Global Business

A powerful book that shows the step-by-step evolution of a new kind of global technology powerhouse, The Lenovo Way is an indispensable guide for leaders and managers who deal with strategy, innovation, branding, and HR at any kind of company. It also tells the remarkable story of how two women from very different backgrounds rose to become leaders in Lenovo's journey to the top.

They say if you don’t know history, you cannot create it. It's important to appreciate the retail business and global internet trade to get a deeper perspective on how it all began. As the world gets more digital, it’s more important than ever to understand the fundamental shifts in thinking, global commerce, and human mental models to truly appreciate our evolution as humans to learn from the past and create an incredibly great future.

COVID-19 has caused fundamental shifts in attitudes around remote and office work. And in The New Normal in IT: How the Global Pandemic Changed Information Technology Forever, internationally renowned IT executive Gregory S. Smith explains how and why companies today are shedding corporate office locations and reducing office footprints.

Tumult in Mecca masterfully weaves Henrik’s personal quest for fulfilment with the global turbulence of 1979, capturing the tension between career and adventure, ambition and family, security and risk.

James Burstall runs one of the most successful TV production companies in the UK. But during his tenure at Argonon he has had to deal with a variety of existential crises. Through them all, he's managed to guide his team out the other side successfully. Whether it's been the credit crunch or terror attacks. Recessions. Natural disasters. Pandemics. The TV industry has felt the strain of these recurring events like all of us. And each time, James has put strategies in place in order to be prepared for the next time something like this happens. Now you can be prepared as well.

Discover the best-kept secrets that enable ordinary people to run highly successful virtual teams like a pro. Learn from an industry expert as he discloses The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Virtual Teams to the professional looking to build or reinforce their own successful virtual team. By definition, a virtual team is a group of individuals who work across time, space, and organizational boundaries with links strengthened by webs of communication technology.

In our increasingly interconnected world, effective communication is the formula for success in any industry. Whether you’re speaking in public, writing an email, or navigating an important negotiation, how you present yourself through language is all-important in today's global business world. In How to Communicate Effectively with Anyone, Anywhere, two New York University professors reveal a new approach to global communication across key performance areas, including effective emailing, public speaking, and negotiation.

Ken Pasternak’s distinguished career as a banker, management consultant, executive educator, author, and keynote speaker has provided a wealth of experience with people and organizations internationally. In this book, he shares some of the most memorable stories from his wide-ranging travels and his many encounters with celebrities, and draws out truths that still apply today in both life and business. From leadership to life skills, culture to kindness, these are stories that will make you laugh and make you think, and might just change your perspective on life.

Change Management and Process Improvement are considered two separate disciplines. Change Management initiatives often originate in the human resources department, whereas Process Improvement plans may come from the quality engineering or the project management departments. These departments' agendas, knowledge, mindset, and resource competency differ. However, Change Management approaches and Process Improvement models have much in common.

When Peter Drucker wrote Concept of the Corporation in 1946, he revealed what made the large American corporation tick. Similarly, The Art of Japanese Management by Richard Pascale in 1981 explained the unique practices developed by the Japanese to bring that country's economy out of the ashes. The emerging Chinese juggernauts - the Alibabas, Lenovos, and Haiers - need similar revelation since they are a different breed in their own right.

This brilliantly original book dismantles the underlying assumptions that drive the decisions made by companies and governments throughout the world, to show that our shared narrative of the global economy is deeply flawed. If left unexamined, they will lead corporations and countries astray, with dire consequences for us all.

In a clear and far-reaching reckoning, The Fractured Age lays bare the threats and opportunities that will shape the world economy over the coming decade. It charts the emergence of geopolitical blocs in a world undergoing profound change - blocs whose relative size and economic diversity will be pivotal in reordering everything from goods trade and investment flows to technology transfers and access to critical minerals.

With the help of practical examples, 60 innovative ideas, and two well researched case studies, Naomi Mc Laughlan has taken great effort to cover this huge field of environmental and society friendly business strategy approach. Furthermore, you will learn about the value chain and your customer's journey, and how you can adapt your business to reduce any form of waste in the chapter on lean management.

Digital platforms are changing the rules of competition in the global economy. Until recently, it took Fortune 500 companies an average of 20 years to reach billion-dollar market valuations. Successful platforms now reach that milestone in an average of four years. In The Platform Paradox, Wharton professor Mauro F. Guillén highlights a key incongruity in this new world. Most platforms considered to be successful have triumphed in only some, rather than all, parts of the world. There are very few truly global digital platforms.

Target your future. Choose your path. Set your terms. Choice Destinations is your definitive guide to transitioning from a high-achieving corporate life to the liberating world of entrepreneurship. Designed specifically for Leading Managers and Top Performing Executives, this book addresses the common hurdles and confusion faced when contemplating entrepreneurial freedom. If the pull towards starting your own venture feels overwhelming, this blueprint provides the clarity and empowerment needed to navigate your journey successfully.

Americans are generous with their pocketbooks, but trying to make a difference and actually making a difference are two different things. Where Am I Giving? by New York Times best-selling author Kelsey Timmerman takes you on a journey to meet people who will inspire you to live a purpose-filled, generous life and make the greatest impact you can through your career, time, consumer dollars, and donations.

Through interviews with successful product designers and inventors from around the world, and case studies of products from their local inception to their global success, The Future of Design will answer these important questions and provide a robust framework for activating innovative thinking that goes beyond Western approaches to creativity and innovation.

¿Te interesa convertirte en un arma de seducción letal con los hombres? Y al mismo tiempo ser una mujer magnética e irresistible para ligar a cualquier hombre y hacer que se enamore locamente por ti. Entonces este libro te ayudará a ser una mujer alfa en la seducción.

Justin Breen considers himself a results guy; he’s great at making things happen, but not so great at generating awesome ideas. But that hasn’t stopped him from creating an epic business and life! What Breen lacks in idea generation, he makes up for in his ability to recognize when an amazing idea is presented to him. The concepts that rule his life and success evolved from conversations with innovators. Learn the 30 transformational ideas Breen has gathered from some of the world’s top business leaders. Each chapter concludes with simplified takeaways.

Beim Fußball geht es um das Talent der Spieler und die Leistung der Mannschaft. Oder nicht? Wie die Autoren Hintermeier und Rettberg in ihrem Hörbuch zeigen, geht es vielmehr um Investments, Strategien, Marktanteile und Expansionsgelüste, es handelt sich dabei um ein knallhartes Milliardengeschäft. Es wird deutlich, dass das Fußball-Business genauso vorausschauend gemanagt werden muss wie ein Unternehmen, um erfolgreich zu sein und den gewünschten Profit herauszuschlagen.