Now that five different generations are on the job simultaneously--from Traditionals to Generation Y to Millennials--it's more important than ever for companies to understand how their people can not only coexist and cooperate, but thrive together as a team. Written by a father-daughter team of two generational experts, Generations, Inc. offers the perspectives of people of different eras to elicit practical insights on wrestling with generational issues in the workplace. The book provides Baby...
Page Proof-Looseleaf-Managing F/Future
by Deborah Ancona, Thomas A Kochan, Professor, John Van Maanen, Maureen Scully, and D. Eleanor Westney
Creative Conspiracy: The New Rules of Breakthrough Collaboration
by Leigh Thompson
On the Shoulders of Giants
Stress in Turbulent Times
by Ashley Weinberg, Dr Cary L Cooper, and Professor Cary Cooper
Ergonomics Mw Vol 2: Skill&Dis
First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Paradox and Power in Caring Leadership (New Horizons in Leadership Studies)
Why does it matter that our leaders care about us? What might we reasonably expect from a caring leader, and what price are we prepared to pay for it? Is caring leadership something 'soft', or can it be linked to strategy and delivery? International scholars from the fields of ancient and modern philosophy, psychology, organization studies and leadership development offer a strikingly original debate on what it means for leaders to care. At a time when the challenges of leadership are rarely o...
This open access book looks at how a democracy can devolve into a post-factual state. The media is being flooded by populist narratives, fake news, conspiracy theories and make-believe. Misinformation is turning into a challenge for all of us, whether politicians, journalists, or citizens. In the age of information, attention is a prime asset and may be converted into money, power, and influence - sometimes at the cost of facts. The point is to obtain exposure on the air and in print media, and...
How effective are public managers as they seek to influence how public organizations deliver policy results? How, and how much, is management related to the performance of public programs? What aspects of management can be distinguished? Can their separable contributions to performance be estimated? The fate of public policies in today's world lies in the hands of public organizations, which in turn are often intertwined with others in latticed patterns of governance. Collectively, these organiz...
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Creative Teams Collection (7 Books) (HBR's 10 Must Reads)
by Harvard Business Review, Clayton M. Christensen, Indra Nooyi, Marcus Buckingham, and Adam Grant
Ignite the creative spark within your team. For your company to stand out in today's competitive environment, you need to be original. You need to have fresh ideas, exciting products and offerings, and a willingness to experiment. And that starts at the team level. HBR's 10 Must Reads for Creative Teams Collection provides expert advice on how to foster curiosity, encourage better collaboration, and use design thinking to change the way you brainstorm, test, and execute new ideas. Included in t...
How to Conduct a Successful Board Meeting (Helpful Guides for Ministers, #4)
by Jeff Culver
How to use scientific principles to manage people at work more effectively. When people are poorly managed, work is hell, employees burnout, and productivity takes a nose-dive. But when people are managed skillfully, working is stimulating, employees gain a sense of control and pride, peak performance is a daily event and productivity soars.
Every facet of the new economy, from buzz marketing and new retailing technologies to internet shopping, has dramatically altered not only how we buy but what we buy and why. In an era of 'cheap is chic', wealthy shoppers haggle to win even the smallest discounts ; gray consumers buy more rap and techno music than anyone else and are the fastest growing group of internet users ; and the Web and the power of micro-marketing have revolutionized forever the means of wooing new customers. New Consum...