In organisaties van vandaag wordt heel wat gevraagd van leidinggevenden. Autoritaire leiders accepteren we niet meer. Leiders moeten een menselijk gezicht laten zien. Daarom besteden veel boeken vooral aandacht aan de persoon van de leider.

Dit boek legt andere accenten en geeft handvatten voor hoe je je eigen leiderschap in de werkcontext verder kunt ontwikkelen. Systeemgericht leiderschap gaat een stuk verder dan coachend leiderschap, waarbij vooral aandacht is voor gesprekstechnische vaard...

Maatschappelijke ontwikkelingen stellen HR-organisaties voor grote uitdagingen. Het wordt steeds lastiger om medewerkers te werven, te binden en te boeien. Tegelijk moeten HR-afdelingen óók nog aantoonbare bijdragen leveren aan de duurzaamheidsagenda en aan de strategische koers en doelen van de organisatie.

HR-organisaties kunnen daarom niet meer volstaan met matige processen en ouderwetse systemen. Van HR- afdelingen wordt excellente dienstverlening verwacht in de vorm van int...

Operations Management provides a framework for addressing operational process and supply chain issues, in an easy-to-understand format. Using a systemized approach, the text focuses on real-life practices and issues of current interest. It also lets you experience the role of a manager through hands-on problems, cases and exercises.

The 14th Edition shows how businesses can respond when faced with the unexpected, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, Ukraine–Russia war, and inflation, so you’re ...

Maximize employee performance with this updated edition of the classic bestseller. In Bringing Out the Best in People: How to Apply the Astonishing Power of Positive Reinforcement, renowned thought leader and internationally recognized workplace expert Aubrey Daniels takes a look at today's rapidly changing work environment, providing a timely update to his seminal book on performance management. As one of the foremost speakers and writers in the human performance field, for nearly 40 years D...

A crucial read.' Marshall Goldsmith'A must-read.' Marcus BuckinghamChange and innovation are the cornerstones of dynamic and modern business. Or so we are told. Whether it’s a merger or re-org; a new process, policy, or IT “solution”; or reconfiguring the office layout, change has become the ultimate easy button for leaders, who pursue it with abandon and thereby unleash an endless torrent of disruption on employees.

The result is life in the blender: a perpetual state of upheaval, unce...

This is an exciting and innovative core textbook that focuses on the micro-level analysis of TM as a dynamic capability. Now in its second edition and fully updated throughout, it systematically addresses the major tools and techniques needed for businesses to successfully conduct TM activities. Arguing that there is no single best way to manage technology in a company and there is no mechanistic route to success, this accessible handbook provides a wealth of resources designed to increase th...

Ben je agile coach, product owner, scrum master, of zit je in een andere faciliterende rol in een agile organisatie? Dan is dit boek speciaal gemaakt voor jou!

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Veel organisaties stappen over op een wendbare manier van werken. Meestal met scrum of een variant daarop. Maar wendbaarheid zelf zit niet in scrum; het is tenslotte slechts een raamwerk. Uiteindelijk wordt de kern van agile werken gevormd door de mensen en hun onderlinge interacties. Echter, hoe dat eruitziet en hoe j...

Learn MANAGEMENT YOUR Way with MGMT! Extensively updated to reflect the latest research in the field, MGMT makes concepts and theories accessible and relevant with timely, interesting examples of their applications at real businesses. Now available with MindTap, the digital learning solution designed to help you think and act like a manager. MGMT's easy-reference, textbook presents course content through visually engaging chapters as well as Chapter Review Cards that consolidate the best revi...

This definitive, bestselling text in the field of change management provides comprehensive guidance of everything needed to successfully navigate times of change. Making Sense of Change Management provides a thorough and accessible overview for students and practitioners alike. Without relying on assumed knowledge, it comprehensively covers the theories and models of change management and connects them to workable approaches and techniques that organizations of all types and sizes can use to ...

Improve your company's ability to avoid or manage crises Managing the Unexpected, Third Edition is a thoroughly revised text that offers an updated look at the groundbreaking ideas explored in the first and second editions.