This book bring all parties together not to analyze what's wrong with an organization but to discover its strengths; seek opportunities for change; design the changes into the organization's structure; and implement and sustain these changes. Written by four pioneers in the field, this book documents the tremendous successes of this approach as a proven program for organizational change, illust…
Offer an invaluable new strategy for creating enthusiastic employees. Through the inspirational story of business leaders Peggy Sinclair and Andy Longclaw, Blanchard and Bowles reveal the secret of Gung Ho! -- a revolutionary technique to boost enthusiasm and performance and usher in astonishing results for any organization. The three principles of Gung Ho are the spirit of the Squirrel, the Wa…
In a fast-paced, engaging style, this book reveals how Southwest Airlines (with its unprecedented 25 straight years of profitability), Disney, Ben & Jerry's, and other legendary companies have turned themselves into "motivating organizations"ÂÂworkplaces that inspire employees to do excellent work because they want to! Entertaining case histories and examples show how you can create an en…
In the newly revised fourteenth edition of Financial Accounting Theory and Analysis: Text and Cases, a decorated team of accounting veterans delivers an authoritative exploration of how accounting standards impact the daily decisions of accounting professionals. You'll discover how accounting theory explains why particular companies select particular accounting methods and predicts the attribut…
Unfortunately, most of us have little sense of our talents and strengths, much less the ability to build our lives around them. Instead, guided by our parents, by our teachers, by our managers, and by psychology's fascination with pathology, we become experts in our weaknesses and spend our lives trying to repair these flaws, while our strengths lie dormant and neglected. Marcus Buckingham, …