This unique approach to the design of long-term strategy instructs readers to plan a company's long-term strategy beginning with the product, assessing its market position, price, and unique appeal, and using it as a springboard for the entire long-range strategic plan. It outlines a model of excellence, highlighting its purposes, leadership, commitment, and relevance, and includes tips on how …
John McMillan's Games, Strategies, and Managers presents an overview and analysis of game theory for management in a clear, accessible, and nonmathematical way. Using sven key questions as a starting point, the book provides every student of business and management with insights into the theoretical underpinnings and practical uses of game theory in every negotiation and strategic decision. …
The trouble with "management" education, says author Henry Mintzberg, is that it is business education, and leaves a distorted impression of management. In Managers Not MBAs, he offers a new definition of management as a blend of craft (experience), art (insight), and science (analysis). An education that overemphasizes science encourages a style of managing the author calls "calculating," or i…
Managers are constantly being told that they are responsible for developing other managers. This challenging book explains why and how this should be done. Moving beyond the familiar territory of appraisal, coaching and courses, Professor Mumford examines ways of using day-to-day contact to develop managers. The emphasis is on learning from experience - from the job itself, from problems and o…
Today's companies don't need better managers. They need better value creators - individuals who understand not only the organizational process but the organizational dynamics that ensure continuing profits for a company and its shareholders. In this book, Anjan Thakor presents managers with a pragmatic guide to creating value and boosting the success of their companies - while enhancing their o…
If you want to keep your star employees on your team, you'd better learn to be a mentor. According to new research, fully thirty five percent of employees who don't receive regular mentoring say they plan to look for another job within twelve months.Through his SAGE approach--surrendering, accepting, gifting, and extending--the author help managers establish trust, create a safe haven for risk …
The coaching/mentoring approach is probably the most effective way of helping others to achieve optimum performance in the workplace. This book covers the entire subject, from basic skills to designing and implementing a tailor-made coaching and mentoring system. Humour is employed, and checklists, case studies and self-assessment questions are provided. (text cited from www.amazon.com)
Facilitating is increasingly being seen as the best way to manage change and to ensure continuous improvement. This book aims to teach facilitating. The first part deals with the nature of facilitating and why those involved need to understand the basis of human behaviour, and the second covers the management of change at different levels. The third part provides practical guidelines on the r…
Berisi tentang materi seminar "Corporate Entrepreneurship for Top Management" yang dibukukan. Meteri-materi tersebut antara lain: - Kepemimpinan transformasional dan prisma organisasi - Trilogi kepemimpinan - Memecahkan sandi perubahan - Cepat, global dan kewirausahaan: "Supply chain management" gaya Hong Kong - Kekuatan integrasi virtual - Intrapreneurship di PT Inako - Right to left …