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Talking about the leadership discussion, this work provides a hands-on program that helps executives succeed with leadership challenges. This book argues that it is not enough to gauge leaders by personal traits such as character, knowledge, style, and values. It tells that effective leaders know how to connect their attributes with results.

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What can you, as a manager, do to attract top talent and keep your company's high-performing employees This title helps you learn ways to stay competitive in the war for talent by using creative and effective retention strategies, including: managing or removing common obstacles to retention, such as burnout and work-life imbalance.

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This book originated from a 2010 conference marking the fortieth anniversary of the publication of the landmark "Phelps volume," Microeconomic Foundations of Employment and Inflation Theory, a book that is often credited with pioneering the currently dominant approach to macroeconomic analysis. However, in their provocative introductory essay, Roma

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Documents a chorus of concerns about business schools gleaned from interviews with deans and executives, and from an analysis of curricula and trends in graduate business education. This title provides case studies showing how leading MBA programs have begun reinventing themselves for the better.

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Drawing on examples from companies including Google, Disney, IBM, and Microsoft, this title explains six business tools leaders use, and shows how HR can apply these tools to talent management. It is suitable for HR professionals seeking to sharpen their decision-making prowess.

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Aims to prepare you for the task of navigating an organization's strategy, politics, and culture.

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Features the history of brand innovation at Procter & Gamble, one of the most successful consumer goods companies in the world. This book presents the secrets of longtime success of dozens of superstar brands. Case study sections in it offer lessons in: business reinvention, building new markets and capabilities, brand excellence, and more.

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Gives managers a mental model, along with tools to manage risks. This book contains a model that divides risks into two categories: knowable and therefore learnable, and unknowable and therefore difficult to prepare for. It shows readers how to analyse their knowable risks, helping them appreciate the quality and utility of their own analysis.

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This is a book about managing risks in a project environment. It is intended to enhance readers' understanding of the nature and presence of risk by raising the organisation's awareness of the risks it faces, and formalising the systems needed to deal with and learn from those risks.

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"An American classic . . . Since it appeared in 1876, Robert's has become the go-to guide for conducting parliamentary-style meetings." The New York Times

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What it takes to make your meetings productive, not painful. About the series: Get up to speed "fast" on essential business skills. Whether you're looking for a crash course or a brief refresher, you'll find just what you need in HBR's 20-Minute Manager series. Advice you can quickly read and apply, from the most trusted source in business.

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Meetings are unavoidable--but they don't have to be unproductive. This tool-packed guide will help readers transform meetings from time-sinks to springboards for effective action by learning how to: - Set smart agendas - Keep meetings on track - Handle problem behaviors and time-wasters - Motivate participants to take action.

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The efficiency of financial markets depends on the operation of core infrastructure - exchanges, central counter-parties, and central securities depositories. This book examines how markets are, and should be, run. It evaluates the similarities and differences between exchanges, central counter-parties, and central securities depositories.

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By knowing the five basic breeds of people--the Pit Bull, the Golden Retriever, the Poodle, the Chihuahua, and the Basset Hound--readers will have the necessary insight to improve their business and selling savvy.

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Presents prescriptions for companies, investors, and policy makers seeking ways to improve biotechnology industry's performance. This book argues that the biotech industry's problems stem from its special character as a science-based business.

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Widely regarded as an innovative, successful biotech firm, Amgen led its industry in revenue and sales growth in 2007. This book reveals the highs and lows it experienced in the race to develop drugs. It takes readers from the time Amgen had just three months of capital in the bank and no viable products in the pipeline to its success.

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In Securities and Obscurities Chambers presents examples of financial practices in the UK, US, Canada and Australia and exposes the deficiencies in reported financial information.Chambers intended

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This title aims to provide a balanced and practical account of a debate that is more of often than not highly polarised and emotionally charged. It should be of keen interest to anyone wanting to know more about the GM debate, including the broader environmental and ethical issues

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Business model innovators have reshaped entire sectors - including retail, aviation, and media - and redistributed billions of dollars of value. With road-tested frameworks, analytics, and diagnostics, this book gives executives what they need to reshape their businesses and achieve transformative growth.