vendredi 15 février 2013

The Art of Scalability: Scalable Web Architecture, Processes, and Organizations for the Modern Enterprise

The Art of Scalability
The Art of Scalability: Scalable Web Architecture, Processes, and Organizations for the Modern Enterprise
Martin L. Abbott (Auteur), Michael T. Fisher (Auteur)

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Description du produit

i?{1/2}??This book is much more than you may think it is. Scale is not just about designing Web sites that doni?{1/2}??t crash when lots of users show up. It is about designing your company so that it doesni?{1/2}??t crash when your business needs to grow. These guys have been there on the front lines of some of the most successful Internet companies of our time, and they share the good, the bad, and the ugly about how to not just survive, but thrive.i?{1/2}??

i?{1/2}??Marty Cagan, Founder, Silicon Valley Product Group


i?{1/2}??A must read for anyone building a Web service for the mass market.i?{1/2}??

i?{1/2}??Dana Stalder, General Partner, Matrix Partners



i?{1/2}??Abbott and Fisher have deep experiences with scale in both large and small enterprises. Whati?{1/2}??s unique about their approach to scalability is they start by focusing on the true foundation: people and process, without which true scalability cannot be built. Abbott and Fisher leverage their years of experience in a very accessible and practical approach to scalability that has been proven over time with their significant success.i?{1/2}??

i?{1/2}??Geoffrey Weber, VP of Internet Operations/IT, Shutterfly


i?{1/2}??If I wanted the best diagnoses for my health I would go to the Mayo Clinic. If I wanted the best diagnoses for my portfolio companiesi?{1/2}?? performance and scalability I would call Martin and Michael. They have recommended solutions to performance and scalability issues that have saved some of my companies from a total rewrite of the system.i?{1/2}??

i?{1/2}??Warren M. Weiss, General Partner, Foundation Capital


i?{1/2}??As a manager who worked under Michael Fisher and Marty Abbott during my time at PayPal/eBay, the opportunity to directly absorb the lessons and experiences presented in this book are invaluable to me now working at Facebook.i?{1/2}??

i?{1/2}??Yishan Wong, Director of Engineering, Facebook


 

"The Art of Scalability is by far the best book on scalability on the market today. The authors tackle the issues of scalability from processes, to people, to performance, to the highly technical. Whether your organization is just starting out and is defining processes as you go, or you are a mature organization, this is the ideal book to help you deal with scalability issues before, during, or after an incident. Having built several projects, programs, and companies from small to significant scale, I can honestly say I wish I had this book one, five, and ten years ago.i?{1/2}??

i?{1/2}??Jeremy Wright, CEO, b5media, Inc.


i?{1/2}??Only a handful of people in the world have experienced the kind of growth-related challenges that Fisher and Abbott have seen at eBay, PayPal, and the other companies theyi?{1/2}??ve helped to build. Fewer still have successfully overcome such challenges. The Art of Scalability provides a great summary of lessons learned while scaling two of the largest internet companies in the history of the space, and iti?{1/2}??s a must-read for any executive at a hyper-growth company. Whati?{1/2}??s more, iti?{1/2}??s well-written and highly entertaining. I couldni?{1/2}??t put it down.i?{1/2}??

i?{1/2}??Kevin Fortuna, Partner, AKF Consulting


i?{1/2}??Marty and Mikei?{1/2}??s book covers all the bases, from understanding how to build a scalable organization to the processes and technology necessary to run a highly scalable architecture. They have packed in a ton of great practical solutions from real world experiences. This book is a must-read for anyone having difficulty managing the scale of a hyper-growth company or a startup hoping to achieve hyper growth.i?{1/2}??

i?{1/2}??Tom Keeven, Partner, AKF Consulting


i?{1/2}??The Art of Scalability is remarkable in its wealth of information and clarity; the authors provide novel, practical, and demystifying approaches to identify, predict, and resolve scalability problems before they surface. Marty Abbott and Michael Fisher use their rich experience and vision, providing unique and groundbreaking tools to assist small and hyper-growth organizations as they maneuver in todayi?{1/2}??s demanding technological environments.i?{1/2}??

i?{1/2}??Joseph M. Potenza, Attorney, Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

Decisive

Decisive
Decisive
Chip Heath (Auteur), Dan Heath (Auteur)

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jeudi 14 février 2013

Beyond Performance: How Great Organizations Build Ultimate Competitive Advantage

Beyond Performance
Beyond Performance: How Great Organizations Build Ultimate Competitive Advantage
Scott Keller (Auteur), Colin Price (Auteur)

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Description du produit

The secret of achieving and sustaining organizational excellence revealed In an ever-changing world where only a third of excellent organizations stay that way over the long term, and where even fewer are able to implement successful change programs, leaders are in need of big ideas and new tools to thrive. In Beyond Performance, McKinsey & Company's Scott Keller and Colin Price give you everything you need to build an organization that can execute in the short run and has the vitality to prosper over the long term. Drawing on the most exhaustive research effort of its kind on organizational effectiveness and change management, Keller and Price put hard science behind their big idea: that the health of an organization is equally as important as its performance. In the book's foreword, management guru Gary Hamel refers to this notion as "a new manifesto for thinking about organizations." The authors illustrate why copying management best practices from other companies is more dangerous than helpful Clearly explains how to determine the mutually reinforcing combination of management practices that best fits your organization's context Provides practical tools to achieve superior levels of performance and health through a staged change process: aspire, assess, architect, act, and advance. Among these are new techniques for dealing with those aspects of human behavior that are seemingly irrational (and therefore confound even the smartest leaders), yet entirely predictable Ultimately, building a healthy organization is an intangible asset that competitors copy at their peril and that enables you to skillfully adapt to and shape your environment faster than others--giving you the ultimate competitive advantage.

Delivering Happiness

Delivering Happiness
Delivering Happiness
Tony Hseih (Auteur), Rob Ten Pas (Illustrations)
(1)

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mercredi 13 février 2013

Organization Theory

Organization Theory
Organization Theory
Ann L. Cunliffe (Auteur)

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Description du produit

"The SAGE Course Companion" on "Organization Theory" is an accessible introduction to a challenging subject area. This book helps readers to extend their understanding of theories and make the connection between them and organizational practice. It will enhance their thinking skills in line with course requirements and provides support on how to revise for exams and prepare for and write assessed pieces. Readers are encouraged not only to think like a organizational theorist but also to think about the subject critically. Designed to compliment existing textbooks for the course, the companion provides: easy access to the key themes in "Organizational Theory"; helpful summaries of the approaches taken by the main course textbooks; sample questions and answers, with common themes that must always be addressed; short vignettes and a case study that runs throughout the chapters; guidance on the essential study skills required to pass the course; and, 'Taking It Further' sections that suggest how readers can extend their thinking beyond the 'received wisdom'. "The SAGE Course Companion" in "Organizational Theory" is much more than a revision guide for undergraduates; it is an essential tool that will help readers take their course understanding to new levels and help them achieve success in their undergraduate course. Instructor resources are available for this title. Please click here to contact your Sales Representative for more information.

Poke the Box

Poke the
Poke the Box
Seth Godin (Auteur)

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mardi 12 février 2013

Commitment in Organizations: Accumulated Wisdom and New Directions

Commitment in Organizations
Commitment in Organizations: Accumulated Wisdom and New Directions
Howard J. Klein (Sous la direction de), Thomas E. Becker (Sous la direction de), John P. Meyer (Sous la direction de)

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Sleeping with Your Smartphone: How to Break the 24/7 Habit and Change the Way You Work

Sleeping with Your Smartphone
Sleeping with Your Smartphone: How to Break the 24/7 Habit and Change the Way You Work
Leslie A. Perlow (Auteur)

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Description du produit

Does it "have" to be this way? Can't resist checking your smartphone or mobile device? Sure, all this connectivity keeps you in touch with your team and the office--but at what cost? In "Sleeping with Your Smartphone," Harvard Business School professor Leslie Perlow reveals how you can disconnect and become more productive in the process. In fact, she shows that you can devote more time to your personal life "and" accomplish more at work. The good news is that this doesn't require a grand organizational makeover or buy-in from the CEO. All it takes is collaboration between you and your team--working together and making small, doable changes. What started as an experiment with a six-person team at The Boston Consulting Group--one of the world's elite management consulting firms--triggered a global initiative that eventually spanned more than nine hundred BCG teams in thirty countries across five continents. These teams confronted their nonstop workweeks and changed the way they worked, becoming more efficient and effective. The result? Employees were more satisfied with their work-life balance and with their work in general. And the firm was better able to recruit and retain employees. Clients also benefited--often in unexpected ways. In this engaging book, Perlow takes you inside BCG to witness the challenges and benefits of disconnecting. She provides a step-by-step guide to introducing change on your team--by establishing a collective goal, encouraging open dialogue, ensuring leadership support--and then spreading change to the rest of your firm. If you and your colleagues are grappling with the "always on" problem, it's time to disconnect--and start reading.

lundi 11 février 2013

The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies

The Difference
The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies
Scott E. Page (Auteur)

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Description du produit

In this landmark book, Scott Page redefines the way we understand ourselves in relation to one another. "The Difference" is about how we think in groups - and how our collective wisdom exceeds the sum of its parts. Why can teams of people find better solutions than brilliant individuals working alone? And why are the best group decisions and predictions those that draw upon the very qualities that make each of us unique? The answers lie in diversity - not what we look like outside, but what we look like within, our distinct tools and abilities. "The Difference" reveals that progress and innovation may depend less on lone thinkers with enormous IQs than on diverse people working together and capitalizing on their individuality.Page shows how groups that display a range of perspectives outperform groups of like-minded experts. Diversity yields superior outcomes, and Page proves it using his own cutting-edge research. Moving beyond the politics that cloud standard debates about diversity, he explains why difference beats out homogeneity, whether you're talking about citizens in a democracy or scientists in the laboratory. He examines practical ways to apply diversity's logic to a host of problems, and along the way offers fascinating and surprising examples, from the redesign of the Chicago "El" to the truth about where we store our ketchup. Page changes the way we understand diversity - how to harness its untapped potential, how to understand and avoid its traps, and how we can leverage our differences for the benefit of all.

Complexity, Management and the Dynamics of Change: Challenges for Practice

Complexity, Management and the Dynamics of Change
Complexity, Management and the Dynamics of Change: Challenges for Practice
Elizabeth McMillan (Auteur)

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dimanche 10 février 2013

Organization Theory: A Practice Based Approach

Organization Theory
Organization Theory: A Practice Based Approach
Ulla Eriksson-Zetterquist (Auteur), Tomas Mullern (Auteur), Alexander Styhre (Auteur)

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Description du produit

This textbook presents organization theory in an exciting new way, moving away from a traditional linear historical narrative approach, to present students with an approach that offers both relevancy and appeal. The authors take a practice-based approach, identifying questions, problems and issues that are perceived as pertinent by practitioners, and using these as the starting point to identify the relevant theories. This means that students will find it easier to engage with the material and more attention is paid to issues such as boundary spanning, leadership, quality management, strategic change, and development psychology/organizational learning; areas that are not always covered in other textbooks. Online Resource Centre: For students: Multiple choice questions Further Reading and Research: Comprising of web links and web link updates linking to organization and company websites, plus additional readings and articles. "What happened next": as appropriate, cases from within the textbook will continue to be updated on the Online Resource Centre. For lecturers: Test bank PowerPoint slides Seminar exercises

Grow: How Ideals Power Growth and Profit at the World's Greatest Companies

Grow
Grow: How Ideals Power Growth and Profit at the World's Greatest Companies
Jim Stengel (Auteur)

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samedi 9 février 2013

The Power of Habit

The Power
The Power of Habit
Charles Duhigg (Auteur)
(3)

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ReWork

ReWork
ReWork
Jason Fried (Auteur), David Heinemeier Hansson (Auteur)
(21)

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Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work

Snakes in Suits
Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work
Paul Babiak (Auteur), Robert D. Hare (Auteur)
(1)

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vendredi 8 février 2013

The Rules of Work, Expanded Edition: A Definitive Code for Personal Success

The Rules of Work, Expanded Edition
The Rules of Work, Expanded Edition: A Definitive Code for Personal Success
Richard Templar (Auteur)

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Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation

Change by Design
Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation
Tim Brown (Auteur)
(1)

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Description du produit

The myth of innovation is that brilliant ideas leap fully formed from the minds of geniuses. The reality is that most innovations come from a process of rigorous examination through which great ideas are identified and developed before being realized as new offerings and capabilities. This book introduces the idea of design thinking, the collaborative process by which the designer's sensibilities and methods are employed to match people's needs not only with what is technically feasible and a viable business strategy. In short, design thinking converts need into demand. It's a human-centered approach to problem solving that helps people and organizations become more innovative and more creative. Design thinking is not just applicable to so-called creative industries or people who work in the design field. It's a methodology that has been used by health organizations to increase the quality of patient care by re-examining the ways that their nurses manage shift change, or rethink supply chain management.

jeudi 7 février 2013

The Connected Company

The Connected
The Connected Company
Dave Gray (Auteur), Thomas van der Wal (Auteur)

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Description du produit

Social networking has dramatically altered the way companies react to change. When your customers are delighted, they can amplify your message in ways that were never before possible. But when your company's performance runs short of what you've promised, customers can seize control of your brand message, spreading their disappointment and frustration faster than you can keep up. To keep pace with today's connected customers, your company must become a connected company. That means deeply engaging with workers, partners, and customers, changing how work is done, how you measure success, and how performance is rewarded. It requires a new way of thinking about your company: less like a machine to be controlled, and more like a complex, dynamic system that can learn and adapt over time. Connected companies have the advantage, because they learn and move faster than their competitors. In The Connected Company, we examine what they're doing, how they're doing it, and why it works. And we show you how your company can use the same principles to adapt - and thrive - in today's ever-changing global marketplace.

mercredi 6 février 2013

A Handbook of Business Transformation Management Methodology

A Handbook
A Handbook of Business Transformation Management Methodology
Axel Uhl (Auteur), Lars Alexander Gollenia (Auteur, Sous la direction de)

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Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do, and How to Change

Power of Habit
Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do, and How to Change
Charles Duhigg (Auteur)
(3)

Acheter neuf : EUR 14,94 (as of 02/06/2013 03:29 PST)
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mardi 5 février 2013

Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works

Playing to Win
Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works
A.G. Lafley (Auteur), Roger L. Martin (Auteur)

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Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind: Intercultural Cooperation and Its Importance for Survival

Cultures and Organizations
Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind: Intercultural Cooperation and Its Importance for Survival
Geert H. Hofstede (Auteur), Gert Jan Hofstede (Auteur), Michael Minkov (Auteur)
(1)

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Description du produit

This revolutionary study of how the place where we grew up shapes the way we think, feel, and act - with new dimensions and perspectives. Based on research conducted in more than seventy countries over a forty-year span, "Cultures and Organizations" examines what drives people apart - when cooperation is so clearly in everyone's interest. With major new contributions from Michael Minkov's analysis of data from the World Values Survey, as well as an account of the evolution of cultures by Gert Jan Hofstede, this revised and expanded edition: reveals the 'moral circles' from which national societies are built and the unexamined rules by which people think, feel, and act; explores how national cultures differ in the areas of inequality, assertiveness versus modesty, and tolerance for ambiguity; explains how organizational cultures differ from national cultures - and how they can be managed; and, analyzes stereotyping, differences in language, cultural roots of the 2008 economic crisis, and other intercultural dynamics.