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Digital Body Language How to Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the Distance

Maximise the quality and efficiency of your organisation with Lean Six Sigma Are you looking to make your organisation more effective and productive? If you answered "yes," you need to change the way it thinks.

This flip book combination of Kay Xander Mellish's classic "Working with Americans: Tips for Danes" and "Working with Danes: Tips for Americans" is a fun way for both Danes and Americans to learn about each other's working culture - and take a peek at what's being said about their own way of working.Danish working culture, with its flat hierarchy, isn't always a good fit with ambitious, charismatic American bosses. Meanwhile, the American way of selling can be too emotional and aggressive for the Danes, who prefer a more fact-based, authentic approach. Americans sometimes struggle with the Danish way of doing business, which often puts the needs of employees above the needs of customers. The limited Danish work week and five weeks a year of annual paid vacation sometimes makes Americans feel that their Danish counterparts are never in the office when they need them.This guide to doing business in Denmark and doing business in the US also contains information on business etiquette, such as dining out and giving business gifts. It offers additional insights on social life in the two countries, including tips on small talk and how to make friends.The light, easy-reading tone of this book makes it an ideal guide to US business culture vs Danish business culture.

Align learning and development activity with the organizational strategy, delivered in the flow of work, to improve both employee and organizational performance.

Leading global strategist Parag Khanna explains how Asia is reshaping the entire planet and setting a new template for our collective future

"Business Book of the Year 2016 shortlisted"--Cover.

What the world can learn from Israel's meteoric economic success.

A Business Week, New York Times Business, and USA Today Bestseller "Ambitious and readable... an engaging introduction to the oddsmakers, whom Bernstein regards as true humanists helping to release mankind from the choke holds of superstition and fatalism. " -The New York Times "An extraordinarily entertaining and informative book.

Become a Digital MasterNo Matter What Business Youre In If you think the phrase going digital is only relevant for industries like tech, media, and entertainmentthink again. In fact, mobile, analytics, social media, sensors, and cloud computing have already fundamentally changed the entire business landscape as we know itincluding your industry. The problem is that most accounts of digital in business focus on Silicon Valley stars and tech start-ups. But what about the other 90-plus percent of the economy? In Leading Digital, authors George Westerman, Didier Bonnet, and Andrew McAfee highlight how large companies in traditional industriesfrom finance to manufacturing to pharmaceuticalsare using digital to gain strategic advantage. They illuminate the principles and practices that lead to successful digital transformation. Based on a study of more than four hundred global firms, including Asian Paints, Burberry, Caesars Entertainment, Codelco, Lloyds Banking Group, Nike, and Pernod Ricard, the book shows what it takes to become a Digital Master. It explains successful transformation in a clear, two-part framework: where to invest in digital capabilities, and how to lead the transformation. Within these parts, youll learn: How to engage better with your customers How to digitally enhance operations How to create a digital vision How to govern your digital activitiesThe book also includes an extensive step-by-step transformation playbook for leaders to follow.Leading Digital is the must-have guide to help your organization survive and thrive in the new, digitally powered, global economy.

Richard Hackman, one of the world's leading experts on group and organizational behavior, argues that teams perform at their best when leaders create conditions that allow them to manage themselves effectively. Leading Teams is not about subscribing to a specific formula or leadership style, says Hackman. Rather, it is about applying a concise set of guiding principles to each unique group situationand doing so in the leader's own idiosyncratic way. Based on extensive research and using compelling examples ranging from orchestras to airline cockpit crews, Leading Teams identifies five essential conditionsa stable team, a clear and engaging direction, an enabling team structure, a supportive organizational context, and the availability of competent coachingthat greatly enhance the likelihood of team success. The book offers a practical framework that leaders can use to muster personal skills and organizational resources to create and sustain the five key conditions and shows how those conditions can launch a team onto a trajectory of increasing effectiveness. Authoritative and astutely realistic, Leading Teams offers a new and provocative way of thinking about and leading work teams in any organizational setting.

Tap Dancing to Work compiles six decades of writing on legendary investor Warren Buffett, from Carol Loomis, the reporter who knows him best.Warren Buffett built Berkshire Hathaway into something remarkable - and Fortune journalist Carol Loomis had a front-row seat.When Carol Loomis first mentioned a little known Omaha hedge fund manager in a 1966 Fortune article, she didn't dream that Warren Buffett would one day be considered the world's greatest investor - nor that she and Buffett would quickly become close personal friends.As Buffett's fortune and reputation grew, Loomis used her unique insight into Buffett's thinking to chronicle his work for Fortune, writing and proposing scores of stories that tracked his many accomplishments - and his occasional mistakes.Now Loomis has collected and updated the best Buffett articles Fortune published between 1966 and 2012, including thirteen cover stories and a dozen pieces authored by Buffett himself. Readers will gain fresh insights into Buffett's investment strategies and his thinking on management, philanthropy, public policy, and even parenting.Scores of Buffett books have been written, but none can claim this combination of trust between two friends, the writer's deep understanding of Buffett's world, and a long-term perspective.Carol Loomis, 82, is at Editor-At-Large at Fortune magazine, where she has worked since 1954. She has written extensively on Warren Buffett since 1966 and is well known as the business journalist on closest terms with him. For the past 35 years she has edited Buffett's famous and eagerly-awaited annual letter to the shareholders of Berkshire-Hathaway. Loomis' many honours include the Gerald Loeb Lifetime Achievment Award for business journalism and the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers.

'Simple can be harder than complex. You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it's worth it in the end, because once you get there, you can move mountains'Steve Jobs, BusinessWeek, May 25, 1998To Steve Jobs, Simplicity wasn't just a design principle. It was a religion and a weapon. The obsession with Simplicity is what separates Apple from other technology companies. It's what helped Apple recover from near death in 1997 to become the most valuable company on Earth in 2011, and guides the way Apple is organized, how it designs products, and how it connects with customers. It's by crushing the forces of Complexity that the company remains on its stellar trajectory.As creative director, Ken Segall played a key role in Apple's resurrection, helping to create such critical campaigns as 'Think Different' and naming the iMac. Insanely Simple is his insider's view of Jobs' world. It reveals the ten elements of Simplicity that have driven Apple's success - which you can use to propel your own organisation. Reading Insanely Simple, you'll be a fly on the wall inside a conference room with Steve Jobs, and on the receiving end of his midnight phone calls. You'll understand how his obsession with Simplicity helped Apple perform better and faster.

Look around your office. Turn on the TV. Incompetent leadership is everywhere, and there's no denying that most of these leaders are men. In this timely and provocative book, Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic asks two powerful questions: Why is it so easy for incompetent men to become leaders? And why is it so hard for competent people - especially competent women - to advance? Marshaling decades of rigorous research, Chamorro-Premuzic points out that although men make up a majority of leaders, they underperform when compared with female leaders. In fact, most organizations equate leadership potential with a handful of destructive personality traits, like overconfidence and narcissism. In other words, these traits may help someone get selected for a leadership role, but they backfire once the person has the job. When competent women - and men who don't fit the stereotype - are unfairly overlooked, we all suffer the consequences. The result is a deeply flawed system that rewards arrogance rather than humility, and loudness rather than wisdom. There is a better way. With clarity and verve, Chamorro-Premuzic shows us what it really takes to lead and how new systems and processes can help us put the right people in charge.

"This book shows how using business as a force for good, not just pursuing short-term profits, can be better for consumers, employees, local communities, the environment, and your company's long-term bottom line."--Tony Hsieh, New York Times bestselling author of Delivering Happiness and CEO, Zappos.com, Inc.B Corps are a global movement of more than 2,700 companies in 60 countries--like Patagonia, Ben & Jerry's, Kickstarter, Danone North America, and Eileen Fisher--that are using the power of business as a force for good. B Corps have been certified to have met rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. This book is the authoritative guide to the what, why, and how of B Corp certification.Coauthors Ryan Honeyman and Dr. Tiffany Jana spoke with the leaders of over 200 B Corps from around the world to get their insights on becoming a Certified B Corp, improving their social and environmental performance, and building a more inclusive economy. The second edition has been completely revised and updated to include a much stronger focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). These changes are important because DEI can no longer be a side conversation--it must be a core value for any company that aspires to make money and make a difference.While this book is framed around the B Corp movement, any company, regardless of size, industry, or location, can use the tools contained here to learn how to build a better business. As the authors vividly demonstrate, using business as a force for good can help you attract and retain the best talent, distinguish your company in a crowded market, and increase trust in your brand.

Vi er i et nyt århundrede, der har sin helt egen stemme. En stemme, der opfordrer os til at strække vores bevidsthed for at kunne navigere klogere, mere agilt og meningsfyldt i den kompleksitet og de udfordringer, som vores arbejdspladser står overfor. Erhvervslivet er begyndt at erkende, at vi bliver nødt til at understøtte udviklingen af ledere og medarbejdere i stedet for at presse dem til at yde mere for mindre. Der er brug for ledere, som kan håndtere mere komplekse problemstillinger og en større global forbundethed, end menneskeheden tidligere har oplevet. Vi kan ikke længere nøjes med et smalt fokus og en snæver bevidsthed. Vi efterspørger mere sofistikeret ledelse og lederskab, men den type ledere dukker ikke bare op af sig selv. Vi er nødt til at udvikle dem. Men hvordan gør vi det? Det giver Jennifer Garvey Berger et bud på i denne bog, hvor hun kortlægger udviklingsrytmen i den menneskelige bevidsthed, meningsskabelse og evne til at rumme og håndtere kompleksitet. Hun anviser en vej til, hvordan vi kan understøtte denne rytme gennem en mere psykologisk rummelig arbejdsplads, hvor vi kan skabe fremragende resultater samtidig med, at mennesker stortrives. Når vi ikke har de rigtige kort at navigere efter, har vi en større chance for at fare vild i en verden fyldt med en uendelig mængde information, valgmuligheder og krav. Mange af os kan mærke presset både indefra og udefra. Det gælder på ledelsesgangene og hele vejen rundt i virksomhederne, hvilket antallet af stressramte danskere vidner om. Jennifers udgangspunkt er personlig udviklingsteori og Robert Kegans adult development-teori, der i disse år stormer ind på ledelsesgangene i hele verden. Denne teori er ikke en større-er-bedre-teori. Det er en større-er-større-teori, og forskellen mellem disse perspektiver er vigtig. Bogen anviser vejen til at skabe mere sofistikeret ledelse og lederskab, der åbner for større og mere inkluderende perspektiver, og den er en af de mest praktiske og tilgængelige bøger om emnet. De mange case-eksempler illustrerer denne bevidste udviklingsorienterede tilgang til os selv, andre omkring os og hele organisationsstrukturen. Det er en bevidst tilgang, hvor strækningen af vores iboende potentiale og understøttelsen af vores udviklingskant er nænsomt og ambitiøst vævet ind i hver dialog, hvert møde og hvert projekt gennem tre bevidsthedsvaner: 1) stil anderledes spørgsmål, 2) tag flere perspektiver og 3) se systemet. Bogen kan læses af alle men er specielt relevant for ledere, der ønsker at være foregangspersoner for at skabe de psykologisk rummelige arbejdspladser, hvor både resultater og mennesker stortrives. Men også coaches, HR-professionelle og andre med interesse for at understøtte både trivsel og resultater på jobbet, vil få glæde af bogen. Oversat fra engelsk af Hanne Lindblad, som også har skrevet forord til den danske udgave. ”Bogen favner mange af tidsåndens udfordringer fra et forfriskende perspektiv, der er fyldt med håb, og som skaber en nærmest øjeblikkelig udvidelse i antallet af de pixels, som vi ser verden igennem.” – Hanne Lindblad, fra bogens forord ”Folk har spurgt i årevis: ’Hvor finder jeg en grundig, praktisk og skarp gennemgang af forholdet mellem adult development-teori, udviklingsteori og coaching?’ Nu er der et svar.”– Robert Kegan, ph.d., professor på Harvard University Graduate School of Education

Connecting with other people, finding a sense of belonging and the need for support are natural human desires. Employees who don't feel supported at work don't stay around for long - or if they do, they quickly become unmotivated and unhappy. At a time when organisational structures are flattening and workforces are increasingly fluid, supporting and connecting people is more important than ever. This is where organisational communities of practice come in. Communities of practice have many valuable benefits. They include accelerating professional development; breaking down organisational silos; enabling knowledge sharing and management; building better practice; helping to hire and retain staff; and making people happier. In this book, Emily Webber shares her learning from personal experiences of building successful communities of practice within organisations. And along the way, she gives practical guidance on creating your own.

Define and practice change management more successfully with this official guide to the Change Management Body of Knowledge, complete with practical tools, underpinning theory and best practice.

Successful teams never happen by chance. Learn how you can build the best team for your organization possible.

Shows corporate leaders how they can use tribes - the groups that naturally form within any company - to maximize productivity and profit within their own firms. Based on a rigorous eight-year study that covered more than two dozen companies and 24,000 people, this title includes interviews with leading business figures.

A successful leader starts with something linked to their own Purpose for Existing. What they pursue is not just an opportunity, it is a personal necessity...

Absorbing, compelling, and utterly memorable, The Five Temptations of a CEO was like no other business book that came before. Highly sought-after management consultant Patrick Lencioni deftly told the tale of a young CEO who, facing his first annual board review, knows he is failing, but doesn't know why.

When James Womack, Daniel Jones, and Daniel Roos wrote THE MACHINE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD in 1990, Japanese automakers, and Toyota in particular, were making a strong showing by applying the principles of lean production. However, the full power of lean principles was unproven, and they had not been applied outside of the auto industry. Today, the power of lean production has been conclusively proved by Toyota''s unparalleled success, and the concepts have been widely applied in many industries. Based on MIT''s pioneering global study of industrial competition, THE MACHINE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD offers a groundbreaking analysis of the entire lean business system, including product development, supplier management, sales, service, and production - an analysis even more relevant today as GM and Ford struggle to survive and a wide range of British abd American companies embrace lean production. A new Foreword by the authors brings the story up to date and details how their predictions were right. As a result, this reissue of a classic is as insightful and instructive today as when it was first published.

* Subtitle: 'Why the Many are Smarter than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economics, Society and Nations'.