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Argues that to succeed in a market where consumers demand customized goods and services, you cannot rely on any one formula. Providing examples from companies such as Taco Bell, Dell Computer, Xerox, and Merrill Lynch, this book reveals how managers can determine the best path of change for their company by assessing its existing knowledge base.

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Helps companies focus on the most pressing risks and leverage the upside that comes with vigilance. This work outlines a model for integrated risk management, which identifies three core areas you can develop to eliminate the problems that silo strategies create.

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Many people fear that the ivory tower is crumbling. Of urgent concern are deteriorating standards, fewer jobs, waning professional prestiage and new layers of inequity.

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Presents a collection of candid and intimate conversations with 42 men and women who describe in detail how physical risk is a familiar companion in their working lives, and how they deal with it. This title reveals who these daring people are, what they will endure for a paycheck, and how they feel about their jobs.

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Introduces an approach to competition that shows companies how to win against imposing odds. This book demonstrates how managers can translate the core principles of judo - a martial art that prizes skill not size - into a winning business strategy. It presents a form of "sumo strategy" - for companies facing judo attacks.

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Juxtaposes the stories of inventors with a fresh breed of innovators, such as hypersonic sound inventor Woody Norris, genomics pioneer Lee Hood, mechanical whiz Dean Kamen, and business systems inventor. This work reveals the strategies including pinpointing problems to crossing knowledge boundaries, to visualising results, to applying analogies.

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Too many companies think creativity means throwing money into marketing efforts and giving lip service to "out of the box" thinking. But such efforts rarely have a positive impact on the bottom line. This work outlines a disciplined approach to building creativity actively into the organizational culture and leveraging that to deliver results.

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How do an elite few companies, such as Samsung, P&G, and, Porsche achieve enduring and sustained out-performance of their peers The authors share key insights from their multi-year study of high performance businesses. They show how companies manage the three pre-requisites to become high performers relative to their peers.

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Ten steps to effective, profit-boosting marketing messages.

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This book helps professionals implement better knowledge management strategies in their firms, introduces them to the fundamentals, and provides them with practical strategies and tools.

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The history of Krupp is the history of modern Germany. No company symbolized the best and worst of that history more than the famous steel and arms maker. This book tells the story of the Krupp family and its industrial empire between the early nineteenth century onwards.

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Laying Off Employees

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"One of the most important questions a leader can ask themselves is: 'How do I get my teams, my organization, to move faster' ... This challenge grows more intense every day, and an organization can only move as quickly as its leaders. This book shows you how to get your ideas, plans, and needs disseminated quickly from the top down"--

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Shows how branded leadership delivers unique value for firms' investors, customers, and employees - elevating market value and creating a competitive edge. This book presents a six-step process for creating leadership brand in an organization.

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Allows readers to experience the dynamic "case-in-point" approach to teaching leadership, based on Harvard professor Ronald Heifetz's leadership course. This book argues that the complex times require a different kind of leader - one who can adapt to constant changes, learn in the moment and apply that learning to make wise business decisions.

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"Shows professionals at all levels how to improve their leadership skills to create greater success for them, their team, and their organizations"--

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Offers essays by top leaders in business, the public sector, and academia on pressing issues they've faced. This title features contributors sharing personal anecdotes and offering advice drawn from their years of hard-earned experience.

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Sets to find out how era and values shape those who lead.

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"Straightforward and practical, this book is a must-read for any leader or change practitioner." Mark Porter, Executive Vice President People & Culture, WestJet Airlines Leading Meaningful Change is an essential guide for executives, leaders, managers, consultants, and other professionals who need to go beyond applying tactics in a ch