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More than ever before, business leaders are responsible for teams spread across regions, countries, and the entire globe. As a result (read more)

More than ever before, business leaders are responsible for teams spread across regions, countries, and the entire globe. As a result of the pandemic, they've also been increasingly challenged by managing employees working from home. Leading a remote team is a unique challenge, and many leaders struggle by relying upon the skills and approaches that served them well when leading immediate, onsite teams.
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An essential guide to bringing lean to your business and your life The Lean Book of Leanprovides a succinct overview of the concepts (read more)

An essential guide to bringing lean to your business and your life The Lean Book of Leanprovides a succinct overview of the concepts of Lean, explains them in everyday terms, and shows how the general principles can be applied in any business or personal situation. Disengaging the concept of Lean from any particular industry or sector, this book brings Lean out of the factory to help you apply it anywhere, anytime. You'll learn the major points and ideas along with practical tips and hints, and find additional insight in the illustrative examples.

Lean is all about achieving the desired outcome with the minimum amount of fuss and effort, and this book practises what it preaches concise enough to be read in a couple of sittings, it nonetheless delivers a wealth of information distilled into the essential bits you need to know. The Lean Book of Lean discards unnecessary specialisation and minute detail, and gets to the point quickly, so you can get started right away. * Understand the basic principles of lean * Recognise lean behaviours that come naturally * Study examples of lean practices, policies, behaviours, and operations * Apply lean concepts to both your business and personal life Lean is about being agile, efficient, responsive, productive, and smart. (hide)

Sheryl Sandberg s business advice book, "Lean In, " was heralded as a defining moment in attitudes to women in business. But for (read more)

Sheryl Sandberg s business advice book, "Lean In, " was heralded as a defining moment in attitudes to women in business. But for all its commercial success, it proposed a model of feminism that was individualistic and unthreatening to capital. In her powerful debut work "Lean Out, " acclaimed journalist Dawn Foster unpicks how the purportedly feminist message of Sandberg s book neatly exempts patriarchy, capitalism and business from any responsibility for changing the position of women in contemporary culture.

It looks at the rise of a corporate 1% feminism, and at how feminism has been defanged and depoliticised at a time when women have borne the brunt of the financial crash and the gap between rich and poor is widening faster than ever. Surveying business, media, culture and politics, Foster asks whether this trickledown feminism offers any material gain for women collectively, or acts as mere window-dressing PR for the corporations who caused the financial crash. She concludes that leaning out of the corporate model is a more effective way of securing change than leaning in." (hide)

Effective evaluation and measurement of learning and development initiatives is critical to maximise the impact of training, identify (read more)

Effective evaluation and measurement of learning and development initiatives is critical to maximise the impact of training, identify gaps for improvement and ensure that efforts are aligned to the business' needs. Learning Analytics outlines how analytical approaches can respond to these challenges, the types and benefits of technological solutions and how to ask the right questions of organizational data in order to build a learning organization that boosts performance and competitive advantage. Drawing upon case studies from organizations who have applied such approaches such as The Gap, Hilton Worldwide University and Seagate Technology, Learning Analytics will enable those involved in learning and development to make the business case for their activities and deliver an evidence-based service to their organizations. (hide)

If you are leading or part of a team making big change happen you are probably familiar with questions such as: How do we create (read more)

If you are leading or part of a team making big change happen you are probably familiar with questions such as: How do we create the sense of shared endeavour, and feeling of unity and purpose? How do I bring together and build a team that is consistently efficient, effective and fun to be part of? How do we engage people within and beyond the organisation so that big change becomes possible? The Little Book of Making Big Change Happen distills wisdom from many years and thousands of conversations with hundreds of people in the thick of making big change happen. Discover how you can solve your challenging questions, build resilience, attract support, inspire others, protect and build organisational reputation and develop innovative habits and solutions. Written in a concise, easy-to-read style, The Little Book of Making Big Change Happen is perfect to dip into in a quiet moment, as well as for thorough study.

It will appeal to anyone looking to transform their own organisation, or make a big change happen out in the world, with thought provoking, practical and profound advice.
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From polar explorers and politicians to CEOs and sports coaches, we are fascinated with the makeup of leaders. How do they thrive (read more)

From polar explorers and politicians to CEOs and sports coaches, we are fascinated with the makeup of leaders. How do they thrive under pressure and inspire others to do the same? How do they establish a culture of long-term success? Performance psychologist Tom Young has worked closely with teams and individuals at the highest level of professional sport. He has seen how leaders in these high-pressure environments communicate, how they maintain focus and respond to challenges.
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This book offers a practical insight to leaders who need to make good decisions in risky and important situations. The authors describe (read more)

This book offers a practical insight to leaders who need to make good decisions in risky and important situations. The authors describe a process for making risk-intelligent decisions, explaining complex ideas simply, and mapping a route through the myriad interrelated influences when groups make decisions that matter. The approach puts the decision maker-you-at the center and explains how you can think and act differently to make better decisions more of the time.

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Determine the appropriate level of risk
Make decisions in uncertain and turbulent conditions
Understand how risks are perceived to identify them accurately
Develop new behaviors to improve decision-making (hide)

Business leaders have tremendous power to influence our society, how it operates, whether it is fair, and the extent to which it (read more)

Business leaders have tremendous power to influence our society, how it operates, whether it is fair, and the extent to which it impacts the environment. And yet, we do not recognize or call out the responsibility that comes with that power. This book is meant to challenge future business leaders to think differently about their career, its purpose, and its value as a calling or vocation, one that is in service to society.

Its message is for current and prospective business students, business leaders thinking anew about the role of business in society, and the business educators that train all these people. We face great challenges as a society today, from environmental problems like climate change and habitat destruction, to social problems like income inequality, unemployment, lack of a living wage, and poor access to affordable health care and education. Solutions to these challenges must come from the market (as comprised of corporations, the government, and nongovernmental organizations, as well as the many stakeholders in market transaction, such as the consumers, suppliers, buyers, insurance companies, and banks), the most powerful institution on earth, and from business, which is the most powerful entity within it. (hide)

Building upon decades of research, this shortform book distils the rise of management's gurus. The author analyses the economic and (read more)

Building upon decades of research, this shortform book distils the rise of management's gurus. The author analyses the economic and political changes which facilitated the rise of this new group and offers reflections on the controversies around the development of 'guru theory' (a reasonably stable and enduring set of assumptions and associated practices). The rise of management gurus is placed in the context of critiques that the field is empty, insubstantial and faddish.
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With the rise of China in the world economy, businesses from all over the world have moved to explore business opportunities in this (read more)

With the rise of China in the world economy, businesses from all over the world have moved to explore business opportunities in this market. Managing international business in a transition economy like China is a daunting challenge. Xiaowen Tian presents a practical guide to major managerial issues faced by foreign investors in the China market.

These issues are analysed in the light of relevant theoretical models of international business, with reference to current management practices of transnational corporations operating in China. Featuring up-to-date case studies, figures, tables, and coverage of new and expanded topics, this second edition can be used as a textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in international business or other management disciplines, as well as in executive training programmes. (hide)