This accessible, well-written book is a must-have for the aspiring MBA applicant. The 2nd edition of MBA Admissions Strategy is an essential guide to the four aspects of a successful, competitive business school application.

What if one bold, sincere act could spark a ripple that changes humanity's path?More than a novel — A Light in the Tunnel is a spiritual guidebook in story form. This gripping metaphysical adventure blurs fiction and reality, carrying you through heartfelt storytelling and visionary wisdom that lingers long after the final chapter.Follow a group of young dreamers as they break free from society's limits and embark on a daring quest for real impact — one rooted in a...

What if one bold, sincere act could spark a ripple that changes humanity's path?More than a novel — A Light in the Tunnel is a spiritual guidebook in story form. This gripping metaphysical adventure blurs fiction and reality, carrying you through heartfelt storytelling and visionary wisdom that lingers long after the final chapter.Follow a group of young dreamers as they break free from society's limits and embark on a daring quest for real impact — one rooted in a...

What if one bold, sincere act could spark a ripple that changes humanity's path?More than a novel — A Light in the Tunnel is a spiritual guidebook in story form. This gripping metaphysical adventure blurs fiction and reality, carrying you through heartfelt storytelling and visionary wisdom that lingers long after the final chapter.Follow a group of young dreamers as they break free from society's limits and embark on a daring quest for real impact — one rooted in a...

What if one bold, sincere act could spark a ripple that changes humanity's path?More than a novel — A Light in the Tunnel is a spiritual guidebook in story form. This gripping metaphysical adventure blurs fiction and reality, carrying you through heartfelt storytelling and visionary wisdom that lingers long after the final chapter.Follow a group of young dreamers as they break free from society's limits and embark on a daring quest for real impact — one rooted in a...

The best leaders know how to communicate clearly and persuasively. How do you stack up?If you read nothing else on communicating effectively, read these 10 articles. We’ve combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you express your ideas with clarity and impact—no matter what the situation.Leading experts such as Deborah Tannen, Jay Conger, and Nick Morgan...

You aspire to lead with greater impact. The problem is you’re busy executing on today’s demands. You know you have to carve out time from your day job to build your leadership skills, but it’s easy to let immediate problems and old mind-sets get in the way. Herminia Ibarra-an expert on professional leadership and development and a renowned professor at INSEAD, a leading international business school-shows how managers and executives at all levels can step up to leadership ...

Critical thinking--the ability to approach a problem both analytically and creatively--is the bedrock of success for companies and their people. Fortunately, it’s a skill that can be learned. The Critical Thinking Toolkit gets employees thinking better and faster with training exercises that offer an invigorating departure from the everyday and the potential for big payoffs in the form of enhanced “on-your-feet” thinking, innovative problem-solving, and profitable idea generation from ever...

Part manifesto, part handbook, THE DESIGNFUL COMPANY provides a lively overview of a growing trend in management–design thinking as a business competence. According to the author, traditional managers have relied on a two-step process to make decisions, which he calls “knowing” and “doing.” Yet in today’s innovation-driven marketplace, managers need to insert a middle step, called “making.” Making is a phase in which assumptions are questioned, futures are imagined, and protot...

A fundamental shift is underway that will change how we conceive of value. In an era of increasing interconnectedness, individuals, as opposed to institutions, stand at the center of value creation. To adapt to this tectonic shift, organizations can no longer unilaterally devise products and services. They must engage stakeholders—from customers and employees to suppliers, partners, and citizens at large—as co-creators.Co-creation guru Venkat Ramaswamy and Kerimcan Ozcan call for e...

Most writing is done under pressure. An executive has to produce a three-page position paper by tomorrow at nine. A department head suddenly has to write a one-page action memo by noon. A graduate student has a twenty-page research paper due in a week. Yet, while most students and professionals write under pressure--with limited time, limited space, and a supervisor or instructor to please--few approach the task systematically. In Writing Under Pressure, Sanford Kaye, a renowned e...

What is management consultancy? How has it developed? How does it affect businesses? This book answers these questions and introduces the field for those looking to develop a career as a management consultant.Providing a thorough introduction to management consultancy, Morgen Witzel covers the topic from a range of perspectives including the field's historical development, the client's perspective, business analysis, return on investment, consulting failures, ethics and accountabil...