Enchantment, as defined by bestselling business guru Guy Kawasaki, is not about manipulating people. It transforms situations and relationships. It converts hostility into civility and civility into affinity. It changes the skeptics and cynics into the believers and the undecided into the loyal. Enchantment can happen during a retail transaction, a high-level corporate negotiation, or a Faceboo…
The Balanced Scorecard has risen to the performance measurement challenge of the private sector and is equally well-equipped to facilitate a rapid and dramatic transition of twenty-first-century nonprofit and public organizations." —from Chapter Two The emphasis today on demonstrated organizational performance is not limited to private-sector corporations. Public and nonprofit agencies a…
This book focuses on three core knowledge requirements for effective and thorough data analysis for solving business problems. These are a foundational understanding of: 1. statistical, econometric, and machine learning techniques; 2. data handling capabilities; 3. at least one programming language. Practical in orientation, the volume offers illustrative case studies throughout and…
In this book, author illustrates the real-life impact of a fired-up workforce on financial performance and shows how to manage and leverage knowledge and emotion to drive positive change and lasting business success. (barnesandnoble.com)
Disney's imaginative storytellers offer guidance and techniques to help aspiring screenwriters add Disney magic to their movie ideas.From Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Bambi, from The Little Mermaid to The Lion King, the animated films created by The Walt Disney Company are renowned for stories that amuse, astound, and inspire the viewer. Now, for the first time, the story artists and scre…
Buku ini memberikan pandangan dari dalam tentang masa lalu dan masa depan Acer; bagaimana perusahaan ini telah menggunakan "pemikiran terbalik" untuk mengatasi hambatan demi hambatan guna melahirkan sebuah solusi dan peluang baru. Pola pemikiran terbalik telah membantu Acer berkembang dari sebuah perusahaan kecil dengan lima anak perusahaan di masa awal menjadi sebuah perusahaan "high-tech" glo…
Pesatnya perkembangan teknologi, terutama teknologi komunikasi, semakin sengitnya kompetisi, dan bermacam persetujuan perdagangan bebas, bersama-sama memunculkan perubahan radikal dalam dunia bisnis. Seiring dengan itu terbuka berbagai tantangan dan- bagi yang siap-berbagai kesempatan usaha. Philip S. Orsino, salah satu pengusaha paling sukses di Amerika Serikat, memaparkan kiat-kiat sukses …
Describes the basics of the current knowledge movement in the organizational world. Drawing on the examples of over thirty firms, the authors explain what knowledge in an organization is, how managers can analyze and measure it, and what is the proper way to utilize it for greater efficiency. They categorize knowledge work into the four categories of accessing, generating, embedding, and transf…