Stephen R. Covey has helped millions of readers attain professional success and personal fulfillment. With penetrating insight Dr. Covey reveals a pathway for living with fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity -- principles that give us the security to adapt to change and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates. Now, as a succinct introduction to Dr. Covey's revolutionary thinking or as a reminder of key principles, Daily Reflections for Highly Effective People provides an inspirational recharge that will bring you closer to a holistic sense of personal effectiveness and purpose.
In The One to One Manager, visionary authors Don Peppers andMartha Rogers, Ph.D., go behind the scenes to report on thechallenges and solutions discovered by managers leading 1 to 1efforts at organizations such as Xerox, General Electric, Oracle,First Union, Hewlett-Packard, USAA, Levi Strauss, and BritishAirways. Filled with in-depth interviews with executives on thefront lines of the 1 to 1 revolution, and based on more than twodozen case histories from companies around the world, The One toOne Manager examines the actual day-to-day issues involved insetting and running 1 to 1 initiatives. The One to One Manager introduces readers to the groundbreakers,the pathfinders, and the explorers of a vast and rapidly expandingnew universe of customer-focused business strategies. Among thefascinating pioneers profiled in this book, you will meet: -General Robert McDermott, the visionary leader who transformedUSAA from an insurance firm mired in paperwork into an IT-savvyfinancial institution dedica
The man who helped set the management agenda for the 1990s now brings us into the twenty-first century with the national bestseller Leading the Revolution. In this newly updated edition, Gary Hamel rays out an action plan for any individual or company intent on becoming--and staying--an industry revolutionary and a relentLess innovator. By drawing on the success of "gray- haired revolutionaries" Like Charles Schwab and GE Capital--companies that are always one step ahead of the rest--and profiling pioneering individuals, Hamel explains how companies can continue to grow, innovate, and achieve success, even in a chaotic world market.
These quick reads, based on McGraw-Hill bestsellers, aredesigned to meet the needs of busy people. Titles in the seriesfocus on each book's main themes and action ideas, reduced to amanageable page count for on-the-go readers. Specific strategies for understanding the 10 types of problempeople and influencing them to adopt positive behaviors.
Since 1922, Harvard Business Review has been a leading source ofbreakthrough ideas in management practice. The Harvard BusinessReview Classics series now offers you the opportunity to make theseseminal pieces a part of your permanent management library. Eachhighly readable volume contains a groundbreaking idea thatcontinues to shape best practices and inspire countless managersaround the world. In this article, renowned management experts GaryHamel and C. K. Prahalad introduce their approach to strategicplanning in the face of tough competition. With advice on tailoringyour company's strategy and developing the will to win within yourfirm, this article helps you define a long-term strategy for yourorganization that captures employees' imaginations and creates aclear path to success.
Book De*ion "A candid andcomprehensive look at how to succeed in business - for everyonefrom college graduates to CEOs." Bill Gates, chairman, MicrosoftCorporation Jack Welch knows how to win. During his forty-year career atGeneral Electric, he led the company to year-after-year successaround the globe, in multiple markets, against brutal competition.His honest, be-the-best style of management became the goldstandard in business, with his relentless focus on people,teamwork, and profits. And now he has written a book that clearlylays out the answers to the most difficult questions people faceboth on and off the job. Winning is destined to become thebible of business for generations to come. Anyone who has a passion for success will find Welch's optimistic,no excuses, get-it-done mind-set riveting. Packed with personalanecdotes and written in Jack's distinctive no b.s. voice, Winning offers deep insights, original thinking, a
From the profit-minded managers who make up the brain trust atThe Atlanta Consulting Group comes a simple new method hailed as arevolutionary management practice: learning to care.
Jack Welch knows how to win. During his forty-year career atGeneral Electric, he led the company to year-after-year successaround the globe, in multiple markets, against brutdl competition.His honest, be-the-best style of management b ame the goldstandard in business, with his relentless focus on people,teamwork, and profits. And now he has written a book that clearlylays out the answers to the most difficult questions people faceboth on and offthe job. Winning is destined to become the bible ofbusiness for generations to come. Anyone who has a passion for success will find Welch'soptimistic, no excuses, getqt-done mind-set riveting. Packed withpersonal anecdotes and written in Jack's distinctive no b.s. voice,Winning offers deep insights, original thinking, and solutions tonuts-and-bolts problems that will change forever the way peoplethink about work. "There is a lifetime of wisdom about business, and life, packedinto Jack Welch's Winning. It is unquestionably the best managementbook to come along in
A famous expert reveals his professional secrets. Learn how to build your willpower, how to waste time for pleasure and profit, and how to work smarter, not harder. A practical nononsense guide to managing your personal and business time. Paper.
An update of one of the most popular Essential Managerstitles, Leadership will show you how to guide and mentor your staffin order to get the best out of them. Part of the best-sellingEssential Managers series, this book will carry the same livery onthe jacket, but will have new text and a completely modern, updateddesign.
