Creating A Business Plan: Pocket Mentor Series
Author: Harvard Business School Press
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Published: 2007-11
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 1422118851
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Developing a Business Case
Author: Harvard Business Review
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Published: 2010-12-02
Total Pages: 129
ISBN-13: 1422172627
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow do you decide on the best course of action for your company to take advantage of new opportunities? By building a business case. This book provides a framework for building a business case. You'll learn how to: Clearly define the opportunity you'll want to address in your business case Identify and analyze a range of alternatives Recommend one option and assess its risks Create a high-level implementation plan for your proposed alternative Communicate your case to key stakeholders
Developing Employees
Author: Harvard Business School. Press
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 113
ISBN-13: 1422128857
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Pocket Mentor series offers immediate solutions to the challenges managers face on the job every day. Each book in the series is packed with handy tools, self-tests, and real-life examples to help you identify strengths and weaknesses and hone critical skills. Whether you're at your desk, in a meeting, or on the road, these portable guides enable you to tackle the daily demands of your work with greater speed, savvy, and effectiveness. Managing employee growth is critical to your organization's success. But to develop your employees effectively, you must have certain skills, such as the ability to seek out opportunities, set goals, and provide feedback. This volume teaches you to: � Assess developmental needs � Understand and take into account differences between your employees � Use a Performance and Potential grid to determine next steps � Conduct a career development discussion
Managing Teams
Author: Harvard Business Review
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Published: 2010-10-01
Total Pages: 113
ISBN-13: 1422172635
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLeading teams is an essential skill every manager must possess. To do it effectively, you must know how to instill commitment in your team, improve communication among group members, and diagnose common problems that can derail a team. In this book, you'll find valuable advice and proven strategies for managing teams, including how to: · Diagnose common problems that can impede team progress · Take corrective measures to remove team problems and improve performance · Resolve team conflicts · Promote interdependence within teams
Executing Strategy
Author: Harvard Business Review
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Published: 2009-08-01
Total Pages: 129
ISBN-13: 1422172619
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEvery day on the job, you face common challenges. And you need immediate solutions to those challenges. The Pocket Mentor Series can help. Each book in the series is packed with handy tools, self-tests, and real-life examples to help you identify your strengths and weaknesses and hone critical skills. Whether you're at your desk, in a meeting, or on the road, these portable, concise guides enable you to tackle the daily demands of your work with speed, savvy, and effectiveness. The latest volume in the series: Executing Strategy That strategy you've defined for your group is brilliant--promising better market share, higher profits, or some other impressive business result. But your strategy won't deliver the expected outcomes if you and your group don't execute it that is, if you don't put it into action by implementing the right strategic initiatives. This volume helps you master the challenging art of strategy execution. You'll learn how to: -Craft action plans for the strategic initiatives required to meet your goals -Keep your action plans on course despite the inevitable setbacks and surprises -Cultivate employees' sense of ownership and accountability for your plans -Create a group culture in which everyone views strategy as their job
Giving Presentations
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Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 98
ISBN-13: 1422114759
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGiving presentation the basic, decide what to say, plan for visuals .... Tip and tools, test yourselt, to learn more.
Creating Business Plans (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series)
Author: Harvard Business Review
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Published: 2014-05-06
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 1625272278
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCraft winning business plans and get buy in for your ideas. A well-crafted business plan generates enthusiasm for your idea and boosts your odds of success—whether you're proposing a new initiative within your organization or starting an entirely new company. Creating Business Plans quickly walks you through the basics. You'll learn to: Present your idea clearly Develop sound financial plans Project risks—and rewards Anticipate and address your audience's concerns Don't have much time? Get up to speed fast on the most essential business skills with HBR's 20-Minute Manager series. Whether you need a crash course or a brief refresher, each book in the series is a concise, practical primer that will help you brush up on a key management topic. Advice you can quickly read and apply, for ambitious professionals and aspiring executives—from the most trusted source in business.
Preparing a Budget
Author: Harvard Business Review
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Published: 2009-05-04
Total Pages: 97
ISBN-13: 1422136582
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA budget is a financial action plan for an organization. This guide will teach you how to: - Forecast future business results, such as sales volume, revenues, and expenses - Reconcile those forecasts to organizational goals - Obtain organizational support for your proposed budget - Fine-tune your budget over time
Understanding Finance
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Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Published: 2007-08-20
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 1422163792
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplains the essential concepts of finance—budgeting, forecasting, and planning—to managers who are not financial managers. Understanding Finance contains relevant information on how to: understand what the three basic financial statements and ratio analysis tell about a company's financial health; develop and track a budget; and assess an investment opportunity.
Managing Projects
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Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9781422101872
DOWNLOAD EBOOKManaging Projects provides proven strategies for making sure any size task achieve its goal - on time and on budget Covering the gamut of tasks involved in managing any project, this portable guide develops ideas about planning, team building, motivation, mid-course assessment and correction, and after-project review. It helps managers determine whether and how to make the critical tradeoffs between time, cost, and quality that are the essence of project management. Managers at any level can use this portable guide to become more efficient and effective multi-taskers. Key features Instructs readers how to: Scope out a project and identify resources needed Develop schedules and set deadlines Monitor budgets and keep projects on track Communicate progress and problems to stakeholders Overcome some typical project snags
