Strategic Planning

Our world is constantly buffeted by new and dramatic changes we can't fully grasp. No one is fully prepared for the challenges, crises, and risks that lie ahead. The Extreme Future is a blueprint for what's next and how to navigate these changes.

The future is not what it used to be. In this volatile era, with the world changing rapidly, people are more curious than ever to know what lies ahead. Will relentless consumerism end up destroying our planet? Or can science and technology allow us to innovate our way out of trouble? Perhaps a greater social consciousness and community-based living will take over or, conversely, the competition for limited resources may result in everyone fighting for themselves.

What enables great corporate leaders to detect signals that their industry, or perhaps the entire world, is about to change? How are they able to place their companies in a position to capitalize on that change? And how can you become one of those extraordinary people? It boils down to one word - vision. Leaders who lacked it have often guided their companies to obsolescence and failure. The rare leaders who cultivated a strong vision have disrupted industries, created new ones, and remade the world.

According to futurists Rolf Jensen and Mika Aaltonen, we are currently "between dreams". We've managed to achieve many of our material goals, only to face ever-growing global competition in an ever-slowing economy. Here's the good news: With the rise of social media and online resources, consumers are growing more powerful. Individuals are exploring more options. And smart businesses are discovering more ways to appeal to this powerful new community. Welcome to The Renaissance Society.

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 over 15 years, New York Times best-selling author Harry S. Dent, Jr. has been uncannily accurate in predicting the financial future. In his three previous works, Dent predicted the financial recession of the early 90s, the economic expansion of the mid-90s, and the financial free-for-all of 1998-2000.

Grant McCracken, an anthropologist who now trains some of the world's biggest companies and consulting firms, argues that the CCO would keep a finger on the pulse of contemporary cultural trends, from sneakers to slow food to preppies, while developing a systematic understanding of the deep waves of culture in America and the world. The CCOs professionalism would allow the corporation to see coming changes, even when they only exist as the weakest of signals.

Customization is coming in every industry, for every product. Embrace it or get left behind. Smart brands such as Chipotle, Zazzle, Nike, and Pandora are ditching the outdated 20th century model of a one-size-fits-all approach to providing products and services. From a Netflix movie night to a marriage courtesy of eHarmony, customization is changing every corner of American life and business.

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.

We are living in a world in which cows send texts to farmers when they're in heat, where the most valuable real estate in New York City houses computers, not people, and some of humanity's greatest works are created by crowds, not individuals. We are in the midst of a networking revolution - set to transform the way we access the world's information and the way we connect with one another. Studying biological systems is perhaps the best way to understand such networks, and nature has a lesson for us if we care to listen: Bigger is rarely better in the long run.

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?

From the bestselling author of The Roaring 2000s and The Great Depression Ahead comes a work that looks forward, showing listeners how to weather the storm in this new economy that is going to get much worse in the years ahead.

In his most recent New York Times best-selling work, The Great Depression Ahead, Harry S. Dent predicted the debt crisis that would ensue in the wake of the government’s failed stimulus plan. Dent’s investment advice sees no place to hide....

Elevate your problem-solving skills with the Mastering Systems Thinking Bundle, featuring two transformative audiobooks: Learn To Think in Systems and Systems Thinking Made Simple. Together, the Mastering Systems Thinking Bundle provides a comprehensive exploration of systems thinking, enabling you to develop a holistic perspective that enhances your analytical capabilities.

This book provides the road map business owners need to build massive value and start moving toward a successful transition.

This book will teach you the steps of the PB&J Business Strategy, and help your company organize around a cause and set up a plan in under a week. The benefits for your business include positive energy, free publicity, new opportunities, collaborations, implementations, innovations, and efficient execution of every component of the plan.

"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.

How do we stay safe? Should we? What if our attempts are exposing us even more to the very risks we are avoiding? Would acceptance of danger make us more secure? Is there such a thing as foolproof? In Foolproof, Greg Ip presents a macro theory of human nature and disaster that explains how we can keep ourselves safe in our increasingly dangerous world.

Unexpected or uncontrollable events occur in every business. By maintaining a constant state of readiness and using quantifiable metrics to measure progress, owners can significantly grow their business value over time. Every business, not to mention business owner, is different and represents a different set of challenges for an advisor. The Advisor’s Guide provides clear breakdowns of different types of owners, their perspectives and hang-ups, their personality types, what to expect as an advisor, and how to guide any owner toward achieving their strategic vision.

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.