All Summaries

All Summaries

 
Sidestep & Twist Gardner, James Marshall Cavendish Business , 2012 Business Strategy, Innovation

In Sidestep & Twist, James Gardner dispels the notion that companies that throw money into innovation will automatically have successful products and services. Instead, in many cases, companies...

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Leading at The Edge Perkins, Dennis N.T. | Holtman, Margaret P. | Murphy, Jillian B. AMACOM , 2012 Leadership

In Leading at The Edge, author Dennis N.T. Perkins and his co-authors explore the story of the 1914 British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition led by Sir Ernest Shackleton aboard the ship Endurance as...

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Beyond Performance Keller, Scott | Price, Colin John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2011 Business Strategy, Productivity

In Beyond Performance, Scott Keller and Colin Price strive to offer an explanation for why so few companies that achieve excellence are able to maintain it. They make their case with extensive research...

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Implementing Strategic Change Bevington, Tom | Samson, Danny Kogan Page Limited , 2012 Business Strategy, Change Management

In Implementing Strategic Change, authors Tom Bevington and Danny Samson investigate why the most thorough business strategies can be disastrous upon implementation. They focus their attention on the...

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Leadership and Self-Deception The Arbinger Institute Berrett-Koehler , 2010 Leadership

In Leadership and Self-Deception, The Arbinger Institute explains how individuals can become more effective leaders by increasing self-awareness and holding themselves accountable. The authors believe that self-...

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Fast Forward Antholis, William | Talbott, Strobe Brookings Institution Press , 2010 Social Responsibility

In Fast Forward, authors William Antholis and Strobe Talbott address one of the most important issues facing mankind today: global warming. Humans unknowingly began warming the globe hundreds of years...

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Next-Generation Wellness at Work Overman, Stephenie Praeger , 2009 Business Strategy, Human Resources

In Next-Generation Wellness at Work, Stephenie Overman introduces the concept of Wellness programs in the workplace, and outlines the ways they can benefit an organization. A properly implemented wellness program can...

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The New Rules of Retail Lewis, Robin | Dart, Michael Palgrave Macmillan , 2010 Business Strategy, Customer Focus

In The New Rules of Retail, Robin Lewis and Michael Dart examine the changes in the consumer and retail industry since the 1800s. To understand the patterns of these changes over the past few decades, the authors bring...

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Smart or Lucky? Hurwitz, Judith Jossey-Bass , 2011 Business Strategy, Technology

For three decades, Judith Hurwitz has been involved with the technology sector. In Smart or Lucky?, Hurwitz casts her expert eye on the technology sector, and the lessons learned from each fallen company that today’s...

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The Winning Factor Jensen, Peter AMACOM , 2012 Personal Growth

Extraordinary individuals perform well and inspire others, but nobody becomes extraordinary by themselves. The task of leaders is to enable the development of those entrusted to them, inspiring them to become the...

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