strategic planning

CEOs, business presidents, and other high-profile leaders share the strategies that helped them reach to top of the business world.

"Do you consider yourself a hunter?If you have you ever dated, played sports, or held a job, then your answer should be yes. We are always hunting--trying to track down and take the things we want, the things that will make our life bigger, better, safer; more satisfying, exciting, and just plain fun.In The Hunt, serial entrepreneur, hunter, and OutdoorHub founder David Farbman offers a way of thinking about work, life, and our connection with the world based upon the ancient discipline of hunting. The Hunt will inspire anyone striving for more to think like hunters--with poise, concentration, and skill; to identify their targets; and, with focus, determination, and satisfaction, to achieve those goals.Specifically, THE HUNT shows how to: Get a bigger, clearer picture of your life and goals, and discover things about yourself and your ability that you've never noticed or seen before Gain the hunter's special skills at observation and perception, to understand your environment; Learn "predatory consciousness" - the full understanding of your prey, whether business partners or competitors, so you can predict their actions; Harness and leverage every opportunity to obtain your desired outcomes and inspire your best thinking Fully understand where to pick battles, and where not to "hunt" at all. The principles of The Hunt will give you a clearer, sharper lens for seeing the world and shaping your role in it. You'll make better decisions, form stronger alliances, build better strategies, target bigger wins, and uncover more opportunities. Best of all, you will become a true hunter when you know who you are, what you want, and how to get what you're hunting for"--.

"Students interested in communication technology learn what it takes to become young entrepreneurs in the industry. Successful inventors of apps and social media sites are spotlighted, and instructions are given to jumpstart ideas and business plans. Questions throughout the book challenge critical thinking"--Provided by publisher.

A guide for managers on coaching themselves and their employees to be ready for change so their companies can respond quickly to the challenges of the twenty-first century, outlining a process of getting rid of outmoded practices and motivating people to accept new ideas.

Uses the Millennial Clock as a paradigm for a discussion of time and responsibility, considering the problems of how to make long-term thinking automatic and common instead of difficult and rare, and how to make the taking of long-term responsibility inevitable.

Presents a comprehensive guide designed for strategists, politicians, activists, managers, and entrepreneurs, that focuses on strategies and scenarios for decision-making and planning for the future in an uncertain world.

Over thirty essays present ideas and predictions about leadership and how it will operate and be characterized in the future.