Stuart Crainer Livres

Delivers the concepts and theories on the topics of Management, Leadership, Strategy, and Innovation.

The World's Leading Business Minds on Today's Most Critical Challenges§The most innovative ideas from the Thinkers50§§India now produces a disproportionately high percentage of the business world's most influential thinkers. As globalization progresses, it is increasingly clear that Indian thought leaders will have a major infl uence over how the world conducts business going forward.§§Creators of the Thinkers50--the world's most respected ranking of business thinkers--Des Dearlove and Stuart Crainer bring you the very latest from India's leading business thinkers.§§Thinkers50 Business Thought Leaders from India reveals the uniquely Indian approach to management--which is in many ways radically different from Western-style capitalism. Less obsessed with profit and more focused on purpose, Indian- style management is changing the world of business. Chapters include:§§The Ghoshal Legacy§Pyramid Thinking: C. K. Prahalad§Making It Happen: Ram Charan and Subir Chowdhury§Innovation Indian Style: From VG to Jugaad§Global Voices: Pankaj Ghemawat and Anil K. Gupta§§Each book in the Thinkers50 series provides authoritative explanations of the concepts, ideas, and practices that are making a difference today, including specific examples and cases drawn from the original sources.§§Where is business headed? Deeper into the type of capitalism that focuses on strategy, structure, and systems? Or toward a new approach that values purpose, process, and people? Read Thinkers50 Business Thought Leaders from India for an expert perspective on thiscritical topic.§§The first-ever global ranking of management thought leaders, Thinkers50 is the most prestigious and infl uential listing of its kind. Created in 2001 by Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove, Thinkers50 has broadened its impact to include identifying, ranking, and sharing the best management thinking in the world.§§Today, Thinkers50 is recognized as the world's definitive ranking of the top 50 business thinkers, and the Thinkers50 Distinguished Achievement Awards are widely regarded as the 'Oscars of management thinking.'§§Now, the ideas and insights of the world's top business figures are right at your fingertips. The Thinkers50 series culls the best of the very best, deliveringthe latest concepts and theories on today's most important management issues--from leadership to strategy to innovation.§§The world's leading independent authority on management ideas, Thinkers50 reveals the ideas that are now shaping the world of business. Stay ahead of the game-- and the competition--with the Thinkers50 series.§

Savvy advice to make every business trip hassle-free and productive. Business travel can be one of the most stressful or stimulating aspects of executive life; it all depends on how well prepared you are. It's about knowing the smartest route to your destination; knowing the quickest route into town; knowing how to get an upgrade; knowing what to do if you feel ill in a foreign country; finding the best hotel; and avoiding those frustrating experiences with laptops and modems. This is far more than a guide to logistics or travel directory. It is a forward thinking handbook of business travel management, containing hundreds of ideas for making your time away productive and effective - from 10 things to work on if you are delayed in the airport with just pen and paper, through the best material to take on a journey, to ideas on how to effectively manage your team back home while you are away. From planning a stress-free business trip to making best use of all your time away, the FT Guide to Business Travel is the definitive travel companion for the global executive. Don't travel without it. "The secret to life on the road isn't knowing how to make plans. It's knowing how to change plans." FAST COMPANY

The book presents profiles of the 50 most influential living management thinkers, as determined by an international survey of business experts. It highlights figures like Charles Handy, Philip Kotler, Paul Krugman, Bill Gates, and Jeff Bezos, emphasizing their significant contributions to management theory and practice. Each profile includes background information, key publications, and insights into their ideas, showcasing the interplay between business and popular culture. This resource serves as a valuable guide for students, entrepreneurs, and executives seeking practical management insights.

This book aims to make leading edge ideas more accessible. For quick reference, the Glossary includes an A-Z of key management thinkers with details of their main ideas and publications.

Offers ideas and insights from several prominent business thinkers on diverse aspects of business innovation.

The World's Leading Business Minds on Today's Most Critical Challenges§§Featuring Jim Collins, Daniel Goleman, Marshall Goldsmith, Stew Friedman, and others§§'Thinkers50 is . . . the Oscars for ideas.' -- Professor Costas Markides, London Business School§§Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove, creators of Thinkers50, have personally interviewed top leaders from businesses around the globe--from CEOs of multinationals to successful sports coaches to people on the front linesof education.§§In Thinkers50 Leadership , the authors cull thebest practices and most intriguing insights of today's top leadership experts to give you an edge on the competition. Chapters include:§§Crucibles of Leadership§Level 5 Leadership§The Real Thing§Charisma and the Dark Side§Followership§Where Leaders Meet the World§Leaders at Work§Each book in the Thinkers50 series providesauthoritative explanations of the concepts, ideas, and practices that are making a difference today, including specific examples and cases drawn from the original sources.§§The concept of leadership was once reserved for politics and the military. But as the authors write, 'Leadership is now multifaceted rather than simply summed up in the dread words 'command and control.' Leadership is about feelings. Leadership is about emotions. Leadership is about those who follow. Leadershipis about the people touched by the actions of leaders.'§§An in-depth exploration of a fascinating subject, Thinkers50 Leadership reveals the most innovativetheories and concepts on the subject from the world's top leadership experts.§

The World's Leading Business Minds on Today's Most Critical Challenges§§The most innovative ideas from the rising stars on the Thinkers50 Guru Radar Globalization, increasing competition, and the rapid pace of innovation are changing business best practices faster and faster. If you havelong-term success in mind, you need to stay a step ahead of the competition.§§Creators of Thinkers50--the world's most respected ranking of business thinkers--Des Dearlove and Stuart Crainer bring you the very latest thinking on the future of business.§§Thinkers50 Future Thinkers reveals groundbreaking ideas from Thinkers50 Future Thinker award winner Nilofer Merchant; Monika Hamori, professor at Spain's IE Business School; groundbreaking leadership thinker Gianpiero Petriglieri; the cocreator of Jugaad Innovation, Navi Radjou; as well as bestselling authorsAdam Grant, James Allworth, and Dorie Clark. Chapters include:§§What the Future Looks Like§The Reinvention of Leadership§Understanding Organizations§Understanding Working Life§Innovation Now§Sustaining the Future§§Each book in the Thinkers50 series provides authoritative explanations of the concepts, ideas, and practices that are making a difference today, including specific examples and cases drawn from the original sources.§§'If management is a technology, then getting the next update early can be a competitive advantage,' the authors write. 'And where better to look for the next big idea than to the thinkers of the future?'§§Business success is no longer a result of finding the most effective way of doing things and sticking with it. The only best practice guaranteed to work is this: embrace change. Read Thinkers50 Future Thinkers and learn how to apply the best ideas from the brightest minds inthe business world today.§§The first-ever global ranking of management thought leaders, Thinkers50 is the most prestigious and influential listing of its kind. Created in 2001 by Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove, Thinkers50 has broadened its impact to include identifying, ranking, and sharing the best management thinking in the world.§§Today, Thinkers50 is recognized as the world's definitive ranking of the top 50 business thinkers, and the Thinkers50 Distinguished Achievement Awards are widely regarded as the 'Oscars of management thinking.'§§Now, the ideas and insights of the world's top business figures are right at your fingertips. The Thinkers50 series culls the best of the very best, delivering the latest concepts and theories on today's most important management issues-- from leadership to strategy to innovation.§§The world's leading independent authority on management ideas, Thinkers50 reveals the ideas that are now shaping the world of business. Stay ahead of the game--and the competition-- with the Thinkers50 series.§

A guide to business and management books, which are set in context by the authors. Those titles featured include Ansoff's Corporate Strategy, Keynes's The General Theory, Friedman's Free to Choose and Taylor's The Principles of Scientific Management.

This edition has been updated to include more emphasis on leading edge ideas and a greater international flavour with more US contributors