The biography of an idea: that many of the problems we face - from teenage delinquency to traffic jams - behave like epidemics and are capable of sudden and dramatic change due to their inherent volatility. The author explores the ramifications of this, offering a way to view the world.

Can a good company become a great one and, if so, how? After a five-year research project, the author concludes that good to great can and does happen. Here, he uncovers the underlying variables that enable any type of organization to make the leap from good to great while other organizations remain only good.

What happens when there is almost unlimited choice? When everything is available to everyone? When the combined value of the millions of items that only sell in small quantities equals or even exceeds the value of a handful of best-sellers? This book shows that the future of business does not lie in hits, but in what used to be regarded as misses.

Explores both the benefits and disadvantages of the developments in global communication. The author discusses the annoyance and dangers of BlackBerrys in meeting rooms, hands-free kits in conversation, and using a phone or iPod whilst driving.

A special 15th anniversary edition of this principle-centred approach for solving personal and professional problems.

Is your workload overwhelming? This volume aims to teach you how to keep a clear head, relax and organize your thoughts while implementing the organizational methods taught in the book, which include planning and progressing projects, reassessing goals, and overcoming feelings of anxiety.

Intuition is not some magical property that arises unbidden from the depths of our mind. This book shows us how we can hone our instinctive ability to know in an instant, helping us to bring out the best in our thinking and become better decision-makers in our homes, offices and in everyday life.

Asking questions about human motivation and living and reaching some conclusions, this book aims to be at the heart of things we see and do and the subjects that bedevil us: from parenting to crime, sport to politics, fat to cheating, fear to traffic jams.

Now in paperback, this is an inside view of bosses, meetings, management fads and other workplace afflictions. Examining bizarre and hilarious situations in the world of work with growing absurdity, Adams reveals the secrets of management, including swearing one's way to the top, selling bad products to stupid people, trolls in accounts and more.

Tells a story of four characters who live in a maze and look for cheese to nourish them. Cheese is a metaphor for what you want to have in your life - whether it is a good job, a loving relationship, money or a possession. And the maze is where you look for what you want - the organization you work for in, or the family or community you live in.

Provides details about building organizations that prosper long into the twenty-first century and beyond, and also about visionary companies. This book contains specific examples and is organized into a coherent framework of practical concepts that can be applied by managers and entrepreneurs at various levels.

Few of us are armed with the powerful negotiation skills that prevent stubborn haggling and ensure mutual problem-solving. This title presents a few easily remembered principles that will guide readers to success, no matter what the other side does or whatever dirty tricks they resort to.

An updated edition of In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies .

The totally revised edition of a groundbreaking bestseller, first published in 1986, provides information and guidance in starting and maintaining a small business or franchise in the 1990s.

Consumers are hitting back at uncaring and insensitive corporate cultures. The Cluetrain Manifesto shows how to open a genuine dialogue with advertising-saturated customers seeking authenticity.

Teaches you: how to outsource your life to overseas virtual assistants for per hour and do whatever you want; and how blue chip escape artists travel the world without quitting their jobs. Thsi book also shows how to eliminate 50 per cent of your work in 48 hours using the principles of a forgotten Italian economist.

Offers practical advice and techniques for how to get out of a mental rut and make life more rewarding. This work teaches you how to: make friends quickly and easily; increase your popularity; win people to your way of thinking; and more. It helps you turn around your relationships and improve your dealings with all the people in your life.

Demonstrates why outstanding companies that had their competitive antennae up, listened astutely to customers, and invested aggressively in new technologies still lost their market dominance. Drawing on patterns of innovation in a variety of industries, this book argues that good business practices can, nevertheless, weaken a great firm.

Written by the acclaimed Silicon Valley journalist who co-founded Wired and founded The Industry Standard , this book explains how the search industry is changing the way we live in profound and unpredictable ways. It contains interviews with some of the biggest names at the top companies including Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

Tells the story of the largest corporate take-over in American history. With a stake of billion, the battle for the control of RJR Nabisco in 1988 became a symbol of the greed and power-mongering of the eighties. This work reveals the truth behind a Wall Street gamble that sent shock waves through the international business world.