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The must-read summary of Michael Corbett's book: "The Outsourcing Revolution: Why It Makes Sense and How to Do It Right".
This complete summary of the ideas from Michael Corbett's book "The Outsourcing Revolution" deals with a highly controversial topic. Outsourcing tends to get blamed whenever jobs move from one country to another. However, outsourcing is currently a $6 trillion global industry, and within the next decade will grow appreciably as...
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An unstoppable business revolution is under way--and it is Agile. Sparking dramatic improvements in quality, innovation, and speed-to-market, the Agile movement has helped companies both large and small learn to connect everyone and everything . . . all the time. With rapidly evolving consumer needs and technology that is that is being updated quicker than ever before, businesses are recognizing how vitally essential it is adapt. And adapt quickly....
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The must-read summary of Roy Spence and Haley Rushing's book: "It's Not What You Sell, It's What You Stand For: Why Every Extraordinary Business Is Driven by Purpose".
This complete summary of the ideas from Roy Spence and Haley Rushing's book "It's Not What You Sell, It's What You Stand For" shows that high-performing companies are not always the ones with the best strategy or innovation. Often, they are the ones that have a purpose beyond making...
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Choosing the right leader can mean the difference between unbelievable success or abysmal failure.
• When a company is in chaos or decline, it's time to call in a Fixer.
• When a company needs a creative jolt to jump out of stagnation, turn to an Artist.
• When a company needs new markets and big growth, hire a Builder.
• When a company reaches complexity and scale, align with a Strategist.
Which type of leader are you, and, if you're a...
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In The Little Black Book of Innovation, long-time innovation expert Scott D. Anthony draws on stories from his research and field work with companies like Procter & Gamble to demystify innovation. Anthony presents a simple definition of innovation and illuminates its vital role in organizational success and personal growth. Anthony also provides a powerful 28-day program for mastering innovation's key steps: finding insight, generating ideas, building...
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The must-read summary of Charles O'Reilly III and Jeffrey Pfeffer's book: "Hidden Value: How Great Companies Achieve Extraordinary Results with Ordinary People".
This complete summary of the ideas from Charles O'Reilly III and Jeffrey Pfeffer's book "Hidden Value" shows how hiring new people takes time, and therefore money. A far more effective strategy is to do everything possible to utilize your existing talent. In their book, the authors explain...
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The must-read summary of Deborah Perry Piscione's book: "Secrets of Silicon Valley: What Everyone Else Can Learn from the Innovation Capital of the World".
This complete summary of the ideas from Deborah Perry Piscione's book "Secrets of Silicon Valley" shows how we can all learn something from the world's most prosperous and successful group of companies. In this book, the author gives us an insight into the Silicon Valley ecosystem and highlights...
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Why do teams settle for bad ideas or kill good ones? Popular consultant B. Kim Barnes's unique process of constructive debate shows how teams can create better ideas and outcomes by eliminating obstacles to honest discussion, creativity, and collaboration.
In too many organizations, great ideas and unusual solutions can be suppressed, ignored, or attacked. Departments defend their turf, and people choose what is safe over what is better. Bad ideas...
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The international bestselling authors return to share the four ways leaders must challenge themselves in order to fulfill their highest potential.
Successful leaders don't rest on their laurels because leadership is not a title on a business card. Leadership is a living process, and life means growth. As Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller write in the introduction, "the path to increased influence, impact, and leadership effectiveness is paved with personal...
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The must-read summary of Jay Abraham's book: "The Sticking Point Solution: 9 Ways to Move Your Business from Stagnation to Stunning Growth in Tough Economic Times".
This complete summary of the ideas from Jay Abraham's book "The Sticking Point Solution" shows how healthy businesses grow their revenues and profits each and every year. In his book, the author explains that if your business is not growing, it may be because you're stuck at your present...
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For many people steeped in homelessness and poverty, the worst day is every day; and so, before we do the heavy lifting of getting back to work, we may first need to find a way to get back to hope.
For 30 years, Cara Collective has been in the business of creating hope, jobs, and opportunity so that the world can see what they see: the limitless talent pool in our communities most affected by poverty. Their unique approach to workforce development,...
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The must-read summary of H. Bowen, K. Clark, C. Holloway and S. Wheelwright's book: "The Perpetual Enterprise Machine: Seven Keys to Corporate Renewal through Successful Product and Process Development".
This complete summary of the ideas from H. Bowen, K. Clark, C. Holloway and S. Wheelwright's book "The Perpetual Enterprise Machine" shows how the development of new products, new manufacturing processes and new services are the lifeblood of any...
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The must-read summary of Mark Eppler's book: "The Wright Way: 7 Problem-Solving Principles from the Wright Brothers that Can Make Your Business Soar".
This complete summary of the ideas from Mark Eppler's book "The Wright Way" tells the story of the Wright brothers, who successfully built and flew an aeroplane in 1903, despite most people believing it was impossible. In his book, the author analyses the keys to their success, highlighting their approach...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Dan Roam's book "The Back of the Napkin" shows that visual thinking is a whole new way of looking at and discussing business. It is harnessing and applying our innate ability to use our eyes and our imagination to discover, develop and share ideas with others. In his book, the author explains how a simple drawing on the back of a napkin can be more effective in visualizing the solution to some business problem...
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The must-read summary of Thomas Davenport and John Beck's book: "The Attention Economy: Understanding the New Currency of Business".
This complete summary of the ideas from Thomas Davenport and John Beck's book "The Attention Economy" shows that the scarcest resource for businesses today is not capital, talent or ideas; it is attention. Consumers can only absorb so much information, or choose between so many products. It's also an issue within the...
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"The most successful brands aren't created, they are unearthed. Successful branding is based on authenticity. So how do you reveal your own brand? First, by searching yourself for answers to questions like these: What do you do better than anyone? What are you most proud of? What makes you lose track of time? In Digital You: Real Personal Branding in the Virtual Age, branding authority William Arruda describes the 21st-century world of personal branding...
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Cómo prever las crisis en su negocio para superarlas con éxito
Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para entender y aplicar el modelo de Greiner, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.
En tan solo 50 minutos usted podrá:
• Identificar las cinco fases de crecimiento por las que pasa cada negocio: creatividad, dirección, delegación, coordinación y colaboración.
• Situar y prever la siguiente crisis...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Karl Albrecht's book "The Power of Minds at Work" shows that when intelligent people are assembled in an organisation, they will tend towards collective stupidity. In his book, the author explains that in order to offset this law, organizational intelligence is needed. In practical terms, organisational intelligence is the antidote to collective stupidity and a deliberate effort to multiply and take advantage...
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Scott E. Page is the Leonid Hurwicz Collegiate Professor of Complex Systems, Political Science, and Economics at the University of Michigan. His books include The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies (Princeton).
How businesses and other organizations can improve their performance by tapping the power of differences in how people think
What if workforce diversity is more than simply the right...
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