DescriptionThe Internet, globalization, major shifts in world financing markets - clearly, a radical change in the nature of wealth is under way, transforming ordinary individuals into powerful stewards of their own financial futures. The world is witnessing the birth of a powerful new truth: wealth is not just for the wealthy anymore. In this audio program, companion to the best selling Blur and long-awaited follow-up to Future Perfect, Stan Davis and Christopher Meyer offer a compelling vision of our economic future - and reveal how each of us can make the most of it. From how to work, earn, spend, save, and manage our businesses to how to plan our investments, taxes, retirement, and more, the new economy will offer exciting, unprecedented opportunities. Future Wealth is an indispensable guide to these opportunities. Listen carefully - and start creating your future wealth today.
DescriptionThese articles from Harvard Business Review address the following questions: How do you bring your organization's focus back to the customer? What role does employee loyalty play in building customer loyalty? This collection addresses these questions and offers advice to executives on implementing new strategies. These articles are available in audio format exclusively through Audible.
DescriptionThese articles from Harvard Business Review show that new and emerging technologies present vast marketing opportunities - and new management challenges. Renowned experts in the marketing field explore the challenges and offer solutions. There has been a shift from a physical marketplace to a virtual marketspace, and companies need to employ mass customization, real-time customer dialogue, and a new value chain in order to compete effectively. These articles are now available in audio format exclusively through Audible.
DescriptionThe 4 articles in this collection from Harvard Business Review will stimulate any manager's thinking about his own role, mission, and style. Among the topics covered are the difference between being a manager and being a leader, the myths about a manager's job, and how to build your company's vision. These articles originally appeared in print in Harvard Business Review and are now available in audio format exclusively through Audible.
DescriptionIn this article from Harvard Business Review, Harvard professor Chris Argyris says that, despite all the talk and the change programs, empowerment is still mostly an illusion. The author describes how change programs increase inner contradictions, how CEOs undermine empowerment, what is to be done, and more. This article, which originally appeared in the May-June 1998 Harvard Business Review, is offered in audio form exclusively through Audible.
DescriptionIn this chaotic world of teams, matrix management, and horizontal organizations, it's tougher than ever to get things done. Harvard Law professor Roger Fisher and management consultant Alan Sharp understand that sometimes you need to lead even when you're not in charge. For those times, they offer the technique of lateral leadership. You'll learn how to help a group formulate a results-oriented vision, suggest a course of action, learn from past experiences, ask questions effectively, offer ideas that will be heard, and influence the actions of others through your own behavior.
