Summaries of books about Business & Finance:
2 Second Lean
How to Grow People and Build a Fun Lean Culture
Paul A. Akers
The book provides a guide to creating a lean culture within an organization by engaging and empowering employees to make continuous, incremental improvements in their daily work. It emphasizes the importance of simplifying processes, eliminating waste, and fostering an enjoyable work environment where every team member contributes to efficiency and growth.
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Hello Stay Interviews, Goodbye Talent Loss
A Manager's Playbook
Beverly Kaye|Sharon Jordan-Evans
The book provides managers with practical strategies and questions to conduct effective stay interviews, which are conversations aimed at engaging and retaining their current employees. It offers insights on understanding what motivates employees to stay, how to address their concerns, and how to build a stronger, more loyal workforce.
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Partnering
Forge the Deep Connections That Make Great Things Happen
Jean Oelwang
The book explores the power of deep partnerships and collaborations, illustrating through stories and research how strong relationships can lead to extraordinary achievements. It provides insights and practical advice on how to build and nurture connections that can drive positive change and innovation in various aspects of life and work.
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FRICTION—The Untapped Force That Can Be Your Most Powerful Advantage
Roger Dooley
The book explores how understanding and reducing friction can improve customer experiences, increase sales, and enhance overall company performance. It provides insights and strategies for identifying points of friction in business processes and customer interactions, and offers practical advice on how to create smoother, more efficient experiences to gain a competitive edge.
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The Lean Turnaround Action Guide
How to Implement Lean, Create Value and Grow Your People
Art Byrne
The book provides a practical roadmap for implementing lean principles within an organization, focusing on operational transformation and efficiency. It emphasizes hands-on strategies for engaging employees, eliminating waste, and leveraging continuous improvement to drive business growth and develop a culture of learning.
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Facilitating with Ease!
Core Skills for Facilitators, Team Leaders and Members, Managers, Consultants, and Trainers
Ingrid Bens
The book provides a comprehensive guide to the art and practice of facilitation, offering tools, techniques, and best practices for leading effective meetings and workshops. It covers essential skills such as planning sessions, managing group dynamics, and fostering collaboration among team members and stakeholders.
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Social Startup Success
How the Best Nonprofits Launch, Scale Up, and Make a Difference
Kathleen Kelly Janus
The book provides a practical guide for nonprofit organizations, detailing strategies for launching, scaling, and achieving impactful results. It includes insights from numerous case studies and interviews with successful nonprofit leaders, offering actionable advice on fundraising, measuring impact, and creating a sustainable model for social change.
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Working Together
Why Great Partnerships Succeed
Michael D. Eisner|Aaron R. Cohen
The book examines the dynamics of successful partnerships through the lens of various high-profile pairs, analyzing how their relationships, collaboration, and mutual respect contribute to their achievements. It draws on the experiences of business leaders, entertainers, and sports figures to provide insights into the essential elements that make partnerships thrive.
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Bury My Heart at Conference Room B
The Unbeatable Impact of Truly Committed Managers
Stan Slap
The book emphasizes the profound effect that managers who are deeply committed to their personal values can have on their teams and overall business success. It provides strategies for managers to align their personal values with their professional roles, thereby inspiring loyalty, increasing productivity, and driving the company's performance.
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Fearless and Free
How Smart Women Pivot--and Relaunch Their Careers
Wendy Sachs
The book provides strategies and inspiration for women looking to make career changes, drawing on stories and advice from various successful women who have pivoted in their professions. It offers practical tips on personal branding, networking, and risk-taking to help women overcome obstacles and thrive in new career paths.
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