stretching so there is no hiding behind what 'feels natural'. Written in a manner that helps the reader challenge and reframe some of their anxieties or prejudices about how they approach building their personal brand, the book builds confidence as well as skills. -- Penny de Valk, Managing Director, Penna Talent PracticeThis book is packed with helpful facts, insightful quotes and practical tips. The real appeal for me is the refreshing honesty with which John approaches a topic that many struggle with. He explains that "self projection" is an important and often misunderstood concept, and we can all improve if we properly plan, prepare and practice. I have never met a successful person who has not benefitted from making helpful contacts and yet, from my experience, most people do not understand how to go about forging strong relationships with the right people. Rightly, in my opinion, the book stresses the pitfalls for anyone focused upon self promotion and, instead, demonstrates that those who show genuine interest in others will ultimately be the people that we wish to approach and keep in touch with. -- Ian Nicholas, Chief HR Officer, REED Specialist Recruitment LtdDo you want to succeed in your career but cringe at the thought of networking, self-promotion and elevator pitches? This book is for you. The good news is, most influence doesn't come from elevator pitches; it's not about conveying information. Influence comes from building relationships. John Lees reminds us that the impression we make matters, and suggests small positive changes that will help other people remember the best of who we are. -- Jonathan Winter, Founder of The Career Innovation Company and author of The Conversation GapThe Success Code is the book for people who want to promote themselves but are aghast at the idea of coming across like an over-confident salesman in a shiny suit. It's a career dilemma that affects us all: we know we need to put ourselves forward at work, but many of us find the idea of being pushy and networking mortifying. John Lees offers a workable, practical solution. It's self-promotion without the self-regard. John Lees is one of my favourite interviewees. He is an inexhaustible well of pithy, practical and sometimes surprising careers advice. -- Rhymer Rigby, freelance journalist and author. His work appears regularly in The Financial Times and The TelegraphIf you believe digital media is for show offs, not people like you. If you know you should network but don't. If you are told you need to have a personal brand but find the idea distasteful. If you would rather climb the stairs than get in the lift to do an elevator pitch, then buy this book. John Lees is not exhorting you to be different from who you are, he is alongside you encouraging you to succeed by being the best authentic version of you. It's a refreshingly different message. -- Dr Carole Pemberton, Coaching to Solutions, Executive coach and authorThis book identifies a key issue at work today. Relationships and interpersonal skills are critical to success but not everyone naturally feels comfortable with how they are 'supposed' to behave. John's book helps you deal with this in a really simple, practical and genuine way. Lots of useful insights and tips. A great resource in aiding your development or someone in your team who is struggling to fill their potential. -- Gordon McFarland - HR Director - Global Professional ServicesSuccinct, well structured, and very much of the real world, The Success Code is founded on good research yet is eminently accessible. This book is for those people who want to progress but don't want to sacrifice their sense of self, who want to amplify who they really are rather than pretending to be something they're not. This isn't a book that berates you and badgers you, it's a book that takes you by the hand and guides you to understanding, and then via understanding, into action. -- Kathleen Smith, Business Services Director, the Serocor GroupIf you dread the thought of 'networking' or 'selling yourself' but want to progress in your existing job and/or future career then this is the book for you. It is full of practical advice and tips and will help you find your voice and achieve success in an authentic way. -- Zoe Shackle, HR Director AMC Networks International
£10.99
Xlibris Prosperity Poverty or Extinction Humanitys
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APress The Startup Players Handbook
Book SynopsisModern startups are on an assembly line from seed to later-stage series financing. As they make that journey, founders need to have a working knowledge of dozens of fields if they''re going to scale a company. SaaS is a unique set of skills across those disciplines.This book focuses on gaining a working understanding of what specialists will do in those fields as an organization grows and how founders can leverage the basics to get those capabilities started so once professionals are hired in each, they can hit the ground running with authentic materials. Founders will be pulled in a lot of directions as they find success, so the book looks at what to do with each discipline at each stage of growth.The hardest part to creating a startup is to just start the thing. This book covers when to bootstrap, apply to accelerators, seek seed capital - and where to do those things. It also covers some of the earlier questions like how to write a mission statement, where to find iTable of ContentsChapter 1: The Mission.- Chapter 2: The Philosophy.- Chapter 3: Founding the Company.- Chapter 4: The Product.- Chapter 5: Leadership.- Chapter 6: Management.- Chapter 7: The Humans.- Chapter 8: The Technology.- Chapter 9: Accounting and Finance.- Chapter 10: Sales.- Chapter 11: Marketing.- Chapter 12: Public Relations.- Chapter 13: Support.- Chapter 14: Scale.- Chapter 15: Services.- Chapter 16: Capital.- Chapter 17: Hard Decisions.
£29.99
APress Developer Advocacy
Book SynopsisChapter 1: What is Advocacy?.- Chapter 2: Becoming a Developer Advocate.- Chapter 3: Starting a Developer Advocacy Team.- Chapter 4: Managing Work Output for your New Advocacy Team.- Chapter 5: Getting Started with Content for Developer Advocacy.- Chapter 6: Understanding and Optimizing Stakeholders in Developer Advocacy.- Chapter 7: Growing: Creating an Advocacy Roadmap.- Chapter 8: Amplifying Advocacy's Impact.- Chapter 9: Measuring Advocacy's Impact.- Chapter 10: Parting Thoughts on Successful Developer Advocacy.Table of Contents● Chapter 1: What is Advocacy? o Who can benefit from dev advocacy? o Why advocacy? o Business Goals? ● Chapter 2: Becoming o Advocacy starts with a team of 1 o Attributes of an advocate o Transitioning into advocacy as an Engineer o Preparing for advocacy as a tech company ● Chapter 3: Starting: The foundations of an advocacy team o Structure o Compensation o Roles o Interviewing for and Hiring Advocates ● Chapter 4: Starting: Advocacy work product o Tasks to be completed o Processes to be set up o Typical deliverables ● Chapter 5: Starting: Content o Content first conversations o The content factory o The anatomy of technical content ● Chapter 6: Starting: Stakeholders o Key to cross-functional collaboration o Developer Marketing o Engineering o DevRel ● Chapter 7: Scaling: Advocacy Roadmap o 0 to 100 Roadmap o Growing the team o Expanding capabilities ● Chapter 8: Scaling: Amplifying success o Going beyond the body shop o Increasing internal value o Leveraging PR and Marketing o Advocacy Operations 101 ● Chapter 9: Scaling: Measuring Impact o KPIs o Share of Conversation ● Chapter 10: The Advocacy North Star o Industry Examples o Conclusion
£33.74
APress The TechnicalBusiness Equilibrium
Book SynopsisLearn how to make the right technical decisions to achieve your organization's business objectives. This book is a guide for software engineers who are responsible for making technical decisions that impact the business objectives of their organization.You'll start by reviewing business priorities, technical decision-making, and see how to overcome common challenges. Using real world case studies, this book offers a comprehensive overview of the skills and strategies required for senior engineers to effectively navigate complex technical and business challenges. You will also gain advice on building trust and credibility with business stakeholders and communicating technical challenges and opportunities to them. The Technical-Business Equilibriumreveals practical strategies for assessing technical feasibility and risk, selecting the best solutions to meet your company's goals, and communicating those decisions to business stakeholders. What You Will LearnUtilize techniques for evalTable of Contents1. Understanding Business Priorities.- 2. Technical Decision-Making.- 3. Balancing Technical and Business Priorities.- 4. The Role of Senior Engineers.- 5. Case Studies in Balancing Technical and Business Priorities.- 6. Best Practices for Balancing Technical and Business Priorities.- 7. Overcoming Challenges.- 8. Conclusion.
£20.99
SAP Press Warehouse Management with SAP EWM
Book SynopsisGot questions about SAP Extended Warehouse Management? This guide can help! You'll start by learning the ins and outs of SAP EWM setup: defining organizational structures, working with master data, and configuring settings. Then move on to processes: goods receipt, goods issue, internal movement, shipping and receiving, and labor management.Table of Contents Preface Introduction to SAP Extended Warehouse Management The SAP Product Pyramid Introducing SAP Business Suite Warehouse Management in General Warehouse Management Solutions from SAP Comparing SAP Extended Warehouse Management and SAP ERP Warehouse Management Business Benefits of SAP EWM Deployment Options of SAP EWM Key Reference Points SAP EWM on SAP HANA Summary Organizational Structure and Definition Client Company Code Plant Storage Location Warehouse Summary Warehouse Structure SAP EWM and SAP ERP Linkage Storage Type Storage Section Storage Bin Staging Area Warehouse Door Activity Area Work Center Summary Master Data Supply Chain Unit Business Partners Warehouse Product Master Transportation Data Packaging Specifications Route Determination Summary Cross-Process Definitions Handling Units Warehouse Order Storage Control Exception Handling Batch Management Stock Identification Resource Management Post Processing Framework Travel Distance Calculation Serial Number Management Summary Integrating SAP Extended Warehouse Management with SAP ERP Dependency of Systems on Business Scenarios Settings Data Load Systems Migration from LE-WM Inbound Processing Basic Setup for Inbound Delivery Processing General SAP EWM Delivery Document Structure Inbound Delivery Notification Inbound Delivery in SAP EWM Communication between SAP EWM and SAP ERP Check-In Process Unloading and Goods Receipt Putaway Processing Check-Out Process Expected Goods Receipt Stock-Specific Unit of Measure in the Inbound Process Summary Advanced Production Integration Master Data and Settings for Advanced Production Integration Integration of Production Supply in SAP EWM Component Staging for Production Batches in Staging and Consumption Catch Weight in Staging and Consumption Staging and Consumption Receipt from Production Consumption Posting/Back Flushing for Production Supply Goods Issue for Production Supply Goods Receipt from Production Summary Outbound Processing Basic Setup for Outbound Delivery Processing Stock Removal Strategy Definition Stock Determination and Valuation Wave Management Door and Staging Area Determination Outbound Delivery Creation Check-In/Check-Out Process Picking and Loading Execution Invoice before Goods Issue Post Goods Issue Stock-Specific Unit of Measure in the Outbound Process Canceling Outbound Delivery Summary Shipping and Receiving Yard Management Transportation Units and Vehicles Transportation Management Linkage with SAP EWM Staging Area and Door Determination (Inbound/Outbound) Transit Warehousing Summary Physical Inventory Physical Inventory Types Physical Inventory Procedures Physical Inventory Settings Physical Inventory Process Stock-Specific Unit of Measure in Physical Inventory Physical Inventory Counting via Radio Frequency Reporting Summary Internal Movements Replenishment Rearrangement Stock Transfer Ad Hoc Movements Posting Changes Summary Warehouse Monitoring Warehouse Management Monitor Easy Graphics Framework Graphical Warehouse Layout Alerts Summary Radio Frequency Framework Basic Settings RF Navigation Processing Using RF SAP Solutions for Auto-ID and Item Serialization Summary Labor Management Labor Management Activation Engineered Labor Standards Direct Labor Activities Indirect Labor Activities Planning and Simulation Employee Performance Labor Demand Planning Summary Quality Management Quality Inspection Engine Architecture Quality Inspection Engine Data Customizing Quality Management Quality Management Master Data Inspection Object Type Quality Inspection Groups Quality Inspection Process Quality Inspection Document Creation Inspection Decision Recording Follow-Up Actions Warehouse Inspection Monitoring Quality Inspection Using Radio Frequency Quality Inspection in Returns Management Summary Value-Added Services Configuration Master Data Warehouse Processes Orders Value-Added Services Execution Using the Work Center Auxiliary Product Consumption Posting Summary Cross-Docking Planned Cross-Docking Opportunistic Cross-Docking Exceptions in Cross-Docking Summary Material Flow System Structure of MFS Setting Up the Material Flow System Repeating or Resending an Acknowledgment Telegram Material Flow System in the Warehouse Management Monitor Exception Handling in the Material Flow System Material Flow System in the Easy Graphics Framework Material Flow System for Case Conveyor Systems Summary Kitting Kit to Order Using Sales Orders Kit to Stock Reverse Kitting Summary Dock Appointment Scheduling SAP Dock Appointment Scheduling Settings Docking Locations and Loading Points Appointment Management Summary User Maintenance and Archiving Roles for SAP EWM Data Archiving Summary Conclusion The Authors Index
£60.29
Berrett-Koehler Publishers Taming the Risk Hurricane: Preparing for
Book SynopsisA leading expert on risk management describes how to steer your company through a “risk hurricane”—the extreme risk exposure that can lead to major disruption for your business.Risk management has become a standard part of the strategic tool kit, providing senior leaders with a forward-looking radar to scan the future and give early warnings of approaching threats and opportunities. However, even best-in-class organizations can falter in the face of extreme risk exposure. Special circumstances demand special responses, and extreme risk exposure needs very careful handling. Routine risk management approaches will fall short, but businesses that demonstrate a high degree of flexibility and resilience will have the competitive advantage and the ability to thrive where others fail. The causes and consequences of meteorological hurricanes have parallels in the way uncontrolled risk exposure can develop in organizations. Both are caused largely by predictable factors, but both are characterized by sustained uncertainty and severe impact once they develop. If we can learn to predict a risk hurricane, prepare for it effectively, and survive its effects, then our organizations will be well placed to address the challenge of extreme risk exposure, if and when we are unfortunate enough to face it.
£25.65
Berrett-Koehler Publishers Ownership: Reinventing Companies, Capitalism, and
Book SynopsisWinner of the William Foote Whyte and Kathleen King Whyte Book Prize from the Rutgers Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit SharingEmployee ownership creates stronger companies, helps workers build wealth, and fosters a fairer, more stable society. In this book, two leading experts show how it works—and how it can be greatly expanded.Wages don’t cover the bills. Wealth inequality is growing. Social trust is eroding. There are endless debates about what to do, but one key factor is inexplicably left out: who owns the companies that drive the economy?Ownership matters. Ownership by a few means benefits for a few. But if you spread ownership around, you spread the benefits of capitalism around. Employee ownership lets workers build real wealth, not just pick up a paycheck. And it’s a piece of the puzzle that’s in plain sight. As Corey Rosen and John Case point out, there are already thousands of prosperous employee-owned companies.Rosen and Case explain why so many companies end up being owned by Wall Street shareholders or private equity firms—and why that kind of ownership encourages a focus on short-term profits rather than the long-term sustainability needed by employees, communities, and the environment. They show the limits of reform efforts that don’t address the essential issue of who owns what.But the heart of the book is a deep dive into how employee ownership originated, how it works now, and what needs to be done to expand it. The book looks at how the idea is growing, both in the United States and around the world—and why all sides of the political spectrum support it.Rosen and Case offer a vivid portrait of a form of ownership that results in more prosperous workers, more responsible companies, and a fairer, more stable society.
£19.95
Berrett-Koehler Publishers Begin Boldly: How Women Can Reimagine Risk,
Book SynopsisLearn how to take the right risks for lasting success. Begin Boldly provides a framework for making the kind of bold moves that will get your career off to its best start!Have you ever shied away from taking a risk? Maybe you didn’t apply for a job because you didn’t meet 100 percent of the requirements or passed up the opportunity to take on a challenging role because you didn’t feel ready. If you can relate, you are not alone. Despite recognizing the benefits of making bold moves, most women—especially those early in their careers—struggle to harness the power of risk-taking. Begin Boldly changes that. Christie Hunter Arscott equips readers to intelligently take risks using an actionable model built around three mindsets: a curious mindset, a courageous mindset, and an agile mindset. With a step-by-step method for taking risks, assessing rewards, and refining approaches, she gives women a flexible and repeatable framework to help them develop this critical career skill. Begin Boldly inspires women to take chances on themselves and turns risk-taking into an enlightening and empowering antidote for self-doubt. As Christie reminds us, the biggest risk for women is not taking any risks at all. A discussion guide is available in this book.
£16.99
Berrett-Koehler Publishers The Power of Employee Resource Groups: How People
Book SynopsisThis is the first authoritative book on building employee resource groups (ERGs) to empower underrepresented employees and positively impact diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts within organizations and in society at large.In existence for decades, ERGs originated out of affirmative action policies and have evolved into powerful sources of employee activity and engagement. Organizations can leverage ERGs to support business goals, but ERGs can also play a critical role in creating a more inclusive work environment for marginalized individuals. ERGs represent a balance of serving company interests and empowering employees, offering the opportunity for innovative leadership within organizations.This book is a practical guide on how to manage ERGs effectively and how they inspire a deeper connection between employees and companies while helping us progress toward the DEI goals that we aim to accomplish. Participating in an ERG can help professionals of color and other historically excluded groups advance their careers, thereby increasing diverse representation in leadership. Farzana Nayani provides foundational tools for starting ERGs and outlines the five Ps—purpose, people, processes, planning, and priorities—needed to successfully operate them. Unlike other ERG handbooks, this book is people-centric and socially conscious and thoughtfully takes into account the experiences of employees and leaders during current times. It also serves as a deeper call to action around how ERGs can foster authentic change within organizations, creating transformative impact in the surrounding world.
£19.95
Berrett-Koehler Publishers Ending Checkbox Diversity: Rewriting the Story of
Book SynopsisDEI isn?t just a box to check.As a triple minority who passes for a straight white woman in corporate America, Dannie Lynn Fountain has seen too many companies pretend to care about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) only for its public relations outcomes. In Ending Checkbox Diversity, Fountain explores how the current structure of corporate DEI lends itself to the continued oppression of marginalized identities. She examines the narrow objectives and metrics that allow for shallow or no improvement and how shifting diversity responsibility to employee resource groups enables companies to disclaim responsibility for making meaningful progress. She looks at the impact of Zennials and Gen Zers, the most diverse generations ever, and breaks down precisely why some notable examples of poor DEI initiatives failed (and what should have been done differently). And she builds a road map for what real DEI looks like and how to avoid the performative allyship trope.
£14.39
Berrett-Koehler Publishers Please Sit Over There: How To Manage Power,
Book SynopsisThe key to your career advancement is understanding how power works--who has it, where it hides, and how it’s used. Please Sit Over There teaches Black women the career skills they need to navigate an uneven playing field and achieve long-lasting professional success.Black women continuously navigate systems that were never intended for them while playing by a set of rules they never agreed to or were ever trained for. In this book, Francine Parham shares her knowledge as a Black woman and a former global executive of two major corporations on how to move up in the workplace while maintaining a sense of sanity. The key skill--one that Black women are rarely taught--is understanding the power dynamics within your organization and learning how to “shift the power” to your advantage. Parham shows how to use your voice, strategically build the right relationships, and support others once you have achieved a powerful position--tools any woman can use to increase her power and ensure a successful, fulfilling career. Parham says Black women are already empowered; there is no shortage of qualified professional Black women in the talent pipeline. But it does not feel empowering when organizations force Black women to work every day to overcome biases, discriminatory institutional practices, and unwritten rules of power at play that hinder their career development and professional advancement. Please Sit Over There honors the painstaking work being undertaken to deconstruct broken institutions and demonstrates how Black women can achieve their goals while those institutions still exist—effectively opening doors for all women of color.
£16.99
Berrett-Koehler Publishers Practical Innovation in Government: How
Book SynopsisThis book is a comprehensive guide to an exciting new approach that managers at any level can use to transform their corners of government.Whether people want more government or less, everyone wants an efficient government. Traditional thinking is that this requires a government to be run more like a business. But a government is not a business, and this approach merely replaces old problems with new ones. In their six-year, five-country study of seventy-seven government organizations—ranging from small departments to entire states—Alan Robinson and Dean Schroeder found that the predominant private-sector approaches to improvement don’t work well in the public sector, while practices that are rare in the private sector prove highly effective. The highest performers they studied had attained levels of efficiency that rivaled the best private-sector companies. Rather than management making the improvements, as is the norm in the private sector, these high-performers focused on front-line-driven improvement, where most of the change activity was led by supervisors and low-level managers who unleashed the creativity and ideas of their employees to improve their operations bit by bit every day. You’ll discover how Denver’s Department of Excise and Licenses reduced wait times from an hour and forty minutes to just seven minutes; how the Washington State Patrol garage tripled its productivity and became a national benchmark; how a K–8 school in New Brunswick, Canada, boosted the percentage of students reading at the appropriate age level from 22 percent to 78 percent; and much more.
£25.65
Berrett-Koehler Publishers Reputation Capital: How to Navigate Crises and
Book SynopsisA longtime broadcast journalist, ABC News correspondent, and business communication strategist shows how you can craft an honest and authentic response to any scandal, rather than try to deny it, and ultimately bolster your brand.In two decades as a television reporter, T. J. Winick covered many scandals. The biggest mistake he saw brands make was to try to “make it go away” by refusing to apologize, declining to comment, or going on the attack—anything to deflect attention. Often that kind of response becomes a scandal of its own.In his book, Winick argues instead for transparency, honesty, authenticity, and empathy. Handled correctly, the way you address an egregious violation of your standards can increase your reputation capital. It can remind people of what those standards are and how strongly you believe in them.Drawing on his intimate insider knowledge of the media, Winick addresses every conceivable aspect of how to respond to a scandal. He includes his Ten Crisis Commandments—universal dos and don’ts—and the seven qualities for an effective response. Using dozens of examples, he covers critical issues such as choosing when and how to apologize and when not to, creating a crisis communication plan and forming a response team, making the press your ally; choosing the right social media channel to deliver your message, navigating controversial social issues, and much more.Winick’s experience covering brands in crisis and then defending them makes this book an invaluable resource. “I have been both the hunter and the hunted,” he writes. If you’ve built your reputation capital through years of living the ideals you espouse, this book will help you protect and defend it when that inevitable crisis strikes.
£21.85
Berrett-Koehler Publishers The New Art of Ideas: Unlock Your Creative
Book SynopsisIn a world with a surplus of ideas, what separates a good idea from a bad one? Learn how to cultivate a mindset that produces the kind of ideas people can?t turn down.Most professionals cannot generate a solid idea. They either offer up tired or reused ones, or they generate lots of ideas but none that are worth pursuing.A great idea presents a well-formulated thought or plan of action that spurs growth, change, advancement, adaptation, or new insight. Worthwhile ideas move the needle; they change the playing field altogether.The New Art of Ideas is designed to help readers consistently produce worthwhile ideas by becoming nimble and imaginative thinkers better equipped to compete and produce in a global economy. Robin Landa identifies the Three Gs of every good idea: Goal?Your vision for the end Gap?The underdeveloped area that your idea fills Gain?The overall benefits of your goalWith explanations and examples of each component, this book demystifies the process of effective ideation and hands you the key to unlock your creative potential.
£17.99
Berrett-Koehler Publishers The Next Economy MBA: Redesigning Business for
Book SynopsisThis radical and rigorous rethinking of the traditional MBA program combines solid business principles with a commitment to environmental and social justice.Many current and aspiring entrepreneurs are looking for a solid business education that also deeply aligns with their progressive values. Based on a course field-tested with over 500 students, this book fills that gap. It covers traditional topics such as business strategy and structure, finance, marketing, recruiting, and branding from a socially just and environmentally regenerative perspective. And it also touches on topics such as strategies to reverse climate change, nonviolent communication, self-managing organizations, locally self-reliant economies, racial justice, and more.Traditional MBA programs are based on outdated principles that were developed during the Industrial Revolution?and they can be hugely expensive. Sustainable MBA programs, while laudable, are too incremental to make a sufficient impact. The Next Economy MBA is for entrepreneurs seeking to make business an active force for good. It draws on the authors? experience of working with over 300 social enterprises, from small organizations like Winona?s Hemp and Heritage Farm to household names like Ben & Jerry?s and Patagonia.Our current economy, what the authors call the ?Business as Usual Economy,? has created a massive wealth gap, a climate crisis, racial division, and needless housing, food, and healthcare shortages. This book shows how businesses can pave the way to a Next Economy that meets the basic needs of all people and restores and protects the planetary ecosystem.
£23.75
Berrett-Koehler Publishers The Power of Latino Leadership, Second Edition:
Book SynopsisExperience the power of inclusion, community, and taking action! An updated, expanded edition.By 2045 Latinos will make up 1 in 4 Americans. They are projected to be 78% of the new entries into the labor force in the next ten years. By sheer numbers alone, Latinos will shape the 21st Century. What does it take to lead such a varied and vibrant people who hail from twenty-six countries and are a blend of different races? And what can leaders of all cultures and ethnicities learn from how Latinos lead?Juana Bordas takes us on a journey to the very heart and soul of Latino leadership. She offers 10 principles that richly illustrate the inclusive, people-centered, socially responsible, and life-affirming ways Latinos have led their community. This model is uniquely suited to this century?s multicultural, global age.This new and expanded edition includes a chapter on intergenerational leadership that recognizes vast generational shifts are occurring: ten thousand Baby Boomers retire every day and Millennials and Zs are the largest generations in history. Six out of 10 Latinos are millennials. This new chapter can guide us in preparing the next generations to take the helm of leadership.This unprecedented and wide-ranging book shows that Latino leadership is indeed powerful and distinctive and has lessons that can inform leaders of every background.
£17.25
Berrett-Koehler Publishers Project Decisions: The Art and Science
Book SynopsisThis new edition gives project managers practical methods and tools to make the right decisions while juggling multiple objectives, risks and uncertainties, and stakeholders. Project management requires you to navigate a maze of multiple and complex decisions that are an everyday part of the job. To be effective, you must know how to make rational choices with your projects, what processes can help to improve these choices, and what tools are available to help you with decision-making. An entertaining and easy-to-read guide to a structured project decision-making process, Project Decisions will help you identify risks and perform basic quantitative and qualitative risk and decision analyses. Lev Virine and Michael Trumper use their understanding of basic human psychology to show you how to use event chain methodology, establish creative business environments, and estimate project time and costs. Each phase of the process is described in detail, including a review of both its psychological aspects and quantitative methods.
£44.25
Berrett-Koehler Publishers Creating an Environment for Successful Projects
Book SynopsisNow in its third edition, this project management classic has been updated with an array of field-tested tools to help upper management ensure the success of projects within organizations.For over twenty years, Creating an Environment for Successful Projects has been a staple for upper managers who want to help projects succeed. This new edition includes case studies from companies that have successfully applied the approach, along with practical tools such as templates, surveys, and benchmark reports for savvy leaders who want to ensure project success throughout their organizations. The insights in this book will help management speed projects along instead of getting in their way. All too often, well-intentioned managers put roadblocks in the team''s way instead of empowering them with the tools they need to succeed. This approach to project environments, grounded in decades of research and practice, will help you make your organization the most project-friendly it''s ever been. Organizational changes rarely work unless upper management is heavily involved. Although project managers are most closely responsible for the success of projects, upper managers are the ones who ultimately create an environment that supports those projects. The way upper managers define, structure, and act toward projects has an important effect on the success or failure of those projects and, consequently, the success or failure of the organization. This book helps all managers understand the need for project management changes and shows how to develop project management as an organizational practice.
£64.60
Berrett-Koehler Publishers The Real-Time Revolution: Transforming Your
Book SynopsisTime has become a precious commodity, so business leaders who can save their customers'' time more effectively than competitors do will win their loyalty. This book shows how it''s done.Business survival requires valuing what customers value--and in our overworked and distraction-rich era, customers value their time above all else. Real-time companies beat their rivals by being faster and more responsive in meeting customer needs. To become a real-time company, as top scholars Jerry Power and Tom Ferratt explain, you need a real-time monitoring and response system. They offer detailed advice on how to put procedures in place that will collect data on how well products or services are saving customer time; identify strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities; and specify innovations needed to save even more customer time. Where should leaders look to innovate? Powers and Ferratt say to search every step in the life of a product or service, from development to production to usage. And for each step, they identify four possible levers for innovation: the design of the products or services themselves, the process used to produce them, the data that can be gathered on their use, and the people who make or provide the product or service. The book features dozens of examples of companies that are getting it right and the innovations they used to help their customers save time, all while helping themselves to a hefty slice of market share. This is a comprehensive, authoritative guide to thriving in a revolution that is sweeping every industry and sector.
£24.00
Berrett-Koehler Publishers Navigating the Impossible: Learning When to Push,
Book SynopsisWorld-record endurance athlete and professional leadership coach Jason Caldwell draws on his amazing experiences to show how anyone can build and lead teams that accomplish incredible things.Thirty-five days, 14 hours, and 3 minutes. That''s how long it took Jason Caldwell and the crew of the American Spirit to row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean during the 2016 Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge--or, as it''s known to those who attempt it, "The World''s Toughest Row." They not only succeeded but set a world record. This was an extraordinary team effort. And that''s what this book is about. Caldwell transfers the hard-won lessons of his transatlantic adventure out of the ocean and into your office, showing how to build and lead teams that do what others say cannot be done and sustain that level of performance. The thrilling details of Caldwell''s quest to break the world''s record deliver a "just-one-more-page" experience, during which you''ll also learn lessons like How to quit like a winnerWhy results aren''t the measure of a high-performance teamWhat four questions you should ask yourself before you set any goalHow to harness the power of emotion-first leadershipWhy the best people aren''t necessarily the right people for your teamThis book is a distillation of Caldwell''s worldwide speaking programs delivered to packed crowds at Fortune 500 companies and universities worldwide. It is the answer to a question he is constantly asked: How were you and your teams able to accomplish such seemingly impossible goals? And it''s also a guidebook that can teach anyone how to do the same.
£14.39
Berrett-Koehler Publishers Leadership in Higher Education: Practices That
Book SynopsisThe authors of the classic bestseller The Leadership Challenge bring their expertise to higher education, offering five practices that can make any college or university leader into an exemplary leader. Drawing on the same pioneering research that formed the foundation of their classic bestseller The Leadership Challenge (over 2.7 million copies sold), James Kouzes and Barry Posner offer a set of leadership skills and practices that will make a significant difference in every area of higher education—faculty, administration, library services, career counseling, auxiliary services, campus safety, and more. It’s about the behaviors that leaders, regardless of their position, use to transform values into actions, visions into realities, obstacles into innovations, segments into solidarity, and risks into rewards. Kouzes and Posner tell the leadership story from the inside and move outward, describing it first as a personal journey and then as mobilizing others to want to do things they have never done before. The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership is the operating system for this adventure. Leadership in Higher Education explains the fundamental principles that support these practices and provides case examples of people in higher education who demonstrate each one. A core theme that weaves its way through all the chapters is that, whether it’s one to one or one to many, leadership is a relationship between those who aspire to lead and those who choose to follow. We need leaders who can unite us and ignite us. This book lights the way.
£27.20
Berrett-Koehler Publishers The Socially Intelligent Project Manager: Soft
Book SynopsisThis no-nonsense guide to social intelligence for project managers gives you a step-by-step process for building a bulletproof project team--no matter what gaps exist in personality, geography, culture, or communication style.High-performing teams don''t happen by magic. You need processes that are designed in a socially intelligent way if your team is going to overcome the modern world''s tough challenges with coordination. To be a star project manager, you have to communicate with people in their individual learning styles, provide accountability in ways that won''t be demotivating, and run meetings and minutes that people won''t tune out. Your processes must be constructed in ways that respect the complex realities of social dynamics step by step.You have to know your team before you can motivate them, and you have to motivate them before you can manage them. In this book are foolproof techniques to make sure your team connects with you, each other, and everyone they need to get the job done. After all, a team should be more than the sum of its parts--and it''s up to the project manager to provide the glue that holds it all together.
£25.65
Berrett-Koehler Publishers Breaking the Silence Habit: A Practical Guide to
Book SynopsisTop consultant Sarah Beaulieu offers a five-part framework that enables employees to have difficult but necessary conversations about sexual harassment and violence and develop new, better ways of working together.In the wake of the #MeToo movement, employees and leaders are struggling with how to respond to the pervasiveness of sexual harassment. Most approaches simply emphasize knowing and complying with existing laws. But people need more than lists of dos and don''ts--they need to learn how to navigate this uncertain, emotionally charged terrain. Sarah Beaulieu provides a new skills-based approach to addressing sexual harassment prevention and response in the workplace, including using underdeveloped skills like empathy, situational awareness, boundary setting, and intervention.Beaulieu outlines a five-part framework for having conversations about sexual harassment: Know the Facts; Feel Uncomfortable; Get Curious, Not Furious; See the Whole Picture; and Embrace Practical Questions. By embracing these conversations, we can break the cycle of avoidance and silence that makes our lives and workplaces feel volatile and unsafe. Grounded in storytelling, humor, and dozens of real-life scenarios, this book introduces the idea of uncomfortable conversation as the core skill required to enable everyone to bring their full talent and contributions to safe and respectful workplaces.
£17.99
Berrett-Koehler Publishers Untapped Agility: Seven Leadership Moves to Take
Book SynopsisThis balanced guide to agility gets past the hype and frustration to help frustrated leaders transform their agile transformations.Agile transformations are supposed to make organizations modern, competitive, and relevant. But in the well-intentioned effort to move into the future, change leaders find themselves frustrated by pushback, limited impact, poor practices, and unfair criticism. What''s going on? Jesse Fewell''s book cuts through the "quick-fix" hype of agile theory and explains a recurring transformational pattern that unpacks what holds organizations back. The boost is the initial gains from logical first steps; the barrier is the unavoidable roadblock that must come next; and the rebound is the way forward to further gains by leaning against the concept of the original boost. With these counterintuitive rebounds, Fewell identifies seven leadership moves that can be used to unblock stalled agile transformations. No, your transformation is not a failure. It turns out the buy-in, the talent, the alignment, and the growth you need to break through are already in front of you; it''s all simply hidden under the surface--undiscovered, unutilized, and untapped.
£30.40
Berrett-Koehler Publishers Leveraging the Impact of 360-Degree Feedback:
Book SynopsisFrom the Center for Creative Leadership, this essential guide is updated with new insights, tips, and tools to help organizations get the most out of 360-degree feedback.This hands-on guide from the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) shows how to implement effective 360-degree feedback systems as part of leadership development initiatives in organizations. Written for professionals who work inside organizations and external consultants working with clients, the book draws on over twenty years of research and practice in organizations both large and small. Expert authors from CCL provide step-by-step guidelines for successful 360-degree feedback as well as best practices observed and tested with CCL''s broad base of clients. The second edition is updated with advances in the field over the past ten years and features new chapters on what affects validity, why the process can fail, and the future of leadership. The book includes worksheets, checklists, and other tools to use or adapt with a 360-degree feedback process in any organization.
£34.20
Berrett-Koehler Publishers Put Your Money Where Your Life Is
Book SynopsisLearn how to stop investing in Wall Street and start investing in your local community with this practical layperson?s guide.Americans agree on very little these days, but we can all agree on one critical point: Wall Street can no longer be trusted. Yet most of us continue to invest our money in the stocks and bonds of Fortune 500 companies, transferring our capital far from where we live and work. Local investing expert Michael Shuman offers another alternative. He shows how we can use two well-established?but rarely used?investment tools to keep our money close and get a return as good as or better than what we?d get investing in distant, indifferent corporations.Shuman explains the nuts and bolts of self-directed IRAs and solo 401(k)s and how they can be combined with other recently legalized local investing tools. He details how to set these accounts up, identify and evaluate a whole range of local investment opportunities, and make sure account holders stay on the right side of the law. While the book is written for people without a lot of investment experience?Shuman explains concepts like ?liquidity? and ?diversification? in simple terms?even if you?re as experienced as Warren Buffett, this book will make you rethink everything you know about investing. With Shuman?s expert advice, you can strengthen your investment portfolio and your community, neighborhoods, and schools at the same time!?As so many Americans feel powerless to confront a financial system designed to serve the few, Shuman offers us real choices: tools that align our lives with our values. That?s power. I love this highly readable, timely, surprising book.? ?Frances Moore Lappé, coauthor of Daring Democracy and author of Diet for a Small Planet?Local cheese, local beer?and local investing! This is a valuable guide to taking money out of the few giant banks (which are probably using it to underwrite the fossil fuel industry) and putting it to work close to home!? ?Bill McKibben, author of Falter?Once again Michael Shuman has given us a clear manual for how well-meaning, good people (the 99.99 percent of us) can put their money where their hearts are?in communities where they live, in local businesses, trade, and retail.? ?Vicki Robin, coauthor of Your Money or Your Life and author of Blessing the Hands That Feed Us
£17.99
Berrett-Koehler Publishers Extraordinary Power of Leader Humility
Book Synopsis"This inspiring book belongs on the desk of every CEO and politician. With eye-opening case studies and recommended behaviors in every chapter, it''s an indispensable user guide for servant leaders."--Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The New One Minute Manager and coeditor of Servant Leadership in ActionOn the most fundamental level, leaders must bring divergent groups together and forge a consensus on a path forward. But what makes that possible? Humility--a deep regard for the dignity of others--is the key, says distinguished leadership educator Marilyn Gist.Leadership is a relationship, and humility is the foundation for all healthy relationships. Leader humility can increase engagement and retention. It inspires and motivates. Gist offers a model of leader humility derived from three questions people ask of their leaders: Who are you? Where are we going? Do you see me? She explores each of these questions in depth, as well as the six key qualities of leader humility: a balanced ego, integrity, a compelling vision, ethical strategies, generous inclusion, and a developmental focus. Much of this book is based on Gist''s interviews with a dozen distinguished leaders of organizations such as the Mayo Clinic, Costco, REI, Alaska Airlines, Starbucks, and others. And the foreword and a guest chapter are written by Alan Mulally, the legendary leader who brought Ford back from the brink of bankruptcy after the 2008 financial collapse and whose work is an exemplar of leader humility.
£23.75
Berrett-Koehler Publishers Creative Mindset
Book Synopsis"Jeff and Staney emphasize that small acts of creativity can have huge consequences and that ordinary people can do extraordinary things if they can see the opportunities in front of them."--Mitch Jacobson, Executive Director, Austin Technology Incubator, UT Blackstone LaunchPad, University of Texas at AustinNearly all of today''s major innovation workshops and programs call on organizations to drive innovation. What they miss is that innovation comes from the personal creativity of individuals. And creativity doesn''t require an advanced education or technical skills--all employees can be creative. Often, all they lack is a fitting mindset and the right skills. The Creative Mindset brings how-to advice, tools, and techniques from two master innovators who have taught and worked with over half of all Fortune 500 companies. Jeff and Staney DeGraff introduce six essential creative-thinking skills that can be easily mastered with limited practice and remembered as the acronym CREATE: Concentrate, Replicate, Elaborate, Associate, Translate, and Evaluate. These six skills, sequenced as steps, simplify and summarize the most important research on creative thinking and draw on over thirty years of real-world application in some of the most innovative organizations in the world. It''s time to rethink the way we make innovation happen. Individual creativity is an immense untapped resource, and you don''t have to be Beethoven to make a big difference. As the spirit of chef Gusteau proclaims in the Pixar classic Ratatouille, "Anyone can cook."
£16.19
Berrett-Koehler Publishers Equity: How to Design Organizations Where
Book SynopsisA fast and engaging read, Equity helps leaders create more inclusive organizations using human-centered design and behavior change principles.Even the most passionate advocates for diversity, equity, and inclusion have been known to treat equity as the middle child—the concept they skip over to get to the warm, fuzzy feelings of inclusion. But Minal Bopaiah shows throughout this book that equity is critical if organizations really want to leverage differences for greater impact. Equity allows leaders to create organizations where employees can contribute their unique strengths and collaborate better with peers. Bopaiah explains how leaders can effectively raise awareness of systemic bias and craft new policies that lead to better outcomes and lasting behavioral changes. This book is rich in real-world examples, such as managing partners at a consulting firm who learn to retell their personal stories of success by crediting their systemic advantages and news managers at NPR who redesign their processes to support greater diversity among news sources. This slender book expands DEI past human resources initiatives and shows how leaders can embed equity into core business functions like marketing and communications. Filled with humor, heart, and pragmatism, Equity is a guidebook for change, answering the question of how that so many leaders are asking today.
£17.99
Berrett-Koehler Publishers Make It, Don't Fake It: Leading with Authenticity
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£12.74
Berrett-Koehler Publishers Business Ethics, Seventh Edition: A Stakeholder
Book SynopsisThe seventh edition of this pragmatic guide to determining right and wrong in the workplace is updated with new case studies, exercises, and ancillary materials.Joseph Weiss’s Business Ethics is a pragmatic, hands-on guide for determining right and wrong in the business world. To be socially responsible and ethical, Weiss maintains, businesses must acknowledge the impact their decisions can have on the world beyond their walls. An advantage of the book is the integration of a stakeholder perspective with an issues and crisis management approach so students can look at how a business’s actions affect not just share price and profit but the well-being of employees, customers, suppliers, the local community, the larger society, other nations, and the environment. Weiss includes twenty-three cases that immerse students directly in contemporary ethical dilemmas. Eight new cases in this edition include Facebook’s (mis)use of customer data, the impact of COVID-19 on higher education, the opioid epidemic, the rise of Uber, the rapid growth of AI, safety concerns over the Boeing 737, the Wells Fargo false saving accounts scandal, and plastics being dumped into the ocean. Several chapters feature a unique point/counterpoint exercise that challenges students to argue both sides of a heated ethical issue. This edition has eleven new point/counterpoint exercises, addressing questions like, Should tech giants be broken apart? What is the line between free speech and dangerous disinformation? Has the Me Too movement gone too far? As with previous editions, the seventh edition features a complete set of ancillary materials for instructors: teaching guides, test banks, and PowerPoint presentations.
£77.90
Berrett-Koehler Publishers Skills for Career Success: Maximizing Your
Book SynopsisThis career development tool kit is for people who want to take charge of their own professional futures.If you want to have a career that is meaningful and inspires you, you must prepare for it the same way you would a marathon--developing an overall training plan to carry you through to race day and beyond. This is especially important in today''s unpredictable work world, where organizations are in a state of constant flux, and many have either eliminated their employee development programs or adopted a generic, one-size-fits-all approach.Skills for Career Success maps the strategies and skills you will need to take responsibility for your own future. It provides an overview of career development basics, including how to write an Individual Development Plan (IDP) that is practical and useful to you. The core of the book is an easy-to-navigate catalog of fifty-one critical skills, such as communicating clearly, adapting to situations, advocating for yourself, managing time, and selling your ideas. For each skill, there are actions you can take immediately, ongoing practices, and long-term goals. Beyond the skills, there is advice for keeping your career on track, mapping a path beyond your current job, overcoming personal roadblocks, finding your passion at work, and initiating talent conversations with your manager. There are also guidelines for managers who want to bring out the best in their people.
£30.40
