Leading the Leaders
Author : Ichak Adizes
Publisher : The Adizes Institute Publishing
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 16,63 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780937120057
Mastering Corporate Life
Author : Kathrin Anne Meier
Publisher : Greenleaf Book Group
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 26,40 MB
Release : 2023-01-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1632996308
Book Description
Are you looking for more clarity in your work life, a serene way forward in your career while fulfilling your potential? The way to mastering corporate life is a journey. It is like learning to ride a wave. You fall into the water over and over in the beginning, then occasionally you manage to stand on the board for a certain time. With more practice, but also good coaches and knowledge about how to best do it, keeping your balance becomes easier and easier. By staying motivated and keeping at it, you will be riding the waves—with grace, ease, and joy. Attaining corporate life mastery is no different. Dr. Kathrin Anne Meier, who has held senior positions in top-tier companies for more than 20 years, will teach you everything you need to know to become more self-assured and self-confident in your corporate environment. Backed by first-hand experience, she shows us how to set our minds to something and make that something happen. Dr. Meier’s advice will set us on the road to having an extraordinary career that is fully in line with what we want and who we are—again, with grace, ease, and joy. Dr. Meier’s points include being conscious of your thoughts and freeing yourself from limiting beliefs and false judgements; being passionate about your values; and radiating those values. She recommends not to endlessly wait for inspiration or invitations from others before you act on behalf of your own career, but rather find out what you want, who you are, and what gives you meaning. And from there, make your goals with a good action plan that you review regularly. She also recommends helping others develop and generally seeking the good in people. She encourages you to be your best friend and supporter and—when it is unclear where to go—follow joy and excitement! Mastering Corporate Life provides life-changing lessons for anyone who is seeking to enhance the way they work and live. After doing business globally in over 30 countries, Dr. Meier regularly shares her broad knowledge and experience in risk management, leadership, and employee development at conferences and as a trainer with her own firm, Corporate Life Mastery. She holds a master's degree in mathematics and a PhD in computer science, both from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland, and an MBA in financial services from the University of St. Gallen, also in Switzerland. Being genuinely interested in people, she knows and understands the worries and needs of employees working in a corporation, as well as the importance of finding happiness, fun, and joy in corporate work.
Grow From Within (PB)
Author : Robert Wolcott
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 42,79 MB
Release : 2008-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0071598332
Book Description
Create Business and Generate Profits inNew Markets through Innovation! “The best account I have read about how companies can enable and support internal entrepreneurs to achieve innovation-led growth.” Philip Kotler, S.C. Johnson & Son Professor of International Marketing, Kellogg School of Management “An essential resource for both private and public sector leaders seeking to align new business creation with an organization’s mission and strategy . . . and achieve results.” William J. Perry, former U.S. Secretary of Defense “Wolcott and Lippitz are not only insightful, they are spot on. This is exactly the book corporate leaders—from CEOs and functional executives to corporate entrepreneurial teams—need to help them navigate theexceptional challenges of organic growth and innovation.” Betsy Holden, Senior Advisor, McKinsey & Company, and former Co-CEO, Kraft Foods, Inc. About the Book: IBM reports $15 billion of annualnew revenues from 22 EmergingBusiness Opportunities. In 2008, $4 billion in revenues fromcompanywide innovation efforts allowedWhirlpool to maintain its top line, despiteglobal recession and the steep dropin housing markets. A DuPont business group leader,Ellen Kullman, backed an ambitious newbusiness creation program and laterbecame DuPont’s CEO. Each of these companies has learned how tocreate new businesses on a repeatable basis.In Grow from Within, two leading scholarsfrom the Kellogg School of Managementexplain how your company can discover theright approach to corporate entrepreneurshipand make it profitable. Taking innovation to the next level, corporateentrepreneurship is the process of buildingnew businesses within an established organization—new businesses that are distinctfrom the core company but that leveragesome of its most powerful assets.Grow from Within examines: The fundamentals of designing anew business The four dominant models ofcorporate entrepreneurship Ways to align your innovationprogram with your strategy Leadership requirements fordeveloping new businesses Innovation is critical to business successand growth, but it’s only the first step. Withoutstrategically driven processes to turninsights into growing businesses, even thebest ideas can fail. Creativity is often serendipitous;innovation management shouldnot be. Grow from Within provides the knowledgeyou need to conceive and design valuablenew businesses that breathe life into ideasand dramatically improve your top and bottomlines.
Mastering Life Before It's Too Late
Author : Robert J. Morgan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,28 MB
Release : 2015-01-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1451664753
Book Description
Bestselling author Pastor Rob Morgan provides ten Bible-based laws for productive people by answering the question: How do I gain control over my life right now? A lifelong student of the Bible, Rob Morgan has spent forty years reading thousands of pages about maximizing each day and becoming purposeful and productive. Now he has found a simple plan that works—featuring ten biblical principles that transcend human wisdom. These life patterns can be implemented today whether you’re a student or a senior adult, a novice or an executive. They can help anyone, anytime, anywhere develop a perpetually effective life. 1. Listen to a twelve-year-old: Jesus’ first statement was: Be about your Father’s business. 2. Redeem the time: Wasted hours can never be regained. 3. Clear the decks: God isn’t disorganized; why should we be? 4. Maximize the morning: Schedule a standing appointment with God. 5. Pull off at rest stops: Routinely replenish your inner resources. 6. Operate on yourself: Diagnose and treat yourself spiritually. 7. Live “As If”: Act by faith even when your emotions aren’t cooperating. 8. Bathe in the Dead Sea: Experience the buoyancy of biblical joy. 9. Practice the power of plodding: Effectively complete major tasks by persistently working in small increments. 10. Remember there are two of you: It’s Christ in you Who’s achieving significance. Based on actual Scriptures, this simple, hope-filled plan for mastering life before it’s too late will put you on the path toward a lifetime of success.
Learn Better
Author : Ulrich Boser
Publisher : Rodale
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 43,98 MB
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1623365260
Book Description
For centuries, experts have argued that learning was about memorizing information: You're supposed to study facts, dates, and details, burn them into your memory, and then apply that knowledge at opportune times. But this approach to learning isn’t nearly enough for the world that we live in today, and in Learn Better journalist and education researcher Ulrich Boser demonstrates that how we learn can matter just as much as what we learn. In this brilliantly researched book, Boser maps out the new science of learning, showing how simple techniques like comprehension check-ins and making material personally relatable can help people gain expertise in dramatically better ways. He covers six key steps to help you “learn how to learn,” all illuminated with fascinating stories like how Jackson Pollock developed his unique painting style and why an ancient Japanese counting device allows kids to do math at superhuman speeds. Boser’s witty, engaging writing makes this book feel like a guilty pleasure, not homework. Learn Better will revolutionize the way students and society alike approach learning and makes the case that being smart is not an innate ability—learning is a skill everyone can master. With Boser as your guide, you will be able to fully capitalize on your brain’s remarkable ability to gain new skills and open up a whole new world of possibilities.
Corporate Lifecycles
Author : Ichak Adizes
Publisher : Prentice Hall Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 39,64 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780131744264
Book Description
Likens corporations to living organisms and traces their developmental stages, discussing the normal, even healthy problems that lead to growth at these stages, as well as the unusual problems that can cause a company's death
The Great Mental Models, Volume 1
Author : Shane Parrish
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 22,29 MB
Release : 2024-10-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0593719972
Book Description
Discover the essential thinking tools you’ve been missing with The Great Mental Models series by Shane Parrish, New York Times bestselling author and the mind behind the acclaimed Farnam Street blog and “The Knowledge Project” podcast. This first book in the series is your guide to learning the crucial thinking tools nobody ever taught you. Time and time again, great thinkers such as Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett have credited their success to mental models–representations of how something works that can scale onto other fields. Mastering a small number of mental models enables you to rapidly grasp new information, identify patterns others miss, and avoid the common mistakes that hold people back. The Great Mental Models: Volume 1, General Thinking Concepts shows you how making a few tiny changes in the way you think can deliver big results. Drawing on examples from history, business, art, and science, this book details nine of the most versatile, all-purpose mental models you can use right away to improve your decision making and productivity. This book will teach you how to: Avoid blind spots when looking at problems. Find non-obvious solutions. Anticipate and achieve desired outcomes. Play to your strengths, avoid your weaknesses, … and more. The Great Mental Models series demystifies once elusive concepts and illuminates rich knowledge that traditional education overlooks. This series is the most comprehensive and accessible guide on using mental models to better understand our world, solve problems, and gain an advantage.
Business Mastery3
Author : Cherie Sohnen-Moe
Publisher : Sohnen-Moe Assoc
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 30,72 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780962126543
Book Description
This best-selling business manual for massage therapists and body workers is now in its Third Edition. Fully updated and revised, the manual covers the major aspects of building and maintaining a successful practice. It introduces practical yet innovative methods to increase profits, develop a strong customer base, and enhance communications with clients. Topics include marketing, client retention, professionalism, referrals, business planning, insurance billing, ethics, and time-management, designing promotional material, networking and more. The book includes numerous charts and checklists, as well as reproducible business forms. Information on other helpful resources is provided along with contact information for major health care professional associations, business organizations and independent living resources.
Mastering the Business of Practice
Author : Marc B. Cooper
Publisher :
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 37,2 MB
Release : 2009-05-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780976358404
Book Description
What does it really take to have a highly successful practice? You might think that having a thriving practice takes knowing the right way to run your practice as a business. And to run your practice as a highly profitable business, you might believe you must have precise scripts, the best business processes, and the most well-defined and highly calibrated systems. Sorry to disappoint you, none of these delivers success. Practice success goes far beyond knowing how to produce the results. Practice success isn't the result of the right information, prescriptions, recipes, tips, and formulas. There is another domain to master without which success will not occur. And that is what this book is about. This domain is about who you need to be as an owner, as a manager, as a leader and as a marketer. If you can't be a powerful owner, if you can't be an effective manager, if you can't be an inspirational leader, if you can't be someone who attracts patients, then whatever information you have and whatever actions you take will not be effective. In order to access this domain of who you need to be in the practice, I have written this book using the most commonly asked questions culled from my 25 years as a practice management consultant. By standing in the shoes of dentists who have asked these questions and by thoughtfully considering the responses, you will see yourself and how you are in your practice. You will see how the answers in this book teach profound lessons about yourself, which will allow you to change, resulting in you being more highly effective and powerful in your practice. Lao Tzu once said; "Mastering your enemies makes you strong. Mastering yourself makes you fearless." This book is about mastering yourself in the business of practice. This book will give you insights, revelations and a much deeper understanding of yourself as a leader, manager and owner. These insights will help you to think and act in new ways that allow you to produce much better outcomes and results. This is your path to mastery. Let's take these first steps together.
Mastering the Art of Quitting
Author : Peg Streep
Publisher : Da Capo Lifelong Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,24 MB
Release : 2013-12-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780738216546
Book Description
Find out why the happiest, most successful people have the ability both to persist and to quit. In a culture that perceives quitting as a last resort and urges us to hang in, Mastering the Art of Quitting tackles our tendencies to overanalyze, ruminate, and put a positive spin on goals that have outlived their usefulness. Bestselling author Peg Streep and psychotherapist Alan Bernstein demonstrate that persistence alone isn't always the answer. We also need to be able to quit to get the most out of life. They reveal simple truths that apply to goal setting and achievement in all areas of life, including love, relationships, and work: Quitting promotes growth and learning, as well as the ability to frame new goals. Without the ability to give up, most people will end up in a discouraging loop. The most satisfied people know when it's time to stop persisting and start quitting. Quitting is a healthy, adaptive response when a goal can't be reached. Featuring compelling stories of people who successfully quit, along with helpful questionnaires and goal maps to guide you on the right path, Mastering the Art of Quitting allows you to evaluate whether your goals are working for or against you, and whether you need to rechart certain aspects of your life. When is it time to stop persisting and start quitting? Take a moment and answer the following questions. Just thinking about the answers will give you insight into your ability to quit artfully and restart your life. Do you believe that "winners never quit and quitters never win"? How realistic are you when it comes to setting goals? What matters more: staying the course or exploring new possibilities in life? How much of your sense of self relies on other people's judgments? Do you tend to hang in longer than you should, even when you're unhappy? When you try something new, do you focus on the effort you have to put in or the possibility of failure? Are you a procrastinator or a delayer when it comes to getting things done? How much do you worry about making a mistake? Do you second-guess yourself? How hard is it for you to get over a setback?
