All Summaries

All Summaries

 
Executive Stamina Seldman, Marty | Seldman, Joshua John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2008 Management, Personal Growth, Productivity

Most executives have an intense desire to achieve, and equally exhibit a strong sense of responsibility, but sometimes they overlook the fact that raising their endurance and energy levels can strengthen their...

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Learning for Sustainability Senge, Peter | Laur, Joe | Schley, Sara | Smith, Brian The Society for Organizational Learning (SoL), Inc , 2006 Business Strategy

Practicing sustainability in business is not easy. For companies, this entails that business decisions should consider the social and environmental consequences, along...

 
 
The Necessary Revolution Senge, Peter | Smith, Bryan | Kruschwitz, Nina | Laur, Joe | Schley, Sara Broadway Business , 2011 Social Responsibility

The Industrial Age is coming to an end, and business leaders across the globe are beginning to understand the need for revolutionary changes that will create a regenerative world. In The Necessary Revolution...

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The Fifth Discipline Senge, Peter M. Broadway Books , 2006 Human Resources, Major Works

In The Fifth Discipline, Peter M. Senge explores how an organization’s capacity to learn can be enhanced by the practice of five disciplines. The first discipline is personal mastery; it is a personal...

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Start-Up Nation Senor, Dan | Singer, Saul Twelve , 2009 Economics & Finance, Entrepreneurship

Established in 1948, the nation of Israel is comparably very young. It also faces daunting challenges, surrounded by hostile nations, facing an Arab boycott, and boasting few natural resources. Yet today Israel is a...

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Beyond Code Setty, Rajesh SelectBooks, Inc. , 2005 Entrepreneurship, Personal Growth, Technology

In a world of specialization--by both businesses and the people who work in them, it should not be a surprise that business books are also becoming more specialized and directed towards a more narrow audience. With...

 
 
The Customer Revolution Seybold, Patricia | Marshak, Ronni T. Crown Publishing , 2001 Customer Focus

Although we are in the midst of Internet and wireless communications revolutions, the transformation that matters most is the “customer revolution,” and companies that are not ready for it will not survive. In this...

 
 
Six Timeless Marketing Blunders Shanklin, William L. Lexington Books , 1989 Marketing

Blunder 1: Building Better Mousetraps. The main reason so many start-up companies/products/services fail is the "building-better-mousetrap" thinking that does not take the customer into account. Blunder 2: Selling Too...

 
 
FUTURECAST Shapiro, Robert J. St. Martin's Press , 2008 Global Business

What will the world look like in the year 2020? Author Robert J. Shapiro believes there will be significant changes caused by globalization, aging societies, and the rise of America as a sole superpower. These...

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Winning with Transglobal Leadership Sharkey, Linda D. | Razi, Nazneen | Cooke, Robert A. | Barge, Peter The McGraw-Hill Companies , 2012 Global Business, Human Resources

In the early days of overseas expansion, companies could afford to overlook poor leadership abroad. International competition was in its infancy, performance metrics were unsophisticated, and communication was...

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