STRATEGIC planning
STRATEGIC planning
Organizations need effective government to flourish; however, leadership is a difficult vocation that requires knowledge and experience. Fortunately, history offers a wealth of theory, knowledge, and practical examples...
Until about 25 years ago, almost no one in China had ever eaten a piece of chocolate. For the world's leading chocolate makers, this was both a great challenge and a great opportunity. In Chocolate Fortunes, Lawrence L...
Working in today’s business environment is more demanding than ever. Employees and managers are faced with challenges ranging from competitive intelligence gathering to new business development, attracting and...
John Baldoni, author and leadership consultant, believes that “when organizations succeed, it is because they know what they do and why they do it. We say they have ‘purpose.’” In Lead with Purpose,...
One practice that often sets successful businesses apart from the rest is strategic planning. These organizations benefit not just from having a strategic plan, but from undergoing the strategic planning process itself...
Planning for a crisis can be a daunting task for corporations. Many do not know where to begin or do not want to contemplate the possible scenarios. In Crisis Leadership Now, Laurence Barton...
Change management should, theoretically, be an ongoing element of every company’s growth. However, with three-quarters of all change initiatives failing to achieve the intended results, change management has become a...
In Service Innovation, innovation strategist Lance A. Bettencourt shows marketers what they need to do to ensure that customers’ service needs are met. Based on the author’s nearly 20 years of...
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...
As part of an experiment in context and perception, world renowned violinist Joshua Bell stood in a corner of a Washington D.C. metro station during the morning rush hour. Wearing street clothes, he pulled out his...
