In today's modern, techno-centric world with its endless endless supply of data, and the multitude of ways to collect and utilize it, Intelligence has become the best tool for law firms when it comes to understanding client needs, offering quality value-oriented services, and garnering and retaining business. Ark Group's new report Strategic Intelligence for Law Firms offers a robust overview of how, and why, strategic use of intelligence can foster real results in your firm. Featuring adv...

Mid-sized law firms in today's legal marketplace are often given three choices: merge, grow, or die. That's accepted wisdom. Mid-sized firms may try to compete for profitable corporate litigation, deals and other bread-and-butter work, but everyone knows they (1) don't have the IT and other systems heft to innovate with the big players (2) don't have the scale to market and compete for global business and (3) can't attract the talent they need to go head-to-head with Big Law on major work....

Risk, capacity and tolerance. Once understood, these three “return to work”-related issues can help guide physicians through work- and ability-related cases for numerous diagnoses and body systems. Structured with these themes in mind, this easy-to-read publication includes the latest medical literature reviewed by experts and step-by-step guidance to help negotiate return to work cases. Updated from the bestselling first edition published in 2005, this highly anticipated second edition in...

Case examples demonstrate how to correctly apply the principles of the Guides Sixth, Guides Fifth and Guides Fourth editions. Apply the principles of the Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, sixth edition, with this must-have companion book. More than 70 clinical impairment scenarios cover an array of different systems and diagnoses, mirroring the chapter organization of the Guides Sixth to promote ease of use. Each case demonstrates the cor...

A practical guide to improving your strategic management skills which will give you the information and skills to succeed. Find out how to improve make your management style work to your long-term benefit by learning to set boundaries and to test and communicate your strategy.You will learn to analyze your position, understand your skills and define your strategy. Learn key skills such as how to plan for change, assess the risks, and monitor performance with tips, dos and don'ts, "...

Praise for CHANGE WITH CONFIDENCE“Phil Buckley is a world-class change leader and world-champion enthusiast for effective change management. Straightforward and engaging, Phil addresses the 50 questions all change managers need to answer with confidence in order to succeed. Rare too for an author in this field, he shares the ‘how-not-to’ as well as the ‘how-to.’ This is a book any manager wanting to succeed in change should keep close by.”— Professor Chris Bone...

**#1 WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERSilver for Best Business Book in the 2023 Globee® Awards for BusinessThe 21st Annual American Business Awards®2023 Best Business Book of The Year | Silver Stevie WinnerThinkers50 2023 Distinguished Achievement Award for Strategy Shortlist14th Annual Awards | American Books Fest | 2023 International Book AwardsIBA Best Business Book in the Category of Business: Management and Leadership2023 Global EBook...

Starting up your own business can be an exciting yet daunting venture. The case studies, interviews, and articles in this ebook will provide valuable insight for the aspiring entrepreneur. They cover areas such as marketing and finance, address legal issues and tackle aspects of the day-to-day running of a business, from time management to the effective use of social media. This ebook also includes excerpts from best-selling BCS books such as 'Working the Crowd' and 'Master the Moment'

If you need the best practices and ideas for launching new ventures-but don’t have time to find them-this book is for you. Here are nine inspiring and useful perspectives, all in one place.This collection of HBR articles will help you: Zero in on your most promising prospects Set a clear direction for your start-up Test and revise your assumptions along the way Tackle risks that could sabotage your efforts Carve out opportunities in emerging...

Digitization of business interactions and processes is advancing full bore. But in many organizations, returns from IT investments are flatlining, even as technology spending has skyrocketed.These challenges call for new levels of IT savvy: the ability of all managers-IT or non-IT-to transform their company's technology assets into operational efficiencies that boost margins. Companies with IT-savvy managers are 20 percent more profitable than their competitors.In IT Savvy,...

How to close the gap between strategy and executionTwo-thirds of executives say their organizations don’t have the capabilities to support their strategy. In Strategy That Works, Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi explain why. They identify conventional business practices that unintentionally create a gap between strategy and execution. And they show how some of the best companies in the world consistently leap ahead of their competitors. Based on new resea...

WINNER OF THE 2017 AXIOM BEST BUSINESS BOOK AWARD“Digital disruption” sounds like another business buzzword—until it happens to your company. Seemingly out of nowhere, startups and other tech-savvy disruptors attack. Your customers bolt for the door and revenues stall. Senior executives ignore the problem, or turn to yesterday’s management playbook. In months instead of years, you’ve gone from market leader to also-ran.This scenario is beginning to play out in every industr...