Illustrated with real-life examples from Sony, Intel, IBM, and other well-known companies, this handbook promotes practical environmental tasks that yield immediate benefits.
The authors show how to transform a business by replacing the control and manipulation that typically characterize the workplace with personal accountability.
This newly revised corporate fable about the benefits of a diverse workplace echoes the dilemma facing businesses across the country--how to manage the increasing diversity of the workforce and captu
The author of the international bestseller, "The Path of Least Resistance", offers a groundbreaking guide which teaches managers to recognize organizational weakness and rebuild successful corporate
Based on the authors' experience helping companies launch over 400 new products and businesses, Intrapreneuring in Practice gives managers at all levels examples and instructions on how to identify p
Bob Johansen shares techniques refined over nearly forty years by the Institute for the Future to help you navigate your own organization's road to the future. He details real-world examples of how or
The creation of a more positive life has long been the domain of prophets, poets and philosophers. We are now beginning to supplement the visionary wisdom of the prophets, poets and philosophers with
In the past 20 years, the number of employment discrimination cases has increased by more than 2,000 percent. This practical guide helps companies avoid the most common types of employment lawsuits t
Exploring in depth the abuses of tax breaks by large corporations and government through the "economic development" of communities, LeRoy offers a series of commonsense reforms that would give taxpay
Mintzberg (management studies, McGill U., Montreal) observes 29 different managers in a wide variety of fields and settings to reveal that these individuals are often so busy with various tasks and ac
This spiritual how-to book helps readers discern what they are called to do, find the courage to respond to that call, and stay on course to make that vision a reality. Schuster first explains what i
The Success Case Method (SCM) offers a simple, carefully crafted way of determining how well a new organizational initiative is working. Already shown to be effective in dozens of organizations, SCM
Chronicling the global industry that is revitalizing natural and man-made environments, Cunningham explores the rapid rise of restorative development, details how the information age is catalyzing th
One of today's most popular change methods, Appreciative Inquiry (AI) has been used to undertake transformational initiatives in dozens of organizations, ranging from McDonald's to the U.S. Navy to S
In our outgoing, Type-A business culture, introverts can feel excluded, overlooked or misunderstood, their reticence mistaken for arrogance or even lack of intelligence. And their inconsistent people
What if conflicts at home, conflicts at work, and conflicts in the world stem from the same root cause? And what if individually and collectively we systematically misunderstand that cause, and unwit
In this groundbreaking new guide to building peace, international ambassador Savir exposes the deadly ironies and anachronisms in contemporary efforts to solve global conflicts, and presents a radica
What if you could identify a mission-critical issue for your organization, bring together the people with something to contribute and something at stake, focus on that issue and take decisive action
Epstein outlines the ethical arguments for sustainable business practices and lays out large-scale strategies on how to implement and measure the actual social and financial impacts of these initiati
In this 10th anniversary edition, Cashman encourages individuals to strive not for the fiction of "balance," but instead for "resilience mastery." The author expands his coaching model to provide equ
