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In "Organizational Management", explore the fundamental concepts and strategies that drive successful organizational management. This concise and comprehensive guide delves into the theories of organizational management, examining the different types of behaviors and the biographical characteristics, abilities, and learning that shape them.Gain insight into the importance of attitudes and job satisfaction in creating a positive work environment, and...
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On average, a company will lose 25% of its revenue from an organizational disaster – and that's the good news. The average cost to have prevented it? Less than one-tenth of 1%. But that's not the worst of it; in virtually every case, the organization's leadership will already know this…Cultural Calamity: presents Joseph W. Mayo's breakthrough theory on organizational risk culture. Exploring over a century of such disasters, Mayo introduces his...
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Creativity has long been thought of as a personal trait, a gift bestowed on some and unachievable by others. While we laud the products of creativity, the stories behind them are often abridged to the elusive aha! moment, the result of a momentary stroke of genius. In The Craft of Creativity Matthew A. Cronin and Jeffrey Loewenstein present a new way to understand how we innovate. They emphasize the importance of the journey and reveal the limitations...
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Abstract: this paper readdresses the founding roots of social science. It presents social model with unified structural parts and measurable force of cohesion. It proves that man is the only valid foundation of any social structure and denounces the group approach of all "isms". Be it communism, socialism. The one and only right is capitalism. It offers us to model social phenomenon with one agent - human. And with two forces that keep the structure...
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An expert guide to resolving coworker conflicts and healing hurt feelings and resentments, to create a more productive-and pleasant-environment.
Are you feeling less engaged, less committed, and more skeptical at work? Do you find yourself isolated? Or are you caught in the middle of co-workers' interpersonal conflicts? If so, you may be experiencing the symptoms of broken trust in workplace relationships.
Small but hurtful situations accumulate...
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Journalists possess critical responsibilities-one is simply to inform, another is to explain. As a military photojournalist during the Vietnam Era, Bob Bowen has captured visually with his camera and explained eloquently with his written words, the horrors and the honorable service of that period. In his new book My Life and Lens, Bowen articulates not only high action combat but the artful subtleties and tactics of warfare. He writes so well that...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview: #1 Boeing's president, William Allen, was a board member for fifteen years before becoming president in 1945. He never traveled without Triscuits and two pairs of eyeglasses.
#2 Boeing was just one of many airplane manufacturers in a business that was dominated by strong-willed founders. The young companies were controlled by dominant, strong-willed founders like Donald...
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A generations expert and author of When Generations Collide and The M-Factor, teams up with his seventeen-year-old son to introduce the next influential demographic group to join the workforce--Generation Z. At 72.8 million strong, Gen Z (born between 1995 and 2012) is about to make its presence known in the workplace in a major way, and employers need to understand the differences that set them apart. They're radically different than the Millennials,...
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The Key to Effective Communication: Communication is essential in a healthy organization. But all too often when we interact with people-especially those who report to us-we simply tell them what we think they need to know. This shuts them down. To generate bold new ideas, to avoid disastrous mistakes, to develop agility and flexibility, we need to practice Humble Inquiry. Ed Schein defines Humble Inquiry as "the fine art of drawing someone out, of...
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As work increasingly cuts across boundaries, it's necessary for you to influence people at all levels of your organisation in order to get your job done. Whether it's your boss (or your boss's boss!), peers or direct reports, Carole Robin describes how to use the law of reciprocity and the theory of exchange to create the currencies that matter to potential allies and create win/win solutions. Dr. Robin explains how the effective use of in uence helps...
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Not your average cookbook. This is a research-based recipe for innovation!
This book is for anyone wanting to kick start innovation in their organization. It is ground-breaking in two ways:
• It is based on data, combining empirical research, literature reviews, business cases, and interviews.
• It tells a story of two friends in diametrically opposite business predicaments due to COVID. Their story is complex and layered, making for engaging...
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Change as Collaborative Play is a playful method for change management in organizations. It shows the dynamics in which professionals play a role and collaborate in preparing their organization for the future. The model offers inspiration and practical tools for those who want to contribute to the development of their organization and themselves.
Change as Collaborative Play is essential reading for professionals, leaders, (change) managers, board...
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Author and consultant Jennifer Garvey Berger has worked with all types of leaders – from top executives at Google to nonprofit directors who are trying to make a dent in social change. She hears a version of the same plea from every client in nearly every sector around the world: "I know that complexity and uncertainty are testing my instincts, but I don't know which to trust. Is there some way to know what to do when I can't know what's next?"
Her...
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Drawing inspiration from quantum physics, innovative management thinker Danah Zohar offers a powerful new model for business thinking and practice. "Quantum leaders," she says, like the systems they have to manage, are poised at "the edge of chaos." They thrive on the potential latent in uncertainty and are adept at unleashing the creativity of self-organization. More important, they are vision-and value-led; they adapt quickly, are unafraid to play...
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A book for all. A book for existing and future leaders. A book for all those involved in managing people, in any capacity. John Dembitz has set down all the key ingredients for effective management and leadership in one easily readable book. As he emphasizes, there is no magic formula, just a willingness to engage, to be aware of others, to listen and to act. All his actions require is an attitude of mind, not capital investment. This is the only...
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Embracing the Counterintuitive Side of Collaboration
Think of your to-do list at work. Chances are the most important tasks require you to work with others-and the success of those endeavors depends on the effectiveness of your collaboration.
According to management expert Leigh Thompson, collaboration that is conscious, planned, and focused on generating new ideas builds excitement and produces what she calls a "creative conspiracy." Teams that...
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L'apprentissage et ses théories couvre des sujets tels que l'apprentissage et ses composantes, les déterminants de l'apprentissage, le processus d'apprentissage, les principes d'apprentissage, le système de récompense organisationnelle et les types d'apprentissage. Ce lecteur de livre sera capable de: Comprendre le domaine de l'apprentissage et ses théories et discuter du scénario réel des applications des principes d'apprentissage dans les...
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Is your once-thriving organization stuck? Is your team on life support, unable to deliver on its potential? Is your initiative or campaign limping along instead of sprinting ahead? Lisa Gable, turnaround mastermind, offers a clear-headed, straightforward method for getting you back on track.
For more than 30 years, Lisa Gable has been called to turnaround failing organizations-businesses, teams, nonprofits, political campaigns, and government projects-and...
80) Immunity to Change: How to Overcome It and Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization
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A recent study showed that when doctors tell heart patients they will die if they don't change their habits, only one in seven will be able to follow through successfully. Desire and motivation aren't enough: even when it's literally a matter of life or death, the ability to change remains maddeningly elusive.
Given that the status quo is so potent, how can we change ourselves and our organizations?
In Immunity to Change, authors Robert Kegan and...
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