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  The Lean Turnaround - How...

  Art Byrne, James P. Womack

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  THE C-LEVEL GUIDE TO SUCCEEDING WITH LEAN
  
   
  "With 30 years of accumulated experience, Art Byrne is one of the rare few people who can speak with authority about the pitfalls of fi nancial measurement systems, the importance of respect for people, the power of Lean in the marketplace, and the leverage from organizing people around value streams. When he writes 'Go to the Gemba and Run Your Kaizen,' we must take heed." -- MASAAKI IMAI, bestselling author of Kaizen and Gemba Kaizen
  
   
  "In this wonderful and important book, Byrne shows us that Lean management, understood and practiced correctly, consistently delivers spectacular results." -- BOB EMILIANI, author, Better Thinking, Better Results, and Professor, Connecticut State University
  
   
  "A compelling picture of how Lean techniques and attitudes enable CEOs and senior executives to create a culture for transforming a company and putting it on a highperformance path." -- JERRY J. JASINOWSKI, former President of the National Association of Manufacturers
  
   
  "Art Byrne provides real-world examples of how he exhibited the wisdom and courage to do the right thing, improving work practices at all levels of the organization to deliver the right results for all stakeholders. Which comes first, the wisdom or the courage? Read The Lean Turnaround to find out." -- JOHN SHOOK, Chairman and CEO, Lean Enterprise Institute
  
   
  "Lean is the closest thing to magic I have experienced in my 40 years in business. I recommend Lean and this book to everyone responsible for the performance of a business, particularly those in private equity like me, where leverage magnifies the importance of cash." -- JOHN CHILDS, founder and CEO, of J. W. Childs Associates L.P.
  
   
  "A must-read for any leader interested in understanding the strategic advantages from focusing on activities that add value to the customer experience." -- GARY S. KAPLAN, MD, Chairman and CEO of the Virginia Mason Health System
  
  Lean isn't just for manufacturing anymore . . .
  
   
  Few business leaders in the world have applied Lean strategy as successfully as Art Byrne has--and none has the ability to explain how to do it with such succinctness and clarity.
  
   
  Famous for turning around the wire management company Wiremold, where he rethought every aspect of operations from the customer's standpoint--and got everyone else in the company to do likewise--Byrne has successfully implemented Lean strategies in more than 30 companies in 14 different countries.
  
   
  In The Lean Turnaround, this legendary business leader shares everything he has learned during his remarkable career and shows how anyone can achieve similar results. His primary message is this: Lean strategy isn't just for manufacturing. In fact, Byrne is using this very approach in his present position at a private equity firm.
  
   
  Whatever type of company you run, Lean can be used to improve virtually every aspect of operations, from training and leading employees to accounting and payroll issues. The Lean Turnaround explains all the ins and outs of applying Lean strategy to:
  
   Eliminate waste in every value-added operation
  
  Deliver consistent value to customers
  
  Stimulate growth and add jobs
  
  Increase wealth for all your stakeholders
  
  Build a company culture of continuous improvement (kaizen)
  
  
  
   
  
  
   
  Instead of attempting to get customers to conform to your way of doing things--which is, sadly, what most managers are taught to do--you need to configure your company to be responsive to the customers. This is at the core of Byrne's method--and it always works.

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  The Sephora Story - The Retail...

  Mary Curran Hackett

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  What can you learn from the most successful companies in the world? The Sephora Story will help you understand and adopt the competitive strategies, workplace culture, and daily business practices that turned the makeup retailer into a paradise for makeup enthusiasts everywhere. 
  Sephora is a playground for women, chock full of lipstick, eyeshadows, foundations, blushes, and so much more, just waiting to be experienced. It’s where teens learn to apply foundation and adults learn how to create the perfect smoky eye. It’s the cosmetic birthplace for the iconic Kardashian contour. And it’s a dominant brand, taking home a large portion of the $48.3 billion-dollar makeup industry. 
  The Sephora Story teaches you how Sephora was born in Paris in 1970 and has exploded since it opened its first North American store in 1997. Now, with at least one store in almost every mall, you may find yourself fighting to navigate the store.  
  Through Sephora’s story, you will learn:How to lead the evolution of a decades old brand and how to relaunch it in a new market.How to create a customer experience that revolutionizes an industry.How to bring together multiple brands under one roof without compromising their identities.And how to reach a younger audience and ignite a passion for your product. 
  It’s more than just makeup, it’s an experience and this book will teach entrepreneurs, innovators, marketers, and executives everything they need to know about creating an iconic experience for their customers.

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  Open Your Own Doors - One...

  Nora Castro

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  How women can speak up and stand out in a business world built for men. 
  A Top Ten performer at a previous financial advisory services firm, Nora Castro was invited to meet with the senior executive team at her new company. In a boardroom where Castro was the only female in attendance, the president asked for big ideas to save the firm from their shrinking footprint in the industry. Castro’s hand shot up. “I have the answer!” When she was ignored, she responded in a loud voice, “What percentage of executives in our firm are women?” Without acknowledging her, the president called an end to the meeting and the men walked out, leaving Castro sitting alone. 
  This is the story of how one woman fought her way to the top in a cutthroat industry built and run by men. Through vivid career anecdotes and a little tough love, Castro shows women everywhere—regardless of industry—how to follow her up the ladder and open the door to their own success. 
  Open Your Own Doors is chock-full of actionable steps for strategically building your career by leveraging a feminine superpower: nurturing relationships. A motivating narrative from a formidable woman, this guide is essential for learning how to speak up and stand out.

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  Gorilla in the Cockpit -...

  Vip Vyas, Thomas D. Zweifel

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  Whether you lead a company, a project or your life, Gorilla in the Cockpit is a smart investment. 
  —Scott A. Snook, Professor, Harvard Business School 
  Open the Megaproject Black Box and Avoid Billion-Dollar Disasters 
  Despite decades of analysis, reports, methodologies and experts, major and megaprojects ($1 billion plus) and change initiatives keep failing, Why? 
  Gorilla in the Cockpit is a revolutionary way to understand project failures. It reveals the hidden drivers of project crashes. The root causes cannot be found in traditional project management books. They are neither technical nor financial. They are human. 
  Gorilla in the Cockpit doesn't stop at diagnostics and explanations. It offers a solution based on latest research in neuroscience, psycholinguistics and behavioral economics, with practical application to real-life projects. Its framework encompasses all steps of managing megaprojects, from design to procurement, stakeholder management to execution, handover to sustainability. 
  Learn how to:Challenge how you see and lead megaprojects—and change programs.Understand the project Black Box and why it drives 65% failure rates.Expose the patterns destroying billions of shareholder value and taxpayer money.Explode the myth that project failure is inevitable.De-Risk your project and boost your success rate. 
  Gorilla in the Cockpit is a rare look behind the scenes of megaprojects by two seasoned experts. If you want to understand what really goes on in big projects, why they fail so often and what it takes for them to succeed, this book is a must-read. 
  —Bent Flyvbjerg, professor at Oxford & Copenhagen, principal author of How Big Things Get Done & Megaprojects and Risk.

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  You Did What?! - The Biggest...

  Kim Zoller, Kerry Preston

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  If your answer to any of the following questions is YES, listen to this book now. Don t walk into another situation without being 100 percent confident. 1. Have you ever been unsure as to who should be introduced first? 2. Have you ever placed your keys, purse, or cell phone on a table at a restaurant? 3. Have you ever worn your name tag on your left lapel? 4. Have you ever buttered your entire dinner roll before taking the first bite? 5. Have you ever sat down to dine and not known which glass was yours? 6. Have you ever been in a small talk situation and not known what to discuss? 7. Have you ever played with change in your pockets while talking with another person? 8. Have you ever been uncomfortable because of the way you were dressed? 9. Have you ever wondered when and what type of gifts to get your business associates? 10. Have you ever wondered about the correct protocol regarding your business card?

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  Own Your Phenomenal Self - A...

  Rita P. Mitchell

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  GET READY TO LIVE YOUR PHENOMENAL LIFE 
  No matter your background, experience, education, or credentials, you can have what you want out of life, and you can have it on your terms. Own Your Phenomenal Self is the guide that will put your career on the fast track. 
  After four decades succeeding as a business executive and entrepreneur in the financial services industry, Rita P. Mitchell has already fought and conquered the battles you currently face in the corporate world. Rita originally wrote this book to help her daughter, Brittany Mitchell, who was struggling to succeed in a corporate environment despite her skills, advanced education, and experience. The guidance in this book has dramatically changed the trajectory of Brittany's career and has also transformed the careers and lives of countless other readers. 
  With refreshing candor, Rita and Brittany co-narrate the audio version of Own Your Phenomenal Self. This book is truly a "Pocket Mentor" in which you will discover:A collection of compelling, inspirational, and personal storiesMemorable anecdotes and illustrations that deliver profound wisdom and strategic prowessEncouragement to focus on the three core building blocks of being phenomenal: character, success, leadershipPractical steps for owning your purpose and understanding your value 
  Only you get to determine your value, your worth, and your destiny. 
  Own Your Phenomenal Self is the book to help you do just that.

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