Management of specific areas

We don't need leaders who know about leadership - we need leaders who embody the capacity to lead in the midst of ambiguity and complexity.

Imagine a workplace where people are energized and motivated by being in control of the work they do.

In these times of change and disruption, HR must adapt, fast.

DISTINGUISHED FAVORITE: NYC Big Book Award 2021 - Marketing & PRMany organizations and leaders struggle to respond effectively to fast-evolving customer expectations driven by innovations in products, services and technologies such as AI and mobile.

As business priorities change and focus shifts to address arising issues, HR professionals need to be able to reorganize talent swiftly and plan for future needs to enable the business to succeed.

For professionals responsible for talent management and development, assessing competence and capability is crucial, especially in relation to recruiting the right leader.

Logistics and supply chains play a vital role in the overall success of retail management.

To maximise enjoyment of work and life requires a continual response to the changing world in which we live.

Job evaluation is key to ensuring that employees are compensated fairly for their work.

WINNER: Nonfiction Authors Association Book Awards Gold Award 2021 Designing Exceptional Organizational Cultures is a practical guide for HR and OD professionals which explains how to proactively design, build and foster a culture that creates employee and business success.

In a world of political and economic uncertainty where stress and unhappiness are on the rise, improving employee wellbeing has never been more important.

SHORTLISTED: Business Book Awards 2021 - HR & Management CategoryDISTINGUISHED FAVOURITE: Independent Press Awards 2021 - Business General CategoryFlexible working is now a key concern for many employees.

Accounting has a reputation as a technical and jargon-heavy subject, but there is no reason why those without formal training cannot master the basics of interpreting accounts and making good decisions.

Disruptive technologies have the power to upend supply chains, adding uncertainty, cost, and complexity to any business.

The investment in global collaboration technology now exceeds US$45 billion.

Logistics is a complex industry that exposes employees to a whole variety of risks.

Technology can have huge benefits for the HR function.

One of the hallmarks of maturity as a coach is awareness of how your values, beliefs, and other factors affect your coaching interventions.

With the rate of change in organizations at an all-time high, the need for strong organization design has never been more pressing.

Attracting, hiring, developing and retaining the right people is crucial to an organization's success.

Approximately 80 per cent of European and American citizens live in an urban environment.

In today's competitive environment where we are doing everything we can to compete for talent, effective communication ensures we are showcasing our HR programmes in a way which will help us attract, retain and engage talent.

In order to buy well it is important to understand a few basic principles and apply a series of tools and approaches in given situations.

The role of a contracting professional begins well before the award of a contract and doesn't end until the benefits of the acquisition have been realised, long after the deliverables arrive in a box on a loading dock.

While many organizations understand the importance of having a clearly defined value proposition to help them become more profitable, many businesses struggle to use them effectively.

In an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world, achieving sustainable competitive advantage has never been more important, or more difficult.

Trust is an invaluable commodity in any business environment.

Communicate in a Crisis is the definitive guide for any PR or marketing professional to recognize, plan and respond to a sudden wildfire of consumer-led reaction, 'manipulated outrage' sparked from interaction on news feed algorithms, fuelled by social media and the constant demand for an instantaneous response.

WINNER: CMI Management Book of the Year Awards 2015 - Innovation and Entrepreneurship Category (1st edition)Many organizations approach customer-centic marketing and innovating their business strategy in isolation to one another, missing groundbreaking opportunities for advancement.

Effective leadership coaching can drastically improve performance.

Coaching is rapidly proving to be an invaluable aid to personal development and a successful way to enhance performance within organizations of all types.

Strategic Sourcing Management examines procurement and supply management in detail, covering the three dimensions of competitiveness, effectiveness and efficiency.

We are living in an age of continual motion and change, and as a result traditional strategy planning has become outmoded.

101 Learning and Development Tools is your practical guide to all the most up-to-date training techniques, organized around the classic learning and development cycle.

Mastering the Supply Chain is an introduction to supply chain management.

Supply Chain Strategy and Financial Metrics is a step-by-step guide to balancing the triangle of service, cost and cash which is the essence of supply chain management.

Many manufacturing and distribution companies are moving from the traditional 'forecast push MRP' to demand-driven supply chain management (SCM).

Knowledge was once power - difficult to find, slow to transmit and coveted.

Human Capital Management Standards is a comprehensive guide to the BSI and ISO frameworks for people management.

Facilitating Reflective Learning: Coaching, Mentoring and Supervision is written by two leading experts in the field.

Professional Practice in Learning and Development guides learning and development professionals and students in designing and delivering effective people development in the modern organization.

Marketing visionary Martin Lindstrom has been on the front line of the branding for over twenty years.

FINALIST: Business Book Awards 2020 - HR & Management Category HR's contribution to the business goes beyond its traditional role of managing hiring, discipline and payroll.

FINALIST: Business Book Awards 2020 - HR & Management CategoryIn order to achieve sustainable competitive advantage, businesses need to unlock the skills, talent and capabilities of their people, both individually and collectively.

The training and development needs of any workforce vary dramatically between the generations and levels even so far as the style of communication needed to be effective.

Strength-based Lean Six Sigma is a new way of approaching process improvement that combines the best practices of two established methodologies to generate a new approach in order to help you develop and deliver increased high performance in any organization.

Mindfulness is a way of paying attention to the present moment, helping us become more aware of our thoughts and feelings so that instead of being overwhelmed by them, we are better able to manage them.

For any business involved in today's supply chains, logistics services are critical.

Managing changes to the supply chain comes with its unique challenges.

Whilst the maritime container business has been studied in depth, the impact on shippers and how shippers deal with the given challenges has not been fully examined.