Business Organization

Most leaders understand that engaged employees are passionate about their jobs and deliver better results, and most of us know what it’s like to either be engaged or disengaged in a workplace where we spend most of our waking hours. Yet, most don’t understand how engagement really works. Maylett introduces you to the five MAGIC keys of employee engagement - Meaning, Autonomy, Growth, Impact, and Connection - and discusses how leaders can help employees achieve higher levels of engagement, while engaging ourselves in the journey as well.

Any cursory online search will reveal thousands of books and articles that try to help you become a better manager or a better leader. In this audiobook, we propose a third set of skills that are often neglected but are just as essential for effective leadership: the ability to clarify individual and organizational values and to find a way forward when these values conflict. This audiobook will help you develop those skills and apply them in your organization to become a better leader.

Properly valuing brain gender diversity in the workplace is one of the biggest and largely untapped sources of competitive advantage for modern businesses. Recent advances in neuroscience provide the key to unlocking it. Leading applied neuroscientists and international corporate coaches Kate Lanz and Paul Brown tell you why and how to access all the brains in your business.

“I had better get used to this,” he said. “Used to what?” she asked. “A life of stress.” This was a conversation Philip had with his mother three years after he started his first company. He was sixteen and had already submitted to the belief that the rest of his life as an entrepreneur would be filled with constant worry and tension. He could see no other way. There is something fundamentally wrong with our culture’s way of working. We may be productive, but at what cost and for what purpose? How do we lead a successful and happy organization without damaging our own lives and others?

For many years, there has been quite a bit of talk about employee engagement as a means to lift corporate profits and reduce absenteeism and turnover. However, this talk has not produced better companies. Additionally, with profit as the primary goal of organizations, most employees view any benign treatment they receive as a secondary convenience that will dissipate once corporate fortunes decline. This book turns that equation around by examining the practices of 21 companies that put the interests and needs of employees first.

Millennials and future leaders no longer have to make the mistakes of yesterday in order to learn valuable lessons tomorrow; they can have the answers they need today! Laser brilliantly combines her expertise in risk reduction, human behavior and strategy with existing "better" practices and experiences from others, in this entertaining, easy-to-follow, solution-packed beginner's guide to leadership essentials.

This clear and concise book will help you better understand the universal language of business, and will demystify the financial terminology and concepts that are used to measure an organization’s performance. Do you want to go to the highest high of your organization? Would you like to enhance your business acumen, so any employer in any industry in any part of the world can see your value? If so, this book is a must-listen and, more importantly, a must-do.

In looking for help and understanding on how to build an organization and to select and manage your people, a good place to start would be to look for an organization that did that exceptionally well. Cintas is a great American success story, and Bob Kohlhepp was an important part of that success for 50 years. He began his career as controller but quickly moved up to ultimately become CEO and then chairman. He was a key part of building Cintas from $1.6 million in sales in 1967 to more than $7 billion today.

Organization: Contemporary Principles and Practice addresses organizational issues in terms of how managers experience them and how MBA students can most effectively learn about them. John Child draws attention to the exciting possibilities currently arising in organizations as the conditions for their survival change. His analysis covers new internal organizational forms, various kinds of network organization, and the evolution of organization to meet new demands.

Field Guide for A Winning Sales Organization by Paul R. DeCoster is a compelling exploration of the intricate, and often misunderstood, world of Sales Operations. In this book, Paul uses his wealth of cross-industry experience to simplify concepts using practical templates and frameworks. He underscores that amidst the overwhelming array of metrics, data points, and business tools, the heart of a successful Sales team lies in building lasting relationships.

Du bist Führungskraft oder Teil eines Teams und suchst nach Möglichkeiten, die Zusammenarbeit noch effektiver zu gestalten? Dann ist "Teamorganisation" genau das Richtige für Dich! In diesem Buch dreht sich alles um die Kunst der Teamarbeit – vom Timeboxing bis zum WIP Limit findest Du jede Menge Anregungen.

Today’s consumer views loyalty to a business as a fad, and they also expect everything and then some. The companies that are thriving (and will continue to thrive) deliver amazing customer experiences. Customer service isn’t just about being a department or a policy; it is about creating a culture where customers can’t wait to do business with you, and are excited to refer their friends to you as well. This book’s characters, Negative Ned and Positive Paul, illustrate the ABSURDITY of terrible customer service and the simple steps necessary to improve nearly every customer experience.

Everyone seems to understand that healthy organizations nurture flourishing individuals and societies—what Jesus desires for all. How can Christian business and ministry leaders create a positive organizational culture and identity? Justin Irving has spent twenty years studying, teaching, and reflecting on organizational leadership. Drawing wisdom from the Bible, contemporary leadership theory, and the insights of over two hundred executive leaders, Irving provides a theological framework that makes human flourishing the driving motivation for leading organizations well.

Harry Kraemer showed how self-reflection, balance, true self-confidence, and genuine humility are the traits of today's most effective leaders. In Becoming the Best, his highly anticipated follow-up, Kraemer reveals how, in practical terms, anyone can apply these principles to become a values-based leader and to help create values-based organizations. Drawing on his own experiences as the former CEO and chairman of Baxter International, as well as those of other notable leaders and organizations, Kraemer lays out a pathway for understanding the principles and putting them into practice.

Meet The Elephant Hunter and get swept up in a ride-along adventure on organizational safari, hunting, tagging, and tracking a wide variety of elephants in the room. Slog through the organizational waste these creatures excrete and experience how the Elephant Hunters Paraphernalia offers the tools and techniques to free the elephants in the room and liberate their Handlers and Colluders in the room.

In today’s corporate environment it's essential that the people that you employ get along as a team. Professionalism in the workplace is one of the key factors for any business’s success. Throughout this book, the author gives you in-depth guidance, advice, and suggestions on how to turn your employees into a well-oiled team. One that is able to withstand the toughest of problems. Your employees are the backbone of your business. It’s critical that you invest in learning how to change organizational behavior to foster a positive environment.

In this comprehensive guide on Human Resources Management, we delve into fundamental strategies for attracting, developing, and retaining talents within organizations. Discover how HRM can drive performance and productivity by aligning individual employee goals with those of the company. Learn about effective recruitment and selection, leadership development practices, innovative training programs, and how to foster an inclusive and sustainable culture.

This book offers a new model for creating inclusive organizations and illuminates the vital role that diversity plays in developing solutions to the critical social, environmental, and leadership challenges we face. While many companies are focusing on DEI efforts, what we need is to take inclusion to the next level. Our massive social, economic, and environmental challenges can only be solved only when organizations and institutions embrace complete inclusion.

Descubre información valiosa sobre la importancia de la gestión de personas en el contexto empresarial con "Gestión de Personas: Desarrollando talentos y potenciando Organizaciones". Este libro completo y práctico ofrece un enfoque directo y accesible, abordando los fundamentos y temas clave de la gestión de personas. Explora temas como reclutamiento y selección, desarrollo y entrenamiento, gestión del desempeño, motivación y compromiso, liderazgo y gestión de equipos.

Saving Organizations That Matter: Ascending from the Confluence of Chaos is a practical guide to the turnaround and transformation of not-for-profit, mission driven organizations written from the perspective of someone who has been through many such experiences, whether as employee, consultant, manager, executive, CEO or member of the board. It features a number of strategies that can be deployed, often immediately, to help change the trajectory of organizations that are facing challenges and declining performance.