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There is significant evidence that an effective organizational culture provides a major competitive edge—higher levels of employee and customer engagement and loyalty translate into higher growth and profits. Many business leaders know this, yet few are doing much to improve their organizations' cultures. James Heskett demonstrates that an effective culture supplies the trust that makes managing change of all kinds easier. Win from Within offers a playbook for developing and deploying culture that enables outsized results.

Kindness and leadership aren't often synonymous. The purpose of this book is to teach leaders how to lead with kindness so they can influence the people they lead to create kinder workplaces, organizations, and the world. This book gives you a deep theoretical understanding of the importance of leading with kindness and also provides practical exercises for you to use. By the time you finish the book, you will feel confident in your ability to lead with kindness and also to address organizational problems at work, at home, and in the community with kindness.

Schon in der Steinzeit, der letzten Etappe der Urgeschichte, dem Pleistozän, schlossen sich Menschen zu Gruppen zusammen, um sich vor Gefahren zu schützen. Nachts kuschelten sich die Steinzeitmenschen aneinander, um durch Körpernähe die fehlende Wärme zu ersetzen. Die Primatenforschung zeigt, dass das Verhalten freilebender Affen von Kooperation sowie Geben und Nehmen bestimmt ist. Die Pyramide von Gizeh, der Kölner Dom, die Chinesische Mauer: Die größten Errungenschaften entstanden schon immer dann, wenn Menschen sich verbanden, um etwas zu erschaffen, das größer war als sie selbst.

In Shift: Transform Motion into Progress in Business, chief strategy and marketing officers at Merkle and Dentsu offer business leaders a practical and coherent approach to creating the consistently exceptional customer experience that would set their business apart from the competition. The authors link three key themes—a clear vision with clear performance indicators, an aligned team, and a deep understanding of the marketplace—and outline their importance in the quest for the ideal client experience.

Recém-contratada, a CEO Kathryn Petersen precisa gerenciar um grupo de executivos que é desunido a ponto de afetar a empresa inteira. Será́ que ela resolverá os problemas de relacionamento, ou enfrentará resistência e será demitida? Ao longo da historia, o autor oferece instruções claras e diretas para superar os obstáculos que minam o trabalho em grupo: a falta de confiança, o medo de conflitos, a falta de comprometimento, evitar responsabilizar os outros e a falta de atenção aos resultados.

Die beste Strategie ist hinfällig, wenn es schließlich an der Umsetzung scheitert. Langfristige Vorhaben haben im Alltag meist das Nachsehen, sie versanden viel zu oft im Tagesgeschehen. Mit den praxiserprobten vier Disziplinen der effektiven Umsetzung von FranklinCovey, kurz 4DX, gelingt es jedoch, die Unternehmensstrategie erfolgreich und nachhaltig mit den Erfordernissen des Alltags zu verbinden.

Existe uma vantagem competitiva mais poderosa do que qualquer outra. Não se trata de marketing, finanças, tecnologia nem inteligência ou conhecimento superiores. A diferença entre as empresas bem-sucedidas e as medíocres é a sua saúde organizacional. Neste livro, Lencioni oferece um modelo inovador e acessível para alcançar esse patamar, valendo-se de histórias reais e de lições extraídas de seus vinte anos de experiência prestando consultoria para grandes empresas e instituições americanas.

Publicamos el best-seller internacional "Reinventar las organizaciones", que presenta el próximo estadio en el progreso de las organizaciones humanas. Uno de los libros de management más aclamados e importantes de los últimos años. Es como ver el futuro. Reinventar las organizaciones es un libro distinto, que rompe con el enfoque tradicional de los libros de management.

Matthew Crain gives internet surveillance a much-needed origin story by chronicling the development of its most important historical catalyst: web advertising. Profit over Privacy uses the 1990s as its backdrop to show how the massive data-collection infrastructure that undergirds the internet today is the result of twenty-five years of technical and political economic engineering.

Unbias: Addressing Unconscious Bias at Work helps you understand concepts of workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion, shows you how to identify bias, and provides you with the tools for actively removing barriers and ensuring equity throughout your organization. Written by Stacey Gordon - CEO of Rework Work, a company on a mission to reduce bias in global talent acquisition and management - this real-world handbook offers step-by-step guidance on creating workplace cultures where employees feel they belong.

Burnout has become one of the most talked-about workplace topics, and its impact is far-reaching. The 24-7 pace of work, constant demands, and scant resources can easily put busy professionals on a path to burnout, a cycle that has only accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet most attempts to help focus on quick-fix strategies aimed at individuals. Something is missing. In Beating Burnout at Work, Paula Davis, founder of the Stress & Resilience Institute, provides a new framework to help organizations prevent employee burnout.

You Can Be Yourself Here lays out the deep psychology of our need to belong, its critical impact on workplace performance, and the practical steps any organization can take to make everyone feel welcome and included. Learn how diversity and representation can lead to a greater experience of belonging for everyone. Glean insights from interviews with real employees speaking openly about their workplace experiences. Discover how to facilitate a culture of belonging, with practical tips for creating inclusive workplaces where people can show up as themselves.

Leadership Lessons is a book that is all about how to improve organizational performance. The central focus of all these essays is improving the ability to understand the dynamics at play that are impacting their organizations. The purpose is to help organizations and the people within them to be able to realize their individual and collective potential. Many of the essays are titled in the form of a question because if you don’t learn to ask better questions, you will never get the answers you really need.

Business leaders, you hold an important position in the power structure, and you have the unique ability to reach thousands of employees and millions of consumers with your leadership. It's time for you to build a truly diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment. This book is the comprehensive plan for leaders who are ready to get serious about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and creating an anti-racist company culture.

Leadership Lessons, Volume 2 is a book that is all about how to improve organizational performance. The central focus of all these essays is improving the ability to understand the dynamics at play that are impacting their organizations. The purpose is to help organizations and the people within them to be able to realize their individual and collective potential. Many of the essays are titled in the form of a question because if you don’t learn to ask better questions, you will never get the answers you really need.

In Transforming a Federal Agency: Management Lessons from HUD's Financial Reconstruction, finance and strategy expert Irving (Irv) L. Dennis delivers an insightful and eye-opening exploration of the lessons he learned in bringing private sector experience to the transformation of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development's financial systems.

Bei dem Titel "Der König der Kunden" handelt es sich um eine moderne Business-Fabel des bekannten Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologen Henry Walter. Der erfolgreiche Fachbuchautor erzählt darin die Geschichte von Leo, der genervt ist von seinem Job als leitender Angestellter. Doch dann lernt er Tamasha kennen, die ihm von der Organisation des Musicals "Der König der Löwen" berichtet. Leo erfährt so, neben jeder Menge Insiderwissen über das Erfolgsmusical aus Hamburg, auch wie er wieder Freude an seiner Arbeit finden kann.

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Teams today are more complex than ever before. With new team leader responsibilities like diversity training, virtual working, mental health awareness, individualism, and more, modern team leadership is in dire need of a new code. Author George Karseras, executive team development coach and founder of TeamUp, has coined such a code that he calls the "TeamUp Playbook." The code is a four-step sequence that any team leader can follow to produce high performing teams. TeamUp Playbook is a proven formula for how to be a great team leader today.

Paying attention to workplace mental health has never been more important. With one in four people experiencing poor mental health right now, we need to start talking about it. Penguin Business Expert James Routledge has worked with CEOs, HR directors, managers and people at all levels on successful mental-health strategies. In this audiobook, he shares his stories, learnings and guidance.