Corporate Leadership

Der Bestechungsskandal bei Siemens und die VW-Affäre zeigen, dass Wirtschaft und Management nicht reibungslos funktionieren...

Den of Thieves tells, in masterfully reported detail, the full story of the insider-trading scandal that nearly destroyed Wall Street, the men who pulled it off, and the chase that finally brought them to justice. Pulitzer Prize winner James B. Stewart shows for the first time how four of the biggest names on Wall Street - Michael Milken, Ivan Boesky, Martin Siegel, and Dennis Levine - created the greatest insider-trading ring in financial history and almost walked away with billions.

In this book, we will cover what true leadership is all about. A true leader knows what he or she must do to turn around a sinking ship, from resilience to handling pressure, to building his or her A-team, cutting costs without cutting meaning, disrupting the business models, opening new markets, preserving cash, grooming the next wave of high potential leaders, and keeping the shareholders happy (and profitable!).

The news media is replete with stories of corporate scandal, corruption, and misdeeds. The need for effective crisis management and corporate governance strategies has never been greater. Broken Business explains why corporate scandals happen, what to do when scandals arise in your company, and how to prevent their future occurrence.

Learn the 25 keys to securing the funds to start a business and keep it growing, including planning how much capital you'll need and how you'll use it and achieving the appropriate mix between equity and debt in the capital structure of your firm. Business Financing is part of the New York Times Pocket MBA Series, a 12-volume reference tool for all businesspersons.

Learn the 25 keys to understanding how financial reporting and cash flow are essential tools to determining success or failure by evaluating strategic cost management, inventory control, pricing and product mix analysis, and cash management. Tracking & Controlling Costs is part of the New York Times Pocket MBA Series, a 12-volume reference tool for all businesspersons.

The gems in this piece are as relevant today as they were 200, 1000 or 2000 years ago. Sit back and absorb as award winning narrator Mike Vendetti shares Ben's wisdom.

Today's heads of big companies are as recognizable to us as the most popular entertainers or sports stars, but the heart and soul of every organization are those leaders below the CEO. Today's celebrity CEO has become either a figurehead or an egomaniac, and often too public a personality to get the real work done. That work is done instead by teams of leaders - exceptional deputies who forge great partnerships to maximize both organizational and personal success.

Written in a charming, engaging style, this contemporary corporate fable tells the story of a peacock who struggles to be himself while surrounded by penguins. Can these seemingly opposite birds work together? This story echoes one that is unfolding each and every day in organizations all across the country - how to build a corporate culture of creativity and capture the talent, energy, and commitment of all employees.

Harvard Business Review writes about this article from their collection, "No management thinker was as prolific or as profound as Peter Drucker. Here is some of the savviest advice he offered executives." This from Harvard Business School Press! Who is better qualified to make this judgment than them? The brief introduction describes how Drucker evolved into what he became. This article than summarizes his previous summaries of his greatest work.

From the mind of the ultimate corporate gunslinger comes this no-nonsense, real-world Curriculum, designed to augment - if not replace - the more traditional path to achieving mastery of the business universe. Conquer this sharp, practical and often amusing course of study and save $250,000 of wasted business school tuition. The Curriculum is dedicated to the study of business, how it works, and how it can be used against those who don’t know how it works.

At a time 79 percent of employees quit their jobs because they don't feel appreciated at their workplace, Building Corporate Soul sets out to transform the performance and value of organizations - and to make soulless companies a thing of the past.

Imagine a company where everyone loves to work, where employees feel not just "satisfied" but truly cared for, respected, and energized. Think of the impact this would have on recruitment, retention, customer satisfaction, innovation, and overall performance. Aron Ain, the award-winning CEO of Kronos, a global provider of workforce management and human capital management cloud solutions, believes that anything is possible when people are inspired.

Without a strong grasp of performance metrics, a company can have no clear, quantitative indication of its performance improvement. Six Sigma Business Scorecard offers a unique approach to measuring performance. Listeners will learn how to track their improvements in operations and financials - and make critical adjustments if such improvements are not up to expectations - using Six Sigma. This much-needed second edition of Six Sigma Business Scorecard delivers an innovative Execution Map allowing you to implement, reap, and quantify the many advantages of Six Sigma.

Twenty-one years after its incorporation and 16 years after its stock peak, Yahoo sold for 96% less than its value on January 3, 2000, when it had closed at an all-time high of $118.75 per share, resulting in a market capitalization of $120 billion. Wall Street valued Yahoo!, at that time in business less than six years, higher than it did Disney, News Corporation, and Comcast combined. Yahoo!'s story is one of missed strategies, failed opportunities, and poor execution.

Who or what is killing change? That's what you'll find out in this witty whodunit. The story features a Columbo-style detective, Agent Mike McNally, who's investigating the murder of yet another change. One by one, Agent McNally interviews 13 prime suspects, including a myopic leader named Victoria Vision; a chronically tardy manager named Ernest Urgency; an executive named Clair Communication, whose laryngitis makes communication all but impossible; and several other dubious characters.

Authentic Marketing offers a forward-thinking approach to achieving an entirely new level of engagement with today's purpose-driven and skeptical audiences. The heart of this process involves finding the soul of your organization. When moral purpose becomes central to your organization, it can deliver benefits to both the bottom line and mankind: a profit meets purpose proposition.

This captivating investigation into Dark Psychology and Psychopathic Manipulation by Dr. James Jordon takes you into the secret labyrinths of corporate control. His groundbreaking treatise exposes the dark side of business, outlining 50 effective strategies used by psychopaths to accumulate wealth and hold onto power.

Resulta clave para las empresas conocer cómo la generación ‘millennial’ entiende y percibe las acciones de responsabilidad corporativa. Sin duda, las acciones cercanas y vinculadas al negocio principal ayudan a atraer el talento y a satisfacer las demandas de este público como consumidor de productos y servicios.

The Business Case for Kindness introduces a new business model - grounded in kindness, respect, and trust (KRT). This new model has the ability to transform a business, a leader, and a team. It also has the ability to make our world a better place. In this book, you will be presented with data, history, and case studies to help you implement the KRT model. You will learn the must have leadership skills in order to thrive in today’s workplace and in the workplace of the future.