Great teams don't just happen. How often have you sat in team meetings complaining to yourself, "Why does it take forever for this group to make a simple decision? What are we even trying to achieve?" As a team leader, you have the power to improve things.
It's up to you to get people to work well together and produce results. Written by team expert Mary Shapiro, the HBR Guide to Leading Teams will help you avoid the pitfalls you've experienced in the past by focusing on the often-neglected people side of teams. With practical exercises, guidelines for structured team conversations, and step-by-step advice, this guide will help you: Pick the right team members Set clear, smart goals Foster camaraderie and cooperation Hold people accountable Address and correct bad behavior Keep your team focused and motivated
The Unstoppable Startup: Mastering Israel's Secret Rules Of Chutzpah
THE BOLD SECRET TO SUCCESSFUL STARTUPS
Veteran venture capitalist Uri Adoni shares the secrets to Israel & rsquo;s incredible track record of success in this new guide that will help make any startup unstoppable.
More than half of all startups fail & mdash;often during the crucial early stages of development when they need to prove their viability on a limited budget. But when it comes to startup success, one country stands out: Israel. Even though it is a relatively small country with a population of just over 9 million inhabitants, Israel has one of the highest concentrations of startups in the world, has the highest venture capital per capita, is one of the top countries in terms of number of companies listed on NASDAQ, and is well recognized as a global leader in research and development.
In The Unstoppable Startup, Uri Adoni goes behind the scenes to explain the principles and practices that can make any startup, anywhere in the world, become an unstoppable one.
Packed with insider accounts from leaders who have realized bold visions, The Unstoppable Startup distills Israeli chutzpah into six operational rules that will help you to:
Build an unstoppable team;
Foresee the future and innovate to meet its demands;
Manage your funding and partnerships through all phases of growth;
Dominate the market category you are after or create a new one;
Build and manage an early stage investment vehicle; and
Build and grow a healthy high-tech ecosystem.
Far from mere conjecture, Adoni implemented these practices throughout his more than 12 years as a venture capitalist for one of Israel's most successful venture funds, and he continues to utilize these same proven startup strategies today in metropolitan areas in the US.
The classic guide to working from home and why we should embrace a virtual office, from the bestselling authors of Rework & ldquo;A paradigm-smashing, compulsively readable case for a radically remote workplace. & rdquo; & mdash;Susan Cain, New York Times bestselling author of Quiet Does working from home & mdash;or anywhere else but the office & mdash;make sense? In Remote, Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, the founders of Basecamp, bring new insight to the hotly debated argument. While providing a complete overview of remote work & rsquo;s challenges, Jason and David persuasively argue that, often, the advantages of working & ldquo;off-site & rdquo; far outweigh the drawbacks. In the past decade, the & ldquo;under one roof & rdquo; model of conducting work has been steadily declining, owing to technology that is rapidly creating virtual workspaces. Today the new paradigm is & ldquo;move work to the workers, rather than workers to the workplace. & rdquo; Companies see advantages in the way remote work increases their talent pool, reduces turnover, lessens their real estate footprint, and improves their ability to conduct business across multiple time zones. But what about the workers? Jason and David point out that remote work means working at the best job (not just one that is nearby) and achieving a harmonious work-life balance while increasing productivity. And those are just some of the perks to be gained from leaving the office behind. Remote reveals a multitude of other benefits, along with in-the-trenches tips for easing your way out of the office door where you control how your workday will unfold. Whether you & rsquo;re a manager fretting over how to manage workers who & ldquo;want out & rdquo; or a worker who wants to achieve a lifestyle upgrade while still being a top performer professionally, this book is your indispensable guide.
Restoring The Soul Of Business: Staying Human In The Age Of Data
The hidden key to successful transformation in any organization lies between human intuition and data-driven insights.
Named by Time as a top five marketing innovator, Rishad Tobaccowala draws on research and interviews, as well as over three decades of experience as a business and thought leader, to describe how digilog companies & mdash;ones where digital tools and analog people are integrated expertly & mdash;develop a hybrid consciousness and learn to be proactive when they see warning signs that human traits are being subordinated to technology and data only decisions.
Restoring the Soul of Business provides practical tools and techniques that every organization can and should implement, and challenges readers to move forward with the kind of balance that catalyzes transformation and produces one great success after another.
Understand how to unleash the significant benefit that can by realized by combining emotion and data, human and machine, analog and digital.
Spot the warning signs of data-blinded companies: cold cultures with little human interaction, poor innovation stemming from stifled employees not encouraged to contribute ideas or insights, and poor customer service due to automated, robotic processes that cause frustration and hurt the brand.
Explore how organizations of various sizes and from different industries, from Walmart and IBM to Starbucks and Domino & rsquo;s to Netflix and Google, have successfully reoriented their thinking on how to fuse technology and humanity.
Gain skills to become an expert in connections critical to growth and success, including the connection between being creative and using technology, between succeeding today and thriving tomorrow, and between leveraging networks and creating new ideas and approaches.
Everyone working in an organization will find penetrating observations and guidance about how and why establishing the proper balance between human intuition and creativity and data-driven insights can lead to increased revenue, profitability, retention & mdash;and even joy & mdash;in their careers and business.
The man who revolutionized the world by giving it the plastic spoon, fork, knife and Styrofoam take-out food container will once again change how you live your life. I can say that because that & rsquo;s what happened to me after reading Jon Huntsman & rsquo;s Winners Never Cheat.
In today & rsquo;s world where it increasingly appears that we can & rsquo;t trust our political or business leaders, this book is an unwavering reminder that traditional values never go out of style and are as essential today as they were forty years ago when Jon Huntsman launched a small chemical business that he grew into the world & rsquo;s largest privately held chemical corporation. Jon Huntsman doesn & rsquo;t like to be called a billionaire. He & rsquo;s uncomfortable with that title. I & rsquo;m convinced he also doesn & rsquo;t like being one either because he & rsquo;s committed to giving away his hard-earned fortune & mdash;not after he dies, but during his lifetime. I believe in this book & rsquo;s message and its messenger. I have never in my life purchased any book by the case, except for this one. I give a copy to my friends who mistakenly believe that business can no longer be done with a look in the eye and a handshake. Many of the problems and much of the pain we & rsquo;re currently experiencing on Wall Street and Washington could have been avoided if those we trusted with our money and our power lived what & rsquo;s taught in these pages.
If you & rsquo;re looking for success, read this book. If you & rsquo;re wondering if you can be successful while staying true to your core principles, read this book. If you & rsquo;re wondering, like so many are, if capitalism has a bright future, read this book. I have and it & rsquo;s changed my life.
House Of Lies : How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch And Then Tell You The Time
The author recounts his decision to earn an MBA from a prestigious Ivy League school to become a management consultant, recalling how his first two years in corporate America were marked by misguided advice, politics, and power struggles.
How Three Harvard Business School Graduates Learned the 10 Rules of Successful Entrepreneurship.
"An invaluable guide to those who might follow in the footsteps of these remarkable young entrepreneurs."?William Sahlman, Professor, Harvard Business School.
In 1998, three Harvard Business School graduates?two men and one woman?turned down six-figure salaries at big corporations, bet on themselves, and launched their own new companies. By their ten-year reunion, their audacity had paid huge dividends. They'd made many millions of dollars, created hundreds of jobs?and left their mark on the world.
Based on dozens of interviews with highly successful entrepreneurs, Harvard Business School professors and alumni, "The Intelligent Entrepreneur" tells the compelling and instructive story of how these three young founders developed ideas, assembled teams, built ventures, and achieved their dreams. Their insights distilled into ten key rules will help anyone become a successful entrepreneur.
Bill Murphy uses a unique combination of vivid storytelling and lucid instruction to show would-be entrepreneurs how to improve their odds of creating dynamic, lasting businesses.
No Rules Rules: Netflix And The Culture Of Reinvention
The New York Times bestsellerShortlisted for the 2020 Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the YearNetflix cofounder Reed Hastings reveals for the first time the unorthodox culture behind one of the world's most innovative, imaginative, and successful companiesThere has never before been a company like Netflix. It has led nothing short of a revolution in the entertainment industries, generating billions of dollars in annual revenue while capturing the imaginations of hundreds of millions of people in over 190 countries. But to reach these great heights, Netflix, which launched in 1998 as an online DVD rental service, has had to reinvent itself over and over again. This type of unprecedented flexibility would have been impossible without the counterintuitive and radical management principles that cofounder Reed Hastings established from the very beginning. Hastings rejected the conventional wisdom under which other companies operate and defied tradition to instead build a culture focused on freedom and responsibility, one that has allowed Netflix to adapt and innovate as the needs of its members and the world have simultaneously transformed.Hastings set new standards, valuing people over process, emphasizing innovation over efficiency, and giving employees context, not controls. At Netflix, there are no vacation or expense policies. At Netflix, adequate performance gets a generous severance, and hard work is irrel & shy;evant. At Netflix, you don & rsquo;t try to please your boss, you give candid feedback instead. At Netflix, employees don & rsquo;t need approval, and the company pays top of market. When Hastings and his team first devised these unorthodox principles, the implications were unknown and untested. But in just a short period, their methods led to unparalleled speed and boldness, as Netflix quickly became one of the most loved brands in the world.Here for the first time, Hastings and Erin Meyer, bestselling author of The Culture Map and one of the world & rsquo;s most influential business thinkers, dive deep into the controversial ideologies at the heart of the Netflix psyche, which have generated results that are the envy of the business world. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with current and past Netflix employees from around the globe and never-before-told stories of trial and error from Hastings & rsquo;s own career, No Rules Rules is the fascinating and untold account of the philosophy behind one of the world & rsquo;s most innovative, imaginative, and successful companies.
The Laws Of Luck: The Success System That Never Fails
Make Your Own Luck!
Some say success is based on luck. But high achievers don't leave their success to chance. They guarantee their future by applying the proven laws of success. When you apply these laws, you will unlock the most potent forces in the universe. You control vour luck.
What's the key? If you want to succeed, do what successful people do. It's that simple.
In this book, Brian Tracy shows how to put the laws of luck to work for you. You'll race forward faster than you ever imagined getting more done, earning more rewards, having more opportuni-ties, and ultimately reaching the goal that everyone wants: happiness.
This is the success method that never fails!
Let Brian teach you the skills you need to achieve success satisfaction in all areas of your life. Learn how to:
Use the eternal principles of cause and effect to get what you want.Bring your life into focus by setting clear written goals.Maximize the knowledge you need for prosperity.Use the power of habit to set your life on its best course.Increase your personal magnetism using the unstoppable power of empathy.Make friends with the people who can help you move toward your goals.Achieve financial independence and wealth.Sharpen the miraculous power of your mind.Acquire virtues such as courage and persistence, which are essential to any great life.Success and happiness are not accidents. By mastering the method that Brian Tracy presents in this book, you can learn how to reach your most cherished goals quickly and with certainty. You'll be successful-and people will call you lucky.
Publication date & rlm; : & lrm; August 15, 2023Language & rlm; : & lrm; EnglishPrint length & rlm; : & lrm; 239 pagesISBN-13 & rlm; : & lrm; 979-8212925761Dimensions & rlm; : & lrm; 6 x 6 x 1 inches
The Future Of Work - The Insights You Need From Harvard Business Review
The future is here. How is your organization responding?
Amid the turbulence of a global pandemic, worldwide social justice movements, and accelerated digital transformation, one thing is clear & mdash;work will no longer be the same. Employees now expect a flexible, inclusive workplace and a deeper connection to their employer. Organizations must commit to doing good for their people and communities. What should you and your company be doing to adapt?
The Future of Work: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review will provide you with today's most essential thinking about creating a work-from-anywhere organization, harnessing AI as part of your team, creating an inclusive culture, and building a purpose-driven organization.
Business is changing. Will you adapt or be left behind?
Get up to speed and deepen your understanding of the topics that are shaping your company's future with the Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review series. Featuring HBR's smartest thinking on fast-moving issues & mdash;blockchain, cybersecurity, AI, and more & mdash;each book provides the foundational introduction and practical case studies your organization needs to compete today and collects the best research, interviews, and analysis to get it ready for tomorrow.
You can't afford to ignore how these issues will transform the landscape of business and society. The Insights You Need series will help you grasp these critical ideas & mdash;and prepare you and your company for the future.
The Future Of Work - The Insights You Need From Harvard Business Review
The future is here. How is your organization responding?
Amid the turbulence of a global pandemic, worldwide social justice movements, and accelerated digital transformation, one thing is clear & mdash;work will no longer be the same. Employees now expect a flexible, inclusive workplace and a deeper connection to their employer. Organizations must commit to doing good for their people and communities. What should you and your company be doing to adapt?
The Future of Work: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review will provide you with today's most essential thinking about creating a work-from-anywhere organization, harnessing AI as part of your team, creating an inclusive culture, and building a purpose-driven organization.
Business is changing. Will you adapt or be left behind?
Get up to speed and deepen your understanding of the topics that are shaping your company's future with the Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review series. Featuring HBR's smartest thinking on fast-moving issues & mdash;blockchain, cybersecurity, AI, and more & mdash;each book provides the foundational introduction and practical case studies your organization needs to compete today and collects the best research, interviews, and analysis to get it ready for tomorrow.
You can't afford to ignore how these issues will transform the landscape of business and society. The Insights You Need series will help you grasp these critical ideas & mdash;and prepare you and your company for the future.
How To Use Innovation & Creativity In The Workplace1
A creative director with more than 25 years' experience introduces new ways to get the creative juices flowing. This book's simple and practical techniques are easy to introduce into any workday. Find out how to encourage the exchange of ideas with colleagues and make meaningful and positive changes. Use technology and digital platforms, break established work patterns, and engineer working environments to harness creative potential and increase innovation.
