Strategic Business Management

Since the groundbreaking work of Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton, the concept of the Balanced Scorecard has achieved increasing popularity in the business world. In this book, the authors draw on their extensive experience with scorecard projects to provide a step-by-step method for introducing the Balanced Scorecard into an organization. This book will provide senior and operational managers, consultants, and business academics with a comprehensive view of emerging Balanced Scorecard practice supported by both business advice and a theoretical foundation.

James Burstall runs one of the most successful TV production companies in the UK. But during his tenure at Argonon he has had to deal with a variety of existential crises. Through them all, he's managed to guide his team out the other side successfully. Whether it's been the credit crunch or terror attacks. Recessions. Natural disasters. Pandemics. The TV industry has felt the strain of these recurring events like all of us. And each time, James has put strategies in place in order to be prepared for the next time something like this happens. Now you can be prepared as well.

Opportunities are all around you - it's time to take the bucket off your head and embrace them! Will you get to the future on time? Are you ready for tomorrow? J. Allen expands upon the concepts originally published in Finance Monthly and CEO Today, sharing insider views on how to ''take the bucket off your head'' and connect with game-changing opportunities.

Accettate il consiglio. Lavorate di più e con maggiore attenzione. Pensate al futuro dei figli. Se siete giovani, sbrigatevi a emigrare. Leggete molto, soprattutto la stampa straniera. Se non sapete l'inglese imparate almeno a leggerlo. Evitate di seguire assiduamente la politica italiana, ma non perdete mai di vista ciò che succede vicino a voi. Osservate il mondo, interessatevi a tutto ciò che è nuovo, a livello di costume, consumi, prodotti e servizi. Non guardate la Tv.

Gods of the Valley downs the businesses and big problems with Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple, examining upcoming market trends and potential disruptions that impact today’s tech giants and rating the businesses accordingly.

Grant McCracken, an anthropologist who now trains some of the world's biggest companies and consulting firms, argues that the CCO would keep a finger on the pulse of contemporary cultural trends, from sneakers to slow food to preppies, while developing a systematic understanding of the deep waves of culture in America and the world. The CCOs professionalism would allow the corporation to see coming changes, even when they only exist as the weakest of signals.

The future is big right now - for perhaps the first time, our society is more focused on what is going to happen in the future than what is happening right now. In Trees on Mars: Our Obsession with the Future, cultural critic and indie entrepreneur Hal Niedzviecki asks how and when we started believing we could and should "create the future." What is it like to live in a society utterly focused on what is going to happen next?

Ein Zweck macht noch keinen Unternehmenserfolg. Seit Simon Sineks TED-Talk treibt das Thema Purpose kuriose Blüten. Der Unternehmenszweck wird vielfach zur Basis aller Strategien, Ziele, Maßnahmen und KPIs erklärt. Für Franz-Rudolf Esch greift das zu kurz. Kein Unternehmen ist nur durch seinen Zweck dauerhaft erfolgreich. Es bedarf weiterer Zutaten, wie klarer Unternehmensgrundsätze, einer ambitionierten Vision und einer starken Marke. Diese fasst Esch im Haltungs- und Visionshaus zusammen, einem Tool, das auf ein DIN-A3-Blatt passt.

Tom Howard’s book is a step-by-step explanation of how you close the deal. Tell people how great your company is, not how big your ego is, about making the tough decisions. He chose going into the blue collar trades as a way to make his millions. You have everything to gain by learning from a master. He explains his mistakes as well as his successes, the critical importance of sales plans, empowering your employees, branding

Um beim Daytrading erfolgreich zu sein, braucht man die richtigen Werkzeuge. Dieses Hörbuch vermittelt Ihnen das nötige Wissen und hilft Ihnen, die richtigen Entscheidungen zu treffen, damit Sie erfolgreich sind und das Risiko auf ein Minimum beschränken können.

Most business owners are banking on one thing: selling the business they built. But here’s the wake-up call. Four out of five never make it to the closing table. That means decades of sacrifice, stress, and sweat... wasted. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In The Ultimate Sale, exit planning expert and award-winning entrepreneur Justin Goodbread hands you the exact blueprint to turn your business into a sellable asset, whether you're planning to exit in 2 years or 20.

Today, the economic environment is global, highly sophisticated, and in continuous flux. Thus, the challenge for business leaders is to stay ahead of market flow and change, in order to gain competitive advantage. Creating Competitive Advantage explores why this pioneering can be the safest and best course for organizations to get ahead and guides leaders on how to forecast trends without increasing risk. It introduces the new concepts of market flow visualization and the line of probability, pioneering the safe course, and analytically supported intuition.

SOAR to Business Success is your ultimate guide to unlocking business growth. Drawing on decades of experience, the authors share actionable strategies, proven methodologies, and real-world examples to help businesses identify and implement growth strategies that can transform your business and give you a competitive edge. Whether you're an established company seeking renewed momentum or a startup building a strong foundation, SOAR to Business Success will inspire, inform, and empower you to reach new heights.

Tim Bottke delivers a provocative new perspective on digital business transformation—using research to get beyond the hype and uncover its real financial payback. You’ll find unique insights and guidance for managers, executives, board members, and investors as you navigate an immense array of strategic and operational choices, opportunities, and pitfalls. You’ll also learn to demystify digital strategy and technology buzzwords, better define the initial focal point and process of your firm’s digital transformation, and establish new ways of thinking in terms of value impacts.

Ready to accelerate your journey to senior leadership? This comprehensive guide is your strategic roadmap to mastering executive presence and decision-making.

Using real-life practical experiences, serial entrepreneur and thought leader Faisal Hoque teams up with journalist Drake Baer to provide a personal and professional playbook that is part philosophy, part business, and part history. Everything Connects offers the wisdom of 2,500-year-old Eastern philosophies and the interconnected insights of Leonardo da Vinci. Couple that with Fortune 100 corporate cross pollination for creativity and startup thinking for how to adapt with ease, and you'll quickly discover that everything connects.

Big Bang Disruptions are new products and services that enter the market better and cheaper than established products, seemingly overnight. Larry Downes and Paul F. Nunes offer critical insights and strategies companies are using not just to protect themselves but to create and appropriate disruptive innovations for themselves. The authors detail the four stages of big bang innovation and show leaders how to see disruptions headed their way - and take action before it’s too late.

A team of pioneering decision and AI strategists delivers a digestible and hands-on resource for professionals at every part of the decision-making journey. The book discusses the latest technology and approaches that bridge the gap between behavioral science, data science, and technological innovation. Discover how leaders from various industries and environments are using data and AI to make better future decisions, taking both human as well as business factors into account.

En este libro, un auténtico best seller mundial, Richard P. Rumelt muestra cómo acabar con la palabrería fácil y los objetivos a medias de las «malas estrategias». Nos proporciona un método claro y sumamente eficaz para alcanzar el objetivo clave de cualquier liderazgo: concebir y ejecutar una estrategia de éxito en el mundo real.

What To Do When Machines Do Everything is a guidebook to succeeding in the next generation of the digital economy. When systems running on Artificial Intelligence can drive our cars, diagnose medical patients, and manage our finances more effectively than humans it raises profound questions on the future of work and how companies compete. Drawing upon real-world cases, data, and insight, the authors provide clear strategic guidance and actionable steps to help you and your organization move ahead in a world where exponentially developing new technologies are changing how value is created.