Harvard Business School

"Ideas are not enough: successful innovation requires real-life execution from start to finish. This book helps you move your initiatives forward by showing you how to: Develop a motivating vision statement; Identify stakeholders and build a strong business case; Overcome explicit and hidden resistance to change; and Maintain the momentum around your project."--Jacket.

"Learn how the most accomplished leaders from around the globe have tackled their toughest challenges with Lessons Learned. Concise and engaging, each volume in this book series offers fourteen insightful essays by top leaders in industry, the public sector, and academia on the most pressing issues they've faced. The Lessons Learned series also offers all of the lessons in their original video format, free bonus videos, and other exclusive features online. A crucial resource for today's busy executive, Lessons Learned gives you instant access to the wisdom and expertise of the world's most talented leaders."--Publisher's website.

"This book will help you identify the individuals who could benefit from coaching and mentoring and know the steps to take to do it right."--BOOK JACKET.

How does a general manager operate successfully when the responsibilities of the job are often in conflict? What does it mean to choose to be a leader? Stationed at the crossroads between the corporation and the operating units, middle managers are measured on their ability to motivate others to perform. In this presentation, Professor Joseph Bower provides practical guidelines for becoming a successful manager in the middle. General managers must be strong leaders and strategists, organization builders, and performers. They must learn which battles to fight, while developing and maintaining positive working relationships. In order to expand their jobs, they must understand the limits of the territory while taking aggressive risks. Shouldered with a challenging mix of financial and process management responsibilities, the middle manager must create an environment where staff can succeed. The complete general manager is a leader who is at ease in an imperfect world; is diplomatic, energetic, self-confident, and fun. Are you ready to choose to lead?

"In the knowledge economy, a company's success rests as much on its ability to measure the performance of its intangible assets (such as customer relationships, internal business processes, and employee learning) as on its aptitude for monitoring traditional financial measures. Yet the tasks of evaluating the latest performance measures and aligning your corporate strategy accordingly pose serious challenges to managers who must balance daily business demands with long-term strategic goals. The works collected in this volume - including three seminal articles on the balanced scorecard by Kaplan and Norton - address these challenges, offering insights from such leading thinkers as Peter Drucker, as well as practical guidance for developing today's relevant measures."--Jacket.

In today's ever changing business environment, hiring an all-star workforce and keeping it in place is a challenge for any organization. With an overview on topics such as recruiting the right people, cultivating the right culture, avoiding employee burnout, and calculating employee turnover, this book offers managers a clear understanding of how to hire more effectively and increase retention. Packed with hands-on tips and tools, this helpful guide provides actionable and practical advice for managers and human resource professionals alike.