Organizational Behavior Leadership

Managers are significant actors in contemporary organizations, and yet there is very little deep-level analysis of what managers do and how they understand their managerial selves and social situations. Instead of evaluating management techniques according to their internal logic and systematic qualities, this audiobook advances the "practice perspective" using behavior and activities of successful, experienced, and skilled managers as the primary data for theorizing good management.

Leaders have talked about the importance of corporate culture for decades, but the success of iconic companies like GE, Apple, and Google show how culture is a strategic lever that can be utilized for driving growth, change, and innovation. In this new age of globalization, rapid technology shifts, and constant disruption, the 21st-century marketplace is more volatile and uncertain than ever. To thrive, businesses need a new kind of emphasis around culture.

Whether you are an accomplished sales executive leading a large organization or a sales manager leading a team, your ability to remove obstacles and speed the sales process will determine your success. High-Performance Selling is geared for the sales leader who has to persuade others to work as a sales force of one.

La libertad de los trabajadores desata el éxito de las empresas. Existe una fórmula para que las empresas aumenten la productividad, las ganancias y el crecimiento que, sorprendentemente, no cuesta ni tiempo ni dinero. Se basa en la creencia de que, cuando las personas actúan con libertad por el interés de su empresa, los resultados se vuelven espectaculares. Freedom, Inc. revela los secretos de un paradigma empresarial exitoso basado en un entorno liberador, no jerárquico y de confianza que es el de empresas tan diversas como The Richards Group, Sun Hydraulics y Harley-Davidson.

Organization: Contemporary Principles and Practice addresses organizational issues in terms of how managers experience them and how MBA students can most effectively learn about them. John Child draws attention to the exciting possibilities currently arising in organizations as the conditions for their survival change. His analysis covers new internal organizational forms, various kinds of network organization, and the evolution of organization to meet new demands.

As a manager, it’s your role to achieve the highest possible return on the physical, emotional, and mental efforts your people put forth. It’s not just a return on investment ...it’s a return on energy. But how are you supposed to light a fire under each employee when studies find that most of them are working at only a fraction of their potential?

Eine erfolgreiche und zugleich wertschätzende Arbeitskultur sollte sich an den Bedürfnissen des Hirns eines jeden Einzelnen orientieren. Doch wie lässt sich ein solches Umfeld schaffen in einer Zeit voller Herausforderungen, wie Corona, Digitalisierung, Homeoffice, Fachkräftemangel und Dauer-Burn-Out? In ihrem neuen Hörbuch widmet sich Friederike Fabritius den Themen der Stunde: Führung und Zusammenhalt im Homeoffice, flexible Arbeit, Bindung von Talenten, Schaffen optimaler Arbeitsvoraussetzungen und das große Potential von (neuro-)diversen Teams.

This book is not about lean. This book is about how to become lean. Lean strategy brings to a company a purpose of existence, belonging, influence, trust, and conscious leadership among its managers. It strengthens the autonomy and responsibility of individual employees and ultimately provides an everyday feeling of collaborative winning. This is my strategic approach to lean. Lean strategy consists of two parts. The first is to help you understand the problem. The second part of the book is a kind of manual.

In today's workplace, too many marginalized groups are underrepresented. And yet, workplaces often struggle to find enough employees to sustain their growing needs, putting massive pressure on HR hiring teams to fill the demand. Organizational psychologist Gil Winch argues that addressing our own biases and building organizations where everyone feels a profound sense of belonging is not only great for a company's bottom line, it's also good for employees, communities, and society as a whole. Winning with Underdogs is the highly practical step-by-step guide you need.

In today's fast-paced, interconnected world, breakthroughs don't come from individuals—they come from teams. And not just any teams, but diverse and inclusive ones. With decades of experience and cutting-edge research, Andrés Tapia and Michel Buffet provide a revolutionary model that empowers teams to harness the full potential of diverse perspectives. At the heart of the book are The 5 Disciplines, which guide teams to tap into their collective power.

In today’s evolving workforce, embracing Neurodiversity isn’t just about inclusion—it’s about unlocking innovation, creativity, and productivity. Participants will gain a deep understanding of neurodivergent conditions such as Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, and more, while discovering how to foster environments where all employees can thrive. The audiobook moves beyond traditional awareness to actionable solutions, offering insights into inclusive hiring, workplace adaptations, and strengths-based approaches that maximize the potential of neurodivergent talent.

Al mismo tiempo que la compañía ocupó la posición número 1 del mundo en materia de sostenibilidad durante once años. Paul Polman revela por primera vez cómo hacerlo. En colaboración con Andrew Winston, una de las voces más inspiracionales del mundo en temas de sostenibilidad empresarial, Paul Polman, muestra a los líderes empresariales cómo enfrentarse a los mayores y más urgentes desafíos de la humanidad —el cambio climático y la desigualdad— y construir, de este modo, un negocio próspero.

In today’s changing world, where business leaders must navigate industry disruption, entrepreneurs struggle to push beyond initial success, and activists tackle hard challenges like climate change, there is a need for a more powerful way to do innovation. Too many innovators are trapped by the limits of common innovation practices. The way we’ve been taught to create and innovate for the past two decades is failing us. It’s time for a paradigm shift. To unlock the secrets to doing bigger things, this book introduces the pioneering concept of ecosystem innovation.

In Inclusion Revolution, workplace strategist and C-suite executive Daisy Auger-Dominguez delivers a timely, inspirational, and practical exploration of why mainstream efforts at diversity improvement tend to fail and what you can do today to successfully create a diverse and representative leadership team at your company.

We've been told that working harder and smarter is the only way to succeed in business and life. But it's not true. Hustle culture is causing burnout and pain in our lives, making us feel divided. What if instead we focused on working creatively with others? And asked How can we shape cultures people love? There is hope in co-creation. Brave Together is a deep exploration into how we can live and lead as co-creators, filled with unexpected stories, powerful principles, and a future-oriented framework.

In the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder, corporate America has doubled down on its public intentions to be more inclusive and equitable. Yet beyond the pledges it is difficult to see which system changes make a real difference. In From Intention to Impact, Malia Lazu draws on her background as a community organizer, her corporate career as a bank president, and now her experience as a leading DEI consultant to explain what has been holding organizations back and what they need to do better.

Leaders have an unprecedented opportunity to overcome the great disconnect between employers and employees by inviting individuals to become part of something bigger than themselves—to belong. Belonging Rules gives leaders the tools, knowledge, and confidence to harness belonging to address the workplace’s most critical challenges.

This timely and practical book is for any employee, manager, or leader who wants to understand mental health at a deeper level, and learn how to talk about it really well in the workplace.

In an age when every business needs to achieve more with fewer resources, Jason Jennings offers a groundbreaking look at how to boost productivity and your bottom line—and no, that doesn't include layoffs. Jennings's research team investigated thousands of companies and identified the world's most productive ones. In Less Is More, Jennings shares tested and successful programs from the leading giants in industry, presents successful programs for enhancing productivity, and explains how businesses of all sizes can emulate these programs to improve their own profitability.

Alle reden von New Work, Agilität und Digitalisierung. Doch was bleibt von all diesen Ansätzen übrig, wenn der Scrum-Workshop zu Ende ist? Oft holt der Unternehmensalltag die gerade noch auf Teamwork und Innovation gestimmten Teilnehmer schneller ein als sie New Work buchstabieren können: Abteilungen, Hierarchien und die mit ihnen verbundenen Rituale stehen echter Zusammenarbeit im Weg. Wuchernde Regeln und Vorschriften, feste Prozesse und Anreizsysteme transportieren nicht den Geist von Inspiration, Kreativität und Kollaboration, sondern programmieren stattdessen unser Verhalten auf Konformität.