Business guru Peters is back with his first new book of inspiring advice in a decade: an invaluable collection of pithy success tips culled from years of observing the best--and worst--of American business practices.--

Outlines a revisionist approach to management that instructs business leaders to think positively and become more effective by adopting a policy of non-interference for high performers, facilitating without micromanaging, and creating a culture of independence and trust.

"The essential skill of creating and maintaining new businesses--the art of the entrepreneur--can be summed up in a single word: managing. In High Output Management, Andrew S. Grove, former chairman and CEO (and employee number three) of Intel, shares his perspective on how to build and run a company. Born of Grove's experiences at one of America's leading technology companies, this legendary management book is a Silicon Valley staple, equally appropriate...

""Dream, Believe, Dare, Do." Though four simple words, this carefully crafted credo lies at the heart of Walt Disney's enviable empire and has led The Walt Disney Company to prosperity for decades. As foremost experts on Disney, authors Bill Capodagli and Lynn Jackson return with an updated and expanded third edition of The Disney Way to show how organizations can incorporate this four-pillared credo to support any business, drive any team, and guide...

Building and managing a large corporation on values such as honor, integrity, obligation, and trust may seem antithetical to achieving and sustaining business success. But if you want to engage your most critical stakeholders -- your employees-- at the highest level, those are exactly the values you must leverage and prioritize. It's not that companies ignore what seasoned business leader Gary Moreau calls the "soft tools" of business management....

"Learning to lead effectively"--Provided by publisher.

Covers 350 topics in management theories and applications, written by academics and business professionals who have first hand knowledge of the particular topic or essay they are contributing.--

Completely updated and revised, this eleventh edition arms managers with the business tools they'll need to succeed. The text presents managerial concepts and theory related to the fundamentals of planning, leading, organising, and controlling with a strong emphasis on application. It offers new information on the changing nature of communication through technology. Focus is also placed on ethics to reflect the importance of this topic, especially...

This is the second in a series of four Info-lines looking at the roles involved in the Human Performance Improvement Process. This issue describes the six competencies of the intervention specialist, the types of performance interventions and how to design and develop an intervention.