As a top executive, you've almost certainly forged strategic alliances with other companies. Some of these deals have worked–but many others have likely failed. In fact, companies worldwide launch more than two thousand strategic alliances every year, and more than half never deliver as promised.In Strategic Alliances, Steve Steinhilber proves that, despite the odds, alliances are critical to the business strategy for companies competing gl ...
Do you think of your company's talent as an investment to be managed like a portfolio? You should, according to authors Becker, Huselid, and Beatty, if you're interested in strategy execution.Many companies fall into the trap of spending too much time and money on low performers, while high performers aren't getting the necessary resources, development opportunities, or rewards. In The Differentiated Workforce, the authors expand ...
Experts agree: The turbulence triggered by the economic shock of 2008 constitutes the «new normal.» Unfortunately, too many managers have become paralyzed by it, capable only of slashing costs indiscriminately.Though examining spending during recessions makes sense, the smartest executives do much more. As Scott Anthony reveals in The Silver Lining, these leaders continue innovating–by stopping ineffective initiatives, changing key business proc ...
You've been charged with growing your business. Incremental growth can no longer deliver the results you need. You need truly dynamic growth – and you need to achieve it without risking a hugely expensive gamble. How can you encourage innovative new ventures and pursue ambitious growth while minimizing risk?In Discovery-Driven Growth, authors McGrath and MacMillan show how companies can plan and pursue an aggressive growth agenda with confi ...
Impact evaluation is an empirical approach to estimating the causal effects of interventions, in terms of both magnitude and statistical significance. Expanded use of impact evaluation techniques is critical to rigorously derive knowledge from development operations and for development investments and policies to become more evidence-based and effective. To help backstop more use of impact evaluation approaches, this book introduces core concept ...
Enhance your existing business tools, practices, acumen and performance by understanding and capturing the conversations that shape business and innovation.<br /> <br />International author, business and project process administration specialist Katrina Wilson has been actively sought after by universities, professors, businesses and thought leaders on developing innovative and functional systems and process solutions.<br /> &l ...
Proven success formulas and strategies to become great leaders and successful entrepreneurs.<br /> <br />International author and leading authority on business and transformational change Glen Michaelides shares his secret "In the Trenches" powerful tools and strategies used in his own multi-million dollar businesses giving you the "Behind the Curtain Look" generally only reserved for the rich, cre ...
International author, business owner, speaker, coach and business growth specialist Sharon Jurd shares her secrets to transforming your life. Having grown businesses to 6 figure incomes within the first 12 months, Sharon will take you by the hand and show you how easy it is to control your time, money and life. Read this book and you will have the knowledge, skills and tools to grow your business faster than you ever thought possible.<br /> ...
Discover how other veterinarians have achieved happiness and success and how you can too!<br /> <br />International author, speaker, veterinary business coach and mentor Dr Diederik Gelderman (AVBA President 2015/2016), shares the simple, but little known and rarely applied, secrets to Veterinary success and an amazing, rewarding life.<br /> <br />His probing interviews of these highly successful practitioners reveals the ...
