BUSINESS planning
BUSINESS planning
Most companies know that they need to become more customer-focused, but because their systems, metrics, and strategies are based on an outmoded product-centered view, they are unable to implement this transformation...
A comprehensive, well-researched synthesis of timeless philosophies-from Machiavelli to Suntzu, as applied in real-life situations by powerful figures in history such as Queen Elizabeth I and Henry Kissinger. Absorbing...
CEOs of global corporations are not as powerful as people have been led to believe. The real e-commerce wars will be fought among traditional corporate giants. Many global CEOs know less than they think they do about...
Conventional wisdom understands fully that technology can help CEOs, executives, and managers communicate and lead; that it can transform corporate cultures; and that it can turn hierarchies upside down. But, what is...
In this unpredictable economy, where corporate crises have virtually become a way of life, Pate and Platt have found that shareholders, employees, and creditors constantly ask, “What went wrong, and what could we have...
Despite the chaos of world events and the attendant unpredictability of the economy, optimism in the power of innovation continues to prevail, stronger than ever. Around the globe, 101 new patents are applied for every...
Bossidy and Charan report that, in the year 2000, 40 CEOs (20 percent) of the top 200 Fortune 500 companies were let go. They were smart, highly regarded people, yet they failed to produce critical results-results they...
Competitive Solutions offers conceptual strategic tools, places an emphasis on practical applications in real circumstances, and focuses on individual strategic elements rather than on comprehensive...
Conventional wisdom says that, in a difficult economy, besieged by threats of terrorism and war and uncertainty in the Middle East, growth is impossible; thus, the only viable strategy is to hold one's ground. Michael...
"Live your life like a work of art". Business is actually a very creative form of art. It integrates creativity and imagination (business plans and ideas) people skills...
