Berrett Koehler Publishers imprint: 672 books
The Reciprocity Advantage
A New Way to Partner for Innovation and Growth
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
A powerful new kind of competitive advantage is now possible thanks to technological and social disruptions that are already occurring. These disruptions revolutionize how companies can partner to create new growth. The Reciprocity Advantage shares a model for creating that growth: define your right-of-way...
The Resiliency Advantage
Master Change, Thrive Under Pressure, and Bounce Back from Setbacks
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2005
Resiliency--the ability to adapt to life's changes and crises--is key to a healthy, productive life. Based on his deep knowledge of the new science of resiliency, Dr. Al Siebert explains how and why some people are more resilient than others and how resiliency can be learned at any age. Through anecdotes,...
Alternatives to Economic Globalization
A Better World Is Possible
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2004
Written by a premier group of 21 thinkers from around the world, the second edition of Alternatives to Economic Globalization lays out democratic, ecologically sound, socially just alternatives to corporate globalization more fully, specifically, and thoughtfully than has ever been done before. Focusing...
The Social Labs Revolution
A New Approach to Solving our Most Complex Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2014
Current responses to our most pressing societal challenges—from poverty to ethnic conflict to climate change—are not working. These problems are incredibly dynamic and complex, involving an ever-shifting array of factors, actors, and circumstances. They demand a highly fluid and adaptive approach,...
Macroshift
Navigating the Transformation to a Sustainable World
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1994
We live in the midst of one of the greatest technological revolutions in history, an era of deep-seated transformation-a macroshift in civilization, says preeminent scholar and futurist Ervin Laszlo. Its signs and manifestations are all around us, from the deadly HIV/AIDS epidemic sweeping Africa...
Rooftop Revolution
How Solar Power Can Save Our Economy-and Our Planet-from Dirty Energy
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2012
The Biggest Untold Economic Story of Our Time Here is the truth that the powerful Dirty Energy public relations machine doesn’t want you to know: the ascent of solar energy is upon us. Solar-generated electricity has risen exponentially in the last few years and employment in the solar industry...
Cultural Intelligence
Surviving and Thriving in the Global Village
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2017
**Succeed in Any Culture, in Every Situation
In today's global economy, the ability to interact effectively across cultures is a fundamental job requirement for just about everyone. But it's impossible to learn the customs and traits of every single culture. David Thomas and Kerr Inkson present...
by Neal Whitten PMP
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2007
**Learn the Best Practices That Make the Difference Between Troubled Projects and Consistently Successful Projects
There's no better way to learn the nuts and bolts of a profession than by having a mentor at your side. But most project managers and leaders don't have that advantage — and...
Capitalism 3.0
A Guide to Reclaiming the Commons
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2006
The commons — those creations of nature and society we inherit together and must preserve for our children — is under siege. Our current version of capitalism — the corporate, globalized version 2.0 — is rapidly squandering this heritage. Now, Peter Barnes offers a solution: protect the commons...
Ideas Are Free
How the Idea Revolution Is Liberating People and Transforming Organizations
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2006
A worker in one of Europe's largest wireless communication companies stumbled across an error in his company's billing software, fixed it, and saved the company some $26 million per year. A secretary at Grapevine Canyon Ranch proposed a simple change to the company's website that brought the site...
Streamlining Business Requirements
The XCellR8 Approach
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
Effectively Define and Gather Your Business Requirements Today!
Many programming systems today are designed and constructed before business requirements are completed and finalized. Without a proper foundation, these systems will eventually crumble. Streamlining Business Requirements: The XCellR8™...
by Robert Bruce Kelsey PhD
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2006
Software Project Management: Measures for Improving Performance focuses on more than the mechanics of project execution. By showing the reader how to identify and solve real world problems that put schedule, cost, and quality at risk, this guide gets to the heart of improving project control and...
Organizational Project Management
Linking Strategy and Projects
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Improve Your Business Results Through Organizational Project Management
Organizational project management (OPM) aligns project deliverables with strategy. Understanding this emerging process is essential for all stakeholders, from the corporate sponsor to project team members. OPM is a valuable new...
The Shareholder Action Guide
Unleash Your Hidden Powers to Hold Corporations Accountable
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2016
“A valuable call to action for small shareholders to change the ways big corporations do business.”
*—Robert Reich, former US Secretary of Labor
Want to make misbehaving corporations mend their ways? You can! If you own their stock, corporations have to listen to you. Shareholder advocate...