In this age of transparency, consumers are demanding ever-greater trustworthiness and values-alignment from the brands and businesses they engage with. Looking at the latest consumer research and case studies of best practice from around the world, this new book from business strategist Michael McQueen explores: • Why the marketplace today is more skeptical and discerning - and how this creates an enormous opportunity for those that are prepared • How purpose-driven brands have proven to b...

Based on a 6-year study of 500 of the world's biggest brands, Winning the Battle for Relevance seeks to answer the question: "What separates the enduring from the endangered?"As businesses, industries, and revenue models continue to be disrupted at an alarming rate, leaders would do well to learn from the mistakes of fallen brands such as Borders, Kodak, and Blockbuster—lest they fall into the same trap.Better still, Winning the Battle for Relevance highli...

Over a century ago, the great educationalist John Dewey remarked, "If we teach today's students as we taught yesterday's, we rob them of tomorrow." This insight is more relevant than ever before. As we brace for a perfect storm of technological and social change, the need for educational transformation has never been greater. In this landmark book, 6-time bestselling author and trends forecaster Michael McQueen explores: • The 10 megatrends that will dominate the coming decades • 4 'capabi...

To some they are the tech-savvy, well educated and ambitious youngsters poised to take on and change the world. Others however, describe a disloyal, disrespectful and demanding generation who have never learned to wait or really work hard for anything. Born between the early 1980's and the late 1990's Generation Y has certainly caused a stir in recent years. Parents, teachers and business owners alike face the challenge of understanding and engaging a generation who have essentially grown ...

We are living in a time of upheaval. Once-lucrative revenue models are under siege. Market structures and distribution channels that have been stable for decades are crumbling before our eyes. The demise of brands such as Kodak, Borders and HMV Music leaves us with little doubt – shift is happening and no organization or brand is immune to extinction. In this landmark new release, three-time bestselling author Michael McQueen explores the five reasons why even the greatest become obsolete....

For Christians, the Bible is the living Word of God and a never-ending source of learning and guidance for living life. In Make a Joyful Noise, Kye and Kenzie, twin brother-and-sister kangaroo rats in the desert southwest, employ “Bible surfing” to learn how to express their joy over God’s creation and to remind us that everyone is good at something.

In Change by Design, Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO, the celebrated innovation and design firm, shows how the techniques and strategies of design belong at every level of business. Change by Design is not a book by designers for designers; this is a book for creative leaders who seek to infuse design thinking into every level of an organization, product, or service to drive new alternatives for business and society.Learn the proven, human-centered process for sparking true innovation:...

A series of shifts are happening in our economy: Millennials are trading in conventional career paths to launch tech start-ups, start small businesses that are rooted in local communities, or freelance their expertise. We are sharing everything, from bikes and cars, to extra rooms in our homes. We now create, buy and sell handcrafted products in our local communities with ease. Globally recognized entrepreneur, founder of Taproot Foundation and CEO of Imperative, Aaron Hurst, ...

Management guru Gary Hamel and coauthor Michele Zanini paint a stark picture of how bureaucracy is worse and more costly than ever, and provide a manual for dismantling it and building an entrepreneurial organization that is truly fit for the future.Big idea book from leading business/management thinkerCounterintuitive argument, that bureaucracy is still the biggest obstacle to innovation and successSubstantial research baseLots of fresh stories ...

Creating Intelligent Teams is a different way to initiate, manage and lead effective and positive change in teams and organisations. For any organisation looking to nurture and develop talent from amongst its own employees, the book offers an accessible, yet highly informative, information resource on:•how to recognise the influences on, and dynamics of, individuals and teams•how to enhance team performance•how effective leaders can boost productivity and build intelligent tea...

Conventionally motivation is thought of as something that is created by exciting pep talks or by the promise of material rewards. More recent research suggests, however, that such approaches may have the opposite effect of what was intended and that there is no "one size fits all" approach to motivation.In this eBook, Damian Hamill takes an NLP systemic approach to motivation and presents a model that suggests motivation emerges when we are aligned with whatever it is we are seekin...