To be a successful manager, you need to master the skills that characterize strategic thinking--from examining situations to interpreting information--and know how to apply those skills on the job. In Thinking Strategically, you'll learn to: Understand what strategic thinking is and why it is valuable View strategic thinking as a process Recognize the personal traits, behaviors, attitudes, and cognitive capacities that strategic thinkers demonstrate
To be a successful manager, you need to master the skills that characterize strategic thinking--from examining situations to interpreting information-...
In challenging times, companies must serve their customers faster and more efficiently. This makes improving your business processes more critical than ever. In this book, you'll learn key steps for carrying out a business process improvement initiative, including how to: -Plan a business process improvement initiative -Analyze and redesign a current process that needs improvement -Obtain the resources needed to change a process -Develop a systematic approach for creating and implementing change
In challenging times, companies must serve their customers faster and more efficiently. This makes improving your business processes more critical...
Leading teams is an essential skill every manager must possess. To do it effectively, you must know how to instill commitment in your team, improve communication among group members, and diagnose common problems that can derail a team. In this book, you'll find valuable advice and proven strategies for managing teams, including how to: - Diagnose common problems that can impede team progress - Take corrective measures to remove team problems and improve performance - Resolve team conflicts - Promote interdependence within teams
Leading teams is an essential skill every manager must possess. To do it effectively, you must know how to instill commitment in your team, improve co...
How do you decide the best course of action for your company to take advantage of new opportunities? You must develop a business case to explore multiple alternatives before making a recommendation to support a particular option. This book shows you how to use a business case to define an opportunity, identify and analyze alternatives, and present your final recommendation to key stakeholders. You'll learn to - Clearly define the opportunity you'll want to address in your business case - Identify and analyze a range of alternatives - Recommend one option and assess its risks -...
How do you decide the best course of action for your company to take advantage of new opportunities? You must develop a business case to explore multi...
