Presenting a new approach to career progression, that transcends the conventional ladderclimbing model, encouraging a broader view of professional success.

Today’s young professionals face challenges in finding their career paths. There is a plethora of options, as they are navigating the expectations of family, friends, and society.

This book addresses these challenges, offering tools and new insights to better understand yourself and the evolving job market. The authors critica...

Management models: many students will come across them in their studies, yet it is only when actually working with them that the function and benefit of management models are revealed. Students often find it hard to select and apply management models. This textbook will assist them to do so. 101 Management Models is aimed particularly at students of economic and technical studies and social sciences in higher education.

Introduction to Facility Management is a comprehensive introduction to the dynamic and divers field of facility management. It answers questions such as: What is facility management? What does a facility management professional do? How can we classify FM-products and services? How do you set up a facility management organisation? How do you manage service processes using a master dashboard? Reflecting on current events, the book defines new and exciting roles for facility management profes...

Organisation and Management – An International Approach is an interactive and hands-on introduction to the field. The theory behind management and organisation is accessibly explained by renowned authors Jos Marcus and Nick van Dam using many practical examples.

This fully renewed edition has been expanded with six new chapters on digital business transformation, internationalisation, corporate social responsibility, the future of work, human resource management, and culture. In addition, t...

This is Service Design Thinking introduces an inter-disciplinary approach to designing services. Service design is a bit of a buzzword these days and has gained a lot of interest from various fields. This book, assembled to describe and illustrate the emerging field of service design, was brought together using exactly the same co-creative and user-centred approaches you can read and learn about inside. The boundaries between products and services are blurring and it is time for a different w...

A tale about strategy done differently

The One-Hour Strategy follows Martin, the new sales team lead at Waters & Flows, which attracted him because of their unique way of doing strategy. We shadow Martin as he onboards with his new colleagues, who walk him through each aspect of their One-Hour Strategy, answering his questions and addressing his reservations. Along the way, Martin learns:

• Why employees at every level in the firm should be involved in strategy

• How strategic competence ...

If you want to accelerate your business and career and stand out like a tall giraffe surrounded by tiny field mice, now is the time to get serious and get going.

In this book, high performance expert Paul Rulkens offers the best ideas, insights and techniques to get everything you can out of everything you have -- from business growth to maximizing your own performance.

In 'The Power of Preeminence' you will learn the critical skills and inside secrets to:

- Focus on the few things necessary...

In de wereld om ons heen vallen organisaties om en is er veel ontwrichting. Als we echter allemaal ons werk doen in de wereld en anderen ondersteunen om hún verschil te maken, dan vullen we ons deel in bij het helpen creëren van een wereld die wél werkt. Daar hebben we een nieuwe set vaardigheden en instrumenten voor nodig en bredere capaciteiten voor bewustzijn en perceptie.

Volgens Seale moeten we verder kijken dan de geijkte op kennis en onderzoek gebaseerde methodes en leren meer ontd...

What defines whether a project or programme is “good” or “bad”? When we’re striving for excellence in the execution of our projects and programmes, what do we mean? IPMA has given its extended definition in the PEB, the Project Excellence Baseline. This model is based on the well-known EFQM model, but is adapted to the field of project- and programme management and after over 10 years of use has been adapted to the model we’re using now.

Executives, Execution, and Empowerment!

It is said that actions speak louder than words. Theory has its place, but experience serves invaluable. With experience, you actually learn, iterate, strategize, and improve.

Therefore, it's through strategy and execution together that you gain clarity, solidify priorities, create engagement, achieve quantifiable results, and move one step closer to realizing your vision.

This practical handbook provides daily benefits that far exceed the initial strat...