Management Problem Solving

Everything you need to know to make smarter, better decisions - in business and in life!

Leadership is all about others - inspiring them to believe, then enabling that belief to become reality. That's the essence of Leadership U: it starts with U but it's not about U. Those timeless words are timelier than ever today, as leaders look to accelerate through the crisis curve. As author Gary Burnison observes, "There will likely be more change in the next two years than we have seen in the last 20." Now, in Leadership U, Burnison lays out a framework - his Six Degrees of Leadership - to show leaders how to create change.

"Dans un monde qui bouge, il vaut mieux penser le changement que changer le pansement", avait prévenu le regretté Francis Blanche. Pourtant dans notre montre qui bouge, le changement n'est pas toujours bien pensé. La conduite d'une démarche de changement dure plus longtemps que prévu, coûte plus cher que prévu ou est abandonnée pour revenir à l'état initial. Les bonnes intentions et l'engagement des décideurs, la pertinence du but recherché ne sont pas des garanties de succès

In How to Be Right When It Counts, Sofola Soboyejo explores what goes into making better decisions. He explores key blindspots that get in the way of favorable outcomes. How to Be Right When It Counts ultimately offers basic changes you can make today to improve the quality of your decisions and outcomes in life and at work.

A well-crafted business plan generates enthusiasm for your idea and boosts your odds of success—whether you're proposing a new initiative within your organization or starting an entirely new company. Creating Business Plans quickly walks you through the basics.

A "Atreveix-te a fer les coses a la teva manera" l'escriptora i editora Iolanda Batallé Prats narra un relat íntim i vivencial que va més enllà d'un manual sobre lideratge. És un al·legat personal i alliberador, emotiu, directe i lúcid que, amb coratge, ens convida a viure, a fer i a dirigir lluny de l'autoritarisme imposat, amb la premissa de l'autoconeixement com a base d'una gestió empàtica, eficaç i feliç. "La meva manera de dirigir és una part indestriable de la meva manera de sentir i de viure. Lidero com visc. Visc com lidero."

Some successful project managers use wrong project tools, while some unsuccessful managers use "state-of-the-art" project tools. In other words, how could project managers execute successful projects using the wrong project tools; and likewise, how could project managers execute unsuccessful projects using the best project tools? This contradicts the project management experts advertising that their tool would revolutionize the project business by making one successful in running a project. Nevertheless, project tools are important.

This is the complete series of Sections 1 to 7 of Module 1 of the Developing Leadership Skills. Dr. Liker' book, Developing Lean Leaders at All Levels: A Practical Guide, was a 2016 winner of the Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award. We have taken the time to extract the individual seminars and lectures of Dr. Liker used to create this world-renowned publication and offer them in a series of bite-sized, topic-specific learning modules.

David King is a Life & Leadership coach who works primarily with Orthodontists. His coaching, events, and presentations challenge Doctors to consider what is REALLY keeping them from the Freedom, Fulfillment, and Legacy they desire. In this book, David walks you through the exact “FREEDOM MAPPING” process he uses to create personal and professional transformation for Orthodontists all over the United States. David began his career in 2002 as a management consultant and has been coaching clients in Life, Mindset, Business, and Health since 2004.

Are your employees getting the most productivity out of their workdays? Do they come in to work smiling, enthusiastic about the day ahead of them and willing to be there to help in any way they can? Are there often conflicts or tension between workers, or maybe, even between you and your employees? These are all reasonable questions to consider, since you might as well wave good-bye to your company if you’re experiencing management issues and aren’t seeing improvement in the methods you try.

Success coach Dr. Tim Ursiny shows us that conflict can be a good thing, and facing up to it can lead to fantastic results. Interactive exercises will coach and motivate you to effectively deal with all types of conflict situations, with results that empower and really work!

Working with difficult people can reduce your morale, threaten your productivity, deplete your energy, and waste your time. But you don't have to be helpless in the face of other people's craziness! Knowing how to handle coworkers' disruptive behavior is one of the most important career skills you can have, allowing you to become a more valuable employee and a more self-reliant person.

Remember when you thought owning your own business was going to be fun and help you change the world? Then, somewhere along the line, your business became just hard work and wasn't fun at all. You're not alone, and it doesn't have to be that way. Alison Donaghey offers a way to reclaim your business by using a new way of thinking to improve your customer experience, staff contribution, and community involvement.

Coaching Up! is about inspiring those who matter to you to achieve peak performance. Whether you are a coach, a business leader, a civic activist, a teacher, a counselor, or a parent, this book will offer you a powerful, highly effective way to connect to the people you care about and move them forward toward their best selves. In sports, coaches have developed ways of connecting with their players quickly in the "heat of the battle", inspiring them to perform to their fullest potential and "leave it all on the field".

Dr. Liker's book, Developing Lean Leaders at All Levels: A Practical Guide, was a 2016 winner of the Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award. We have taken the time to extract the individual seminars and lectures of Dr. Liker used to create this world-renowned publication and offer them in a series of bite-sized, topic specific learning modules. Follow along as we see and hear Dr. Liker at those actual presentations delivered first hand to the students of Lean and Lean practitioners.

In the years surrounding WWI, the basic models of many technologies we use today were invented and introduced en masse. Some organizations anticipated these changes and were able to adapt, but other organizations ignored them at their peril. The iconic British television series Downton Abbey provides a glimpse into this period of societal change. Whether you are a fan of the television series or not, the examples in this audiobook provide practical advice to effectively manage technological and cultural change.

Managing a business is never easy, but you can turn the daunting job into something more bearable. Find out how with the help of this audiobook. This audiobook touches on many topics such as correcting mistakes, eliminating waste, generating ideas, and boosting employee morale. Sure, you can find plenty of free advice on how to carry out those tasks. However, it’s rare to encounter an approach that’s applicable to all of them. One of the best things about this audiobook is how it highlights teamwork.

Most of us are run by our schedules. So let me ask you this: where is your schedule taking you? Is your calendar full of fun, exciting and fulfilling experiences that not only make you happy, but also lead you to a future of even more success and abundance? Or is your calendar just full of errands and chores you feel like you have to do. When you begin to Schedule Your Success, you'll never have to worry about time management or productivity secrets again.

Agile project management has grown in popularity over the past several years. Change is occurring so fast that many organizations are unable to keep up with the demands of a changing global world. Your ability to quickly change and adapt to your environment will make or break, not only your career but could be the deciding factor as to whether your company survives in the coming years.

Working with difficult people can reduce your morale, threaten your productivity, deplete your energy, and waste your time. But you don't have to be helpless in the face of other people's craziness! Knowing how to handle coworkers' disruptive behavior is one of the most important career skills you can have, allowing you to become a more valuable employee and a more self-reliant person.