Business Change Management

Does it have to be this way? Can’t resist checking your smartphone or mobile device? Sure, all this connectivity keeps you in touch with your team and the office - but at what cost? In Sleeping with Your Smartphone, Harvard Business School professor Leslie Perlow reveals how you can disconnect and become more productive in the process. In fact, she shows that you can devote more time to your personal life and accomplish more at work. And the good news is that this doesn’t require an organizational makeover.

Transfluence shows leaders how they can have transformative influence by overcoming their fears and pride, building transparency into their leadership, developing a strong core of authentic values, and passionately pursuing a meaningful purpose. When leaders do this, they seize opportunities, embrace challenges, and make their organizations and communities greater than ever.

This book offers listeners a practical framework for navigating life's inevitable turning points, thresholds and transitions—at work, at home and in between. Drawing upon more than a decade of research and work with established and emerging leaders across the globe, leadership consultant, Joan P. Ball invites you to reimagine your relationship with uncertainty and recognize the creative potential that exists in the messy middle between life's inevitable What Now? Moments and what comes next.

Change Your Space, Change Your Culture is a guide to transforming business by rethinking the workplace. Written by a team of trail-blazing leaders, this audiobook reveals the secrets of companies that discovered the power of culture and space. This insightful guide reveals what companies lose by viewing office space as something to manage or minimize.

Personal relationships are key to success: In a time when workplaces are becoming more digital and more automated every day, our mindsets and our personal relationships will determine whether we succeed in tomorrow’s markets. In the coming years, the human success factor will determine who is among the winners and who is among the losers. All business adventures start with a focus on the self. When you know who you are and develop a deep sense of confidence in yourself, you’ll have the flexibility to roll with the punches.

It's not news that globalization and ever-faster technological innovation have increased the pace of change exponentially. Existing change models were devised to deal with individual changes, one by one, but that's not a luxury leaders have any more. Bill Pasmore, senior vice president at the Center for Creative Leadership and a professor at Columbia University, offers a four-part model that will allow leaders to deal with multiple changes simultaneously without drowning in the churn.

Recharge your leadership potential with this essential roadmap to overcome challenges and establish yourself as a strong, effective leader. Are you stepping into a leadership role, yet doubting your abilities or struggling to overcome the barriers women often face in the workplace? You’re not alone. Women remain underrepresented in leadership roles globally, but with the right tools and mindset, you can unleash your leadership potential and succeed on your own terms.

Leah, the newly promoted manager at Blaise International, faces a common challenge: How to turn slow sales and uninterested employees into a booming enterprise. Uniting her team and avoiding employee layoffs seem impossible. Until she meets the professor. Their weekly lessons on the power of story help Leah turn her employees and leadership team from unmotivated individuals into a community with a common goal. Alongside Leah, learn the three ways to experience story and how to identify a misaligned story.

Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z have different mindsets, expectations and communication styles, yet they have one thing in common: they all feel misunderstood. Being aware of each other’s needs, challenges, viewpoints, strengths—even fears, is key to unlocking the power of intergenerational collaboration in the workplace. Unlike most management books, this will use stories to reveal the origins of intergenerational conflicts, provide groundbreaking strategies to address them, and share first account best practices from leading global organizations.

Leading Change offers an alternative. It provides a framework for change that opens opportunities for people within the organization to play a significant role in the process. Supported by academic research, and grounded with a range of examples and cases, the book offers a valuable approach to successful change management.

In this engaging and insightful book, management strategist and Wharton Fellow Baba Prasad sheds new light on the subject, and offers practical advice for executives, entrepreneurs, and anyone else who'll need the skills to face the unpredictability, risk, and deep uncertainty that lies ahead. Filled with vivid examples and insights from around the world and throughout history - from the Brazilian rainforest and the "frugal innovation" of 19th century Indian engineers to Ericsson, Lego, Burt's Bees, and Zara - Nimble reveals what sets the most nimble leaders and organizations apart.

You’ve strived to be your best in every step of your career. Now you’re starting a new leadership role, one with more responsibility in areas and organizations where your experience is limited. The template for success you’ve always relied on may no longer apply. In Changing Altitude, Dennis O’Neil and Greg Hiebert provide you with a framework for optimizing your impact and maximizing growth. Dennis and Greg show you how to identify values that underscore who you are as a leader, define what success means to your organization, and take your team into the future.

Your Guide From the Chaos of Traditional Business Practices to the Clarity of Revenue Science In SmartRev, you’ll discover a transformative approach to business that has redefined success for Fortune 500 companies, midsize businesses, and start-ups alike. This isn’t about cutting costs or poaching talent; it’s about aligning your company’s purpose with the needs of your Ideal Buyer and the well-being of your team. “SmartRev is a game changer as it integrates a ‘culture of customer’ with business development activities, which is at the front end of thinking and exactly where ...

The Art of Choice: Making Changes That Count in Work and Life is an informative and inspirational look at how we can make decisions that make a difference. Drawing on interviews with successful business people and his own professional experience, executive coach Terry Warren shows us how using intentionality, commitment, and accountability can empower us to make positive and lasting life-changing choices.

In today's rapidly evolving global landscape, the ability to navigate and lead change is not just beneficial—it's essential. This capacity becomes even more critical for those in leadership positions, who must grapple with multifaceted challenges that demand innovative solutions. Whether you're a seasoned leader, an aspiring manager, or simply someone interested in understanding the mechanics of change, this book is a valuable addition to your collection. Immerse yourself in it to master the art of leading change and inspire others to do the same.

Have you ever thought about how you could use your day job to change the world? Imagine if you could harness your professional skills, knowledge and experience to help address our biggest social and environmental challenges? In this book, Seán Barnes shows how to do just that. In the process you will learn how to harness your skills and talents to take action, how to lift your professional work to a new level of contribution, and where to start today. Explore practical advice on how you can play your part in creating positive change.

Say Good Bye to the I Must Check Email Habit. Love or Hate Email Are you guilty of checking your Email every other five or ten minutes? Are you always feeling the strong urge to reply to Emails the moment you set your eyes on them? It may not have occurred to you but you have unfortunately transformed into an Email Junkie, just like most people who have their own Email accounts. As a matter of fact, a typical Email user is said to spend on average 36 times checking their Email an hour. Well, that is an awful lot of time gone to waste and probably a lot of money that could have been ...

Bali Padda is the operations maverick behind LEGO's remarkable turnaround from a business basket-case, struggling to deliver on its orders, to the biggest toy brand in the world. As Chief Operations Officer at LEGO, Bali overhauled the toy company by shaking up its operations and instilling essential business fundamentals. In Deliver What You Promise, Bali distils his methodology at LEGO into ten essential, fundamental lessons.

Change is inevitable yet feared! How you handle change can define your leadership. Choose to be the leader who embraces change and takes their team to success! In today’s fast-paced and unpredictable landscape, traditional leadership skills are not enough. You have probably already worked on your communication skills, your levels of empathy, and how to handle conflicts within your team…yet there is still something missing. To thrive as a leader in the modern workplace, you will need a unique set of skills that enable you to handle the rapid changes and challenges that are thrown your way.

This book will guide you through the phases of your career with advice on what to do at each step of the way. Career expert Paula Brand provides tried and true career management advice that will never go out of date. Even if your career is progressing smoothly, every woman can benefit from implementing these ideas.