The Fred factor

how passion in your work and life can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary

Mark Sanborn met his postman, Fred, just after he moved to Denver. Fred knocked on his door, introduced himself and welcomed him to the neighbourhood. He also asked Sanborn abou8t himself and how he wanted his mail handled while he was away. Needless to say ...

Research methods for business

Business Research is a truth-seeking function that gathers, analyses, interprets and reports information so that business decision makers become more effective. "Research Methods for Business" is a new European business research methods book. The authors present a balance between quantitative and qualitative methods in an ...

Wal smart

what it really takes to profit in a wal-mart world

This work explores the insider secrets of Wal-Mart's success, including processes, behaviors, and culture - and how they can be used to compete in the new Wal-Mart economy. Information on Wal-Mart and how a company can compete against this giant is in high demand as ...

Your road map for success

you can get there from here

Defining success is a difficult task. Most people equate it with wealth, power, and happiness. However, true success is not a thing you acquire or achieve. Rather, it is a journey you take your whole life long. In a refreshingly straightforward style, John Maxwell shares ...

La gallina que cruzó la carretera

liderazgo y trabajo en equipo: la fábula de la gallina emprendedora

La gallina que cruzó la carretera cuenta en forma de fábula que la única forma de alcanzar el éxito es mediante el trabajo en equipo. Que en la gestión de personas es importante saber que la superioridad consiste en aprovechar las lecciones de la experiencia ...

Formación de formadores.T.2: escenario institucional

La obra completa consta de 20 capítulos. Todos ellos, se han consolidado a través de su contraste en la propia práctica de formación de formadores. Los mismos no deben considerarse como un sumatorio más de contenidos de formación, sino que responde a una estructura interna ...

Principles of strategic management

"Principles of Strategic Management" provides a comprehensive and accessible treatment of the key principles and practices of the strategic management process. It covers the whole of the strategic management process including strategic analysis, formulation, choice and implementation. Within this framework topics such as business environment ...

Controla tu tiempo, controla tu vida

¿Cuántas veces hemos renunciado a nuestros sueños alegando la repetida excusa de que nos falta tiempo? ¿De verdad nos falta? ¿No será que nos resignamos? Porque el tiempo es el mismo para todos. La cuestión es si sabemos organizarnos y, mejor aún, si sabemos lo ...

The difference

how the power of diversity creates better groups, firms, schools, and societies

In this landmark book, Scott Page redefines the way we understand ourselves in relation to one another. "The Difference" is about how we think in groups - and how our collective wisdom exceeds the sum of its parts. Why can teams of people find better solutions ...

Principles of management

Charles Hill and Steve McShane, two of the most successful, well- thought of authors, researchers, teachers and consultants, have come together to write "Management". This dynamic duo's progressive text engages students with their exceptional storytelling writing style and great examples to see the big ...

Estimating risk

a management approach

Andy Garlick's book explores the role of quantitative techniques in modern risk management. Risk management has grown in importance in most organisations in the last 20 years, but in many remains at the level of an intuitive or gut-feel approach. Andy argues that this ...

The leadership pipeline

how to build the leadership-powered company

In this book, three experts show companies how to build their own leaders by understanding the critical passages a leader must navigate, by providing the appropriate development for navigating those passages, and by building the right system for ensuring a full pipeline of leaders now ...

The myths of innovation

How do you know whether a hot technology will succeed or fail? Or where the next big idea will come from? The best answers come not from the popular myths we tell about innovation, but instead from time-tested truths that explain how we've made ...

La aventura del liderazgo

el reto de los resultados

"Para caminar en línea recta, primero hay que inclinarse hacia un lado, y, después, hacia el otro", aconseja un antiguo proverbio chino. En el esfuerzo por conseguir resultados, que es lo que justifica al fin y al cabo la existencia de la empresa, los directivos ...

Gestión del capital humano

La gestión del capital humano es mucho más compleja de lo que la mayoría de las organizaciones considera, ya que se trata de las empresas y, como tal, se sabe que existe, pero se desconoce cómo definirla. En el entorno empresarial actual debe producirse una ...

Estrategia en el siglo XXI

Los grandes cambios estructurales en numerosos sectores, originados por importantes factores tales como la competencia global, las discontinuidades tecnológicas y las cambiantes expectativas de los clientes, plantean nuevas dificultades a los directivos de la empresa. Las antiguas recetan ya no funcionan. Los líderes empresariales que ...

Estrategias de liderazgo y desarrollo de personas en las organizaciones

El ejercicio profesional de la gestión de personas en el ámbito de los Recursos Humanos requiere tres elementos básicos para responder acertadamente a los desafíos que las empresas presentan en la actualidad: en primer lugar, modelos teóricos, porque son el conocimiento del que debe partir ...

Procesos de trabajo

teoría y casos prácticos

Un texto que, aunque tiene un carácter eminentemente práctico, estructura adecuadamente las distintas partes y capítulos que la integran y al inicio de cada capítulo proporciona con rigor los conceptos básicos necesarios para la resolución de los casos y ejercicios planteados. ÍNDICE: Prólogo Parte I ...

Funky business forever

how to enjoy capitalism

"The antidote to bland writing and bland thinking" "Tom Peters "Funky Business "tells us that difference rules, and difference comes from the way people think. In this world, we can no longer do "business as usual" - we need funky business. With its fresh thinking approach ...

Making critical decisions

a practical guide for nonprofit organizations

Roberta Snow and Paul Phillips present a clear and structured way to manage the challenges of limited resources, competing demands, and the need for accountability while remaining true to a nonprofit's mission. "Making Critical Decisions" offers nonprofit leaders a proven model for making hard ...