Transforming the Bottom Line

The authors show how to reform the traditional budgeting process, which currently consumes too much time while adding too little value. The problem is traditional budgeting’s focus on fixed targets and performance incentives. The authors argue for replacing centrally controlled, predetermined goals with self-regulating, relative competitive benchmarks and transfer the power and decision-making authority from the center of the organization to the front line.

Prepare for the emerging information age (that's the Third Wave) with these ten key management approaches ranging from knowledge management to employee productivity. Here are practical methods to use when competing as the rules undergo drastic changes.

An amazing compendium of advice by two Oxford University researchers. How to beat stress, quit smoking, build your self-esteem and self-confidence, counter anxiety, be assertive, make decisions, manage your time and a lot more.