Know in ten minutes what takes others hours to learn, and keep up with the latest trends in the industry.
In this summary you will learn:
- Why an executive must be effective
- What five habits you should develop to become a more productive manager
- Why society depends on successful organizations and the executives who make them so
Why you should read The Effective Executive
As an author and an intellectual, the late Peter F. Drucker was a true business sage. Recognized as the father of modern management, Drucker forecast numerous pivotal trends, including decentralization, privatization and the development of the information society. He introduced the concept of the “knowledge worker,” a term he employs widely in this fascinating book. His internal study of General Motors, Concept of the Corporation, greatly influenced how businesses conduct their affairs. Each Drucker book is a genuine business classic, including this one. getAbstract believes it will help you think productively about what you do. No one writes more intelligently or presciently on management and its functions than Drucker. All executives, even those who are already effective, will benefit from reading this informative, enlightening book.
About the Author
Peter F. Drucker was a management consultant and writer. His 39 books and numerous articles discuss how humans organize themselves in business, government and the nonprofit arena.
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The authors address how the Internet’s social network offers new, decentralized ways to produce content, goods, services and profit.
Using the collaborative-software “wiki” concept as their theme, the authors address how the Internet’s social network offers new, decentralized ways to produce content, goods, services and profit.
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Poscente gives you the necessary tools to get ahead of the rush once and for all.
In a time starved era, you need to stop listening to everyone who tells you to slow down, and begin paying attention to authors like Poscente who give you the necessary tools to get ahead of the rush once and for all. The author illustrates why harnessing the power of speed is the ultimate solution for those seeking less stress, less busyness and more balance, while providing the reader with case studies gleaned from successful companies such as Geico, Netflix and Nintendo.
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Brothers and authors Ori and Rom Brafman explore several of the psychological forces that derail rational thinking.
Brothers and authors Ori and Rom Brafman explore several of the psychological forces that derail rational thinking. We are all more prone to irrational behavior than we realize and this can affect our careers and shape our business and personal relationships. Understanding why the sway of irrational behavior is so alluring can help us to become more aware of it and perhaps less likely to fall victim to its force.
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Learn how a new, interconnected economy is forcing companies to manage an ever-growing information network - and the best way to adopt new technologies to give you greater flexibility for faster growth while maintaining business integrity.
Organizations need to create new processes, products, and services faster than the competition – but not by putting their mission-critical procedures and management capabilities at stake. They must assess and manage risk across their existing and new extended business network. Winning teams cultivate relationships by improving communication and collaboration with suppliers, customers, and other partners and moving from adversarial, low-collaboration models to cooperative, mutually beneficial arrangements.
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Blanchard and his colleagues bring together over 25 years of leadership knowledge and insight.
Blanchard, a leading management consultant and author of The New York Times best seller The One Minute Manager, and his colleagues at the Ken Blanchard Companies have spent over 25 years helping leaders and organizations become great and remain great. Finally they have brought all of that knowledge together and distilled it into Leading at a Higher Level.
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IT and business management are increasingly expressing alarm at rising costs associated with Business Intelligence (BI) implementations. The fear of hidden costs has kept many companies from making an investment, and many adopters have found that the costs related to on-going support and maintenance of an ever-changing set of analytical and reporting requirements inhibits user penetration and the ability to manage the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
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Discover what your best-run business needs to do to become a “clear enterprise”.
Learn about the importance of seeing clearly, thinking clearly, and acting clearly. Find out how SAP software and services can help your clear enterprise thrive regardless of the economic climate at any particular time.
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- Best-in-Class companies are experiencing 6.5x higher year-over-year improvement in customer operations performance.
- Best-in-Class companies are 84% more likely to use operational forecast tools as part of their sales & customer-facing management process.
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This is an age of urgency. Organizations are being pushed to deliver results despite budget constraints and economic conditions. Eighty-two percent (82%) of respondents to this study report that they are cutting budgets to some degree as a result of the recession. In light of the economic downturn, organizations are attempting to increase customer loyalty, and in so doing, reduce customer churn and defections at a time when the customer relationship may be the only source of revenue that can be counted on.
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- Best-in-Class companies achieved an 11% decrease in paper costs.
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For a growing number of companies, positive social and environmental performance is inextricably tied to their vision of long-term viability and success. The emergence of responsibility-framed strategies for business sustainability underscores the increasing importance of social and environmental stewardship to shareholders, customers, trading partners, and regulators alike. The increasing integration of sustainability criteria into organizational strategy marks a dramatic shift in the culture of the business ecosystem worldwide. Indeed, this shift in vision and action has decisively transformed the global market and the very nature of internal and external processes, requirements, alliances, and opportunities.
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