Business Organisation

Harvard Professor Amy Edmondson has spent four decades arguing that productive failure hold the key to lasting success. The world's leading expert on psychological safety, her research has shown that the most successful environments are those in which we can fail effectively - without our mistakes being held against us. Now, Edmondson offers a revolutionary framework to get these failures right. She outlines the three archetypes of failure - simple, complex, and intelligent - before revealing how to minimise the consequences of the bad failures and maximise the potential of the good.

Leadership Results explores the fall of traditional leadership thinking and the struggling multibillion-dollar leadership development industry that is failing to deliver results, and explains the mindset, skills, ways of being, and methods that will get results in the evolving paradigm. The Leadership Results model is practical and predictive, providing a way forward for companies seeking to build sustainable leadership capacity, develop individual leaders, boost employee engagement, and deliver breakthrough results through shared and collective leadership.

In our world of incessant change, we are all threatened by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity-at the individual and organizational levels. Undisruptable will give you a new lens through which to consider change as an opportunity rather than an obstacle. You'll be inspired to consider the big questions of today.

How many people does the ideal team contain? How do groups bond, earn trust and forge shared identities? How can leaders build environments adaptable enough to respond to shocks and still enable people to thrive together? How can you feel close to people if your only point of contact is a phone or a computer? In The Social Brain leading experts from the worlds of evolutionary psychology and business management come together to offer a primer on great team working. They explain what size groups work and how to shape them according to the nature of the task at hand.

In this hilarious, fascinating and insightful expose, industry insider Peter Smith reveals the massive blunders and dodgy dealings taking place around the world as private companies and public-sector bodies buy goods and services. A recent report showed that over 90 per cent of procurement projects fail. So, why are so many billions wasted on ineptitude, mismanagement and, in some cases, fraud? 

Do you operate haphazardly or do you have a business plan? Learn why a business plan is the key to business success. Unfortunately most small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) operate in a haphazard manner. The only situation when they actually work on a business plan is when trying to obtain financing from the bank. After that, the business plan mostly ends up in a drawer somewhere. However, a business plan is in fact a guarantee for your business' success.

Integrating proven mindfulness practices and world-class leadership theory, The Mindful Leader is the essential guide for self-aware leadership. The book provides a practically grounded template for leaders to develop unprecedented levels of self-awareness, wellbeing, and effectiveness. Mindfulness provides practical tools for self-awareness, mental wellbeing, stress reduction, and more. When practiced through a leadership lens, it becomes much more than just another leadership guide.

Using data to guide decision making builds stronger, more adaptable organisations that can thrive in a rapidly changing world. Embedding a pragmatic, data-guided culture in any organisation can be a challenge. This comprehensive guide for leaders sets out a proven framework for developing the mindset and strategies required to generate value from data and to scale quickly. Jargon-free and packed with practical advice, Data Means Business can help you activate your data to generate growth.

We are experiencing the greatest global shift in the world of work for a century. So, how do we make the most of this unique opportunity and radically redesign the way we work - forever? Professor Lynda Gratton is the global thought-leader on the future of work. Based on 30 years of research into the technological, demographic, cultural and societal trends that are shaping work, and building on what we learnt through our experiences of the global pandemic, Lynda Gratton presents her innovative four-step framework for redesigning work.

Making complex decisions can seem hard, and making them stick may feel impossible. Business leaders must consider multiple factors and opinions, negotiate with numerous stakeholders and implement decisions successfully. "Hard Decisions Made Easy" sets out effective and practical ways to tackle the twin challenges of this process: balancing non-financial and financial outcomes, and getting stakeholders on board.

Great leaders and teams don't know everything, and they don't get it right every time. What sets them apart is their commitment to continual learning and vertical growth. Vertical growth is about cultivating the self-awareness to see our self-defeating thoughts, assumptions, and behaviors, and then consciously creating new behaviors that are aligned with our best intentions and aspirations.

"Kultur isst Strategie zum Frühstück" – Peter Drucker. Die Kultur einer Organisation vermittelt ihren Mitgliedern ein Leitbild, gegen das jede Geschäftsstrategie verblasst. Sie macht ihnen Werte deutlich, und vermittelt, was es bedeutet, Teil des Unternehmens zu sein. Gute Führungskräfte wissen, dass Kultur eine indirekte, aber sehr mächtige Form der Führung darstellt. Sie sollten sie deswegen nicht nur verstehen, sondern auch bewusst gestalten. Analysieren Sie eine Unternehmenskultur, um sie zu transformieren.

Nur drei Jahre nach dem Erscheinen von "New Work needs Inner Work" leben wir in einer Welt, die nicht nur komplexer, sondern auch wesentlich unsicherer ist. Inmitten von Stapelkrisen brauchen wir mehr denn je neue Kompetenzen und innere Klarheit. Unsere aktuellen Herausforderungen sind Ausdruck eines tiefgreifenden Paradigmenwechsels. Dadurch verändert sich die Welt der Arbeit, aber auch die Gesellschaft als Ganze. Wie können wir in unseren Organisationen und Unternehmen die Selbstentfaltung der Welt begleiten und fördern?

How can you develop leaders who will sustain the fast growth of your business? Fast-growing, high-tech companies face unique challenges. Often the business has grown quickly because of its brilliant technologies, products and solutions. But, if you don't have enough leaders with the capabilities and experience to take things further, your growth could stall. Grow Your Geeks helps CEOs, senior leaders and HR professionals to: Build a meaningful business case so you get the buy in and commitment of key stakeholders.

This book is for anyone who wants to understand what being more inclusive at work means, especially as it relates to black leaders. Based on candid interviews with thirty successful black leaders, it peels away the multifaceted layers of black British leaders in organizations to offer a new way of thinking about the black British experience.

Alle reden von der Digitalisierung und wie schwer man sich damit tut. Doch über den wahren Grund für das Zaudern redet man nicht: Zahllose Unternehmen bleiben einem Organisationsmodell verhaftet, das aus dem letzten Jahrhundert stammt. Tatsächlich geht es nicht um die Digitalisierung per se, sondern um die bahnbrechend neuen Geschäftsideen, die durch sie machbar werden. Und dazu braucht es eine passende organisationale Struktur. Ein Company Redesign ist unumgänglich, um mit unserer Hochgeschwindigkeitszukunft Schritt halten zu können.

Mal ehrlich, wie oft denken Sie in Ihrem Job "Das ist doch krank, was wir hier machen!"? Wenn wir jedoch den Puls unserer Unternehmen fühlen, stellen wir fest, dass es nicht die Menschen sind, sondern die Organisation als System krank ist. Und zwar oft selbst dann, wenn sie nach außen wirtschaftlich gesund ist. In ihrem neuen Hörbuch legt Bestseller-Autorin Stephanie Borgert den Finger in die Wunde.

Ambidextrie beschreibt die Gleichzeitigkeit einander widersprechender Bestrebungen unternehmerischen Handelns: Sowohl das Bewahren und Optimieren des Bewährten (Exploit) als auch das Erkunden neuer Wege, Produkte oder Geschäftsmodelle (Explore) sind Aufgaben jeder Organisation. Beide Modi sind jedoch widersprüchlich in Methodik, Instrumenten, Zielsetzung und impliziten Überzeugungen. Um langfristig bestehen zu können, müssen beide Bestrebungen bedient, koordiniert und mit passenden Ressourcen ausgestattet werden.

Pour susciter les idées nouvelles qui deviendront des innovations, l'improvisation ne suffit pas : il faut de la préparation, de la méthode, de l'organisation et un état d'esprit favorable. Illustré d'exemples savoureux, cet ouvrage accorde une large place aux méthodes de créativité et insiste sur les conditions d'émergence d'une véritable ouverture d'esprit. Cette édition est enrichie d'un chapitre sur l'animation d'un groupe de créativité propose une aide à la réflexion et une mine d'idées.

Les changements dans les organisations échouent trois lois sur quatre ou deux lois sur trois. Pourquoi c'est si dur de changer ? Il s'agit sans doute de la question la plus souvent posée par les individus comme par les entreprises. Les trois parties de ce livre ont été élaborées par trois auteurs à partir de leurs nombreuses conférences sur le sujet. Trois auteurs, trois regards : Les idées reçues sur le changement ; La liberté face au changement ; Les pesanteurs de l'organisation et comment y faire face.