Essential insights for an ever-changing business world
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The rules of the business world have changed and few have a grasp of the new reality. This book is a pivotal wake-up call for business leaders to get them on track towards a whole new step change, or two, in performance. From the use of technology to outsourcing to innovation - the breadth and depth of thinking is seminal and intense. The best aspect of this book is the actionable nature and practicality of the content.
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An extremely valuable resource and reference in my futurist treasure trove.  Technology Review not only covers what is and has happened in the every changing world of technology but, it also gives indicators of future development trends and associated leaders.  With this timely information one can glean investment opportunities, timeline for products to reach market, in areas covering the breath of applications through medicine and social media.  Simple to the point interviews and stories that have been proven to be spot on with respect to accuracy and reliability.  This doesn't things won't change, it doesn't tell you if a company or idea will succeed or fail.  but it does provide important insight on technology, change, and potential impact in the worlds social economic marketplace.
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This book offers a lot of insight into the future of successful business. It contains invaluable suggestions and advice for both existing companies as well as new businesses. This is one of the few books that are written with a focus on the future, providing the reader with numerous innovative ideas and strategies. This guide will undoubtfully be useful to businessmen and students alike. Highly recommended!
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This is one of the most important management and operations book that I have read in almost 30 years of experience in manufacturing, 16 of them as a consultant in the field. The authors propose a fundamental change in the mindset of almost all top managers, who devote their efforts to increase profits by reducing costs.

The new "Deep Truth", as called by the authors, should be that management must strive and focus their attention in achieving the fastest possible speed of flow of relevant materials and information, as proposed by the First Law of Manufacturing/Operations. This is the real road to profits, growth and sustainability, in an more uncertain, variable and volatile global business environment.

This profound change in the way how companies should be viewed (non-linear, complex, adaptive systems) and managed, implies fundamental changes in operations, information systems, KPI, sales offer design, etc. Smart Metrics derives from this fact.

The authors also present a methodology for operations scheduling and execution that, in my opinion, sets a new frontier.

A must read for any manager, of any level, of any company.
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This is a must-read for any professional, scholar or entrepreneur working to make impactful, innovative change. Using a myriad of adaptable, real-world examples, Eggers and inspires readers to take a new approach to problems of every size and scale  global and local issues alike. I apply the theories presented here on a daily basis and am eagerly awaiting the next round of insight from Eggers and Macmillan!
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David shares game-changing approaches and real-world ideas on how to build and maximize human to human business relationships in todays digital world. Everyone in business needs to read this book and even more important, start applying the ideas and principles he shares!
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Interesting reading, Good for anyone in the business world
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Jeanne and Kevin do a very nice job to a very relevant and timely topic. They do this not only for business leaders and anyone that wants to learn more about the future of work, but for the HR professional. Their research along with real world examples exemplifies what organizations of the future will need. Their ten rules highlight from a systemic perspective what organizations need to keep in mind in order to remain relevant in the future. The employees of today and tomorrow are expecting a different workplace and experience and this book highlights and reinforces what is needed by organizations and its leadership to reinvent themselves or to become the organization of the past. For the HR professional, this book provides a value-added perspective that will make their job, profession, and expertise that much more needed and valuable in the upcoming future. Thank you to both for this insightful book.
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I found DOMINO to be very insightful with a keen understanding of the relationship between customer motivations and successful business strategies. The author's writing is both clear and concise with a plethora of personal experiences as real-life examples.  The book also contains additional supplemental studies which further illustrate the importance of integrating customer experience into a functional strategy for growing your business.  Highly recommended for businesses large and small that are seeking a sustainable financial strategy in an increasingly fast-changing world.
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This book opens your eyes on many important questions and guides you through the world of people that may have the answers.
It's not a simple 10-step guide to success in your business, but a wise, well-researched analysis of the current trends in business and society. Really a must for leaders of today and tomorrow. Fascinating lecture!
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The future of a thinking enterprise - real time decisioning using advanced analytics - is an ideal state many businesses can aspire to achieve. This awesome book provides a roadmap & way forward not only to successfully achieve autonomous analytical decision-making, but also a step change in the way businesses view their enterprise data. Its potentially a game changing work. Certainly the seminal work on the subject.
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This book is excellent. It gives the essential information readers need to know about improving customer relationships.  The authors offer straightforward information and insights. Regardless of what industry you work in or your daily responsibilities, this book balances theory and real-world information. This book is well worth the price.  In my opinion, this book is a must-have for a small business owner. I highly recommend it!
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This is a powerful and extremely timely contribution to understanding the key forces shaping our global economy at the foothills of significant discontinuity and disruption.

Many authors have written about similar topics, but few with the clarity and succinctness to be both comprehensive but accessible for decision-makers across the public and private sectors. Building on Klaus Schwab's unparalleled access and connectedness to global leaders over nearly 5 decades in charge at the World Economic Forum, as one would expect, it draws on a rich breadth of sources - both research driven and anecdotal.

For me the key insight is that - while breakthroughs in a wide array of fields such as digital technologies, genetics and the transition to clean energy and circular economy principles hold almost limitless potential - the benefits to both businesses and societies are by no means a given. They are both contestable without clear global mechanisms for dialogue and collaboration, and change that benefits people, planet and profit will have to be hard won.

This book will provide a  rich platform for discussion, both at the World Economic Forum and more generally around the world, at a time when the pace and scale of change in these areas is accelerating and broadening. As we stand at a key juncture in human history, the stakes are high.
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David Rogers and the team at Columbia Business School who put on the BRITE conference have been at the vanguard of Digital Transformation, how the contract between Brands, Customers and Employees is being rewritten by the astonishing advances in digital technology. The book is not about the technology, however, it really focuses on the most important aspect in succeeding in this new context, people - how they act and organize. This book is part of the required reading list I give my clients. Most highly recommended.
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This is an excellent book for anyone who can gain from insights into changing consumer buying habits and motivations. I'm recommending it to everyone I know in retail and wholesale as well as those interested in building brands. It is a vivid reminder of just how much has changed in the last five years.
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In today's world of business, change is the only constant. Many businesses seem to rely on the tried and true methods of yester-year hoping that the things which worked yesterday will work tomorrow. Those who think this way are in for a rude awakening.
A changing marketplace demands business innovation that puts value on serving the customer better than the competition, and delivers shareholder return.
The authors of this work contend that the "ultimate competitive advantage" is an ever-evolving business model.
By "business model" the authors mean the "who, what, where, when, and how" of how a company goes about satisfying consumer needs. Those who do this better than their competitors will ultimately win, while those who merely fix what was broken yesterday so that it runs today will find themselves out of business.
The book delves into what exactly is a business model and how it relates to the customer and the competition. One important fact stood out in the book: to merely change a part of your business practice without adapting to a changing market place and increasing customer satisfaction, will lead to disaster.
In other words, it isn't so much a fixing of a problem area as it is constantly observing the market and making those little adjustments to your business model--the way you do things, the overall picture--so that you reduce costs, increase customer service, and provide increasing value to both customer and shareholder.
The book abounds with profiles of scores of companies and what they did to adapt their business model to changing times. The book is also replete with many recommendations as to how a bisiness--large or small-- can implement these same strategies to improve their profit picture.
In the foreward, it is recommended that if you read only one business book in the next five years, make it this one. And I believe that the writer is right on track. The book has hit the nail on the head in recognizing that the business which makes continual surveys and adjustments to their business model are the ones who are going to survive in this age of the ever-changing marketplace.
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Fantastic principles for the enterprise world