Review: "Part of the Oxford Library of Psychology, the Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology and Work examines what positive psychology offers to our understanding of key issues in working life today. Drawing on the disparate literatures from positive psychology, management, I/…
Explains the SEAL leadership concepts crucial to accomplishing the most difficult missions in combat and how to apply them to any group, team, or organization
As we move into an era of simultaneous innovation and commoditization, enabled by digital technologies, managers around the world are asking themselves "how can we both adapt to rapid changes in technology and markets, and still make enough money to survive - and thrive?" To pro…
Having effective rewards structures in place is key to attracting and retaining top talent, as well as staying competitive. Tailored to the needs of practitioners, Reward Management is a practical guide to understanding and implementing the right reward strategies for an organiz…
Chris Argyris explores why it is that the same conflicts are experienced in organizations, yet the issues are often never addressed and ignored. He shows how our behavior creates these 'organizational traps', and that while much writing on management also shows this, it doesn't …
Social Customer Service is new. It is taking customers and organisations into untested ways of relating: transparently, collaboratively, instantly. The consequences of great and poor service are forever changed. Customer appetite has promoted this form of interaction to the very…
This ninth edition of How to be an Even Better Manager covers over 60 essential topics across the three key areas in which any manager needs to be competent: managing people; managing activities and processes; and managing and developing yourself. Thoroughly revised and updated,…
This book mines seafaring logs and other archives of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century ship captains and discovers instructive lessons for today's leaders facing challenges to their authority as well as for other members of organizations in which mutinous events occur. The book b…
The authors of this book argue that shareholder value comes increasingly from assets not accounted for on an organization's balance sheet, including its reputation and its ability to attract talent and move quickly on opportunities in the marketplace. The book harnesses research…
Discursive Leadership presents a new, groundbreaking way for scholars and graduate students to examine and explore leadership. Differing from a psychological approach to leadership which tries to get inside the heads of leaders and employees, the author focuses on the social or …
What approach does your company use to develop and execute its strategy? We are confronted with a plethora of different approaches and frameworks which purport to answer this question-from the classic Michael Porter approach to Kim and Mauborgne's blue ocean strategy to Steve Jo…
This volume is a collection of thought leadership pieces written by leaders in business, academia and consulting firms from around the world. It offers a compliation of knowledge from people across industries and across the globe on a variety of strategic issues facing executive…
