All branches of the Marin County Free Library will be closed on Monday, May 27, 2013, in observance of Memorial Day.
The era of authoritarian cowboy CEOs like Jack Welch and Lee Iacocca is over. In an age of increasing transparency and access, it just doesnt pay to be a jerk--to employees, customers, competitors, or anyone else. In "Nice Companies Finish First," Shankman, a pioneer in modern PR, marketing, advertising, social media, and customer service, profiles the famously nice executives, entrepreneurs, and companies that are setting the standard for...
One of the most vexing human rights issues of our time has been how to protect the rights of individuals and communities worldwide in an age of globalization and multinational business. Indeed, from Indonesian sweatshops to oil-based violence in Nigeria, the challenges of regulating harmful corporate practices in some of the world's most difficult regions long seemed insurmountable. Human rights groups and businesses were locked in a...
Mikitani, founder of e-commerce giant Rakuten, has seen the next battleground in the Internet. Today's major e-commerce players are building borderless platforms that are overturning the brick-and-mortar model, and changing the way local businesses think. But is this good or bad?
From the author who introduced "The Middle-Class Millionaire," the fastest growing cohort of wealthy Americans, comes a book that explains the gap between the self-made and the rest of us--and what can be done about it.
If strategy is about creating a competitive advantage that allows a firm to win, then pinpointing your strategy to a few critically important choices will dramatically increase your chances of success. This is especially true in the volatile and complex environment that has become the norm for all of us. Yet the authors of Playing to Win, A. G. Lafley, the former CEO of Procter...
Since its release in 2006, Financial Intelligence has become a favorite among managers who need a guided tour through the numbershelping them to understand not only what the numbers really mean, but also why they matter. This new, completely updated edition brings the numbers up to date and continues to teach the basics of finance to managers who need to use financial data to drive their business. It also addresses issues that have become...
Wired magazine editor and bestselling author Chris Anderson takes you to the front lines of a new industrial revolution as today's entrepreneurs, using open source design and 3-D printing, bring manufacturing to the desktop. In an age of custom-fabricated, do-it-yourself product design and creation, the collective potential of a million garage tinkerers and enthusiasts is about to be unleashed, driving a resurgence of American manufacturing....
Despite routine assertions by their management that companies value people throughout the organization and encourage initiative, few actually allow true innovation and empowerment on the front line, say the authors. DeRose and Tichy, both with extensive consulting experience and currently in the Business School at the University of Michigan, outline a five step process for changing an organization into one that does. This easily read book is...
Politicians, voters, executives, and employees all want the answer to one question: How can America compete with cheap foreign labor, and restore skilled, well-paying jobs to our economy? American Drive answers that question. An executive with nearly thirty years in the trenches of the hard-nosed Detroit automobile industry, Richard E. "Dick" Dauch had long dreamed of running his own manufacturing company. From his first job on the plant...
For twenty-five centuries, men have used Sun Tzu's classic The Art of War as a guide to conflict. In recent years, it's been a guide to climbing the corporate ladder. But this book shows that there are more paths to winning than frontal assault. You can learn from the ancient Chinese strategist how to apply the feminine principle to the business world--and win every time. Whether it's relying on networking skills to win allies or maneuvering...
