Problem Management

In this revolutionary guide, Stanford University professor and international best-selling author of inGenius adapts her popular course material to teach everyone how to make imaginative ideas into realities.

Let’s face it, as an entrepreneur or small business owner, it’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day of growing your empire. Unfortunately, there is no one-size-fits-all guidebook for people who are just starting out to follow. But the truth is, no matter what kind of business you are building if you don’t have a solid foundation in place, the storms that will inevitably come could cause you to lose everything you’ve worked for.

Mark Schwartz, author of leadership classics A Seat at the Table and The Art of Business Value, reveals a new (empowering) model for the often soul-shattering, frustrating, Kafkaesque nightmare we call bureaucracy. Through humor, a healthy dose of history and philosophy, and real-life examples from his days as a government bureaucrat, Schwartz shows IT leaders (and the whole of business) how to master the ways of the Monkey, the Razor, and the Sumo Wrestler to create a lean, learning, and enabling bureaucracy.

How do people come up with truly original ideas? The answer is to think outside the box - way outside. For the past decade, Cyril Bouquet, Jean-Louis Barsoux, and Michael Wade, professors of innovation and strategy at IMD Business School, have studied inventors, scientists, doctors, entrepreneurs, and artists. These people, or “aliens,” as the authors call them, are able to make leaps of creativity, and use five patterns of thinking that distinguish them from the rest of us.

Through the exploration of robust cases and stories packed with deep insight and vital science, this extraordinary collection explores how we can adapt our notions of value, markets, and models of cooperation and collective action to create a world where economies and businesses excel, all people thrive, and nature flourishes.

Feiner's candid leadership guide cuts through rhetoric and theory and gives managers and executives a "hands-on" approach to dealing with problems in business.

Equip Your Child with Essential Time Management Skills for Life, Even If You’re Just Starting Out! Are you constantly battling chaotic schedules, wondering how to teach your child to prioritize tasks without stress? Do you find it challenging to instill self-discipline in your child's daily routine? Are you searching for engaging ways to make time management fun and effective for your child? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you’re not alone. Many parents face these same challenges, but with the right approach, you can transform your child's time management skills and...

Parenting a boy with ADHD doesn't have to be a journey filled with frustration and uncertainty. With insights into early intervention, therapy, and advocacy, understanding and supporting your son can be simpler than you've ever imagined.

The Mushin Way teaches tools and techniques to help you reach peak performance and transform your business and personal life. Regardless of what we want to achieve in business or in life, transformation can be difficult and we tend to be our own worst enemies. We hold ourselves back without even realizing what we are capable of. In this audiobook, you'll learn how to break through the cycle of stress and setbacks to act with clarity, purpose, and direction - achieving peak performance and transformation along the way.

This is clearly abook every manager should listen to. One of the issues Mintzberg addresses is the frenetic pace and relentless pressures of the job - most managers hardly have time to think. So Mintzberg has done some revising and some updating and has distilled the essence of his original book into a lean, action-oriented shortened version. The core of the book remains the same: Mintzberg's observations of twenty-nine different managers, from business, government, and nonprofits, working in diverse settings ranging from a refugee camp to a symphony orchestra.

We've decided by consensus that consensus is good. In In Defense of Troublemakers, psychologist Charlan Nemeth argues that this principle is completely wrong: left unchallenged, the majority opinion is often biased, unoriginal, or false. It leads planes and markets to crash, causes juries to convict innocent people, and can quite literally make people think blue is green. In the name of comity, we embrace stupidity. We can make better decisions by embracing dissent. Dissent forces us to question the status quo, consider more information, and engage in creative decision-making.

From dealing with underperformers to fighting off lawsuits, employee problems are the bane of a manager's existence. So what do most do? Ignore them! And that's a recipe for more problems. Written by a seasoned HR expert and employment attorney, Hard-Won Wisdom takes you inside the messy reality of situations gone wrong. These sometimes funny, always cautionary tales reinforce crucial lessons for managers.

As complexities, ambiguity, and disintegration have increased across organizations in the “age of digital transformation” and continuous innovation, Dr. Ichak Adizes’ Mastering Change is an oasis of systematic approaches to turn problems into opportunities for growth and elevate your ability to manage change as effectively as possible. Make better decisions, and implement more efficiently, as Dr. Adizes’ models for change management will adeptly bring you into tighter alignment with the keys to harnessing your organization’s true potential.

If you read (or listen to) nothing else on inspiring and executing innovation, listen to these ten articles. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you innovate effectively.

No one knows leadership like Jack Welch, former chairman and CEO of General Electric. Along with his wife and best-selling co-author, Suzy Welch, he explores with Daniel Goleman what it means to be a great leader, and what elements must be present for any leader to be successful. Key elements of emotional intelligence, from self-awareness to the ability to instill core values in a team, are part of that success.

Who makes the important decisions in your organization? Strategy, product development, budgeting, compensation - such key decisions typically are made by company leaders. That's what bosses are for, right? But maybe the boss isn't the best person to make the call. That's the conclusion Dennis Bakke came to, and he used it to build AES into a Fortune 200 global power company with 27,000 people in 27 countries.

Do you feel stressed out a lot of the time? Do you often feel tired and worn out? Is your mind occupied with problems and do you struggle with emotional issues? You're not alone! These are common issues that a lot of people face today. Fortunately, there are plenty of good methods that can be used to resolve these kinds of issues. There's cognitive therapy, talk therapy, meditation, yoga, etc. These methods can definitely be helpful. However, they are not always as easy to learn and seeing a therapist can get pretty expensive.

Liste nesfârșite de sarcini, termene-limită, blocaje în trafic, inflație, conflicte la serviciu, copii neascultători sau părinți bolnavi: sunt tot mai multe probleme, iar stresul e din ce în ce mai prezent. Elissa Epel te învață, printre altele, să abordezi stresul din unghiuri diferite, să nu-l eviți cu orice preț, să te aștepți la imprevizibil și să fii flexibil, să întâmpini cu entuziasm problemele, să descoperi ce te face fericit și să aplici tehnici prin care să te odihnești mai bine și să-ți recuperezi energia.

Learn how to take the bold yet intelligent risks that will help you thrive in business - and in life. How can you challenge and change yourself when you need it most? We're creatures of habit, programmed by evolution to favor the safe and familiar, especially when the stakes are high. This bias no longer serves us in a world of constant change. Through stories of trailblazers in business, health, education and activism, Jonah Sachs reveals a path to higher performance and creativity for anyone ready to step out of their comfort zone.

Introducing Endure and Overcome, the ultimate guide to developing a survival mindset and conquering any challenge that comes your way. Whether you're facing an emergency situation, a personal crisis, or simply looking to improve your mental toughness, this eBook is your roadmap to success. Each chapter of Endure and Overcome is packed with practical tips and strategies to help you build resilience, increase mental endurance, and overcome fear and stress. You'll learn how to cultivate a positive attitude and mindset, set goals for survival situations, and create a comprehensive survival plan...