Duarte, Nancy
Summary: 'Illuminate' demonstrates how, though the power of persuasive communication, one can turn an idea into a movement, as compared with the likes of Steve Jobs, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Starbucks, IBM, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio/Penguin 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658 DUASzollose, Brad.
Contents: 1st law : a liquid leader places people first -- 2nd law : a liquid leader cultivates an environment where it is free and safe to tell the truth -- 3rd law : a liquid leader nurtures a creative culture -- 4th law : a liquid leader supports reinvention of the organization -- 5th law : a liquid leader leads by example -- 6th law : a liquid leader takes responsibility -- 7th law : a liquid leader...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenleaf Book Group 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 SZOMcCord, Patty
Summary: "When it comes to recruiting, motivating, and creating great teams, Patty McCord says most companies have it all wrong. McCord helped create the unique and high-performing culture at Netflix, where she was chief talent officer. In her new book, Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility, she shares what she learned there and elsewhere in Silicon Valley. McCord advocates...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Silicon Guild 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.3 MCCKegan, Robert.
Summary: "In Immunity to Change, authors Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey show how our individual beliefs - along with the collective mindsets in our organizations - combine to create a natural but powerful immunity to change. By revealing how this mechanism holds us back, Kegan and Lahey give us the keys to unlock our potential and finally move forward. And by pinpointing and uprooting our own immunities to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard Business Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 KEGSummary: How do companies tap the information locked up in the minds of their employees? The three modules of this program compare various corporate learning systems designed to increase knowledge and promote the sharing and archiving of data. Case studies feature the 70,000-employee consulting firm Arthur Andersen; the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, Daimler Benz, and Volvo; and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Kerr, Iain
Summary: "Innovating Emergent Futures lays out a ground-breaking radically new method for innovation, invention, design, and creativity. Prototyped globally over the last decade, and built on 20+ years of cutting-edge field research, testing, and development--it has been used to transformatively engage the most vexing challenges of the 21st century, develop alternative business models, and new fields of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Emergent Futures Lab Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 KERSummary: High-tech innovation has triggered an avalanche of new business opportunities. Module one of this program examines how information technology is changing the airline business in Hong Kong. In module two, the impact of the evolving Internet infrastructure on markets and business organization is discussed. In module three, tomato-growing in Iceland is a case in point for the way technological...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Wooldridge, Adrian
Summary: The Great Disruption is a collection drawn from Adrian Wooldridge's influential Schumpeter columns in The Economist addressing the causes and profound consequences of the unprecedented disruption of business over the past five years.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330 WOOSummary: Can global corporations remain profitable while also fostering social consciousness, environmental stewardship, and respect for local laws? This program explains why that is not only possible but necessary in the age of international business. Corporate accountability guru Dr. Simon Zadek describes what it means for powerful companies to behave conscientiously, while Profits with Principles...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Hrebiniak, Lawrence G.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wharton School. Pub. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4012 HREStroh, David Peter
Summary: "Donors, leaders of nonprofits, and public policy makers usually have the best of intentions to serve society and improve social conditions. But often their solutions fall far short of what they want to accomplish and what is truly needed. Moreover, the answers they propose and fund often produce the opposite of what they want over time. We end up with temporary shelters that increase...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green Publishing 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.4 STRWalmsley, Bernice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hodder Education 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.406 WALMaurer, Robert.
Summary: "Maurer uses his knowledge of the brain and human psychology to show what I have promoted for the past three decades -- that continuous improvement is built on the foundation of people courageously using their creativity. Kaizen is much more than a world-class management practice; it is a technique to remove fear from our mind's mind, enabling us to take small steps to better things. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.401 MAUQuinn, Robert E.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jossey-Bass Publishers 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.406 QUIByrne, Art
Summary: Shares what the author has learned during his remarkable career and shows how anyone can achieve similar results. This book explains the ins and outs of applying Lean strategy to: eliminate waste in every value-added operation; deliver consistent value to customers; stimulate growth and add jobs; and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.2 BYRComstock, Beth
Summary: "Beth Comstock, the former Vice Chair and Chief Marketing Officer at GE, and their long-time head of business innovation and change initiatives, tackles the one issue that keeps managers, executives and leaders up at night at every corporation in America and throughout the world -- how to stay nimble, adapt faster and constantly evolve in the face of almost daily change and disruption. In...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Currency 2018
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Summary: Presents advice on ways to inspire confidence in management and achieve lasting success in an organization.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenleaf Book Group Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658 MCKSummary: In this Peabody Award-winning program, CNBC's David Faber scrutinizes Wal-Mart as he seeks to understand how the company has ascended to the heights of power it has come to occupy-and whether this juggernaut can continue to succeed in the face of increased opposition. Given unprecedented access, Faber takes viewers from an annual managers' meeting that resembles an evangelical revival to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: The three modules of this program use the operations of the Italian clothing corporation Gruppo Finanziario Tessile to illustrate the value chain. This crucial concept is investigated by considering the benefits of adding value at every stage of production; of leveraging core competencies, such as creative fashion design and a talent for forecasting future trends; and of carefully selecting the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Global competition has made business optimization more important than ever. In module one of this program, Ernst & Young describes the concept of process-oriented cost accounting. Module two focuses on lean production, as demonstrated by "smart factory" technology and tight manufacturer/supplier cooperation, while module three concentrates on how Electrolux Hungary makes decisions concerning...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: In the consumer goods industry, branding is crucial to market penetration. Using Alessi's superlative line of home furnishings and Nestle's well-known Nescafe coffee as examples, modules one and two of this program seek to understand the cachet that surrounds brand names, which gives the products associated with them an added appeal. Module three goes inside the U.K. offices of advertising...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: A customer orientation is essential to successful product and market development. Module one of this program demonstrates the concept of key account management by way of the Dutch oil company NAM, which proactively develops solutions to potential client problems, while module two extends that concept to include the operations of R.S. Components in the U.K. Module three analyzes how seemingly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Globalization is driving companies to develop new markets and marketing strategies-fast. Module one of this program targets information technology as a major force that is reshaping business. Module two uses Spain's olive oil industry to illustrate the reorientation of business practices to accommodate changing market demand, while module three addresses strategic repositioning with a case...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Brown, Tim
Summary: Shows how the techniques and strategies of design belong at every level of business, in the first book to detail IDEO's internationally recognized Design Thinking process.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Business 2009