Social psychologist and business consultant Bardwick offers a practical plan for retaking control, improving effectiveness, and regaining a sense of well-being. One by one, she considers all the factors that make contemporary life and work so stressful, and offers a step-by-step plan for taking control.
One of the world's leading healthcare economists offers a hard-nosed analysisof the frightening reality of soaring healthcare costs--and shows how it willfeel to be at the mercy of a system that can't afford to cure anyone.
"This book cuts through the conventional wisdom and ideologies that hide the true implications of globalization - and reveals a pragmatic path to a hopeful future."--Jacket.
Consumer Gadgets is an approachable "how-to" book exploring fifty of today's high-tech innovations that can enable you to have fun, simplify your life, and be more productive in everyday tasks whether at home, at the office or even in your car.
The authors show how to "manage" ingenuity--and "manufacture" the next great idea, in other words they tell what managers need to know about how artists and highly creative people work.
"Going the Distance" identifies eight key obstacles to the long-term success of great businesses--and shows exactly how to overcome them. Former Cisco SVP Kevin Kennedy and leading consultant Mary Moore show how to assess corporate health and correct weaknesses in leadership, strategy, product, marketplace alignment, governance, and more--before it's too late. "Going the Distance" provides a total framework for maintaining market leadership into the next generation!
The authors bring their unique insights to a close-range observation of Andersen's culture that has continued for more than 15 years. They first review Andersen's unique history and role; its traditionally careful attention to "enculturing" new employees via mentoring, social networking, rewards and punishments; and its social structure characterized by personal, "familial" relationships. Next, they narrate two decades of change at Andersen, showing how the firm's tightly integrated cultural system gradually began to devolve, rapidly coming apart in the wake of the 1990s new economy revolution. The book concludes with an insightful discussion of the systemic cultural and business factors that placed Andersen and many other organizations at risk, along with a realistic assessment of the proposed reforms.
Mills outlines comprehensive reforms that can clean up the system and keep it clean, by finally eliminating the incentives that still promote massive corruption. He shows small investors how to protect their remaining assets---and, in some cases, even recover their losses.