Innovation to the Core: A Blueprint for Transforming the Way Your Company Innovates: Peter Skarzynski, Rowan Gibson

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"…the ‘innovation movement’ is gathering momentum"… three "critical" preconditions [are] needed to foster innovation, including "creating time and space in people’s lives for reflection, ideation and experimentation." –IndustryWeek, May 1, 2008
"…the ‘innovation movement’ is gathering momentum"… three "critical" preconditions [are] needed to foster innovation, including [...]

The Product Manager’s Handbook (NTC Business Books): Linda Gorchels

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Revised and updated techniques to achieve top performance in product management
The Product Manager’s Handbook takes the mystery out of this field by detailing how to integrate aspects from production and coordination to value maximization into a cohesive whole, while examining key international issues, new technologies, and the financial side of product management.
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Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions: Gary Klein

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Gary Klein studies decision-making in the field, tagging along with firefighters, standing by in intensive-care units, and watching chess masters play lightning-fast “blitz” games to learn how people make choices with time constraints, limited information, and changing goals. From this research, he and his associates have developed [...]

Redefining Global Strategy: Crossing Borders in a World Where Differences Still Matter: Pankaj Ghemawat

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…Ghemawat warns…that businesses suffer when they follow such globalization logic too far. The real state of the world is neither globalized nor local…It is semiglobalized, and will remain so for decades to come. –Reuters News, December 13, 2007
…a reasoned guide. –The Financial Times, October 11, [...]

Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations: A Practical Guide and Workbook: Michael Allison, Jude Kaye

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A complete and flexible guide to strategic planning —specifically designed for nonprofits
Strategic planning is one of the most powerful management tools available to help your organization do a better job —if you know how to use it. This comprehensive book/disk set shows you how to create and implement an effective strategic [...]

Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use (Memo to the CEO): Hugh Macarthur, Orit Gadiesh

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…the authors argue rightly that the very best private-equity firms…have transformed the world s financial markets. –The Wall Street Journal, February 13, 2008

Private equity firms are snapping up brand-name companies and assembling portfolios that make them immense global conglomerates. They’re often able to [...]

Sun Tzu and the Art of Business: Six Strategic Principles for Managers: Mark R. McNeilly

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If you have begun using Mark McNeilly’s Sun Tzu and the Art of Business to improve your operations, you’re undoubtedly a leader. If you plan to read the book in the near future, you’re certainly a comer. — Strategy & Leadership Journal
If [...]

The Art of Engagement: Bridging the Gap Between People and Possibilities: Jim Haudan

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“Haudan’s approach helps organizations bring strategies to life by engaging the hearts and minds of their people.”-Marcus Buckingham, bestselling author of Go Put Your Strengths to Work
Almost any business leader will admit that creating a strategy is far easier than executing it. That’s because the majority of organizations don’t know how to bridge [...]

Co-Opetition : A Revolution Mindset That Combines Competition and Cooperation : The Game Theory Strategy That’s Changing the Game of Business: Adam M. Brandenburger, Barry J. Nalebuff

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From Library Journal
Losing and winning are two extremes by which businesses are often measured. Brandenburger (Harvard Business Sch.) and Nalebuff (Yale Sch. of Management) argue that most businesses and their transactions lie somewhere between the two poles. Their liberating message is that your competitor does [...]

The Art of the Long View: Planning for the Future in an Uncertain World: Peter Schwartz

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Presenting a revolutionary approach to developing strategic vision in business and in life, a guide for managers, entrepreneurs, and investors explains how to apply creative and intuitive skills to corporate practices. Reprint.
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Author and president of an [...]