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Based on a wealth of empirical studies and case studies, this book explains the strategic choices companies have to make in order to remain consistent. In each chapter, real-life examples illuminate the key message managers should take away from the book. It offers a purely managerial viewpoint focused on what managers can do to manage the business enviroment in any situation.

Think Before You Speak

Think Before You Speak takes you through the entire negotiation process in all its variations and contexts, both in business and everyday life. By preparing you to think clearly and strategically, this invaluable guide gives you an edge that will help you to achieve success while maintaining the best possible relations with those opposing you. Here's an outline of how Think Before You Speak leads you through the strategic negotiation process:

CHAPTER & TOPIC
* Overview/Plan
* Assess Your Position
* Assess Other Party
*...

"I believe that Bob Greenleaf's] essay, 'The Servant as Leader' is the most singular and useful statement on leadership that I have read in the last 20 years. Despite a virtual tidal wave of books on leadership during the last few years, there is something different about Bob Greenleaf's essay, something both simpler and more profound . . . For many years, I simply told people not to waste their time reading all the other managerial leadership books. 'If you are really serious about the deeper territory of true leadership, ' I would say, 'read Greenleaf.' " --from Chapter 20 by Peter M....

Cohen and Bradford give both leaders and followers the tangible tools they need to create high performance. Their transformational leadership system is both sophisticated enough to capture the realities of life in today's organizations and simple enough to be immediately useful to managers in any part of the world.

This text seeks to provide a simple framework for learning how to transform organizations to meet new competitive challenges brought about by an increasingly competitive and global business environment.

The acknowledged bible on investor relations

Investor relations is an essential facet of any publicly traded company, inevitably affecting its stock price, investments, and liquidity. Maximizing Your Investor Relations provides practical guidance needed to master this complex undertaking and advocate persuasively on your company's behalf to achieve greater recognition and value. Comprehensive and thoughtful, it focuses on controlling the day-to-day mechanics of investor relations to more effectively compete for capital.

BRUCE W. MARCUS (Easton, Connecticut) has held...

Witness to the dramatic fall of a giant corporation, the author of this study set out to find out why it had to happen. She discovered a profound crisis in leadership, grounded in a misunderstanding of the personalities and gifts of the company's executives and managers.

The Lowdown on the Hottest Trends in Corporate Goverance--A Complete Blueprint for Tomorrow's Corporate Board Member Regulations, economics, shareholders, court battles--these factors have transformed the corporate board into a powerful, independent force in business. Now boardroom expert Ralph Ward deconstructs the "how and why" of this remarkable phenomenon, and offers a comprehensive, trenchant analysis of the tough issues which the 21st Century Corporate Board will bring to the table. You'll find in-depth coverage of all of the leading topics in board makeup, pay, training, operations,...

From INSIGHTS ON LEADERSHIP... Robert K. Greenleaf from The Servant as Leader The servant-leader is servant first. Becoming a servant-leader begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead...

Contemporary business organizations are increasingly structuring work around teams because teams can lead to substantial improvement in both the quality and the quantity of a firm's services and products. But, effective team development and organizing work around teams challenges a number of traditional management approaches and structures in an organization. This book was written for managers to understand the complex issues associated with teams and to develop the tools they need to increase their effectiveness as team designers, leaders, and members.

PRAISE FOR LESSONS FROM THE TOP

" Lessons from the Top] challenges the vintage profile of the entrepreneur by showcasing the impressive and dynamic careers of African American executives who surmounted social, economic, and political barriers to gain their deserved place in today's world of the business elite."
-Kweisi Mfume, President and CEO, NAACP

" Lessons from the Top] aptly documents the achievements of African American entrepreneurs who embody the legacy of the twentieth century and the hope of the twenty-first century. The principles espoused by these...

Add value to services and increase revenue while giving your clients more of what they need

Operational Profitability, Second Edition explains in complete detail how to conduct a management audit that will give clients the essential information they need in today's fiercely competitive marketplace. At the same time, it enables CPA firms and CEOs to expand their range of services, strengthen business relationships, and increase profits. This newly updated and revised Second Edition walks you through all the steps of a management audit and explains:

• The...

Practical, real-world advice for the most challenging of positions
The role of the chairman of the board is an art form that varies with the size, type, and corporate climate of the organization. Chairman of the Board provides practical guidance on this critical role, offering advice on matters such as how to work with the CEO, ethical considerations, corporate social responsibility, and performance evaluation of boards and board members. Seasoned executive Brian Lechem discusses regulatory requirements and legal exposures relating to board responsibilities and how to minimize risks to...

The first behind-the-scenes look at the stunning success of America's hippest discount retailer

Founded in 1962 by Minnesota-based department store Dayton's, Target has grown to become America's second most profitable retailer behind Wal-Mart. On Target is the first in-depth look at the business leaders and strategies that made Target such a runaway success. The company's easily recognizable red-and-white logo, youthful television advertisements, and upscale partnerships-with designers like Michael Graves, Mossimo, and Todd Oldham-have not only removed the stigma traditionally attached to...

Long accepted as a cost of doing business, occupational fraud has recently proven to be much more dangerous to a company than previously thought. Enron, Global Crossing, and other high-profile cases have shown that the risks can be enormous. Fraud Exposed shows how traditional methods of dealing with occupational fraud are inadequate and how an organization's mindset must change if it is to be more effective in dealing with this problem. In-depth insights and practical advice show readers how to apply criminal and law enforcement response models to workplace fraud prevention and detection;...

This is an anthology of essays and speeches from leaders such as Andrew Carnegie, Al Dunlap, Bill Gates and Jack Welch. The essays discuss what qualities leaders should have, how leaders can lead by example, how to lead and encourage change, how to motivate and inspire employees, how to cultivate loyalty, and how to hire and fire employees. Organized by theme to help readers find information and advice on a particular topic, it should provide an insight into how these individuals led their companies to financial success.

This book presents focused commentaries from some of the world's best-known CEOs on the eight key drivers of business today as identified by PricewaterhouseCoopers: globalization, growth, shareholder value, innovation, organizational skill, disruptive technology, E-business, and knowledge management.

A collection of three texts that explain how to survive and thrive in a business world of suspicion and envy, strategic alliances and brutal misinformation. The texts consist of Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince, Alistair McAlpine's The Servant, and Sun Tzu's The Art of War.The Art of War, like The Prince, offers guidance to the commander in charge. The Servant instructs those working under the leader - the soldiers or attendants, whose techniques and devices must be even more covert and decisive.

Must-Have, Firsthand Guidance for the 21st Century Boardroom

From the Wall Street Journal and top cable business news programs to global politics, the topic of corporate governance is in the business media spotlight. Yet despite this surge of popular attention and the board of directors' growing power and burdens, solid advice for running a better board remains scattered and inconsistent. At a time of sharp scrutiny and far tighter board accountability, today's corporate boards and top managers need practical wisdom more than ever. In this invaluable guidebook, the founder of...

Tested-in-the-trenches competitive intelligence techniques used at today's top companies

This book brings together the best thinking and practices in competitive intelligence (CI) currently being used at many of today's most successful companies. Featuring contributions from leading industry executives, it covers CI strategies across a wide range of business functions, including marketing and sales, market research and forecasting, product development, and teams.

• The only book on the subject offering a comprehensive view of CI, from the CEO down to the tactical CI...