What do you want me to do? This question is the enduring management issue, a perennial problem that Stephen Bungay shows has an old solution that is counter-intuitive and yet common sense. The Art of Action is a thought-provoking and fresh look at how managers can turn planning into execution, and execution into results.Drawing on his experience as a consultant, senior manager and a highly respected military historian, Stephen Bungay takes a close look at the nineteenth-ce...

Stephen Bungay’s magisterial history is acclaimed as the account of the Battle of Britain.Unrivalled for its synthesis of all previous historical accounts, for the quality of its strategic analysis and its truly compulsive narrative, this is a book ultimately distinguished by its conclusions – that it was the British in the Battle who displayed all the virtues of efficiency, organisation and even ruthlessness we habitually attribute to the Germans, and they who fell short in their ...

The 10th Anniversary Edition of the Leadership ClassicThe surprisingly common sense approach to leading a global company, based on a theoretical framework first used by the nineteenth-century Prussian Army.For over a decade the approach known as 'mission command' has been taught at the leading HULT Ashridge International Business School and has been applied in transforming businesses as diverse as pharmaceuticals and F1 racing.What do you want me to...

El Alamein was the World War II land battle Britain had to win. By the summer of 1942 Rommel's German forces were threatening to sweep through the Western Desert and drive on to the Suez Canal, and Britain was in urgent need of military victory. Then, in October, after 12 days of attritional tank battle and artillery bombardment, Montgomery's Eighth Army, with Australians and New Zealanders playing crucial roles in a genuinely international Allied fighting force, broke through the German a...

"Hvad vil du have, jeg skal gøre?“De fleste ledere mener, at problemet med at eksekvere strategi består i at få folk til at gøre, som der står i planerne.Medarbejdere bliver handlekraftige og motiverede, hvis lederen skaber tydelig retning og fokus og samtidig giver medarbejderne udstrakt frihed til at nå i mål. Hvordan kan ledere lykkes med at lukke videnkløften (hvad vi ideelt set burde vide vs. hvad vi faktisk ved), retningskløften (hvad lederne ønsker medarbejderne skal ...

Today, many fundamentalist Christian members of Congress find it simpler and more comforting to disregard complexity and science when creating US law and, instead, wield faith like a righteous sword. In the making of new legislation, these Congressmen go so far as to cite biblical events, claiming, for instance, that the Great Flood was an example of climate change, although, “…that certainly wasn’t because mankind had overdeveloped hydrocarbon energy.” These Christian lawmakers e...

Survive ThanksgivingEscape RomanceSave GalaxyOrnery octogenarian Richard, his associate Stanley, and his granddaughter Burke are world-class hunters of all things supernatural. They’ve faced monsters of every ilk, even overcome The Devil Herself, but now they face the most frightening challenge of all—spending the holidays with family.Richard’s daughter is determined to return him to the safety of a senior care facility. She wants to send Stanley with him, a...

In a rare combination of comprehensive coverage and sustained critical focus, this book examines Japan's progress through its entire history to its current status as an economic, technological, and cultural superpower. A key factor is a pragmatic determination to succeed. Little-known facts are also brought to light, and the latest findings used.

Quite simply this book is the executive summary of everything that matters in leadership.Summarised in these pages are the lives of two successful entrepreneurs – Michael Portz and Christian Kohlhof, and what’s more it’s essentially the entire curriculum of the leadership course that Portz and Kohlhof designed; ‘Chief of the Year’ at Global Remote Leadership Experts CoA Academy – The same content that thousands of leaders are using every day to sharpen their minds.Companies c...

Learn how to manage your emotions, energy and actions so that you can better lead others.As a leader, can you say with assurance that you consistently show up as your best and inspire others to do the same? Too many leaders cannot, and the underlying message is that performance suffers. In The Biology of Leadership, expert executive coach Carl Oxholm demonstrates how leaders can harness their better instincts and tap into the remarkable potential that exists in every voice, to get ...