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The Associate Professional Risk Manager (PRM) is a new PRMIAcertificate program intended for staff entering the risk managementprofession, or those who interface with risk management disciplineson a regular basis, such as auditing, accounting, legal, andsystems development personnel who want to understand fundamentalrisk management methods and practices. Designed to bemathematically and theoretically less detailed than theProfessional Risk Manager (PRM(tm)) certification, the new programwill cover the core concepts allowing non-specialists to interpretrisk management information and reports, make critical assessmentsand evaluate the implications and the limitations of suchresults.

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In a world of stiffening competition, business strategy is morecrucial than ever. Yet most organizations struggle in thisarea--not with formulating strategy but with executing it, orputting their strategy into action. Owing to execution failures,companies realize just a fraction of the financial performancepromised in their strategic plans. It doesn't have to be that way, maintain Robert Kaplan and DavidNorton in The Execution Premium. Building on their breakthroughworks on strategy-focused organizations, the authors describe amultistage system that enables you to gain measurable benefits fromyour carefully formulated business strategy. This book shows youhow to: Develop an effective strategy--with tools such as SWOT analysis,vision formulation, and strategic change agendas Plan execution of the strategy--through portfolios of strategicinitiatives linked to strategy maps and Balanced Scorecards Put your strategy into action--by integrating operational toolssuch as process dashboards, rolling forecasts, and

The international bestseller The Toyota Way explained thecompany's success by introducing a revolutionary 4P model fororganizational excellence-Philosophy, People, Process, and ProblemSolving. Now, in Toyota Culture, preeminent Toyota authoritiesJeffrey Liker and Michael Hoseus reveal how Toyota selects,develops, and motivates its people to become committed to buildinghigh-quality products-and how you can do the same for yourcompany. Toyota Culture examines the ?human systems? that Toyota has putin place to instill its founding principles of trust, mutualprosperity, and excellence in its plants, dealerships, and officesaround the world. Beginning with a look at the evolution of theToyota culture and why its people are the heart and soul of theToyota Way, the authors explain the company's four-stage processfor building and keeping quality people: Attract, Develop, Engage,and Inspire. Drawing upon numerous examples from Liker's decades of researchas well as Hoseus' insider access as a Toyota

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In this second edition of their classic book on personal brandDavid McNally and Karl Speak show that developing a personal brandis not about constructing a contrived image. Rather, it is aprocess of discovering who you really are and what you aspire tobe. The hallmark insight of this new edition is that the best wayto establish a strong and memorable brand is to make a positivedifference in the lives of others through making lastingimpressions that build trusting relationships. McNally and Speak take you through the process of identifying thekey components of your brand, conveying that brand to the world,checking how closely your brand aligns with important relationshipsin your life—particularly your employer—and assessing your progressalong the way. This thoroughly revised and updated edition featuresnew material on how to use social media to build a powerfulpersonal brand and case studies of individuals whose personalbrands have changed the world.