DECISION making

DECISION making

 
Driven to Lead Lawrence, Paul R. Jossey-Bass , 2010 Leadership, Personal Growth

In Driven to Lead, Paul R. Lawrence describes how human beings are designed to balance the needs of four conflicting drives when making decisions. These drives—acquisition of the necessities for...

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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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Igniting the Third Factor Jensen, Peter Performance Coaching Inc. , 2008 Leadership, Management, Personal Growth

Research indicates that coaching can increase performance much more than skill-focused job training alone. Most leaders, however, never learn the basic principles of successful coaching, why they are important, or how...

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The Failure of Risk Management Hubbard, Douglas W. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2009 Business Strategy, Productivity

The Failure of Risk Management shows readers how to identify and fix the most common problems in risk management. Ineffective risk management methods, often touted as “best practices,” are passed from...

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Making Strategy Work Hrebiniak, Lawrence G. Wharton School Publishing , 2005 Change Management, Management

Although there is a wealth of literature, models, and techniques to guide organizations through the definition and planning stages of business strategy, many enterprises are finding the time and resources they commit...

 
 
Tactical Transparency Holtz, Shel | Havens, John C. Jossey-Bass , 2009 Business Strategy, Technology

Customers and investors demand much from modern companies. They require absolute integrity, full disclosure of financials and business practices, and dialogue with company managers, and in the age of social media they...

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A Rock and a Hard Place Hodgson, Kent AMACOM , 1992 Personal Growth

Far more attention needs to be given to the values and principles-both business and ethical-that business people hold, for the simple reason that they make up the foundation upon which decisions are made. Solving...

 
 
The Female Advantage Helgesen, Sally Currency Doubleday , 1990 Diversity, Leadership, Management

As the world evolves, we need to understand what the world will be like as women come to have more and more impact in the public realm. Thus, The Female Advantage attempts to answer the small questions...

 
 
Great Business Teams Guttman, Howard M. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2008 Business Strategy, Leadership, Management, Teams

Great teams stand apart from the rest. They are undaunted by the toughest business challenges and are not content with simply overcoming such challenges. Instead, they use them as opportunities for transformation. In...

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Consumer.ology Graves, Philip Nicholas Brealey Publishing , 2010 Customer Focus, Marketing

Market research in the form of consumer focus groups, polls, and surveys has long been the normal and accepted manner for testing new products, services, and communications materials. In Consumer.ology...

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