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Crown Currency Zero to One
Book SynopsisThe billionaire Silicon Valley entrepreneur behind such companies as PayPal and Facebook outlines an innovative theory and formula for building the companies of the future by creating and monopolizing new markets instead of competing in old ones. 200,000 first printing.
£23.25
Morgan James Publishing llc Excellence in Execution: How to Implement Your
Book SynopsisExcellence in Execution is about how to execute strategy. Leaders today recognize that they need to have the ability to craft strategy and that they require the skills to execute it. But almost all books, blogs, talks, articles and other material discuss “why” execution is important, not how to achieve excellence in execution. Excellence in Execution aims to start where almost all leave off. It takes the reader on the implementation journey and is in two parts. Part One addresses "Transforming the Approach." It focuses on changing the current thinking and attitude of leaders. Two thirds of strategy execution still fail and a different approach is required. A new language and terms are introduced such as, Strategy Cadence, Execution Juxtaposition, Decoding the Execution Challenge, Mavericks Network, Review Rhythm and the Three Themes Broad of Execution. Part Two is about "Making It Your Own" and explains how to do this by providing the required mindset, skillset and toolset. It explains in detail what is required to: Create Awareness Build Excellence Follow Through Excellence in Execution goes beyond anything available in the market in providing leaders what they need to succeed in becoming excellent in execution.
£13.49
Contemporary Books Inc Phrases That Sell
Book Synopsis"An excellent 'ready reference' both for copywriters and for those entering the field." -- Robert Goldsborough, Special Projects Director Advertising Age "Holy smoke! This is amazing! A thesaurus for advertising copywriters. Where has it been all my life?" -- Denny Hatch, Editor Target Marketing Six seconds. That's all you have to grab your prospect's attention and make a sale. Use the right phrase or slogan, however, and you've made your sale. Use the wrong one, and you've lost your opportunity . . . maybe forever. Choosing the right phrase or slogan is vital to your success. And so is Phrases That Sell. It's the ultimate resource for anyone needing hands-on, instant access to the key phrases, slogans, and attention grabbers that will gain more attention and sell more product. Organized by category . . . indexed and cross-referenced for ease of use . . . loaded with expert advice on how to write copy that sells, Phrases That Sell covers everything, inclu
£12.59
Random House USA Inc Rising Strong
Book Synopsis#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • When we deny our stories, they define us. When we own our stories, we get to write the ending. Don’t miss the five-part HBO Max docuseries Brené Brown: Atlas of the Heart! Social scientist Brené Brown has ignited a global conversation on courage, vulnerability, shame, and worthiness. Her pioneering work uncovered a profound truth: Vulnerability—the willingness to show up and be seen with no guarantee of outcome—is the only path to more love, belonging, creativity, and joy. But living a brave life is not always easy: We are, inevitably, going to stumble and fall. It is the rise from falling that Brown takes as her subject in Rising Strong. As a grounded theory researcher, Brown has listened as a range of people—from leaders in Fortune 500 companies and the military to artists, couples in long-term relationships, teachers, and parents&m
£15.30
Random House USA Inc The Power of Habit
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This instant classic explores how we can change our lives by changing our habits.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Wall Street Journal • Financial TimesIn The Power of Habit, award-winning business reporter Charles Duhigg takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. Distilling vast amounts of information into engrossing narratives that take us from the boardrooms of Procter & Gamble to the sidelines of the NFL to the front lines of the civil rights movement, Duhigg presents a whole new understanding of human nature and its potential. At its core, The Power of Habit contains an exhilarating argument: The key to exercising regularly, losing weight, being more productive, and achieving success is understanding how habits work. As Duhigg shows, by harnessing this new science, we can transform our businesses, our communities, and our lives.With a new Afterword by the author “Sharp, provocative, and useful.”—Jim Collins “Few [books] become essential manuals for business and living. The Power of Habit is an exception. Charles Duhigg not only explains how habits are formed but how to kick bad ones and hang on to the good.”—Financial Times “A flat-out great read.”—David Allen, bestselling author of Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity “You’ll never look at yourself, your organization, or your world quite the same way.”—Daniel H. Pink, bestselling author of Drive and A Whole New Mind “Entertaining . . . enjoyable . . . fascinating . . . a serious look at the science of habit formation and change.”—The New York Times Book Review
£13.50
Scarecrow Press There May Be Trouble Ahead A Practical Guide to
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewLex's practical guide provides a wonderful overview of the elements of patent asset management. It covers an amazing amount of ground in a relatively small number of pages. It provides excellent insights by someone who obviously has a lot of experience in the area. I would definitely recommend it as an addition to any intellectual asset management library. -- Harry J. Gwinnell, Vice President and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Cargill IncorporatedThis book is essential reading for patent professionals and executives responsible for managing patent assets. It highlights many of the ideas that an organization should focus on to manage its patent assets. Applying these concepts can help an organization of any size to understand the value of its portfolio and how to cost effectively exploit it. I share some of the ideas and concepts laid out in this book, and they have enabled Hitachi to generate substantial royalty income for years. People who wish to turn their IP assets into truly meaningful business assets should read this book. -- Yasuo Sakuta, Executive Officer of Intellectual Property Group, Hitachi, Ltd.This short book by Lex van Wijk is described as being a practical guide, and it lives up to this description. Many books and articles on patent asset management describe elaborate mathematical methods for calculating cash valuations of patent portfolios,and often seem to be out of touch with reality. This book gives a clear and simple approach to the evaluation of inventions and patents, and encourages companies to consider whether their patenting strategy really matches their business and R&D strategies. I thoroughly recommend this book to all patent attorneys working in industry, as well as to managers in need of an introduction to this subject... -- Dr. Philip Grubb, Author of Patents for Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and BiotechnologyMany knowledge-based companies do not realise the importance of patent asset management until it is too late. The success of critical corporate events such as mergers, capital raisings or significant lawsuits can hinge on how effective a company has been in protecting and managing its intellectual property. This book provides the conceptual tools to address this issue. -- Dieter Turowski, Managing Director, Investment Banking Division, Morgan StanleyHaving served several large companies as a patent attorney, Wijk shares the fundamental elements of effective patent management for companies of any size, passing over such details as case law, national requirements, and litigation strategies. Among his topics are developing a patent strategy, evaluating inventions, and creating a new intellectual property culture. * Scitech Book News *Commercialisation of IP is now considered essential for success in business and indeed of the economies of nations. Trade Agreements take into account IP issues. This book provides an insight into the business world from an author who has experienced the development of IP awareness from its confined area of a few years ago to its broad recognition today. This is essential reading for managers and directors of companies with an interest in technological development and for patent professionals who now must not only obtain IP rights for clients but guide those clients on the appropriate use of it. This work does not resort to platitudes as many texts do and is therefore easily followed and its teachings remembered. An exercise in plain English. Much of what is taught is available elsewhere. This text puts it together for the benefit of the reader. The work does reveal the patent attorney background of the author but that is its strength, not a weakness. -- Malcolm Royal, Phillips Ormonde & FitzpatrickThis short book by Lex van Wijk is described as being a practical guide, and it lives up to this description. Many books and articles on patent asset management describe elaborate mathematical methods for calculating cash valuations of patent portfolios, and often seem to be out of touch with reality. This book gives a clear and simple approach to the evaluation of inventions and patents, and encourages companies to consider whether their patenting strategy really matches their business and R&D strategies. I thoroughly recommend this book to all patent attorneys working in industry, as well as to managers in need of an introduction to this subject. -- Dr. Philip Grubb, Author of Patents for Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and BiotechnologyTable of ContentsPart 1 Foreword Part 2 Preface Part 3 Acknowledgments Chapter 4 1 Effective Patent Asset Management Chapter 5 2 Developing a Patent Strategy Chapter 6 3 Alignment of Strategies Chapter 7 4 Evaluating Inventions Chapter 8 5 Measuring the Performance of a Company's Patent Assets Chapter 9 6 Creating a New IP Culture Part 10 Bibliography Part 11 Legal Disclaimer Part 12 Index Part 13 About the Author
£40.50
Scarecrow Press What They Didnt Tell You About Knowledge
Book SynopsisDealing with knowledge management, this guide aims to give the practical know-how of what is needed in the information professional/manager's mind. It also includes helpful tools developed by the author, such as knowledge audit instruments, knowledge access and sharing surveys, and techniques for determining knowledge management success.Trade ReviewAuthor Jay Liebowitz shares KM basics in his concise new book...He explains how KM applies to information and library professionals, how to determine if KM is right for your organization, the lessons he has learned about KM, and what the future holds for KM. * American Libraries, September 2006 *For information and library science professionals, Liebowitz (information technology, Johns Hopkins U.) describes how to use knowledge management successfully in an organization. He explains how to decide whether knowledge management is right for the organization; his own experience using it at NASA; the knowledge management cycle and the roles of those involved; content, document, and expertise management; lessons about development, strategy, implementation, and management; and showing value. The book can also be used by managers, business executives, human capital officers, IT professionals, those in human resources, and professionals and students. * Reference and Research Book News, August 2006 *Table of ContentsPart 1 Preface Part 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 1. The Management Fad of the Day Chapter 4 2. Gaining the Knowledge behind Knowledge Management Chapter 5 3. KM in the Life on an Information and Library Professional Chapter 6 4. Is KM Right for You? Chapter 7 5. Content, Document, Expertise, and Knowledge Management Chapter 8 6. Lessons Learned about Knowledge Management Chapter 9 7. Showing Value from Knowledge Management Chapter 10 8. The Future of Knowledge Management Part 11 Appendix A: Knowledge Access and Sharing Survey Part 12 Appendix B: GAO Report on Human Capital Part 13 Index Part 14 About the Author
£54.90
Walter de Gruyter Entscheidungsorientierte Kosten- und Leistungsrechnung
£25.65
Paulist Press International,U.S. Servant Leadership 25th Anniversary Edition
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£21.99
Prestel Best of British: The Stories Behind Britain's
Book SynopsisClassic style and British manufacturing are both experiencing a boom in demand-driven by a desire among consumers for authentic, quality products. Britain is uniquely placed to benefit from this resurgence, given the number of heritage companies still producing at the top of their game. From the world-famous Barbour in South Shields in the north of England to John Lobb in London, many of these fine businesses remain in family ownership, protective of their traditions and justifiably proud of their products. Many are the bearers of warrants from the British Royal family and all are over 100 years old. Horst Friedrichs explores the historic places where these British brands have become some of the strongest in the world: Johnston's of Elgin in the north of Scotland, Corgi socks in southern Wales and John Smedley in Derbyshire. By highlighting the stories of these legendary brands-both new and old, grand and humble- Friedrichs and Crompton show how relevant these companies and their traditional production techniques still are. A Very British Heritage is a must-read for anyone that appreciates well-crafted products and timeless style.
£37.99
Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Gute Teamarbeit für Dummies
Book SynopsisKommunikation, Engagement, Motivation, Konfliktmanagement - Teamarbeit ist ein hartes Stück Arbeit, und das sowohl für den Teamleiter als auch für die Mitglieder des Teams. In diesem Buch finden Sie jede Menge Hilfestellungen, damit aus Ihnen und Ihren Kollegen ein Dream-Team wird! Marty Brounstein erklärt von der Zusammenstellung des Teams über die effektive und aktive Kommunikation bis hin zu Projektplanung und Konfliktlösung das Wichtigste zur erfolgreichen Teamarbeit. Praxisnahe Anregungen machen das Arbeiten im Team zum Kinderspiel.
£7.93
Profile Books Ltd The Tao of Motivation: Inspire yourself and
Book SynopsisFrom the bestselling author of The Tao of Coaching comes a book on how to motivate and inspire others - and yourself! Motivation is much more than just a few words of praise. It is an essential skill which anyone can learn, and with which you can have an indelible, positive impact on yourself and others. Yet most of us are never taught this crucial life skill. In this book, bestselling author Max Landsberg fills that gap, providing simple tools, tips and techniques that really work. One of the key points of the book is, you cannot motivate someone else if you are not motivated yourself. Landsberg examines what it takes to motivate yourself, at work and at home, as the basis for inspiring and motivating those around you.Trade Review'Successfully demystifies the murky world of motivation' - Ben Cannon, Goldman Sachs. `Few investments are risk free. Motivation is one of them. This practical and engaging guide helps to show you the way' - Adair Turner, former Director General, CBI.
£9.49
Chartwell Books Think and Grow Rich
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£9.49
McFarland & Co Inc Product Placement in Hollywood Films
Book Synopsis This is the history of advertising in motion pictures from the slide ads of the 1890s to the common practice of product placement in the present. Initially, product placement was seen as a somewhat sleazy practice and also faced opposition from the film industry itself; it has grown dramatically in the past 25 years. From Maillard''s Chocolates advertising with a shot of Cardinal Richelieu enjoying a hot cup of cocoa in 1895, to product placements in 2002''s Minority Report, for which advertisers were rumored to have paid $25 million, this book explores the developing union of corporate America and Hollywood. This work addresses such topics as television''s conditioning of filmgoers to accept commercials, companies'' donation of props, the debate about advertising such activities as smoking and drinking in films, and product displacement, or demands by companies to keep their products absent from unpopular or controversial films. Film stills and a bibliography co
£27.54
John Wiley & Sons Inc The Boundaryless Organization Breaking the Chains
Book SynopsisOffers a version of the comprehensive guide to help any organization go "boundaryless" - and become a company with the ability to quickly, proactively, and creatively adjust to changes in the environment.Table of ContentsForeword by: C. K. Prahalad. Foreword by: Lawrence A. Bossidy. Preface. The Authors. * A New World Order: Rising to the Challenge of New Success Factors. Stepping Up to the Line: How Boundaryless Is Your Organization? Part One: Free Movement Up and Down: Crossing Vertical Boundaries. First Person: Cesar Guajardo, General Director, Praxair Mexico. * Toward a Healthy Hierarchy. Stepping Up to the Line: How Healthy Is Your Organization's Hierarchy? * Rewiring and Retuning the Hierarchy. Part Two: Free Movement Side to Side: Crossing Horizontal Boundaries. First Person: Daniel Vasella, Chairman and CEO, Novartis AG. * Beyond Turf and Territory. Stepping Up to the Line: How Congruent Are Your Organization's Horizontal Boundaries? * Integrating Resources to Serve the Customer. Part Three: Free Movement Along the Value Chain: Crossing External Boundaries. First Person: Jim Madden, President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board, Exult. * Toward Partnership with Customers and Suppliers. Stepping Up to the Line: How Well Linked Is Your Organization's Value Chain? * Strengthening the Value Chain. Part Four: Free Global Movement: Crossing Geographic Boundaries. First Person: Mieko Nishimizu, Vice President, World Bank South Asia Region. * Toward the Global Corporation. Stepping Up to the Line: How Far Along the Path to Globalization Is Your Organization? * Actions for Global Learners, Launchers, and Leaders. * Conclusion: Leading Toward the Boundaryless Organization. Stepping Up to the Line: Are You a Boundaryless Leader? Notes. Index.
£24.79
John Wiley & Sons Inc Head Heart and Guts
Book SynopsisThis book reveals the three most important capabilities leaders must demonstrate today: the ability to set strategy, empathize with others, and take risksall at the same time. In Head, Heart, and Guts, leadership experts David Dotlich, Peter Cairo, and Stephen Rhinesmithwho teach and coach CEOs and executive teams throughout the worldargue that to be successful in a complex, matrixed, fast-moving world, whole leaders must set strategy, develop trusting relationships with others, and consistently do the right thing based on personal values. Partial leaders, often the product of traditional executive programs, may be successful in the shortrun, but their companies lose over time. Filled with case studies of companies such as Bank of America, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, and UBS, Head, Heart, and Guts, lays out specific steps and actions for leaders who want to grow beyond their leadership comfort zone and an action plan for companies that want to move beyond tried-and-true Trade Review"balanced, progressive view of leadership." (CPO Agenda, September 2006)Table of ContentsIntroduction. Part One: The Case for Whole Leadership. 1. Whole Leadership Versus Partial Leadership. 2. Developing Leaders the Systemic, Integrated Way. Part Two: Head Leadership. 3. Rethinking the Way We Do Things Around Here. 4. Reframing the Boundaries. 5. Getting Things Done. 6. Developing and Articulating a Point of View. Part Three: Heart Leadership. 7. Balancing People Needs with Business Requirements: Touching All the Bases. 8. Delivering Integrated Solutions Through Trust. 9. Working with and Leading People from Diverse Cultures: Developing True Empathy. 10. Overcoming Personal Derailers in Working with Others. Part Four: Guts Leadership. 11. Taking Risks with Little or No Data. 12. Balancing Risk and Reward. 13. Acting with Unyielding Integrity. Part Five: Mature Leadership. 14. Developing Mature Leaders for the Twenty-First Century. References. About the Authors. Index.
£19.20
Librairie generale francaise Une Breve Histoire De L'Avenir
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£11.09
Taschen GmbH All-American Ads of the 50s
Book SynopsisAs McCarthyism swept across the United States and capitalism was king, white America enjoyed a feeling of pride and security that was reflected in advertising. Carelessly flooding society with dangerous misinformation, companies in the 50s promoted everything from vacations in Las Vegas, where guests could watch atomic bombs detonate, to cigarettes as healthy mood-enhancers, promoted by a baby who claims his mother feels better after she smokes a Marlboro. From “The World’s Finest Automatic Washer” to the Cadillac which “Gives a Man a New Outlook,” you’ll find a colorful plethora of ads for just about anything the dollar could buy. Oh, and “Have you noticed how many of your neighbors are using Herman Miller furniture these days?” If only you could really travel back in time and pick up a few chairs for your collection...Trade Review“A rose-tinted trip back to the golden age of advertising.” * ShortList *“Anyone who approaches with questions about how people lived, ate, felt and consumed in earlier decades will find the TASCHEN ad books an excellent investment.” * The Toronto Star *
£53.86
Kubitza, Heinz-Werner, Dr., Tectum Verlag Pillaging the World: The History and Politics of
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£17.10
Schiffer Publishing Ltd More Gulfâ Oil Collectibles
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Squeaky Toys Possibly The First Toy to Grab Your
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£19.54
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Antique Typewriters
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£31.44
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Stetson Hats the John B. Stetson Company
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£31.44
Excel Books Business Economics
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£13.12
MJP Publishers Strategic Marketing Management
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£18.75
Manjul Publishing House Pvt Ltd The 45 Second Presentation
Book SynopsisDon Failla simplified network marketing principles into "Napkin Presentations" to teach prospects efficiently. His book, "The 45 Second Presentation That Will Change Your Life," outlines key success principles like duplication, time management, inviting, objections handling, and essential tasks.
£9.93
Workman Publishing Seducing Strangers
Book SynopsisHow to get someone, somewhere, to do something. The job is using words, pictures, stories, and music to seduce strangers. In the industrial, mass-media, consumer economy of the past, the job was called advertising, and “Mad Men” did it. In today’s service-based, social media-focused, information economy, the job is called life, and everyone does it. Here’s how you can do it. And do it better.Trade Review“Mad Men ad man Josh Weltman knows how to sell.” -- Fast Company co.CREATE "Seducing Strangers is packed with surprisingly fascinating case studies from the advertising world." -- EntertainmentWeekly.com Mad Men co-producer Josh Weltman, meticulously executes many of the ads we’ve seen Don Draper and Peggy Olson pitch….[His] book Seducing Strangers: How to Get People to Buy What You’re Selling, which includes a foreword by Jon Hamm, imparts his wisdom from two-plus decades in the industry.” -- Vulture.com Advertising, Joshua Weltman argues, is a toolbox, not a tool, and used right it makes people happy. Seducing Strangers shows you how.“People often ask me questions, or ask my opinions, on or about the world of advertising. My stock response is ‘You know I play a fictional advertising executive, right?’ That’s usually used to cover the ignorance or stupidity of whatever I am about to say next. In the future I will simply refer them to Josh Weltman.” —from the Foreword by Jon Hamm
£11.99
Academic Foundation Business Takeover and the Role of Financial
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£18.99
John Wiley & Sons Inc Frugal Living For Dummies
Book SynopsisDetermined to keep this year's New Year's resolution to curb that spending and bank more money to boot? This book has practical and painless ideas to stretch the performance of the reader's current income by slashing spending.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Part I: Getting Down to Basics. Chapter 1: Living Frugally in a Spendthrift World. Chapter 2: All in the Family: Establishing a Frugal Front. Chapter 3: Eliminating Debt and Setting Up a Budget. Part II: Eating Like a King with a Peasant’s Purse. Chapter 4: Going to the Grocery without Being Taken to the Cleaners. Chapter 5: No More Macaroni and Cheese, Please! Creating Frugal Meals. Chapter 6: Quick and Thrifty Cooking Tips. Part III: Funding the Frugal Family. Chapter 7: Cutting Kid Costs: Providing the Basics on a Tight Budget. Chapter 8: Putting Kids through School While Protecting Your Pocket. Chapter 9: Looking Good and Feeling Good on a Tight Budget. Chapter 10: The Family That Plays Together, Stays Together: Frugal Family Fun. Chapter 11: Frugal Holiday Fun Year ’Round. Chapter 12: Celebrating Special Occasions, Frugal-Style. Part IV: Enjoying a Frugal Home and Hearth. Chapter 13: Saving Money around the House and Driveway. Chapter 14: Cutting Utility and Service Bills. Chapter 15: Saving Money on Big-Ticket Items. Chapter 16: Calling Secondhand Rose: Finding Quality in Previously Owned Merchandise. Part V: Part of Tens. Chapter 17: Ten Frugal Ways to Tell Your Sweetheart, “I Love You!” Chapter 18: Ten Frugal Gift-Giving Ideas. Index.
£11.66
Brisance Books LLC How to Use Limited Liability Companies & Limited
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£14.24
Barcharts, Inc RobertS Rules Of Order Quick Study Business
Book SynopsisEverything you need to know about parliamentary procedure in terms of organizing and running different types of meetings can be found in this comprehensive 3-panel guide. All of the guidelines featured in the original Robert's Rules of Order publicationâfrom key definitions to step-by-step meeting proceduresâare described in up-to-date detail through BarCharts' handy color-coded format.
£6.64
The History Press Ltd BAC OneEleven
Book SynopsisA history of BAC One-eleven
£17.00
Kogan Page Ltd Humanity Works
Book SynopsisAlexandra Levit is an internationally recognized thought leader, futurist and consultant. She conducts primary workplace research on behalf of Fortune 500 companies including American Express, Deloitte, PepsiCo, Whirlpool and, previously, the Obama administration. A columnist for the New York Times and Forbes, she also has been named 'Top Entrepreneur to Follow on Twitter' by Forbes, 'Top Career Expert to Follow on Twitter' by Mashable and 'Top Business Expert to Follow on Twitter' by CEOWorld and has been recognised by Thinkers50 as one of the 'top 30 new leadership thinkers to watch in 2019'Trade Review"Humanity Works reminds leaders that the future doesn't happen to us; we can create it. And, with this book as our guide, we can build the future smartly, thoughtfully, and effectively." * Douglas Conant, Founder and CEO, ConantLeadership, Former CEO, Campbell Soup Company *"Humanity Works takes you on a journey from past to present to future in a way that's both inspiring and educating. Let Alexandra Levit help prepare you for the future of work, prevent your job from being automated and help you grow your company. Humanity Works reminds us that despite the rise of new technologies, it's our basic humanity that will keep us employed and fulfilled long term." * Dan Schawbel, Partner & Research Director, Future Workplace *"As a baby boomer leader, I am always looking for new strategies to ensure my company's competitiveness and profitability in a business world that's constantly changing. Alexandra Levit's Humanity Works is an essential guide for understanding the critical role human talent will play in the age of smart machines and evolving workplace norms." * Karyn Schoenbart, CEO, The NPD Group and Author, Mom.B.A. *"In our work with entrepreneurs, we've observed that the most successful leaders don't just react to current trends. They see them coming and take proactive steps to adapt their businesses and their mindsets. Alexandra Levit's Humanity Works should be in the hands of every person who wants to stay several steps ahead in the workplace of the future." * Scott Gerber, CEO, Young Entrepreneur Council *"For too long, management practices have been stuck in a twentieth-century model where workers largely report to an office every day and stay with one company for decades. But businesses no longer operate this way, and leadership needs to catch up with twenty-first-century realities and prepare for the rapidly changing nature of when, where, and how work gets done. In Humanity Works, Alexandra Levit does a phenomenal job of combining future-of-work theory, research, and real-world examples to provide managers and leaders with the information and tools they need to prepare successful twenty-first-century teams." * Sara Sutton Fell, Founder & CEO, FlexJobs, Remote.co & 1 Million for Work Flexibility *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: This isn’t your parents’ workforce; Chapter - 02: Technology advances and the next chapter of industry; Chapter - 03: Humans as prized commodities; Chapter - 04: Evolving work structures; Chapter - 05: Mechanics of tomorrow’s gig economy; Chapter - 06: Choose your own adventure – Career customization; Chapter - 07: The future of workplace culture and experience; Chapter - 08: So long, textbook CEO; Chapter - 09: The organizational puzzle
£17.99
Agenda Publishing Marginalism
Book SynopsisThe notion of marginalism is central to modern economic theory. Its emergence, in the 1870s, underpinned the change from classical economics to modern (micro)economics, described by Schumpeter as a “revolution”. This book explores the origins of the concept, its development and role in modern economics and shows why the marginalist approach is much more than a set of mathematical rules. The book examines how marginalism and its development of calculus came about in a variety of different arenas, including as a reaction to Ricardo’s dominant theory of rents, in von Thunen’s location model, in the writings of German and French authors, both within the mainstream and outside it, before going on to look in detail at the work of Jevons, Walras and Menger, the economists most closely associated with the marginal revolution. By exploring the origins and development of the marginalist approach within the history of economic thought, rather than seeking to explain it in forbidding formal terms, the book is better able to show students the wider importance of the marginalist approach in economic theory and its far-reaching societal implications in terms of the distribution of wages and capital. For anyone who has struggled with the technicalities of microeconomic theory, this approach will be warmly welcomed.Table of Contents1. Value, cost and price: a historical introduction to marginalism2. Supply-side marginalism: Ricardo and the theory of rent3. Demand-side marginalism: Gossen as a forerunner of marginalism4. Jevons: mathematics, mechanics and marginalism5. Walras and general equilibrium theory6. Carl Menger, Friedrich von Wieser and the Austrian approach7. Alfred Marshall, John Bates Clark and the marginalist synthesis8. Marginalism in the twentieth century
£22.99
Harper Business Mastering The Market Cycle
Book SynopsisA NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND USA TODAY BESTSELLERNamed one of the Best Business Books of 2018 by Business InsiderThe legendary investor shows how to identify and master the cycles that govern the markets. We all know markets rise and fall, but when should you pull out, and when should you stay in? The answer is never black or white, but is best reached through a keen understanding of the reasons behind the rhythm of cycles. Confidence about where we are in a cycle comes when you learn the patterns of ups and downs that influence not just economics, markets and companies, but also human psychology and the investing behaviors that result. If you study past cycles, understand their origins and remain alert for the next one, you will become keenly attuned to the investment environment as it changes. You’ll be aware and prepared while others get blindsided by u
£24.00
Agenda Publishing The Italian Economy
Book SynopsisThe world's eighth largest economy has a unique shape and structure. Characterized by strong social networks and a niche capitalism built on successful small and medium-sized enterprises, the Italian economy has a nature distinct from its European neighbours. Vera Zamagni charts Italy's recent economic history from the postwar years of reconstruction through to the present day and the legacy of the financial crisis. Combining illustrative data with qualitative analysis, she provides a clear and rigorous presentation of the main features of the country's economy. The country's regional imbalances, political instability and corruption are situated alongside its strengths in social capital, its flourishing industrial districts and its high ranking in well-being indicators. Throughout, the contours of a much longer history are shown to have shaped the contemporary economy as much as recent trends, such as migration. The book provides a concise survey suitable for a range of introductory readerships seeking to understand the nature of recent Italian economic performance.Table of Contents1. Introducing the Italian economy2. The Italian economic story, 1946–20163. Measuring the Italian economy4. The form of the Italian economy5. Human factors6. Social factorsConclusion
£22.99
LID Publishing Wholegarment: The philosophy and technology of a
Book SynopsisIn 1962, Masahiro Shima founded Shima Seiki, with the aim of developing a fully automated seamless glove-knitting machine. Following this success, the company expanded into flat knitting machines. However, the age of the computer brought a whole new era for Shima Seiki. By committing to computerization in its mainstream products, Shima Seiki gradually began to stand apart from its competitors. Shima Seiki's focus on computer-aided knit design and programming, in fact led to a revolution in the fashion industry. Written by the inventor himself, this book looks at how Masahiro Shima developed both the technology and philosophy to enable his company to be market leaders in industrial knitting machines - and fundamentally change the fashion industry. This culminated in the launch of the company's Wholegarment knitting machine in 1995, which altered forever the way knitted garments are produced, and which today is used by fashion manufacturers across the world.
£14.99
LID Publishing Purpose: The extraordinary benefits of focusing
Book SynopsisWhat is your purpose? This is probably the single most important question you can ask yourself and the answer will shape your future. However, it's not always straightforward. We are led to believe that our purpose is connected with how much we achieve, the accumulation of possessions, or attaining status in society. Nothing could be further from the truth. Your personal purpose is your internal compass. It is your big `why'. It is the meeting point between your passion and your talent. When you are on purpose you unlock the necessary skillset to thrive in today's complex and unpredictable world. Ultimately your personal purpose is an aspirational reason for being, which inspires and guides your life. It is a deep conviction about what is most important that shapes your mindset, behaviour and actions. It has a timeless quality, which is beyond circumstance and provides the meaning and direction of your life.
£11.04
Headline Publishing Group Sheconomics
Book SynopsisDo you need to get back in control of your cash? Do you want to understand your money emotions? Are you happy to talk about sex, make-up and shoes, but shy about your financial feelings?With more and more women stepping up to take charge of their financial destiny, SHECONOMICS will help you master your money and understand the complex feelings that can stand in your way. Whether you want tips on taking emotional control of your finances, choosing monetary goals and planning how to achieve them, paying off loans, sorting out pensions, investing, spending or simply living within your means, this is the book for you. Karen and Simonne have devised seven simple yet effective laws of ''sheconomics'' to help you change your attitude to personal finance, get your money madness under control and secure a financial future that doesn''t depend on Prince Charming or a lottery ticket. With real-life stories, case-studies and experiences gathered from years of working
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LID Publishing The Excellence Book: 50 Ways to Fulfil Your
Book SynopsisBE AS EXCELLENT AS YOU CAN BE In this 5th anniversary edition Kevin Duncan has teamed up with his daughter to produce a thoroughly updated, cross-generational compendium of helpful advice. It draws together 50 ingenious thoughts to improve your attitude and your approach to life and work, with each section now augmented by Rosie Duncan’s informed suggestions about how to apply them. The Excellence Book is a life-affirming handbook to help you be the best you can be – whatever your age or seniority.
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Ebury Publishing Originals
Book SynopsisWINNER of the Chartered Management Institute''s (CMI''s) Mangement Book of the Year Awards 2017, JP Morgan''s Best Summer Read 2018, and a #1 New York Times Bestseller!Extraordinary' JJ AbramsFascinating' Arianna HuffingtonInspire creativity and change' Richard BransonOne of my favourite thinkers' Malcolm GladwellMasterful' Peter ThielOne of the great social scientists of our time' Susan Cain, bestselling author of QuietFresh research, counter-intuitive insights, lively writing, practical calls to action' The Financial TimesThe New York Times bestselling author examines how people can drive creative, moral, and organisational progressand how leaders can encourage originality in their organisations.How can we originate new ideas, policies and practices without risking it all? Adam Grant shows how to improve the world by championing novTrade ReviewORIGINALS is one of the most important and captivating books I have ever read, full of surprising and powerful ideas. It will not only change the way you see the world; it might just change the way you live your life. And it could very well inspire you to change your world. * Sheryl Sandberg, bestselling author of LEAN IN *Reading ORIGINALS made me feel like I was seated across from Adam Grant at a dinner party, as one of my favorite thinkers thrilled me with his insights and his wonderfully new take on the world. * Malcolm Gladwell *After launching hundreds of businesses—from airlines to trains, music to mobile, and now a spaceline—my biggest challenges and successes have come from convincing other people to see the world differently. ORIGINALS reveals how that can be done and will help you inspire creativity and change. * Sir Richard Branson *This extraordinary, wildly entertaining book sheds new light on the Age of Disruption. What does it take to make a meaningful difference? And how can you apply this insight to your own life? By debunking myths of success stories, challenging long-held beliefs of process, and finding commonality among those who are agents of profound change, Adam Grant gives us a powerful new perspective on not just our place in the world, but our potential to shake it up entirely. * JJ Abrams, director of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, co-creator and executive producer of Lost, and cofounder of Bad Robot *Adam Grant is one of the great social scientists of our time * Susan Cain, author of QUIET *
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John Wiley & Sons Inc The Second Leg Down
Book SynopsisCut risk and generate profit even after the market drops The Second Leg Down offers practical approaches to profiting after a market event. Written by a specialist in global macro, volatility and hedging overlay strategies, this book provides in-depth insight into surviving in a volatile environment. Historical back tests and scenario diagrams illustrate a variety of strategies for offsetting portfolio risks with after-the-fact options hedging, and the discussion explores how a mixture of trend following and contrarian futures strategies can be beneficial. Without a rational analysis-based approach, investors often find themselves having to cut risk and buy protection just as options are at their most over-priced. This book provides practical strategies, expert analysis and the knowledge base to assist you in recovering your portfolio. Hedging strategies are often presented as expensive and unnecessary, especially during a bull market. When equity indicesTable of ContentsPreface xi Acknowledgements xiii About the Author xv Chapter 1 Introduction 1 The Airplane Ticket Trade 1 The Bull Cycle 2 The Renegades 3 Claws of the Bear 3 Zugzwang 4 The Sceptics 5 A Sad Truth 5 Common Mistakes 6 Imprecise but Effective 7 Hedging Against Implausible Scenarios 8 A Black Swan in Correlation 8 Taking Profits 8 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 9 The Great Escape 9 Having a Plan 10 Trend Following as a Defensive Strategy 11 Taking the Offensive 12 The Pre-Conditions for Market Crises 12 Banks: The Great Multiplier 13 A Change in Risk Regime 13 Chapter 2 “Safe” Havens and the Second Leg Down 14 The Matterhorn 15 Mrs. Watanabe’s No. 1 Investment Club 18 The Risk of What Others are Holding 19 The Risk of What Others are Likely to Do 22 Here We Go Again 24 Summary 28 Chapter 3 An Overview of Options Strategies 29 The Building Blocks: Calls and Puts 29 Why Buy a Call or Put? 34 The Black–Scholes Equation and Implied Volatility 36 The Implied Volatility Skew 38 Hedging Small Moves 38 Delta Hedging: The Idealised Case 39 Practical Limits of Delta Hedging 41 Hedging Options with Other Options 43 Put and Call Spreads 43 Straddles and Strangles 44 The Deformable Sheet 46 Skew Dynamics for Risky Assets 48 The 1×2 Ratio Spread and Its Relatives 50 The Batman Trade 53 Implied Correlation and the Equity Index Skew 56 From Ratios to Butterflies 59 Calendar Spreads 65 Summary 67 Chapter 4 Hedging the Wings 68 Taking the Other Side of the 1×2 68 Comparing the 25 and 10 Delta Puts 69 Hedging Sovereign Bond Risk 78 Selling Put Ratio Spreads on the S&P 500 83 The Hypothetical Implied Distribution 83 Our Findings So Far 84 Back-Tests: A Cautionary Note 84 A Short Digression: Delta-Neutral or Comfortably Balanced? 87 The 665 Put 87 Implications of the Square Root Strategy 88 Futures vs Spot 89 A Dramatic Example 89 A Cross-Sectional Study 91 The “New” VIX: Model-Independent, Though Not Particularly Intuitive 94 The Spot VIX: Oasis or Mirage? 94 Migrating to VIX Options 98 Reflections on Figure 4.36 101 Migrating to Different Markets: The V2X 103 Risk-Regime Analysis 104 Conditional Performance of Hedging Strategies 106 Summary 109 Chapter 5 The Long and the Short of It 110 Short-Dated Options 110 The Physicists Weigh In 112 Buying Time 117 Long-Dated Options 119 Far from the Madding Crowd 121 R Minus D 122 The Lumberjack Plot 125 Selective Application of the Weekly Options Strategy 126 Summary 127 Chapter 6 Trend Following as a Portfolio Protection Strategy 128 What is Trend Following? 128 Trend Following Dogma 130 The Crisis Alpha Debate 131 An Aside: Diversifying Across Time 134 Taking Advantage of a Correction 135 The Niederhoffer Argument 135 Chasing 1-Day Moves 138 Pushing the Analogy Too Far 139 Analysing the Data Directly 141 LEGO Trend Following 142 Summary 143 Chapter 7 Strategies for Taking Advantage of a Market Drop 144 The Elastic Band 144 Trading Reversals 147 More Texas-Style Hedging 149 Selling Index Put Spreads 151 Breathing Some Life into the Equity Risk Premium 152 Buying VIX Puts 153 Selling VIX Upside 154 The Remarkable Second Moment 155 Summary 158 Chapter 8 “Flash Crashes”, Crises and the Limits of Prediction 159 Lord of the Fireflies 159 Cascading Sales 160 A Concrete Example 162 An Aside 162 Paths, Prints 163 The Role of the Central Bank 164 Credit Cycles at the Zero Bound 164 The Monetary Policy Palette 165 Reading the Tea Leaves 168 Summary and Conclusion 169 Glossary 171 References 173 Index 177
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Kogan Page Ltd Develop Your Assertiveness
Book SynopsisSue Bishop is a trainer, consultant and author of several training sourcebooks (also published by Kogan Page).Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: To be, or not to be?; Chapter - 02: Prepare to assert yourself; Chapter - 03: Positive thinking; Chapter - 04: Rights and wrongs; Chapter - 05: Now and then; Chapter - 06: Now see hear; Chapter - 07: Body talk; Chapter - 08: Relationships; Chapter - 09: Words and phrases; Chapter - 10: Power; Chapter - 11: Yes and no; Chapter - 12: Problem people; Chapter - 13: Tricky situations; Chapter - 14: Evolving technologies
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John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd Why Winners Win What it takes to be successful in
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Kogan Page Ltd Building the Value Machine
Book SynopsisPeter Cheverton is founding Director of INSIGHT Marketing and People, a global training and consultancy firm specialising in the development of customer focused business strategies, with a strong focus on Key Account Management, Global Account Management and Business Leadership. He has developed an international reputation as one of the leading experts in these challenging areas, working 'hands on' with clients around the world. He is author of Key Account Management, Key Marketing Skills, Global Account Management, and Key Account Management in Financial Services (all published by Kogan Page).Table of Contents Section - ONE: The value machine; Chapter - 01: The value machine; Chapter - 02: Leadership – the pivotal activity; Chapter - 03: Fuelling the value machine; Section - TWO: Targeting; Chapter - 04: Market segmentation; Chapter - 05: Customer classification; Chapter - 06: Account management – being appropriate; Section - THREE: Matching; Chapter - 07: The people; Chapter - 08: The business strategy; Chapter - 09: The value creation process; Section - FOUR: Aligning; Chapter - 10: The critical success factors; Chapter - 11: Getting cross-functional teams to work; Chapter - 12: Leading the change
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John Wiley & Sons Inc People Analytics For Dummies
Book SynopsisMaximize performance with better data Developing a successful workforce requires more than a gut check. Data can help guide your decisions on everything from where to seat a team to optimizing production processes to engaging with your employees in ways that ring true to them. People analytics is the study of your number one business assetyour peopleand this book shows you how to collect data, analyze that data, and then apply your findings to create a happier and more engaged workforce. Start a people analytics projectWork with qualitative dataCollect data via communicationsFind the right tools and approach for analyzing data If your organization is ready to better understand why high performers leave, why one department has more personnel issues than another, and why employees violate, People Analytics For Dummies makes it easier.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 About This Book 1 Foolish Assumptions 2 Icons Used in This Book 3 How This Book is Organized 3 Part 1: Getting Started with People Analytics 3 Part 2: Elevating Your Perspective 4 Part 3: Quantifying the Employee Journey 4 Part 4: Improving Your Game Plan with Science and Statistics 5 Part 5: The Part of Tens 5 Beyond the Book 5 Where to Go from Here 7 Part 1: Getting Started With People Analytics 9 Chapter 1: Introducing People Analytics 11 Defining People Analytics 12 Solving business problems by asking questions 14 Using people data in business analysis 19 Applying statistics to people management 20 Combining people strategy, science, statistics, and systems 21 Blazing a New Trail for Executive Influence and Business Impact 22 Moving from old HR to new HR 22 Using data for continuous improvement 24 Accounting for people in business results 24 Competing in the New Management Frontier 25 Chapter 2: Making the Business Case for People Analytics 27 Getting Executives to Buy into People Analytics 29 Getting started with the ABCs 29 Creating clarity is essential 30 Business case dreams are made of problems, needs, goals 30 Tailoring to the decision maker 31 Peeling the onion 32 Identifying people problems 34 Taking feelings seriously 35 Saving time and money 36 Leading the field (analytically) 37 People Analytics as a Decision Support Tool 38 Formalizing the Business Case 40 Presenting the Business Case 41 Chapter 3: Contrasting People Analytics Approaches 43 Figuring Out What You Are After: Efficiency or Insight 44 Efficiency 44 Insight 45 Having your cake and eating it too 46 Deciding on a Method of Planning 47 Waterfall project management 47 Agile project management 47 Choosing a Mode of Operation 50 Centralized 51 Distributed 52 Part 2: Elevating Your Perspective 55 Chapter 4: Segmenting for Perspective 57 Segmenting Based on Basic Employee Facts 58 “Just the facts, ma’am” 58 The brave new world of segmentation is psychographic and social 62 Visualizing Headcount by Segment 62 Analyzing Metrics by Segment 63 Understanding Segmentation Hierarchies 65 Creating Calculated Segments 68 Company tenure 68 More calculated segment examples 72 Cross-Tabbing for Insight 74 Setting up a dataset for cross-tabs 74 Getting started with cross-tabs 75 Good Advice for Segmenting 78 Chapter 5: Finding Useful Insight in Differences 79 Defining Strategy 80 Focusing on product differentiators 83 Identifying key jobs 85 Identifying the characteristics of key talent 86 Measuring If Your Company is Concentrating Its Resources 87 Concentrating spending on key jobs 88 Concentrating spending on highest performers 88 Finding Differences Worth Creating 93 Chapter 6: Estimating Lifetime Value 95 Introducing Employee Lifetime Value 96 Understanding Why ELV Is Important 97 Applying ELV 99 Calculating Lifetime Value 101 Estimating human capital ROI 102 Estimating average annual compensation cost per segment 103 Estimating average lifetime tenure per segment 103 Calculating the simple ELV per segment by multiplying 104 Refining the simple ELV calculation 106 Identifying the highest-value-producing employee segments 107 Making Better Time-and-Resource Decisions with ELV 108 Drawing Some Bottom Lines 109 Chapter 7: Activating Value 111 Introducing Activated Value 113 The Origin and Purpose of Activated Value 114 The imitation trap 114 The need to streamline your efforts 116 Measuring Activation 118 The calculation nitty-gritty 121 Combining Lifetime Value and Activation with Net Activated Value (NAV) 126 Using Activation for Business Impact 128 Gaining business buy-in on the people analytics research plan 128 Analyzing problems and designing solutions 129 Supporting managers 130 Supporting organizational change 130 Taking Stock 130 Part 3: Quantifying the Employee Journey 131 Chapter 8: Mapping the Employee Journey 133 Standing on the Shoulders of Customer Journey Maps 135 Why an Employee Journey Map? 141 Creating Your Own Employee Journey Map 143 Mapping your map 143 Getting data 144 Using Surveys to Get a Handle on the Employee Journey 145 Pre-Recruiting Market Research Survey 145 Pre-Onsite-Interview survey 148 Post-Onsite-Interview survey 148 Post-Hire Reverse Exit Interview survey 149 14-Day On-Board survey 150 90-Day On-Board Survey 151 Once-Per-Quarter Check-In survey 152 Once-Per-Year Check-In survey 153 Key Talent Exit Survey 155 Making the Employee Journey Map More Useful 157 Using the Feedback You Get to Increase Employee Lifetime Value 158 Chapter 9: Attraction: Quantifying the Talent Acquisition Phase 159 Introducing Talent Acquisition 160 Making the case for talent acquisition analytics 161 Seeing what can be measured 162 Getting Things Moving with Process Metrics 163 Answering the volume question 164 Answering the efficiency question 172 Answering the speed question 177 Answering the cost question 182 Answering the quality question 184 Using critical-incident technique 185 Chapter 10: Activation: Identifying the ABCs of a Productive Worker 193 Analyzing Antecedents, Behaviors, and Consequences 194 Looking at the ABC framework in action 195 Extrapolating from observed behavior 196 Introducing Models 198 Business models 199 Scientific models 200 Mathematical/statistical models 200 Data models 201 System models 203 Evaluating the Benefits and Limitations of Models 204 Using Models Effectively 206 Getting Started with General People Models 209 Activating employee performance 209 Using models to clarify fuzzy ideas about people 215 The Culture Congruence model 216 Climate 218 Engagement 221 Chapter 11: Attrition: Analyzing Employee Commitment and Attrition 225 Getting Beyond the Common Misconceptions about Attrition 226 Measuring Employee Attrition 230 Calculating the exit rate 231 Calculating the annualized exit rate 233 Refining exit rate by type classification 233 Calculating exit rate by any exit type 236 Segmenting for Insight 236 Measuring Retention Rate 238 Measuring Commitment 239 Commitment Index scoring 240 Commitment types 241 Calculating intent to stay 241 Understanding Why People Leave 243 Creating a better exit survey 243 Part 4: Improving Your Game Plan with Science and Statistics 249 Chapter 12: Measuring Your Fuzzy Ideas with Surveys 251 Discovering the Wisdom of Crowds through Surveys 252 O, the Things We Can Measure Together 253 Surveying the many types of survey measures 254 Looking at survey instruments 256 Getting Started with Survey Research 257 Designing Surveys 258 Working with models 259 Conceptualizing fuzzy ideas 260 Operationalizing concepts into measurements 260 Designing indexes (scales) 261 Testing validity and reliability 263 Managing the Survey Process 266 Getting confidential: Third-party confidentiality 266 Ensuring a good response rate 267 Planning for effective survey communications 270 Comparing Survey Data 272 Chapter 13: Prioritizing Where to Focus 275 Dealing with the Data Firehose 276 Introducing a Two-Pronged Approach to Survey Design and Analysis 278 Going with KPIs 278 Taking the KDA route 278 Evaluating Survey Data with Key Driver Analysis (KDA) 279 Having a Look at KDA Output 286 Outlining Key Driver Analysis 287 Learning the Ins and Outs of Correlation 288 Visualizing associations 288 Quantifying the strength of a relationship 290 Computing correlation in Excel 291 Interpreting the strength of a correlation 292 Making associations between binary variables 293 Regressing to conclusions with least squares 296 Cautions 299 Improving Your Key Driver Analysis Chops 299 Chapter 14: Modeling HR Data with Multiple Regression Analysis 303 Taking Baby Steps with Linear Regression 304 Mastering Multiple Regression Analysis: The Bird’s-Eye View 307 Doing a Multiple Regression in Excel 309 Interpreting the Summary Output of a Multiple Regression 312 Regression statistics 313 Multiple R 313 R-Square 314 Adjusted R-square 314 Standard Error 315 Analysis of variance (ANOVA) 315 Significance F 316 Coefficients Table 317 Moving from Excel to a Statistics Application 320 Doing a Binary Logistic Regression in SPSS 321 Chapter 15: Making Better Predictions 331 Predicting in the Real World 333 Introducing the Key Concepts 334 Independent and dependent variables 335 Deterministic and probabilistic methods 335 Statistics versus data science 337 Putting the Key Concepts to Use 337 Understanding Your Data Just in Time 339 Predicting exits from time series data 340 Dealing with exponential (nonlinear) growth 344 Checking your work with training and validation periods 345 Dealing with short-term trends, seasonality, and noise 347 Dealing with long-term trends 350 Improving Your Predictions with Multiple Regression 354 Looking at the nuts-and-bolts of multiple regression analysis 356 Refining your multiple regression analysis strategy 358 Interpreting the Variables in the Equation (SPSS Variable Summary Table) 361 Applying Learning from Logistic Regression Output Summary Back to Individual Data 364 Chapter 16: Learning with Experiments 369 Introducing Experimental Design 370 Analytics for description 371 Analytics for insight 371 Breaking down theories into hypotheses and experiments 372 Paying attention to practical and ethical considerations 374 Designing Experiments 375 Using independent and dependent variables 375 Relying on pre-measurements and post-measurements 376 Working with experimental and control groups 377 Selecting Random Samples for Experiments 378 Introducing probability sampling 379 Randomizing samples 380 Matching or producing samples that meet the needs of a quota 383 Analyzing Data from Experiments 384 Graphing sample data with error bars 385 Using t-tests to determine statistically significant differences between means 389 Performing a t-test in Excel 390 Part 5: The Part of Tens 395 Chapter 17: Ten Myths of People Analytics 397 Myth 1: Slowing Down for People Analytics Will Slow You Down 398 Myth 2: Systems Are the First Step 399 Myth 3: More Data Is Better 400 Myth 4: Data Must Be Perfect 401 Myth 5: People Analytics Responsibility Can be Performed by the IT or HRIT Team 402 Myth 6: Artificial Intelligence Can Do People Analytics Automatically 403 Myth 7: People Analytics Is Just for the Nerds 404 Myth 8: There are Permanent HR Insights and HR Solutions 405 Myth 9: The More Complex the Analysis, the Better the Analyst 405 Myth 10: Financial Measures are the Holy Grail 407 Chapter 18: Ten People Analytics Pitfalls 409 Pitfall 1: Changing People is Hard 409 Pitfall 2: Missing the People Strategy Part of the People Analytics Intersection 411 Measuring everything that is easy to measure 412 Measuring everything everyone else is measuring 412 Pitfall 3: Missing the Statistics Part of the People Analytics intersection 413 Pitfall 4: Missing the Science Part of the People Analytics Intersection 413 Pitfall 5: Missing the System Part of the People Analytics Intersection 414 Pitfall 6: Not Involving Other People in the Right Ways 416 Pitfall 7: Underfunding People Analytics 417 Pitfall 8: Garbage In, Garbage Out 419 Pitfall 9: Skimping on New Data Development 420 Pitfall 10: Not Getting Started at All 422 Index 423
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Kogan Page Ltd Leadership Coaching
Book SynopsisJonathan Passmore is well known for editing the Association for Coaching series, as well as for other titles in leadership and organisational psychology. He is an occupational psychologist with an international reputation, having spoken at conferences across the world from Harvard University, to Denmark, South Africa and Israel. He is also the Series Editor for the Wiley Blackwell Industrial Psychology series and has authored/co-authored Top Business Psychology Models, AI for Change Management and The Facebook Manager over the last four years. In 2010, Jonathan was awarded the AC Global Coaching Award for his contribution to practice and research. He divides his time between academia, where he works as a professor of psychology at the University of East London, and business, where he works as a practicing psychologist.Trade Review"This book is filled with useful models, insights and profound thinking that can serve any serious coach." * W Timothy Gallwey, author of The Inner Game of Tennis, The Inner Game of Work and The Inner Game of Stress *"This book contains the latest thinking on coaching and leadership. The chapters are well researched and provide practical advice. It is a must-read for anyone involved in coaching." * Professor Binna Kandola OBE *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Leadership coaching; Chapter - 02: Coaching for authentic leadership; Chapter - 03: The integrated leadership model; Chapter - 04: Coaching for emotionally intelligent and inspiring leadership; Chapter - 05: The Leadership Radar™; Chapter - 06: An Asian perspective on leadership coaching: Sun Tzu and The Art of War; Chapter - 07: Coaching for Icarus leadership: helping leaders who can potentially derail; Chapter - 08: Coaching for integral leadership; Chapter - 09: Coaching political leaders; Chapter - 10: Leadership coaching with feedforward; Chapter - 11: Coaching from a systems perspective; Chapter - 12: Coaching for transactional and transformational leadership; Chapter - 13: Coaching for leadership style; Chapter - 14: Strategy coaching; Chapter - 15: Coaching global top teams; Chapter - 16: Coaching using leadership myths and stories: an African perspective; Chapter - 17: Coaching for conversational leadership; Chapter - 18: Coaching for team leadership: using the Belbin ‘team roles’ model; Chapter - 19: Coaching for strength-based leadership; Chapter - 20: Coaching with complexity-informed leadership
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Profile Books Ltd Trust Me I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media
Book SynopsisRecently, fake news has become real news, making headlines as its consequences become crushingly obvious in political upsets and global turmoil. But it's not new - you've seen it all before. A malicious online rumour costs a company millions. Politically motivated 'fake news' stories are planted and disseminated to influence elections. Some product or celebrity zooms from total obscurity to viral sensation. Anonymous sources and speculation become national conversation. What you don't know is that someone is responsible for all this. Usually, someone like Ryan Holiday: a media manipulator. Holiday wrote this book to explain how media manipulators work, how to spot their fingerprints, how to fight them, and how (if you must) to emulate their tactics. Why is he giving away these secrets? Because he's tired of a world where trolls hijack debates, marketers help write the news, reckless journalists spread lies, and no one is accountable for any of it. He's pulling back the curtain because it's time everyone understands how things really work.Trade ReviewHoliday is part Machiavelli, part Ogilvy, and all results -- Tim Ferriss * The 4-Hour Workweek *Essential reading for anyone concerned with the current health of our digital media. -- Andrew Keen, TechCrunchRyan Holiday's brilliant expose of the unreality of the Internet should be required reading for every thinker in America. -- Edward Jay Epstein, author * The Big Picture *This is an astonishing book. ... Many of these stories are chilling. -- Gillian Tett * Financial Times *Provides valuable food for thought regarding how we receive - and perceive -information. * New York Post *Holiday has written more than a dyspeptic diatribe, as his precise prose and reference to the scholarship of others add weight to his claims. A sharp and disturbing look into the world of online reality. * Kirkus Reviews *His focus is prescient and his schemes compelling. Media students and bloggers would do well to heed Holiday's informative, timely, and provocative advice. * Publishers Weekly *The strategies Ryan created to exploit blogs drove sales of millions of my books and made me an internationally known name. -- Tucker MaxBehind my reputation as a marketing genius there is Ryan Holiday, whom I consult often and has done more for my business than just about anyone. -- Dov Charney, CEO and founder, American ApparelThis book will make online media giants very, very uncomfortable. -- Drew Curtis, founder, Fark.com[Like] Upton Sinclair on the blogosphere. -- Tyler Cowen, MarginalRevolution.com
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