25 Best Practices for Learning & Talent Development captures a collection of best practices that have been implemented within leading enterprises and business schools around the world. These best practices are to-the-point, based on theory amplified by implementation examples, offering a universe of ideas for all involved in the field of learning and talent development. The best practice chapters include: Developing 21st Century Leaders, The Impact of Learning in Performance Management, Learning By Design, Multi-Cultural Perspectives in Learning, Leveraging the Business Impact of Learning and Talent Development, and the Future of Learning.

Praise for You! The Positive Force in Change "This is indeed a path-breaking book! Nick and Eileen have integrated many break-through concepts and research and brought it together in a holistic and powerful manner to propose a roadmap for human excellence." -Raghu Krishnamoorthy, Vice President, Executive Development, and Chief Learning Officer, General Electric. "A thinking person's self-help book, YOU! takes you on a continuously stimulating and practical tour of the best current work in the science of human- potential." -Robert Kegan, Harvard Professor and co-author, Immunity to Change "By drawing on rigorous research, the authors present a delicious menu of techniques that can help YOU! fulfill your potential for both success and happiness." -Tal Ben-Shahar, Chief Knowledge Officer for Potentialife and bestselling author

A hands-on introduction to the fields of business and management, this comprehensive text unveils the theories behind management and organization via a practice-led, international approach. In this fourth edition, the book expands with six new chapters on digital business transformation, internationalization, corporate social responsibility, the future of work, human resource management, and culture. In addition, the book contains new, topical practical examples, and features a fully modernized layout. This comprehensive, practice-led text will be valuable for students of business, management and organisation globally. A companion website offers students multiple choice questions, practical cases, and assignments, whilst instructors can assess exams, cases, and college sheets.

Organization and Management is an introduction to theories and contemporary practice in cross-border business management.

The book reviews the practice of management where a home-market approach no longer achieves and sustains success in an increasingly competitive global environment. Readers will learn about the experiences of companies in many industries operating in countries such as Argentina, China, Britain, France, Germany, India, the Netherlands, Poland, and the United States.

This book is designed for students taking introductory courses in organization, and international management. Through carefully developed case studies, exercises, and integrated text material, this book bridges theory and practice. The full colour layout of the book supports self-study, as well as group study and team work.

A hands-on introduction to the fields of business and management, this comprehensive text unveils the theories behind management and organization via a practice-led, international approach. In this fourth edition, the book expands with six new chapters on digital business transformation, internationalization, corporate social responsibility, the future of work, human resource management, and culture. In addition, the book contains new, topical practical examples, and features a fully modernized layout. This comprehensive, practice-led text will be valuable for students of business, management and organisation globally. A companion website offers students multiple choice questions, practical cases, and assignments, whilst instructors can assess exams, cases, and college sheets.

Praise for You! The Positive Force in Change "This is indeed a path-breaking book! Nick and Eileen have integrated many break-through concepts and research and brought it together in a holistic and powerful manner to propose a roadmap for human excellence." -Raghu Krishnamoorthy, Vice President, Executive Development, and Chief Learning Officer, General Electric. "A thinking person's self-help book, YOU! takes you on a continuously stimulating and practical tour of the best current work in the science of human- potential." -Robert Kegan, Harvard Professor and co-author, Immunity to Change "By drawing on rigorous research, the authors present a delicious menu of techniques that can help YOU! fulfill your potential for both success and happiness." -Tal Ben-Shahar, Chief Knowledge Officer for Potentialife and bestselling author

Introduction (392 pages) The social learning revolution is underway, driven from our desktops, PDAs, tablets, social networks, wiki's, blogs, videos, IMs, tweets, and avatars. Although the tools are critical, more important is how we use them to increase understanding and build capability. Social and collaborative learning have the potential to transform the workplace into a learning-place. This field book presents new concepts-37 business cases and lessons learned by leading organizations that use technology-based and blended learning to achieve business goals. All royalties of this book will be donated to the e-Learning for Kids Foundation (www.e-learningforkids.org) which provide children around the world with free access to e-lessons.

"The E-Learning Fieldbook "teaches the expensive lessons learned by leading companies as they have implemented E-learning.

Based on 25 case studies of best practices in e-Learning implementation from: Home Depot, Deloitte, JP Morgan, McDonald's, Unilever, Wachovia, BMW, INSEAD, and more, this indispensable guide helps readers: Use E-learning to support their organization's business goals Avoid costly delays and pitfalls in E-learning initiatives Distinguish the reality from the hype in E-learning implementation Learn techniques and approaches that work--and avoid those that don't