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Author
Publisher
New World Library
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The former director of the Tassajara Zen Center and a cofounder of Google's Search Inside Yourself program shows how modern workplaces can become more productive, compassionate, and harmonious by applying the practice of mindfulness"--
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The foundation of George Zimmer's success is his company's corporate culture, centered on "servant leadership" values. These values seek to involve others in decision making and enhance the personal growth of workers. In this wideranging talk, Zimmer explains how his experience proves that a culture based on strong ethical values can succeed even within a competitive business environment.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Networks of relationships among employees are increasingly the means by which organizations create value and foster innovation. From ten years of research tracking top-performing leaders at over 60 companies, Professor Cross found that successful leaders manage informal networks to compensate for weaknesses in formal structures, and thus improve collaboration, knowledge-sharing and best practices. In doing so, they are less susceptible to the loss...
4) The real-life MBA: your no-BS guide to winning the game, building a team, and growing your career
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The founders of the Jack Welch Management Institute, a fully accredited online MBA program, present a guide to overcoming modern business challenges, with recommendations for creating effective strategies, leading others, and building a thriving career.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Not all customers are created equal. Ten percent of your customers often provide ninety percent of your profits. As Roger Siboni explains, the best usage of customer relationship management (CRM) is to enhance the experience for Profitable customers, to bring down costs by automating unProfitable ones, and to gain market share through customer retention and personalization at the point of sale. This requires an enterprise-wide commitment to sharing...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The best are those who understand their people's opinions of them and what it's like to work for them. This is no easy task. People in power tend to focus on their own needs over the needs of others. They also believe they have a stronger positive influence over their people than they actually do. From peer-reviewed research and case studies, Professor Sutton found truly in-tune leaders share five hallmark characteristics. Program Highlights: The...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Many of history's greatest growth markets were created by a disruptive technology that was met with resistance from traditional industries and organizations. Dr. Christensen demonstrates that in order to create new business in emerging markets, you need appropriate management of technological innovation and the ability to find new markets for new technologies.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Reid Hoffman, co-founder of Linkedin and author of Blitzscaling Silicon Valley expert Robert Chesnut shows that companies that do not think seriously about a crucial element of corporate culture-integrity-are destined to fail... Defining integrity is difficult. Once understood as "telling the truth and keeping your word," it was about following not just the letter but the spirit of the law. But in a moment when workplaces are becoming more diverse,...
10) Seeing red cars
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Seeing Red Cars is a full-length Star Thrower program that encourages audiences to focus on what they DO want instead of focusing on what they dont! By having a positive attitude and taking action, viewers will be motivated to move in the right direction for themselves and for their organization. Hosted by Laura Goodrich, trainer and consultant, this unique and engaging program helps audiences make better decisions, combat negativity, and create...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
How do growth leaders such as Procter & Gamble, GE, and Amazon consistently achieve above-average organic growth? These companies pursue a disciplined, systematic process that distributes innovations across a spectrum of risk, ensuring that they balance incremental growth with breakthrough opportunities. For most companies, notes Professor Day, minor innovations make up 85% to 90% of their development portfolios. While necessary for continuous improvement,...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"The old business model of adapting to change for continued success is dead. Change is the new normal. There are no more periods of stability and predictability. There is only change. This continuous upheaval can undercut morale, decrease productivity and decimate profits, or it can be a game-changing opportunity. Arussy illuminates the path to opportunity. He helps corporate leaders and their employees view change as an opportunity to become invested,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"This book specifies why organizations fall into patterns of inertia and details the skills leaders need to regain organizational momentum. It includes case illustrations from technology, finance, banking, home entertainment, and retail business sectors. Illustrations are drawn from organizations such as Amazon, Apple, Borders, Merrill Lynch, Nintendo, Starbucks, and Unilever, among many others. The book says that organizational leaders need to continuously...
Author
Publisher
Fast Company Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
An updated edition for an ever-shifting landscape of change Faisal Hoque (noted thought leader; serial entrepreneur; technology innovator; advisor to CEOs, BODs, and the US federal government; and author) -- provides a framework that shows readers how to: --Holistically connect the "when" and "what" with who they are; --Inspire and lead inside and outside of their organization; --Generate ideas, grounded decisions, and long-term value . Part...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Filled with inspirational quotes, this richly illustrated fable tells the story of three kids who go on a journey to a new playground and take a stand for what they believe. The story is a metaphor for anyone looking to make a change or wondering how to pursue their dreams. And the message is simple: relationships -- real, human relationships -- really, really matter. The stronger our relationships, the stronger the bonds of trust and cooperation,...
Author
Publisher
Currency
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Anyone-even you!-can learn how to harness the power of humor in business (and life), based on the popular class at Stanford's Graduate School of Business. Many people understand humor's power intuitively. But when it comes to using it with intention, far fewer know how. As a result, humor is vastly underleveraged in most workplaces today, impacting our performance, relationships, and health, and contributing to a permanent and unsightly frown known...
Author
Publisher
Avid Reader Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"So often in life, we get stuck in a cycle of response. We put out fires. We deal with emergencies. We stay downstream, handling one problem after another, but we never make our way upstream to fix the systems that caused the problems ... [This book] probes the psychological forces that push us downstream--including 'problem blindness,' which can leave us oblivious to serious problems in our midst. And Heath introduces us to the thinkers who have...
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