The author appreciates that managers are busy people. So he has taken his classic book Managing, done some updating, and distilled its essence into this shortened text. The essence of the book remains the same: what the author has learned from observing twenty-nine managers in settings ranging from a refugee camp to a symphony orchestra. The book considers the intense dynamics of this job as well as its inescapable conundrums, for example: How is...

A practical on-the-job resource for project managers in any industry, The Project Management Tool Kit has helped get countless projects completed on time and on budget. Now in an extensively revised third edition, this indispensable resource enables you to succeed amid shifting priorities, budget cuts, interruptions, and other obstacles. The book addresses 100 specific project challenges, including all of the processes identified in the fifth edition...

The strength of any organization is determined by the quality of its managers. What they do and how they do it is the key determinant of corporate success. Luckily, great managers are made ... not born. In this concise book, success expert Brian Tracy reveals how to become invaluable to your company by boosting your managerial skills. You'll learn how to set performance standards; delegate productively; define key result areas; concentrate attention...

An authoritative resource for the wealth management industry that bridges the gap between modern perspectives on asset allocation and practical implementation. An advanced yet practical dive into the world of asset allocation, “Modern Asset Allocation for Wealth Management” provides the knowledge financial advisors and their robo-advisor counterparts need to reclaim ownership of the asset allocation component of their fiduciary responsibility....

This book presents a new approach to risk management that enables executives to think systematically and strategically about future risks and deal proactively with threats to their competitive advantages in an ever more volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world. Organizations typically manage risks through traditional tools such as insurance and risk mitigation; some employ enterprise risk management, which looks at risk holistically throughout...

"This book delivers proven techniques for controlling projects and managing diverse teams in a wide variety of situations, and bringing those projects to successful closure. The concepts in this book are essential for all project managers, with and without authority, because they offer a productive alternative to "command and control" management techniques that can easily backfire."--Jacket.

Based on the bestselling AMA seminar, a nuts and bolts guide to the dollars and cents issues that drive your organization! As a department manager, the last thing you want to think about is numbers. But the truth is, thats the only thing your executives and senior managers are thinking about so its crucial to understand key financial information like balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, budgets and forecasts, and annual reports....

Agile is the ability to quickly and naturally adapt to respond to changes. Most companies are inherently fragile and not agile — when they are hit by new developments, shifting consumer behavior or fast-moving competition, they struggle and even cease to exist! “Inner Building Blocks” is a novel about Neil Frost, a Director of Digital Transformation and Agile Centre of Excellence at Walkers Mart. The company is already grappling with a failing...

Discover an accessible and comprehensive overview of credit risk management In the newly revised Second Edition of The Handbook of Credit Risk Management: Originating, Assessing, and Managing Credit Exposures, veteran financial risk experts Sylvain Bouteillé and Dr. Diane Coogan-Pushner deliver a holistic roadmap to credit risk management (CRM) ideal for students and the busy professional. The authors have created an accessible and practical CRM...

Few thinkers have had a greater impact on business than Peter Drucker, the inventor of modern management, whose legacy continues to influence leaders around the globe. His keen observations about organizations took the form of deceptively simple truths and astute predictions. "Few thinkers have had a greater impact on business than Peter Drucker, the inventor of modern management, whose legacy continues to influence leaders around the globe. His...