RETHINKING THE FUTURE RETHINKING BUSINESS, PRINCIPLES, COMPETITION, CONTROL & COMPLEXITY, LEADERSHIP, MARKETS AND THE WORLD EDITED BY ROWAN GIBSON NICHOLAS BREARLEY PUBLISHING 1997 Front cover This book is a meeting place of minds. It provides a unique opportunity to gain insights into tomorrow from today’s most highly regarded business thinkers. Rethinking The Future brings …
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW ON WHAT MAKES A LEADER HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PRESS 1998/2001 Back cover The latest thinking in the field of leadership is collected in this volume. Featuring cutting-edge articles from some of the most renowned names in leadership, this collection is a must have for CEOs and top level managers. This volume …
RESPONSIBLE RESTRUCTURING CREATIVE AND PROFITABLE ALTERNATIVES TO LAYOFFS WAYNE F. CASCIO BERRETT-KOEHLER PUBLISHERS 2002 Back cover DOWNSIZING IS NOT THE ANSWER RESPONSIBLE RESTRUCTURING IS Research proves that companies that downsize are not more profitable than those that don’t. Wayne Cascio shows that it makes good business sense to restructure responsibly to avoid downsizing and …
THINK AGAIN WHY GOOD LEADERS MAKE BAD DECISIONS AND HOW TO KEEP IT FROM HAPPENING TO YOU SYDNEY FINKELSTEIN, JO WHITEHEAD, ANDREW CAMPBELL HARVARD BUSINESS PRESS 2008 Front cover We’ve all watched smart, experienced leaders make flawed – even catastrophic decisions. Some keep believing they have made the right choice, even when the disastrous …
MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY PETER F. DRUCKER HARPERBUSINESS 1999 Back cover “This is not a book of PREDICTIONS, not a book about the FUTURE. The challenges and issues discussed in it are already with us in every one of the developed countries and in most of the emerging ones (e.g., Korea or …
BEYOND THE FAMILIAR LONG-TERM GROWTH THROUGH CUSTOMER FOCUS AND INNOVATION PATRICK BARWISE AND SEÁN MEEHAN JOSSEY-BASS www.josseybass.com 2012 PART 2 Chapter One: What Every CEO Wants Every CEO wants sustained, profitable, organic growth. Even firms that grow mainly by acquisition – with its high failure rate – usually need to show that they can …
DEVELOPING A PLAN FOR THE PLANET A BUSINESS PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING IAN CHAMBERS & JOHN HUMBLE GOWER 2011 The Green Economics and Sustainable Growth Series PART 8 Chapter 3: Executive Brief No. 2: Climate Change (Cont) The role of Government, Business and people BUSINESS Why is it important that business takes an active part …
GOOD TO GREEN MANAGING BUSINESS RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS JOHN-DAVID PHYPER AND PAUL MACLEAN WILEY 2009 PART 2 Introduction The environment has finally been given a seat at the boardroom table. Even companies that were once notorious for their exploitation of the environment are joining the discussion, as they …
BEYOND THE FAMILIAR LONG-TERM GROWTH THROUGH CUSTOMER FOCUS AND INNOVATION PATRICK BARWISE AND SEÁN MEEHAN JOSSEY-BASS www.josseybass.com 2012 PART 1 Front cover Beyond The Familiar offers a practical framework to help companies achieve long-term organic profit growth. It focuses on actionable customer insights flowing freely through the business and ultimately leading to consistently great customer …
GOOD TO GREEN MANAGING BUSINESS RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS JOHN-DAVID PHYPER AND PAUL MACLEAN WILEY 2009 PART 1 Preface On a sunny day in the spring of 2008, several months before the cataclysmic economic events that will be remembered for decades, we discussed how corporate environmental management had evolved …
