Books Written by Henley Alumni
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Leadership and Personal Development:
A Toolbox for the 21st Century Professional
Edited by Katja Kruckeberg, Wolfgang Amann, and Mike Green
"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." -- Albert Einstein
Modern business leaders are just too aware of how much the world has changed in the last decades and continues to do so. It is little wonder then that even the best of us can feel overwhelmed
by the many demands we now face in our working and private lives. Summarising the knowledge and experiences of three experts in the field, and offering practical insights from specialists
around the world, this book offers a new approach to leadership and personal development by focussing on the links between these two areas.
The good old times of planning one's development in a linear, step-by-step fashion over a lifetime are over. While recognising that there are different learning styles and personality types, the authors present a more proactive, flexible and emergent approach to your development. Topics such as sustainability, complexity and creativity are considered key issues that should play a role in not only developing a positive, future society, but also in refining the current and future you. This modern approach will give you a cutting-edge advantage in our fast changing world.
Since the three authors whole heartedly agree with Einstein's maxim, this book should be considered an attempt to equip you with new levels of thinking and new skill sets to make you more successful at leading and developing yourself and others in a variety of contexts. With structured activities and proven techniques from people who have successfully applied the lessons found in this book, Leadership and Personal Development, A toolbox for the 21st century professional, you will be armed with an effective approach to development.
SOCIAL MEDIA in Business
Steve Nicholls
Succeeding in the New Internet revolution
ISBN: 9781908035028
Social Media in Business provides an overview of the opportunities social media offers to a business and a concrete plan to help MBA students, managers and decision-makers, effectively, integrate social media strategically into their organizational structure. The book provides a common language to discuss this broad topic in a business context.
In Social Media In Business, readers will discover:
- Four Business Opportunities of Social Media
- How Social Media has Developed over the Last Three Years
- The Social Media Applications Guide (Free chapter download)
- Five Social Media "Dark Sides" and Mitigation Strategies
- The 3-CORE Project Success System
- The Project Development Cycle
Praise for SOCIAL MEDIA IN BUSINESS:
"Steve Nicholls clearly understands the impact that social media is having and will have on businesses in the future. This book is a must-read for managers seeking to introduce social media into their organizations. I like how he has simplified what is often a complex and confusing subject for many and provided a structured framework that will help anyone at any level build the necessary support to make their social media aspirations successful". THOMAS POWER - Chairman of Ecademy.com
Steve Nicholls graduated from the full-time Henley MBA programme in 1992.
Get your free Executive briefing . Further information about the book and orders go to:
Billingsley, Brampton and Beyond in search of The Weston Connection - Pamela (Theophilus) Gardner
The story begins with the emergence, in 2005, of a porcelain tea and coffee service made some 200 years ago and a cryptic note found with the service. There are immediate indications that the potter William Billingsley may have something to do with the service, during his elusive time at Brampton-in-Torksey, Lincolnshire.
Insightful letters, wills, estate papers and the proceedings of Chancery are among the ways in which convoluted connections and interconnections of families and acquaintances come to light. Readers will be amazed by the historical figures in the story, such as the author Jane Austen and John Smeaton, engineer.
This investigative book provides additional notes and sources of information from which readers can start their own research. It also includes over 100 illustrations, the majority in full colour.
Markenbewertung in der Unternehmenspraxis -
Martin Lagarden
ISBN-10: 3834927279
ISBN-13: 978-3834927279
Brands are valuable assets for companies in all industries. They are a means of differentiation versus competitors and provide an anchor for recognition and decision making in customers' minds. International accounting standards or tax/transfer pricing regulations require a valuation of brands in a purchase price allocation, for example. But such valuations may also be done for brand management or other purposes. Upon finalisation of his MBA at Henley Business School/University of Reading in autumn 2010, Martin Lagarden has conducted an extensive empirical study, investigating the valuation of brands in current business practice.
Targeted respondents have been managers in finance, controlling, marketing, legal or investor relations. Feedback has been collected from more than 120 mostly large listed companies across various industry sectors in 15 European countries. The study is asking why a company is valuing its brands (or why not), who is doing the valuation, which methods are employed etc.
Respondents' opinions on brand valuation as such and on current international standardisation efforts in this field are also considered..
Project Success - Critical Factors and Behaviours - Emanuel Camilleri
ISBN 978-0-566-09228-2
eBook: 978-0-566-09229-9
The issue of what defines project success (or failure) is complex and often elusive, and dependent on the perceptions of different stakeholders. In this enlightening book Dr Emanuel Camilleri examines the key factors bearing on perceived success or failure. This book is not just about project management, it goes much deeper into the topic of project success by prescribing a project success framework.
In chapters dedicated to factors such as leadership, teams, communication, information and knowledge management, and risk management, the author shines a light on the key behaviours in which project managers and others engage and how those behaviours predict success or failure. Practising project managers, project board members and sponsors, struggling to manage conflicting stakeholder expectations, complexity and ambiguity, will learn which factors are vital to determining successful outcomes.
The book may be ordered from Gower.
Improving Learning Transfer - A Guide to Getting More Out of What You Put Into Your Training - Cyril Kirwan
ISBN 978-0-566-08844-5
eBook: 978-0-566-08986-2
In today's constantly changing business environment, capable people are crucial to an organization's success, and developing their capabilities through training, learning and development initiatives is a major investment. While measuring the return on that investment is important, attempts to do so are much less valuable if they are not accompanied by a clear understanding of all of the factors than can affect the application of new skills and knowledge on the job - in other words, a clear understanding of what affects learning transfer. So, if organisations are to remain competitive, and develop the highly skilled people that will contribute to their future performance, improving learning transfer should be a priority.
Gower will be pleased to offer a Henley Alumni a 25% discount on application of the following code: G1DRV25. For further details please click here.
Managing Conflict at Work - Clive Johnson
Clive Johnson, (Henley DL MBA 1995) has a new book being published with Kogan Page on September 3, 2010 Managing Conflict at Work.
Managing Conflict at Work provides guidance on preventing, containing and resolving conflict. It examines conflict in the context of workforce motivation, leadership and corporate responsibility and includes advice on mediation, stakeholder analysis and reflective questioning. To order your copy please call 01903 828503 and quote MC0810 to secure a 25% discount and free postage and packaging on the RRP of £24.95 .
A launch for the book is being held in London on September 29. Henley alumni are very welcome to attend, please see the attached invite (PDF-799 KB) and RSVP to Jackie.keddy@keddyconsultants.com.
Business Analysis Techniques - Debra Paul
72 Essential Tools for Success
The development of business analysis as a professional discipline has extended the role of the business analyst who now needs the widest possible array of tools and the skills and knowledge to be able to use each when and where it is needed. This book provides 72 possible techniques and applies them within a framework of stages.
Henley Business School alumni can buy copies of Debra Paul's two books on Business Analysis at a 15% discount, by visiting the online bookshop of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, at shop.bcs.org and entering the code HBSBAS10 before 31 October 2010. Debra Paul was on the Henley MBA distance learning programme and graduated in October 2004.
Business Analysis: 2nd edition - Debra Paul
Business analysts develop practical solutions to current business challenges and this guide gives them the necessary tools. It supports everyone wanting to achieve university and industry qualifications in business analysis and information systems and is particularly beneficial for those studying for ISEB qualifications in Business Analysis.
Talking to the New Dragons - Melville Petrie
ISBN 1-85252-467-7 - Management Books 2000, Kemble - List Price £14-99 - at £12-00 to Henley Alumni and available through www.ukasia.com.cn.
China has many faces and a frenetic pace of development. These make both her and her people a morass of apparent contradictions. A deep-rooted sense of being Chinese contrasts with an occasional but acute unease with the constricting effect of the depth and breadth of Chinese culture. So also did Chairman Mao's vision of marshalling correctness as political force. On one side of China's multi-faceted public image we have 'Ma's Army' of world beating runners, and her national joy at the prospect of hosting the Olympic Games in 2008 in affirmation of economic progress. On the other, we have the demonstrations in Tiananmen Square in 1989 and press coverage of Uighur Muslim separatists on open trucks. At best, all this is confusing to the Westerner if not downright garbled. Or, from the business perspective, how does one deal with a Chinese supplier going silent after positive discussions in China and splendid celebratory meals? How can we, firstly, understand the actions of the PRC Government and from a business perspective, read the motivations and aspirations of the people with whom we trade, their attitudes to money and to ownership?
Change Management Masterclass - Mike Green
ISBN: 9780749445072
A guide to change management for MBA students, based around a typical change process. Academically rigorous, it is focused on organizational change and contains case studies, models, tools and techniques.
Change management, handled badly, can create enormous problems for business. A recent McKinsey survey suggested that only 6% of change management projects are completed successfully, with the process of change causing feelings of anxiety and confusion in the changing organization. There is obviously a great need for support during any transition.
Mike Green
Mike has been helping individuals, teams and organisations manage change for over twenty years. He is the author of Change Management Masterclass, and co-author of the top-selling book Making Sense of Change Management and making Sense of Leadership (all published by Kogan Page). Underpinned by extensive research and based on practical organisational experience they are all guides to the models, tools and techniques of individual, team and organisational change. He has also written practitioner guides for middle managers (Emerging Leadership) and top teams (Inside Top Teams). Mike is an accredited Executive Coach, and also tutors on one of the world's prestigious MBAs at Henley Business School. As Visiting Executive Fellow he tutors in Leadership and Change, People and Performance and Personal Development.
Kogan Page can offer Henley graduates a discount of 25% on these Mike Green books. You can order directly by going to http://www.koganpage.com/products/author/Green/1000587/ or by contacting Noemi Encinas Lopez at Kogan Page on nencinas@koganpage.com
Making Sense of Change Management - Mike Green, Esther Cameron
A Complete Guide to the Models, Tools and Techniques of Organizational Change
ISBN: 9780749453107
Making Sense of Change Management examines managing and leading change in an organization. It covers key scenarios, including business restructure, mergers and acquisitions, cultural change and IT-based process change
Written for students and professionals alike, Making Sense of Change Management is the classic text in the field of change management. It is aimed at anyone who wants to understand why change happens, how it happens and what needs to be done to make change a welcome rather than a dreaded concept. It offers considered insights into the many frameworks, models and ways of approaching change and helps the reader to apply the right approach to each unique situation.
This fully updated, new edition includes new chapters on recent and emerging research in the area of change management and guidance on how to manage complex change.
Making Sense of Leadership - Mike Green, Esther Cameron
Exploring the Five Key Roles Used by Effective Leaders
ISBN: 9780749450397
Making Sense of Leadership is a practical, accessible and solution-focused book that helps entrepreneurs, managers and leaders develop their change management and leadership roles and skills.
Making Sense of Leadership identifies the five key roles used by effective leaders. A practical, accessible and solution-focused book, it helps entrepreneurs, managers and leaders develop their leadership skills. The authors examine successful leaders to determine the type of leadership roles which succeed. This allows them to present five distinct roles of leadership, which are used to promote positive change and innovation. The authors encourage the reader to play with these, recognizing and taking on those elements which most appropriately suit their situation.
Change, bring it on! - Victor Lunn-Rockliffe
Victor Lunn-Rockliffe (GMC 1986), former Group Director at ECGD (the Export Credits Guarantee Department, which is the UK's official Export Credit Agency) and management consultant Keely Nugent have frequently witnessed the hurdles organisations face when implementing change within their business. Over the years Keely has also observed this same resistance in horses being prepared for international competitions. Change, bring it on! provides a unique business model. It builds on tried and tested techniques and emotional engagement used in the training of international level competition horses and applies these theories to the world of business. Victor, also a talented artist, worked with Keely to develop a very simple framework and story that demonstrates how to establish a winning team, how leaders and their organisations should work together to achieve success, how to plan and manage change and how to deal with the inevitable obstacles along the way.
Change, bring it on! is available from Amazon at the discounted price of £6.99 .
Victor's cartoon record of his Henley experience in 1986 can be viewed here.
'A Paper on the Differences Between Scientific and Artistic Cross-Cultural Communication Understanding of Forks (Russia) - Chop Sticks (China) - 
Hands (Iran)' - Dr Tom Grooms
Dr Tom Grooms, Henley (HBS) Reading - Brunel - Bernelli Ph.D. Published March 2010
This paper reviews literature on sources of cross-cultural communication differences within Russia, China and Iran with an emphasis upon the role of social etiquette, symbolism and interpersonal relationships of eating habits and economy. My intention in this paper is to identify dimensions in which artistic and scientific approaches of Russia, China and Iran within their cross-cultural understanding as a communication system differ.
This paper is a study which explores how social power is embedded in manners, etiquette and social graces, tone of voice and speech or language exchanged in everyday life between Russians, Chinese and Iranians. This work draws upon the sociolinguistic theory of politeness and linguistic behaviors used to demonstrate regard and consideration for others. This was hypothesized to be sensitive to the social distribution of power and influence found within the cultures.
For more information please contact Tom Grooms at GroomsGlobal@grandecom.net or visit the website at http://www.mkintel.org/groomsglobal.html
'IT Enabled Business Change: Successful Management'
- Dr Sharm Manwani
Dr Sharm Manwani, Henley Business School, UK
The high profile failure of major IT-related projects in both private and public sectors underlines the need for stringent change management. Sharm Manwani draws on his experiences as a CIO, programme manager and researcher to examine why organisations change the way they work and how that change is identified, managed and implemented.
The structure follows a new IT-enabled business change lifecycle which focuses on strategic alignment and delivering benefits rather than just implementing a technology solution. The target audience covers a wide range of business and IT executives, managers, professionals and expert users – all those who need to understand the issues and be more successful. An official reviewer comments,
'This book succeeds as an introductory text, most particularly in its description of the entire scope of an IT-enabled change project in a manner that seamlessly integrates organisational and technical discussions. '
You can order the book at Amazon UK or at other Amazon sites.
'Open Innovation in Action' - Andrew Gaule
Andrew Gaule (Henley Alumni 2000) is the latest publication from the H-I Network. Open Innovation is fast becoming the preferred model for new product and service development at leading organisations. It directs ideas to where they can be handled most efficiently at each stage of their research and development, reducing time-to-market, and in theory, generating more value for every party involved. At the same time, it requires organisations to rid themselves of the traditional "not invented here" attitude and welcome external knowledge in-house. It is a world ruled by licensing agreements and partnerships, in which only those with holistic, integrated strategies prevail. The book addresses the strategic alignment of innovation in leading organisations, describing the '5 Ps of Innovation' (purpose, process, people, partners and performance) and including case studies from Procter & Gamble, QinetiQ, Shell, DSM and Tate & Lyle.
Open Innovation in Action has received very good feedback. The following is just a selection:
"A timely, clearly written, and convincing book that includes useful methods and case examples. Extremely relevant and timely for the defence sector." - Glenn Gapper, Industrial Technology Acquisition Manager, BAE System
You can gain an executive summary and order at http://www.h-i.com/research.html or on Amazon at Open Innovation in Action by Andrew Gaule.
'Action Learning: Research and Practice'
Mike Pedler, Henley Business School, UK
From 2006, the international peer-reviewed journal Action Learning: Research and Practice has been produced in association with Henley Business School. Published by Routledge, Action Learning: Research and Practice carries articles which advance knowledge and assist the development of practice through the processes of action learning. Articles aim to create theory, grounded in empirical observation of data and experience, that widens understanding of action learning and research in professional and organisational settings.
Under the partnership between the journal and Henley Business School, alumni at the College are able to subscribe to the journal at the special rate of just £27 for the 2007 volume.
To take advantage of this offer, please call the Routledge Customer Services team on 020 7017 5544 quoting ZC05905D or visit http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/14767333.asp
'Knowledge Orientation in Organizations'
Dr. Edward Truch
Knowledge is becoming widely recognized as the most important asset of organizations in the current transition of developed countries towards knowledge-based economies. Intangible assets, sometimes defined as intellectual capital, account for increasing proportions of the market valuations of knowledge-based enterprises. Knowledge Orientation in Organizations provides additional evidence that knowledge management systems can be an important contributory factor to overall organizational performance and that strategic alignment does make a difference.
Much of the new literature in the knowledge management field is based on qualitative studies which postulate numerous and sometimes contradictory models describing this fast evolving area. This study adds to the body of knowledge in this area with a quantitative approach that both tests existing models and provides new insights into knowledge management strategies and how these relate to organizations' strategic orientations.
Detailed presentation (PDF-36 KB)
The book was published last year by Ashgate Publishing Ltd., Gower House, Croft Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU11 3HR - ISBN number is 0-7546-3812-X. If you would like to contact Dr. Truch, please email his PA on kate.fellows@knowledge-partners.com
'All about Psychological Tests and Assessment Centres'
Dr. Jack JR van Minden
Psychological tests and assessment centres are personnel selection techniques that now seem to be in every jobhunter's handbook. This book is based on years of research into the theory and everyday practice of tests and assessment techniques, as employed by selection agencies and the larger organisations.
The impenetrable land of better jobs has strict entry requirements. The barrier is only lifted for those who possess the 'PASSED' stamp. This book offers those who are keen to move to the world of better jobs a wealth of practical information as well as the chance to practise typical tests and assessment exercises at home.
To order visit http://www.mb2000.com or call on +44 (0) 1285 771441 and quote "HMC" in order to obtain free P&P.
'Economic Crisis' - Rohit Gupta
Rohit has 21+ years International experience in Consumer Banking - working with HSBC and Citi - across 6 countries (India , Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Mexico and Turkey).
He has also had articles on economic crisis (Asia, Argentina and Japan) published in Smart Investor (Singapore), The Accountant (Australia) and The Post (Thailand).
Going forward Rohit is keen to partner with other Henley 'members' to publish a book with a series of articles covering the major economic/currency crisis of the last decade. This will not only allow to cover a broader spectrum (Mexico, Russia, SE Asia, Argentina, Japan, NAFTA, Euro zone etc) but also provide alternate and diverse view-points. In that this may also be a good example of Henley's unique strengths - (i.) a global foot-print, and (ii.) academic rigour with a bias towards applications in the real world - he is hoping to enlist the help of staff and alumni to contribute.
Rohit can be reached at sr.rohitgupta@gmail.com
- Lessons from the Asian Crisis (PDF-91 KB)
- Argentina - What went wrong? (PDF-91 KB)
- Tick, Tick, Tick How has Japan fallen from its position of one of the top industrial economies to one on the brink of ruin? (PDF-195 KB)
'Corporate Venturing - Rewarding Entrepreneurial Talent'
Andrew Gaule and Nigel Spinks (Henley Business School).
Firms must innovate to continue prosperity; however, many organisations discover innovation beyond their day-to-day reality. This unique research report reveals how various leading organisations are facing up to these challenges. Request a free Executive Summary at http://www.henley-incubator.com/download
'Inspiring Leadership Staying Afloat in Turbulent Times'
Jane Cranwell-Ward
Jane Cranwell-Ward, Director of The Henley Partnership has just co-authored a book entitled Inspiring Leadership Staying Afloat in Turbulent Times. The book is based on the BT Global Challenge Round the World Yacht Race 2000/1. The unique case study on high performance leadership and teamwork has clear parallels with leadership in business today.
'A Simple Guide to Writing for Your Website'
Susannah Ross
Published in 2001 by Susannah Ross (MGMP05, email: SusannahRo@aol.com) by Pearson Education (Prentice Hall) and available in bookshops or on http://www.amazon.co.uk. The ISBN is 0-130-41557-X. Page of reviews on http://www.selectideas.co.uk/ross/reviews.htm
'How Logistics With Appropriate MIS Tools Could Contribute By 1% In A Company's Profits'
Alexander Paraskevas
It is well known that growth opportunities into the Greek and worldwide markets are limited. This is not connected with consumers' needs, but is due mainly to intensive competition and the nailing of retail prices.
Moreover, the slow rates of increasing turnover and profitability add to the impact. Faced with these facts, companies cannot be passive. Opportunities are always there and as companies direct their efforts towards 'fat fighting', these prospects will multiply. 'Fat' is considered any obvious or hidden cost in the company; it can be created through existing procedures and could therefore be reduced or eliminated without affecting a company's objectives (such as production, warehousing, sales, distribution). This article's objective is to try to answer the title's question, through the basic functions of logistics procedures. Feedback welcome.
'Negotiation Skills For Managers' - Steven P. Cohen
ISBN: 0-07-138757-9
Steve Cohen's Negotiating Skills For Managers, published by McGraw-Hill in March 2002, offers 185 pages of negotiation philosophy and advice from the founder of The Negotiation Skills Company, Inc. The book's format, with a list of learning points at the end of each of its twelve chapters, an extensive index and many real life examples make it a particularly useful tool for both sophisticated negotiators and those who need to gain confidence.
- Email: tnsc@negotiationskills.com
- http://www.amazon.co.uk | http://www.amazon.com | http://www.amazon.fr
'Risk Management in Emerging Markets' - Carl Olsson
Carl Olsson is a London-based banker, and is currently a senior manager in the global risk management function for Standard Chartered Bank, a leading emerging markets bank. Prior to taking up this role, he lived and worked for nearly 20 years in emerging markets in the Middle East, India and Asia where he worked with many corporate clients facing the challenge of doing business in emerging markets. In addition to a degree in Economics from Cambridge, he has completed professional banking exams and more recently an MBA from Henley Business School.
- Email: carl.olsson@virgin.net
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