Read my tips - Winter 2010
A smörgåsbord of essential reading, classic thinking, distilled wisdom and trends to watch.
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Read my tips - Autumn 2010
Julian Birkinshaw, author of Reinventing Management and co-founder of MLab, names 10 books that ought to be on the bookshelf of anyone interested in management innovation.
Turbulent times and golden opportunities
For those feeling storm-tossed by today’s
economy, Don Sull believes there’s much to learn
from Carnival Cruise Lines, a company that
discovered that turbulence often has an upside.
The critical need to reinvent management
Julian Birkinshaw believes that management is undervalued today – and for good reasons.
Management, he says, has failed at the bigpicture level. It’s time to reinvent the profession.
Innovating globally
Can the techniques used by managers to create innovation inside organizations work with global change? Costas Markides talks with Stuart Crainer about his latest research.
How in the world
We may think of management as a recent phenomenon, but its roots lie in the first organizing activities of our ancestors. Stuart Crainer looks at the emergence of management as a profession. He finds that
the road to modern management leads to a paradox.
Patently (un)clear
After developing a great product or process, it’s important to protect it. Markus Reitzig and Stefan Wagner have done extensive research on the benefits of using internal patent lawyers versus outsourcing the task. Here’s the inside story.
More power to your presentation
You might wonder what similarities there can be between a Russian oligarch and an entrepreneur. When it comes to persuading people to invest, there are plenty, according to Roly Grimshaw.
Start filling your talent gap - now
As businesses steer their way out of turbulence, they have a unique opportunity to identify their leadership supply and demand and close the talent gap in their organization.
Risk management starts at the top
Paul Strebel and Hongze Lu asked why, at the end of 2008, Citigroup, Merrill Lynch and UBS had well over $40 billion in sub-prime write-downs and credit losses, while some of their competitors were much less exposed.
Building the high-glex/high-value HR team
In many companies, the human resources function is considered necessary,but minimally important. Douglas Ready strongly disagrees and argues that a shoddy HR function will keep the rest of the company from high achievement.
The Sloan legacy
"General Motors' legacy as an automotive juggernaut may be in doubt; but there is no question that one of GM's early leaders, Alfred P. Sloan, has left an enduring mark on management science - and London Business School.
Capital is King!
The business world is, hopefully, emerging from a mega-downturn. So, should the savvy businessman be focused on the top line (revenues) or the bottom line (profits)? Says John Mullins: neither!
"London Business School empowers individuals and organisations to perform at their best."
