Forecasting & Strategic Planning

From the creator of Valuetainment, the number-one YouTube channel for entrepreneurs, and “one of the most exciting thinkers” in business today, comes a practical and effective guide for thinking more clearly and achieving your most audacious professional goals....

Playing to Win outlines a proven method that has worked for some of today’s most celebrated brands and products. Let this book serve as your new guide to winning, as well....

Poker champion turned business consultant Annie Duke teaches you how to get comfortable with uncertainty and make better decisions as a result....

Developing and implementing a strategy is the central task of a leader. A good strategy is a specific and coherent response to - and approach for - overcoming the obstacles to progress. A good strategy works by harnessing and applying power where it will have the greatest effect....

In this perennial best seller, embraced by organizations and industries worldwide, globally preeminent management thinkers W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne challenge everything you thought you knew about the requirements for strategic success....

In every industry, there are companies that take off. They effortlessly hire talented people, attract loyal customers, create cool products...

7 Powers breaks fresh ground by constructing a comprehensive strategy toolset that is easy for you to learn, communicate, and quickly apply.

Game theory means rigorous strategic thinking. It’s the art of anticipating your opponent’s next moves, knowing full well that your rival is trying to do the same thing to you....

From the New York Times best-selling authors of Abundance and Bold comes a practical playbook for technological convergence in our modern era....

Offering both successes and failures from leading companies as a guide, The Innovator's Dilemma gives you a set of rules for capitalizing on the phenomenon of disruptive innovation.

From one of the world's most highly regarded social scientists, a transformative book on the habits of mind that lead to the best predictions....

This is not another by-the-book approach to strategy. It’s not another trudge through frameworks or small-scale case studies promising a secret formula for success. It’s an irreverent, fact-driven, and humorous take on the real world of strategic decision making....

You know who your competitors are. You keep tabs on them regularly, and can list them calmly, along with their strengths and weaknesses. But your enemies are a whole other matter....

In this book, you will discover how each of the five disciplines—strategy, business development, people, execution, and mission—give you the processes needed to best satisfy your five constituents: your company, yours customers, your team, your stakeholders, and your community.

Now nearing its 60th printing in English and translated into 19 languages, Michael E. Porter's Competitive Strategy has transformed the theory, practice, and teaching of business strategy throughout the world.

If you read (or listen to) nothing else on strategy, listen to these ten articles (featuring "What Is Strategy?" by Michael E. Porter)....

This book is not about software development. It is not a book about the computer industry. This book is about applying agility across the entire organization. It's a book that will put you at the front of change and ahead of the competition...

What if strategy could instead be clear, simple, bold, and even actually useful? That’s what No Bullsh*t Strategy is all about. It sweeps away all the garbled corporate nonsense and dry academic theorising to leave you with pure strategic sauce, which can be actioned right away....

Often downplayed in the excitement of starting up a new business venture is one of the most important decisions entrepreneurs will face....

This audiobook presents a new approach to risk management that enables executives to think systematically and strategically about future risks and deal proactively with threats to their competitive advantages in an evermore volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world....

From making faster, better decisions to automating rote work to enabling robots to respond to emotions, AI and machine learning are already reshaping business and society. What should you and your company be doing today to ensure that you're poised for success? Find out....

The authors of the best-selling Competing on Internet Time (a Businessweek top-10 book) analyze the strategies, principles, and skills of three of the most successful and influential figures in business - Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs....

If you read (or listen to) nothing else on strategy, listen to this book. This selection of current and classic Harvard Business Review articles will help you understand the dynamics of competition, find new sources of advantage, and create and capture lasting value.

Challenging everything you thought you knew, W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne assert that tomorrow's leading companies will succeed by creating "blue oceans" of untapped new market spaces....

In this groundbreaking audiobook, Pauline Brown shows executives, entrepreneurs, and other professionals how to harness the power of the senses to create products, services, and experiences that stand out....

What if you could scale your Property & Casualty Insurance Agency from $3 million to $150 million in just 84 months – WITHOUT cold calling, outrageous franchise fees, or outdated sales tactics? Pete Poggi did EXACTLY that. Now, the founder of John Galt Insurance reveals the specific blueprint that's helped agents like Tyler Nagle (a college dropout) build a $4 million book in 36 months and Zane Lefko go from writing $3,000 per week to a $30 million book of business before turning 30.

Escala o Estáncate es una guía directa, práctica y brutalmente honesta para emprendedores que ya no quieren sobrevivir… quieren escalar.

Desbloquea una productividad y ganancias de otro nivel con IA, incluso si estás empezando desde cero. ¿Qué pasaría si pudieras automatizar tu negocio, ampliar tu impacto y multiplicar tus ingresos sin añadir más horas a tu día? ¿Qué pasaría si la IA pudiera encargarse de tu marketing, gestionar tus operaciones e incluso impulsar la innovación de productos… en piloto automático?

This is a book for leaders who think about legacy, their own and the one their business is leaving. Yet, none of us get to write our legacy, that is for those who come after us. This book and the lessons within will enable you to improve yours.

Agile Project Management for Dummies introduces you to the planning and execution approaches that can help you complete projects more quickly, with higher quality and using fewer resources. For companies in any industry—not just software development—agile project management reduces waste and increases transparency, while addressing customers' ever-changing requirements. You'll learn all the important terms, tools, and concepts, so you can infuse agility into your projects right away. Create a product roadmap and prepare for product launches with ease, thanks to this Dummies guide.

Are you ready to tap into the hidden potential within your organization? Empowering Intrapreneurship is your guide to fostering innovation, motivation, and proactive leadership, especially in manufacturing environments.

In The Strategy Dialogues, you will find the answers to these questions. In this transformative book, former US Assistant Secretary of State, accomplished CEO, and award-winning professor Dr. John Hillen invites you to eavesdrop on a series of strategy workshops and conversations, offering a front-row seat to witness the basic tools of strategic thinking applied to real-world organizational challenges.

Most business owners are banking on one thing: selling the business they built. But here’s the wake-up call. Four out of five never make it to the closing table. That means decades of sacrifice, stress, and sweat... wasted. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In The Ultimate Sale, exit planning expert and award-winning entrepreneur Justin Goodbread hands you the exact blueprint to turn your business into a sellable asset, whether you're planning to exit in 2 years or 20.

In The One Decision Away Philosophy, David shares powerful real-life stories—from the decisions that shaped his own journey to those that transformed the lives of others. With raw honesty, inspiring testimony, and actionable tools, he will challenge you to confront your fears, overcome your excuses, and unlock the next chapter of your life.

A practical handbook for accelerating innovation, both internally and externally, through engagement with innovation ecosystems.

This book explores advanced strategies and technologies, including artificial intelligence, to help organizations enhance their effectiveness and efficiency. It addresses critical challenges related to strategic execution, performance improvement, and budget management, emphasizing the importance of aligning strategies, executing them effectively, and embracing transformative processes to drive growth and success.

For decades, a fundamental flaw has flourished in the strategic operating model of the modern corporation—a Great Distancing from the needs and expectations of customers. For some, such as Blockbuster, AOL, and Kodak, this flaw has been disastrous. Meanwhile, those that have woven the customer deeply into their culture have prospered—with increased revenues and more fulfilled employees.

In The Building Blocks of Success, industry veteran Monte Block pulls back the curtain on the dynamic world of technical contract staffing. With nearly five decades of experience, Monte offers an unparalleled insider's view of an industry that shapes the modern workforce.

Aylins kleines Café ist viel mehr als nur ein Café: Es ist ein Beispiel dafür, wie Träume wahr werden können – und zeigt Schritt für Schritt, wie man den eigenen Weg in die Selbstständigkeit gehen kann. Das Café steht dabei symbolisch für jede Art von Vorhaben. Egal ob du selbst ein Café eröffnen willst, ein Online-Business planst oder einfach davon träumst, dein eigener Chef oder deine eigene Chefin zu sein – hier findest du Inspiration, Orientierung und wertvolle Unterstützung.

The way we work has changed forever. Traditional leadership models are no longer effective in a world characterized by remote teams, AI-driven workplaces, and ever-shifting expectations. To thrive today, leaders must do more than manage and strategize; they must connect. In The Power of the Connected Leader, leadership and employee relations expert Amanda Zavatchan provides a powerful, actionable guide for today’s leaders, helping you build trust, empower your team, and create a thriving workplace culture where your team flourishes, regardless of where or how you work.