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When professors Renée Mauborgne and W. Chan Kim published Blue Ocean Strategy in 2005, it transformed the subject of business strategy. While strategy fads come and go, Mauborgne and Kim’s groundbreaking research remains highly relevant more than a decade after its initial publication. Mauborgne summarises an important aspect of his original theory in this brief vignette: … Read more
Strategy is useless without an efficient method of execution, no matter how wonderful it looks on PowerPoint. FranklinCovey consultants Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling provide managers a process for achieving “wildly important goals.” They provide a simple yet efficient 4 Disciplines of Execution formula, from goal setting to implementation and accountability. Although the … Read more
In most industries, 20% of companies – those with well-developed corporate strategies – generate 80% of earnings. So the author Brian Tracy outlines the business strategy and why it is so important. He defines its components, explains what strategy entails, and explains how businesses can construct complete strategies to attain their objectives. He also presents … Read more
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People draws on ancient wisdom, modern psychology, and twentieth-century science, wrapping the combination in a distinctively American can-do programme of easy-looking stages that mostly require self-discipline. This classic – now in a new 30th anniversary edition with an introduction by Jim Collins – is a popular, trustworthy self-improvement textbook, … Read more
Ego is the Enemy advises individuals to quit babbling, forget their tales, restrain their passions, learn from everything they do, accept failure, and never stop working. He tells stories about elite sports, politicians, and corporate leaders who learned the hard way about the consequences of ego, as well as stories about quiet workers who made … Read more
You’ve worked hard, made sacrifices, and dedicated yourself to your profession. You are now enjoying your achievement, feeling confident and, yes, a little smug. Don’t become too at ease. Marshall Goldsmith, a leadership specialist, is here to remind you that the qualities that propelled you to success may also be your undoing. Your behavioural idiosyncrasies … Read more
Do you ever wish you were born with an instruction manual? Tiki Kustenmacher, a simplicity expert, and Dr. Lothar J. Seiwert, a professional coach, offer a digestible life guide that reads like a human spirit operating primer. Each chapter, enlivened by Kustenmacher’s adorable pictures, addresses a different aspect of life, such as managing clutter, taming … Read more
You may feel that the modern environment of dynamic change tests your ability to adapt and let alone grow. A world in flux requires a fundamental change, one that accepts constant change as the new normal. April Rinne challenges you to find your superpower: eight counterintuitive, yet well-supported practices that will help you rethink your relationship with … Read more
Greg McKeown, the co-author of Multipliers, gives a detailed, workable method for reducing your life with this book “Essentialism”. Greg McKeown makes an enthusiastic, credible case for downsizing in this New York Times million-copy bestseller. He advocates simplifying your life processes, particularly those related to your job. He endorses avoiding reactive decisions in favour of … Read more
Some people mistakenly believe that self-discipline enhances self-shaming or places unwelcome constraints on their lives. Giovanni Dienstmann, a meditation teacher and coach, hopes to disprove these myths by extolling the virtues of mindful self-discipline. He claims that creating self-discipline improves focus and well-being and gives you the personal power you need to achieve your goals. … Read more