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We bear witness today to the emergence of various work-related illnesses, such as burnout. The employee suffers, and the cost of this suffering amounts to billions of euros per year for each Member State of the European Union. It is now time for small, medium and large-scale companies, and for administrations, to include more humanism in their business model, thus fostering their staff's fulfilment while taking into account the economic imperatives...
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Este libro presenta un conjunto de métodos que pueden ser aplicados de manera sencilla en el mundo real de las empresas a través de aplicativos de Excel. Además, permite a los lectores crear estructuras y diseñar procesos consistentes con las estrategias de cualquier institución, demostrando que, en la práctica, muchas estructuras cobran forma con el tiempo y evolucionan, pero normalmente se inician con un dibujo de las mismas, que es la interpretación...
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"It takes 2 to make a thing go right! It takes 2 to make it out of sight!"
Those lyrics are from a 1988 Top 40 platinum-selling song by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock, who initially made the song with samples from another song written in 1972 by James Brown and performed by Lyn Collins called "Think (About It)." These lyrics succinctly sum up my convictions as an executive leader. Over the last 20 years, I have served in various executive leadership positions...
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Britain needs to nurture a new approach for economic success. Economic change needs to be achieved in ways that are more inclusive in terms of society and sustainable and resilient in terms of the natural environment. One ingredient for this is to harness innovation trends that encourage far stronger doses of economic collaboration. We call this the co-operative advantage.
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Multitud de personas (sindicalistas, empresarios, trabajadores, autores varios,...) hablan y debaten sobre la organización del trabajo, pero no existe un acuerdo respecto al significado de tal expresión.
Este libro pretende aportar luz al respecto, proponiendo, en primer lugar, una definición o marco de referencia que facilite el entendimiento. A partir de ahí, analiza aquellas fórmulas organizativas que han venido siendo utilizadas en los niveles...
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Thrive provides leaders with a clear blueprint for building a high-performance culture. Drawing on extensive experience in change management, organizational development, and performance consulting, Andrew Freedman and Paul Elliott share their systematic approach, known as the Exemplary Performance System (EPS), in a way that enables leaders to take immediate action to shift workforce engagement and performance.
Thrive teaches leaders how to create...
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This study aims to incorporate the positive mindset, or the so-called "Heartware," into the software and hardware of management. This study proposes a model that crosses the disciplines of neuroscience, physiology, organizational behaviors, and management science. In the nutshell, it stresses the use of mindfulness practices to shift people's mindsets to achieve better self-management and better relationship with others. This will develop the personal...
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None of us can predict with 100% accuracy what will happen when we're in front of a group of people. We need to be prepared, but also prepared to adapt. Whether you are a presenter, facilitator, teacher, chairperson or negotiator, Nimble will equip you to respond effectively when you're taken by surprise. Learn how to craft a careful script, then to hold that script loosely so that you can adjust in real time to whatever's happening in the room. Find...
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A fresh, compelling approach to establishing a sustainable, results-driven nonprofit business plan.
Nonprofits often use the terms "strategic planning" and "business planning" interchangeably, but a good business plan goes beyond the traditional strategic plan with its focus on mission and vision, goals and objectives. The Nonprofit Business Plan, created by the nationally recognized nonprofit consultant experts at La Piana Consulting, helps your...
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How to Use Limited Liability Companies & Limited Partnerships offers key asset protection benefits to entrepreneurs and investors. This fourth edition of Garrett Sutton's bestselling book has been completely updated to reflect important legal changes affecting Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships and clearly explains the advantages and best strategies in using them to protect your assets.
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La administración de una empresa del Siglo XXI ha cambiado, mutado, no sólo por la globalización, el internet, el COVID, sino también por el nuevo contexto social, político y económico.
Como docentes necesitamos tener un dominio sobre el conocimiento, también habilidad o experiencia para transmitir un saber, pero, sobre todo, pensar para qué enseñarlo, cómo enseñarlo para poder tomar decisiones sobre los métodos didácticos para aplicar.
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Even though a quarter of a century has passed since Clayton Christensen's The Innovator's Dilemma was first published, business leaders still find themselves confronted with the same problem. A profound disconnect too often exists between innovation development and business outcomes. Companies say they want the stimulus of innovation and even handsomely fund their in-house R&D. Yet when it comes time for a call to action, such as launching a new product...
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In The Business of Kindness (2006), author Olivia McIvor introduced the powerful role kindness plays in creating positive, purposeful and profitable workplaces. In this second edition, McIvor fast-forwards to the effect technological change and social media have had on the workplace and the challenges of bullying, employee retention and disengagement businesses face. To McIvor, relationships are front and center in any discussion on how business and...
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The worldwide pandemic, economic upheaval and social unrest that 2020 debuted will linger with us in many forms for years to come. As international as these issues have been, the management of the crisis and disruption it has caused in the United States has fallen most often to state and local leadership. In every local community, Chambers of Commerce have been part of that critical response and recovery team, aiding citizens and businesses alike....
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Mastering the Cube skillfully lays out proven organization design principles. Comparing today's complex organizations to a Rubik's Cube, the authors explain how focusing improvement efforts on just one or two facets of the organization is akin to concentrating on just one side of the cube. Doing so is bound to affect-and more likely jumble-the other areas needed to generate a healthy and sustainable organization. They advocate stepping back and taking...
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Transforming a company's digital product development capabilities is a monumental task that can leave even the most seasoned leaders feeling completely overwhelmed.
Traditional approaches to training often fail to have their desired impact. Instead of transformation, you get piecemeal improvements that don't lead to significant change.
Here's the truth: if you want learning that sticks, you need a dojo.
In Creating Your Dojo, experienced dojo coaches...
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Change. Everybody wants it, everybody resists it.
Every change program in every corporation around the world is dreamed about, planned, organized, communicated and.... for the most part, fails.
"Riding Currents of Change" is the story of a consultant, Michael, and his client, Jim, and how they rode currents of change in a transformation program that ended up succeeding.
It is rare enough for operational consultants and clients to end up being friends...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview:#1 The typical means of growing a business are organic, inorganic, or by external means. Acquisitions, especially those that involve another company, are the most common way to grow a business.
#2 The decision to acquire or build is based on the long-term, sustainable value creation of a company's stakeholders. While growth may accelerate the achievement of these objectives,...
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Leaders today are excellent at what they do. But everyone of us can improve further with a little sound advice. This book is for anyone looking for business advice that works in real life. Because, what we present here is the essence of performance - a fundamental insight into leadership across time and place that will help you succeed with your plans. We present it in the simplest manner possible - as a basic mind-set, a 21st century leadership framework...
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Organizational development consultant Ora Grodsky draws on decades of working with social change organizations and years of experience as an acupuncturist to develop a framework for understanding organizations as living ecosystems within which the flow of energy can promote healthy operations or provoke disharmony. This provides a powerful metaphor for diagnosing and addressing organizational challenges, as well as creating and maintaining organizational...
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