Be a more effective leader with strategic thinkingLeading with Strategic Thinking reveals what effective leaders do differently. Eschewing the one-size-fits-all leadership model, this helpful guide outlines four general leadership types and demonstrates how each type achieves success – whether through personal vision, structured process, collaboration, or by empowering others. The authors identify the actions and skills that distinguish strategic leadershi...

Increasing complexity throughout the world and within organizations raises new challenges for leaders charged with forming and executing strategy. The most effective leaders address this complexity in a way that consciously integrates environmental requirements, stakeholder expectations and personal ability. Rather than providing a formulaic one-size-fits-all approach to strategic management, Leading With Strategic Thinking defines four types of strategic leadership. The Futurist driving s...

A powerful guide to becoming a strategic leader who makes insightful business decisions and manages risk in volatile and unpredictable environmentsWritten by a team of seasoned strategy consultants, Strategy and Change: Finding Opportunity in Disruption Through Insight, Choice, and Risk delivers an insightful playbook on recognizing relevant patterns, making consistently sound business decisions, and effectively managing risk in a world defined by disrupti...

Celebrate the unconditional love and joy dogs bring to our lives wit The Day God Made Dogs, a book that reminds us our furry friends—whether**?adopted, rescued, or from a breeder****—are truly a divine gift. With warmth and whimsy, the message is clear: God is a good gift giver and creative Creator, delighting in all He makes.**This beautiful story by Tanner Olson takes readers on a journey through God’s creative process, highlighting the unique and lovabl...

Celebrate the unconditional love and joy dogs bring to our lives wit The Day God Made Dogs, a picture book that reminds us our furry friends—whether**?adopted, rescued, or from a breeder****—are truly a divine gift. With warmth and whimsy, the message is clear: God is a good gift giver and creative Creator, delighting in all He makes.**This beautiful story by Tanner Olson takes readers on a journey through God’s creative process, highlighting the unique an...

Are we made entirely of matter, like sticks and stones? Or do we have a soul—a nonphysical entity—where our mental lives take place?The authors Eric T. Olson and Aaron Segal begin this accessible and wide-ranging debate by looking at the often-overlooked question of whether we appear in ordinary experience to be material things. Olson then argues that the dependence of our mental lives on the condition of our brains—the fact that general anesthesia causes complete unconsciousness, ...

This collection is organized around the central theme of “Martensite by Design.” Contributions include design, microstructure, properties, advanced processing and manufacturing, performance, phase transformations, and characterization.