Oak Tree Press: 139 books

Strategy is an essential element of all organisational success. Strategic planning is not about coming up with the right answer, it is about the time, skills and motivation to engage in strategic thinking to prepare for tomorrow’s opportunities.

Having timely, accurate and useful information on hand is central to making informed management decisions. This eBook cuts through the barriers to information-gathering that managers often face.

Teams offer organisations a highly productive way of achieving goals. However, much depends on developing, and sustaining, proactive team dynamics. This ebook aims to demystify some of the confusion that frequently surrounds the use of teams.

Forward-thinking business people around the world and from diverse public and private industry sectors now recognise that the 2000-year-old debate about ethics and commerce should be addressed. Such managers do not see discussions of ethics and business as a joke, as a threat or as a weakness, but...

Ethical dilemmas are tough problems to solve because they have a variety of implications, are worrisome and filled with intangibles. They may involve situations that are potentially harmful to people or to the planet and may affect a variety of stakeholders. But not all of them have multi-million...

This eBook is the embodiment of a conviction that: • Ethical marketing is good for business; • Just as marketing for a social goal need not rule out a commercial one, marketing to children and a commercial focus are not mutually exclusive; and • By taking ‘collective responsibility’,...

Conflict that causes litigation can have a seriously damaging effect on your organisation. Win or lose, if litigation becomes long and drawn-out, it can rob you of your time, energy and resources. So it is vitally important that owners, partners, directors and managers (‘managers’) who want to...

For many knowledge-intensive or technology-based start-up companies, the professional management of intellectual property (IP) is critically important. In fact, IP may be the main asset by which the value of a young company is determined and on which decisions to invest in the company are based –...

For many knowledge-intensive or technology-based start-up companies, the professional management of intellectual property (IP) is critically important. In fact, IP may be the main asset by which the value of a young company is determined and on which decisions to invest in the company are based –...

When you’re asked to make a presentation, what is your first reaction? Imagine enjoying your presentations. What would that feel like? This is possible every time. You just need to know how. This ebook tells you.

A‘family business’ is an operating business in which members of the same family have most of the power. Family businesses face increasingly complex issues that affect not only the future of the business itself, but also that of its owners, their family and their employees. Always, the owner must...

The Inside Job is aimed at corporate counsel and in-house lawyers – General Counsel, Head of Legal and experienced in-house lawyers by whatever title. It is especially relevant for lawyers new to an in-house role or considering a move in-house, whether immediately or as part of a longer-term career...

Based on 20+ years' practical experience, this ebook takes you through the key start-up stages: deciding whether you have what it takes; researching your idea; writing a business plan; raising money; sourcing the assistance you need; and getting started.

Competitive Intelligence is the process of researching, analysing and, most importantly, using intelligent data from any available information sources with the aim of out-performing competitors through a sustainable competitive advantage. The NuBook is a practical guide for small business owner/managers.