Influence: Psychology of Persuasion by B. Cialdini Sun Tzu on the Art of War The Oldest Military Treatise in the World The Naked Ape by Desmond Morris The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell Leading with Soul-An Uncommon Journey of Spirit by Lee G. Bolman and Terrence E....Read More

Another fundamental building block of growth is to create what many call an innovation culture within the company. Creating an environment where everyone takes risks and where failures are seen as learning opportunities. Many companies strive to minimize risk or even eliminate risk but as anyone who ever took a basic course in economics knows...Read More

Most business leaders agree that growth is a prequisite for success and yet few actually succeed in creating sustainable long-term growth. One key problem is that companies attempt to create growth by focusing on results instead of working to create the right behaviors in their organizations that will lead to results. In order to create...Read More

Many business leaders run their business on a combination of financial targets and ratios that at best give a view of where the company has been but say nothing about where the company is going. Despite the common use of Vision statements and balanced scorecards with targets for customer satisfaction and employee satisfaction, business leaders...Read More

International trade is a prerequisite for lasting peace in the world. Our soldiers and police are doing everything they can to protect us from the immediate threat of terrorism. They may be our peace-keepers but it is our international corporations and the people working in them that are our peace-creators. International business, like local business,...Read More

There is likely no subject that has been more written about or misused in management literature than topic of Change Management. Despite the virtual ocean of literature, internet sites, methodologies, and theories proffered by management gurus, university professors and management consultants around the world all serious change management thinking is based on the theory of...Read More