Improve your ability to adapt to an increasingly unpredictable world In Certain Uncertainty, renowned management theorist Des Dearlove delivers an exciting and illuminating discussion of how to build resilience and agility into our lives and businesses. As rapid and foundational change becomes ever more constant, a state of constant disruption increasingly becomes our new normal. Certain Uncertainty collects advice and fresh thinking from accomplished business leaders to help managers and executives navigate contemporary markets. In the book, you’ll find: Ways to structure your business to better respond to constant fluidity and change Discussions of why the concepts of economic and social certainty were always largely illusory Strategies for embracing forward-looking humility that acknowledges uncertainty about what lies around the next corner Thought-provoking insights from leading business experts including Sheree Atcheson, Ori Brafman, Rom Brafman, Paul R. Carlile, Julie Carrier, Kirstin Ferguson, Nathan Furr, Susannah Harmon Furr, Amy Gallo, Matt Gitsham, Ruth Gotian, Mehran Gul, Diane Hamilton, Maja Korica, Marianne W. Lewis, David Liddle, Terence Mauri, Jennifer Moss, Gorick Ng, David Nour, Simone T.A. Phipps, Leon C. Prieto, Ben Pring, Megan Reitz, Wendy K. Smith, Lisa Kay Solomon, Modupe Taylor-Pearce, Tamsen Webster, Ben Whitter, Andrew Winston, and Kai D. Wright An engaging and insightful exploration of a dynamic and ambiguous world that’s increasingly full of surprises, Certain Uncertainty will earn a place on the bookshelves of business leaders, entrepreneurs, and visionaries seeking ways to adapt to a world in which sameness and certainty are relics of the past.

Bill Gates is a modern business phenomenon: the greatest of the techno-savant tycoons. His grip on the PC software market has made him the richest man on the planet. But Gates'wealth and technical brilliance is only part of his fascination. His remarkable business vision and obsessive desire to win has created a headership style that radically different to anything the business world has seen before.

But you won't find many clues to the Gates' management or leadership techniques in business schools. So where do we turn to find out how this guy ticks? Beneath the hype and counter-hype, what sort of man is Bill Gates really?

Brought completely up to date for this new edition, "Business the Bill Gates Way" not only reveals the secrets of Gates' remarkable success but also draws out the universal lessons and identifies strategies that can be applied to any business or career. From hiring very smart people to loving what you make, and from crushing your competitors to never, ever, "ever" taking your eye off the ball, you have in your hands the secret of phenomenal success.

featuring:
IGOR ANSOFF - CHRIS ARGYRIS - CHESTER BARNARD - WARREN BENNIS - MARVIN BOWER - DALE CARNEGIE - JAMES CHAMPY - ALFRED CHANDLER - W. EDWARDS DEMING - PETER DRUCKER - LEIF EDVINSSON - HENRI FAYOL - MARY PARKER FOLLETT - HENRY FORD - HAROLD GENEEN - SUMANTRA GHOSHAL - DANIEL GOLEMAN - GARY HAMEL - CHARLES HANDY - BRUCE HENDERSON - FREDERICK HERZBERG - GEERT HOFSTEDE - ELLIOTT JAQUES - JOSEPH M. JURAN - ROSABETH MOSS KANTER - PHILIP KOTLER - JOHN KOTTER - TED LEVITT - KURT LEWIN - NICOLO MACHIAVELLI - ABRAHAM MASLOW - KONOSUKE MATSUSHITA - ELTON MAYO - DOUGLAS MCGREGOR - HENRY MINTZBERG - AKITO MORITA - JOHN NAISBITT - KENICHI OHMAE - DAVID PACKARD - RICHARD PASCALE - LAURENCE J. PETER - TOM PETERS - MICHAEL PORTER - EDGAR H. SCHEIN - PETER SENGE - ALFRED P. SLOAN - SUN-TZU - FREDERICK W. TAYLOR - ALVIN TOFFLER - ROBERT TOWNSEND - FONS TROMPENAARS -

Designing and implementing an exceptional employee experience strategy is crucial for business success. From a leading figure in the EX field, this book provides everything needed to succeed. Employee Experience Strategy explains how to assess the needs of the organization and its employees, define and build an effective employee experience (EX) strategy and embed it successfully in the business. There is also guidance on how to get stakeholder buy-in from the rest of the business, and make sure that the EX strategy works for remote, hybrid and in-person working. It also covers how to overcome common challenges and measure the ROI of the strategy. Most importantly, this book shows how to ensure that the EX strategy delivers on the financial and performance goals of the business. This book is underpinned by primary data, research and global case studies from organizations including L'Oréal, Sanofi, and Unilever. There are also practical examples throughout and interviews with leading figures who have successfully implemented a robust employee experience strategy. Written by Ben Whitter who was recognized by Thinkers50 in 2021 specifically for his work in employee experience, this is an essential book for all senior talent professionals needing to build, embed and sustain an effective EX strategy.

Designing and implementing an exceptional employee experience strategy is crucial for business success. From a leading figure in the EX field, this book provides everything needed to succeed. Employee Experience Strategy explains how to assess the needs of the organization and its employees, define and build an effective employee experience (EX) strategy and embed it successfully in the business. There is also guidance on how to get stakeholder buy-in from the rest of the business, and make sure that the EX strategy works for remote, hybrid and in-person working. It also covers how to overcome common challenges and measure the ROI of the strategy. Most importantly, this book shows how to ensure that the EX strategy delivers on the financial and performance goals of the business. This book is underpinned by primary data, research and global case studies from organizations including L'Oréal, Sanofi, and Unilever. There are also practical examples throughout and interviews with leading figures who have successfully implemented a robust employee experience strategy. Written by Ben Whitter who was recognized by Thinkers50 in 2021 specifically for his work in employee experience, this is an essential book for all senior talent professionals needing to build, embed and sustain an effective EX strategy.

"The Ultimate Book of Business Brands" contains a unique summary of the breakthrough brands that have captured the hearts and minds of people throughout the world. "The Ultimate Book of Business Brands" shows how apparently ordinary products and services are transformed into business legends. Brands have become one of the most powerful competitive weapons in the business arsenal, and this book will give you the inside track on just how these winning brands have been created and sustained.

Action Learning - Activity Based Costing - Adhocracy - Agility - Balanced Scorecard - Benchmarking - Boston Matrix - Broadbanding - Channel Management - Core Competencies - Core Values - Crisis Management - Customer Relationship Management - Decision Theory - Discounted Cash Flow - Downsizing - E-commerce - Emotional Intelligence - Employability Empowerment - Four Ps of Marketing - Game Theory - Intellectual Capital Interim Management - Just-in-Time - Kaizen - Kepener-Tregoe - Knowledge Management - Leadership Theory - Lean Production - Learning Organization - Managerial Grid - Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - Matrix Model Outsourcing - Porter's Five Forces - Psychological Contract Re-engineering - Relationship Marketing - Ringi - Scenario Planning - Scientific Management - Seven S Framework - Shamrock Organization - Shareholder Value - Strategic Inflection Points - Strategic Management Succession Planning - Supply Chain Management - Theories X Y (& Z) Thought Leadership - 60 Degree Feedback - TQM - Transnational Corporation - Value Innovation - Virtual Organization

Architects of the Business Revolution is a journey through the remarkable new territory of e-business and the new economy. Dearlove and Coomber identify the entrepreneurs, radicals and thinkers who have made the greatest contribution to this new world. From wunderkinds like Marc Andreessen and Sabheer Bhatia and rocket scientists like Tim Berners-Lee and Vinton Cerf to visionaries like Don Tapscott and Esther Dyson and business engineers like Scott McNealy and Jim Clark, these are the guys and girls you have to know about. Beyond the individuals themselves, Dearlove and Coomber take ideas into action and offer practical guidance drawn from these pioneers.

Mega-mogul Bill Gates is quite simply the richest and most successful businessman of all time. His remarkable vision and obsessive desire to win have created a leadership style radically different to anything the business world has seen before.

The Unauthorized Guide to Doing Business the Bill Gates Way draws out the universal lessons from Bill Gates' phenomenal success and identifies 10 secret leadership strategies that can be applied to any business or career: Be in the right place at the right timeFall in love with technologyTake no prisonersHire very smart peopleLearn to surviveDon't expect any thanksAssume the visionary positionCover all the basesBuild a byte-sized businessNever ever take your eye off the ball

Want to be the best? The secrets of phenomenal success are in your hands.

Check out the other Unauthorized Guides in this series: Richard Branson; Jamie Oliver; Duncan Bannatyne; Alan Sugar; and Philip Green.

Richard Branson, the international powerhouse entrepreneur, is an opportunist with an uncanny knack of sniffing out great deals where others hesitate or fear to tread. Branson is the ultimate brand builder and never before has a single brand been so successfully deployed across such a diverse range of goods and services. So how does he do it?

The Unauthorized Guide to Doing Business the Richard Branson Way draws out the universal lessons from Richard Branson's remarkable success and identifies 10 strategies that can be applied to any business or career:

1. Pick on someone bigger than you
2. Do the hippy, hippy shake
3. Haggle: everything's negotiable
4. Make work fun
5. Do right by your brand
6. Smile for the cameras
7. Don't lead sheep, herd cats
8. Move faster than a speeding bullet
9. Size does matter
10. Never lose the common touch

Want to be the best? The secrets of phenomenal success are in your hands.

Check out the other Unauthorized Guides in this series: Jamie Oliver; Duncan Bannatyne; Alan Sugar; Bill Gates; and Philip Green.

Business strategy is perhaps the most important element of any organization and yet it is frequently misunderstood. Delving into this confusing subject Thinkers50 founders Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove explore the realities of strategy and the ideas behind it with some of the world's greatest strategic minds, including C-suite veterans who have lived through the ups and downs of corporate life, and leading-edge business school thinkers. From Sun Tzu to Michael Porter via McKinsey and the Boston Consulting Group, What we mean when we talk about strategy offers authoritative and original insights into how best to devise and implement strategy. Join Crainer and Dearlove as they take an entertaining journey with Richard D'Aveni, who coined the word 'hypercompetition', and has switched his attention to strategies that deal with the technology revolution; with Alex Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur who champion their new and unique take on capturing strategy; with Rita McGrath who has bidden farewell to the concept of competitive advantage; and with Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne who created the concept of Blue Ocean Strategy. What we mean when we talk about strategy is a smorgasbord of ideas providing accessible, pithy inspiration for anyone who wants to plan, move forward and create a successful organization.

The World's Leading Business Minds on Today's Most Critical Challenges

Featuring Jim Collins, Daniel Goleman, Marshall Goldsmith, Stew Friedman, and others

""Thinkers50 is . . . the Oscars for ideas."" -- Professor Costas Markides, London Business School

Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove, creators of Thinkers50, have personally interviewed top leaders from businesses around the globe--from CEOs of multinationals to successful sports coaches to people on the front lines of education.

In "Thinkers50 Leadership," the authors cull the best practices and most intriguing insights of today's top leadership experts to give you an edge on the competition. Chapters include: Crucibles of Leadership Level 5 Leadership The Real Thing Charisma and the Dark Side Followership Where Leaders Meet the World Leaders at Work

Each book in the Thinkers50 series provides authoritative explanations of the concepts, ideas, and practices that are making a difference today, including specific examples and cases drawn from the original sources.

The concept of leadership was once reserved for politics and the military. But as the authors write, "Leadership is now multifaceted rather than simply summed up in the dread words 'command and control.' Leadership is about feelings. Leadership is about emotions. Leadership is about those who follow. Leadership is about the people touched by the actions of leaders."

An in-depth exploration of a fascinating subject, "Thinkers50 Leadership" reveals the most innovative theories and concepts on the subject from the world's top leadership experts.