Di dalam kondisi bisnis yang tidak menentu seperti saat ini, perencanaan bisnis yang benar-benar matang sangat diperlukan untuk memperoleh return yang sesuai dengan yang diharapkan. Buku ini diharapkan dapat dipakai sebagai salah satu acuan atau pedoman untuk memahami bisnis yang akan atau yang sedang dijalankan. Tujuannya adalah agar bisnis yang kita rencanakan dapat tumbuh dan berkembang seca…
Being able to anticipate and shape the future is the goal of every leader. "Fortune favors the prepared mind," wisely advised Louis Pasteur more than 100 years ago. So, how well do modern institutions prepare? In recent decades, leaders have often been caught unaware by momentous events—oil shortages and gluts, the collapse of the Soviet empire, and technology that quickly transformed whole…
The first systematic treatment of political forecasting and risk assessment as critical elements in the strategic planning process. Evaluates alternative methods of political forecasting based on case studies and general performance appraisals. Offers practical--at times controversial--insights on organizing the forecasting effort, selecting appropriate methods, integrating non-political socio-…
A groundbreaking look at a new social-political model on the rise John and Doris Naisbitt, longtime China observers, provide an in-depth study of the fundamental changes in China’s social, political, and economic life, and their impact on the West. With extraordinary access, and using the same techniques behind John Naisbitt’s international bestseller Megatrends, the Naisbitts have tr…
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 1. "The Old Order Changeth, Yielding Place to New" 2. Breaking Managerial Mind-sets and Increasing Managerial Flexibility 3. Positive and Proactive Problem-Solving Skills (PPPS) for Every Manager 4. Good-Bye Boss! Hello Coach! The New Role of the Manager and Management 5. Proactive Opportunities in a Diverse New Workplace 6. Proactive Ethical Choice a…
What increasingly affects all of us, whether professional planners or individuals preparing for a better future, is not the tangibles of life --bottom-line numbers, for instance--but the intangibles: our hope and fears, our belief and dreams. Only stories--scenarios--and our ability to visualize different kinds of futures adequately capture these intangibles. This book, giving you the tools fo…