Creating Business Agility. How Convergence of Cloud, Social, Mobile, Video, and Big Data Enables Competitive Advantage
Автор: Rodney Heisterberg
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Creating Business Agility: How Convergence of Cloud, Social, Mobile, Video, and Big Data Enables Competitive Advantage provides a game plan for integrating technology to build a smarter, more customer-centric business. Using a series of case studies as examples throughout, the book describes the agility that comes from collaborative commerce, and provides key decision makers the implementation roadmap they need to build a successful business ecosystem. The focus is on Business Agility Readiness in terms of the five major changes affecting the information technology landscape, and how data-driven delivery platforms and decision-making processes are being reinvented using digital relationships with a social business model as the consumer world of technology drives innovation and collaboration. Cloud computing, social media, next-gen mobility, streaming video, and big data with predictive analytics are major forces now for a competitive advantage, and Creating Business Agility provides leaders with a roadmap for readiness. Business leaders tasked with innovation and strategy will find that Creating Business Agility provides important insight from an informed perspective.
Positively Smarter. Science and Strategies for Increasing Happiness, Achievement, and Well-Being
Автор: Donna Wilson
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Positively Smarter brings together seven principles for connecting the science of neuroplasticity to practical strategies for enhancing the synergy of happiness, achievement, and physical well-being. Moving beyond common myths, the text builds an evidence-based paradigm to empower readers to take practical steps to move forward. Brings together current research on cognitive psychology, education (learning), and implications of neuroscience to suggest powerful ways to enhance the kind of cognitive function and productivity that leads to happiness and success Applies implications of current research showing that happiness is a skill and that positive affect can lead to higher levels of creative problem solving, productivity, achievement, and well-being Shares research and strategies for supporting physical activity and nutrition that may enhance neuroplasticity, cognitive performance, and positive affect Puts learners first and then brings in the science, presenting creative or adaptive strategies that can be applied in the real world Includes action assessments to guide readers in taking concrete steps to achieve the goals they set for themselves Identifies deeply held assumptions that innate talent, genes, socioeconomic status, and ethnicity mean that a significant percentage of the population lacks the neurocognitive potential to achieve at higher levels Draws on the authors’ research from a broad range of fields in order to maximize the positive impact of a synergistic approach
Commonsense Leadership. No Nonsense Rules for Improving Your Mental Game and Increasing Your Team's Performance
Автор: Jack Llewellyn H.
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Win the mental game before you ever step out on the field Commonsense Leadership is the playbook for leaders who want to win. From rallying the team to hitting it out of the park, every leader needs to understand the mental game. It's what separates winners from survivors, and champions from second place—it's what gives your team the edge, and the strength to forge ahead through adversity. This book shows you how to boost performance with tips and advice gathered over 45 years of working with major corporations and world-class athletes. Whether your team battles on the field or in the boardroom, the mental component is a critical factor in determining outcomes—and left neglected, can become the number-one driving force behind failure. A winning team must be highly skilled, but they must also be resilient, motivated, attentive, and ready to charge the field. Skills can be taught, but the mental factor comes from the environment and the leadership. This book shows you how to boost performance, with real-world solutions for instilling that razor-sharp mental edge. Emerge from setbacks stronger and more agile Learn to thrive on stress and play on the emotional edge Build a culture and environment that fosters motivation Adopt practical strategies for leading your team to win When equal opponents are matched, winning ultimately comes down to mindset. Although sports analogies are ubiquitous in corporate leadership, the mental development aspect is too often ignored—but those who play the mental game and play it well have an unmistakable edge. Commonsense Leadership reveals the secrets to motivation and performance, with practical techniques for building a winning team.
The Retailer's Complete Book of Selling Games and Contests. Over 100 Selling Games for Increasing on-the-floor Performance
Автор: Harry Friedman J.
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One hundred ways to motivate your sales teams to outsell each other and grow your profits In most retail stores, salespeople arrive at work with little enthusiasm to sell. The truth is that retail selling can be a little boring. It's up to owners and managers to provide the spark and motivation that inspires people to excel, even when store traffic is slow. One of the best ways to accomplish that is with selling games and contests. The Retailer's Complete Book of Selling Games & Contests contains more than one hundred selling games and contests that any retailer can use to motivate their staff, improve their sales skills, and generate extra sales during slow traffic periods. Geared toward retailers of all industries and all sizes, from single stores to mega chains, this book will appeal to those with a vested interest in improving the performance of their salespeople and driving sales higher. Details how to use games to sell specific merchandise, increase add-on sales, and sell higher priced merchandise and groups of merchandise Outlines how to structure games and contests, when to run them, and for how long Helps managers build their sales staffs' confidence and abilities through fostering a competitive spirit and rewarding high sellers Harry J. Friedman is an international retail authority, consultant, and the most heavily attended speaker on retail selling and operational management in the world today When you inspire your sales team to improve their skills and outsell each other, you'll boost your profits and outdo your competition
Lootcamp. 4 Weeks to Reducing Debt and Increasing Your Financial Fitness
Автор: Laura McDonald J.
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Four Weeks to Financial Fitness! Welcome to the Golden Girl Finance Lootcamp, a month-long program designed to break up the daunting task of getting yourself financially fit into small, daily steps…that will have you well on your way to a more financially secure life in no time flat! Week One will get you organized with an accurate picture of your finances—what you have, what you owe, and what your debt is really costing you. Week Two will help you tally up your spending—how much, on what and how, for both fixed and variable expenses. Week Three is dedicated to dealing with your debt. Week Four is all about planning for the future and developing good financial habits. It’s about getting your true bottom line in shape and primed for a fabulously fit financial future!