Wondering how the most accomplished leaders from around the globe have tackled their toughest challenges? Now you can find out—with Lessons Learned. Concise and engaging, each volume in this new series offers 12-14 insightful essays by top leaders in business, the public sector, and academia on the most pressing issues they’ve faced. The contributors share surprisingly personal anecdotes an…
Just as batters in baseball must learn to hit every type of pitch to be successful, so, too, must managers be able to think effectively in all four of the areas that business problems fall into: factual problems, tangible problems, intangible problems, and people problems. This dynamic book shows you how to master these problems, illustrating the hallmarks of excellent thinking about each type…
Tulgan, consultant on new management practices, shares what he has learned and taught at the front lines of the war for talent, which many see as the single most important challenge business faces in the 21st century. Basing his discussion on current research about the character and proclivities of this swelling free-agent labor force, he tells how managers at some of America's most influential…
Peter Drucker is widely regarded as the father of modern management, offering penetrating insights into business that still resonate today. But Drucker also offers deep wisdom on how to manage our personal lives and how to become more effective leaders. In these two classic articles from Harvard Business Review, Drucker reveals the keys to becoming your own chief executive officer as well a…
Provides analysis of 650 jobs, based on 20 years of research using the McClelland/McBer job competence assessment (JCA) methodology. Includes generic job models for entrepreneurs, technical professionals, salespeople, service workers and corporate managers. Defines JCA and describes in detail how to conduct JCA studies. Suggests future directions and uses for competency research. (text from the…
Authors developed the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) for hierarchical decision making and the Analytic NEtwprk Process (ANP) for decicion-making in systems with dependence and feedback. This book contains the fundamentals of both theories as well as applications. The books’s protocols is follows: 1. Structure the problem to include all the factors that can influence the outcome. These fac…
Change is coming. Leadership at the top is being redefined as boards take a more active role in decisions that once belonged solely to the CEO. But for all the advantages of increased board engagement, it can create debilitating questions of authority and dangerous meddling in day-to-day operations. Directors need a new road map—for when to lead, when to partner, and when to stay out of the…