Rotman Utp Publishing imprint: 40 books
It's Not Complicated
The Art and Science of Complexity in Business
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2017
In the new knowledge economy, traditional modes of thinking are no longer effective. Compartmentalizing problems and solutions and assuming everything can be solved with the right formula can no longer keep pace with the radical changes occurring daily in the modern business world.
It’s Not...
The Thoughtful Leader
A Model of Integrative Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2016
Leadership is a quality that is difficult to define. Some believe that it is innate, the gift of a selected few. Others believe that it is a skill that can be learned but don’t agree on what, exactly, should be taught.
In The Thoughtful Leader, Jim Fisher provides an invigorating, inclusive...
Wicked Strategies
How Companies Conquer Complexity and Confound Competitors
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2016
In business, some problems are so complex, intractable and threatening to organizations—or entire industries—that they are best described as “wicked.” These problems appear to be unsolvable and they render traditional analytical tools of strategy virtually impotent.
Wicked Strategies...
The Internet Trap
Five Costs of Living Online
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2018
Whether we are checking emails, following friends on Facebook and Twitter, catching up on gossip from TMZ, planning holidays on TripAdvisor, arranging dates on Match.com, watching videos on Youtube, or simply browsing for deals on Amazon, the Internet pervades our professional and personal environments....
Back from the Brink
Lessons from the Canadian Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2016
As global markets toppled during the 2008 financial crisis, the Canadian market for non-bank asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) seemed on the verge of collapsing. Fueled by a top rating from DBRS, ABCP had found its way into the portfolios of some of Canada’s most sophisticated investors as well...
by Bryce Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2010
The modern hospital represents a complex community in which life and death decisions are made on the front lines of patient care, and difficult operational and strategic initiatives are developed in the offices of institutional leaders. Effective Medical Leadership describes the unusual position of...
Flux
What Marketing Managers Need to Navigate the New Environment
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2012
The past decade has seen a number of developments that threaten the very fabric of how marketing activities have traditionally been conducted. On one hand, consumers are increasingly socially networked and value-conscious, with heightened expectations of how companies will react to their demands....
Artistry Unleashed
A Guide to Pursuing Great Performance in Work and Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2010
Artistry Unleashed is about working and living at the edge of what you know and beyond. Surprise, uncertainty, ambiguity, intensity, and change are all disruptive forces that we often avoid or fear. Yet they are the essential origin of both creativity and great performance.
Imagine if you could...
Something's Got to Give
Balancing Work, Childcare and Eldercare
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2017
A perfect storm of factors are brewing that will redefine dependent care in the coming decades. Delayed marriage and parenthood, longer life-spans, lower birthrates, and the health policy shift to informal caregiving have drastically increased the number of employees whose mental and physical health...
Working in a Multicultural World
A Guide to Developing Intercultural Competence
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
Measureable, data driven outcomes are not the only indicators of success in today’s multicultural and globalized workforce. How employees interact with their colleagues and customers is also a significant factor in their career development.
Luciara Nardon draws on her extensive research...
The Talent Revolution
Longevity and the Future of Work
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2019
The definitive guide to maximizing workforce value, The Talent Revolution exposes work-life longevity as the most influential driver transforming today’s workplace – a competitive edge for organizations smart enough to capitalize on it.
This is a first – a book that positions older workers...
Design Thinking at Work
How Innovative Organizations are Embracing Design
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2018
The result of extensive international research with multinationals, governments, and non-profits, Design Thinking at Work explores the challenges organizations face when developing creative strategies to innovate and solve problems. Noting how many organizations have embraced "design thinking"...