A certainty in life is that things will change - sometimes bringing new experiences we enjoy and at other times those we would prefer to avoid. While change may be certain, our natural aversion to it creates conflicting pressures.Failure to recognise and address these conflicts is the main reason why change initiatives do not produce the gains, growth, and security anticipated. This book will help you to understand what drives change in your organisation. It will also show you:...

Why should you use your valuable time creating a document that tries to look into the future while the world is changing around you? How can you decide now what you will be doing in one year's time, or three or even five?

Business owners and managers are under increasing pressure to perform. Never has there been a better time to practice good people motivation and management techniques. Lack of employment security and flexible working contracts have reduced the level of loyalty, so more emphasis needs to be placed on building positive relationships with people. Traditional carrot-and-stick management techniques no longer work.This guide is designed to show how to nurture and develop staff to deliver...

In an increasingly cost conscious world, control over your organisation's income and expenditure is vital. For most successful organisations, this control begins with a budgeting process that sets the scene and forms the basis for the business operation for the year ahead. But for many people, budgeting is a time-consuming nuisance to be endured with as little patience and commitment as is possible, sometimes with little or no understanding of what it entails.This guide aims to hel...