You want to change the world? Turns out the system isn’t built for that.

The Social Designer’s Paradox is a candid, compelling companion for anyone trying to make change from within public systems.

Social designers step into government and institutions full of creativity, care, and bold ideas—only to meet the reality of bureaucracy, politics, outdated structures, and a whole different language. This book explores why people who want to shake things up often struggle in systems designed ...

Break Free from Outdated Thinking

Traditional strategies are no longer enough. In a world defined by complexity and rapid change, businesses and leaders need a new approach.

This book delivers exactly that: a bold blueprint for strategic innovation that blends design-based methods with powerful change theories to spark real transformation. Explore what it takes to drive innovation—from the right mindset and team dynamics to the collaborative conditions that enable deep, systemic change.

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Leadership isn't complicated keep it simple and make it count. This new edition of Steve Radcliffe's uniquely powerful, successful and practical framework will show you how to develop faster as a more confident and capable leader. This compact, instantly-applicable guide to developing leadership skills contains practical insights, straightforward actions and plain guidelines to accelerate your growth as a leader.

The framework is derived from expert coach Steve Radcliffe's work with real lead...

Uncover the hidden challenges of digital transformation and learn from what often goes unsaid.

Change and digital transformation is now a constant in organisations, but how do you do it successfully? Going Digital helps leaders and managers navigate the fast pace of change in today's workplace by focusing on the real day-to-day challenges that organisations are facing.

Organised thematically and covering AI, diversity, crises, and other topics, each chapter covers the story arc of what busi...

Get ready to experience the Rules effect. Begin to get more out of life, shrug off adversity more easily and generally be a happier, calmer, more fulfilled person. You'll feel the benefits, and so will everyone around you.

It is one thing to have a great idea for a business. It is another altogether to convince a backer to give the green light. This book guides you to do just that.

The essential knowledge you need to write a winning business plan GÇô quickly and without fuss. With advice thatGÇÖs instantly applicable, whether your business is a start-up or a more established company looking to grow, this is the one guide you need to create a credible and persuasive plan.

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 ...

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...

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 ...