Strategic Management

Imagine an everyday world in which the price of gasoline (and oil) continues to go up, and up, and up. Think about the immediate impact that would have on our lives. Of course, everybody already knows how about gasoline has affected our driving habits. People can't wait to junk their gas-guzzling SUVs for a new Prius. But there are more, not-so-obvious changes on the horizon that Chris Steiner tracks brilliantly in this provocative work.

The future is big right now - for perhaps the first time, our society is more focused on what is going to happen in the future than what is happening right now. In Trees on Mars: Our Obsession with the Future, cultural critic and indie entrepreneur Hal Niedzviecki asks how and when we started believing we could and should "create the future." What is it like to live in a society utterly focused on what is going to happen next?

The world of trading might be scary and unstable. Many of the traders are struggling to take advantage of the market, and the number one reason for that is because the strategies that used to work in the past are no longer working today. If you're a conservative investor - one who'd like to play safe - you'll prefer consistent gain over a big, risky profit with a higher chance of losing it. Learn about the updated investing strategies that exist in the market today.

In Crude Forecasts: Predictions, Pundits, and Profits in the Commodity Casino, Peter Sainsbury, economist, commodity investor and blogger at Materials Risk, shows how you can take back control.

For years, marketers have held on to unwavering beliefs that have dictated how they market to their consumers. But the hard truth is that the changes we see in marketing and business are based on one undeniable factor - the size of the generations we are selling to. As each generation ages, what they buy and how much they buy will change.

Contending with the 24/7 news cycle and an endless barrage of choices and information has stymied leadership and decision-making strategies. The broad-based reaction to this chaotic, unmanageable assault has been to retrench, and to focus on immediate, controllable decisions. In the process, we lose sight of the horizon. More dangerous still, is the shift we've seen from value creation to wealth creation, in a transaction-based society in which the "deal" is more important than the value it drives or the relationships it is based on.

Technology is advancing faster than ever - but for better or for worse? On the one hand, astonishing technological developments from personalized genomics to self-driving cars to drones to artificial intelligence could make our lives healthier, safer, and easier. On the other hand, these very same technologies could raise the specter of a frightening and alienating future - eugenics, a jobless economy, complete loss of privacy, and an ever-worsening spiral of economic inequality.

Since the groundbreaking work of Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton, the concept of the Balanced Scorecard has achieved increasing popularity in the business world. In this book, the authors draw on their extensive experience with scorecard projects to provide a step-by-step method for introducing the Balanced Scorecard into an organization. This book will provide senior and operational managers, consultants, and business academics with a comprehensive view of emerging Balanced Scorecard practice supported by both business advice and a theoretical foundation.

Wir sind inmitten einer historischen Zeitenwende - weltweit! Wirtschaft, Politik, Gesellschaft. Nichts wird so bleiben, wie es war. Wir stehen vor großen Verwerfungen und dem größten Vermögenstransfer in der Geschichte der Menschheit. Krisen sind aber auch Chancen: Jetzt werden Vermögen auf Generationen gemacht oder vernichtet. Der fünffache Spiegel-Bestsellerautor Marc Friedrich zeigt mit seinem Hörbuch, wie jeder für sich und wir als Menschheit die Krise als einmalige Chance nutzen können.

In the long run, economies grow. Over the shorter-term business cycle, economic activity contracts and expands. From Main Street to Wall Street examines both the long-run relation between economic growth and stock returns and the shorter-term business-cycle relation. It examines the complex relationship between the economy and the stock market, and guides listeners through the fascinating interaction between economic activity and financial markets.

Bombastic headlines about science and technology are nothing new. To cut through the constant stream of information and misinformation on social media, or grab the attention of investors, or convince governments to take notice, strident headlines or bold claims seem necessary to give complex, nuanced information some wow factor. But hype has a dark side, too. It can mislead. It can distract. It can blinker us from seeing what is actually going on.

Today's organizations are collaborative. With old command-and-control methods replaced by openness and transparency, networking has become an essential professional skill expected of everyone at every level. Unveiling eight indispensable competencies for the new network-oriented workforce, Strategic Connections provides practical advice for building better, more productive business relationships.

Strategic leadership is essential to business success: Strong leaders are those who successfully navigate a great shift: from tactical doer to strategic leader. Regardless of your industry, line of business, or sector, your organization desperately needs strategic leaders. A strategic leader is tuned in to the needs of the business, understands how his or her actions impact corporate objectives, and uses data to make smart decisions. Whether you're leading a department team or running your own company, a strategic leader clearly propels business performance.

Wie wäre es, wenn in diesen dynamischen Zeiten voller Überraschungen und Unwägbarkeiten, Ziele besser erreicht und Strategien zuverlässiger umgesetzt werden könnten? OKR (Objectives & Key Results) gibt es nun seit 50 Jahren und gerade in den letzten Jahren merken wir, wie diese Vorgehensweise immer mehr zum Standard in modernen und erfolgreichen Unternehmen wird. In diesem Hörbuch nehmen wir Euch mit in die Welt von OKR und zeigen alle Aspekte, die notwendig sind, um mit Objectives & Key Results erfolgreich zu sein.

Las empresas hoy en día se encuentran en alto riesgo: la incertidumbre económica, el desenfoque de sus negocios, la tolerancia a resultados mediocres y la falta de liderazgo las hacen más susceptibles a las crisis. En Viraje estratégico los consultores internacionales Carlos, Guillermo y Francisco comparten un método propio basado en la cultura corporativa latinoamericana y probado en cientos de empresas familiares que superaron sus dificultades y encontraron un nuevo camino de crecimiento y sostenibilidad.

The Power of Strategic Influence is an Amazon number one best seller that will teach you how to build your personal influence in business, and make a positive impact on the world. The key? Focus not on what you get, but what you give. In 10 easy-to-follow steps called "Success Factors of Highly Influential Leaders", the guide shows you how to access, utilize, develop, expand, and, ultimately, constructively use your influence to help make the world a better place.

"Analisi tecnica dei mercati finanziari" include tutto ciò di cui hai bisogno per prendere decisioni di mercato indipendenti e informate che massimizzeranno i tuoi profitti. Il trading di azioni, valute, futures e altri contratti finanziari non è in realtà complicato e chiunque può impararlo in un tempo relativamente breve.

In this practical guide, Cloé Caron, PCC shares her unique O2coaching 5C Leadership and Team Efficiency Model and her Unique Strategic Contribution (USC) concept with you. As an experienced coach and leadership consultant, founder and president of o2Coaching, a public speaker and author, Cloé has helped hundreds of leaders and their teams improve their strategic posture and team efficiency. With 20 years of experience, her book is sure to make you reflect on the required behaviors needed to achieve concrete and sustainable results.

Despite the anticipated senior tsunami in population emerging across the nation, success in the senior living industry is not guaranteed. In this thought-provoking audiobook, management consultant Jill Johnson discusses the nine market forces that will influence on-going success in an industry over-saturated with competition and complexity. Market Forces offers insight on how these key trends influence the industry and the implications they may have on your occupancy, operations, programming, and desirability of your site.

A financial plan is a comprehensive evaluation of an investor's current and future financial state. When we have a financial plan, we can start to initiate procedures and strategies laid out in the plan to accomplish our objectives. Find out how to make a financial strategy that covers everything from protecting your short-term investments to saving for your retirement.