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Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Good strategic thinking and decision making often require a shift in perspective, particularly in environments characterized by significant uncertainty and change. What worked before may not apply in the future. The authors acknowledge that asking "what if" questions about the future may create discomfort. Asking such questions forces people to step back and challenge current assumptions. In the authors' view, the questions leaders pose can prevent...
Author
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Accessible to both the entrepreneur and the experienced executive, this second edition of The Definitive Business Plan is the fast track to intelligent business planning. This international bestseller is THE ultimate guide to business planning. Whether your goal is to launch a new business or secure corporate support for a new venture, it will help you build a plan capable of driving and directing a robust business.
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A surprising number of high-profile Western companies have stumbled in e-commerce in China. In this article, the authors identify four key ways in which U.S. e-commerce companies, including Amazon and Google, proverbially hit the Great Wall when they tried to enter the Chinese market. They offer a list of workable strategies to succeed in Chinese e-commerce gleaned from U.S. Internet companies' experiences competing in China. There is no one-size-fits-all...
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Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
A major textbook on strategic management which not only deals fully with the theoretical aspects of corporate planning, but also provides practical guidance on implementation. Now completely revised and updated this book is particularly suitable for the student or manager who needs to relate strategic thinking to current practice. The format has been enlarged and the interior of the book re-designed. The fourth edition treats both analytical and behavioural...
Pub. Date
©2013
Language
English
Description
A brand new collection of best practices for successfully driving change and executing on strategy ... 2 authoritative books, now in a convenient e-format, at a great price! 2 authoritative Books help you execute on strategy and overcome the barriers to organizational change Even the highest-value strategies and most well-intentioned changes won't work if people don't execute on them. But, all too often, strategies aren't executed, and organizations...
51) Future-proofing your business: real-life strategies to prepare your business for tomorrow, today
Author
Pub. Date
©2011
Language
English
Description
After years as a consultant to some of the world's biggest brands and having owned ten companies himself, Troy Hazard has learned crucial lessons on predicting potential business issues before you experience them. Now Troy offers you the skills to prepare your business for a better future. Along with his stories of what works, he also shares his experiences of what doesn't work. With a mix of entertaining real life extracts, client case studies, and...
52) The one hour plan for growth: how a single sheet of paper can take your business to the next level
Author
Pub. Date
©2011
Language
English
Description
"A proven system for creating a compelling growth plan. There are 15 million businesses in the United States, and 13 million of them don't utilize a planning process, thus inhibiting their chance to grow. Having a planning process is the most reliable predictor of whether a business will grow. Yet, most planning books and most planning processes are not accessible or usable for the small to medium-sized business owners. The One Hour Plan for Growth...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
If you're starting a new business or planning your business's future, there are plenty of things you should take into account. Strategic Planning For Dummies covers everything you need to know to develop a plan for building and maintaining a competitive advantage -- no matter what business you're in.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
We can't predict the future, yet we do it all the time. We organize projects, events, days, weeks, and years. We plan to buy a home, build a career, travel, get married, raise children, teach a class, retire, or get in shape. Our ability to model the world as it is and might be is a gift, but mental time travel is also really hard. Fortunately, since planning is a skill, everyone from playful improviser to rigorous planner can greatly improve, if...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Shares advice for placing one's own affairs in order pre-death so as to place less of a burden on one's survivors, detailing how to compose a will, advance directive, and powers of attorney notices. The appendices, which constitute the last half of the book, provide sample templates that can be used to put your affairs in order.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Companies like Netflix, Spotify, and Salesforce are just the tip of the iceberg for the subscription model. The real transformation--and the real opportunity--is just beginning. Subscription companies are growing nine times faster than the S&P 500. Why? Because unlike product companies, subscription companies know their customers. A happy subscriber base is the ultimate economic moat. Today's consumers prefer the advantages of access over the hassles...
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
In any career in business, chances are that the time will come when someone will ask you to do a strategy for something. Too often, this will be a cue for stress at work and sleepless nights. What You Need to Know about Strategy shows that it doesn't have to be like this. Taking you step-by-step through the basics of what you need to know to come up with a great strategy, it shows: That getting the right answers depends on asking the right questions...
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Brides-to-be, do you dream of rocking a wedding full of personality, pizazz, and style without compromising your dreams or kissing your budget goodbye? -- Well, buts out your happy dance because today is your lucky day ... you're holding the key in your newly betrothed hands! In this witty guide, Dana LaRue, creator of TheBrokeAssBride.com, shares hundreds of tips and strategies for getting the most bang for your buck, celebrating your personality...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Though we all face death, it is common to be unprepared and to avoid any discussion concerning our final days. Dr. Jeff Spiess examines the culture of death-related anxiety in America, providing readers with actionable steps and spiritual guidance to prepare fiscally, legally, mentally, and physically for their end"--
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