10-10-10

10-10-10
Author: Suzy Welch
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2009-04-20
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1847377211

Today, the world offers us more options than ever before, but it also forces us to juggle more priorities, to make more choices, and to make them faster. The result: a crisis of doing too much, or not enough, and making our decisions based on impulse, stress or guilt. In 10-10-10Suzy Welch offers an exciting, effective strategy that will help you make the right decision in any situation, at work or at home; with colleagues, family or friends. The rule is deceptively simple: when faced with a decision, consider what the consequences and outcomes of your various options would be in 10 minutes, 10 months, and 10 years. But the results are extraordinary. Using the framework of 10-10-10will allow you to think through your decisions and to match them with the expectations and values you hold dearest. Most importantly, it allows you to chart a path in the direction you want, and to head confidently towards it with focus, balance, and joy.

Producing Culture and Capital

Producing Culture and Capital
Author: Sylvia Yanagisako
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2020-06-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0691214220

Producing Culture and Capital is a major theoretical contribution to the anthropological literature on capitalism, as well as a rich case study of kinship and gender relations in northern Italy. Drawing on ethnographic and archival research on thirty-eight firms in northern Italy's silk industry, Sylvia Yanagisako illuminates the cultural processes through which sentiments, desires, and commitments motivate and shape capitalist family firms. She shows how flexible specialization is produced through the cultural dynamics of capital accumulation, management succession, firm expansion and diversification, and the reproduction and division of firms. In doing so, Yanagisako addresses two gaps in Marx's and Weber's theories of capitalism: the absence of an adequate cultural theory of capitalist motivation and the absence of attention to kinship and gender. By demonstrating that kinship and gender are crucial in structuring capitalist action, this study reveals these two gaps to be different facets of the same omission. A process-oriented approach to class formation and class subjectivity enables the author to incorporate the material and ideological struggles within families into an analysis of class-making and self-making. Yanagisako concludes that both "provincial" and "global" capitalist orientations and strategies operate in an industry that has always been integrated into regional and international relations of production and distribution. Her approach to culture and capitalism as mutually constituted processes offers an alternative to both universal models of capitalism as a mode of production and essentialist models of distinctive "cultures of capitalism."

Succeeding Generations

Succeeding Generations
Author: Ivan Lansberg
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Total Pages: 396
Release: 1999
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0875847420

Finding the right successor to a well-loved founder or president is often the most difficult task an organization faces-and the challenge is even greater for family-run businesses. From mom-and-pop grocery stores to vast multinationals, family-owned companies dominate the worldwide business landscape, yet surprisingly few are successfully passed down from one generation to the next, and fewer still reach the third generation intact. Author Ivan Lansberg, an organizational psychologist who grew up in a family business, explores the reasons behind this high failure rate, and reveals the conditions that allow family businesses to endure through the generations. Family enterprises are highly personal, says Lansberg, and many elaborate succession plans are thwarted because deeper psychological factors are overlooked. Lansberg stresses the need for families to share a common "dream" for their company, much like a business has a unified mission. Succeeding Generations helps us to understand all aspects-the practical and the emotional-of the succession process, as Lansberg offers advice on how to mentor successors, how to set up a systematic selection process, and how to make the best use of the board of directors during times of transition. He also provides the first clear assessment of the different options, from direct successions between a parent and a single appointed heir to more complex partnerships between siblings and cousins. With a wealth of examples from companies in the U.S., Europe, and Latin America, Succeeding Generations provides a thoughtful and comprehensive look at the sensitive dynamics of leadership succession in family businesses. Planning for continuity is a life-long process for families in business, and Succeeding Generations is the first book to provide in-depth answers to the questions that arise at every stage in the evolution of the family firm.

Protocolo familiar

Protocolo familiar
Author: Mario Soto Figueroa
Publisher: IMCP
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2019-04-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 6078628518

Esta obra aborda con detalle los recursos que tiene la familia empresarial para alcanzar la longevidad de la empresa exponiendo los desafíos que debe enfrentar. Aquí se revelan diferentes soluciones para varias situaciones que terminan por afectar a toda empresa familiar. El autor ofrece un análisis detallado de uno de los recursos más fuertes con los que cuenta la familia empresaria, para enfrentar este desafío, el Protocolo Familiar, que desarrollará las normas que cada empresa considere necesarias para asegurar su supervivencia. La toma de decisiones relacionadas con la marcha del negocio no deberá verse empañada por cuestiones familiares. Para lograr este objetivo, se describen las posibilidades que ofrecen los diferentes órganos de gobierno, las cuales se encuentran a disposición de las familias empresarias, algunas comunes a todo tipo de empresas y otras, concretas para las familiares. En consecuencia, con la lectura de este libro, descubrirá los factores de éxito que, de aplicarse, maximizará la permanencia en el tiempo de las empresas familiares.

Cross-cultural Encounters and Conflicts

Cross-cultural Encounters and Conflicts
Author: Charles Philip Issawi
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 161
Release: 1998
Genre: History
ISBN: 0195118138

Though the emphasis is on the Middle East, the subjects covered here range in scope from the great ancient civilizations to Shelley's passion for the Middle East, from the failures of the Greeks as empire builders to the predominance of English as an international language today.

Strategic Play

Strategic Play
Author: Jacqueline Lloyd Smith
Publisher:
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2017-02-17
Genre:
ISBN: 9781783240456

This collection of duck activities has a strong fun element, however, we do not want it to sound like it is all just fun. There is, in fact, a wealth of solid theory that forms the basis of why we developed this stream of uses for six bricks in business and learning environments. The idea of using playful methods for a range of purposes to generate innovative thinking is not new. For centuries, people have used artifacts like totems and puppets to tell stories and share information, beliefs, and knowledge. We also know that many facilitators and trainers are using tools such as design thinking and agile methodologies where prototyping and games play an important role in the processes of thinking and creating. Whatever your goal, using 3D models is a great facilitation tool. It allows you to lead people through a process where they are able to examine their inside world and relate these lessons to their work environment. These insights then lead to opportunities for further exploration and discovery and ultimately, more productive and effective communication.

Cadillac Desert

Cadillac Desert
Author: Marc Reisner
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 674
Release: 1993-06-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1440672822

“I’ve been thinking a lot about Cadillac Desert in the past few weeks, as the rain fell and fell and kept falling over California, much of which, despite the pouring heavens, seems likely to remain in the grip of a severe drought. Reisner anticipated this moment. He worried that the West’s success with irrigation could be a mirage — that it took water for granted and didn’t appreciate the precariousness of our capacity to control it.” – Farhad Manjoo, The New York Times, January 20,2023 "The definitive work on the West's water crisis." --Newsweek The story of the American West is the story of a relentless quest for a precious resource: water. It is a tale of rivers diverted and dammed, of political corruption and intrigue, of billion-dollar battles over water rights, of ecological and economic disaster. In his landmark book, Cadillac Desert, Marc Reisner writes of the earliest settlers, lured by the promise of paradise, and of the ruthless tactics employed by Los Angeles politicians and business interests to ensure the city's growth. He documents the bitter rivalry between two government giants, the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in the competition to transform the West. Based on more than a decade of research, Cadillac Desert is a stunning expose and a dramatic, intriguing history of the creation of an Eden--an Eden that may only be a mirage. This edition includes a new postscript by Lawrie Mott, a former staff scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council, that updates Western water issues over the last two decades, including the long-term impact of climate change and how the region can prepare for the future.

Social and Solidarity Economy

Social and Solidarity Economy
Author: Peter Utting
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2015-04-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 178360347X

As economic crises, growing inequality and climate change prompt a global debate on the meaning and trajectory of development, increasing attention is focusing on 'social and solidarity economy' as a distinctive approach to sustainable and rights-based development. While we are beginning to understand what social and solidarity economy is, what it promises and how it differs from 'business as usual', we know far less about whether it can really move beyond its fringe status in many countries and regions. Under what conditions can social and solidarity economy scale up and scale out - that is, expand in terms of the growth of social and solidarity economy organizations and enterprises, or spread horizontally within given territories? Bringing together leading researchers, blending theoretical and empirical analysis, and drawing on experiences and case studies from multiple countries and regions, this volume addresses these questions. In so doing, it aims to inform a broad constituency of development actors, including scholars, practitioners, activists and policy makers.

La gestión de la empresa familiar. Conceptos, casos y soluciones 2.ª edición

La gestión de la empresa familiar. Conceptos, casos y soluciones 2.ª edición
Author: CASILLAS BUENO, JOSE CARLOS
Publisher: Ediciones Paraninfo, S.A.
Total Pages: 490
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 8428399034

La empresa familiar ha sido objeto de numerosos estudios y de investigaciones recientes. No en vano, este tipo de empresas constituye la base del tejido empresarial en todas las economías del mundo. La presente obra aborda el estudio de los principales aspectos relacionados con la gestión de las empresas familiares desde una triple perspectiva. En primer lugar, el lector puede identificar un marco conceptual bien estructurado que aglutina, de manera sistemática, los principales conocimientos asentados sobre este tipo de empresas. En segundo lugar, cada uno de los capítulos ofrece una orientación aplicada a la resolución de problemas y la gestión de este tipo de empresas. En tercer lugar, se trata de una obra con una nítida vocación didáctica, que incorpora preguntas, lecturas, casos y ejercicios concretos, lo que la convierte en un recurso docente de primer nivel.;La obra está estructurada en ocho capítulos. En los tres primeros se definen los conceptos principales y se propone una metodología sistémica para el análisis de este tipo de empresas. Posteriormente, se aborda el estudio de los órganos de gobierno específicos de la empresa familiar y se dedica un capítulo en particular al análisis del protocolo familiar. Finalmente, se aborda la dinámica de la empresa familiar a través de la evolución de sus diferentes subsistemas y también mediante el estudio del proceso de sucesión y relevo generacional. Asimismo, un último capítulo ofrece al lector un conjunto de casos de estudio de empresas familiares que proporcionan una visión estratégica y aplicada de las especificidades de este tipo de negocios.;En la elaboración de este libro han colaborado cuatro profesores universitarios pertenecientes a dos cátedras de Empresa Familiar de universidades diferentes: los profesores José Carlos Casillas, Carmen Díaz y Adolfo Vázquez, de la Cátedra Santander de Empresa Familiar de la Universidad de Sevilla, y el profesor Salvador Rus, de la Cátedra de Empresa Familiar de la Universidad de León, quien a su vertiente académica añade su dimensión profesional como miembro de una empresa familiar de gran tradición en la que ha ocupado puestos de alta responsabilidad.;El lector tiene, pues, en sus manos una obra única en la que el rigor académico se combina con la calidad didáctica y la orientación aplicada para ayudar al desarrollo de habilidades y destrezas en la gestión de las empresas familiares.

The North American Mosaic

The North American Mosaic
Author: Commission for Environmental Cooperation (Montréal, Québec). Secretariat
Publisher:
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2001
Genre: Agriculture
ISBN:

The North American Mosaic has four overarching features. First, it is, to the extent feasible, based on comparable information on the status and trends of major indicators of the state of the environment in Canada,Mexico, and the United States. Second, the report confirms that these three countries together make up an incredibly complex, dynamic, and interconnected ecosystem in which humans play a dominant and decisive role. Third, the report raises important and sometimes disquieting questions concerning the sustainability of some current trends. Finally, the report is a reminder that our economic, social, and physical well-being are utterly dependent on the life-sustaining services provided by nature. This report emphasizes the importance of developing mutually compatible economic, social, and environmental goals and policies across the three-country region.