Business & Commerce

In a new book from the IPA entitled Achieving Impact in Public Service – Essays in honour of Sylda Langford, Dermot McCarthy, in his chapter, tells us “It is self-evident that conflicting policy goals and inconsistent implementation procedures frustrate the achievement of the public good which state institutions exist to promote”.

The fact that communism did not prevail does not mean we are still in capitalism. Capitalist relations are undergoing systemic transformation and becoming something that might even be worse.

The ARRIVE framework guides innovation leaders to achieve consistent breakthrough innovations by adopting design thinking principles incorporating strategic business awareness

From the world's most influential management consulting firm, McKinsey & Company, and the team behind New York Times bestseller CEO Excellence comes an insight-packed, compact guide to the four cycles a leader will pass through in his or her journey.

Yes, this is a book about improvisation. And it's a book about business. Specifically, it's a book about how to build confidence, be more creative and face anything. If you want to get serious at work, it's time to play.

This powerful book sets out arguments and an agenda of policy proposals for achieving a sustainable and prosperous, but non-growing economy, also known as a steady-state economy. The authors describe a plan for solving the major social and environmental problems which face us today on a finite planet with a rapidly growing population.

A foolproof system for brainstorming innovative solutions—whether you want to disrupt an industry, enhance your team’s productivity, or simply get unstuck—from one of the most influential pioneers in comedy history

Whether in politics, science, religion or a myriad of other fields, our national character seems in jeopardy. What's missing? What trait did the men and women throughout history have that drove society to be the best that it could be?

Shares the secret to sales success: don't just build relationships with customers. This title argues that classic relationship-building is the wrong approach.