This book provides executives with an in-depth look at the consequences of M&As for acquired top management teams. It examines M&As as a corporate growth strategy, the importance of top management teams to a firm’s long-term performance, the reasons why executives depart after an acquisition, and the effects of these departures on target company performance.
This book is your guide to knowledge management for the future leaders of your organization. In other words, it ensures that they will know what you know and be able to apply your experiences to similar encounters in their time. It is replete with examples of successful knowledge management (with an eye toward the future) in current times and provides simple, time-tested steps. This book is your guide to ensuring future generations know what you know and can apply it in their time. This book is your guide to knowledge management for the future leaders of your organization. In other words, it ensures that they will know what you know and be able to apply your experiences to similar encounters in their time.
Inside Organizational Culture: Theory and Practice is a foundational resource designed for undergraduate and MBA students, as well as organizational leaders seeking a clear, comprehensive understanding of how culture shapes today’s organizations.
Drawing on extensive research and deep expertise, the book explores how culture operates inside organizations—how it is defined, modelled, measured, and managed. The book offers an in-depth examination of the leading definitions, conceptual frameworks and analytical models used by scholars and practitioners to understand organizational culture. It also breaks down the key dimensions through which culture is expressed and perceived, such as communication, power structures, decision-making norms and rituals.
Beyond the theoretical foundation, Inside Organizational Culture provides a rigorous introduction to the internal and external determinants that shape culture—from leadership and strategy to social norms and national context. With a strong emphasis on management practice, it guides organizational leaders on how to recognize cultural dynamics, implement culture-shaping interventions and align culture with ethical values and strategic objectives.
In addition to the book’s appeal for adoption in courses for advanced business students, the features included in the book are also suitable for corporate training and executive education programs.
Strategy doesn’t fail for lack of planning, rather fails when leaders cannot convert insight into advantage before conditions change. Now to Next reframes strategy as a dynamic leadership discipline, placing the strategic leader at the center providing vision, planning, mobilization, and execution.
Between NOW and NEXT lies a fluid landscape shaped by disruption, competition, technology, politics, and human behavior. Leaders who succeed read patterns early, make disciplined choices, mobilize people with purpose, and build agility into execution.
Building on his award-winning book, Leading from the Top: Presidential Lessons in Issues Management, which examines how pressure exposes gaps in strategy, alignment, and judgment, Dennis M. Powell draws on historical narrative to reveal how leaders navigate complexity, act decisively, and move strategy forward with clarity and speed to achieve NEXT across eras.
The book is a resource that strengthens the skills of experienced leaders and accelerates the growth of those preparing to lead.
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Leading Change from Within is written for project managers, change leaders, and operational professionals responsible for making change successful, often without full authority, optimal conditions, or aligned teams.
In complex environments evidenced by today’s competing priorities, resistance, and pressure, the real challenge is not only planning change, but sustaining it through people.
This book offers a practical, human-centered approach to leading change from within. Moving beyond top-down transformation models, it shows how inclusion, equity, and psychological safety are built through everyday leadership choices, how meetings are led, how decisions are framed, and how voices are invited into the work. Through the WynnTech case study, readers see how leadership is practiced in real-world examples.
Grounded in research and practice, this book introduces thoughtful and applied tools that help leaders strengthen judgment, build trust, and translate intention into consistent delivery practices.
After reading this book, you will be able to:
This is a guide for leaders who want to deliver results and who understand that sustainable change is built from within.
The future of continuous improvement is here—and it’s powered by artificial intelligence.
Every year, organizations invest millions in transformation programs, yet most efforts fade once the consultants leave. Why? Because continuous improvement is not a set of tools—it’s a way of thinking, behaving, and leading.
In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Abdul Rauf reveals how to embed continuous improvement into your organization’s DNA by combining timeless methodologies with cutting-edge digital technologies. From the shop floor to the boardroom, discover how AI, digital twins, IoT sensors, and predictive analytics are transforming improvement from episodic projects into self-evolving organizational systems.
Inside, you’ll discover why most CI initiatives fail and proven strategies to make them stick; how industry leaders like Toyota, Amazon, and Siemens achieve sustained excellence through digital CI; the critical role of leadership, culture, and psychological safety; practical playbooks for integrating AI and automation; how to measure, scale, and sustain CI globally; governance and ethical frameworks for responsible AI-driven improvement; and a visionary roadmap toward self-evolving organizations.
Whether you’re a board director, C-suite executive, or middle manager, this book provides strategic insights and practical tools to transform your organization. It’s not about perfection—it’s about persistence.
The organizations that thrive in the 21st century will be those where improvement isn’t just practiced—it’s lived.
Boost Product Sales and Build a Profitable New Revenue Stream with Your Own In-House Equipment Leasing & Financing Operation
This book explains how companies that sell equipment and other products can significantly increase sales while creating a powerful new profit center by establishing their own in-house leasing and financing operation. Industry data shows that the need for equipment financing has evolved dramatically—today, nine out of ten U.S. companies rely on leasing or third-party financing to acquire essential equipment. For growth-oriented companies, offering in-house financing is no longer optional; it is a highly effective sales strategy that can materially improve close rates and overall competitiveness.
Historically, building an in-house financing platform was complex, costly, and required specialized expertise, infrastructure, and capital. That barrier has largely been removed. Recent advancements in financing technology, software platforms, and third-party service providers now allow companies to implement and manage financing programs far more efficiently and cost-effectively. Businesses can outsource or streamline key operational components while maintaining control over the customer relationship and economics.
This new edition of Equipment Leasing and Financing provides a complete, practical roadmap for product vendors evaluating and implementing an in-house financing strategy. It delivers clear guidance on assessing feasibility, structuring programs, managing risk, and operating a scalable, profitable financing platform that supports sales growth while generating incremental revenue.
Whether you are a manufacturer, distributor, or product seller, this book equips you with the strategic and operational tools needed to turn financing into a competitive advantage and a consistent source of profit.
Change is inevitable. Leading it well is not. Today’s leaders need to know how to guide change without increasing costs, confusion, and resistance. They need to foster clarity, productivity, and genuine engagement. Shift Happens: Lead the Change Your People Need equips leaders with the insight and tools to navigate change with confidence, purpose, and impact.
Grounded in real-world experience and practical strategies, this book moves beyond theory to reveal what effective change leadership looks like day to day. Whether leading a small team or an international organization, Shift Happens is for you.
Stepping into a leadership role for the first time can be both exciting and daunting. Many new leaders question whether they have the experience, confidence, or authority to lead effectively. Yet the very skills that helped them earn the role—communication, collaboration, emotional intelligence, and relationship building—are often the same skills that make great leaders.
You’re a Leader–Now What? is a practical leadership guide to help new and emerging leaders recognize the strengths they already possess and apply them with confidence. Rather than focusing on complex theories or abstract leadership models, the book emphasizes real-world application and practical reflection. Readers learn how to communicate more effectively, build trust within their teams, foster collaboration, and navigate workplace conflict with confidence and professionalism.
The book also explores how leaders can guide teams through stages of development, adapt their leadership approach to different situations, and strengthen relationships across their organizations. Through guided reflection and practical insights, readers discover how their past personal and professional experiences can become powerful tools for leadership success.
Ideal for first-time managers, newly promoted supervisors, and professionals transitioning into leadership roles, this book provides a clear, practical roadmap for building credibility, strengthening teams, and leading with confidence from day one.
Innovation doesn’t happen without risk. Ethical leadership doesn’t happen without pressure. Transformation doesn’t happen without fear.
The difference? Courage.
Courage in Organizations makes the case that courage is not a personality trait reserved for heroes—it is a measurable, teachable capacity that drives performance, innovation, and long-term organizational success.
In an era of constant disruption, political polarization, and rapid change, organizations must decide: play it safe or act with conviction. This book shows how courageous leadership fuels psychological safety, strengthens culture, boosts employee engagement, and unlocks bold innovation.
Through research-backed insights and compelling examples—from startups taking high-stakes risks to companies taking public social stands—the book reveals how organizations can:
Courage is not the absence of fear. It is the disciplined choice to act in alignment with purpose and values.
For leaders navigating change, HR professionals building culture, and executives committed to ethical performance, this book provides a framework for building organizations that don’t just survive disruption—but lead through it.
Because in today’s business environment, the greatest competitive advantage isn’t speed or scale.
It’s courage.