An essential guide for leaders who want to use social media to be "open" while maintaining control "Be Open, Be Transparent, Be Authentic" are the current leadership mantras-but companies often push back. Business is premised on the concept of control and yet the new world order demands openness-leaders do not know how to be open…
From lions and butterflies to sharks and spiders, there's an animal for everyone in this animal encyclopedia with a twist! With stunning photography and gorgeous illustrations, this animal encyclopedia explores the wildlife of the world, from the most massive whales to the smallest insects. Which one is your new favorite? This animal book for children…
This groundbreaking new work presents the first financial history of the United States in the 20th century from the commercial and investment banking perspective. The author traces the development of both industries from the 1920s through the conditions of the present marketplace and looks at the simultaneous development of the federal regulatory agencies that grew…
¿Qué es innovar? ¿Hace falta creatividad, ambición, conocimientos, improvisación? ¿Cuánto de la circuitería cerebral se pone en marcha en la innovación? ¿Es crear algo que no existe o mejorar lo que ya está? ¿Cómo juegan las necesidades de los clientes en la innovación? En este libro, el autor explora el concepto desde perspectivas distintas. La…
El ADN del innovador, de Jeff H. Dyer, Hal B. Gregersen y Clayton M. Christensen, incide sobre la innovación disruptiva para mostrar cómo se pueden desarrollar las habilidades necesarias que permitan consolidar con éxito cualquier proyecto, desde la concepción de una idea hasta su culminación. Mediante la identificación de las características propias de algunos de…
When the going gets tough, the tough start changing. Difficult times call for different solutions. In his global bestseller,Legacy, James Kerr goes deep into the heart of the world's most successful team, the New Zealand All Blacks, to help understand what it takes to bounce back from adversity and still reach the top. It is…
From the internationally admired, award-winning creator of many celebrated picture books, including On a Magical Do-Nothing Day, A Lion in Paris, and The Wonderful Fluffy Little Squishy, comes a story about lonely Harold Snipperpot, a seven-year-old boy who has never had a real birthday party, until now. Harold is turning seven years old. He’s never…
A New York Times bestseller, this definitive history of Ukraine is “an exemplary account of Europe’s least-known large country” (Wall Street Journal). As Ukraine is embroiled in an ongoing struggle with Russia to preserve its territorial integrity and political independence, celebrated historian Serhii Plokhy explains that today’s crisis is a case of history repeating itself:…
Logic of Experimentation offers several innovative and ground-breaking perspectives on music performance, music ontology, research methodologies and ethics of performance. It proposes new modes of thinking and exposing past musical works to contemporary audiences, arguing for a new kind of performer, emancipated from authoritative texts and traditions, whose creativity is propelled by intensive research and…
Esta obra trata con la innovación y los fenómenos, eventos y tecnologías exponenciales propios de la Cuarta Revolución Industrial, contemplada desde la Biblia, considerando a esta obra como fuente de conocimientos y no como libro religioso. En sus temas Incluye conceptos de innovación, pensamiento estratégico, visión, misión y valores. El autor hace hincapié en que…