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The must-read summary of Charles Duhigg's book: "The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business".
This complete summary of the ideas from Charles Duhigg's book "The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business" tells you how you can change your habits for the better just by understanding how they work. There is a basic 'Habit Loop' for all habits: clue, routine and reward. According to Duhigg, there are four steps you...
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The must-read summary of Corey Rosen, John Case and Martin Staubus' book: "Equity: Why Employee Ownership is Good for Business".
This complete summary of the ideas from Corey Rosen, John Case and Martin Staubus' book "Equity" shows how many companies are still failing to pick up on the competitive advantages offered by employee ownership - faster growth, higher profitability and better resilience in times of economic downturn. In their book, the...
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The must-read summary of Michael Corbett's book: "The Outsourcing Revolution: Why It Makes Sense and How to Do It Right".
This complete summary of the ideas from Michael Corbett's book "The Outsourcing Revolution" deals with a highly controversial topic. Outsourcing tends to get blamed whenever jobs move from one country to another. However, outsourcing is currently a $6 trillion global industry, and within the next decade will grow appreciably as...
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Everything You Need to Know About Managing Your Team. As a manager, you tend to walk a tightrope with executives on one side and employees on the other. But while managing personalities, team dynamics, and company culture aren't your only responsibilities, they are vital to the well-being of any company. To help you boost productivity and find the right management style for you, the staff of Entrepreneur helps you tap into the expertise of over 20...
385) Consensus-Oriented Decision-Making: The CODM Model For Facilitating Groups To Widespread Agreement
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Consensus-Oriented Decision-Making combines extensive knowledge of effective communication techniques with deep insight into conflict resolution and group dynamics. This practical step-by-step facilitation guide presents an efficient method any business, government, non-profit, social or community group can use to generate widespread agreement on important decisions with full member participation in an atmosphere of true collaboration.
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The must-read summary of Lowell Bryan and Claudia Joyce's book "Mobilizing Minds: Creating Wealth from Talent in the 21st Century Organization".
This complete summary of the ideas from Lowell Bryan and Claudia Joyce's book "Mobilizing Minds" shows that a company's existing workforce is the key to its growth - not its technology, systems or any other assets. In their book, the authors explain that the central theme of your corporate strategy should...
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The must-read summary of Roy Spence and Haley Rushing's book: "It's Not What You Sell, It's What You Stand For: Why Every Extraordinary Business Is Driven by Purpose".
This complete summary of the ideas from Roy Spence and Haley Rushing's book "It's Not What You Sell, It's What You Stand For" shows that high-performing companies are not always the ones with the best strategy or innovation. Often, they are the ones that have a purpose beyond making...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Frank Feather's book "FutureConsumer.com" shows how the internet revolution has taken the shopping experience out of shops and into the home. This transition is set to completely transform the commercial and personal lifestyle landscape, effectively reversing everything in the industrial revolution required. In his book, the author points out that the current debate over the best approach to e-commerce is largely...
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The must-read summary of Charles O'Reilly III and Jeffrey Pfeffer's book: "Hidden Value: How Great Companies Achieve Extraordinary Results with Ordinary People".
This complete summary of the ideas from Charles O'Reilly III and Jeffrey Pfeffer's book "Hidden Value" shows how hiring new people takes time, and therefore money. A far more effective strategy is to do everything possible to utilize your existing talent. In their book, the authors explain...
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The must-read summary of Deborah Perry Piscione's book: "Secrets of Silicon Valley: What Everyone Else Can Learn from the Innovation Capital of the World".
This complete summary of the ideas from Deborah Perry Piscione's book "Secrets of Silicon Valley" shows how we can all learn something from the world's most prosperous and successful group of companies. In this book, the author gives us an insight into the Silicon Valley ecosystem and highlights...
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Why do teams settle for bad ideas or kill good ones? Popular consultant B. Kim Barnes's unique process of constructive debate shows how teams can create better ideas and outcomes by eliminating obstacles to honest discussion, creativity, and collaboration.
In too many organizations, great ideas and unusual solutions can be suppressed, ignored, or attacked. Departments defend their turf, and people choose what is safe over what is better. Bad ideas...
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The international bestselling authors return to share the four ways leaders must challenge themselves in order to fulfill their highest potential.
Successful leaders don't rest on their laurels because leadership is not a title on a business card. Leadership is a living process, and life means growth. As Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller write in the introduction, "the path to increased influence, impact, and leadership effectiveness is paved with personal...
393) Performance Consulting: A Strategic Process to Improve, Measure, and Sustain Organizational Results
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NEW EDITION, REVISED AND UPDATED In America, organizations spend $175 billion in training initiatives and more than $500 billion in human resource solutions every year yet often have little to show for it. One reason is that people "jump to solutions" before they identify the causes of the problem. Performance consultants are effective because they partner with clients to clarify business goals and determine root causes for gaps between desired and...
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The must-read summary of H. Bowen, K. Clark, C. Holloway and S. Wheelwright's book: "The Perpetual Enterprise Machine: Seven Keys to Corporate Renewal through Successful Product and Process Development".
This complete summary of the ideas from H. Bowen, K. Clark, C. Holloway and S. Wheelwright's book "The Perpetual Enterprise Machine" shows how the development of new products, new manufacturing processes and new services are the lifeblood of any...
395) Voice and Vocation
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For many people steeped in homelessness and poverty, the worst day is every day; and so, before we do the heavy lifting of getting back to work, we may first need to find a way to get back to hope.
For 30 years, Cara Collective has been in the business of creating hope, jobs, and opportunity so that the world can see what they see: the limitless talent pool in our communities most affected by poverty. Their unique approach to workforce development,...
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The must-read summary of Mark Eppler's book: "The Wright Way: 7 Problem-Solving Principles from the Wright Brothers that Can Make Your Business Soar".
This complete summary of the ideas from Mark Eppler's book "The Wright Way" tells the story of the Wright brothers, who successfully built and flew an aeroplane in 1903, despite most people believing it was impossible. In his book, the author analyses the keys to their success, highlighting their approach...
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The must-read summary of Jay Abraham's book: "The Sticking Point Solution: 9 Ways to Move Your Business from Stagnation to Stunning Growth in Tough Economic Times".
This complete summary of the ideas from Jay Abraham's book "The Sticking Point Solution" shows how healthy businesses grow their revenues and profits each and every year. In his book, the author explains that if your business is not growing, it may be because you're stuck at your present...
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The must-read summary of Thomas Davenport and John Beck's book: "The Attention Economy: Understanding the New Currency of Business".
This complete summary of the ideas from Thomas Davenport and John Beck's book "The Attention Economy" shows that the scarcest resource for businesses today is not capital, talent or ideas; it is attention. Consumers can only absorb so much information, or choose between so many products. It's also an issue within the...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Dan Roam's book "The Back of the Napkin" shows that visual thinking is a whole new way of looking at and discussing business. It is harnessing and applying our innate ability to use our eyes and our imagination to discover, develop and share ideas with others. In his book, the author explains how a simple drawing on the back of a napkin can be more effective in visualizing the solution to some business problem...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Karl Albrecht's book "The Power of Minds at Work" shows that when intelligent people are assembled in an organisation, they will tend towards collective stupidity. In his book, the author explains that in order to offset this law, organizational intelligence is needed. In practical terms, organisational intelligence is the antidote to collective stupidity and a deliberate effort to multiply and take advantage...
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