This book will help readers understand that there is a way out of corporate failure whether in the East or West by implementing certain essentials of corporate turnarounds. The techniques may vary from country to country, but the general turnaround principles are similar. As in the world of medicine, certain symptoms may look alike, however the treatment and medical dosages must be appropriate to the culture, patient and diagnosis. The corporate cases are gleaned from many countries in Asia, Europe, US and Russia to provide the readers with the full spectrum of practical turnaround experiences. This book is also recommended as a textbook on the subject of corporate turnaround.
This is a golden opportunity during this global economic recession. Now, stay at home mothers, unemployed people, unsatisfied and satisfied employees planning to have another source of income, men and women who are looking for effective way to earn extra money have an opportunity to do so while actually helping other people and themselves achieve wellness. Physical wellness is touted as the next biggest global industry. The best kept secret is that as an individual, you can easily participate in this segment and reap the profits through the home spa business. This book is carefully designed to present to you all the aspects of the home spa business. Home spa is a breakthrough way for many individuals to start a business without the hassles of having big marketing budgets and start-up costs. This book is a ready training manual that will help the readers jump start their home-based business
This Mandarin book ls about a prolific corporate turnaround expert, one who literally changed the course of world history not only during his lifetime but also for more than twenty centuries since. This person is still changing the world. His teachings are as relevant and applicable today as they were more than 2,000 years ago, and will continue to enlighten people as long as there are people to be enlightened. This man is Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus is indeed the greatest turnaround expert in the history of mankind. He transformed a team of twelve disciples - fishermen, tax collector, ordinary folks with humble background into a major board of directors that rocked the whole Roman Empire then and still his teachings are still guiding the world today. Billions of people have taken on the faith of Christianity -and two thousand years later, it still remains a major corporate force to be reckoned with. The teachings of Jesus are even more important and relevant today as the global economic system is collapsing. One major corporate institution after another is collapsing under the perfect financial tsunami. There are many lessons of corporate turnaround and transformation that we can learn from Jesus. He has shared with us many valuable lessons when He was on earth on how to transform and turnaround any troubled organizations. This book attempts to capture some of these insights and lessons to help the troubled organizations navigate through the hard times ahead.
The recent financial turmoil has caused concern and worries about an upcoming global depression. Financial investments have been threatened, jobs have been lost and many uncertainties ahead. The situation has brought to the fore of everybody's imagination - the great depression of the 1930's which brought untold suffering to millions for an extended period of time. The suffering was not just economic; the mental impact was far greater. .This book is about helping individuals who feel threatened and how they can channel their resources as well as prepare to face another great depression...
China is known as being a modern super economic power; however, the philosophers by whom the businessmen in China follow are anything but modern. Chinese businesses have adapted the teachings of ancient philosophers and use their wisdom to transform themselves into excellent companies. Several Chinese companies are Fortune 500 companies – and these companies have gotten to their positions because of adapting these philosophies. Overseas Chinese are early adopters of the ancient Chinese philosophers have benefited and controlled the economies in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong, etc. One of the greatest transformational leaders in China was Admiral Zheng He. His experiences and lessons learnt have echoed down throughout history. His approach to peace, in a time of war, is actually utilized quite regularly in boardrooms albeit not as well known as Sun Zi. Zheng He is considered a business transformation guru and his techniques used to garner hundreds of fleet of ships and thousands of people to take the risk to travel with him in treacherous seas and faraway lands. And Zheng He left behind goodwill with all the countries that he visited. This is corporate transformation at its best. By gleaning from Zheng He, we can follow his footsteps for our business life. Zheng He, along with several other Chinese philosophers have transformed the way the Chinese do business. This book looks at his life and teachings, along with several other well-known philosophers' lives such as Sun Zi, Confucius etc, and shows how we can utilise these great teachers' techniques and teachings in our business life . May the wisdom and lessons of ancient Chinese teachings guide you and prepare you for business and beyond.
Have you ever asked yourself the question "Are office politics really that bad?" and found yourself answering "Yes!" Well, perhaps then this is the book for you. The animals play politics as a way of life to survive in the jungle" ahttps: //admin.createspace.com/Admin/BookEdit.do?id=3366842nd If they get played out, it may mean ending up as a meal for other animals;. Also, with the global recession, many jobs are going to be lost, and our concrete jungle is quickly becoming a true struggle for survival of the fittest. Under these conditions, good performance, creativity, effectiveness and efficiency are mandatory requirements for you to keep your job. One also needs to learn survival skills. By learning from the animals which meet crisis frequently and observing how they play without being played out, we can increase our own ability to survive in the concrete jungle. One of the important survival skills is learning how to handle office politics.
This book will help readers understand that there is a way out of corporate failure whether in the East or West by implementing certain essentials of corporate turnarounds. The techniques may vary from country to country, but the general turnaround principles are similar. As in the world of medicine, certain symptoms may look alike, however the treatment and medical dosages must be appropriate to the culture, patient and diagnosis. The corporate cases are gleaned from many countries in Asia, Europe, US and Russia to provide the readers with the full spectrum of practical turnaround experiences. This book is also recommended as a textbook on the subject of corporate turnaround.
The recent financial turmoil has caused concern and worries about an upcoming global depression. Financial investments have been threatened, jobs have been lost and many uncertainties ahead. The situation has brought to the fore of everybody's imagination - the great depression of the 1930's which brought untold suffering to millions for an extended period of time. The suffering was not just economic; the mental impact was far greater. .This book is about helping individuals who feel threatened and how they can channel their resources as well as prepare to face another great depression. If you are scared and are wondering how you will cope, it is essential that you realize that you must turnaround yourself mentally now if you are to cope with the stress that lies ahead of you. . For those faced with this situation too, this book will be of assistance for there is a vast section on helpful strategies and poems to deal with stress.
China is known as being a modern super economic power; however, the philosophers by whom the businessmen in China follow are anything but modern. Chinese businesses have adapted the teachings of ancient philosophers and use their wisdom to transform themselves into excellent companies. Several Chinese companies are Fortune 500 companies - and these companies have gotten to their positions because of adapting these philosophies. Overseas Chinese are early adopters of the ancient Chinese philosophers have benefited and controlled the economies in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong, etc. One of the greatest transformational leaders in China was Admiral Zheng He. His experiences and lessons learnt have echoed down throughout history. His approach to peace, in a time of war, is actually utilized quite regularly in boardrooms albeit not as well known as Sun Zi. Zheng He is considered a business transformation guru and his techniques used to garner hundreds of fleet of ships and thousands of people to take the risk to travel with him in treacherous seas and faraway lands. And Zheng He left behind goodwill with all the countries that he visited. This is corporate transformation at its best. By gleaning from Zheng He, we can follow his footsteps for our business life. Zheng He, along with several other Chinese philosophers have transformed the way the Chinese do business. This book looks at his life and teachings, along with several other well-known philosophers' lives such as Sun Zi, Confucius etc, and shows how we can utilise these great teachers' techniques and teachings in our business life . May the wisdom and lessons of ancient Chinese teachings guide you and prepare you for business and beyond.
Small business owners and managers may never, in their wildest imagination, dream of beating the giant corporations. Yet many small businesses do survive, thrive, and even defeat major corporations by leveraging their unique advantages. This is now possible with the advent of the Internet and globalisation. Many modern corporate giants such as Google, Facebook, Amazon and Ebay were unknown minnows ten years ago. How did they win the game against the corporate killer whales? Meanwhile, many big companies have collapsed like a house of cards because they are over-leveraged and inflexible. Small is the new big; small is beautiful; small is "the new normal." "Small is the New Big" examines many cases where small companies have defeated giants. It also describes how small companies can surmount the mountains of competition, by using time-tested strategies to emerge victorious over the giants.
The "Transformation Toolkit: Corporate Transformation to Improve Productivity and Innovation" provides the means to diagnose an ailing business organization, and then plan and pursue the steps to keep it alive and make it healthy. The Toolkit starts with diagnosis, and then moves through three phases of treatment. This approach satisfies the need for quick "surgery" to keep the organization alive through productivity improvements; "resuscitation" after surgery, to grow market share; and long-term "therapy" to promote innovation and creativity. Additional chapters deal with office politics, personal health and personal transformation, among other vital topics for transformation executives. Exercises and questions transform the reader into an active participant. The Toolkit applies to both manufacturing and service industries. Its principles scale from small and medium companies through multi-national corporations. But be warned: this tool is unsafe in the wrong hands...your competitor's.
This book is in Vietnamese. It is the second edition of the best-selling book, Corporate Turnaround published in 2002. Now we are encountering another global financial crisis as iconic companies like Lehman Brothers, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae fell, while erstwhile leaders like AIG, General Motors, Ford and others survive only because of government bailouts. The European zone is also having problems with sovereign debt problems. What is it that makes companies sick and turnaround? This book analyses corporate sickness like a doctor analyses sickness in a patient. Drawing from both the eastern and western systems of medicine, this book draws parallels with corporate sickness and how a combination of the two approaches will make a sick company healthy. And just as doctors now advice that you don't really need to get sick to get healthy, the prescription in this book can also be used not just by a sick company looking for a turnaround but by any company wanting to transform to be healthy and grow A must read book by all professionals wanting to see their companies grow healthily during this tough economic environment.
These are tough economic times indeed. Any office professional cannot be blamed for paying more attention to his own practice of office politics. After all, a mistake today -an unfortunate slip of the tongue -and you can easily be filing for unemployment the next day. It is time to take a humorous look at the culture of the modern office, all around the globe. After all, some miscues are unavoidable, yet most of the issues we face today can be aptly prepared for. There is advice and wisdom in this book to help you navigate the worst of waters. This isn't a piece you will want to miss. The wisdom herein was gathered from east to west, spanning the globe! The book is presented in cartoon form which depicts the everyday events in the office environment.
The world economy is caught in the throes of a second great depression. Many companies are on the brink of failure. To save them, leaders will have to follow some very basic and time-honoured principles to navigate successfully in this treacherous time. These critical guiding principles, which are instrumental to turning a failing corporation into a success, can be found in both the spiritual and secular worlds. Because God is a guiding light in our personal lives, so, too can the Lord's teachings augment our decision-making toolbox. The author has identified the 101 most critical corporate turnaround and transformation principles from Biblical laws and secular tenets in both medical and corporate terms, giving voice to a concise and unique view of corporate wellness. And through this insightful book we can find corporate enlightenment during this turbulent and tumultuous time.
There are workable preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic steps to treat sick companies, and to restore as well as maintain their well being. Similar to handling of a person's health, a company needs to monitor the five stages to sustain long-term health and wellness, namely, prevention, early diagnosis, proper treatment, recovery or rehabilitation and strengthening or health-boosting. Corporate Wellness is not another textbook or trade book for corporate turnaround and transformation. It provides a quick understanding of how real-world business turnarounds and transformations are successfully executed with simple and yet succinct 101 principles.
Are you a distressed business owner or executive, feeling helpless and trapped as you watch your underperforming company fall apart at the seams? Did your company take a fall from the global economic recession and turmoil? Are you looking at how you can increase your productivity innovatively as all your existing ideas and plans are not delivering the results that you want? Do you wish to transform your organization but do not have a clue as to how or where to begin? Are you stressed out with not knowing how to motivate your teams, keep up with changing technology, counter the slowdown in global demand, combat your competitors in a fast-moving business environment? If you answer yes to any of these questions, then this handbook is for you. This handbook offers the comprehensive and complete toolkit to help you thrive during these turbulent times.
Why would anyone want to invest in a company that has declared or is near bankruptcy? Most people would not want to touch such a stock but there are many who specialize in this very field.Distressed securities are the securities such as stocks, bonds, other financial claims of a company that is close to or has reached financial distress. If a company has filed for bankruptcy, it is under financial distress. This category also includes bank debt and non-performing loans. They fail to make regular interest or principal payments, and they trade at yields higher than those of similar dated Treasuries. Who would want to invest here? Once their financial distress becomes evident, there is lot of panic selling and these then trade at deep discounts. At this stage, they present an attractive opportunity to anyone who has analysed their true worth. In recent years, private firms such as hedge funds, private equity firms have been among the largest buyers of distressed securities. They hold the securities until they have appreciated, and then sell them. This book examines the fundamental issues in relating to buying and selling of distressed companies. It is a sequel to the first highly successful book by the same author: Fundamentals of buying and selling companies.
This book deals with a prolific corporate turnaround expert, one who literally changed the course of world history not only during his lifetime but also for more than twenty centuries since. This person is still changing the world. His teachings are as relevant and applicable today as they were more than 2,000 years ago, and will continue to enlighten people as long as there are people to be enlightened. This man is Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus is indeed the greatest turnaround expert in the history of mankind. He transformed a team of twelve disciples - fishermen, tax collector, ordinary folks with humble background into a major board of directors that rocked the whole Roman Empire then and still his teachings are still guiding the world today.The teachings of Jesus are even more important and relevant today as the global economic system is collapsing. There are many lessons of corporate turnaround and transformation that we can learn from Jesus. .
Companies are downsizing, rightsizing and no job is secure today. And the ordinary working men and women are certainly disturbed enough to get on the latest fitness program - survival of the fittest, that is. It means playing... office politics! Many corporate executives are at a loss as to how to handle office politics - should they ignore, or play dirty office politics? We can take guidance from the ancient book - the Bible. Many Bible characters also played politics to survive, thrive or prosper. The principles and stories in the Bible are applicable today for many corporate executives seeking solace and a clear conscience to steer through the office political mess.
This is the second edition of the best-selling book, Corporate Turnaround published in 2002. Now we are encountering another global financial crisis as iconic companies like Lehman Brothers, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae fell, while erstwhile leaders like AIG, General Motors, Ford and others survive only because of government bailouts. The European zone is also having problems with sovereign debt problems. What is it that makes companies sick and turnaround? This book analyses corporate sickness like a doctor analyses sickness in a patient. Drawing from both the eastern and western systems of medicine, this book draws parallels with corporate sickness and how a combination of the two approaches will make a sick company healthy. And just as doctors now advice that you don't really need to get sick to get healthy, the prescription in this book can also be used not just by a sick company looking for a turnaround but by any company wanting to transform to be healthy and grow A must read book by all professionals wanting to see their companies grow healthily during this tough economic environment.
During this global economic crisis, many people are stressed up and running out of ideas. This inspirational notebook is to help many business owners and executives who need some moments of rejuvenation, re-vitalization and re-charging. There are poems, Youtube videos, principles in corporate transformation and turnaround that can help you with new ideas, creativity, rest and relaxation. The resources available to you in this notebook are unique, practical and full of wisdom. This notebook also has pages for you to jolt down your ideas and notes. You never know, the answers to your corporate headaches may lie in this inspirational notebook.
This is the second edition of the best-selling book, Corporate Turnaround published in 2002. Now we are encountering another global financial crisis as iconic companies like Lehman Brothers, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae fell, while erstwhile leaders like AIG, General Motors, Ford and others survive only because of government bailouts. The European zone is also having problems with sovereign debt problems. What is it that makes companies sick and turnaround? This book analyses corporate sickness like a doctor analyses sickness in a patient. Drawing from both the eastern and western systems of medicine, this book draws parallels with corporate sickness and how a combination of the two approaches will make a sick company healthy. And just as doctors now advice that you don't really need to get sick to get healthy, the prescription in this book can also be used not just by a sick company looking for a turnaround but by any company wanting to transform to be healthy and grow A must read book by all professionals wanting to see their companies grow healthily during this tough economic environment.
This book is in Mandarin. The Asian economic tigers are the newly industrialized countries noted for maintaining exceptionally high growth rates and rapid industrialization between the 1960s and 1990s. One remarkable attribute of most of the Asian tigers is that they were poor during the 1960s when most parts of Africa were experiencing some level of economic surge. Both Asia and Africa got out of colonialism in despair state, but how is it that Asia managed to pull ahead and Africa left behind. This book is for people who wish to do business in Africa and understand how Africa can transform itself to be the next economic tiger.
Why would anyone want to invest in a company that has declared or is near bankruptcy? Most people would not want to touch such a stock but there are many who specialize in this very field. Distressed securities are the securities such as stocks, bonds, other financial claims of a company that is close to or has reached financial distress. If a company has filed for bankruptcy, it is under financial distress. This category also includes bank debt and non-performing loans. They fail to make regular interest or principal payments, and they trade at yields higher than those of similar dated Treasuries. Who would want to invest here? Once their financial distress becomes evident, there is lot of panic selling and these then trade at deep discounts. At this stage, they present an attractive opportunity to anyone who has analysed their true worth. In recent years, private firms such as hedge funds, private equity firms have been among the largest buyers of distressed securities. They hold the securities until they have appreciated, and then sell them. This book examines the fundamental issues in relating to buying and selling of distressed companies. It is a sequel to the first highly successful book by the same author: Fundamentals of buying and selling companies.
Corporate Cyberwar chronicles the daily battle between technical criminals and law enforcement. As new and advanced ways to cheat and financially ruin companies are discovered, many authorities not only have to figure out ways to stop it, but they also have to create new laws in order to prosecute the perpetrators. This book addresses how businesses/corporations can protect themselves against this increasingly vicious attack. To help convey the importance of protection and awareness, Cyberwar explores two very important cases, WikiLeaks and Stuxnet. Businesses/corporations are given a better understanding of such similar attacks in the future. Corporate Cyberwar does not only focus on problems, it also provides solutions. There is a point by point explanation of how Crimeware, Bot Networks and DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) take place, which helps businesses/corporations understand exactly what needs to be done in order to prevent the attacks. Cyberwar is not only for those with a moderate understanding of technology, it is also for those with limited understanding of this threat and its devastating effects.
The world economy is caught in the throes of a second great depression. Many companies are on the brink of failure. To save them, leaders will have to follow some very basic and time-honoured principles to navigate successfully in this treacherous time. These critical guiding principles, which are instrumental to turning a failing corporation into a success, can be found in both the spiritual and secular worlds. Because God is a guiding light in our personal lives, so, too can the Lord's teachings augment our decision-making toolbox. The author has identified the 101 most critical corporate turnaround and transformation principles from Biblical laws and secular tenets in both medical and corporate terms, giving voice to a concise and unique view of corporate wellness. And through this insightful book we can find corporate enlightenment during this turbulent and tumultuous time.
The failure to predict and address our current global financial problems could be directly attributed to poor leadership. It was bad and unprincipled leadership that brought us to the dismal situation we are in now. Fortunately, it will be good and principled leadership that can get us back on track again. This book discusses how an enlightened leadership can steer the course of an organization to path that it wants to be in. Although its primary focus would be for people who are involved in corporate change, it could also benefit people who are involved in all kinds of organizations, large or small. The concepts of leadership and its use in managing any kind of change would be useful for the CEO, the manager, owners of businesses, leaders in society, and for the student in change management. This book is for everyone. Whether you are a member of the board of corporations, CEOs, managers, entrepreneurs, and just students of management, you will learn how leaders of our times and of biblical times have used the concepts of leadership and how they used this kind of leadership address the different requirements for change.
Companies are downsizing, rightsizing and no job is secure today. And the ordinary working men and women are certainly disturbed enough to get on the latest fitness program - survival of the fittest, that is. It means playing... office politics! Many corporate executives are at a loss as to how to handle office politics - should they ignore, or play dirty office politics? We can take guidance from the ancient book - the Bible. Many Bible characters also played politics to survive, thrive or prosper. The principles and stories in the Bible are applicable today for many corporate executives seeking solace and a clear conscience to steer through the office political mess.
This training manual on corporate turnaround and transformation methodology is probably the first of its kind in the world for restructuring specialists, change management executives, business students and companies seeking to improve their financial performance. The methodology incorporates the best mangement practices from the West and Eas
This is a golden opportunity during this global economic recession. Now, stay at home mothers, unemployed people, unsatisfied and satisfied employees planning to have another source of income, men and women who are looking for effective way to earn extra money have an opportunity to do so while actually helping other people and themselves achieve wellness. Physical wellness is touted as the next biggest global industry. The best kept secret is that as an individual, you can easily participate in this segment and reap the profits through the home spa business. This book is carefully designed to present to you all the aspects of the home spa business. Home spa is a breakthrough way for many individuals to start a business without the hassles of having big marketing budgets and start-up costs. This book is a ready training manual that will help the readers jump start their home-based business
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