Reveals that innovation is not as unpredictable as most managers have come to believe. This book argues that while the outcomes of past innovations seem random, the process by which innovations are packaged and shaped within companies is very predictable.

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.

The first book of Orson Scott Card's Ender saga - a series which has changed the face of science fiction.

Scenario planning allows companies to move away from linear thinking and better understand external change. This book provides in depth analysis and application of the concept of the strategic conversation. It offers the tools to set out and negotiate a successful future course for your organization in the face of significant uncertainty.

Features the subject of game theory.

Originally published in 1976, a book which looks at the success of the Roman Empire from the 1st to the 3rd century A.D. and attributes this success to the imperial military strategy.

Features writings of Sun Tzu, Vegetius, Marshal Maurice de Saxe, Frederick the Great, and Napoleon.

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.

Drawing from more than twenty case studies, this book illustrates how Balanced Scorecard adopters have taken their tool to the next level. It provides an account of how a range of organizations in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors have deployed these principles to achieve breakthrough, sustainable performance improvements.

This work deals with the way market-leading firms succeed. It shows how to manage a market-focused business strategy and how, as markets change, the very skills that have led to one success can be the ones which become liabilities later.

Provides the management system for companies to invest in the long term - in customers, in employees, in product development, and in systems - rather than managing the bottom line to pump up short-term earnings. This title attempts to change the way you measure and manage your business.

Charm, persuasion, the ability to create illusions: these are some of the many dazzling gifts of the Seducer, the compelling figure who is able to manipulate, mislead and give pleasure all at once. This book unearths the two sides of seduction: the characters and the process. It provides instruction on how to identify victims by type.

Develops a coherent model for how modern executives can identify and accomplish no less than heroic goals in tomorrow's marketplace. This blueprint addresses how executives can ease the tension between competing and clearing a path toward leadership in the future.

How can co-operation emerge in a world of self-seeking egoists - whether superpowers, businesses, or individuals - when there is no central authority to police their actions? This title explores this question, and its implications in this age of nuclear weapons and arms talks.

Leaders who create execution cultures focus on five key items: specific priorities for their businesses; assigning the right projects to the most competent people; setting milestones with regular reviews; measuring performances; and linking everything from priorities to external information.

When a disruptive innovation is launched, it changes the entire industry and every firm operating within it. This book argues that it is possible to predict which companies will win and which will lose in a specific situation - and provides a practical framework for doing so.

Drawing on stories, not only from his finest games, but also from a wide-ranging knowledge of current affairs, here, World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov shares the secrets of strategy he has learned from dominating the game of chess - lessons about mastering the strategic and emotional skills to navigate life's toughest challenges.

This book takes the student on a journey through his own mind and returns him to the chess board with a wealth of new-found knowledge and the promise of a significant gain in strength. Most amateurs possess erroneous thinking processes that remain with them throughout their chess lives. These flaws in their mental armour result in stinging defeats and painful reversals. Books can be bought and ...

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.