Strategic Management

Many companies fall into the trap of spending too much time and money on low performers, while high performers aren't getting the necessary resources, development opportunities, or rewards. In The Differentiated Workforce, the authors expand on their previous books, The HR Scorecard and The Workforce Scorecard, and recommend that you manage your workforce like a portfolio - with disproportionate investments in the jobs that create the most wealth.

From leading global futurist and advisor James Canton, the acclaimed author of The Extreme Future and Technofutures, comes Future Smart: the essential blueprint on what's coming next. It details the key changes--in health and medicine, technology and communication, the global economy, the Earth's climate, energy, and business--that every person, company, and government must understand in order not only to adapt accordingly but to thrive in the coming decades.

This work covers a series of important topics within financial management, such as balance sheet analysis, cost management, strategic planning, risk management, indicator analysis, and sustainable finance. The structure of the text follows a logical organization, exploring each topic in a structured manner by presenting definitions, concepts, examples, and activities to reinforce learning. The sections "Possible Decisions" and "Possible Execution Strategies" are particularly important, as they demonstrate how the presented concepts can be practically applied to strategic decision-making in ...

Do you lose time because you're easily distracted during tasks, even when you you're aware you need to get a bunch of things done – but you still get sidetracked into trivial things that suck your time? Do you spend a lot of time on cooking, cleaning, running errands and sometimes find yourself exhausted and too tired to do anything worthwhile once you're done with those? Do you find it easy to create task lists or to-do lists but you can't organize them into anything meaningful... or you find you're unsure what activities you should concentrate on? If so, you're not alone. "perfect ...

Leadership isn't something you're born with or gifted as a reward for an abundance of charisma; true leadership stems from core skills that can be learned. Get more of the leadership ideas you want, from the authors you trust, with HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership (Vol. 2). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you maximize your own and your organization's performance.

There are many strategies a manager can use to manage a team properly. Some of these strategies tend to be on the more human side while others are on the more professional. A balance needs to be applied if we want to create the most significant impact in our departments and companies. Throughout the years, I have had a few great managers and others, not so great. I have had the chance to be a manager myself, and throughout this book, I want to present 11 techniques great managers use to make the most significant impact within their team. But this book should not only be read by managers. It...

A transformative leadership approach is necessary in a world where toxic work environments and disengaged employees have become all too common. Lyndsay Dowd, the visionary business coach, founder, and podcast presenter, is on a mission to transform the landscape of leadership. Meet her. Lyndsay advocates for psychological safety, connection, and collaboration as the fundamental components of effective leadership, as the era of intimidation and aggression has come to an end.

#1 Must-Read for Future-Focused Leaders, Innovators & Change-Makers Are you ready to stop reacting to change—and start creating it? Disruption doesn’t knock—it crashes in. Whether it’s a sudden shift in market dynamics, groundbreaking technologies like AI, economic uncertainty, or global crises, one thing is clear: the world is changing faster than ever. And in today’s high-stakes environment, those who wait to adapt are already behind. Seeing the Future: Anticipating Disruption, Creating Opportunity, and Leading Forward is your essential playbook for thriving in a world of chaos,...

Who in your organization is focused on next year and the one after, the next product, the next market? Product management should play a strategic role in a tech-enabled products company ensuring products are created not just because they can be, or because someone thinks it is a good idea but rather because someone in the company has listened to the market, identified an urgent and pervasive problem, and determined that people are willing to pay to solve it. The original version of Strategic Role of Product Management was published in 2008 and over 100,000 people have downloaded the ebook. ...

**Strategic Project Budgeting: Driving Success through Cost Control** *Master Cost Control, Avoid Overruns, and Deliver Projects On Time and Under Budget* In today’s high-stakes construction environment, **cost overruns and scheduling delays** can derail even the best-planned projects. *Strategic Project Budgeting* is your ultimate guide to staying in control—financially, operationally, and professionally. Whether you're a seasoned project manager or stepping into your first multimillion-dollar build, this practical playbook offers proven tools, budgeting frameworks, and real-world ...

We're now entering the winter season of the 80-year four season economic cycle. It's during this season that we'll clear the decks with a devastating crash and debilitating deflation. The economy and markets will shed the excesses created during the preceding fall bubble boom season and prepare the soil for new blossoming in innovation and a spring boom. After the blustering bull market of 2009-2015, we are now preparing for a shakeout more painful than anything we've seen before.

In a world crying out for change, Everyday Habits for Transforming Systems is your guidebook for action. Adam Kahane, the bestselling author of Collaborating with the Enemy and a global authority on solving tough problems, delivers game-changing advice for anyone ready to make a difference. This is a manifesto for world-changers. Drawing on decades of work with leaders from national and organizational presidents to front-line managers and grass-roots activists, Kahane distills seven potent habits that enable ordinary citizens to become extraordinary agents of transformation.

In this book, Art Kleiner, a strategy expert; Jeffrey Schwartz, a research psychiatrist; and Josie Thomson, an executive coach, give a transformative explanation of how cutting-edge neuroscience can help business leaders set a course toward better management. Mapping the functions of a manager onto established patterns of mental activity, they identify crucial brain circuits and their parallels in organizational culture. Strategic leaders, they show, play the role of wise advocates: able to go beyond day-to-day transactional behavior to a longer-term, broader perspective....

Far from slowing down, change and transformation in business seems to come only at a more and more furious rate. The last ten years alone have seen the introduction of groundbreaking new trends that pose new opportunities and challenges for leaders in all industries.

*** Global Book Awards 2024 Gold Medal Winner *** Are you fed up with the daily grind at your workplace? Do you wish there was a way to navigate the ups and downs of office politics with ease… and even have fun at work? Let this book help you with that! In "Boost Your Bullsh*t Resilience At Work," renowned author Chris Reavis presents 13 proven practices to help you not only survive but thrive in the often chaotic world of work. Drawing on the latest evidence-based research and science-backed strategies, Reavis combines practical advice with humorous anecdotes to deliver a refreshingly ...

This is a great book for beginners or those seeking general knowledge about the subject matter. It focuses on supply office management, operations management, crisis management, and project management from a leadership perspective. It explores the responsibilities of managers, the roles they play in achieving organizational goals and objectives, and the impact they have on employees and workplaces. The text is informational and educational, and it is written for easy understanding at all reader levels. If you are interested in learning about these four important aspects of management, then ...

Decisions shape organizations. Decisiveness defines leaders. In today’s volatile, fast-paced world, hesitation isn’t just costly—it’s fatal. Organizations are drowning in data but starving for insights, paralyzed by complexity, and slowed by misaligned strategies. The leaders who thrive aren’t just fast or bold—they’re decisively aligned. The Decisive Company by Steve Elliott redefines decision-making for the modern enterprise.

Real-time business gives companies the ability to monitor and react to changes and address problems as they occur. But no matter how sophisticated their information-gathering and data mining systems are, they're still playing catch-up. In The Power to Predict, Ranadive forecasts the next step in achieving breakthrough business performance, a new approach he calls Predictive Business: the ability to anticipate business problems and opportunities and to act preemptively.

Whether you’re a seasoned professional, an aspiring entrepreneur, or simply someone seeking to amplify your impact in the world, Do More, More Naturally offers you practical strategies and immediately actionable advice to propel you toward your goals.

In Strategic, New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Rich Horwath delivers an incisive roadmap to help leaders at all levels think, plan, and act strategically to navigate every business challenge they face. The book offers business leaders a proven framework—the Strategic Fitness System—containing dozens of tools, techniques, and checklists to confidently master every area of the business, from designing market-winning strategies to shaping the organization's culture.