Management and management techniques

WINNER: Business Book Awards 2022 - LeadershipYour biggest asset in leadership is you.

Professional services firms - from the legal sector to accountancy, consulting and beyond - face increased disruption.

Human Capital Management (HCM) has recently been described as a high-level strategic issue that seeks to analyze, measure and evaluate how people policies and practices create value.

A defining manual on using creativity as a tool for empowerment and allowing your personal identity to live in and guide all parts of your life, Kevin Morosky shares stories and inspiration from the women who have most influenced his creative path and explores the ways we can pursue success by implementing their wisdom in all aspects of our lives.

Coaching is rapidly growing from a young, emerging profession to one that is becoming more established on a global scale.

The landscape of workplace learning is transforming.

WINNER: ACA-Bruel 2015 - Grand PrixBusinesses are going through rapid change due to an increased focus on sustainability and corporate responsibility, technological advances, geo-political and macro-economic change, and demographic shifts.

Brand success = business success.

The consequences of a primary focus on shareholders over the last few decades has emphasized that that a new model of value creation is necessary.

In Sticky Marketing Grant Leboff argued that the old marketing system of shouting messages at people was finished, replaced by providing value around your product or service: brands needed to become sticky.

Ready to build a strong foundation in B2B marketing and start delivering real results?

Remote and hybrid working are here to stay - but making them work for you takes more than just a laptop and a Wi-Fi connection.

Managing people is one of the toughest parts of any job, but it's also the key to lasting success.

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

In today's hyper-connected world, any brand with a website or digital presence is 'global' by its very definition; yet in practice it takes an enormous amount of strategic planning and adaptability to successfully manage an international brand.

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: CILIP's Knowledge and Information Management Award 2019 - Information Resources Print CategoryThe way an organization manages and disseminates its knowledge is key to informed business decision-making, effectiveness and competitive edge.

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

A supply chain is the process of all parties involved in fulfilling a customer request, while a value chain is a set of interrelated activities a company uses to create value and a competitive advantage.

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.

Learning for Organizational Development presents how to design, deliver and evaluate effective learning and development (L&D) programmes.

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

Sales enablement is a proven system for increasing revenue and productivity by creating integrated content, training and coaching for the sales function.

The Coach's Coach combines the vast experience of the author with that of three successful sports people: Mike Brearley, Adrian Moorhouse, and Brendan Venter.

Engaged employees are more productive, motivated and resilient, yet gaining financial support to develop engagement is harder than ever as budgets are being squeezed and everyone is being asked to do more with less.

Lateral thinking can help you transform your ability to generate ideas, unlock the creative potential of your team and make your organization more innovative.

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

Motivated staff are the lifeblood of every business.

Malcolm McDonald on Key Account Management explores the challenges of winning, retaining and developing key accounts.

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

Using e-business technologies to manage supply chains increases the efficiency and performance of logistics, production, distribution and other related activities.

The growth of the Internet has had a profound effect on the way business is carried out, and has provided an unprecedented opportunity for third-party individuals and organisations to attack brands with relative ease.

Contract management is a key management skill, yet it is underplayed in most organizations, which usually default to project management skills as a proxy for contract management skills.

Supply chains, including logistics, are the functional elements of an organisation's operations.

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.

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

A primer for marketing professionals and students, the second edition of Malcolm McDonald On Marketing Planning provides a clear guide to marketing planning.

The management of logistics and supply chain operations is of vital importance in the defence sector.

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

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

Inspirational leaders make us want to achieve more.

Project managers leading international projects must deliver value and align the project outcomes to the wider strategic goals of the organization.

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.

It is often claimed that 70% of organizational change efforts fail, despite the popularity of linear change models.

This book is about action, results and leadership.

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

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

Group Coaching is everything you need to run successful coaching sessions effectively.

There's a well-known saying: what doesn't get measured doesn't get done.

In a working life of 35 years, a manager can expect to make at least 10 job changes - or transitions - where the demands for rapid business delivery and effective leadership will only increase with each new job.