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 | The Art of Creative Thinking by Kogan Page © 2007 (144 pages) ISBN: 9780749447991 New ideas help businesses gain an advantage over their rivals. Let this succinct book show you practical ways to become a more creative thinker. |
 | The Art of Decision Making: Mirrors of Imagination, Masks of Fate by John Wiley & Sons © 2001 (320 pages) ISBN: 0471497185 In brilliantly readable analyses, this intriguing book shows how better awareness of the inherent uncertainties of the decision making process could have made the outcomes very different. |
 | Breakthrough Thinking: The Seven Principles of Creative Problem Solving, Second Edition by , Prima Publishing © 1996 (416 pages) ISBN: 0761506489 A holistic process of smart thinking and creative problem-solving based on distilled, tested principles. |
 | Change Management Excellence: Using the Four Intelligences for Successful Organizational Change by , , Kogan Page © 2004 (230 pages) ISBN: 0749440333 In a constantly changing environment, businesses need to innovate and rejuvenate if they are to remain competitive. This book is intended to provide practical guidance on how to manage change successfully, be it large scale, or slower, incremental change. |
 | Changing the Way We Manage Change by Quorum © 2002 (310 pages) ISBN: 1567204619 This book challenges the traditional prescription for creating change, providing a compelling critique of accepted approaches to change management, highlighting the strengths of these approaches and emphasizing what can be extracted to foster change. |
 | The Concise Adair on Creativity and Innovation by Thorogood © 2004 (128 pages) ISBN: 1854182730 Highlighting all of Adair's writings, this text sets forth principles to help you build your mind and encourage the right mindset to foster creative thinking and to manage innovation within your organization for the most successful outcomes. |
 | Corporate Creativity: How Innovation and Improvement Actually Happen by , Berrett-Koehler Publishers © 1998 (277 pages) ISBN: 1576750493 An authoritative handbook to creativity organization in any type of company or business. |
 | Creativity and Innovation by American Management Association/Human Resources Institute © 2005 (30 pages) ISBN: UnAssigned This report discusses the reasons innovation has become a corporate priority, including leveraging new technology, improving the customer experience and increasing revenues. |
 | Customer Care Excellence: How to Create an Effective Customer Focus, 4th Edition by Kogan Page © 2002 (248 pages) ISBN: 0749437928 Takes a refreshing and unique approach for all those in business looking to improve their customer care, and consequently improve profits, employee morale, standing and reputation. |
 | Decision Making using Game Theory: An Introduction for Managers by Cambridge University Press © 2003 (214 pages) ISBN: 9780521814621 Grounded in well-established theory, this accessible book explains in simple terms the underlying mathematics behind games of skill, and how game theory can help improve negotiation and decision-making skills. |
 | Decision Making: 5 Steps to Better Results by Harvard Business School Publishing © 2006 (190 pages) ISBN: 1591397618 Offering a time-tested, five-step methodology, this book will help you dramatically improve your decision-making skills and avoid common traps that lead to bad results. |
 | Effective Succession Planning: Ensuring Leadership Continuity and Building Talent from Within, Third Edition by AMACOM © 2005 (432 pages) ISBN: 0814408427 Updated and expanded to reflect the latest trends and best practices in succession management, this authoritative book presents strategies for creating a complete, systematic succession planning program. |
 | Group Creativity: Innovation Through Collaboration by , Oxford University Press © 2003 (361 pages) ISBN: 0195147308 Exploring the relationship between group processes, group context, and creativity, this book summarizes the exciting new research developments on the processes involved in group creativity and innovation. |
 | Guide to Business Planning by , Profile Books © 2004 (288 pages) ISBN: 9781861974747 "The Economist" covers a wide range of subjects with confidence, wit and authority--Economist Books mirror this approach. This book is designed for those who wish to translate an inspired idea into a successful business. |
 | The Leader as Communicator: Strategies and Tactics to Build Loyalty, Focus Effort, and Spark Creativity by , AMACOM © 2003 (276 pages) ISBN: 0814407404 Know just how and where to apply specific techniques to build morale, creativity, alignment, and productivity across your entire company. |
 | Making Sense of Change Management by , Kogan Page © 2004 (280 pages) ISBN: 0749440872 This book is aimed at anyone who wants to understand why change happens, how it happens and what needs to be done to make change a welcome rather than a dreaded concept. |
 | Manager's Pocket Guide to Creativity by HRD Press © 1998 (180 pages) ISBN: 0874254361 How to foster creative thinking -- and avoid attitudes and behaviors that squelch it. |
 | Manager's Pocket Guide to Dealing with Conflict by HRD Press © 1999 (114 pages) ISBN: 0874254809 Help for new managers and supervisiors in dealing with garden-variety workplace conflict. |
 | Managing Creativity and Innovation by Harvard Business School Publishing © 2003 (192 pages) ISBN: 1591391121 Innovation is an undisputed catalyst for company growth. This ground-breaking guide explores the manager's role in sparking organizational creativity and offers insight into what managers and leaders must do to increase successful innovation. |
 | The New Leader: Bringing Creativity and Innovation to the Workplace by Chart Your Course International © 2002 (264 pages) ISBN: 1574440349 This new and informative book provides proven methods and specific techniques on how to transform bureaucracies into innovative enterprises, as well as how to how to eradicate unproductive environments that sap potential. |
 | Planning and Leading Productive Meetings by AMACOM © 2001 (142 pages) ISBN: 0761213430 Focuses on the organizational and interpersonal skills you will need to lead highly productive meetings. |
 | Planning and Managing Change by AMACOM © 2005 (160 pages) ISBN: 076121450X Designed to help managers gain skills to plan and manage every aspect of the organizational change process, this course will allow you to foster adaptability and continuous learning. |
 | The Problem Solving & Decision-Making Toolkit: 32 Fully Reproducible, Ready-to-Use Tools to Help You Build Your Know-How to Solve Problems, Be More Creative, and Make Better Decisions by , HRD Press © 2003 (146 pages) ISBN: 0874257212 This toolkit aims to give individuals tools and processes to help increase the number of forward options available, assist in generating a range of alternative choices, or just apply a series of systematic steps to problem solving and decision making. |
 | The Psychology of Problem Solving by , Cambridge University Press © 2003 (394 pages) ISBN: 0521793335 This book is organized by factors that affect problem solving performance, with a goal to present all that is known about problem solving and the factors that contribute to its success or failure. |
 | Strategic Planning Made Easy: A Practical Guide to Growth and Profitability by , , M3 Planning © 2004 (112 pages) ISBN: 0974834327 Through examples, worksheets and Strategic Planning Maps, this book will help small- and medium-sized businesses build and execute their business strategies through a cost-effective, do-it-yourself solution, leading to increased growth and great success. |
 | Strategic Thinking: The 9-Step Approach to Strategic Planning, 2nd Edition by , Kogan Page © 2001 (160 pages) ISBN: 0749432187 This text offers a 9-step approach to planning, gathering information and formulating ideas, and more. |
 | The Subtle Art of Strategy: Organizational Planning in Uncertain Times by Greenwood Press © 2003 (178 pages) ISBN: 156720435X The author of this text investigates the all-too-frequent failures of strategic planning, explains the reasons for such disappointments, and reformulates strategic planning as a long-term, holistic art form. |
 | Successful Business Planning: Energizing Your Company's Potential by Thorogood © 2004 (416 pages) ISBN: 1854182897 Using application checks, real company examples and case studies to illustrate planning techniques, this innovative text demonstrates a step-by-step process to show how a long-term strategic portion of the Strategic Business Plan is formed. |
 | Transforming the Company: Manage Change, Compete and Win, Second Edition by Kogan Page © 2002 (395 pages) ISBN: 0749442700 This book shows that to bridge the gap between rhetoric and reality, business people must make far-reaching decisions about the value to them and their companies of particular theories, past assumptions and traditional approaches. |
 | When Sparks Fly: Harnessing the Power of Group Creativity by , Harvard Business School Publishing © 1999 (256 pages) ISBN: 1591397936 Where do the best creative ideas come from? Authors Leonard and Swap believe most innovations spring from well-led group interactions. This useful guide outlines and analyzes the creative process and gives practical suggestions for managing teams. |
