-Titulo Original : The Daily Drucker 366 Days Of Insight And Motivation For Getting The Right Things Done-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: From the Inside Flap Revered management thinker Peter F. Drucker is our trusted guide in this thoughtful, day-by-day companion that offers his penetrating and practical wisdom. Amid the multiple pressures of our daily work lives, The Daily Drucker provides the inspiration and advice to meet the many challenges we face. With his trademark clarity, vision, and humanity, Drucker sets out his ideas on a broad swath of key topics, from time management, to innovation, to outsourcing, providing useful insights for each day of the year.These 366 daily readings have been harvested from Druckers lifetime of work. At the bottom of each page, the reader will find an action point that spells out exactly how to put Druckers ideas into practice. It is as if the wisest and most action-oriented management consultant in the world is in the room, offering his timeless gems of advice. The Daily Drucker is for anyone who seeks to understand and put to use Druckers powerful words and ideas.--USA Today Revered management thinker Peter F. Drucker is our trusted guide in this thoughtful, day-by-day companion that offers his penetrating and practical wisdom. Amid the multiple pressures of our daily work lives, The Daily Drucker provides the inspiration and advice to meet the many challenges we face. With his trademark clarity, vision, and humanity, Drucker sets out his ideas on a broad swath of key topics, from time management, to innovation, to outsourcing, providing useful insights for each day of the year.These 366 daily readings have been harvested from Druckers lifetime of work. At the bottom of each page, the reader will find an action point that spells out exactly how to put Druckers ideas into practice. It is as if the wisest and most action-oriented management consultant in the world is in the room, offering his timeless gems of advice. The Daily Drucker is for anyone who seeks to understand and put to use Druckers powerful words and ideas. Review “Drucker...is the original management guru. Many still consider him the best...The short, snappy format will be appreciated by today’s time-challenged business readers: one page with an idea for every day of the year...Overall, it is accomplished admirably.” - USA Today From the Back Cover Revered management thinker Peter F. Drucker is our trusted guide in this thoughtful, day-by-day companion that offers his penetrating and practical wisdom. Amid the multiple pressures of our daily work lives, The Daily Drucker provides the inspiration and advice to meet the many challenges we face. With his trademark clarity, vision, and humanity, Drucker sets out his ideas on a broad swath of key topics, from time management, to innovation, to outsourcing, providing useful insights for each day of the year.These 366 daily readings have been harvested from Druckers lifetime of work. At the bottom of each page, the reader will find an action point that spells out exactly how to put Druckers ideas into practice. It is as if the wisest and most action-oriented management consultant in the world is in the room, offering his timeless gems of advice. The Daily Drucker is for anyone who seeks to understand and put to use Druckers powerful words and ideas. About the Author Peter F. Drucker is considered the most influential management thinker ever. The author of more than twenty-five books, his ideas have had an enormous impact on shaping the modern corporation. Drucker passed away in 2005...

-Titulo Original : The New Geography Of Jobs-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: In The New Geography of Jobs, award-winning Berkeley economist Enrico Moretti looks at the major shifts taking place in the US economy and reveals the surprising winners and losers? -? specifically, which kinds of jobs will drive economic growth and where they’ll be located? -? while exploring how communities can transform themselves into dynamic innovation hubs.“A timely and smart discussion of how different cities and regions have made a changing economy work for them? -? and how policymakers can learn from that to lift the circumstances of working Americans everywhere.”? -? Barack Obama We’re used to thinking of the United States in opposing terms: red versus blue, haves versus have-nots. But today there are three Americas. At one extreme are the brain hubs? -? cities like San Francisco, Boston, and Durham? -? with workers who are among the most productive, creative, and best paid on the planet. At the other extreme are former manufacturing capitals, which are rapidly losing jobs and residents. The rest of America could go either way. For the past thirty years, the three Americas have been growing apart at an accelerating rate. This divergence is one the most important developments in the history of the United States and is reshaping the very fabric of our society, affecting all aspects of our lives, from health and education to family stability and political engagement. But the winners and losers aren’t necessarily who you’d expect. Enrico Moretti’s groundbreaking research shows that you don’t have to be a scientist or an engineer to thrive in one of the brain hubs. Carpenters, taxi drivers, teachers, nurses, and other local service jobs are created at a ratio of five-to-one in the brain hubs, raising salaries and standard of living for all. Dealing with this split? -? supporting growth in the hubs while arresting the decline elsewhere? -? is the challenge of the century, and The New Geography of Jobs lights the way. Review Moretti has written the most important book of the year, I cant recommend it enough. The Cal-Berkeley economic professors book is extremely necessary for politicians and commentators alike, book that artfully slays myriad myths that cloud the economic debate. Brilliant. -Forbes Enrico Moretti is a first-rate empirical researcher who has taught us much about the geographic impact of human capital and a variety of public investments. His book, The New Geography of Jobs, is well-written and filled with important facts and wise policy advice. It is an excellent addition to the literature on the economics of place. […] Both local policymakers and national leaders interested in policies with a geographical edge would do well to read the book. -Edward Glaeser, author of The Triumph of the City Decade after decade, smart and educated people flock away from Merced, Calif., Yuma, Ariz., Flint, Mich., and Vineland, N.J. In those places, less than 15 percent of the residents have college degrees. They flock to Washington, Boston, San Jose, Raleigh-Durham and San Francisco. In those places, nearly 50 percent of the residents have college degrees. As Enrico Moretti writes in The New Geography of Jobs, the magnet places have positive ecologies that multiply innovation, creativity and wealth. The abandoned places have negative ecologies and fall further behind. This sorting is self-reinforcing, and it seems to grow more unforgiving every year. -David Brooks, The New York Times The New Geography of Jobs, examines how and why hiring is stronger in some U.S. cities than in others. -PBS NewsHour [A] persuasive look at why some U.S. cities have prospered in recent decades while others have declined. -Businessweek In a new book, The New Geography of Jobs, University of California at Berkeley economics professor Enrico Moretti argues that for each job in the software, technology and life-sciences industries, five new jobs are indirectly created in the local econo...

-Titulo Original : The Ecology Of Commerce Revised Edition A Declaration Of Sustainability (collins Business Essentials)-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: “The first important book of the 21st century. It may well revolutionize the relationship between business and the environment.”-Don Falk, Executive Director, Society for Ecological Restoration The Ecology of Commerce is the provocative national bestseller that addresses the necessity of merging good business practices with common sense environmental concerns. Nearly two decades after its initial publication, this controversial work by Paul Hawken has been revised and updated, arguing why business success and sustainable environmental practices need not-and, for the sake of our planet, must not-be mutually exclusive any longer. An essential work, Hawken’s The Ecology of Commerce belongs on the bookshelf of every concerned citizen-alongside Capitalism at the Crossroads by Stuart Hart and Al Gore’s Earth in the Balance and An Inconvenient Truth. From the Back Cover The world has changed in the seventeen years since the controversial initial publication of Paul Hawkens Ecology of Commerce, a stirring treatise about the perceived antagonism between ecology and business. Yet Hawkens impassioned argument-that business both causes the most egregious abuses of the environment and, crucially, holds the most potential for solving our sustainability problems-is more relevant and resonant than ever.Containing updated and revised material for a new audience, The Ecology of Commerce presents a compelling vision of the restorative (rather than destructive) economy we must create, centered on eight imperatives: Reduce energy carbon emissions 80 percent by 2030 and total natural resource usage 80 percent by 2050. Provide secure, stable, and meaningful employment to people everywhere. Be self-organizing rather than regulated or morally mandated. Honor market principles. Restore habitats, ecosystems, and societies to their optimum. Rely on current income. Be fun and engaging, and strive for an aesthetic outcome. About the Author Paul Hawkens bestselling books include Blessed Unrest, Natural Capitalism, and The Next Economy. He has also written dozens of articles, op-eds, and papers concerning the responsibility of business to the natural environment. His writings have appeared in the Harvard Business Review, Inc magazine, the Boston Globe, the Utne Reader, and more than a hundred other publications...

-Titulo Original : Motley Fool Million Dollar Portfolio How To Build And Grow A Panic-proof Investment Portfolio (motley Fool Books)-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: “Motley Fool makes investing fun again.”-BetterInvesting MagazineThe mission of Motley Fool-the multimedia financial education company cofounded in 1993 by brothers David and Tom Gardner-is to “educate, amuse, and enrich.” Their valuable, innovative, and entertaining investing book, Motley Fool Million Dollar Portfolio provides insight, pointers, and sometimes very unorthodox advice that can help any investor build a seven-figure portfolio by out-thinking and out-maneuvering the professional financial wizards on Wall Street. With a new introduction by the authors, Motley Fool Million Dollar Portfolio offers irreverent investing wisdom ideal for any financial market, even the most bearish. Review “Their panache is a cover for a belief in the old-fashioned virtues of patience, simplicity, and prudence.” - U.S. News & World Report“The best place online for talking with investors... amusing as well as educational.” - Barrons“They’ve built up a large and much-deserved following.” - Washington Post“Motley Fool makes investing fun again.” - BetterInvesting Magazine From the Back Cover Build a powerful portfolio and outfox the Wall Street professionals using the simple yet groundbreaking philosophy from acclaimed stock pickers and Internet pioneers David and Tom Gardner. A revolutionary and wildly successful one-of-a-kind Web experiment, the “Motley Fool Million Dollar Portfolio” enabled individual investors to follow along as The Motley Fool cofounder Tom Gardner invested and managed one million dollars of The Motley Fool’s own money. Now, in page after page of sound, sensible investment advice, readers are offered a rare glimpse into the inner workings of The Motley Fool machine-and given a first-class education in building, growing, and defending an individual portfolio, one investment strategy at a time. From learning to think like an investor to finding a first stock, from dividend investing to blue-chip bargains to small-cap treasures, from international investing to community-based online tools that are revolutionizing stock selection and asset allocation, this book takes readers through the essential strategies for building any portfolio-no matter how small its start or how big its ambitions. About the Author Brothers David Gardner & Tom Gardner cofounded in 1993 The Motley Fool, a multimedia investment advisory company dedicated to building the world’s greatest investment community. They have coauthored four New York Times bestsellers-including The Motley Fool Investment Guide-and oversee the award-winning personal finance and investment Web site Fool , which attracts millions of visitors each month.Tom Gardner, along with his brother David, cofounded The Motley Fool, a multimedia financial education company, in 1993. They have coauthored five books and oversee the award-winning website Fool (with approximately five million unique visitors per month); a nationally syndicated newspaper column, carried by over two hundred papers; and fourteen premium investing services worldwide. John lives with his wife in Northern California...

-Titulo Original : Skip The Line The 10,000 Experiments Rule And Other Surprising Advice For Reaching Your Goals-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: The entrepreneur, angel investor, and bestselling author of Choose Yourself busts the 10,000-hour rule of achieving mastery, offering a new mindset and dozens of techniques that will inspire any professional-no matter their age or managerial level-to pursue their passions and quickly acquire the skills they need to succeed and achieve their dreams.We live in a hierarchical world where experience has traditionally been the key to promotion. But that period is over! Straight, clear-cut career trajectories no longer exist. Industries disappear, job descriptions change, and people’s interests and passions evolve. The key to riding this wave, entrepreneur James Altucher advises, is to constantly be curious about what’s next, to be comfortable with uncertainty so you can keep navigating the rough waters ahead, and most important, to pursue the things that interest you.In Skip the Line, he reveals how he went from struggling and depressed to making his personal, financial, and creative dreams come true, despite-and perhaps due to-his many failures along the way. Altucher combines his personal story with concrete-and unorthodox-insights that work. But Skip the Line isn’t about hacks and shortcuts-it’s about transforming the way you think, work, and live, letting your interests guide your learning, time, and resources. It’s about allowing yourself to do what comes naturally; the more you do what you love, the better you do it. While showing you how to approach change and crisis, Altucher gives you tools to help easily execute ideas, become an expert negotiator, attract the attention of those around you, scale promising ideas, and improve leadership-all of which will catapult you higher than you ever thought possible and at a speed that everyone will tell you is impossible. Review Altucher combines his personal story with solid-and unconventional-insights. It is a straightforward and engaging read that aims to help people to acquire the skills they need to succeed. - Financial Times About the Author James Altucher is a successful entrepreneur, angel investor, prolific writer, podcaster, standup comedian, and chess master. He has started and run more than twenty companies and is invested in over thirty. He is the author of eighteen books, including the bestsellers The Power of No and Choose Yourself. His writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, The Observer, Financial Times, Huffington Post, and TechCrunch. He also writes a popular blog and hosts a successful podcast, The James Altucher Show, that has had over 80,000,000 downloads. An eight-episode docuseries based on Choose Yourself and produced by DNA Films was released on Amazon in 2020...

-Titulo Original : The Strategist Be The Leader Your Business Needs-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: Based on an acclaimed professors legendary strategy course at Harvard Business School, The Strategist offers a radically new perspective on a leaders most vital role.Are you a strategist? Thats the first question Cynthia Montgomery asks the business owners and senior executives from all over the world who participate in her highly regarded executive education course. Its not a question they anticipate or care much about on opening day. But by the time the program ends, they cannot imagine leading their companies to success without being-and living the role of-a strategist.Over a series of weeks and months, Montgomery puts these accomplished executives through their paces. Using case discussions, after-hours talks, and participants own strategy dilemmas, she illuminates what strategy is, why its important, and what it takes to lead the effort. En route, she equips them to confront the most essential question facing every business leader: Does this company truly matter? In doing so, she shows that strategy is not just a tool for outwitting the competition; it is the most powerful means a leader has for shaping a company itself.The Strategist exposes all business leaders-whether they run a global enterprise or a small business-to the invaluable insights Montgomery shares with these privileged executives. By distilling the experiences and insights gleaned in the classroom, Montgomery helps leaders develop the skills and sensibilities they need to become strategists themselves. It is a difficult role, but little else one does as a leader is likely to matter more. Review “Cynthia Montgomery stimulates you as a business leader, to be owner, creator and ongoing steward of your company’s strategy. She uses her vast experiences in executive education to create engaging and stimulating exampling of successful strategies; both in purpose and execution. I thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend this book.” - Dr. Tom Clarke, President of New Business Ventures, Nike, Inc.“Cynthia Montgomery’s The Strategist debunks the Myth of the Super-Manager, capable of overcoming any and all competitive forces. Instead, Montgomery prescribes a clear roadmap to develop successful, customized strategies for organizations and the people who lead them.” - Craigie Zildjian, CEO, Avedis Zildjian Company“In this refreshing book, Montgomery brings out the Strategist in each of us. Wherever you are in the world, as a student, teacher or practitioner of strategy, you will find this book a joyful companion as you reinvent yourself and the world around you.” - Ashok Vasudevan, Founder and CEO of Tasty Bite“Montgomery’s approach to demystifying strategy is revolutionary. This book will make you sit up and take actions that will have a lasting and positive effect on your company. If you are ready for a life changing journey, read on.” - Peter Henderson, Chairman, Indigo Telecomm“This is a personal call to action for leaders to continuously ask themselves why their organizations matter today and will matter tomorrow. In doing so, vitality can be triggered breathing new life into the day-to-day life of a company.” - Tucson Citizen“It takes a bold...writer to venture once more into this particular breach….Montgomery offers a clear summary of how to think about the overlap between strategy and execution. In terms of basic usefulness, [this book] outshines books several times its length.” - Financial Times About the Author CYNTHIA A. MONTGOMERY is the Timken Professor of Business Administration and immediate former head of the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School, where she’s taught for twenty years. For the past six years, she has led the strategy track in the school’s highly regarded executive program for owner-managers, attended by business leaders of midsized companies from around the globe. She has received the Greenhill Award for her outstanding contributions to the Harvard Business School’s core MBA strateg...

-Titulo Original : The Practice Of Management-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: A classic since its publication in 1954, The Practice of Management was the first book to look at management as a whole and being a manager as a separate responsibility. The Practice of Management created the discipline of modern management practices. Readable, fundamental, and basic, it remains an essential book for students, aspiring managers, and seasoned professionals. Review “His writings are landmarks of the managerial profession” - Harvard Business Review” The dean of this country’s business and management philosophers.” - Wall Street Journal About the Author Peter F. Drucker is considered the most influential management thinker ever. The author of more than twenty-five books, his ideas have had an enormous impact on shaping the modern corporation. Drucker passed away in 2005...

-Titulo Original : Die Broke A Radical Four-part Financial Plan-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: From Americas most trusted financial advisor comes a comprehensive guide to a new and utterly sane financial choice. In Die Broke, youll learn that life is a game where the loser gives his money to Uncle Sam at the end. There are four steps to the process:Quit TodayNo, dont tell your boss to shove it...at least not out loud. But in your head accept that from this day on youre a free agent whose number one workplace priority is your personal bottom line.Pay CashYou should be as conscious of spending as you are of saving. Credit should be a rarely used tool for those few times (buying homes and cars) when paying cash is impossible.Dont RetireYour work life should be a journey up and down hills, rather than a climb up a sheer cliff that ends with a jump into the abyss.Die BrokeIt sounds terrifying, the one intolerable outcome to your financial life. And yet, in truth, dying broke might be your best option for a life without fear: fear of failure and privation now, fear of impoverishment in the long run. Review Smoothly written...a treasure chest of financial advice. -- USA TodayIf youre unhappy with conventional thinking about how we live and plan our lives, this book will speak to you. -- Scott Burns, Dallas Morning NewsDie Broke is more than a guide to personal finance, its a code of values, many of which run contrary to instinct.-- Sales and Marketing Management About the Author Stephen M. Pollan, one of Americas most trusted and admired financial advisors, is the author of more than a dozen books, including the national bestseller Die Broke. He presently lives in New York City and Litchfield County, Connecticut, with his wife, Corky, and in close proximity to his four children and nine grandchildren. Mark Levine has been Stephen Pollans collaborator for sixteen years. He lives in Ithaca, New York, with his wife, Deirdre, and his Newfoundland, Molly.Mark Levine has been Stephen Pollans collaborator for more than eighteen years. Together they have authored numerous books, including the national bestsellers Lifescripts, Live Rich, and Die Broke, and most recently, Second Acts. They have been nominated for three National Magazine Awards...

-Titulo Original : Unstoppable Teams The Four Essential Actions Of High-performance Leadership-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: From the Back Cover Alden Mills, a three-time navy SEAL platoon commander and the founder of perfect fitness, reveals how to put together teams that can accomplish any objective-by leveraging a set of values and priorities from unexpected resources.SEALs and teams of civilians operate in extremely different environments, but what makes each group excel are the same things: service to others, trust, empathy, and a caring environment. Through his experience in both the military and the private sector, Mills has seen firsthand what it takes to lead an unstoppable team of individuals.Too many people mistake groups of individuals for a team, but teams are a series of interconnected relationships with a collective, single-minded focus. Success almost never depends on individual talent and valor. As Mills shows, success depends first on creating a strong foundation for yourself and then on using that foundation to help others go beyond their individual pursuits and talents to create something bigger and greater than ourselves.Unstoppable Teams shows managers of organizations of all sizes, in the private or public sector and in nonprofits, how to use his CARE framework-to connect, achieve, respect, and empower-to inspire, motivate, and lead the people around them, regardless of their level. Drawing on stories from his own vast experience, Mills imparts invaluable team-building lessons for high-performance leadership. Three-time Navy SEAL platoon commander and founder of Perfect Fitness reveals how to put together teams that can accomplish any objective-by leveraging an unexpected set of values and priorities. SEALs and civilians operate in extremely different environments, but what makes both kinds of teams excel comes down to the same thing: service to others, trust, empathy, and a caring environment. Alden Mills has experience working in both the military and the private sector, as a SEAL platoon commander and as a startup founder of Perfect Fitness. He’s seen firsthand what it takes to lead an unstoppable team of individuals. Teams are nothing more than a series of interconnected relationships with a collective, single-minded focus. Success almost never depends on individual talent and valor; instead, Alden Mills shows, it depends, first, on creating a strong foundation for yourself and, second, using that foundation to help others go beyond their individual pursuits and talents to create something bigger and better-an unstoppable team. Unstoppable Teams show managers at every level, at both large and small organizations, including private, public, and nonprofit, how to inspire, motivate, and lead the people around them. Mills draws on stories from his own experiences to impart these surprising team-building lessons:Too many people mistake groups of individuals for a team.No two people are alike, but we all have the same genetic drivers that motivate us-our will to survive, our ego-driven desire for personal gain, and our soul-driven yearning to be a part of something greater than ourselves.When we override our fears about survival, we can focus on our desire to thrive.The more you care for your teammates, the more they will dare for the team.Great ideas are not reserved for a select few-true teams embrace diversity of thought to find winning ideas.These lessons aren’t exclusive to the Navy SEALs; they are used by successful entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, coaches, and sport captains-and now you can master them too. Unstoppable Teams is the handbook for how to build care-based teams that will push people to achieve more than they ever thought possible. Review Unstoppable Teams proves that with the right leadership ordinary people can do the extraordinary. Drawing from against-the-odds successes in business ventures and military missions, Mills shares the secrets for building a team that can do the seemingly impossible. Read it and take your team from stuck to unstoppable. - Liz Wis...

-Titulo Original : The E-myth Enterprise How To Turn A Great Idea Into A Thriving Business-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: “This excellent book is a must-read for current and aspiring entrepreneurs.”-BooklistDiscover how to turn a great idea into a thriving business with The E-Myth Enterprise, using the proven methods that bestselling author Michael E. Gerber has developed over the course of his more than forty years as an entrepreneur and coach. Michael E.Gerber is THE #1 name in small business and his company, E-Myth Worldwide, boasts more than 52,000 business clients in 145 countries. The E-Myth Enterprise shows readers how to get started-because simply coming up with a brilliant business idea is the easy part. Review “[A] straightforward book that distills the essential knowledge needed to create a completely original company…This quick, original, well-organized read is a valuable tool for budding entrepreneurs.” - Publishers Weekly“This excellent book is a must-read for current and aspiring entrepreneurs.” - Booklist From the Back Cover The latest book in the Michael E. Gerber franchise, The E-Myth Enterprise explores the requirement that any new business must meet: the satisfaction of its four primary influencers-its employees, customers, suppliers, and investors.The E-Myth Enterprise is an indispensable follow-up to Awakening the Entrepreneur Within, showing would-be entrepreneurs how to put a promising idea to work and helping to transform their dream into reality. Next, readers can turn to The E-Myth Revisited for tried-and-true advice about avoiding the pitfalls that prevent most small business owners from succeeding. The E-Myth Manager provides essential guidance for the management of any business. Finally, E-Myth Mastery offers valuable advice on how to take an existing business to the next level of growth and opportunity. About the Author Michael E. Gerber is a true legend of entrepreneurship. The editors of INC magazine called him The Worlds #1 Small Business Guru. He is Co-founder and Chairman of the Michael E. Gerber Companies-a group of highly unique enterprises dedicated to creating world-class start-ups and entrepreneurs in every industry and economy. The Gerber Companies transforms the way small business owners grow their enterprises and has evolved into an empire over its history of nearly three decades...

-Titulo Original : Who Says Elephants Cant Dance-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: Who Says Elephants Cant Dance? sums up Lou Gerstners historic business achievement, bringing IBM back from the brink of insolvency to lead the computer business once again.Offering a unique case study drawn from decades of experience at some of Americas top companies -- McKinsey, American Express, RJR Nabisco -- Gerstners insights into management and leadership are applicable to any business, at any level. Ranging from strategy to public relations, from finance to organization, Gerstner reveals the lessons of a lifetime running highly successful companies. Review “[Gerstner] entertains as he educates.” - New York Times Book Review“A well-rendered self-portrait of a CEO who made spectacular change on the strength of personal leadership.” - Publishers Weekly“Effective, to the point...Louis V. Gerstner Jr deserves his place in the management hall of fame.” - Financial Times“The best business book I’ve ever read.” - Imus in the Morning“[Lou Gerstner] has the substance of a genuine and ... interesting story.” - Wall Street Journal About the Author Lou Gerstner, Jr., served as chairman and chief executive officer of IBM from April 1993 until March 2002, when he retired as CEO. He remained chairman of the board through the end of 2002. Before joining IBM, Mr. Gerstner served for four years as chairman and CEO of RJR Nabisco, Inc. This was preceded by an eleven-year career at the American Express Company, where he was president of the parent company and chairman and CEO of its largest subsidiary. Prior to that, Mr. Gerstner was a director of the management consulting firm of McKinsey & Co., Inc. He received a bachelors degree in engineering from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Harvard Business School...

-Titulo Original : Dying For A Paycheck How Modern Management Harms Employee Health And Company Performance And What We Can Do About It-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: In one survey, 61 percent of employees said that workplace stress had made them sick and 7 percent said they had actually been hospitalized. Job stress costs US employers more than $300 billion annually and may cause 120,000 excess deaths each year. In China, 1 million people a year may be dying from overwork. People are literally dying for a paycheck. And it needs to stop.In this timely, provocative book, Jeffrey Pfeffer contends that many modern management commonalities such as long work hours, work-family conflict, and economic insecurity are toxic to employees-hurting engagement, increasing turnover, and destroying people’s physical and emotional health-and also inimical to company performance. He argues that human sustainability should be as important as environmental stewardship.You don’t have to do a physically dangerous job to confront a health-destroying, possibly life-threatening, workplace. Just ask the manager in a senior finance role whose immense workload, once handled by several employees, required frequent all-nighters-leading to alcohol and drug addiction. Or the dedicated news media producer whose commitment to getting the story resulted in a sixty-pound weight gain thanks to having no down time to eat properly or exercise. Or the marketing professional prescribed antidepressants a week after joining her employer.In Dying for a Paycheck, Jeffrey Pfeffer marshals a vast trove of evidence and numerous examples from all over the world to expose the infuriating truth about modern work life: even as organizations allow management practices that literally sicken and kill their employees, those policies do not enhance productivity or the bottom line, thereby creating a lose-lose situation.Exploring a range of important topics including layoffs, health insurance, work-family conflict, work hours, job autonomy, and why people remain in toxic environments, Pfeffer offers guidance and practical solutions all of us-employees, employers, and the government-can use to enhance workplace wellbeing. We must wake up to the dangers and enormous costs of today’s workplace, Pfeffer argues. Dying for a Paycheck is a clarion call for a social movement focused on human sustainability. Pfeffer makes clear that the environment we work in is just as important as the one we live in, and with this urgent book, he opens our eyes and shows how we can make our workplaces healthier and better. Review “In this urgent and essential book, Pfeffer lays bare the hidden costs of the gig economy, employment instability, and many modern management practices. If you’ve got a job, you must read this book.” - Laszlo Bock, CEO and Co-Founder of Humu & author of Work Rules!“This is simply the most important business book I have read in a decade. As Pfeffer’s sharp analysis points out, the relationship between people and organizations is flat-out broken. Offering a range of solutions, Dying for a Paycheck will start a revolution.” - Tom Rath, author of STRENGTHSFINDER 2.0.“This profound book on personal well-being and organizational work environments should change how work is done and literally save lives. Using Pfeffer’s insights, employees can take responsibility for their physical and mental health and leaders can create abundant organizations that win.” - Dave Ulrich, Rensis Likert Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan“With precision and insight, Pfeffer lays bare the true cost of toxic workplaces, providing a timely wakeup call for any leader who thought a good workplace was simply a ‘nice to have’. As Pfeffer shows, it is a fundamental right in our fast changing society. Dying for a Paycheck is an essential book from one of our greatest organizational scholars.” - Professor Lynda Gratton, author of the The 100-Year Life: living and working in an age of longevity“Pfeffer examines the heretofore uncharted relationship between dysfunctional workplace practices and employee health. Dying for ...

-Titulo Original : Inside The Tornado Strategies For Developing, Leveraging, And Surviving Hypergrowth Markets (collins Business Essentials)-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: In this, the second of Geoff Moores classic three-part marketing series, Moore provides highly useful guidelines for moving products beyond early adopters and into the lucrative mainstream market. Updated for the HarperBusiness Essentials series with a new authors note.Once a product crosses the chasm it is faced with the tornado, a make or break time period where mainstream customers determine whether the product takes off or falls flat. In Inside the Tornado, Moore details various marketing strategies that will teach marketers how reach these customers and how to take advantage of living inside the tornado in order to reap the benefits of mainstream adoption. About the Author Geoffrey A. Moore is the author of Escape Velocity, Inside the Tornado, and Living on the Fault Line...

-Titulo Original : Do Cool Sh*t Quit Your Day Job, Start Your Own Business, And Live Happily Ever After-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: “Miki Agrawal is a real piece of work. It turns out that so are you. Once you read her high-energy book, you might be able to embrace the gifts you already have and go take advantage of them.” -Seth Godin, author of The Icarus DeceptionIs it possible to make a career out of something you love? How do you march through life with a purpose and get the most out of every second? Miki Agrawal, entrepreneur, angel investor, and cool-sh*t-doer, has figured it out and she will show you how.In Do Cool Sh*t, she shares her adventures in entrepreneurship and life, from learning to step out of her comfort zone in a foreign country to achieving her dream of playing soccer for the New York Magic to partnering with Tony Hsieh of Zappos to launch her dream business. Now, Miki shows you how to start a business, fund it on a shoestring budget, gather the perfect group to brainstorm a business plan, test a product, get great (free) press coverage, and more-all while living a life to be proud of. She reminds you that it’s cool to care and to be proactive; it’s cool to mess up; it’s cool to work your butt off on something that is meaningful; and it’s cool to keep trying when the odds are stacked against you. Review “Offering a combination of vivid stories with action-able advice, Agrawal helps readers define and achieve their personalized versions of success....Simple yet powerful, Agrawal’s process liberates readers from conventional thinking and restrictions, freeing them to pursue their passions and make a living at the same time.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review)“Miki Agrawal is a real piece of work. It turns out that so are you. Once you read her high-energy book, you might be able to embrace the gifts you already have and go take advantage of them.” - Seth Godin, author of The Icarus Deception“This book is your official permission slip to quit yappin’ and make it happen. Miki’s book is smart, straightforward and a ton of fun a must read for any aspiring entrepreneur.” - Marie Forleo, marieforleo “Miki is an unstoppable force in successful pursuit of a rich and fulfilled life, and a source of practical wisdom for how you can be the same. The more people that follow her advice, the better the world will be.” - Ben Rattray, founder of Change.org“If MacGyver were a woman she would look a lot like Miki Agrawal-she might even BE Miki. But this book makes it clear just how to tap into your inner MacGyver and transform your life!” - Lee Zlotoff, creator of MacGyver From the Back Cover Is it possible to make a career out of something you love? Miki Agrawal, entrepreneur, angel investor, and cool-sh*t doer, has figured it out and now shows you how.In Do Cool Sh*t, she shares her adventures in entrepreneurship and life, from learning to step out of her comfort zone in a foreign country to achieving her dream of playing soccer for the New York Magic to partnering with Tony Hsieh of Zappos to launch her dream business. Now Miki shows you how to start a business, fund it on a shoestring budget, brainstorm a business plan, test a product, get great (free) press coverage, and more-all while living a life to be proud of. About the Author Miki Agrawal was named one of Forbes 2013 Millennials on a Mission and was the recipient of a 2013 Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Award. A Cornell University graduate, she is the founder of the highly acclaimed farm-to-table pizza restaurant WILD; THINX, a sustainable underwear company for women; and a partner in Super Sprowtz, a childrens multimedia company that fosters healthy eating. Miki lives in New York City...

-Titulo Original : Winning From Within A Breakthrough Method For Leading, Living, And Lasting Change-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: Winning from Within by leadership and negotiation expert Erica Ariel Fox presents a contemporary approach for getting more of what you want, improving relationships, and enjoying life’s deeper rewards. With principles developed while teaching negotiation at Harvard Law School and coaching executives around the world, Fox provides a map for understanding your inner world and a method for sorting yourself out. Fox uses insights from Western psychology and Eastern philosophy to resolve the gap between what people know they should say and what they actually do. She explains how to master your “inner negotiators,” whether working with a difficult client, struggling with a stubborn spouse, or developing your highest leadership potential. With a Foreword by William Ury, coauthor of the classic bestseller Getting to Yes, Winning from Within: A Breakthrough Method for Leading, Living, and Lasting Change is your guide to greatness. From Booklist Negotiation-expert Fox presents a road map for understanding our inner self and then avoiding common traps as we interact with the world around us in business and everyday life. She explains her seven-step approach, including “The Big Four Team” in all of us: the “Dreamer,” our internal CEO who creates possibilities, and sets strategic vision; the “Thinker,” our internal CFO who clarifies perspectives, analyzes data, and manages risk; the “Lover,” our internal VP of HR who cares about people, feels emotions, and manages; and the “Warrior,” our internal COO who brings about performance, takes action, and reaches goals. The author also describes our “Transformers,” the inner “Lookout,” who signals what is going on inside us (feelings and impulses); the inner “Captain,” who coordinates the Big Four and chooses our best next move; and the “Voyager” in all of us, who seeks growth through new experiences and opportunities. Fox reports that the ability to “lead yourself” is today’s new leadership requirement, and this timely book is a must-read for library patrons interested in all levels of management. --Mary Whaley Review “Winning from Within is bound to change forevermore the way leaders are developed. Its ideas and inspiration will take the business world by storm.” - Peter Guber, CEO, Mandalay Entertainment, and bestselling author of Tell To Win“A remarkable contribution from a new voice. If you read one leadership book this year, pick Winning from Within.” - Marshall Goldsmith, bestselling author of What Got You Here Wont Get You There“Erica Ariel Fox is an innovator in integrating transformational work with practical approaches to negotiation and leadership. Her new method will make a difference at work and home alike.” - Deepak Chopra, author of The Soul of Leadership“Erica Ariel Fox has created an imaginative, innovative, and powerful toolbox for helping manage our inner world. Winning from Within maps a path to a better life.” - Dan Goleman, bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence“A practical, illuminating guide to living our values and bringing wisdom to difficult situations. A wonderful resource for anyone who seeks a richer, more satisfying life.” - Sharon Salzburg, bestselling author of Real Happiness“As a colleague, I’ve watched Erica develop groundbreaking work over many years at Harvard Law School. She is the right person at the right time to offer a new, more integrated, model of negotiation for people practicing leadership in business, in government and in non-profit organizations.” - Ronald A. Heifetz, co-founder of the Center for Public Leadership at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; author of Leadership Without Easy Answers and Leadership on the Line“Erica Ariel Fox knows how to transform her audience and really make them think, question their beliefs, and change for the better. She is a cutting edge thought leader and change agent.” - Puja Sehgal Jaspal, Principal, Google Compensation Team, GOOGLE“Win...

-Titulo Original : Raise The Bar An Action-based Method For Maximum Customer Reactions-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: About the Author JON TAFFER is chairman of Taffer Dynamics ( tafferdynamics ), president of the Nightclub & Bar Media Group, and host of Spike TVs wildly popular Bar Rescue. If there’s anyone who can prevent a bar or restaurant from going belly up, it’s Jon Taffer. Widely considered the greatest authority in the food and beverage, hotel, and hospitality industries, he has turned around countless bars and restaurants. Raise the Bar distills the secrets to running a successful enterprise with Reaction Management, a strategy and philosophy Taffer developed and uses in his business. It works whether you’re running a storefront operation or a web-based company, whether you’re manufacturing widgets or providing a service. Raise the Bar is the definitive manual on transforming a bar or restaurant with actionable, proven strategies for immediate impact. Review A fascinating and practical guide to what actually makes a bar into a great bar (and much can be applied to any service business). Jon doesn’t present ‘canned’ answers, he provides a way of methodically evaluating and challenging every aspect of what lies behind a great bar. He seamlessly blends data-backed insights with hard earned experience to create a template of how to construct a plan for success. It is so refreshing to read something which doesn’t present standard answers to non-standard issues. -Nick Shepherd, CEO Carlson restaurants/TGI FridaysWhen I was young and still learning the nightclub and bar business, I always went to Jon’s seminars and learned so much. Jon Taffer really had a big impact on me and my success and I still think of things he taught me. This book can do the same for you. It’s fun but make no mistake, Jon is all business as he fills the pages with great stories, practices and his proven formula for success. -Jesse Waits, Managing Partner of XS Nightclub, TRYST Nightclub, Botero Restaurant, Las Vegas Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. 1You Sell One Thing: ReactionsPeople expect a certain reaction from a business, and when you pleasantly exceed those expectations, you’ve somehow passed an important psychological threshold.-Richard Thalheimer, founder, Sharper Image My wife, Nicole, and I were staying at a big-brand hotel for a couple of days while I was on the road shooting Bar Rescue. I’m laughing at myself as I write this, but I did nothing but complain from the moment I arrived. Our room was the size of a postage stamp, while the bed was too high off the ground, all of which left me feeling like an awkward giant. It was obvious that the flaccid bacon on my dinnertime sandwich had been cooked the previous morning. And why were the knife and fork the size of airline flatware? Even though I’m a positive person, it’s very easy for little disappointments to bum me out. Nowadays, it’s hard not to automatically home in on low hospitality standards. It’s frustrating because everything I see is easily preventable. I have to force myself to blow these annoyances off-otherwise, I’d never be able to enjoy a dinner, or just about anything I do in my life. Admittedly, I am a bit cocky when it comes to guest standards, but not without justification: I have more than thirty-five years of experience working in every aspect of the hospitality business. I know hotels, restaurants, bars, dives, burger joints, and nightclubs are capable of best-of-class excellence. I wasn’t always this sensitive-standards didn’t make it onto my radar until I was a few years into the business. I’ll never forget walking through a major hotel with the vice president of product development for Hyatt International, Frank C. Ansel III. Youthful exuberance made me come off like a big shot even though I was nothing of the sort. We were holding a management and entrepreneurship seminar for the company’s East Asia employees. The food and beverage director of the hotel knew we were coming, so he had spru...

-Titulo Original : The Fall Of Advertising And The Rise Of Pr-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: Bestselling authors and world-renowned marketing strategists Al and Laura Ries usher in the new era of public relations. Todays major brands are born with publicity, not advertising. A closer look at the history of the most successful modern brands shows this to be true. In fact, an astonishing number of brands, including Palm, Starbucks, the Body Shop, Wal-Mart, Red Bull and Zara have been built with virtually no advertising. Using in-depth case histories of successful PR campaigns coupled with those of unsuccessful advertising campaigns, The Fall of Advertising provides valuable ideas for marketers -- all the while demonstrating why advertising lacks credibility, the crucial ingredient in brand building, and how only PR can supply that credibility; the big bang approach advocated by advertising people should be abandoned in favor of a slow build-up by PR; advertising should only be used to maintain brands once they have been established through publicity.Bold and accessible, The Fall of Advertising is bound to turn the world of marketing upside down. Review The Rieses don’t expect brand advertising to go away, but argue that it should be reserved for promoting mature brands - Harvard Business Review“The book makes a plausible case in an engaging, example-rich style.” - Harvard Business Review About the Author Al Ries and his daughter and business partner Laura Ries are two of the worlds best-known marketing consultants, and their firm, Ries & Ries, works with many Fortune 500 companies. They are the authors of The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding and The Fall of Advertising and the Rise of PR, which was a Wall Street Journal and a BusinessWeek bestseller, and, most recently, The Origin of Brands. Al was recently named one of the Top 10 Business Gurus by the Marketing Executives Networking Group. Laura is a frequent television commentator and has appeared on the Fox News and Fox Business Channels, CNN, CNBC, PBS, ABC, CBS, and others. Their Web site (Ries ) has some simple tests that will help you determine whether you are a left brainer or a right brainer...

-Titulo Original : How To Invest $50-$5,000 10e The Small Investors Step-by-step Plan For Low-risk Investing In Todays Economy-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: Now with the latest and safest strategies for smart investing in the new economyA perennial bestseller, Nancy Dunnans How to Invest $50-$5,000 has been a trusted advisor for more than two decades. But never before has the economy changed so radically in so short a time. This new edition reflects the latest, smartest strategies for small investing in the current economy, and has fully updated information on all of the recent changes in federal regulations and laws.Covering the full range of small investing-from selecting a bank to choosing specific investments to making sense of financial pages-Dunnan guides even the most inexperienced investor through the maze of stocks, bonds, treasuries, mutual funds, and more. Now more than ever, How to Invest $50-$5,000 is an indispensable handbook for small investors-pointing the way toward the best low-risk, high-value opportunities available in the current U.S. economy. About the Author Nancy Dunnan is one of the nation’s most respected financial advisors. In addition to her regular appearances on CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg Radio, and Business News Network, Dunnan writes regular columns for Bottom Line Tomorrow, Family PC Magazine, TheOnlineInvestor , and BuyandHold . Dunnan is the author of numerous books on finance, including Never Call Your Broker on Monday, Never Balance Your Checkbook on Tuesday, and The Dun and Bradstreet Guide to Your Investments...

-Titulo Original : Lincoln On Leadership For Today Abraham Lincolns Approach To Twenty-first-century Issues-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: About the Author A best-selling author of major works of nonfiction, DON T. PHILLIPS is known for his ability to tell stories and bring history alive with crisp, compelling prose. His trilogy on American leadership (Lincoln on Leadership, The Founding Fathers on Leadership, Martin Luther King, Jr. on Leadership) has won worldwide acclaim. His first book, Lincoln on Leadership, helped pave the way toward the creation of an entire new genre of books on historical leadership. Phillips has also collaborated on books with Mike Krzyzewski, Phil Mickelson, Greg Norman, Cal Ripken, Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez, and ESPN’s George Bodenheimer. The author of the bestselling Lincoln on Leadership offers a fresh perspective on President Lincoln’s distinctive management philosophy and applies it to the pressing issues of the present day. Politics, civil rights, war, entitlement programs, federal versus state rights, environmental concerns these are among the important topics that President Lincoln addressed in his time. How can Lincoln’s methods and wisdom be applied to the issues and conflicts facing America in the twenty-first century? In this engaging and exhaustively researched guidebook, bestselling author Donald T. Phillips offers a sweeping analysis of Lincoln’s leadership style and shows how Lincoln’s example could help forge solutions to the deep fractures in our nation today. ¶ “Convincing…poignant…an intelligent and often moving look at one of the nation’s greatest presidents.” Publishers Weekly Review Phillips’s topical follow-up to his earlier Lincoln on Leadership begins by describing the nine-year-old Abraham Lincoln at his mother’s deathbed, listening to her last words: “Be good to one another.” That sets the tone for this intelligent and often moving look at one of the nation’s greatest presidents. Phillips portrays Lincoln as a gentle and sensitive boy who became the same type of leader, trying to maintain the Union in his early presidency while dealing with high casualty rates and soldiers gone AWOL. While Lincoln was a conscientious congressman who often made bipartisan overtures, he also took care to denounce the “evil spirit” of corruption he saw in Washington, D.C. Elsewhere, Phillips recalls a momentous biblical quotation from one of Lincoln’s early senate campaigns, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Using his extensive knowledge of Lincoln, Phillips makes convincing cases throughout for what the 19th-century statesman’s opinion would be on a wide array of issues faced by the 21st-century U.S., including climate change, torture, immigration, and equal pay for women. For readers who find present-day politics almost too much to contemplate, Phillips’s closing vision of Lincoln witnessing the “current state of affairs” will be especially poignant and bittersweet.” -Publishers Weekly “Donald T. Phillips has a gift for making 19th-century history relevant for the 21st century. Lincoln on Leadership for Today is a marvelous way to think about our current policy woes. Highly recommended!” -Douglas Brinkley, Professor of History at Rice University, CNN Presidential Historian, and author of the book Rightful Heritage: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Land of America. “Don Phillips has done it again…bringing Lincoln’s brilliant leadership to life. Lincoln’s brilliance is as relevant today as it was a century and half ago.” -George Bodenheimer, Former President, ESPN, and author of Every Town is a Sports Town ...

-Titulo Original : Inviting Disaster Lessons From The Edge Of Technology-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: Combining captivating storytelling with eye-opening findings, Inviting Disaster delves inside some of historys worst catastrophes in order to show how increasingly smart systems leave us wide open to human tragedy.Weaving a dramatic narrative that explains how breakdowns in these systems result in such disasters as the chain reaction crash of the Air France Concorde to the meltdown at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station, Chiles vividly demonstrates how the battle between man and machine may be escalating beyond manageable limits -- and why we all have a stake in its outcome. Included in this edition is a special introduction providing a behind-the-scenes look at the World Trade Center catastrophe. Combining firsthand accounts of employees escapes with an in-depth look at the structural reasons behind the towers collapse, Chiles addresses the question, Were the towers two tall heroes or structures with a fatal flaw? Review “ultimatly hopeful, recounting numerous acts of foresight or bravery in the face of bureaucratic opposition” - Publishers Weekly“Full of scary news, but unsensational and thoroughly documented. Just don’t read it in flight.” - Kirkus Reviews About the Author James R. Chiles began writing about technology and history while a student at the University of Texas Law School. His first piece was a 1979 Texas Monthly article on the Pantex nuclear weapons assembly plant in Amarillo, Texas. He began writing features for Smithsonian in 1983, and since that time has published features and cover stories there and in Audubon, Air & Space, Harvard magazine, and American Heritage of Invention & Technology. He lives in Minnesota...

-Titulo Original : The Business Of Platforms Strategy In The Age Of Digital Competition, Innovation, And Power-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: A trio of experts on high-tech business strategy and innovation reveal the principles that have made platform businesses the most valuable firms in the world and the first trillion-dollar companies. Managers and entrepreneurs in the digital era must learn to live in two worlds-the conventional economy and the platform economy. Platforms that operate for business purposes usually exist at the level of an industry or ecosystem, bringing together individuals and organizations so they can innovate and interact in ways not otherwise possible. Platforms create economic value far beyond what we see in conventional companies.The Business of Platforms is an invaluable, in-depth look at platform strategy and digital innovation. Cusumano, Gawer, and Yoffie address how a small number of companies have come to exert extraordinary influence over every dimension of our personal, professional, and political lives. They explain how these new entities differ from the powerful corporations of the past. They also question whether there are limits to the market dominance and expansion of these digital juggernauts. Finally, they discuss the role governments should play in rethinking data privacy laws, antitrust, and other regulations that could reign in abuses from these powerful businesses. Their goal is to help managers and entrepreneurs build platform businesses that can stand the test of time and win their share of battles with both digital and conventional competitors. As experts who have studied and worked with these firms for some thirty years, this book is the most authoritative and timely investigation yet of the powerful economic and technological forces that make platform businesses, from Amazon and Apple to Microsoft, , and Google-all dominant players in shaping the global economy, the future of work, and the political world we now face. Review “The authors authoritatively document the rules and pitfalls of platforms, combining years of research with practical guidelines and real-life examples. A must-read for all operators or participants of existing or future platform businesses.” - Stephane Kasriel, CEO of Upwork“Whether you are a customer wanting to understand the economic logic behindplatforms, a business manager wanting to learn platform strategies, or a regulatorwanting to become informed about platform governance, this book offers indepth, cogent, and up-to-date answers by three experts who began analyzingplatforms when the word wasn’t even known. A true treatise and treasure.” - Bengt Holmstrom, Paul A. Samuelson Professor of Economics and Management at MIT and winner of the 2016 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences“Essential reading for any business trying to compete as a platform or against a platform. Even traditional businesses must understand how to evolve into a platform and partner with other platforms. Sound complicated? This book will help you sort it out.” - Arne Sorenson, CEO of Marriott International“Should every business jump on, surrender to, or be a platform? Should government condemn, regulate, or imitate platform businesses? This book not only answers these questions; it also provides critical understanding of the underpinning and superstructure of platforms. For every business and social leader, this is the go-to book for learning the essential lessons about the business phenomenon of our times.” - Reed Hundt, former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and author of A Crisis Wasted: Barack Obama’s Defining Decisions“The Business of Platforms should be read by all managers, entrepreneurs, investors, and academics interested in platform businesses. It is rigorous and valuable, yet very readable.” - Richard Schmalensee, former dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management and coauthor of Matchmakers: The New Economics of Multisided Platforms About the Author Michael A. Cusumano is the SMR Distinguished Professor at the MIT Sloan School of Mana...

-Titulo Original : Management Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: Management is an organized body of knowledge. This book, in Peter Druckerswords, tries to equip the manager with the understanding, the thinking, the knowledge and the skills for todaysand also tomorrows jobs. This management classic has been developed and tested during more than thirty years of teaching management in universities, in executive programs and seminars and through the authors close work with managers as a consultant for large and small businesses, government agencies, hospitals and schools. Drucker discusses the tools and techniques of successful management practice that have been proven effective, and he makes them meaningful and easily accessible. Review He covers a great deal of ground. His style is crisp, often arresting . . . A host of stories and case histories from Sears Roebuck, Marks & Spencer, IBM, Siemens, Mitsubishi, and other modern giants lend color and credibility to the points he makes . . . Most wide-ranging and comprehensive.-- The EconomistEssential.-- Library JournalA landmark in management studies . . . The material covered is important to all managers regardless of functional area and size of organization.-- Choice About the Author Peter F. Drucker is considered the most influential management thinker ever. The author of more than twenty-five books, his ideas have had an enormous impact on shaping the modern corporation. Drucker passed away in 2005...

-Titulo Original : Dear Chairman Boardroom Battles And The Rise Of Shareholder Activism-Fabricante : Harper Business-Descripcion Original: A sharp and illuminating history of one of capitalism’s longest running tensions-the conflicts of interest among public company directors, managers, and shareholders-told through entertaining case studies and original letters from some of our most legendary and controversial investors and activists.Recent disputes between shareholders and major corporations, including Apple and DuPont, have made headlines. But the struggle between management and those who own stock has been going on for nearly a century. Mixing never-before-published and rare, original letters from Wall Street icons-including Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett, Ross Perot, Carl Icahn, and Daniel Loeb-with masterful scholarship and professional insight, Dear Chairman traces the rise in shareholder activism from the 1920s to today, and provides an invaluable and unprecedented perspective on what it means to be a public company, including how they work and who is really in control.Jeff Gramm analyzes different eras and pivotal boardroom battles from the last century to understand the factors that have caused shareholders and management to collide. Throughout, he uses the letters to show how investors interact with directors and managers, how they think about their target companies, and how they plan to profit. Each is a fascinating example of capitalism at work told through the voices of its most colorful, influential participants.A hedge fund manager and an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School, Gramm has spent as much time evaluating CEOs and directors as he has trying to understand and value businesses. He has seen public companies that are poorly run, and some that willfully disenfranchise their shareholders. While he pays tribute to the ingenuity of public company investors, Gramm also exposes examples of shareholder activism at its very worst, when hedge funds engineer stealthy land-grabs at the expense of a company’s long term prospects. Ultimately, he provides a thorough, much-needed understanding of the public company/shareholder relationship for investors, managers, and everyone concerned with the future of capitalism. Review “. . .an excellent read. . .Mr. Gramm has collected a series of deliciously rich letters, many of which were never before published, sent to chief executives by investors by everyone from Warren Buffett to Ross Perot.” - Andrew Ross Sorkin, The New York Times“An engaging and informative book…Eight investor’s letters that sum up some of the great agency-problem battles in the history of American business. It is a valuable set of stories.” John Lanchester, The New Yorker - John Lanchester, The New Yorker“…concise account of the spread of the particular form of corporate democracy called ‘shareholder activism,’… a grand story.” - Wall Street Journal“Gramm . . . is an engaging and critical guide to a century of US activism and activists” - Financial Times (Summer Reading List)Jeff Gramm shows in his lively, well-researched book - Business Strategya revelation: a lively account of a long war against corporate and investor smugness - The Financial Times“It’s an illuminating read for those wondering what drives activists, and includes occasional references to music (another Mr. Gramm hobby) with lucid observations on investors and corporations.” - Wall Street Journalilluminating and often wildly entertaining - Huffington Post“Jeff Gramm has a refreshing approach to the generations-long conflict between entrenched corporate management and shareholder activists. Gramm illustrates this seemingly never ending struggle for corporate control by examining specific well known and surprisingly interesting examples. Dear Chairman is an engaging and worthwhile read.” - -Alan Greenspan, Former Chairman of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System“Public companies face the high standards of the marketplace: fill a need, grow, and remember always that you are the trustee of your stockholders’ money. Dear Ch...

-Titulo Original : Flawless Execution Use The Techniques And Systems Of Americas Fighter Pilots To Perform At Your Peak And Win The Battles Of The Business World-Fabricante : HarperBusiness-Descripcion Original: Your business can take a lesson from the American militarys fighter pilots. At Mach 2, the instrument panel of an F-15 is screaming out information, the horizon is a blur, the wingman is occupied, the jet is hanging on the edge - and yet fighter pilots routinely handle the stress. Its not much different in todays unforgiving business world. One slipup and your company is bankrupt before your employees know what hit them. What works on the squadron level for F-15 pilots will also work for your marketing team, sales force, or research and development group. By analyzing the work environment and attacking its centers of gravity in parallel, youll begin to utilize the Plan-Brief-Execute-Debrief-Win cycle that will rapidly impact your businesss future success. U.S. fighter squadrons have been using this program for nearly fifty years to reduce their mistake rate, cut casualties and equipment losses, and rack up an envious victory record. Now, with Flawless Execution, your business can too. About the Author James D. Murphy is the CEO of Afterburner, Inc., a consulting firm he founded in 1996 after four years in sales management and eight years as an F-15 fighter pilot. Murphy is also the author of Business Is Combat, and lives in Atlanta, Georgia...