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Before the Storm

Exploring Protection Planning and Security Integration

par A. H. Hay, PhD CEng PEng FICE FInstRE RSES CRM ...

We build infrastructure and everything else for a purpose, which enables a service, activity, or capability. All infrastructure has a purpose. When we protect against harm, it is the purpose that we are protecting. When we know how to protect that purpose, we know what we require of our infrastructure and can incorporate our protection approach and measures directly into the design. When ... En savoir plus

$6.29 CAD

We build infrastructure and everything else for a purpose, which enables a service, activity, or capability. All infrastructure has a purpose. When we protect against harm, it is the purpose that we are protecting. When we know how to protect that purpose, we know what we require of our infrastructure and can incorporate our protection approach and measures directly into the design. When
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Understanding the Social Economy

A Canadian Perspective

par Jack Quarter, Laurie Mook, Ann Armstrong ...

In Understanding the Social Economy, Jack Quarter, Laurie Mook, and Ann Armstrong integrate a wide array of organizations founded upon a social mission - social enterprises, nonprofits, co-operatives, credit unions, and community development associations - under the rubric of the 'social economy.' This framework facilitates a comprehensive study of Canada's social sector, an area often neglected ... En savoir plus

$25.19 CAD

In Understanding the Social Economy, Jack Quarter, Laurie Mook, and Ann Armstrong integrate a wide array of organizations founded upon a social mission - social enterprises, nonprofits, co-operatives, credit unions, and community development associations - under the rubric of the 'social economy.' This framework facilitates a comprehensive study of Canada's social sector, an area often neglected
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Lights Out

Pride, Delusion, and the Fall of General Electric

par Thomas Gryta, Ted Mann ...

A WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER"If you’re in any kind of leadership role—whether at a company, a non-profit, or somewhere else—there’s a lot you can learn here."—Bill Gates, Gates NotesHow could General Electric—perhaps America’s most iconic corporation—suffer such a swift and sudden fall from grace?This is the definitive corporate history of General Electric’s epic decline, as told by the two ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD

A WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER"If you’re in any kind of leadership role—whether at a company, a non-profit, or somewhere else—there’s a lot you can learn here."—Bill Gates, Gates NotesHow could General Electric—perhaps America’s most iconic corporation—suffer such a swift and sudden fall from grace?This is the definitive corporate history of General Electric’s epic decline, as told by the two
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Rocket Fuel

The One Essential Combination That Will Get You More of What You Want from Your Business

par Gino Wickman, Mark C. Winters ...

Discover the vital relationship that will take your company from "What's next?" to "We have liftoff!"Visionaries have groundbreaking ideas. Integrators make those ideas a reality. This explosive combination is the key to getting everything you want out of your business. It worked for Disney. It worked for McDonald's. It worked for Ford. It can work for you.From the author of the bestselling ... En savoir plus

$13.99 CAD

Discover the vital relationship that will take your company from "What's next?" to "We have liftoff!"Visionaries have groundbreaking ideas. Integrators make those ideas a reality. This explosive combination is the key to getting everything you want out of your business. It worked for Disney. It worked for McDonald's. It worked for Ford. It can work for you.From the author of the bestselling
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The National Dream

The Great Railway, 1871-1881

par Pierre Berton ...

In 1871, a tiny nation, just four years old—it's population well below the 4 million mark—determined that it would build the world's longest railroad across empty country, much of it unexplored. This decision—bold to the point of recklessness—was to change the lives of every man, woman and child in Canada and alter the shape of the nation.Using primary sources—diaries, letters, unpublished ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD

In 1871, a tiny nation, just four years old—it's population well below the 4 million mark—determined that it would build the world's longest railroad across empty country, much of it unexplored. This decision—bold to the point of recklessness—was to change the lives of every man, woman and child in Canada and alter the shape of the nation.Using primary sources—diaries, letters, unpublished
... En savoir plus
Agile Project Management

par Joshua Poole ...

Do you want to learn cutting edge systems on how to deliver everything on time?Have you heard of Agile Project Management?If you're running a company and like efficiency, and you're looking for something practical that can get things done faster and under budget…Then this would be the book for you!Project management is similar to the inner workings of a watch. Inside you have all these intri... ... En savoir plus

$5.39 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

Do you want to learn cutting edge systems on how to deliver everything on time?Have you heard of Agile Project Management?If you're running a company and like efficiency, and you're looking for something practical that can get things done faster and under budget…Then this would be the book for you!Project management is similar to the inner workings of a watch. Inside you have all these intri...
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L'achat local

Réflexions et conseils pour voir la vie en bleu

par Frédéric Choinière ...

Tout ce que vous devez savoir pour encourager l'économie d'ici, un poivron, un pantalon ou un ponton à la fois!L'achat local a le vent dans les voiles… mais sa mise en application soulève une foule de questions. Comment définir un produit québécois? Pouvons-nous consommer exclusivement bleu sans que notre compte de banque plonge dans le rouge? Notre territoire peut-il subvenir à tous nos besoins, ... En savoir plus

$21.99 CAD

Tout ce que vous devez savoir pour encourager l'économie d'ici, un poivron, un pantalon ou un ponton à la fois!L'achat local a le vent dans les voiles… mais sa mise en application soulève une foule de questions. Comment définir un produit québécois? Pouvons-nous consommer exclusivement bleu sans que notre compte de banque plonge dans le rouge? Notre territoire peut-il subvenir à tous nos besoins,
... En savoir plus
The Seventh Sense

Power, Fortune, and Survival in the Age of Networks

par Joshua Cooper Ramo ...

Endless terror. Refugee waves. An unfixable global economy. Surprising election results. New billion-dollar fortunes. Miracle medical advances. What if they were all connected? What if you could understand why?The Seventh Sense is the story of what all of today's successful figures see and feel: the forces that are invisible to most of us but explain everything from explosive technological change ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $15.99 CAD Maintenant $2.99 CAD

Endless terror. Refugee waves. An unfixable global economy. Surprising election results. New billion-dollar fortunes. Miracle medical advances. What if they were all connected? What if you could understand why?The Seventh Sense is the story of what all of today's successful figures see and feel: the forces that are invisible to most of us but explain everything from explosive technological change
... En savoir plus
The Grid

The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future

par Gretchen Bakke ...

One of Bill Gates's Favorite Books of 2016A revelatory look at our national power grid--how it developed, its current flaws, and how it must be completely reimagined for our fast-approaching energy future.America's electrical grid, an engineering triumph of the twentieth century, is turning out to be a poor fit for the present. It's not just that the grid has grown old and is now in dire need of ... En savoir plus

$15.56 CAD

One of Bill Gates's Favorite Books of 2016A revelatory look at our national power grid--how it developed, its current flaws, and how it must be completely reimagined for our fast-approaching energy future.America's electrical grid, an engineering triumph of the twentieth century, is turning out to be a poor fit for the present. It's not just that the grid has grown old and is now in dire need of
... En savoir plus
After Steve

How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul

par Tripp Mickle ...

From the New York Times' Tripp Mickle, the dramatic, untold story inside Apple after the passing of Steve Jobs by following his top lieutenants—Jony Ive, the Chief Design Officer, and Tim Cook, the COO-turned-CEO—and how the fading of the former and the rise of the latter led to Apple losing its soul.Steve Jobs called Jony Ive his “spiritual partner at Apple.” The London-born genius was the second ... En savoir plus

$18.99 CAD

From the New York Times' Tripp Mickle, the dramatic, untold story inside Apple after the passing of Steve Jobs by following his top lieutenants—Jony Ive, the Chief Design Officer, and Tim Cook, the COO-turned-CEO—and how the fading of the former and the rise of the latter led to Apple losing its soul.Steve Jobs called Jony Ive his “spiritual partner at Apple.” The London-born genius was the second
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How Things Are Made

A Journey Through the Hidden World of Manufacturing

par Tim Minshall ...

LONGLISTED AS A FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY TRIVEDI SCIENCE BOOK PRIZEAn illuminating tour through the world of manufacturing and its seismic influence on our lives, from internationally renowned expert Tim MinshallWe live in a manufactured world. Unless you are floating naked through space, you are right now in direct contact with ... En savoir plus

$18.99 CAD

LONGLISTED AS A FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY TRIVEDI SCIENCE BOOK PRIZEAn illuminating tour through the world of manufacturing and its seismic influence on our lives, from internationally renowned expert Tim MinshallWe live in a manufactured world. Unless you are floating naked through space, you are right now in direct contact with
... En savoir plus
Connectography

Mapping the Future of Global Civilization

par Parag Khanna ...

From the visionary bestselling author of The Second World and How to Run the World comes a bracing and authoritative guide to a future shaped less by national borders than by global supply chains, a world in which the most connected powers—and people—will win.Connectivity is the most revolutionary force of the twenty-first century. Mankind is reengineering the planet, investing up to ten trillion ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $16.99 CAD Maintenant $14.99 CAD

From the visionary bestselling author of The Second World and How to Run the World comes a bracing and authoritative guide to a future shaped less by national borders than by global supply chains, a world in which the most connected powers—and people—will win.Connectivity is the most revolutionary force of the twenty-first century. Mankind is reengineering the planet, investing up to ten trillion
... En savoir plus
The Great Reversal

How America Gave Up on Free Markets

par Thomas Philippon ...

A Financial Times Book of the YearA ProMarket Book of the Year“Superbly argued and important…Donald Trump is in so many ways a product of the defective capitalism described in The Great Reversal. What the U.S. needs, instead, is another Teddy Roosevelt and his energetic trust-busting. Is that still imaginable? All believers in the virtues of competitive capitalism must hope so.”—Martin Wolf, ... En savoir plus

$18.80 CAD

A Financial Times Book of the YearA ProMarket Book of the Year“Superbly argued and important…Donald Trump is in so many ways a product of the defective capitalism described in The Great Reversal. What the U.S. needs, instead, is another Teddy Roosevelt and his energetic trust-busting. Is that still imaginable? All believers in the virtues of competitive capitalism must hope so.”—Martin Wolf,
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The Road from Ruin

How to Revive Capitalism and Put America Back on Top

par Matthew Bishop, Michael Green ...

We Have a World-Class Mess . . . Now What?Amid the carnage of bankruptcies, soaring unemployment, and millions of families losing their homes during the financial crisis of 2007–2009 lay the bloody corpse of a set of ideas that had underpinned the economics of the previous thirty years. A system that had been delivering unprecedented prosperity on a global scale suddenly teetered on the verge of ... En savoir plus

$6.99 CAD

We Have a World-Class Mess . . . Now What?Amid the carnage of bankruptcies, soaring unemployment, and millions of families losing their homes during the financial crisis of 2007–2009 lay the bloody corpse of a set of ideas that had underpinned the economics of the previous thirty years. A system that had been delivering unprecedented prosperity on a global scale suddenly teetered on the verge of
... En savoir plus
Embedding Risk Appetite Within the Strategy Process

par Andrew Smart, James Creelman ...

Risk appetite is the amount and type of risk that an organisation is willing to accept, and must take, to achieve its strategic objectives and therefore create value for shareholders and other stakeholders. Core to this definition is that risk is not just about managing potential threats but about exploiting opportunities.Risk appetite impacts all stages of an organisation’s strategy process and ... En savoir plus

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Risk appetite is the amount and type of risk that an organisation is willing to accept, and must take, to achieve its strategic objectives and therefore create value for shareholders and other stakeholders. Core to this definition is that risk is not just about managing potential threats but about exploiting opportunities.Risk appetite impacts all stages of an organisation’s strategy process and
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Value Stream Mapping

Reduce waste and maximise efficiency

par 50minutes ...

Collections series Management & Marketing
Understand value stream mapping in no time! Find out everything you need to know about this powerful tool with this practical and accessible guide.In an increasingly competitive business world, identifying the areas where your company is losing time and money can give you a vital edge. Value stream mapping is one of the most popular tools of lean management and is easy to apply to virtually any ... En savoir plus

$14.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

Understand value stream mapping in no time! Find out everything you need to know about this powerful tool with this practical and accessible guide.In an increasingly competitive business world, identifying the areas where your company is losing time and money can give you a vital edge. Value stream mapping is one of the most popular tools of lean management and is easy to apply to virtually any
... En savoir plus
Succession Planning That Works

The Critical Path of Leadership Development

par Michael Timms ...

Many attempts to establish a succession plan fail. Why? They run up against insurmountable implementation challenges, or weak executive commitment and follow-through. Succession Planning That Works: The Critical Path of Leadership Development is a step-by-step guide to help HR professionals and senior leaders develop a succession plan that delivers a measurable return on investment. Based on in ... En savoir plus

$11.69 CAD

Many attempts to establish a succession plan fail. Why? They run up against insurmountable implementation challenges, or weak executive commitment and follow-through. Succession Planning That Works: The Critical Path of Leadership Development is a step-by-step guide to help HR professionals and senior leaders develop a succession plan that delivers a measurable return on investment. Based on in
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The Digital Silk Road

China's Quest to Wire the World and Win the Future

par Jonathan E. Hillman ...

An expert on China’s global infrastructure expansion provides an urgent look at the battle to connect and control tomorrow’s networks.From the ocean floor to outer space, China’s Digital Silk Road aims to wire the world and rewrite the global order. Taking readers on a journey inside China’s surveillance state, rural America, and Africa’s megacities, Jonathan Hillman reveals what China’s expanding ... En savoir plus

$18.99 CAD

An expert on China’s global infrastructure expansion provides an urgent look at the battle to connect and control tomorrow’s networks.From the ocean floor to outer space, China’s Digital Silk Road aims to wire the world and rewrite the global order. Taking readers on a journey inside China’s surveillance state, rural America, and Africa’s megacities, Jonathan Hillman reveals what China’s expanding
... En savoir plus
Out of Nowhere

The Inside Story of How Nike Marketed the Culture of Running

par Geoff Hollister ...

This book provides a compelling insider's account of how Nike became the world's largest sports and fitness company. It includes a dedicated mailing and e-mail campaign to targeted sports interest media & organizations. How does a young boy from a small Oregon town get swept up in the politics of his chosen sport and become an integral part of possibly the most influential sports company of all ... En savoir plus

$17.72 CAD

This book provides a compelling insider's account of how Nike became the world's largest sports and fitness company. It includes a dedicated mailing and e-mail campaign to targeted sports interest media & organizations. How does a young boy from a small Oregon town get swept up in the politics of his chosen sport and become an integral part of possibly the most influential sports company of all
... En savoir plus
Beautiful Buttons

A Memoir of Survival and Triumph

par Cathrine Ann ...

Unwanted and neglected as a child, abused by neighborhood perverts beginning at six years old, and then by loser boyfriends during her adolescence and beyond, Cathrine Ann became pregnant at fifteen, was pimped out by her rich uncle at seventeen, was jailed at eighteen, and lived as a prostitute in her thirties.But today she is the founder and president of a multi-million-dollar company. How did ... En savoir plus

$12.23 CAD

Unwanted and neglected as a child, abused by neighborhood perverts beginning at six years old, and then by loser boyfriends during her adolescence and beyond, Cathrine Ann became pregnant at fifteen, was pimped out by her rich uncle at seventeen, was jailed at eighteen, and lived as a prostitute in her thirties.But today she is the founder and president of a multi-million-dollar company. How did
... En savoir plus
The Grid

The Decision-making Tool for Every Business (Including Yours)

par Matt Watkinson ...

____________________This ground-breaking book from award-winning author MATT WATKINSON reveals the fundamental, inseparable elements behind the success of every business.The Grid provides the mental scaffolding to help you:· Evaluate and refine product and service ideas· Reduce risk by considering the broader impact of strategic decisions· Iden... ... En savoir plus

$10.99 CAD

____________________This ground-breaking book from award-winning author MATT WATKINSON reveals the fundamental, inseparable elements behind the success of every business.The Grid provides the mental scaffolding to help you:· Evaluate and refine product and service ideas· Reduce risk by considering the broader impact of strategic decisions· Iden...
... En savoir plus
Trade wars, pandemics, and chaos

How digital procurement enables business success in a disordered world

par Dr. Elouise Epstein ...

This book is an in-depth look at how to strategize, evaluate, and approach the wildly exciting world of digital procurement. More than any other enterprise function, procurement has grown from back-office cost control to strategic business partner. Today's procurement practitioners are at the forefront of innovation, sustainability, and social responsibility, making change by directing where and ... En savoir plus

$25.91 CAD

This book is an in-depth look at how to strategize, evaluate, and approach the wildly exciting world of digital procurement. More than any other enterprise function, procurement has grown from back-office cost control to strategic business partner. Today's procurement practitioners are at the forefront of innovation, sustainability, and social responsibility, making change by directing where and
... En savoir plus
Wildpreneurs

A Practical Guide to Pursuing Your Passion as a Business

par Tamara Jacobi ...

Real-life “wildpreneur” Tamara Jacobi shares her insights on what it takes to successfully make the leap from a safe yet soul-crushing day job to chasing your dreams.This book illuminates how surf guides, ski builders, yoga and wellness instructors, environmental activists, nature lovers, podcasters, artisans, and other creatives achieve an adventurous lifestyle and financial viability. Whether ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

Real-life “wildpreneur” Tamara Jacobi shares her insights on what it takes to successfully make the leap from a safe yet soul-crushing day job to chasing your dreams.This book illuminates how surf guides, ski builders, yoga and wellness instructors, environmental activists, nature lovers, podcasters, artisans, and other creatives achieve an adventurous lifestyle and financial viability. Whether
... En savoir plus
The New IT: How Technology Leaders are Enabling Business Strategy in the Digital Age

par Jill Dyche ...

Introducing a Powerful New Business Model for Today’s ITBlogger, speaker, software executive, and bestselling author Jill Dyché has been thinking about leadership a lot lately. Having consulted with business and IT executives with Fortune 500 companies for most of her career, she has heard a common refrain: “What should we do about shadow IT?” She’s decided to address the answer head-on.With the ... En savoir plus

$37.52 CAD

Introducing a Powerful New Business Model for Today’s ITBlogger, speaker, software executive, and bestselling author Jill Dyché has been thinking about leadership a lot lately. Having consulted with business and IT executives with Fortune 500 companies for most of her career, she has heard a common refrain: “What should we do about shadow IT?” She’s decided to address the answer head-on.With the
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