These outrageous and imaginative questions are designed to jar people into thinking creatively and break barriers to organizational success. Managers and team leaders will use this thought-provoking collection to stir the pot and get meeting members' juices flowing on key topics. Field-tested by two leading consultants, each question is followed by commentaries, exercises, and tips to facilitate great discussion.
The completely revised and expanded edition of a fundraising classic Strategic Fund Development became an instant classic the day the first edition was released. Now in this expanded third edition, it has been revised cover-to-cover with relevant new information and useful new tools and resources. The book addresses the needs for fundraisers of every level of expertise. Experienced development officers find this an invaluable reference tool for educating their colleagues and boards. New fundraisers get firm grounding in best practice and what it really takes to do this work. Executive directors learn how fundraising fits into the organization and what it takes to make fundraising productive. Contains in-depth analysis about what makes organizations effective, including things like leadership, organizational culture, decision-making processes, systems thinking, and well-managed change Offers comprehensive strategic planning insights, with detailed steps, sample research tools, retreat agendas, and complete plans Includes the same tools and resources for fundraising planning This updated classic provides essential insights, with an extra bonus: purchasers get exclusive access to a website of tools and resources.
The follow-up to Marshall Goldsmith's 500,000-copy bestseller The Leader of the Future, Global Leadership: The Next Generation systematically identifies what tomorrow's leaders will need to know, do and believe in order to successfully lead the global enterprise of the future. Drawing on the results of an extraordinary 2-year Accenture study of emerging business leaders, this book shows why the skills of today's global leaders won't be enough--and why tomorrow's leaders won't resemble today's. Goldsmith and his co-authors first identify five new "factors of leadership" and their implications: global thinking, appreciation of diversity, technological savvy, a willingness to partner and an openness to sharing leadership. They explain what it will mean to lead in an era where intellectual capital is the dominant source of value; how to lead people whose backgrounds and values may be radically dissimilar from yours; and why achieving personal self-mastery is now a fundamental prerequisite for leading others. From the evolution of "federated," semi-autonomous organizational structures to the personal leadership challenges now arising from globalism, this book offers unprecedented insights into the new challenges of leadership--and what it will take to meet them.
Why do some financial advisors wind up making millions on TV giving investment advice while others labor in obscurity? How do some attorneys land regular columns in prestigious trade publications? Where do those speakers who give the annual address at industry conventions come from? What is the secret reason that a select few service professionals enjoy high-profile, high-prestige, and high-paying status as "experts" in their fields? More importantly, can the rest of us do it? Susan Friedmann answers a resounding "Yes!" In Riches in Niches: How to Make It BIG in a Small Market, Susan explores the multiple factors that separate the "experts" from the service professionals who may have identical—if not better—skills, but whom no one has ever heard of. You will learn: Why positioning yourself as an Expert in a Niche—a sweet spot known as a nichepreneur—is the most surefire route to success any service professional could want. The GEL Formula: Friedmann's proven technique that shows service professionals how to find the professional niche that makes the best use of their skills while yielding maximum profit. The Seven Secrets nichepreneuers need to know to create, claim, and benefit from their Expert Identity. Creative ways to create secondary, even tertiary, income streams capitalizing on the benefits of "Being the Expert." Friedmann knows what she's talking about. For more than 20 years, she's been the "Tradeshow Coach," one of the exhibiting industry's foremost experts. Combine that expertise with insights from other well-known nichepreneuers, and you've got a book that's jam packed with useful information to transform today's career into tomorrow's success story.
Two former college lecturers whose business experience includes manufacturing, telecommunications, aerospace, and artificial intelligence wrote this useful guide. Their book, which they abbreviate "TnT, " is an explosive mixture of insider information and effective strategies. Each entry takes an average of one page (longer versions include graphics), and delivers quick insight into the meaning and application of the most current terms in project management today. Although directed toward project managers, others working in the fields of finance, marketing, sales, and human resources will find this book a useful starting point. Gathered in one convenient place are over 150 ideas and strategies delivered in a short, to-the-point style, and the common and uncommon terms every project manager has heard, seen, or been asked to use or define. A dynamite must-read featuring the most explosive project management terms and concepts for today's project manager!
