Business strategy Books

Book SynopsisTakes us into the often secretive world of the CEO selection process. This book explains the basic mechanics of the selection process and how hiring priorities have changed with the rise of shareholder activism. It argues that the market for CEOs is culturally determined and too frequently inefficient.Trade Review"The most important--and timely--management book of 2002. Rakesh Khurana pulls back the curtain on ... the vogue for hiring celebrity outsiders over capable insiders... A thousand hosannas."--Fortune "[This] new book ... will surely intensify the already hot debate on corporate governance... [It] seems wonderfully rational, not to mention impeccably well timed... Recent events, of course, should make people care about the problems he spotlights. Some chief executives have either looted their companies or mismanaged them in ways that have wiped out billions of dollars of shareholder value."--William J. Holstein, The New York Times "CEOs often write their own tickets when they ride to the rescue of a company in distress. Khurana details the ways that CEO accountability has diminished and compensation has skyrocketed (while workers' pay, in real dollars, has gone down)."--Adam Rogers, Newsweek "As Mr. Khurana patiently explains, the rise of the charismatic C.E.O. has been, on balance, a terrible trend for American business... C.E.O.s have justified their ludicrous, pharaoh-like paydays with talk about supply and demand, meritocracy and shareholder value--but as it turns out, there's no steady correlation between any of these."--Stephen Metcalf, New York Observer "Searching for a Corporate Savior pulls back the curtain on how the system of CEO selection actually works... As a precondition to accepting the job, Khurana found, most candidates insist on taking both the chairman and C.E.O. titles as well as the right to stack the board with their cronies... [M]any of those C.E.O.s have transferred ungodly sums of money from shareholders to their own pockets."--Jerry Useem, American Prospect "Highly readable... Khurana shows that the damage caused by celebrities in the executive suites does not affect merely employees and investors but society as a whole."--Toronto Globe and Mail "Even if a company is in dire straits, is an outsider likely to be the best person to rescue it? Mr. Khurana insists that is rarely the case. As markets go, that for chief executives works in a spectacularly unsatisfactory way, he argues... The search process, with its emphasis on confidentiality, restricts the hunt for potential candidates and puts enormous power in the hands of the recruiting firm."--The Economist "A fascinating and grimly entertaining book."--Gene Epstein, Barron's "In his excellent, readable and highly original Searching for a Corporate Savior , Khurana lays bare the CEO search process and shows how directors at company after company favor executive glitz and corporate pedigree over demonstrated competence--and then grossly overpay their recruits while demanding miraculous results. Not surprisingly, in trying to live up to expectations, the bosses often end up wrecking the company."--Jay Hancock, Baltimore Sun "Rakesh Khurana takes a big swing at today's cult of the corporate leader, aiming to demolish a few of the shibboleths that company boards hold dear... All in all, this is a refreshing debunking of business mythology."--Simon Clarke, Human ResourcesTable of ContentsPreface ix 1. "Everyone Knew He Was Brilliant ":The Wooing of Jamie Dimon 1 2. A Different Kind of Market 20 3. The Rise of the Charismatic CEO 53 4. Board Games:The Role of Directors in CEO Search 81 5. The Go-Betweens:The Role of the Executive Search Firm 118 6. Crowning Napoleon:The Making of the Charismatic Candidate 151 7. Open Positions,Closed Shops:Learning from the External CEO Succession Process 186 Appendix 221 Notes 237 References 273 Index 289

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Book SynopsisArgues that we must restore genuine decision-making to our financial planning. Presenting a financial model that uses probability, experimental psychology, and decision theory, this title challenges us to rethink the standard wisdom about risk management.Trade Review"[Plight of the Fortune Tellers] is timely... [I]t provides a relatively accessible guide to annoyingly influential statistical theories, and it makes you think."--Financial World "A fascinating read... Rebonato writes in an engaging prose that is free of mathematics, yet intellectually rigorous. He provides a top-level view of risk management, founded on real-world situations."--Philippe Jorion, Journal of Economic Literature "[Plight of the Fortune Tellers] was written to appeal to a wide audience. Stylistically, Rebonato is an engaging writer who uses analogies and interesting examples...I'm confident you'll enjoy this book and that, after reading it, you will join in the dialog that Rebonato has started."--Garp Risk Review "In his new book, Plight of the Fortune Tellers, Rebonato shows... why Merrill Lynch and Citigroup shareholders are right to be concerned. Nowhere have I read a better account of how a conscientious, intellectually disciplined market risk manager approaches his work in today's complex world. Well known to Risk readers as a master of interest rate modeling, Rebonato has written an accessible, non-technical book."--Nicholas Dunbar, Risk "In Plight of the Fortune Tellers, Rebonato analyzes and offers solutions to problems related to quantitative risk management strategies and the value-at-risk (VAR) methodology currently used by financial managers. Through stories, examples, theory, and practical methods, he first provides a critical review of the current state of affairs in investment risk management. Then, he proposes how we should 'revisit our ideas about probability in financial risk management' and 'put decision making back at center stage.' In Plight of the Fortune Tellers contains valuable insights into the development of VAR methodology and problems associated with its use in the present financial management arena... In Plight of the Fortune Tellers is a book recommended for practitioners currently involved in quantitative methods and for students of investments and risk management at the graduate school level."--James Jackson, CFA Digest "This is an enjoyable, approachable book that may be read by anyone with an analytical mind. It is free of mathematics, yet it makes no concessions when it comes to explaining the complexities of a problem...I found a flowing prose that was a pleasure to read...[P]light of the Fortune Tellers is a great wake-up call for the industry. It deserves to be widely read since we all would like to be able to rely on the stability of the financial sector. It would be nice to get the risk management right."--Jessica James, Physics World "Remember that feeling of bewilderment after your first few weeks in your first job after university? That wrenching realization that, while the theories that you had laboured to understand may have been illuminating, they were too abstract to be applied to the real world? Reading Riccardo Rebonato's intriguing book brings those memories flooding back. For while Rebonato well understands, approves of, and writes about quantitative probability and risk theory, his day job involves actually managing financial risk. Hence he appreciates the limits both of theory and of applying it to real world situations... There is considerably more meat in this wise, practical, yet unpretentious book than can be summarized in a short review."--John Llewellyn, The Business Economist "Riccardo Rebonato is a better fortuneteller than the risk analysts he writes about. He has read the palms of the 'quants' who revel in developing ever more complex risk models and found that their 'real life' line is rather short. But apart from confirming the prejudices of a financial journalist with no statistical training, is this book worth reading? The answer is yes. It is timely; the subject--financial risk management--matters hugely; it provides a relatively accessible guide to annoyingly influential statistical theories; and it makes you think."--Financial World online "Plight of the Fortune Tellers is insightful and entertaining. It provides a non-technical yet sophisticated introduction to the perils of modern risk management and it has the potential to lead us in a better direction. Don't miss it."--Lisa R. Goldberg, Journal of Investment Management "This book should be on the reading list of experienced risk managers in the financial services industry as well as students who are contemplating a career in the field. It provides a thoughtful qualitative companion to more equation-laden texts on modern risk management."--Moshe A. Milevsky, Journal of Pension Economics and Finance "Plight of the Fortune Tellers is the best non-specialist introduction to quantitative financial risk management I have found."--Danny Reviews "This is an interesting book for managers or regulators whose responsibilities include oversight of finance."--Wan Lixin, Shanghai DailyTable of ContentsPreface to the Paperback Edition ix Preface xxxi Acknowledgments xlix Chapter 1: Why This Book Matters 1 Chapter 2: Thinking about Risk 22 Chapter 3: Thinking about Probabilities 40 Chapter 4: Making Choices 67 Chapter 5: What Is Risk Management For? 107 Chapter 6: VaR & Co: How It All Started 117 Chapter 7: Looking Beneath the Surface: Hidden Problems 139 Chapter 8: Which Type of Probability Matters in Risk Management? 182 Chapter 9: The Promise of Economic Capital 199 Chapter 10: What Can We Do Instead? 223 Endnotes 259 Index 267

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Book SynopsisAlmost no one had heard of social media a decade ago, but today websites such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn have more than 1 billion users and account for almost 25 percent of Internet use. This title provides the key to how companies can leverage social platforms to create a sustainable competitive advantage.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2015 Gold Medal in Networking, Axiom Business Book Awards "Piskorski's thought-provoking and well-researched title is ground-breaking and should be required reading for those in business, and business faculty and students."--Lucy Heckman, Library Journal (starred review) "For companies that are struggling to measure social media, Piskorski offers a different way of looking at the problem, and his three tests--the social utility test, the social solution test and the business value test--provide a way to check if a project is working."--Maija Palmer, Financial Times "Whoever thinks using social media successfully (i.e., making money from it) is easy needs to think again. So do people who think it's all one big fad or that creating a successful social media campaign is just blind luck. And that's where Mikolaj Jan Piskorski and his book A Social Strategy: How We Profit from Social Media come in."--Catherine Ramsdell, PopMatters "A highly informative and insightful analysis of web-based social platforms that should command the attention of sociologists, psychologists and lay readers as well as bottom-line businessmen and women."--Glenn C. Altschuler, Psychology Today "Thanks to Mikolaj Jan Piskorski and his new book, companies now have a clear strategic framework for figuring out how to tap into their power."--Theodore Kinney, Strategy + Business "The author's research offers new insights into the reasons for the explosion of social media."--Choice "The beauty of this book is that it is not only informative to scholars, but also applicable for business practitioners."--Yongsheng Wang, International Social Science Review "Social platforms are here to stay, and companies that successfully leverage these platforms as part of their social strategy are more likely to achieve competitive advantage. Empirical research is needed to establish specific mechanisms behind these processes and their outcomes. Piskorski's book provides a fruitful conceptual foundation for such research."--Olga Khessina, Administrative Science QuarterlyTable of ContentsPreface vii 1. The Arc of the Book 1 2. Social Failures and Social Solutions 9 3. "Meet" Solutions: eHarmony and OkCupid 25 4. "Meet" Solution: Twitter 49 5. "Friend" Solutions: Facebook and mixi 68 6. "Meet" and "Friend" Solutions: LinkedIn and Friendster 90 7. "Meet" and "Friend" Solution: MySpace 120 8. Social Strategies 137 9. Social Strategy at Zynga 151 10. Social Strategy at Yelp 170 11. Social Strategy at American Express 184 12. Social Strategy at Nike 205 13. Building Social Strategy at XCard and Harvard Business Review 220 14. Conclusions 249 Acknowledgments 257 Notes 259 References 263 Index 267

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Book SynopsisAlmost no one had heard of social media a decade ago, but today websites such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn have more than 1 billion users and account for almost 25 percent of Internet use. Practically overnight, social media seems indispensable to our lives--from friendship and dating to news and business. What makes social media so differenTrade ReviewWinner of the 2015 Gold Medal in Networking, Axiom Business Book Awards "Piskorski's thought-provoking and well-researched title is ground-breaking and should be required reading for those in business, and business faculty and students."--Lucy Heckman, Library Journal (starred review) "For companies that are struggling to measure social media, Piskorski offers a different way of looking at the problem, and his three tests--the social utility test, the social solution test and the business value test--provide a way to check if a project is working."--Maija Palmer, Financial Times "Whoever thinks using social media successfully (i.e., making money from it) is easy needs to think again. So do people who think it's all one big fad or that creating a successful social media campaign is just blind luck. And that's where Mikolaj Jan Piskorski and his book A Social Strategy: How We Profit from Social Media come in."--Catherine Ramsdell, PopMatters "A highly informative and insightful analysis of web-based social platforms that should command the attention of sociologists, psychologists and lay readers as well as bottom-line businessmen and women."--Glenn C. Altschuler, Psychology Today "Thanks to Mikolaj Jan Piskorski and his new book, companies now have a clear strategic framework for figuring out how to tap into their power."--Theodore Kinney, Strategy + Business "The author's research offers new insights into the reasons for the explosion of social media."--Choice "The beauty of this book is that it is not only informative to scholars, but also applicable for business practitioners."--Yongsheng Wang, International Social Science Review "Social platforms are here to stay, and companies that successfully leverage these platforms as part of their social strategy are more likely to achieve competitive advantage. Empirical research is needed to establish specific mechanisms behind these processes and their outcomes. Piskorski's book provides a fruitful conceptual foundation for such research."--Olga Khessina, Administrative Science QuarterlyTable of ContentsPreface vii 1. The Arc of the Book 1 2. Social Failures and Social Solutions 9 3. "Meet" Solutions: eHarmony and OkCupid 25 4. "Meet" Solution: Twitter 49 5. "Friend" Solutions: Facebook and mixi 68 6. "Meet" and "Friend" Solutions: LinkedIn and Friendster 90 7. "Meet" and "Friend" Solution: MySpace 120 8. Social Strategies 137 9. Social Strategy at Zynga 151 10. Social Strategy at Yelp 170 11. Social Strategy at American Express 184 12. Social Strategy at Nike 205 13. Building Social Strategy at XCard and Harvard Business Review 220 14. Conclusions 249 Acknowledgments 257 Notes 259 References 263 Index 267

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Book Synopsis"A fascinating examination of how an English-language mandate at a Japanese firm, Rakuten, unfolded over time and how employees reacted to it"--Back of jacket.Trade Review"Winner of the 2018 Bronze Medal in International Business / Globalization, Axiom Business Book Awards""An interesting read. . . . One of her most intriguing findings has to do with the effect of the English mandate on Rakuten's corporate culture." * Wall Street Journal *"Neeley . . . tackles her study of ‘Englishnization' with scholarly rigor and journalistic zeal. . . . [The Language of Global Success] skillfully demonstrates that major corporate initiatives must be championed by top leadership and provide meaningful support and training for employees." * Publishers Weekly *"This analysis offers sharp insights for any multinational thinking about adopting a 'lingua franca'."---Matthew Reisz, Times Higher Education"She weaves her observations of Rakuten into a larger story about language education in Japan, which is a crucial part of the 'Abenomics' agenda of the country's prime minister, Shinzo Abe. The result is an interesting and informative book full of practical lessons for any internationally ambitious organization." * Foreign Affairs *"The Language of Global Success is more than a study in organizational communication. It also is a study in change management." * Strategy + Business *

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Book SynopsisSteel yourself, your career, and your business against future threats with effective collaboration From Me to We shows business decision makers how the ability to effectively collaborate for mutual commercial benefit is the solution to future-proofing a business. Smashing the myth of the Me Economy, this insightful guide explains the model of Commercial Collaboration and the mindset and think-space it requires. Expanding upon Sheryl Sandberg''s Lean In premise, this book emphasizes the need for continuous professional evolution and effort, and describes why women hold an important role in effecting change. Ideas are illustrated with examples, and backed by sector-specific research and interviews with business leaders who have seen real-world results of effective business collaboration. The Seven ReConnect Principles outline methods of realizing change, providing readers a way forward that will future-proof themselves, their careers, and their businesses. Collab

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Book SynopsisBrian Dive runs his own business, DMA Consultancy (www.dmaconsultancy.com) and is a senior partner in Panthea Leadership consultancy (www.panthealeaderhip.com).Trade Review'The book is well illustrated with examples from the UK and overseas, ranging from Citibank to Tesco, Unilever to Procter & Gamble. They all demonstrate the wisdom of Dive's central message: that in leadership and HR, context is critical. This book should really help you to diagnose and add value in your own context.' People Management "Dive believes that, while managers are under constant pressure to achieve 'maximum performance', many of them do not have jobs with clear or real accountabilities. Dive gets full marks for spotting this.' Human Capital Management 'getAbstract recommends Brian Dive's practical approach to developing a framework that lets your leaders lead.' getAbstractTable of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Section - ONE: ; Chapter - 01: Accountable for success; Chapter - 02: Organizing for accountability; Chapter - 03: Leaders and leadership development; Chapter - 04: Holding leaders to account: leadership by design; Section - TWO: ; Chapter - 05: Held to account at the front line; Chapter - 06: Managing the front line; Chapter - 07: Managing the managers; Chapter - 08: Managing on a global stage; Section - THREE: ; Chapter - 09: Organizational design accountability and leadership in practice; Chapter - 10: Leadership development schemes: how can they succeed?; Chapter - 11: Tracking a successful leader; Chapter - 12: The accountable leader: 20 key ideas

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Book SynopsisNeville Lake has had a long and successful business career, during which he has worked for some of the world's top consulting firms. A registered psychologist, Neville has been a business and strategic consultant for over 25 years, has visited over 100 world best-practice organizations and has consulted to over 150 businesses. He specialises in facilitating strategic off-sites for senior management teams and helping organisations to develop and implement powerful and practical strategic plans.Trade Review"Takes the reader through all the key steps from identifying possibilities to actual implementation." * Abstracts of Public Administration, Development and the Environment *"Shows readers how to put together a strategy so that their business can realise its full potential." * Risk UK *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Getting a bigger brain: how to think like a strategist; Chapter - 02: What are they thinking? Customer analysis; Chapter - 03: Getting into their heads: how to understand your customers; Chapter - 04: Who else is out there? Potential customer analysis; Chapter - 05: What are they doing? Competitor analysis; Chapter - 06: Pressure points: understanding the driving forces in your industry; Chapter - 07: What are we thinking? Understanding what is happening in your organization; Chapter - 08: Building the guiderails for the future: mission, vision, values and measures; Chapter - 09: How to pick a strategy that is right for your business; Chapter - 10: Making strategy happen: how to lead your business to success; Chapter - 11: Selling your message; Chapter - 12: B ringing it all together; Chapter - 13: Tricks and traps

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Book SynopsisTom Bevington is a partner in Bevington Group and its sister company Bevington Process Management Tools. He has experience in both technical and management roles in IT and was CEO of an international computer services organization with operations in 49 countries. Clients have included GE Capital, ANZ, Commonwealth Financial Services and Tower.Professor Danny Samson is one of Australia's best known executive educators, having created and led many successful programs both in Australia and elsewhere. He is Professor of Management at the University of Melbourne and is Director of the Foundation for Sustainable Economic Development there.Trade Review"I rarely receive offers to sustainably free up 10 - 15% of staff capacity without a call on precious capital... Interface mapping has delivered on these promises in three different businesses for me and the staff have really bought into the improvements" -- Louis Hawke, Managing Director, Product Strategy and Marketing, ANZ Bank * Louis Hawke, Managing Director, Product Strategy and Marketing, ANZ Bank *"The book gives compelling evidence for focussing on the interface activities between teams... Barely a page went by without reminding me that in 45 years of working in the NHS we should have learned how to do this...... to save patients from harm, to empower our staff and to avoid wasting money and effort." * Tony Giddings, surgeon, recent specialist adviser to the Parliamentary Enquiry into Patient Safety and member of the National Clinical Advisory Team of the UK. *"We use interface mapping year on year to drive increased returns and volumes whilst building the engagement and commitment of our team. It enables us, with minimal time commitment, to understand where staff are allocating their time so that we are able to adjust our internal processes, job requirements, job design and incentive systems to strategically align the work effort." -- Tom Lucey, Vice President, at General Electric * Tom Lucey, Vice President, at General Electric *"Riveting content. It deserves to be recognised as the standard reference for any organization wishing to achieve strategic alignment of its resources" -- Bernie J Mithen, Consultant and former Victorian Commissioner, Australian Securities and Investment Commission * Bernie J Mithen, Consultant and former Victorian Commissioner, Australian Securities and Investment Commission *"No organization can deliver on better costs containment and productivity gains unless there is a concerted effort to properly manage the many interfaces in processes, across departments and throughout the enterprise. This book is perhaps the first ever to explain how to do that really well for amazing results." -- Joan Fitzpatrick, CEO, Australia and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance. * Joan Fitzpatrick, CEO, Australia and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance. *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Business strategy – rigorous formulation, routine underachievement; Chapter - 02: Strategic outcomes from best-practice management principles; Chapter - 03: Making the change needs obvious – the critical role of interfacing activities; Chapter - 04: Interfacing activities, business strategy and business process innovation; Chapter - 05: Interface activity noise – the foundation of strategic change capability; Chapter - 06: Increasing performance; Chapter - 07: Organizational ‘genomics’ – strategic process analysis focused on implementation; Chapter - 08: Principles by which leading organizations drive change; Chapter - 09: Using interface mapping to deliver performance; Chapter - 10: Staying on top: maintaining business outcomes; Chapter - 11: De?nitions and an example of an interfacing mapping tool

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Book SynopsisPaul Hopkin is Technical Director at the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers (AIRMIC) and a Fellow of the Institute of Risk Management. He was previously Director of Risk Management for The Rank Group Plc and prior to that Head of Risk Management at the BBC. He is regular speaker at conferences across the world on a range of risk management topics and author of the classic IRM textbook, Fundamentals of Risk Management, also published by Kogan Page.Trade Review"Paul has brought together some very useful and practical risk management guidance, for business leaders and managers of small and medium sized companies, to enhance and protect business performance over the long term. It is a treasure trove of ideas and concepts." * John Ludlow, SVP Global Risk Management IHG *"Paul Hopkin brings decades of experience in the application of the key principles and the practice of risk management... All managers with operational responsibilities, not just risk managers, will find a great deal of useful material in this book. Other senior managers, even Board members, will also find much to learn in the chapters covering risk communication and risk governance." * Alan Punter, Visiting Professor in Risk Financing, Cass Business School *"Well structured, with checklists, text boxes, diagrams, further reading references and lots of examples, this book is a joy to read, either cover-to-cover or dipping into it as an introduction to the subject." * Steve Fowler, Chief Executive of the Institute of Risk Management *"This practical guide to risk management will serve as a useful map for any risk manager seeking to enhance business and performance through the various pillars of the practice. In this, Paul Hopkin's second title published by Kogan Page (following Fundamentals of Risk Management), his jargon-free account of the nature of risk and of its relevance to the business model takes the reader on a comprehensive journey from risk assessment, through to response, communication and governance; advocating a proactive and appropriate treatment of risk throughout." * Deborah Ritchie, Continuity, Insurance & Risk Magazine *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Section - ONE: Risk agenda; Chapter - 01: Relevance of the risk agenda; Chapter - 02: Drivers of risk management; Chapter - 03: Features of risk management; Chapter - 04: Planning the risk agenda; Section - TWO: Risk assessment; Chapter - 05: Relevance of risk assessment; Chapter - 06: Analysing potential impact; Chapter - 07: Evaluating anticipated consequences; Chapter - 08: Utilizing risk assessments; Section - THREE: Risk response; Chapter - 09: Relevance of risk response; Chapter - 10: Designing risk controls; Chapter - 11: Disaster recovery and business continuity; Chapter - 12: efficiency and effectiveness of controls; Section - FOUR: Risk communication; Chapter - 13: Relevance of risk communication; Chapter - 14: Risk architecture and protocols; Chapter - 15: Risk action plan; Chapter - 16: Risk reporting; Section - FIVE: Risk governance; Chapter - 17: Relevance of risk governance; Chapter - 18: Providing risk assurance; Chapter - 19: governance of emerging risks; Chapter - 20: Risk and stakeholder expectations

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Book SynopsisDr Tony Grundy is an internationally experienced, independent strategy consultant working with major corporations and organizations of all kinds of sizes. His clients include Barclaycard, Boots, BP, Diageo, Dyson Appliances, Easyjet, the Economist Group, Emirates Airlines, Ernst and Young, Financial Times, Ford, HSBC, KPMG, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, Pfizer, Tesco and Vodafone. He currently teaches at Henley Business School and is Visiting Senior Fellow at Cranfield School of Management.Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Why strategic thinking really matters; Chapter - 02: Moonpig; Chapter - 03: APIL; Chapter - 04: Samaritans; Chapter - 05: Virgin Galactic; Chapter - 06: Simplyhealth; Chapter - 07: International Paralympic Committee; Chapter - 08: Integrating important strategic thinking themes; Chapter - 09: Concluding lessons; Chapter - 10: Strategic thinking: visioning

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Book SynopsisLiz Taylor is a highly regarded practitioner in Enterprise Risk Management industries, with 35 years experience. She was formerly Chief Executive of ALARM (the Forum for Risk Management in the Public Sector), Senior Vice President for Marsh Europe and winner of Europe-wide Risk Management of the year. Currently running her own training and consulting company, Liz Taylor Risk Consulting, she is a Fellow of the Institute of Risk Management as well as the Business Continuity Institute.Trade Review"From the foreword: Liz sets out to cover everything one needs to know to develop and apply broad business-focused, or enterprise, risk management (ERM) in a very practical and easily comprehensible way." * Steve Fowler, Principal, Amarreurs Consulting *"From the foreword: Having read very many of the significant books on risk management, Liz Taylor's Practical Enterprise Risk Management is undoubtedly the best that I have come across so far. Contemporary, comprehensive and current in its content, the book deals amply with the risks relating to corporate governance, conduct risk and personal ethics as part of risk culture and measurement of 'maturity' of an organization's ERM." * Mrutyunjay Mahapatra, Regional Head, UK, State Bank of India *"A well-crafted guide to enterprise risk management (ERM). Taylor examines the crucial role ERM can play, how to embed it into your organization, and how to take more managed risks. Liz Taylor's 35 years of experience as a practitioner in ERM comes across in every page. Practical Enterprise Risk Management is comprehensive and practical. It is a collection of everything one needs to know to develop and apply ERM. Each chapter includes figures, tables, and case studies, further making this book a real resource in ERM." * Nikki Lazenby and Chloe Tuck, Internal Auditing *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Introduction; Chapter - 02: About enterprise risk management; Chapter - 03: Risk as an opportunity/threat to objectives and value drivers; Chapter - 04: Implementing an ERM programme; Chapter - 05: Risk attitude, risk propensity and risk appetite; Chapter - 06: ERM culture, blame, boundaries and elephants in the room; Chapter - 07: Embedding and integrating ERM; Chapter - 08: Maturity in enterprise risk management; Chapter - 09: Resilience and sustainable habits; Chapter - 10: Learning and communication; Chapter - 11: Conformance, performance, roles, responsibilities and regulations; Chapter - 12: Deliverables from quantitative ERM approaches; Chapter - 13: Simple, elegant ERM tools for senior management; Chapter - 14: ERM and performance management synergies; Chapter - 15: The key strategic questions for senior management and boards to ask themselves

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Book SynopsisProfessor Malcolm Morley OBE is a chief executive and leader who has worked at Board level in both the private and public sectors. As a management consultant he gained international experience developing senior managers into leaders, developing strategies in a diverse range of markets and supporting strategic and organisational change. As an academic specialising in strategic management he has lectured widely on MBA courses and spoken at many conferences. He has maintained his academic interest and input and is currently a Visiting Professor at The Lord Ashcroft International Business School of Anglia Ruskin University and at the Business School of the University of Bedfordshire. He was made an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in Her Majesty the Queen New Years Honours List of 2016.Trade Review"Aims to help senior managers understand markets so that marketing strategies can be developed in context, and investments in products, services and marketing can be pursued with real prospects for success in practice." * John Gibbs, Leading Business Books *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: So, what is a market?; Chapter - 02: What makes markets attractive?; Chapter - 03: Where do markets exist?; Chapter - 04: Have to buy or discretionary buy?; Chapter - 05: Products and services; Chapter - 06: Product and service benefits and price; Chapter - 07: Market segmentation; Chapter - 08: How to analyse markets; Chapter - 09: How to develop market scenarios – demand; Chapter - 10: How to develop market scenarios – competition; Chapter - 11: Market scenarios – future strategic market issues; Chapter - 12: Putting the company and its competitors in the context of the market; Chapter - 13: What is success?; Chapter - 14: What is strategy and why is the strategy process important?; Chapter - 15: Competing in markets; Chapter - 16: Making strategic choices and corporate strategy

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Book SynopsisDr Simon Haslam is a Chartered Director, strategy consultant and strategy programme lead at the Institute of Directors. He is a Visiting Fellow at Durham University Business School and co-owns the research and consulting firm FMR Research. He consults internationally to public,private and third sector organisations.Dr Ben Shenoy helps organizations apply behavioural insights to a variety of business issues, through executive education, speaking engagements and applied research. He is a Visiting Professor at The London School of Economics and Director of the Business Insights Lab at the University of Surrey.Trade Review"This book presents fresh insights and a contemporary perspective based on an iterative, non-linear approach to strategic decision making. It offers a holistic framework for organizations seeking to adapt to the chaotic and challenging times of the 21st Century." * Stephan Thoma, Executive Advisor, formerly Learning and Development Director, Google *"Most executives struggle with strategy and as the nature and pace of change has accelerated, the challenges have become intractable. This book presents a useful critique of the strategic planning methods we have become used to before going on to set out an approach that is altogether more suited to the digital era. It is an important read for anybody involved in developing strategy." * Simon Murray, Co-founder of the acumen7 network, former chairman of contractor Osborne and non-executive director of Highways England *"As an organisation operating in a multinational environment, with a fast-changing environmental backdrop coupled with not insignificant internal change programmes, this book delivers pragmatic insights into the realities of modern strategy formulation and execution" * Russell Higginbotham, Global Head of Life & Health, Swiss Re *"Simon Haslam and Ben Shenoy have the ability to demystify and weave the multitude of theories and models on business strategy into relevant applications for today's complex environment. As an organization that is constantly challenged by global complexity, our leadership team benefited greatly from the ideas in this book and its thought provoking questions to enable clear strategic pathways and options to be developed. Strategic Decision Making is for managers and senior executives trying to navigate complexity in customers, product or service offerings, where a dynamic marketplace demands constant strategic model development." * Alistair Macdonald, MSc, CEO, INC InVentiv *"This new book, Strategic Decision Making, represents a refreshing and challenging view of our knowledge and practice of how leaders and managers make decisions and need to make them in the current era of unprecedented disruption. Bringing to bear ideas of 'wicked problems' which challenge the traditional strategic analysis techniques, and expanding on the implications of volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) times, the authors introduce, explain, and evidence an approach for this century. With due evaluation of classic strategy tools, and both 'top down' and ' middle out' approaches to strategic decision making, an alternative conceptualisation is developed round 'discovery led' strategy. This is built around three ideas : framing, experimenting and scaling, which are but brought to life with contemporary examples and vignettes of companies and decisions which have started from big decisions, with small test implementations, which when successful, are expanded into businesses we recognise in the 21st century. A recommended alternative take for managers and students alike." * Professor Susan Hart, Dean, Durham University Business School *"The timing of this book could not have been better! In a world that is uncertain with political, economic and social disruption the norm, the insight provided is invaluable. The balance between academic rigour and, crucially, real life practice, makes it a must-read for any senior executive tasked with the privilege and challenge of making decisions that affect the future of their organisation. It is refreshing to read a book about strategy that focuses on the importance of situational factors and, especially, on the impact we have as leaders, on strategy and its execution." * Louise Gulliver, Managing Director at the Institute of Directors *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction - Why Strategic Decision Making needs to become Discovery-led; Chapter - 01: The World is Changing, but we don’t always see it; Chapter - 02: Organizational Inertia - Why Enterprises find it Difficult to Change; Chapter - 03: Top-down Decisions; Chapter - 04: Middle-Out Decisions; Chapter - 05: Discovery-Led Decision Making; Chapter - 06: Mode I - Framing; Chapter - 07: Mode II - Experimenting; Chapter - 08: Mode III - Scaling; Chapter - 09: Implications for Organisations; Chapter - 10: The Force that is You

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Book SynopsisCris Beswick spent over a decade as a successful entrepreneur & CEO building an award-winning design group. He then founded The Future Shapers, an innovation consultancy specializing in strategy, leadership and culture required for innovation. Derek Bishop has over twenty years' as an expert on culture change and is considered one of the leading thinkers on creating high-performance cultures. Derek is the co-founder of boutique agency Culture Consultancy, helping to deliver sustainable performance improvements through successful organizational culture change. Jo Geraghty, former head of HR for Goldman Sachs France and Switzerland, brings a wealth of practitioner experience to change projects. With a global expert reputation, Jo specializes in working with leadership teams of global organizations operating in large, complex and regulated environments.Trade Review"Clear practical steps to embed a culture of innovation and an enjoyable read. This is a really practical guide for any organization aiming to put innovation at the centre of its business strategy. It does what it claims to do; defining a culture of innovation and giving some easy to use tools within a six-stage framework to make the journey successful. The concepts and tools in this book are clear, practical and easy to use - it will help to make innovation central to your strategy." * Irene Stark, Group HR Director, ATS Euromaster *"To read this book is just like sitting down for a chat with the authors who share years of experience wrapped up in a single book, in a conversational style, punctuated with concepts, perspectives and leading case studies along the way. A useful touchpoint for leaders who know that innovation is critical for business success and are navigating this cultural journey." * Sarah Salter, Group HR Director, Northumbrian Water *"I found the book to be one of the few that look at life as it is today - too many management books still look backwards. All the examples quoted are current and the topic is definitely the number one issue facing all business areas today. A great book that I will definitely recommend to any change professional or business leader responsible for keeping their business current." * Catherine Rutter, Group Operations Change Director, Lloyds Banking Group *"Building an innovation culture into a business is a huge opportunity for many organizations. This book builds frameworks which can help navigate us through the innovation journey, how you create the culture and build momentum through trust and empowerment of teams. It recognizes many of the big hurdles, such as getting the right people into the organization and the barriers that get built to slow down or prevent change. A valuable insight that can help many of us go on these change journeys to create the next generation organization for our businesses to succeed in the future." * Stephen Shurrock, CEO, Telefonica Global Consumer Group *"Building a Culture of Innovation provides a real world examination of the issues around innovation and culture that large companies are grappling with in the light of rapidly changing consumer behaviour and emerging competition. It provides a structured and pragmatic approach to embedding innovation capabilities in to organizations." * Duncan Mosely, Director of Corporate Development, Prudential *"Does the culture of your organization enable innovative thinking, or prevent it from taking root in the first place? Too often, leaders fail to recognize that the innovation they seek simply isn't possible within the framework of the current culture and that becoming more innovative requires changes in unexpected places. This book addresses that issue, making it a valuable and relevant work on the topic." * Colin J Browne, author of How to Build a Happy Sandpit *"What makes this such a vital read is that it's not just another innovation book but an essential practical guide for anyone who is looking for the framework to move from talking about innovation in the workplace to actually making it a reality. The pioneering organization is transformed by leadership that can lead on innovation, managers who then manage innovation and a community that are more effectively engaged in the culture of innovation. The authors clearly have an abundance of hands on experience across this innovation value chain and draw on this to deliver a digestible and practical guide for practitioners at all levels." * Andrew Grahame, Co-founder, Mr & Mrs Smith Hotels *"In a time when everyone is talking about innovation, it's clear that not enough business leaders understand the difference between invention and innovation or between innovative people and an innovative organization. Sustainable innovation can only be achieved by embarking on the journey towards a culture of innovation. This book serves as a useful guide for what will always be a long and difficult adventure. Providing frequent, practical tools, case studies and helpful commentary, Building a Culture of Innovation will ensure that more of us arrive at our destination in one piece." * Andy Hedge, Global Director of Learning and Development, Xchanging *""There can be few business leaders who aren't wrestling with the challenge of how to create or re-energize the innovative DNA of their organization. Delivering the demands of today and at the same time ensuring that you can remain relevant to and meet the demands of your customers tomorrow has never been a more challenging leadership issue. There's no single route or magic formula to achieving an innovative culture any more than meeting any other business challenge, but there are key components requiring leadership attention and Building a Culture of Innovation surfaces and explores these dimensions using some refreshing and insightful real life examples to help bring the theory and concepts to life. It's proved to be a helpful reminder that leadership persistency and having the right people capabilities and mind-set are a constant. With plenty of nuggets to take away and think about how to apply to your own cultural environment I am sure it's a book I will keep coming back to for a refresh." * Mark Howes, CEO, AXA Direct Protection and Director, AXA PPP healthcare *"Building a Culture of Innovation superbly underpins the value of innovation being driven from the engine room of business culture as a commercial differentiator. Everything about this book is practical which makes it essential reading for both HR professionals and business leaders continuously adapting to growing regulation, digital advancements and new generations of consumers. Using case studies, best practice insights, stakeholder strategies and frameworks - it's a useful refresh to those already making progress or to identify future growth opportunities." * Beth Robotham, Head of Business Development, Bupa UK *"Right from the outset Building a Culture of Innovation helps demystify innovation and how to embed it into the culture of the big, complex corporate company. It helps set innovation, and even the very definition of it, in the context of the individual organization and most importantly helps outline how to measure innovation itself as well as, and more importantly, your progress along your innovation journey. It's a refreshing change from the usual innovation books that reinforce why we need to innovate, this time the authors have shown us how to communicate innovation, engage people in it and ultimately, make it happen." * Nikki Wray, Delivery Director and Head Of People Faculty, QinetiQ *"Innovation, the Holy Grail to which the majority of forward-thinking organizations aspire, has at last been turned into an understandable and very readable step-by-step guide to creating a culture of innovation. Make no mistake, this is not a prescriptive 'one size fits all' model for creating a culture of innovation and the challenge to achieve it is certainly not for the fainthearted, but what the authors set out to do (and achieve) is to provide clear direction and simple models through which there is a clear journey for any organization to follow in order to move towards creating an innovative culture." * Dr Sue Waldock, Group HR Director, The Rank Group Plc *"A highly useful practical guide to develop a culture of innovation in your business. Very clear and straight to the point. It will prove invaluable to practitioners who strive to change their organization for the better. The authors offer an exciting vision and, at the same time, provide a step-by-step approach to manage change. This book will have a high impact on its readers." * Prof Reinhard Bachmann BA MSc PhD, Chair in International Management, SOAS, University of London *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Introduction: So you think your organization innovates?; Chapter - 02: Understanding where you are today Chapter - 03: Building an innovation leadership team; Chapter - 04: Designing the future; Chapter - 05: Communication and people engagement; Chapter - 06: Building innovation aptitude; Chapter - 07: Embedding a culture of innovation; Chapter - 08: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisProfessor Robert E. Grosse is Dean of the School of Business Administration at American University of Sharjah, and was 2012-2014 President of the Academy of International Business. He has taught international finance in the MBA programmes at Thunderbird, the University of Miami, the University of Michigan, the Instituto de Empresa (Madrid, Spain), and in many universities in Latin America, and he lectures on executive education programmes around the world. He was founding Director of Standard Bank Group's (South Africa) executive education programme, the Global Leadership Centre, offering leadership development training to 11,000 managers and executives. He is a leading author on international business topics, and his latest book, Can Latin American Firms Compete? was published by Oxford University Press in 2007.Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Introduction; Chapter - 02: Why emerging markets are the place to be; Chapter - 03: The time horizon; Chapter - 04: What is the challenge from emerging markets?; Chapter - 05: Competing in emerging markets; Chapter - 06: Competitive strategies of firms in China: MNEs, SOEs and private firms; Chapter - 07: Emerging market MNEs competing in industrial countries and globally; Chapter - 08: Innovation is key; Chapter - 09: Large, small, family-owned and state-owned companies from emerging markets; Chapter - 10: Conclusions

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Book SynopsisClaire Brooks is president and managing director of ModelPeople Inc, a global branding company offering branding insights and strategic solutions to a wide range of international clients. Claire has almost 30 years' experience in brand management, brand planning and strategic market research with Fortune 500 companies and advertising agencies in both Europe and the US.Trade Review"'Claire has an innate talent for discovering the actual motivation and truth behind consumer responses. Her command of the insights tools and methodologies in this book, coupled with an adaptable style and intuitive sense for how to employ those tools helps her arrive at the big "AHA" moment more quickly and more frequently than any other insights professional I have worked with.'" * Mic Zavarella, Senior Director, Marketing, PepsiCo *"'This book is a refreshing antidote to the over-reliance on "big data" in today's consumer insights world. Claire has graciously shared her excellent techniques for discovering truly actionable insights. Consumer research textbooks typically have given short shrift to qualitative research methods; this book doesn't do this and is a great resource for students and practitioners alike.'" * Nicki Shovar, Instructor, Marketing Research Methods, UC Berkeley Extension; former Director of Consumer Research, Ubisoft *"'This is a well-written book that combines evidence, practical examples and case studies, enabling the reader to gain insight into some of the inner drivers and subconscious motives behind decision making. Even non-profits exist in a dynamic world with lots of competition for resources and leaders need to be able to put themselves into the shoes of the people they want to influence and serve. As a leader of a global mental health non-profit advocacy organization, the issues, concepts and ideas presented in Marketing with Strategic Empathy resonate profoundly with what I have observed and experienced - there is much to learn from this book and applying the concepts will enrich non-profit leaders and their organizations.'" * Professor Gabriel Ivbijaro, President, World Federation for Mental Health; Chair, World Dignity Project *"Claire is one of the most insightful people in the insights business. Marketing with Strategic Empathy avoids the typical abstract pontificating and gives us real,tangible,she-was there examples of how insight scan lead to richer consumer connections. Her book helps clients and creative people alike understand the mysteries of consumer(human)behaviour." * John Robertson, Simpler&Simpler strategic branding and ad agency *"'This is a brilliant guide for anyone in the position of understanding consumers and shoppers. Claire does a beautiful job of weaving together academic theory with sheer wisdom that only comes from deep field experience. I'm personally equipping everyone in our team with this book.'" * Chris Tjaden, Director of Strategy and Insights, 10 Red Design *"Brooks shows that no amount of computerized research data is a substitute for empathy; understanding your customers' feelings and motivations. A product's functions are important, but often the feelings they generate are even more so. This book shows how to gather, process, and activate insights on empathy to use in strategic planning." * P. G. Kishel, Cypress College *Table of Contents Section - 01: Why marketing strategists need empathy; Section - 02: Strategic learning frameworks: needs, emotions, culture and decision-making; Section - 03: Reshaping the marketing strategy template, based on Strategic Empathy; Section - 04: The Strategic Empathy Process for marketing strategy formation: overview; Section - 05: The Strategic Empathy Process Phase One: Immerse – immersive research methods; Section - 06: The Strategic Empathy Process Phase One (continued): Immerse – immersive research tools and techniques; Section - 07: The Strategic Empathy Process Phase Two: Activate insights into strategy; Section - 08: The Strategic Empathy Process Phase Three: Inspire – communicate strategic learning; Section - 09: The Strategic Empathy Process in a non-profit organization

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Book SynopsisDomenic is a practicing Chief Risk Officer and senior risk, governance and compliance consultant. An Australian expatriate based in Dubai UAE, Domenic specializes in bringing organizations 'up the risk maturity curve' and building risk practitioner tools for implementing ERM, ISO 31000:2009 and COSO ERM. Formerly with Marsh Risk Consulting, Shell and Red Cross, he enjoys over 30 years experience in risk, strategic planning and business management across many sectors in Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia and Australia-Pacific. A regular international conference presenter and author, he is the content author for various risk maturity model software releases. These include Benchmarker risk maturity model, the first tool to self-assess risk management effectiveness through a set of capabilities expected to be delivered by a head of risk and cross-walked to both ISO 31000 and COSO ERM. His book Risk Maturity Models is the first to focus on this important topic.Trade Review"We live and work in an increasingly complex, faster moving and connected world. The risk landscape faced by organisations today and in the future is increasingly one made up of intangible risks - risks typically more difficult to assess and control than more 'traditional' physical risks. Intangible risks demand an enterprise risk management ("ERM") approach - archaic risk silos have no place in this world - cyber is not just an IT risk, people are not just an HR risk. Risk management is at the top of the board room agenda and organisations are seeking ways in which they can evaluate and benchmark their ERM maturity. This authoritative book by Domenic Antonucci, a recognised international thought leader in the space of risk maturity is a welcome addition to every risk professional's tool kit. The book follows a logical approach and is packed with information designed to explain risk maturity and to help risk professionals use this technique in support of their position as risk leaders and trusted risk advisors." * Julia Graham, AIRMIC Ltd *"Risk management maturity models enable organizations to gauge the development and evolution of their risk management practices. Dominic Antonucci's Risk Maturity Models stands out from other risk management texts on this topic because it provides very practical guidance, supported by numerous case studies. The book brings to life the benefits of risk maturity models when effectively applied and is simple but effective in its approach." * Nicola Crawford, IRM UK Board member *"For years Domenic has been one of the leading thinkers on risk management maturity models. Now he's sharing his thoughts in a book that can help others use maturity models as a means to advance risk management maturity. Risk Maturity Models should be in the library of every risk management practitioner who's looking to advance their risk management capabilities." * Paul Sobel, IA ex Chairman, Vice President/Chief Audit Executive IIA Global *"Risk maturity models are useful to organizations that want to compare their current state of risk management capability to an appropriate target level. With his book, Domenic Antonucci offers risk practitioners not only a comprehensive review of existing risk maturity models, but also a method to build one that will satisfy the specific needs of any organization." * Ghislain Giroux Dufort, President at Baldwin Global Risk Strategies Inc. *"Risk Maturity is currently a hot topic within the Risk Management discipline, being mentioned in various books, standards as well as being discussed at length in conferences across the globe. Up until this book however, there have been a lack of publications on the topic. Domenic Antonucci provides a detailed insight into the history of Risk Maturity Models and their benefits. The book is relevant to all organizations implementing risk management who are seeking more information on risk maturity models, whether they believe themselves to be "best in class", and looking for a way to measure their risk maturity, or having only recently started their Risk Management Journey and looking for a roadmap to help guide them to increased levels of maturity." * Alexander Larsen BHRM, FIRM Risk & Controls Co-Ordinator – West Qurna Project *"Risk management is often portrayed as a subject impenetrable to those who work outside the discipline, with jargon and techniques obscuring the real value that risk-based decision making can bring to organisations. Domenic Antonucci's book changes all this. Through a wealth of practical experience and accessible examples, Dom shows how anyone can measure, review and indeed improve the level of risk maturity in their organisation. With techniques that can be used both in commercial businesses and in public and third sector organisations anywhere in the world, this book is relevant to you. Indeed, whether you manage risk directly, or influence the way it's exploited, you'll find this guide of real and lasting value." * Steve Fowler, Managing Director at Amarreurs Consulting Ltd, Ex-CEO at the Institute of Risk Management *Table of Contents Section - 01: Background to risk maturity models; Section - 02: The case for a risk maturity model; Section - 03: Comparing risk maturity models against each other; Section - 04: Tailoring and benchmarking a risk maturity model; Section - 05: Designing a tailored risk maturity model; Section - 06: How risk, audit and board functions benefit from risk maturity; Section - 07: Summary of risk maturity models from practitioner perspectives;

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Book SynopsisRichard Lloyd is Associate Director of the Supply Chain Centre of Excellence at TATA Consultancy Services, Mumbai. The author has worked for lots of international companies designing and managing supply chains such as NOKIA, where he was responsible for driving their global supply chain. He is a visiting lecturer at Cranfield University, Bedford, UK.Trade Review"Homes in on the nature of the organizational challenges facing practitioners when implementing integrated business planning, making it a very practical read. The book is filled with case studies that reflect on organizational challenges, providing a well-rounded understanding of the human side of integrated planning in the supply chain." * Yossi Sheffi, Elisha Gray II Professor of Engineering Systems, and Director, MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics, US *"A lot of insights and practical experience to bring to leaders." * Hanne Refsholt, CEO, TINE, Norway *"I would recommend this book to any supply chain director, and especially to those who are struggling with the implementation of sales and operations planning and/or integrated business planning, and the selling of these concepts to the board and commercial colleagues." * Martijn Lofvers, CEO and Chief Trendwatcher, Supply Chain Media, Netherlands *"You can find tons of literature on supply chain management but rarely a book that goes so deeply and systematically into the most important topic in that field, which is organizational development and change management. People make supply chains work, not systems, algorithms or methodologies. That needs supply chain leadership, which is what this book is for. Outstanding." * Dr -Ing Dirk Petermann, Head of Competence Center, Supply Chain Management, Continental Tires, Germany *Table of Contents Section - 01: Introduction; Section - 02: The supply chain challenge; Section - PART ONE: Context. Situation. Outside-in; Section - 03: An outside-in view of an organization; Section - 04: Who works here and why?; Section - 05: Digging to understand how we got here; Section - PART TWO: Complication. What is really going on?; Section - 06: Incongruities and uncertainties: a look behind the scenes; Section - 07: Theory of action: linking behaviour to assumptions; Section - 08: The politics of information technology: patronage and partnership; Section - PART THREE: Implications. Interpreting our findings; Section - 09: Wicked problems: understanding the challenge; Section - 10: Leadership approaches to change; Section - 11: Realpolitik and ideals: projects; Section - PART FOUR: Conclusions. Decisions. Shaping interventions; Section - 12: Conclusions; Section - 13: Platforms and tools for change; Section - 14: Getting to agility faster; Section - PART FIVE: Wrap-up: Case study re-imagined. Next steps; Section - 15: Case study re-imagined; Section - 16: Next steps;

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Book SynopsisMatthew Whalley has a unique blend of practical experience and strategic insight into legal risk management and law department operations. He created the UK's first and only Legal Risk Consultancy in 2012, and has helped FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 clients take their first steps to develop a structured approach to legal risk. He was short-listed for the Laurie Young Memorial Global Thought Leadership award in 2014 for his papers on legal risk management.Chris Guzelian is an Associate Professor at Thomas Jefferson Law School in San Diego, California, USA, where he teaches business, criminal, and American constitutional law courses. Previously he was a state prosecutor, a civilian officer with the U.S. Department of Defense, and a lawyer with the U.S. bankruptcy courts. Chris advises a number of corporate, non-profit, and government authorities on risk-related matters.Trade Review"The Legal Risk Management Handbook contains a wealth of information useful for any company involved in international business to consider when managing legal risk. What sets this book apart is that it translates complex legal principles into practical operating tools that business managers and the lawyers who work with them can use on a day-to-day basis. An indispensable compendium for the legal and compliance team, the executive suite and the boardroom who must work hard to ensure that legal risk management is at the top of the agenda in every organization." * Professor Stuart Weinstein, Faculty of Business and Law, Coventry University *"A must-read for in-house lawyers and new general counsels. I particularly like the simple and practical guides to implement what are quite advanced legal risk management techniques." * Simon Nasta, General Counsel, FBN UK *"Legal risk management needs to become fully integrated with the practice of law. With this book, Matthew Whalley and Chris Guzelian enable in-house lawyers to get to grips with one of the least understood areas of legal practice. A must-read for General Counsel who want to articulate the value their team delivers, for Chief Compliance Officers who want to work more effectively with legal colleagues to deliver effective regulatory compliance programmes, and for any legal practitioner who operates within or delivers services to a risk-managed environment." * Neil Braakenburg, EMEA Head of Compliance, AIG Europe (and former UK Head of Legal, AIG Europe) *"This book challenges all organizations to review legal risk management strategy and provides practical suggestions on how to flex their approach to enhance legislative and regulatory compliance. All those in leadership or front line advisory roles will relate to the issues raised and can benefit from the proposed solutions to manage their forward exposures to legal loss." * Matthew Kellett, EY UK Law Leader, FSO *"Easy to read and dares to delve not just into the practical application of the law but the world of ethics and conduct and the role of lawyers to manage such. A valuable addition to the literature on legal risk." * Prof. Richard Moorhead, Professor of Law and Professional Ethics, Director of the Centre for Ethics and Law, UCL *"Legal risk management is often still seen as a niche discipline, but I believe it has great potential once it is adopted more broadly. One of the problems is that many practitioners do not even know what this nascent discipline entails and what they should learn to start practising it. This book is a very good starting point because it offers useful practical guidelines and illustrating cases. Thanks to their professional experiences with practising legal risk management, the authors are uniquely qualified for offering such guidance." * Professor Tobias Mahler, Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo *"In-house legal teams are facing major challenges. We need more books like this." * Ashley Gordon, Head of Legal, EMEA *Table of Contents Section - 01: A general guide to legal risk management and reporting; Chapter - 01: The business case for legal risk: How to articulate legal risk to your business; Chapter - 02: Big picture legal risk management: Corporate governance, values and policy; Chapter - 03: Evidence you’re in control: How to identify, quantify and report legal risk; Section - 02: An in-depth review of legal risk and how to mitigate it; Chapter - 04: Legislative/regulatory risk and the role of legal and compliance; Chapter - 05: Non-contractual obligations: Ethics, conduct and duty of care; Chapter - 06: Contract risk; Chapter - 07: Dispute risk; Chapter - 08: Non-contractual rights risk: Intellectual property: the gateway to your customer;

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Book SynopsisBrian MacNeice is an expert in high performance and is a regular speaker on the topic at business conferences and seminars. Brian regularly runs High Performance workshops for organisations, leadership teams and senior executives. He has advised many blue chip companies in a career spanning almost 20 years across a diverse range of industry sectors. Brian is Managing Director of Kotinos Partners, which is a consultancy that focuses on helping CEOs and Leadership teams deliver sustained high performance.James Bowen is an expert in strategy and organisational design and a performance consultant with over 15 years of advisory experience. Over the course of his career, James has worked with executive teams of blue-chip companies on a range of engagements with the achievement of step-change performance improvement as their common goal. James is also Managing Director of Kotinos Partners, which is a consultancy that focuses on helping CEOs and Leadership teams deliver sustainedTrade Review"A fascinating study into some of the world's most awe-inspiring organizations. From insightful interviews and research, MacNeice and Bowen have distilled the essential qualities that lead to high performance down into an actionable and enjoyable read for all business leaders" * Sir Clive Woodward, English 2003 World Cup Winning Head Coach and Team GB Director of Sport, London 2012 *"Powerhouse challenges our thinking about high performance by examining essential qualities in a wide range of leading institutions. The Powerhouse model - emphasizing Plan, Priorities, People, and Process - is a highly useful way to think about the alignment of key elements for any institution. Practical and sure to be of great value for managers from all fields" * Phil Rosenzweig, Professor of Strategy and International Business, IMD Switzerland *"Thomas Edison once said, 'If we did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves.' This could be the credo of Powerhouse written by Brian MacNeice and James Bowen. Using twelve remarkable case studies of world-renowned organizations, they make quite clear that 'high performance is by definition a collective endeavour.' In illustrating what differentiates these captivating organizations from the more humdrum ones, they make the reader familiar with the "powerhouse approach to performance transformation." Anybody interested in the DNA of what makes for sustainable high performance would do well to carefully study this book" * Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries, Distinguished Clinical Professor of Leadership Development and Organizational Change, INSEAD *"The stories of a dozen great organizations from around the world - and what we can learn from their decency and vision, as well as their success. Recommended reading for any business leader" * Hamish McRae, Chief Economics Commentator, The Independent *"The best analysis of successful organizations since Good to Great and Built to Last. Powerhouse offers amazing insights into the world's best organizations and the 12 principles that drive organizational performance. This is a must read for any executive who wants to create lasting success" * Kevin Kruse, New York Times bestselling author of ‘Employee Engagement 2.0’ *"It's hard to read a book when you are constantly stopping to take notes. The introduction and first chapter alone provoked my thinking about the ambitions of my own company and the strategies needed for success. I love this book. Each chapter is a true story about an organization and the practices and differentiators that led to its success. The organizations are highly diverse and while each is unique - most of us don't instruct our customers to build and use pit latrines - there are commonalities that can be practiced by all of us. Read this book. You will be inspired and compelled to take action" * Susan Scott, founder, Fierce, Inc. *"Twelve very diverse institutions and yet a common thread on what it takes to succeed, brilliantly captured by the authors. A must read for those who are passionate about succeeding" * Ajit Shriram, Joint Managing Director, DCM Shriram *"Powerhouse is a compelling and provocative compendium of how some of the world's leading organizations have reached the pinnacle in their respective fields. This book is well researched and clearly written; a must read for leaders who aspire to transform their organization into a world-class, high performing institution that is built to last" * Tom Massey, author of ‘The ABC’s of Effective Leadership’ and ‘Ten Commitments for Building High Performance Teams’ *"Every now and again a new book comes along which really does add something new to our understanding of high performance organisations. This is one of those books. A highly readable book offering real insight into how organisations become leaders in their respective fields" * Jeff Grout, business consultant, coach, speaker and author *Table of Contents Section - 01: Introduction; Section - 02: Grameen Bank; Section - 03: Médecins Sans Frontières; Section - 04: Southwest Airlines; Section - 05: US Marine Corps; Section - 06: Curtis Institute of Music; Section - 07: The Finnish state school education system; Section - 08: Tata Group; Section - 09: St Louis Cardinals; Section - 10: Inside the Mariinsky – the Kirov; Section - 11: New Zealand rugby; Section - 12: Mayo Clinic; Section - 13: Toyota Motor Corporation; Section - 14: Conclusion;

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Book SynopsisDr Roger Miles researches behavioural risk and the impacts of conduct regulation. He counsels Boards on human risk factors and uncertainty, and delivers bespoke risk workshops for leadership groups in government, NGOs and the professions. He teaches risk-related psychology at graduate schools including Cambridge University and the UK Defence Academy. He co-edits the LSE's annual Behavioural Economics Guide and publishes best practice guidance notes through professional bodies including British Bankers' Association (BBA), the Association of British Insurers (ABI), Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) and the Institute of Operational Risk (IOR).Trade Review"With the latest shocks to unsettle the predictable and rational world of deterministic and logical data-driven assumptions analysis, culminating in our inability to foresee Brexit and the rise of Donald Trump, financial practitioners would be well advised to pick up, discuss and take note of the behavioural approaches outlined in Dr Miles's Conduct Risk Management. The tools in here will help practitioners get themselves 'match fit' for managing risk in a world where almost everything you thought you knew may turn out to be wrong." * Dr David Hancock, Director HM Government Cabinet Office – Infrastructure and Projects Authority; former Head of Risk for TfL *"Dr Miles has important and timely lessons for the effective management of corporate risk, but this book goes well beyond a narrow risk focus and, with its application of and insights from behavioural science, will be of interest to students and practitioners of ethics, culture and conduct in financial services and, indeed, more widely. I'd encourage all bankers, regulators and students to read this book, which balances well academic study with practical, real-world lessons and conclusions." * Simon Thompson, Chief Executive, Chartered Banker Institute *"A refreshingly enjoyable read, but more than that, a timely expert insight into why and how the financial sector has to change fundamentally the way it engages with politics and public goods. This change of outlook has implications far beyond financial markets - there are valuable lessons for policy-making at the highest level." * Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive, RSA; Head of the Prime Minister’s Employment Law Review, 2016 *"A lively, interesting and very practical guide to understanding how regulators think, and getting on the front foot ahead of conduct risk. Using Dr Miles's techniques to 'work risk-aware' makes good business sense, is highly engaging for all business people and is certainly a better basis for effective compliance than old fashioned box-ticking." * Scott Wallace, Chief Risk Officer and Executive Director – Governance, Legal, Risk & Compliance *"Many practitioners are at a loss how to deal with Conduct Risk, yet clearly it's a vital topic to understand, now that the threat of prosecution hangs daily over every senior manager. Roger Miles is one of the very few genuinely expert sources on what the science of 'behavioural regulation' means for day-to-day business practice. This is a great opportunity to gather his insights, and enjoy his lively curiosity about where regulation comes from and will take us to next." * Donald Macrae, Senior Consultant on Regulatory Reform, World Bank *"Roger Miles has done an excellent job of animating and explaining in plain English this challenging area of regulation. His book should therefore be essential reading for any compliance and risk professional in order that they better understand the nature of conduct risk and how to mitigate the risks arising." * Brian Harte, Managing Director, Berkeley Research Group; former Group Head of Compliance and Regulatory Affairs, Barclays *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Time for a Fresh Approach; Chapter - 02: Behavioural Science Sets Regulators Thinking…; Chapter - 03: The Onset of Financial Conduct Regulation; Chapter - 04: Why Regulators had to Change Direction; Chapter - 05: The Roots of Misconduct; Chapter - 06: The Politics of Prosecution; Chapter - 07: Establishing What Your ‘Good Behaviour Looks Like’; Chapter - 08: The ‘Behavioural Lens’, Part 1; Chapter - 09: The ‘Behavioural Lens’, Part 2; Chapter - 10: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

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Book SynopsisSamir Dani is Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management in Huddersfield Business School at the University of Huddersfield, UK. He is the recipient of the 2015 Prix des Associations prize at the Les Plumes des Achats & Supply Chain awards for his book Food Supply Chain Management and Logistics published by Kogan Page.Trade Review"The book provides a practical and strategic perspective on managing today's global supply chains. The content is comprehensive, systematic and easy to comprehend. Highly recommended for practitioners and researchers engaged in tactical as well as strategic aspects of supply chain management." * Dr Abhijeet Ghadge, Senior Lecturer in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Cranfield University, UK *"Turbulence in the international economic and business environment has highlighted the critical strategic role of contemporary supply chain management in firms across all sectors. Professor Dani's book provides an indispensable guide to all key elements of the supply chain strategy process for supply chain managers, academics and students." * Professor Edward Sweeney, Professor of Logistics and Systems, Director of Aston Logistics & Systems Institute, Aston University *"This textbook provides a good grounding in Strategic Supply Chain Management. It clearly addresses the main building blocks and key issues and topics arising. It is a very useful text for students and practitioners who wish to consider the strategic context of supply chain management, in particular the implications of strategic decisions on supply chain design, capability and performance." * Dr Seamus O’Reilly, Senior Lecturer, Academic Director for Supply Chain Management Programmes, UCC, Ireland *"Professor Dani has written a concise, insightful and highly valuable guide to the development of Supply Chain strategy. In underling the need for this strategy to follow business strategy and cover the full end to end, or in my world farm to fork, he captures the most critical aspects. In today's VUCA volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world the chapters on resilience, agility and sustainability are particularly valuable. Finally, I am delighted by the inclusion of a thoughtfully considered chapter on people or talent. It is, after all said and done, ultimately down to how engaged and inspired our people are that determines a business's success or otherwise." * David Hix, Director of Supply Chain Nestlé UK & I *"In this book, Samir Dani presents a comprehensive coverage of the strategic aspects of supply chain management. It covers many important topics that will have a substantial impact on global supply chains in the future including circular economy, risk management and resilience and talent management. The book is easy to read and practitioners will find it highly valuable in developing their supply chain management strategies." * Professor Amrik Sohal, Professor of Management, Monash University *"A guide through the often complex and confusing world of supply chain strategic management which includes the challenges of managing talent as well as risk. Every time I opened the book something caught my eye that was explained in simple, direct terms that I could understand and translate to the business environment." * Dr Richard Gibson, Head of European Logistics, Accord Healthcare *"This is a fantastic, insightful and stimulating book covering topical areas in strategic supply chain management that will embrace your interest. The book will generate a deep appreciation of understanding the link between the operational environment and strategy, an area within the supply chain which is vital for firm's survival. Coverage on topics such as circular economy, risk and resilience and talent management is icing on the cake. I will thoroughly recommend this book to academics, students and practitioners alike." * Professor Vikas Kumar, Director of Research and Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management, University of the West of England, UK *"We live in an era of rapid change, where business success is inextricably linked to supply chain capability and performance. Samir's book examines the many considerations required to ensure that business and supply chain strategies are fully aligned - vital in an unpredictable world where so many economic, political and social factors can impact on a company's future." * John Perry, Managing Director, SCALA Consulting Ltd *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Elements of strategy; Chapter - 02: Sales and operations planning; Chapter - 03: Sourcing and purchasing; Chapter - 04: Supplier relationships and collaboration; Chapter - 05: Risk and resilience; Chapter - 06: The circular economy and supply chain strategy; Chapter - 07: Talent management; Chapter - 08: Other factors important for supply chain strategy; Chapter - 09: Appendix - Factors influencing the supply chain strategy;

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Book SynopsisChris Lewis is the founder and CEO of LEWIS, one of the largest independent marketing and communications agencies in the world. He is a skilled media trainer who has coached senior politicians, business people and celebrities. Chris is also a published author and journalist who has written for the Financial Times, Daily Telegraph and The Guardian. Trade Review"Too Fast to Think crackles with good ideas and advice and for creative thinkers. It's a must read for the media, politicians and business people alike" * Baroness Jenkin of Kennington *"Too Fast to Think perfectly captures the zeitgeist of our exhausted world. It resonated profoundly with me both as an entrepreneur and as a parent" * Alison Cork, entrepreneur, writer, broadcaster *"Chris Lewis gives us permission to Stop, Think, Dream, Be and shows us how to replace Hurry Sickness with creative success. His examples are universal and global, relevant to all people and professions" * Dr Pippa Malmgren Former US Presidential Advisor and author of 'Signals: How Everyday Signs Can Help Us Navigate the World's Turbulent Economy' *"Time is a luxury that's available to everyone if they have the discipline to use it properly. In the digital age, our decisions are pressurised by the speed of events. Making the time to really think is the key to success. The author is a living testament to this philosophy" * Lord Bell, Executive Chairman Bell Pottinger. *"Chris Lewis's book is an aide memoir to the importance and enriching power of creativity in business. Lewis has identified a growing trend that industry is finding it hard to adapt to new communications challenges and are having difficulties developing creative ideas, strategies and the necessary infrastructure to meet those challenges. I recommend his bold ambition to renew our confidence in creativity" * Mark Borkowski, Publicist, author and entrepreneur *"Too Fast to Think is an important reminder that the time of getting our best ideas in the work environment has passed. The proximity gained from the internet and social media has come at the price of continual disruption and the risk that "we shut out what we don't agree with". The insights Chris Lewis provides from both the theory and the people trying to take a different path underscore the importance of not neglecting that which makes us creative" * Charlotte Lindsey-Curtet, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). *"I loved this book! This fascinating book bubbles with the effervescence of a creative mind. Chris would want you to explore his ideas, extract your own, expand on them, share them and explode his thinking. Hell, blow them up! As George Bernard Shaw's reflected, "The reasonable man adapts himself to the conditions that surround him...the unreasonable man adapts surrounding conditions to himself... All progress depends on the unreasonable man." Chris Lewis provides a timely and apposite reminder for all leaders of the need to confront conventional practices. He does so through an infectious curiosity and shares bold insights, both pragmatic and paradoxical, to challenge us all to take time to think" * Squadron Leader John Peters *"We neglect holism at our peril. In our complex world only a life lived in the round can give us the connections and space for reflection that nurture creativity and compassion. Chris Lewis has seen the danger of being overwhelmed by the particular and the need to restore the balanced life necessary for human flourishing and for meeting the global challenges before us" * Richard Chartres, The Rt Revd and Rt Hon Richard Chartres, Bishop of London *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction: Chapter - 01: The information overload and the way it’s changing us Chapter - 02: How did we allow ourselves to become so overloaded? Chapter - 03: The ‘always on’ environment and its effect Chapter - 04: Your brain and how to use it Chapter - 05: Sleep matters Chapter - 06: Where great ideas come from Chapter - 07: Generating better ideas Chapter - 08: How leaders apply creativity Chapter - 09: Confession

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Book SynopsisProfessor James McCalman, formerly MD of Sotheby's Institute of Art, is currently the Head of the Centre for Strategy and Leadership at the University of Portsmouth. He has previously enjoyed roles as MBA Director at the Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde as well as at Ashridge Business School, before moving to senior leadership roles in the private and charitable sectors.Dr David Potter is the founder of The Cultural Change Company, which specializes in enabling cultural change interventions. He is a qualified NLP Practitioner and holds both an MBA and a PhD specialising in strategy design and cultural change dynamics. He frequently teaches and presents to students on MBA and Executive courses on the topic of cultural change, including at Adam Smith Business School University of Glasgow, University of St Andrews Business School, Glasgow Caledonian University and Glasgow University Business School.Trade Review"I was totally blown away by this book. It is by far the most readable book on organizational change that I have read this year. It clearly exposes a complex conceptual framework to analyze the cultural context in which change is required and gives an explanation of the levers for change that can be effectively used: language, conflict, [and] leadership behaviors." * Sylvie Marie Héroux (NetGalley review) *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Section - ONE: Leading cultural change. Theoretical perspectives; Chapter - 01: Cultural change management; Chapter - 02: Organization development; Chapter - 03: Cultural change literature; Chapter - 04: A theory of culture; Chapter - 05: Cultural management as a form of control; Chapter - 06: Leadership as a cultural variable; Chapter - 07: Leadership and the management of meaning; Chapter - 08: Language as a cultural process; Chapter - 09: Ethnography as a tool for cultural change; Section - TWO: Cultural and strategic tensions. When theory meets practice; Chapter - 10: The client and its problem; Chapter - 11: Change technologies; Chapter - 12: What did the people think?; Chapter - 13: Reflective learning; Chapter - 14: Closing thoughts

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Book SynopsisCindy Barnes founded Futurecurve after many years with Capgemini where she led service development, sales, marketing, co-created new business units and was a client-side consultant. She is clinically qualified in Transactional Analysis.Helen Blake has held senior positions for leading organisations including Accenture, Capgemini and KPMG. Helen is trained in Transactional Analysis and is a member of the International Transactional Analysis Association.Dr Tamara Howard is a Harvard Graduate with business experience spanning the USA and Europe. Over her distinguished career Tamara has lead sales teams in selling many multi-million pound deals.Trade Review"We are living in the Age of the Customer. Selling Your Value Proposition provides leaders with fresh, insightful advice on how to drive the customer-centric business transformation our new world requires. The time has come for every employee to join the sales team, and Barnes, Blake and Howard provide a blueprint with powerful case studies to arm leaders with what they need to get started tomorrow. A must-read book for the Transformational Leader of the Future." * Cate Gutowski, VP Commercial Digital Thread, GE Digital *"Packed with tried and tested tactics and dozens of examples from real organizations, this is an essential read for execs in large corporates or anyone who wants to be customer-centric (internal or external), innovate and stay ahead of the game." * Simon Gale, Procurement Director, Sony Europe *"In Creating and Delivering Your Value Proposition the Futurecurve team helped companies tackle the central, most critical, question they need to address in order to be successful in the market: what is it that makes us unique? Put differently, why should your customers buy from you instead of your competitors? Now, in this terrific follow up book, they help companies translate their unique value proposition into a set of messages that the sales-force can use to drive growth. In doing so, the authors tackle a question that is just as difficult and vexing for managers: what would have to be true in the customer's world for them to want to PAY us for our unique differentiators? Together, these two books--packed with practical advice, tools and case examples--represent must-read material for B2B CEOs, sales leaders and marketers intent on driving growth in markets increasingly crowded with seemingly commoditized offerings." * Matthew Dixon, Group Leader, CEB, Co-author of The Challenger Sale and The Challenger Customer *"If we keep looking at our customers through the same lenses, having the same conversations with them, telling them the same things, not properly hearing the answers, we wake up one day and we don't understand each other anymore and worse, we have been replaced. This book wakes us up and gives us a new way to look at our customers, how we should think about them and then transform the relationships that we have them." * Andy Head, Business Development Director, NATS *"A must read for all executives seeking to gain, or further, their organization's advantage through deep and resilient relationships with customers." * Christopher Taylor, Executive Vice President - Strategic Development, Survitec *"A critically important survival manual for a digital, disruptive age, in which your value proposition must continually evolve to keep up with connected customers." * Dave Gray, Founder of XPLANE and author of The Connected Company *"Selling Your Value Proposition isn't only about your value proposition. It's about aligning everything your company does to put the customer at the center of it. Selling Your Value Proposition helps you align everything you do to create value experiences that are meaningful to your customers." * Dave Brock, CEO, Partners In EXCELLENCE *"This book is essentially the most helpful business mentor you've ever met but in book form. As a leader from local government, where customers and sales are not familiar concepts I found its clear, concise and creative insights and methods empowering." * Andrew Grant, Chief Executive, Aylesbury Vale District Council *"Selling Your Value Proposition provides insight, acumen and a clear understanding of how to effect organizational change - without turning the organization and its processes upside down." * Dr. Femida Gwadry-Sridhar, Founder and CEO of Pulse infoframe Inc. *"In this superb book, Cindy, Helen and Tamara bring their expertise and experience alive with a clear road map to enable you to put together a powerful value proposition, translate it into a selling proposition and ultimately transform your business into an authentic, trusted 'selling organization'. If you're ambitious to win more business and grow your sales faster, this book is a must-read." * Gordon McAlpine, Entrepreneur, Mentor & Best-selling Author of ‘Scale Up Millionaire’ *"I recommend this book to both established businesses and the new generation of entrepreneurs who wish to create genuinely engaging companies in which the whole organization is totally focused on understanding and meeting customer needs." * Simon Robinson, co-author of Customer Experiences with Soul: A New Era in Design and Holonomics *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: How the World Has Changed; Chapter - 02: Why Businesses Need a Value Proposition; Chapter - 03: How to Develop a Value Proposition; Chapter - 04: How to Translate a Value Proposition into a Sales Proposition; Chapter - 05: The Sales Process; Chapter - 06: The Sales Story; Chapter - 07: Winning Business: the 10 Laws of Value Proposition Selling; Chapter - 08: Creating the Selling Organization; Chapter - Appendix 1: Value Proposition Workshop Survey Results; Chapter - Appendix 2: Case Studies;

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Book SynopsisDale Lovell's career at the forefront of digital advertising spans editorial, publishing, marketing and advertising technology. He is Chief Digital Officer at ADYOULIKE and a member of the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) Native and Content Council, UK. In 2015 Dale Lovell was named one of the British Interactive Media Association's Hot 100.Trade Review"Finally - a comprehensive guide to the most under-celebrated discipline in advertising. This book delivers a virtual PhD in native advertising for modern marketers." * Jason Miller, Global Content Marketing Leader, LinkedIn *"If you want to understand how digital media are funded you need to know about native advertising. Look at the most powerful forces sweeping across the digital landscape - social media, video, mobile -- and you'll find native spans them all. I can't think of anyone better equipped to guide you through this rapidly changing world than Dale Lovell." * Dominic Mills, Columnist for Mediatel, Honorary Professor of Journalism at Roehampton University and former Editorial Director of Campaign *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Introduction; Chapter - 02: How Did We Get Here?; Chapter - 03: Why Native Advertising Really Matters: It’s Not Another Buzzword; Chapter - 04: Who Can Benefit From Native Advertising?; Chapter - 05: Getting Started With Native Advertising – What You Need to Know; Chapter - 06: The Different Types of Native Advertising – Which is Right for You?; Chapter - 07: Creating Native Advertising – What You Need to Know; Chapter - 08: Is It Working?; Chapter - 09: Questions to Ask about Native Advertising; Chapter - 10: The Future

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Book SynopsisProfessor Malcolm McDonald is Emeritus Professor at Cranfield & Honorary Professor at Warwick Business School. He is Chairman of six companies, and works with the operating boards of some of the world's leading multinationals. He has written over 40 books including the best-selling Marketing Plans: How to prepare them, how to use them. Grant Oliver is MD at 90 Day Action Plan, and has over 20 years' experience in software and management consultancy. He has been interim IT director in the NHS, Finance Director of a software company, and Non-Executive Director of a Housing Association.Trade Review"Professor McDonald's research-based frameworks are timeless and universal and have been incredibly useful to both academics and practitioners around the world. This latest book on financially quantified value propositions continues to break new ground." * Philip Kotler, author, consultant and the S C Johnson & Son Professor of International Marketing, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University *"This book is both accessible and rigorous. It is a great read for everyone involved in buying or selling. Exploring how to quantify value propositions is a stimulating and highly beneficial endeavour. This is a timely contribution to understanding how to create differentiation and develop solid collaboration in fast-changing value chains." * Hervé Legenvre PhD, Director, Value Creation Observatory, The European Institute of Purchasing Management *"This is the first book I've read that offers a proven and time-tested formula for creating a value proposition. It's written in terms that both the experienced marketer and the layperson can understand and, more importantly, can implement and thereby gain substantial benefit." * Tom Poland, Chief Leadsologist, Leadsology *"Value propositions are simultaneously one of the most powerful ideas in business and one of the least understood and worst executed. In this book two leading authors show how to develop, use and profit from them." * Dr Diana Woodburn, Chairman, The Association for Key Account Management *"It is so refreshing to see a book focused on the impact good marketing can make on profit, since so much of today's marketing discussion is about digital tools, leads and nurture flows. Anchored in tried and tested techniques, such as needs-based segmentation, McDonald and Oliver's book is action oriented. Its tools and templates will help marketers create real value for their company and its customers." * Bev Burgess, Senior Vice President and ABM Practice Leader, ITSMA *"Finally, here is a book that explains clearly what the concept is and how to create a financially quantifiable value proposition! You can now communicate to your ideal customers why they should buy from you (unique differentiation), how you'll improve their situation (relevancy) and how they'll financially benefit, all in language that they understand. This book will shape your strategic marketing planning." * Stewart Barnes, Managing Director, QuoLux Ltd *"Value is one of the most talked about and least understood ideas in business today. This excellent book provides a comprehensive review of the main concepts and also provides a series of case studies to bring the ideas alive. Malcolm McDonald and Grant Oliver pool their extensive business knowledge and experience to bring clarity, helping to define what value means to us, our business and most importantly our customers." * Richard Ilsley, Managing Partner, Key Account Management Group *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: An important introduction – getting the best out of your value proposition; Chapter - 01: How financially quantified value propositions will make you richer; Chapter - 02: Quantifying the emotional elements of value propositions; Chapter - 03: What exactly is a financially quantified value proposition?; Chapter - 04: An overview of the value proposition process – where to start; Chapter - 05: Why it is critical to understand how key buying decisions are made; Chapter - 06: Which key accounts should you develop value propositions for?; Chapter - 07: Which segments should you develop value propositions for?; Chapter - 08: Understanding key account and segment needs before building a value proposition; Chapter - 09: Understanding our own asset base and capabilities; Chapter - 10: Developing value propositions; Chapter - 11: Creating and financially quantifying value propositions; Chapter - 12: Developing and presenting value propositions that resonate with customers; Chapter - 13: Value-celling – How to maximize value creation in supply chains; Chapter - 14: Financial analysis, value quantification tools and financial dashboards; Chapter - 15: Summary of the value proposition process

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Book SynopsisChris Lewis is the founder and CEO of LEWIS, one of the largest independent marketing and communications agencies in the world. He is a media trainer who has coached senior politicians, businesspeople and celebrities. He is a published author and journalist featured in The Financial Times, Daily Telegraph and The Guardian.Dr Pippa Malmgren is a trend spotter who advises investors and governments about economic policy. She anticipated the Financial Crisis in 2007, the Chinese slowdown, Brexit and Trump's presidency. She has featured on the BBC, Bloomberg, The Financial Times and The Economist.Trade Review"The Leadership Lab rightly shines a white hot spotlight on the need for 21st century leaders to be thinking about gender and provides a valuable snapshot on how to get started." * Julia Gillard, 27th Prime Minister of Australia, Chair of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, King’s College London *"Wise words on leadership to steer you through perilous waters." * Sir Anthony Seldon MA, PhD, FRSA, MBA, FRHisS, Vice-Chancellor of The University of Buckingham *"Interesting, insightful, innovative. A must read if you choose to lead." * Lord Holmes of Richmond, Paralympian *"The forward thinking in The Leadership Lab forces us to revisit how we frame our judgements and how we put teams together. This new thinking is so important when the pace of change is so high. Adopting empathetic leadership and diverse thinking will create the critical competitive advantage." * Jacqueline de Rojas CBE, President techUK, Chair Digital Leaders, Non-Executive Director & Advisor *"The Leadership Lab comes at an important moment when we're moving from traditional management approaches to an enabling leadership philosophy. The authors identify the new expectations required of leaders "to do the right things and not just to do things right". This message is critical at a time when uncertainty is the new norm." * Charlotte Lindsey Curtet, Director of Digital Transformation at The International Committee of the Red Cross *"The book that proves the reign of the 'hero CEO' is over. Chris Lewis and Pippa Malmgren make a compelling case for the philosophy that many of us have already bought into - successful modern leadership is about how you interact with the people around you and the information at your fingertips." * Melanie Richards, Vice Chair KPMG *"Society is changing at an exponential rate. To thrive, our thinking also has to change at an exponential rate. The Leadership Lab, provides a much needed road map for that change." * Hap Klopp, Founder of The North Face, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Hult University *"In this robustly researched and powerfully articulated book, Lewis and Malmgren explore the contemporary geopolitical and economic challenges facing today's leaders. They cut through the prevailing confusion to provide an invaluable world view and perspectives on new social, cultural, technological, behavioural, political and economic realities." * Amir Hussain, CoE (Chief of Everything), Yeme Architects *"In a world that seems to be changing faster than ever before, one constant remains - the need for inspirational and effective leaders. With disruptive forces showing no sign of slowing, this is a vital contribution at a timely moment." * Andy Silvester, The Sun *"This is a unique book, summarizing today's realities and the trends that will dictate the future. It is the voice of today's leaders, obtained by the authors visiting numerous cities around the globe, holding open-ended sessions with key individuals from a variety of walks of life. I highly recommend it." * Robert J. Herbold, Former Chief Operating Officer, Microsoft Corporation *"The insights, observations and recommendations in The Leadership Lab are incredibly relevant to the myriad of challenges facing leaders today. This must-read book turns the traditional model of leadership on its head and proposes a more inclusive one that takes into account the increasingly fast-paced and inter-connected world in which we operate." * Brenda Trenowden CBE, Global Chair of 30% Club and Head of Financial Institutions Europe at ANZ Bank *"This book should be gifted to politicians the day after they are elected and used as a career bible for all those who aspire to lead. Now, more than ever, they need to be armed with skills which embrace a new way of thinking focused on how we lead in a era where there is an extensive lack of faith in what has gone before." * Katie Perrior, Former Director of Communications at No.10 Downing St., Times writer, broadcaster and Chair of iNHouse Communications *"Leaders are struggling to adapt to change and it's clear that the education system is also struggling with the demands of the new world. Experienced leaders are realising that what worked in the past is no longer viable in the multigenerational, agile and non-hierarchical organisations of tomorrow. This book provides essential guidance on how best to operate in the disruptive Now Economy." * Mark Borkowski, founder Borkowski PR *"How do you lead in a world of constant confusing change? Not in the same way you did 20 years ago. That's a lesson too many leaders have failed to learn - and why The Leadership Lab has to be a must read for all of them." * Merryn Somerset Webb, Editor-in-chief, Moneyweek *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Understanding the effects of overload – Information and inundation; Chapter - 02: Understanding a new type of economics – Internationalism and insularity; Chapter - 03: Understanding a new type of behaviour – Immediacy and impatience; Chapter - 04: Understanding a new philosophy – Intelligence and insurgency; Chapter - 05: Understanding geopolitics and the new infrastructure – ­Infrastructure and isolation; Chapter - 06: Understanding the data sphere – Innovation and intimidation; Chapter - 07: Understanding gender – Inclusivity and inequality; Chapter - 08: Understanding a new world – Inspiration and inversion; Chapter - 09: The global leaders’ narrative

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Book SynopsisTim Hughes is a social selling innovator and pioneer, listed by Onalytica as the number one most influential person globally for social selling. Tim Hughes was involved in rolling out one of the most advanced social selling programs in Western Europe across 4000 people. He is CEO and one of the founders of Digital Leadership Associates the social media consultancy.Adam Gray has spent over a decade specializing in social media marketing, he wrote the first globally published book on social media for business and was formerly the Head of Client Social Media (EMEA) for a multi-billion dollar software company. He is one of the founders of Digital Leadership Associates the social management consultancy.Hugo Whicher is the Marketing Director at Oracle, where he provides social selling and account-based marketing across a 'virtually' merged sales and marketing team.Trade Review"That old, moss-covered wall between sales and marketing in the brick-and-mortar world has been showing its age for a long time now. Some of us shout about it, but Hughes, Whicher and Gray take action and provide some answers." * Ted Rubin, CMO and Advisory Board Member at Photofy, MC and Host at Brand Innovators Summits, and Co-Founder of Prevailing Path *"An excellent understanding of how the world of sales and marketing work today and the changes that are continuing to occur. I definitely recommend it for any business person that wants to stay current." * Robert Caruso, Partner at fondalo.com and Engage2Connect.com *"A must read for marketers, managers and business innovators ready to succeed in times of fast change and disruption." * Jan Barbosa, Global Brand Ambassador at beBEE.com and 2016 Top 100 Onalytica Augmented Reality Influencer *"There's never been a time when aligning sales and marketing has been more important. Smarketing not only explains why this is more important, it provides deep insights into how to create the alignment necessary for the success of sales and marketing and gaining a competitive advantage." * Melonie Dodaro, Bestselling author of LinkedIn Unlocked and The LinkedIn Code *"A company brand is built on the promises it makes and the experiences it deliver. Align these two and you can build a GoldMine! Tim Hughes is a master of Social Selling and Social Business and his new book delivers how to implement these ideas company wide." * Jon Ferrara CEO, Nimble Inc. *"It's been recognized for a long time that sales and marketing functions need to be more aligned, but the idea of this has always been seen as a challenge. It's great that Smarketing outlines a way for those organisations that want to achieve better collaboration and results." * Tiffani Bova, author Growth IQ: Get Smarter About the Choices that Will Make or Break Your Business *"There's little doubt that the customer is at the centre of today's business world. In a globally interconnected marketplace customers don't distinguish marketing from sales or customer service. They expect to connect with you wherever they are and whenever they want without being shoved from pillar to post or having to repeat their story. Business needs to adjust structurally to this new reality." * Dionne Law, The Social Executive, Principal consultant or CEO *"Truly aligning forces and collaborating is a key quality for organizations that want to survive and ideally shape their future for the 'age of the customer'. Hughes has been a true thought and action leader in defining the blend of social selling over the last few years. Together with Whicher and Gray, this book redefines how sales and marketing need to be blended. A clear must read!" * Johannes Ceh, Keynote Speaker, Owner and Consultant at Strategic Management Consulting, #ValueEnhancer *"The way we buy is changing significantly and the sales and marketing world is struggling to keep up with it. Tim Hughes, Adam Gray and Hugo Whicher have put together the single most comprehensive guide on how you as a salesperson, marketer or business can leverage this change to your advantage. Not only a must-read book but a hugely valuable asset for everyone who buys it." * Daniel Disney, Founder and CEO of The Daily Sales *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Why marketing in its current form is dead; Chapter - 02: Why sales in its current form is dead; Chapter - 03: Where are customers falling between sales and marketing departments?; Chapter - 04: The sales and marketing department of the future; Chapter - 05: Implementing smarketing into your company; Chapter - 06: How do you implement a smarketing programme?; Chapter - 07: Challenges of smarketing and how to overcome them; Chapter - 08: Governance and measures you will need to implement a smarketing program; Chapter - 09: Practical tools to support your smarketing program; Chapter - 10: Account based marketing – A new way to organize sales; Chapter - 11: Conclusion – How will smarketing prepare you for the future?

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Book SynopsisLaurence Minsky is Associate Professor, School of Media Arts, Columbia College Chicago, and author of many leading books on advertising, branding, and marketing. He is also an award-winning marketing strategist, creative director, and copywriter focused on creating innovative and effective branding and cross-discipline marketing solutions. His consulting practice serves a broad range of B2C and B2B clients from the emerging to global leaders.Ilan Geva is Adjunct Professor at the University of Chicago and DePaul University, and was formerly Design Head and Creative Director at Ogilvy & Mather, Leo Burnett, Frankel & Co., and several internationally renowned agencies. He currently runs Ilan Geva & Friends, a leading branding consultancy based in Chicago.Trade Review"An incredibly clear-minded book. The very word brand has become increasing devalued through misuse; this book is part of a vital counter movement." * Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman, Ogilvy, and author of Alchemy: The Surprising power of ideas that don’t make sense *"A master work. Lucid, covers all the bases, well organized and accessible to the reader. Indispensable for every communications student, practitioner and thought leader." * Nancy R Tag, Founding Director, Branding + Integrated Communications MPS at The City College of New York and author, Ad Critique: How to deconstruct ads in order to build better advertising *"Minsky and Geva have brought together a smart combination of theory and relevant insights from leading brands and experts that will be a valuable guide in both strategy and execution." * Paul Bennett, Global Brand Director, AXA *"Skilfully demystifies brand and branding with vivid examples in an international setting." * Salma Ghanem, Interim Provost, DePaul University, and Former Dean of its School of Communications *"Whether you are a brand manager, designer or educator, this is a comprehensive resource for developing, building and managing an international brand." * Robin Landa, Distinguished Professor, Michael Graves College at Kean University, author of Graphic Design Solutions, Designing Brand Experiences and Advertising by Design *"Brand management has never been more important, yet can often be a confusing and impenetrable subject, requiring an up-to-date understanding of many topics. This book provides a much needed, clear, detailed and intelligent overview of the subject." * Darren Bridger, Consultant at NeuroStrata, author of Decoding the Irrational Consumer and Neuro Design *"Whether you are a branding professional using this as a personal reference, or a professor employing it as a text, you, too, will likely come to believe, as the authors state in the opening, that 'brand managers from any country can learn from the best practices of others to improve their outcomes'." * Chuck Kent, Contributing Editor, Brandingmag *"Appreciates the global nature of brand development today while reminding us of the importance of creating brand experiences that are personal, memorable and enriching - ones that make you feel right at home." * Jim Misener, Principal, President, 50,000 feet *"A truly insightful book and a must read for those who want to advance their careers." * Radu Florescu, CEO, Centrade-Cehil South-East Europe *"This book has been written for marketing professionals and students, but it should be for everyone. Deconstructing the principles about how brands are constructed, take on meaning, and persevere is the core of this book and should be the exercise of anyone who wants to make a place for themselves in the expanding universe of branding." * Patrick Hanlon, founder Thinktopia, primalbranding.co, author, entrepreneur, investor *"Offers the facts and reality of how brands are nowadays, how a brand is not just a brand anymore." * Joaquin E Bonilla, Executive Creative Director, Golin Romania *"Minsky and Geva have written more than a book. It's a complete do-it-yourself MBA in branding." * Karen Mallia, Professor, Advertising + Brand Communications, University of South Carolina, and author of Leadership in the Creative Industries: Principles and practice *"Offers just the kind of comprehensive, yet heartfelt and personal, approach to brand management that today's business students need to truly understand this concept." * David Aron, Professor of Marketing, Brennan School of Business, Dominican University *"Detailed case studies, practical tools and tips, clear and direct writing without the industry speak, original and insightful essays by world-class branding experts combine to make this the most authoritative book on global brand management ever written." * Bryan Mattimore, author, 21 Days to a Big Idea, and Chief Idea Guy at Growth Engine Innovation Agency *"This game-changing book clearly explains why new brand management approaches are needed, and convincingly shows how and why these approaches work. Extremely useful and insightful." * Jonathan Schroeder, William A Kern Professor of Communication, Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, co-author of From Chinese Brand Culture to Global Brands *"If you are in need of a one-stop-shop of all concurrent brand management issues in a digital and fast changing world, don't look further." * Joeri Van Den Bergh, Co-founder and Managing Partner, InSites Consulting, author and speaker: How Cool Brands Stay Hot *"This book covers a vast range of topics, from basic theoretical concepts of brand strategy and planning to the practicalities of brand management. Most importantly, though, it challenges the reader to think about brands from many angles and encourages a deeper curiosity about their psychological and sociological underpinnings." * Nick Liddell, Director of Consulting, The Clearing *"A really good and comprehensive read about all aspects of this gift that culture has given to commerce. A good balance of theory and real-life examples that will interest every reader." * Jacob Benbunan, Co-founder and CEO, Saffron Consultants *Table of Contents Section - ONE: Theoretical and strategic foundations; Chapter - 01: A definition of brands and branding; Chapter - 02: The strategic role branding plays; Chapter - 03: Internal branding vs. external branding; Chapter - 04: MarTech, Programmatic, and more technological innovations; Section - TWO: Practical and tactical applications; Chapter - 05: Brand foundational development; Chapter - 06: Brand actualization; Chapter - 07: Branding and the marketing communication ecosystem; Chapter - 08: Brand management; Section - THREE: Branding issues and opportunities; Chapter - 09: Branding in a global economy; Chapter - 10: Brand architecture; Chapter - 11: Speciality application areas; Chapter - 12: Digital asset management (of branding elements)

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Book SynopsisChris Duffey spearheads Adobe's Creative Cloud strategic development partnerships across the Creative enterprise space. His keynotes have received over 50+ million impressions and been reported around the world by Access Hollywood, Extra, Ok Magazine, Hello, People, Daily Mail and Euro News.Chris has been profiled by The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Inc., Adweek, Adage, Cheddar, The Mirror, The Drum, Campaign, CMO.com, New York Post, Business Insider and by Google, McKinsey and Wharton in their digital marketing book. Chris also serves on Rutgers University Data Advisory Board and The Board of Directors for ANA NY.Before Adobe, Chris was an Award-Winning Executive Creative Director, noted speaker, author and Artificial Intelligence & Mobile Technologist. He has been featured by Business Insider, and Yahoo as one of "The industry's leaders on the top issues, challenges and opportunities in the fast-changing world of mobile marketing." Chris has bTrade Review"Superhuman Innovation is a secret resource for smart people trying to grow their business." * Rachel Loui, Head of International Growth for Business & Industrial Markets, Google *"Fear artificial intelligence no longer! Chris Duffey and his virtual pal Aimé unpack AI to make us feel confident and excited about these future-focused technologies." * Rob Rogers, Former CEO, Sudler WPP, New York *"This fast-paced book makes the point that the upside of AI outweighs any downside. Rather than supplanting humanity the tech will augment us - making people smarter, faster and more successful. The author beautifully makes the point by harnessing Aimé - an AI system. This book serves as a down to earth guide into how business can benefit from AI right now." * Gordon Young, Editor-in-Chief and Co-founder, The Drum *"Chris Duffey will allay any skeptic's concerns about AI through his comprehensive and positive discourse on the subject. Moreover, he provides a valuable and practical guide to businesses to leverage AI to empower people's lives." * Diana Naguib, Senior Vice President, MediaLink *"Superhuman Innovation is forward thinking and captures the potential of AI in the future. It is clear from reading this that brands who are not adopting their business to support an AI future will be left behind." * Monson Tseng, Amazon Alexa *"Many books talk about AI yet Chris takes it to another level using AI to co-write the book. The brilliance is the ability to dispel AI myths and highlight opportunities and limitations. AI is in use every day on our CMS platform and Chris perfectly summed it up that AI will make us more efficient in all our tasks." * Clancy Ryan, Vice President, Arc Publishing, The Washington Post *"Amié and Chris provide a detailed roadmap of how AI can help to harness big data and improve lives across a broad spectrum of areas from hotels to health to make a smarter world and improve the human experience. Superhuman Innovation is SUPER insightful and a must read for anyone interested in understanding how AI can help unleash their creative potential." * Dr. Kimo Ah Yun, Acting Provost, Marquette University *"If you're interested in creating growth and value for your start-up or multinational brand, Superhuman Innovation is a breakthrough blueprint for how to put your consumers first with human-centric AI." * Bonin Bough, Founder of Bonin Ventures, Former Chief Media & eCommerce Officer at Mondelez International *"A must read for business leaders serious about cognitive transformation. Superhuman Innovation cuts through the noise and sensationalism around AI and provides a pragmatic view of how to apply this science today and pioneer a new future" * Keith Pine, Chief Operating Officer, Organic *"With all the clamor about AI - positive and negative - Chris Duffey provides a compelling blueprint for AI's applications and impact. Superhuman Innovation is a super intelligent take on the power AI puts in people's hand." * Tom Stein, Chairman and Chief Client Officer, Stein IAS, President, ANA Business Marketing NYC *Table of Contents Section - ONE: The AI foundation; Chapter - 01: Changing landscape – Customer behaviours and expectation; Chapter - 02: The digital transformation – From messaging to experiences; Chapter - 03: Infinite data – Driving better outcomes; Chapter - 04: Infrastructure – The need for a foundation; Section - TWO: The AI activation; Chapter - 05: Artificial intelligence – The what and why of the AI revolution; Chapter - 06: The SUPER framework – A superhuman strategy; Chapter - 07: Speed – Facilitating work processes; Chapter - 08: Understanding – Revealing and mastering deep insights; Chapter - 09: Performance – Measurement and optimization; Chapter - 10: Experimentation – Actionable curiosity; Chapter - 11: Results – Business transformation; Section - THREE: The AI future; Chapter - 12: Where to start; Chapter - 13: Security, privacy and ethics; Chapter - 14: Yesterday, tomorrow and today; Chapter - 15: Next-Gen creativity – Improving the human experience; Chapter - 16: The AI-infused future – Transforming the world

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Book SynopsisAlf Rehn is a noted thought leader in the fields of innovation and creativity. Having appeared on Thinkers50 Guru Radar in 2016, he is currently professor of innovation, design and management at the University of Southern Denmark. He is a popular international strategic adviser and professional speaker who has delivered close to 1,000 keynotes worldwide, advised Fortune 500 companies and is one of the few Westerners to keynote on innovation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.Trade Review"More than ever, innovation has become a prime success factor, yet we all have experienced some kind of fatigue as the term has become a cliché. In this book, Alf Rehn looks critically at the evolution of innovation practices throughout the past decades and teaches us new techniques on how to embrace innovation 4.0. An absolute must-read for anyone who wants to succeed, or just survive, in today's world." * Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, author of 'The Project Revolution' and 'The Focused Organization', and named World's Leading Champion of Project Management by Thinkers50 *"Some innovation is a quick fix, some takes a lifetime of dedication. Some new ideas are new products or services, while other new ideas bring revolutions in the way people live or think. In this important book, Alf Rehn urges leaders to reject wasteful stereotypes of creativity and to embrace the truths needed to deliver powerful real-world innovation. If innovation is deviance in practice, then Rehn is a most practical deviant." * Max McKeown, author of 'The Innovation Book' *"Now that the global innovation hype bubble is bursting, the world desperately needs a dose of straight talk. It's time the clichés were put up against the wall and out of their misery. Alf Rehn brings his no-nonsense, shelve-the-bullsh*t style to this refreshing reset on what innovation is, what it can do, and how organizations might finally realize its value. He shows innovation isn't just about desire or a popular process, but requires deeper cultural intervention and an embedded mindset." * Scott Smith, world-leading futurist and founder of Changeist *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Introduction – Between the shallows and the deep blue sea; Chapter - 02: Of yawns and broken windows – How ideas die in the modern corporation; Chapter - 03: Respect, reciprocity, responsibility and reflection – Crafting innovation cultures from the ground up; Chapter - 04: The imagination premium – Pushing beyond fatigue, thinking beyond boundaries; Chapter - 05: Innovative by design – Diversity and the trouble with monocultures; Chapter - 06: Making innovation resilient – Meaning, purpose, ambition, courage; Chapter - 07: Time, velocity, slack – Working at the speed of innovation; Chapter - 08: Pulling it all together – From ‘innovation’ to innovation

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Book SynopsisProf. Dr. Sc. Qeis Kamran (MBA-GM, MBA- PPM, MBL-HSG, LLM, PhD Scholar and researcher at University of Twente, the Netherlands) is the full Professor of Strategy, Cybernetics and Design Science at ISM International School of Management, Dortmund, Germany. He previously worked in sales, management, entrepreneurship and leadership roles in retail, energy, oil, petrochemicals and consulting industries.Trade Review"Finally, the long-awaited synthesis of strategy and the systems approach! The benefit of reading Kamran's innovative, insightful book is a deeper systemic understanding: it enables superior strategies for complex value networks." * Prof. em. Dr. Markus Schwaninger, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland *"With his innovative, holistic and interdisciplinary approach, Prof. Kamran delivers significant added value for research and practice. The combination of theory and practice by explaining different concepts and models and the corresponding illustration through case studies completes this worthwhile book." * Prof. Dr. Ingo Böckenholt, Managing Director/President, ISM International School of Management *"As a philosopher, not an economist, I am deeply impressed by Professor Kamran's book and his endeavour to host a dialogue between business strategy on the one hand and cybernetics, system thinking, and complexity sciences on the other. His language is lucid, his argumentation persuasive even for the layperson, and his interdisciplinary focus exemplary." * Prof. Dr. Dr. Holger Zaborowski, Professor of Philosophy, University of Erfurt, Germany *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Michael Porter – the founder of competitive strategy; Chapter - 02: A treatise of cybernetics, system sciences and complexity sciences; Chapter - 03: Introducing the six forces model; Chapter - 04: Global value chain management strategies and models for competitive advantage; Chapter - 05: Economic dimension of the six forces model and practical implications; Chapter - 06: Conclusion; Chapter - 07: Appendix – Economic layer, supply chain and collaboration; Chapter - 08: Index

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Book SynopsisKevin Green, Chartered CCIPD, is a non-executive director and strategic advisor to six fast growth human capital businesses. Prior to this, he was the Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), the HR Director at Royal Mail and founder and Managing Director of Qtab, a leading HR consultancy who advised organizations including First Choice, Unilever, Bae Systems and the UK Cabinet Office.Trade Review"One of the most important and accessible HR books of the year." * People Management *"The importance of a forward-thinking, comprehensive people strategy to underpin our business strategies has never been more important. Kevin lends his experience and insights from many years as a business and HR leader to provide challenge as well as great practical advice on all aspects of people strategy, and the innovations needed in HR practices to help people and organisations to thrive in a fast-changing future." * Peter Cheese, Chief Executive, CIPD *"This book is an "A to Z" for HR professionals. It offers an all-encompassing approach which shows how joined up thinking in relation to people can lead to business success. Confronting and energizing in equal measure." * Alison Hodgson VP People Virgin Media Ireland *"In this book, Kevin brings a unique perspective to the strategic opportunities organisations can achieve through their people. Providing insight and direction not just for people practitioners, but for anyone leading an organisation who has questions about how to better drive performance and productivity." * Neil Morrison, Director of HR, Severn Trent *"A must-read book for all leaders, articulating the steps to creating a competitive people strategy for commercial and ultimately broader societal good. AI is changing the face of work, creating more flexibility and a greater ease of removing the mundane, but there is a heightened need for creativity, innovation and intuition, which can only come from an engaged, energised and committed workforce." * Helen Pitcher OBE, Chairman of Advanced Boardroom Excellence, President INSEAD Directors Network, NED and Remuneration Committee Chair C&C Group PLC, Chairman Criminal Cases Review Commission *"Kevin clearly outlines the importance of driving a coherent strategy in order to compete in an increasingly difficult labour market - where a business cannot be afraid to self-disrupt and diversify their offerings if they are to thrive, attract and retain talent. People and effective use of technology are at the heart of this and Competitive People Strategy underscores the all-too-common pitfalls to avoid and the real commercial and social upside of getting this right."" * Bill Richards, UK Managing Director, Indeed *"An insightful and engaging look at the role people play in the success of businesses, especially if they are motivated, organised, and utilised in the right ways. Kevin talks from a position of authority having spent a lifetime in this arena, both as a CEO, HRD and also as a thought leader and change agent. A great read!" * Chris Moore, Chairman, Recruitment and Employment Confederation *"At a time when the workforce is becoming more dispersed, remote and diverse, building and leading communities of workers will become one of the key disciplines of 21st-century business. This book provides inspiring insights in how to implement a total talent management strategy to improve performance and retain your talent." * Denis Pennel, Managing Director, World Employment Confederation *"Kevin distils, codifies and then crafts the necessary focus on the future of work's undeniable constant: people. It's all about the people. No longer will people say "I'm not sure what to do about my people strategy" because it's all in this book. Enough guidance, enough back story and enough stimulation to just go and do it. So, if in doubt about the status of your people strategy, check in with this book and check out with Kevin's series of tools, recommendations and tactics." * Perry Timms, Author of Transformational HR *"Kevin has written a book that acts as a field guide for the changing times we live in. Getting and retaining the right talent has never been more challenging and Kevin offers practical advice or business leaders that will help them navigate the ever more complex landscape of people strategy." * Matt Alder, Podcaster, The Recruiting Future Podcast and co-author of Exceptional Talent *"The right people strategy is critical to business success. This book provides an invaluable insight into why this is the case and the thinking and approaches that are available to businesses to get the most out of their people. It is a must-read for HR Directors and CEO's alike." * Martin Hesketh, CEO, Brookson Ltd. *"In this book, strategy meets people in a mix of practical steps and guided learning which will supercharge your approach to leadership and talent. Kevin brings a wealth of experience to the alignment of your employee experience to enable you to achieve your business outcomes. A must-read for all people-centric leaders." * Aaron Alburey, Founder and CEO, Lace Partners *"This book is a great and pragmatic read which responds to the issues organizations are confronted with. Kevin makes astute observations together with practical tools to assist with the ever-growing number of workplace challenges. This is not a boring corporate HR read - Kevin has solicited views, opinions and offers a practical set of solutions for HR professionals to raise their game and continue to integrate HR plans with the business strategy." * Jacky Simmonds, Group Chief People Officer, Veon PLC *"This book provides many practical tips to help HR practitioners link their work to their business strategy and build a differentiated approach that creates competitive advantage through their people. I have personally benefited from using the Three Key Questions." * Quintin Heath, HRD, AB Sugar *"A powerful toolkit and an inspiring read for anyone looking to scale their organisation via their people." * Terence Mauri, Inc. Magazine Writer and bestselling author of The Leader’s Mindset *"This is an excellent book for any leader who wants to achieve superior business results while also building a great place to work. It's full of sound business advice and practical ideas of how to get the best from your people." * Steve Ingham, Group Ceo, Page Group Plc *"This is a great book for those looking to give their people strategy an edge, whether they are a CEO or HRD. It's an easy read, very accessible and clearly articulates its key point that the most valuable people strategy is not one based on best practice, but rather one that puts a focus on a doing things differently. Kevin Green's refreshing message is essentially "find a small number of things that can authentically set your organisation apart from the rest, and do them brilliantly." * Ralph Tribe, Chief People Officer, Ascential PLC *"It is a cliché, but nevertheless true, that there is a war for talent. Kevin Green has been in the trenches of that war for longer than most. He is also a clear and entertaining communicator, so his opinions are well worth reading." * Calum Chase, Author of Surviving AI *"Kevin is an HR professional with a difference - In his book he debunks the myth that all leaders should be extrovert salesmen and explains how to pull together the component parts of successful people strategy - all leaders of people should take note." * Mark Palmer, CEO, Gobeyond Partners UK *"People, culture and organisational design are critical to understand when making investment decisions. Getting it right or wrong can, and so often does, define an investment outcome. This book shows leaders how great people engagement can achieve superior business returns." * Dawn Marriott Sims, Partner, Hg *"Winning in business is all about creating a competitive edge, and in Kevin's book he succinctly defines how to do this. He also takes us through how leaders should deal with the changes occurring in the modern workforce. This book explains how leaders can attract, motivate, engage and retain their talent. It's a must-read." * Peter Searle, Executive Chairman, Airswift PLC *"In Competitive People Strategy Kevin Green brings HR kicking and screaming into the 21st century - and shows every HR and business leader how to compete and win in the midst of the fourth Industrial revolution." * Colin Donnery, General Manager, FRS Recruitment *"Kevin has cracked the code, successfully smashing the disciplines of business strategy and people management together, which is where they have always truly belonged. He provides a cogent formula across the entire people and organizational performance lifecycle, creating a timely call to arms and a practical pathway for leaders and change agents around the globe to create a far greater impact." * Steve Bernard, Founder and Managing Director, Connectwell *"A great mix of theory, research and practical insight wrapped into a practical guide of how to make it happen. The comprehensive range of subjects covered coupled with the applied approach would benefit leaders in smaller companies as well as presenting HR professionals in larger organizations a guide on how to lead the people agenda." * Simon Conington, Founder and CEO, BPS World Ltd. *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Why a Competitive People Strategy matters; Chapter - 02: Strategy — how to compete and win; Chapter - 03: Building a differentiated people strategy; Chapter - 04: Leaders everywhere; Chapter - 05: Developing a winning culture; Chapter - 06: Talent attraction; Chapter - 07: Employee experience; Chapter - 08: Change and transformation; Chapter - 09: Great people management; Chapter - 10: Developing the people function

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Book SynopsisProf Dr Eyden Samunderu (PhD) is a leading expert and well trusted advisor in the area of air transport with extensive international consulting experience. He is Program Director for a Master's programme at the International School of Management (ISM) in Dortmund Germany. He is currently a Board Advisor at Aviation Partners Africa London as well as sitting as Advisory Board Member for the Hamburg Aviation Conference. His research interests are in air transport economics, airport infrastructure financing, container and shipping logistics, competition policy, multimarket contact and strategic group theory in air transport.Trade Review"Air Transport Management is full of important information and insights related to the global and regional aviation industries. It's a brilliant piece of work that I highly recommend." * Alexander Herring, Managing Director, ADB Safegate South Africa *"This is a significant book for academics and practitioners who are interested in the characteristics, dynamics and challengesof the airline industry. It covers important areas in the field, including alliances, business models and coalitions." * Leonardo Corbo, Assistant Professor of Management, University of Bologna *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: The scope of the airline industry; Chapter - 02: Growth and change in the airline industry – Air transport liberalization; Chapter - 03: The airline alliances; Chapter - 04: Airline industry analysis – A structure-conduct-performance perspective; Chapter - 05: Airline competing business models; Chapter - 06: Airline competition dynamics; Chapter - 07: Measuring airline performance; Chapter - 08: Strategic groups in the airline industry; Chapter - 09: The future outlook of air transport; Chapter - 10: Conclusion; Chapter - 11: Index

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Book SynopsisDr Nick Milton is a director and co-founder of Knoco Ltd, an international knowledge management consultancy. He previously worked at BP, coordinating the BP Knowledge Management Community of Practice, and was a member of the working group for the development of ISO 30401:2018. Patrick Lambe is a founding partner of Straits Knowledge, a global consulting and research firm specializing in knowledge, learning and innovation. He is a Visiting Professor in knowledge management at Bangkok University, President of the International Society for Knowledge Development Singapore chapter and an editorial board member of the Journal of Knowledge Management.Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Section - ONE: Orientation to knowledge management implementation; Chapter - 01: What is knowledge management?; Chapter - 02: The stages of KM implementation; Chapter - 03: Barriers and pitfalls; Section - TWO: Preparation and resources; Chapter - 04: Knowledge management strategy; Chapter - 05: The role, skills and characteristics of the knowledge management leader; Chapter - 06: The KM team members; Chapter - 07: The role of senior management; Chapter - 08: Budget and timescale; Chapter - 09: Aims and objectives for the KM implementation programme; Chapter - 10: Finding partners to help you; Section - THREE: Assessment and planning; Chapter - 11: Conducting the knowledge resources audit; Chapter - 12: The knowledge management framework; Chapter - 13: The knowledge discussion elements of the KM framework; Chapter - 14: The knowledge capture and documentation elements of the KM framework; Chapter - 15: The knowledge synthesis elements of the KM framework; Chapter - 16: The knowledge-finding and re-use elements of the KM framework; Chapter - 17: Knowledge organization; Chapter - 18: Influencing the stakeholders; Chapter - 19: Culture, communications and change; Chapter - 20: Preparing the KM implementation plan; Section - FOUR: The implementation activity; Chapter - 21: Building the KM champion network; Chapter - 22: Trials and pilots; Chapter - 23: Roll-out, embedding and governance; Chapter - 24: Setting up the KM metrics and reporting system; Chapter - 25: Dealing with bumps in the road; Chapter - 26: Transition to the operational team; Section - FIVE: Deepening and extending your KM programme; Chapter - 27: Working with external frameworks and standards; Chapter - 28: Working externally; Chapter - 29: Knowledge management and digital transformation; Section - SIX: Case histories; Chapter - 30: Implementing KM at Mars; Chapter - 31: NASA – emergence, evolution and resilience of a KM programme; Chapter - 32: Using the ISO KM standard 30401:2018 to sense-check KM at Petroleum Development Oman; Chapter - 33: KM implementation in a global oil and gas company; Chapter - 34: KM implementation at Huawei; Chapter - 35: KM implementation at the Singapore Youth Olympics; Chapter - 36: Implementing and sustaining KM in the Public Works Department Malaysia; Chapter - 37: Summary; Chapter - 38: Glossary; Chapter - 39: Index

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Book SynopsisEric Schaeffer leads, as a Senior Managing Director, Accenture's Product Industry X.0 practice, bringing together services across innovation, engineering and product development, manufacturing and digital operations, and product services optimization. He is also the Global Lead for Accenture's Industrial practice, helping automotive, industrial equipment and infrastructure companies to digitally reinvent their businesses and create a new level of innovation and efficiency across the extended connected value chain.David Sovie is Senior Managing Director at Accenture, and Global Lead for High-Tech Industry where he helps clients digitally reinvent their business across the entire value chain. He also leads the Industry X.0 consulting unit for Accenture's Communications, Media and Technology group, which provides digital transformation services across the innovation, engineering, manufacturing and product support business functions.Trade Review"Eric Schaeffer and David Sovie bring some great new insights into the product arena of the future that have broad implications. With grounded skill and enthusiasm Reinventing the Product makes a stringent case for companies to rethink their product strategy, their product road map and their digital capabilities." * Patrick Koller, CEO, Faurecia *"Powerful factors, such as the rapid rise of cloud computing, high-speed networks and Artificial Intelligence, are converging, requiring all product companies to fundamentally transform their products and their company. David Sovie and Eric Schaeffer bring fresh thinking and inspiring practical advice for successfully managing this digital transformation and creating value." * Marco Argenti, Vice President Technology, Amazon Web Services *"Deeply researched and full of innovative insights about AI, platforms and smart products. The 'Product Reinvention Quotient' provides great guidance on how to think about "Product X.0" and how to develop a set of capabilities that are necessary to succeed in the future." * Guido Jouret, Chief Digital Officer, ABB *"The nature of product innovation is fundamentally changing. Reinventing the Product shows how to combine hardware, software and business model innovation in an agile way, to meet fast-changing needs in a world of smart-connected devices. It provides compelling and inspiring case studies and examples to help your company find a way that fits best." * Yoon Lee, Ph. D., Senior Vice President and Division Head Content and Services, Product Innovation Team, Samsung Electronics America *"Eric Schaeffer did it again. After his spearheading Industry X.0, which has inspired our team of entrepreneurs to adapt our digital strategy creatively, he now co-authors with David Sovie a brilliant, richly detailed roadmap to the digital future for all product making companies. No doubt: this is again a must-read." * Zhang Ruimin, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO, Haier Group *"Well researched, with vivid illustrations and concrete suggestions, this valuable guide can help firms and leaders to build a new set of priorities and capabilities to succeed in a shifting, digital landscape." * Professor Michael G. Jacobides, Sir Donald Gordon Chair of Entrepreneurship & Innovation, London Business School *"In a time of digitally induced seismic shifts across all fronts, Reinventing the Product captures the impact of this change and thoughtfully develops new value-creation approaches in product development and manufacturing. A groundbreaking book." * Phil Jansen, Vice President Product Development, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles *"Reinventing the Product is a practical guide for harnessing IoT and AI to transform the very basis of a company's offerings. This is a must-read for industrial manufacturers looking to ensure their businesses remain relevant in the digital age." * Tim O’Keeffe, CEO, Symmons Industries *"Digital technologies such as AI, advanced analytics, edge computing, cloud and blockchain are transforming our lives fast. Thoroughly researched, Reinventing the Product doesn't just describe the emergence of a fascinating new product landscape that is shifting from traditional to smart connected products, including autonomous products. It is also an inspiring call-to-action for companies so seize enormous new opportunities fast - good for them, good for users and customers, good for growth and progress of societies." * Professor Dr Christoph Lütge, Peter Löscher Chair of Business Ethics and Global Governance, Technical University of Munich *"David Sovie and Eric Schaeffer lay out a powerful new framework for how to evolve both the product and business strategy needed to succeed in the digital age, and they provide fresh and very concrete recommendations on how to implement it pragmatically. Reinventing the Product should be required reading for all product company executives and their managers." * Bill Bien, Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Strategy, Signify *"This book offers a deep analysis of the major shifts product companies are facing, and provides a well-elaborated blueprint for their future success. Every leader in the industry should learn from this book." * James E. Heppelmann, President and CEO, PTC *"Reinventing the Product not only looks thoroughly at how the disruptive waves of digital technologies will affect product companies (including the subscription economy), it draws on a deep analysis of the five profound shifts they face to provide strategic and practical "how-to" advice for businesses as they develop digital products. An inspirational call-to-action." * Eric Chaniot, Chief Digital Officer, Michelin *"The swiftly emerging world of intelligent smart connected products will reshape industries, business processes, and consumer experiences. Reinventing the Product is an important and essential guide for business leaders, entrepreneurs and investors, looking to chart the course and unlock the value of this important trend." * Paul R. Daugherty, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Co-author of the bestseller Human + Machine: Reimagining Work in the Age of AI, Accenture *"A comprehensive analysis on the digitally driven big shifts product-making companies are facing. And a detailed roadmap to innovate and capture the endless opportunities in a fascinating new product world." * Raghunath Mashelkar, National Research Professor and Chairman, Reliance Innovation Council *"In their inspiring new book Eric Schaeffer and Dave Sovie not only show the fundamental shifts product companies are exposed to in digital times; they also provide creative analytical tools and concrete how-to advice for these companies to innovate, stay profitable and grow." * Cyril Perducat, Executive Vice President, Internet of Things & Digital Offers, Schneider Electric *"Eric Schaeffer and Dave Sovie provide a rare encompassing view on there invention of the product, re-imagining the current "digital transformation"trend. Original, remarkably thoughtful and with high practical relevance on every page." * Richard Mark Soley, PhD, Chairman and CEO, Object Management Group; Executive Director, Industrial Internet Consortium *"This is a fascinating book on how we should rethink and manage product making in disruptive times. New perspectives, fresh concepts, unexpected ideas abound. A must-read for any leader and manager in product companies." * Pascal Daloz, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Strategy Officer, Dassault Systèmes *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Section - ONE: Enter the new – Smart connected products for the digital age; Chapter - 01: The digital transformation of product making – Happening faster than you think!; Chapter - 02: Trends driving the case for product reinvention; Section - TWO: The digital reinvention of the product; Chapter - 03: A radically new kind of product – Adaptive | collaborative | proactive | responsible; Chapter - 04: Big shift one – From features to experience; Chapter - 05: Big shift two – From hardware to ‘as a service’; Chapter - 06: Big shift three – From product to platform; Chapter - 07: Big shift four – From mechatronics to artificial intelligence (AI); Chapter - 08: Big shift five – From linear to agile engineering in the New; Section - THREE: The journey to the reinvented product; Chapter - 09: Seven pivotal capabilities for managing the reinvention of the product; Chapter - 10: The roadmap to success with living products and services; Chapter - 11: Insights from the field; Chapter - 12: Reinvented products in action; Section - FOUR: Future product realities; Chapter - 13: Outlook 2030 – How the reinvented product governs our lives – a crowd-sourced story of innovation in five takes

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Book SynopsisKaren Beaven is an executive coach and the founder of the HR Entrepreneur's Network. She has operated at HR Director level for a number of years at companies including River Island and AllSaints, and has been ranked as one of the most influential HR practitioners by HR Magazine in 2016 and 2017. She was also recognised as HR Director of the year in 2015 and has been listed as a Global HR superstar by HRO Today.Trade Review"Karen has an obvious passion for and commitment to the HR profession. This book does a wonderful job of chronicling her HR journey and sharing her narrative. Her insights will be helpful as a guide to other HR professionals who want to make a difference." * Dave Ulrich, Rensis Likert Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan & Partner, The RBL Group *"What Karen Beaven has created is the missing link between individual, professional, organisational and business perspectives, on the key role HR professionals can have in the fabled future of work. Packed full of quotes, references, exercises and real-life stories, this is the go-to book for those serious about their impact in the work they do, that might now be called HR Strategy. Reset and reinvent HR? You bet..!" * Perry Timms, Chief Energy Officer, PTHR #5 HR Most Influential Thinker 2018 *"This is a practical guide for HR professionals seeking to create performance-enhancing HR led by commercial goals. It is all the more powerful coming from an award-winning HRD who has been there and done it, experiencing the ups and downs and building resilience with humility and learning. A most useful handbook to progress your HR career and achieve more." * Darren Hockaday - HR Director, Gatwick Airport *"This is a must-read book, whether you are an experienced HR professional or a novice at the start of your career. It is an indispensable guide to understanding the world of work and adding strategic value by challenging you to rethink your understanding of HR. The future is really is all about the People Experience and awareness of self, business, industry and profession." * Shakil Butt, HR Hero, HR and Leadership Consultant *"This much-needed and easy-to-read book provides a fantastic guide for today's HR professional. It is a great combination of education into modern practice and terminology blended with practical advice and encouragement for how to navigate the shifting commercial landscapes that we all face." * Kim Atherton - Chief People Officer, OVO Energy and CEO, Just3Things *"Finally, a professional self-help book for HR practitioners from the 'Bouncebackability' Queen herself! As an avid fan of Karen's PX vision, I look forward to a future HR profession full of human-centric and business focused practitioners, closely collaborating with their people and leaders to build commercially successful and sustainable organisations. As Karen states - 'To be inspirational, you must first be inspired', and this book will do that for you." * Natal Dank - Chief HR Agilist at Southern Blue Consulting and co-founder of the Agile HR Community *"In a world where HR has to be as creative, agile and future-focused as any other part of the business, this book shows not only how important this is but how to make it possible. It will be the go-to resource for all my HR coachees who are looking to make their mark in business." * Paul Deeprose, Founder of The Career Gym *"This book is a massive gift not just to HR leaders but to all leaders. Karen turns fundamental concepts into extremely practical steps but most of all she conveys all of her experiences and recommendations in a truly human way. After reading this book you will look after yourself and your people differently and you will be totally confident that you are adding additional value to your organization." * David Frost, Organisational Development Director at Total Produce plc *"An excellent handbook for anyone with HR or line management responsibilities, putting the employee experience at the forefront. The chapters are well researched, providing snackable information with sections on how your thinking will be changed, toolkit essentials and reflection questions." * Julie Merritt, General Manager *"This is an inspirational guide written by a been there, seen it, done it industry specialist who knows what she is talking about and is not afraid to explain it. By learning about staff, the benefits of a personal network, the industry you work in and your aspirations, the reader can grow into a passionate leader and guide a business to become a driving force in their field." * Stu Walker, Managing Director - Integrated Sales & Marketing Solutions *"The book is a clear call to HR professionals to continue developing themselves, encourages reflection on the profession and its responsibilities, and the skills needed to succeed in Human Resources - along with guidance on how to develop them. It's great to see a book on HR stepping out of our traditional task and priorities and considering the wider organization, industry and future trends. This book is a true toolkit for the HR professional - a 'how to' guide on how to be great at what we do - whilst also encouraging us to step outside of our comfort zone." * Gemma Dale, Co-founder, The Work Consultancy *Table of Contents Section - ONE: Know your self; Chapter - 01: Continuous personal development; Chapter - 02: Drive and passion; Chapter - 03: Comfort zone; Chapter - 04: Interpersonal skills; Chapter - 05: Bravery; Chapter - 06: Your personal network; Chapter - 07: Inspirational leadership; Section - TWO: Know your business; Chapter - 08: Product; Chapter - 09: People; Chapter - 10: Productivity; Chapter - 11: Annual results; Chapter - 12: Commercial focus; Chapter - 13: Markets and channels; Chapter - 14: Technology; Chapter - 15: Culture; Chapter - 16: Purpose; Section - THREE: Know your industry; Chapter - 17: Competition; Chapter - 18: Business environment; Chapter - 19: Rules and regulations; Chapter - 20: Trends and forecasting; Chapter - 21: Where's the talent?; Chapter - 22: Workforce planning; Chapter - 23: Resources; Section - FOUR: Know your profession; Chapter - 24: Professional accreditation; Chapter - 25: Responsibilities; Chapter - 26: Advisory bodies; Chapter - 27: Career framework; Chapter - 28: Professional development; Chapter - 29: The development of the industry; Chapter - 30: The future of work

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Book SynopsisAlf Rehn is a noted thought leader in the fields of innovation and creativity. Having appeared on Thinkers50 Guru Radar in 2016, he is currently professor of innovation, design and management at the University of Southern Denmark. He is a popular international strategic adviser and professional speaker who has delivered close to 1,000 keynotes worldwide, advised Fortune 500 companies and is one of the few Westerners to keynote on innovation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.Trade Review"More than ever, innovation has become a prime success factor, yet we all have experienced some kind of fatigue as the term has become a cliché. In this book, Alf Rehn looks critically at the evolution of innovation practices throughout the past decades and teaches us new techniques on how to embrace innovation 4.0. An absolute must-read for anyone who wants to succeed, or just survive, in today's world." * Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, author of 'The Project Revolution' and 'The Focused Organization', and named World's Leading Champion of Project Management by Thinkers50 *"Some innovation is a quick fix, some takes a lifetime of dedication. Some new ideas are new products or services, while other new ideas bring revolutions in the way people live or think. In this important book, Alf Rehn urges leaders to reject wasteful stereotypes of creativity and to embrace the truths needed to deliver powerful real-world innovation. If innovation is deviance in practice, then Rehn is a most practical deviant." * Max McKeown, author of 'The Innovation Book' *"Now that the global innovation hype bubble is bursting, the world desperately needs a dose of straight talk. It's time the clichés were put up against the wall and out of their misery. Alf Rehn brings his no-nonsense, shelve-the-bullsh*t style to this refreshing reset on what innovation is, what it can do, and how organizations might finally realize its value. He shows innovation isn't just about desire or a popular process, but requires deeper cultural intervention and an embedded mindset." * Scott Smith, world-leading futurist and founder of Changeist *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Introduction – Between the shallows and the deep blue sea; Chapter - 02: Of yawns and broken windows – How ideas die in the modern corporation; Chapter - 03: Respect, reciprocity, responsibility and reflection – Crafting innovation cultures from the ground up; Chapter - 04: The imagination premium – Pushing beyond fatigue, thinking beyond boundaries; Chapter - 05: Innovative by design – Diversity and the trouble with monocultures; Chapter - 06: Making innovation resilient – Meaning, purpose, ambition, courage; Chapter - 07: Time, velocity, slack – Working at the speed of innovation; Chapter - 08: Pulling it all together – From ‘innovation’ to innovation

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Book SynopsisChris Duffey spearheads Adobe's Creative Cloud strategic development partnerships across the Creative enterprise space. His keynotes have received over 50+ million impressions and been reported around the world by Access Hollywood, Extra, Ok Magazine, Hello, People, Daily Mail and Euro News.Chris has been profiled by The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Inc., Adweek, Adage, Cheddar, The Mirror, The Drum, Campaign, CMO.com, New York Post, Business Insider and by Google, McKinsey and Wharton in their digital marketing book. Chris also serves on Rutgers University Data Advisory Board and The Board of Directors for ANA NY.Before Adobe, Chris was an Award-Winning Executive Creative Director, noted speaker, author and Artificial Intelligence & Mobile Technologist. He has been featured by Business Insider, and Yahoo as one of "The industry's leaders on the top issues, challenges and opportunities in the fast-changing world of mobile marketing." Chris has bTrade Review"Superhuman Innovation is a secret resource for smart people trying to grow their business." * Rachel Loui, Head of International Growth for Business & Industrial Markets, Google *"Fear artificial intelligence no longer! Chris Duffey and his virtual pal Aimé unpack AI to make us feel confident and excited about these future-focused technologies." * Rob Rogers, Former CEO, Sudler WPP, New York *"This fast-paced book makes the point that the upside of AI outweighs any downside. Rather than supplanting humanity the tech will augment us - making people smarter, faster and more successful. The author beautifully makes the point by harnessing Aimé - an AI system. This book serves as a down to earth guide into how business can benefit from AI right now." * Gordon Young, Editor-in-Chief and Co-founder, The Drum *"Chris Duffey will allay any skeptic's concerns about AI through his comprehensive and positive discourse on the subject. Moreover, he provides a valuable and practical guide to businesses to leverage AI to empower people's lives." * Diana Naguib, Senior Vice President, MediaLink *"Superhuman Innovation is forward thinking and captures the potential of AI in the future. It is clear from reading this that brands who are not adopting their business to support an AI future will be left behind." * Monson Tseng, Amazon Alexa *"Many books talk about AI yet Chris takes it to another level using AI to co-write the book. The brilliance is the ability to dispel AI myths and highlight opportunities and limitations. AI is in use every day on our CMS platform and Chris perfectly summed it up that AI will make us more efficient in all our tasks." * Clancy Ryan, Vice President, Arc Publishing, The Washington Post *"Amié and Chris provide a detailed roadmap of how AI can help to harness big data and improve lives across a broad spectrum of areas from hotels to health to make a smarter world and improve the human experience. Superhuman Innovation is SUPER insightful and a must read for anyone interested in understanding how AI can help unleash their creative potential." * Dr. Kimo Ah Yun, Acting Provost, Marquette University *"If you're interested in creating growth and value for your start-up or multinational brand, Superhuman Innovation is a breakthrough blueprint for how to put your consumers first with human-centric AI." * Bonin Bough, Founder of Bonin Ventures, Former Chief Media & eCommerce Officer at Mondelez International *"A must read for business leaders serious about cognitive transformation. Superhuman Innovation cuts through the noise and sensationalism around AI and provides a pragmatic view of how to apply this science today and pioneer a new future" * Keith Pine, Chief Operating Officer, Organic *"With all the clamor about AI - positive and negative - Chris Duffey provides a compelling blueprint for AI's applications and impact. Superhuman Innovation is a super intelligent take on the power AI puts in people's hand." * Tom Stein, Chairman and Chief Client Officer, Stein IAS, President, ANA Business Marketing NYC *Table of Contents Section - ONE: The AI foundation; Chapter - 01: Changing landscape – Customer behaviours and expectation; Chapter - 02: The digital transformation – From messaging to experiences; Chapter - 03: Infinite data – Driving better outcomes; Chapter - 04: Infrastructure – The need for a foundation; Section - TWO: The AI activation; Chapter - 05: Artificial intelligence – The what and why of the AI revolution; Chapter - 06: The SUPER framework – A superhuman strategy; Chapter - 07: Speed – Facilitating work processes; Chapter - 08: Understanding – Revealing and mastering deep insights; Chapter - 09: Performance – Measurement and optimization; Chapter - 10: Experimentation – Actionable curiosity; Chapter - 11: Results – Business transformation; Section - THREE: The AI future; Chapter - 12: Where to start; Chapter - 13: Security, privacy and ethics; Chapter - 14: Yesterday, tomorrow and today; Chapter - 15: Next-Gen creativity – Improving the human experience; Chapter - 16: The AI-infused future – Transforming the world

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Book SynopsisJacob Benbunan started Saffron Brand Consultants with the late Wally Olins. He is today its Chairman and CEO. His clients include Vueling, Akzo Nobel, A1 Telekom Austria, Engie, Sodexo or Siemens. Prior to Saffron he was a Principal at Wolff Olins where he was involved with brands like Orange, Repsol and Acciona. Gabor Schreier is Chief Creative Officer and responsible for the creative teams across Saffron's locations. He was a core player in consolidating Saffron as a leading international brand consultancy. At Saffron, he has had an instrumental role in the work for A1 Telekom Austria, Gulf Air and YouTube. Previously he has also created identities for Daimler and Smart in Germany.Benjamin Knapp is Saffron's Chief Growth Officer, driving corporate strategy and service development. He joined Saffron in 2006 and worked closely with Wally Olins on place and commercial branding projects. His clients since then include Xing, V&A Museum, A1 Telekom Austria and Kyocera.Trade Review"A treatise on branding in times of change that will guide marketers through their daily challenges." * Stefan Schindele, Brand Strategy, A1 Group *"The authors prove that disruption is an attitude of creativity, agility and innovation that all brands should strive for. They provide a detailed and inspiring explanation of the process. A great book - highly recommended!" * Professor Robert Paulmann, Founder, CXI Conference *"Jacob Benbunan and his team are the most disruptive people in the branding world, helping anybody in the start-up or corporate world who wants to rock the boat and do things very differently. This book is a must-read for anyone wanting to cause any abrupt or sudden change in new or legacy industries." * Carlos Muñoz, Founder, Volotea and Vueling Airlines *"A truly compelling read for those who believe that the best evidence of corporate authenticity is brand consistency." * Ana Busto, SVP, Brand and Communications, ENGIE *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction – Why it is vital to explore disruptive branding; Chapter - 01: Convergence and divergence – What change means for brands; Chapter - 02: What makes you tick – Define what drives your organization; Chapter - 03: Strategy made visible – Bring your idea alive through design; Chapter - 04: Help your people to help you – Engage your employees; Chapter - 05: A promise delivered – Shape the brand experience; Chapter - 06: Prove it to succeed – Develop on-brand products and services; Chapter - 07: Building customer loyalty – Disrupt through great service; Chapter - 08: Your idea made physical – Create branded environments; Chapter - 09: First impressions – Launch your disruptive brand; Chapter - 10: Measure, improve, repeat – Measure brand performance; Chapter - 11: Constant reinvention – Stay ahead in times of change; Chapter - 12: Index

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Book SynopsisDaniel Newman is Principal Analyst of Futurum Research and the CEO of Broadsuite Media Group. Living his life at the intersection of people and technology, Newman works with large technology brands exploring digital transformation and how it influences our world. A five-times best-selling author, he is a Forbes, Entrepreneur and Huffington Post contributor.Olivier Blanchard draws from his extensive experience managing product innovation, technology adoption, digital integration and change management for industry leaders in a variety of sectors to help decision makers, and their organizations, understand the many risks and opportunities of technology-driven disruption and leverage innovation.Table of Contents Chapter - 01: A short history of human–machine partnerships; Chapter - 02: The state of human–machine partnerships; Chapter - 03: Framing expectations for the next age of human–machine partnerships; Chapter - 04: How businesses should prepare for the next age of human–machine partnerships; Chapter - 05: How workers should prepare for the next age of human–machine partnerships; Chapter - 06: How educational institutions should prepare for the next age of human–machine partnerships; Chapter - 07: How consumers should prepare for the next age of human–machine partnerships; Chapter - 08: How technology companies should prepare for the next age of human–machine partnerships; Chapter - 09: The future of human–machine partnerships - putting it all together;

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Book SynopsisNick Liddell is a brand strategist with over 20 years' experience. He works with organizations of all sizes to grow their brands through clear and compelling strategy. His clients include some of the world's brightest and best - from Prada and The V&A to McLaren, Wimbledon and Twinings. He's a member of the UK Superbrands Council, a frequent event speaker and a regular contributor to marketing, brand and business publications.Richard Buchanan is Managing Director and a founding partner of The Clearing, voted the UK's best branding consultancy at The Drum's Network Awards 2016. Working with global brands such as McLaren, Fitness First, Wimbledon and Ocado. Together with The Clearing, he has won more than thirty industry awards.Table of Contents Section - ONE: Creativity; Chapter - 01: You can choose between having a great culture or a brilliant strategy – Which do you opt for?; Chapter - 02: Is your role to make people want things or to make things people want?; Chapter - 03: Does your team operate like an orchestra or an improvisational jazz band?; Chapter - 04: We often seek partners who meet a deficiency we feel in ourselves – What deficiency are you meeting for your customers?; Chapter - 05: If your brand took a lie detector test, the most nerve wracking question would be…; Section - TWO: Habit; Chapter - 06: Should parents give children what they need or what they want? Does the same logic apply in giving customers what they ask for?; Chapter - 07: What disappoints you most about your competitors?; Chapter - 08: You are called in to perform a ‘pre-mortem’ on your brand and predict the cause of death to be…; Chapter - 09: Which of your brand’s flaws have you learned to ignore?; Chapter - 10: What could you eliminate from your business today that you suspect no-one would miss?; Section - THREE: Emotion; Chapter - 11: What wakes your brand up at 4am?; Chapter - 12: If your brand were a person, would they be in a happy relationship?; Chapter - 13: How often do your embark on projects where your feel real anxiety and uncertainty about the outcome?; Chapter - 14: Does your brand appeal more to people’s hopes or their fears?; Chapter - 15: What role does kindness play in your work?; Section - FOUR: Belief; Chapter - 16: Budgets are cut and your business can only invest in innovation or marketing – Which do you choose?; Chapter - 17: What’s the most offensive word in the world in relation to your brand?; Chapter - 18: What does the word ‘quality’ mean in the context of your brand? Would your competitors define it differently?; Chapter - 19: What do your customers mistakenly believe about your industry? What can you do to change this?; Chapter - 20: How would you define a ‘meaningful’ business; Section - FIVE: Ego; Chapter - 21: What other businesses are you secretly a little bit jealous of?; Chapter - 22: What would be worse – Customers not taking your brand seriously or finding you boring?; Chapter - 23: What does your business do that some say is completely unnecessary or inefficient, but you believe is a superpower?; Chapter - 24: Would you prefer your brand to be seen as the most stylish of its peers or the most thoughtful?; Chapter - 25: Who or what is your brand’s nemesis?

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Book SynopsisKevin Green, Chartered CCIPD, is a non-executive director and strategic advisor to six fast growth human capital businesses. Prior to this, he was the Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), the HR Director at Royal Mail and founder and Managing Director of Qtab, a leading HR consultancy who advised organizations including First Choice, Unilever, Bae Systems and the UK Cabinet Office.Trade Review"One of the most important and accessible HR books of the year." * People Management *"The importance of a forward-thinking, comprehensive people strategy to underpin our business strategies has never been more important. Kevin lends his experience and insights from many years as a business and HR leader to provide challenge as well as great practical advice on all aspects of people strategy, and the innovations needed in HR practices to help people and organisations to thrive in a fast-changing future." * Peter Cheese, Chief Executive, CIPD *"This book is an "A to Z" for HR professionals. It offers an all-encompassing approach which shows how joined up thinking in relation to people can lead to business success. Confronting and energizing in equal measure." * Alison Hodgson VP People Virgin Media Ireland *"In this book, Kevin brings a unique perspective to the strategic opportunities organisations can achieve through their people. Providing insight and direction not just for people practitioners, but for anyone leading an organisation who has questions about how to better drive performance and productivity." * Neil Morrison, Director of HR, Severn Trent *"A must-read book for all leaders, articulating the steps to creating a competitive people strategy for commercial and ultimately broader societal good. AI is changing the face of work, creating more flexibility and a greater ease of removing the mundane, but there is a heightened need for creativity, innovation and intuition, which can only come from an engaged, energised and committed workforce." * Helen Pitcher OBE, Chairman of Advanced Boardroom Excellence, President INSEAD Directors Network, NED and Remuneration Committee Chair C&C Group PLC, Chairman Criminal Cases Review Commission *"Kevin clearly outlines the importance of driving a coherent strategy in order to compete in an increasingly difficult labour market - where a business cannot be afraid to self-disrupt and diversify their offerings if they are to thrive, attract and retain talent. People and effective use of technology are at the heart of this and Competitive People Strategy underscores the all-too-common pitfalls to avoid and the real commercial and social upside of getting this right."" * Bill Richards, UK Managing Director, Indeed *"An insightful and engaging look at the role people play in the success of businesses, especially if they are motivated, organised, and utilised in the right ways. Kevin talks from a position of authority having spent a lifetime in this arena, both as a CEO, HRD and also as a thought leader and change agent. A great read!" * Chris Moore, Chairman, Recruitment and Employment Confederation *"At a time when the workforce is becoming more dispersed, remote and diverse, building and leading communities of workers will become one of the key disciplines of 21st-century business. This book provides inspiring insights in how to implement a total talent management strategy to improve performance and retain your talent." * Denis Pennel, Managing Director, World Employment Confederation *"Kevin distils, codifies and then crafts the necessary focus on the future of work's undeniable constant: people. It's all about the people. No longer will people say "I'm not sure what to do about my people strategy" because it's all in this book. Enough guidance, enough back story and enough stimulation to just go and do it. So, if in doubt about the status of your people strategy, check in with this book and check out with Kevin's series of tools, recommendations and tactics." * Perry Timms, Author of Transformational HR *"Kevin has written a book that acts as a field guide for the changing times we live in. Getting and retaining the right talent has never been more challenging and Kevin offers practical advice or business leaders that will help them navigate the ever more complex landscape of people strategy." * Matt Alder, Podcaster, The Recruiting Future Podcast and co-author of Exceptional Talent *"The right people strategy is critical to business success. This book provides an invaluable insight into why this is the case and the thinking and approaches that are available to businesses to get the most out of their people. It is a must-read for HR Directors and CEO's alike." * Martin Hesketh, CEO, Brookson Ltd. *"In this book, strategy meets people in a mix of practical steps and guided learning which will supercharge your approach to leadership and talent. Kevin brings a wealth of experience to the alignment of your employee experience to enable you to achieve your business outcomes. A must-read for all people-centric leaders." * Aaron Alburey, Founder and CEO, Lace Partners *"This book is a great and pragmatic read which responds to the issues organizations are confronted with. Kevin makes astute observations together with practical tools to assist with the ever-growing number of workplace challenges. This is not a boring corporate HR read - Kevin has solicited views, opinions and offers a practical set of solutions for HR professionals to raise their game and continue to integrate HR plans with the business strategy." * Jacky Simmonds, Group Chief People Officer, Veon PLC *"This book provides many practical tips to help HR practitioners link their work to their business strategy and build a differentiated approach that creates competitive advantage through their people. I have personally benefited from using the Three Key Questions." * Quintin Heath, HRD, AB Sugar *"A powerful toolkit and an inspiring read for anyone looking to scale their organisation via their people." * Terence Mauri, Inc. Magazine Writer and bestselling author of The Leader’s Mindset *"This is an excellent book for any leader who wants to achieve superior business results while also building a great place to work. It's full of sound business advice and practical ideas of how to get the best from your people." * Steve Ingham, Group Ceo, Page Group Plc *"This is a great book for those looking to give their people strategy an edge, whether they are a CEO or HRD. It's an easy read, very accessible and clearly articulates its key point that the most valuable people strategy is not one based on best practice, but rather one that puts a focus on a doing things differently. Kevin Green's refreshing message is essentially "find a small number of things that can authentically set your organisation apart from the rest, and do them brilliantly." * Ralph Tribe, Chief People Officer, Ascential PLC *"It is a cliché, but nevertheless true, that there is a war for talent. Kevin Green has been in the trenches of that war for longer than most. He is also a clear and entertaining communicator, so his opinions are well worth reading." * Calum Chase, Author of Surviving AI *"Kevin is an HR professional with a difference - In his book he debunks the myth that all leaders should be extrovert salesmen and explains how to pull together the component parts of successful people strategy - all leaders of people should take note." * Mark Palmer, CEO, Gobeyond Partners UK *"People, culture and organisational design are critical to understand when making investment decisions. Getting it right or wrong can, and so often does, define an investment outcome. This book shows leaders how great people engagement can achieve superior business returns." * Dawn Marriott Sims, Partner, Hg *"Winning in business is all about creating a competitive edge, and in Kevin's book he succinctly defines how to do this. He also takes us through how leaders should deal with the changes occurring in the modern workforce. This book explains how leaders can attract, motivate, engage and retain their talent. It's a must-read." * Peter Searle, Executive Chairman, Airswift PLC *"In Competitive People Strategy Kevin Green brings HR kicking and screaming into the 21st century - and shows every HR and business leader how to compete and win in the midst of the fourth Industrial revolution." * Colin Donnery, General Manager, FRS Recruitment *"Kevin has cracked the code, successfully smashing the disciplines of business strategy and people management together, which is where they have always truly belonged. He provides a cogent formula across the entire people and organizational performance lifecycle, creating a timely call to arms and a practical pathway for leaders and change agents around the globe to create a far greater impact." * Steve Bernard, Founder and Managing Director, Connectwell *"A great mix of theory, research and practical insight wrapped into a practical guide of how to make it happen. The comprehensive range of subjects covered coupled with the applied approach would benefit leaders in smaller companies as well as presenting HR professionals in larger organizations a guide on how to lead the people agenda." * Simon Conington, Founder and CEO, BPS World Ltd. *Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Why a Competitive People Strategy matters; Chapter - 02: Strategy — how to compete and win; Chapter - 03: Building a differentiated people strategy; Chapter - 04: Leaders everywhere; Chapter - 05: Developing a winning culture; Chapter - 06: Talent attraction; Chapter - 07: Employee experience; Chapter - 08: Change and transformation; Chapter - 09: Great people management; Chapter - 10: Developing the people function

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Book SynopsisSean Pillot de Chenecey is a marketing expert, who for over 20 years has combined brand consultancy with ethnographic activity and trend research around the world. His clients have included Unilever, Swatch, Heineken, Diageo, General Motors, Beiersdorf, AXA, Vodafone, Comptoir des Cotonniers, Muller, GlaxoSmithKline, Visa, Granarolo and Starwood; and he's collaborated with numerous advertising, branding, design, media and PR agencies. He is a university lecturer and has written for Admap, Brand Strategy, Contagious, Dazed and Marketing. A public speaker, he's given speeches for over a decade in Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and North America.Trade Review"Don't try to hide from the future - it will be here sooner than you think. And when it arrives, you'd better be prepared! Start by reading Influencers & Revolutionaries. And then shape your future." * Carsten Beck, Director of Research, The Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies *"Influencers & Revolutionaries covers a life where progress depends on "good business" becoming a real way of operating and not just a PR strategy. It will serve not just business people but also policymakers and activists." * Thomas Coombes, Head of Brand, Amnesty International *"Sean Pillot de Chenecey's previous publication examined the phenomenon of the post-truth world. His compelling new book analyses its consequences. Marketers, retailers, innovators, communicators, engineers, travellers, urban planners, venture capitalists and entertainers will all be inspired by this thought-provoking and immensely readable book." * Julian Boulding, President, The Network One *"This book is thought-provoking and refreshing. It highlights critical catalysts, specifically the climate crisis, which remain little understood at the most senior levels of industry sectors facing disruption." * Joanna Catalano, President, Dentsu Aegis Network, Asia Pacific *"Sean Pillot de Chenecey has rescued the concepts of innovation and disruption from becoming meaningless jargon and empty clichés. Influencers & Revolutionaries provides an in-depth understanding of the dynamics transforming businesses globally and across sectors. This book is indispensable." * Michael Cohen, President, Michael Cohen Group, NYC *"This book provides a critical compass for innovation in a period of profoundly needed ecological transformation. Sean Pillot de Chenecey weaves compelling examples of innovation across a wide range of sectors to powerfully demonstrate how socio-ecological concerns and innovation can be fundamentally aligned. A must-read for anybody who wants to be part of the "solution generation" in the decade to come." * Carole Collet, Professor for Sustainable Futures, Central Saint Martins UAL *"The genesis of many great start-ups is the desire to challenge the status quo. Sean Pillot de Chenecey's new book helps you understand the power of disruption to change the world. It should be standard reading for all aspiring entrepreneurs." * Scott Goodson, Founder and Chairman, Strawberry Frog *"A smart read for tumultuous times. Sean Pillot de Chenecey deftly navigates today's new business climate and its disruptive trends, with insights and tangible solutions. Amazingly timely." * Lucie Greene, Founder, Light Years *"Influencers & Revolutionaries is full of signposts to possible futures in tourism, health, fashion, entertainment, transport and more. Sean Pillot de Chenecey's is a singular voice in the often-contradictory worlds of innovation, marketing and consumption; and his refreshing forthright prose is the next best thing to hearing him give a speech." * Ben Hughes, Professor, Beijing Institute of Technology *"Companies have arguably never faced such urgency in being able to change as fast as the culture they operate in. Sean Pillot de Chenecey's book is an inspirational and, most importantly, useful map to why and how change is occurring in the world and how businesses are responding - and need to respond. It's a call to arms." * Gareth Kay, Founding Partner, Chapter *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Classic innovation theory and current leading-edge thinking; Chapter - 02: The disruptors disrupted. What next for adland?; Chapter - 03: The future of retail and the future home; Chapter - 04: How the food and drink industries leverage catalytic trends; Chapter - 05: The wellness economy meets the lifestyle industry; Chapter - 06: Smart cities, the IoT and connected living; Chapter - 07: Intelligent and sustainable – a new era of tourism and mobility; Chapter - 08: The transformation of entertainment by technology, experiences and personalization; Chapter - 09: The future of work – goodbye to certainty and stability. Hello to Industry 4.0; Chapter - 10: Fintech and insurtech, and the battle of choice vs privacy; Chapter - 11: Summary – The Influencers and Revolutionaries Innovation Manifesto; Chapter - 12: References and further reading; Chapter - 13: Index

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Book SynopsisFew organizations can afford all the specialized expertise and technology they need to respond nimbly to emerging needs, regardless of the type of clients they serve. As market demands grow increasingly complex and resources are strained, strategic alliances and joint ventures are becoming business as usual--not only within business sectors, but between them as well. When these alliances succeed, they open up whole new worlds for the participating partners: new products and services, new markets, access to resources, smarter ways of doing things. Building Strategic Relationships shows how successful alliances are launched, developed, and concluded--within the corporate world and between corporate entities and government or nonprofit institutions. The authors draw from more than two hundred interviews and seventy-five case studies of varied partnerships--including a customer-supplier alliance between a newspaper publisher and a newsprint supplier, a joint venture between aTable of ContentsTHRIVING IN AN INTERDEPENDENT WORLD. The Growing Need for Collaboration. The Nature of Effective Partnership. HOW PARTNERSHIPS GROW AND DEVELOP. Courtship and Commitment: Making a Good Match. Day-to-Day Relationship: Translating Vision Into Value. Transformation: Changing the Relationship or Parting Amicably. PARTNERSHIPS IN PRACTICE. Lesher Communications and Norpac: A Supplier-Customer Partnership. Arthur Andersen and the Alameda School System: A Public/Private Collaboration. The Council for Continuous Improvement: A Multi-Industry, Multi-Sector Consortium. WHAT SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP REQUIRES. The Partnership Covenant. Building a Foundation for Mutual Trust. Resource: Partnership Readiness Questionnaire.

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Book SynopsisThis work is volume two of a three-volume set in which George Morrisey shares his experience and expertise about the process of strategic thinking, tactical planning, and strategic planning processes that has guided organizational planners over the years.Table of ContentsIntroduction to the Series. How Do You Make Your Future a Reality? The Reat of the Strategic Planning Story. Who Are Your Long-Range Planners? What's Your Focus? Determining Your Key Strategy Areas. What's Important? Identifying and Analyzing Your Critical Strategic Issues. What Should Be Your Future Positions? Determining Your Long-Term Objectives. How Will You Reach Your Future Positions? Preparing Your Strategic Action Plans. How Will You Know Where You Are? Reviewing and Modifying Your Strategic Plan. How Does Your Strategic Plan Come Together?

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