Management & Strategy

A new approach to structuring a business to support strategy and maximise efficiency.

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

Dr. Poornima Luthra challenges us to diversify diversity and address biases, and guides us on how to be an active ally of inclusion in the workplace.

Mastering ArchiMate Edition 3.1 is the fourth edition of a much praised book about the ArchiMate® Enterprise Architecture Modeling Language, which is a standard and a Registered Trade Mark of The Open Group. The book gives an introduction to the language, then goes on to show you key aspects of successful modeling, and many different patterns for its use. From Business to Infrastructure, from Risk & Security to Application Exploitation and Maintenance.While the aim of the book is to teach the language, it often also offers necessary background, so that the patterns can make sense to the reader not familiar with a subject. Thus, it also contains introductions to subjects such as virtualization, bitcoin/blockchain, infrastructure as code, processes versus functions, SOA/API, ESB, Terminal Services, etc. It also contains a short introduction to BPMN¿ in order to describe a linking of both major languages.Forewords by Marc Lankhorst and Jean-Baptiste Sarrodie.Gerben Wierda (1961) is author of Chess and the Art of Enterprise Architecture, and is Lead Architect at APG, one of the largest Fiduciary Managers in the world. Before, he was Lead Architect of the Judiciary of The Netherlands, and Lead Architect of APG Asset Management. He has overseen the construction of one of the largest single ArchiMate models in the world to date. He holds an M.Sc. in Physics from the University of Groningen and an MBA from RSM Erasmus, Rotterdam.

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.

A timely, must-have guide to understanding and overcoming bias in the workplace, from the experts at FranklinCovey.

If you've ever doubted yourself or felt truly underestimated, this book will inspire a new kind of belief and confidence in you and your dreams!

A motivational and inspirational guide to success, from one of the most successful and recognisable boxing promoters in the world.

A unique, inspiring insight into the leadership principles, beliefs and strategies applied by seven individuals operating in high-performance environments, based on interviews and experiences from the pinnacle of elite sport by performance psychologist Tom Young

The history of Japan's unprecedented takeover of the global imaginary, as told through the eight packaged fantasies that charmed and changed the world most thoroughly from Hello Kitty and the Karaoke machine to the novels of Haruki Murakami.

Between Power and Irrelevance explores why the gap between transnational NGOs' rhetoric and reality exists and what TNGOs can do to close it. The book argues that TNGOs need to change the fundamental conditions under which they operate by bringing their own "forms and norms" into better alignment with their ambitions and strategies.

Every single day a growing number of organisations are turning their employees, customers, and members into an online community. The results of these efforts are incredible. Build Your Community is about the evergreen principles of building a successful and thriving community. This book will take you step-by-step through the process to launch and manage a community for almost any kind of group. Covering the technology, what makes a community tick, and how to attract and keep your audience highly engaged. Whether youre building a community for your business or for your passion, this book is going to help you create the ideal community for your needs.

ACCELERATE YOUR LEADERSHIP SUCCESS IN YOUR FIRST 100 DAYS - AND BEYOND The first 100 days is a key indicator of success in your new role. With structured planning, commercial insights and leadership coaching, Niamh O'Keeffe provides all the crucial insights to empower any time-pressured leader to achieve the very best start. Through its focussed approach, practical advice and exercises, frequent check-ins and real-life examples, Your First 100 Days is your all in one guide to getting ahead. Structured in bite-sized chunks and arranged along a 100-day timeline, you can create, deliver and sustain an effective plan during this crucial early phrase to hit the ground running. Unlocks the secret of getting ahead, by getting you off to a great start.Gene Reznik, Group Chief Strategy Officer, Accenture Niamhs framework and approach provides a valuable and practical resource to create the positive momentum for your first 100 days.Mark Spelman, Head of Thought Leadership, World Economic Forum

This important new textbook offers a lively and topical discussion of how digital technologies impact various aspects of organizations, such as structure, knowledge, collaboration, communication, identity, legitimacy and power.

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

An accessible introduction to cryptocurrency technology and the extraordinary, wide-ranging impact it will have on our future

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