ORGANIZATIONAL change

ORGANIZATIONAL change

 
Social Media at Work Jue, Arthur L. | Marr, Jackie Alcalde | Kassotakis, Mary Ellen Jossey-Bass , 2010 Business Strategy, Technology

Today’s workforce is more diverse than ever, and in order to succeed, savvy businesses are looking to the emerging world of social media to help employees build relationships and solve problems together. In ...

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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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The Change Riders Kissler, Gary D. Addison-Wesley , 1991 Change Management, Leadership

A useful blend of theory, practice, and common sense that provides innovative solutions for "riding" change. Kissler presents a "blueprint," showing the major variables that need to be considered, as well as a "roadmap...

 
 
Lead with Your Customer Kober, J. Jeff | Jones, Mark David ASTD Press , 2010 Customer Focus

In Lead with Your Customer, Mark David Jones and J. Jeff Kober offer the World-Class Excellence Model as a means to integrate a dual approach of engaging employees internally and customers externally...

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Toxic Workplace! Kusy, Mitchell | Holloway, Elizabeth John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2009 Human Resources, Leadership, Relationships

Ask employees at any company and you will find a vast majority of them have worked with a “toxic” employee. They go by many names: control freaks, narcissists, manipulators, bullies, or humiliators, but the result of...

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Built To Change. Lawler III, Edward E. | Worley, Christopher G. Jossey-Bass , 2006 Change Management, Innovation, Management

In Built to Change, Edward Lawler III and Christopher Worley address an important and ever-prevalent element of modern business that challenges organizations big and small, old and new. That immense issue is change,...

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Six Rules for Brand Revitalization Light, Larry | Kiddon, Joan earson Education, Inc. , 2009 Customer Focus, Marketing

After years of success, McDonald’s suffered a slow decline, falling out of favor with consumers. This can largely be attributed to the fact the brand did not focus on enduring profitable growth. McDonald’s created a...

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The Hard Road to the Softer Side Martinez, Arthur C. | Madigan, Charles Times Books , 2001 Business Biographies, Leadership, Management

When Arthur C. Martinez was asked to take control of Sears in 1992, he found a company in disarray, despite its illustrious history and venerable name. Sales were down, morale was low, operating costs were exorbitant,...

 
 
Predictable Success McKeown, Les Greenleaf Book Group , 2010 Business Strategy

In Predictable Success, Les McKeown explains that any business, any organization—any group of any sort—that grows and reaches for success is going to go through certain steps and will have to endure...

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The Secret of Teams Miller, Mark Berret-Koehler Publishers, Inc. , 2011 Teams

In The Secret of Teams, Mark Miller examines what makes high-performance teams so effective. This engaging business parable follows the continuing story of Debbie Brewster (the heroine from Miller’s...

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