In this age of transparency, consumers are demanding ever-greater trustworthiness and values-alignment from the brands and businesses they engage with. Looking at the latest consumer research and case studies of best practice from around the world, this new book from business strategist Michael McQueen explores: • Why the marketplace today is more skeptical and discerning - and how this creates an enormous opportunity for those that are prepared • How purpose-driven brands have proven to b...

Based on a 6-year study of 500 of the world's biggest brands, Winning the Battle for Relevance seeks to answer the question: "What separates the enduring from the endangered?"As businesses, industries, and revenue models continue to be disrupted at an alarming rate, leaders would do well to learn from the mistakes of fallen brands such as Borders, Kodak, and Blockbuster—lest they fall into the same trap.Better still, Winning the Battle for Relevance highli...

Over a century ago, the great educationalist John Dewey remarked, "If we teach today's students as we taught yesterday's, we rob them of tomorrow." This insight is more relevant than ever before. As we brace for a perfect storm of technological and social change, the need for educational transformation has never been greater. In this landmark book, 6-time bestselling author and trends forecaster Michael McQueen explores: • The 10 megatrends that will dominate the coming decades • 4 'capabi...

To some they are the tech-savvy, well educated and ambitious youngsters poised to take on and change the world. Others however, describe a disloyal, disrespectful and demanding generation who have never learned to wait or really work hard for anything. Born between the early 1980's and the late 1990's Generation Y has certainly caused a stir in recent years. Parents, teachers and business owners alike face the challenge of understanding and engaging a generation who have essentially grown ...

We are living in a time of upheaval. Once-lucrative revenue models are under siege. Market structures and distribution channels that have been stable for decades are crumbling before our eyes. The demise of brands such as Kodak, Borders and HMV Music leaves us with little doubt – shift is happening and no organization or brand is immune to extinction. In this landmark new release, three-time bestselling author Michael McQueen explores the five reasons why even the greatest become obsolete....

Achieve the ultimate state of continual successMomentum is your personal guidebook to the art and science of success. Momentary victories and small wins don't last, and the frustration of reclaiming that energy is real. This book shows you how to cultivate a different type of achievement – measureable, sustainable and constant. It's the difference between winning a battle and winning the war, and requires more than a single brilliant move. It's about activ...

For Christians, the Bible is the living Word of God and a never-ending source of learning and guidance for living life. In Make a Joyful Noise, Kye and Kenzie, twin brother-and-sister kangaroo rats in the desert southwest, employ “Bible surfing” to learn how to express their joy over God’s creation and to remind us that everyone is good at something.

Disruption is changing the playing field – keep your successful business on topThriving businesses on top of their game are targets for disruption. But for savvy business owners and managers who understand the coming changes, the time to future-proof their successful companies is now. Following over a decade of research into future trends, business reinvention and disruptive innovation, author Michael McQueen presents How to Prepare Now for What’s Next, a ...

The New Consumer's Revolution: * Why buzz beats hype * Why cheap is chic * Why brands must be authentic * Why segmentation is dead * Why advertising must reinvent itself * Why New Consumers loathe 'doing the shopping' * Why individuals' Tastespace will triumph in the marketplace New Consumers are revolutionizing the world of business, our culture and social expectations. No longer confined by gender, age, ethnicity or income, they are breaking down barriers, shattering stereotypes and rede...

You know you can do more with your career. And the future is going to demand more of you.The problem is you are so busy keeping up with the day-to-day that you can't prepare for tomorrow. Stretch: How to Future Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace gives you the confidence and knowledge you need to achieve your goals in an ever-changing world. Karie Willyerd and Barbara Mistick—established experts and the collective winners of dozens of awards in the fie...

"This book completely changed the way I think about creative innovation. . . . A must read" (Cal Newport, bestselling author of Deep Work).Business leaders say they want creativity and need real innovation in order to thrive. But according to startling research from management professor Jennifer Mueller, these same leaders chronically reject creative solutions, even as they profess commitment to innovation.Mueller's research reveals that it's not j...

IDEO founder and Stanford d.school creator David Kelley and his brother Tom Kelley, IDEO partner and the author of the bestselling The Art of Innovation, have written a powerful and compelling book on unleashing the creativity that lies within each and every one of us.Too often, companies and individuals assume that creativity and innovation are the domain of the "creative types." But two of the leading experts in innovation, design, and creativity on the ...