Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries 
Chef-Typen [PDF ebook] 
Zwischen Charisma und Chaos, Erfolg und Versagen

This introductory textbook provides a thorough guide to the management of food and beverage outlets, from their day-to-day running through to the wider concerns of the hospitality industry. It explor …

A well-designed organization is an effective organization. Decisions about organization design determine the shape and form of the organization – not only the reporting structure and authority relati …

Nanomaterials are being incorporated into products all around us, having an incredible impact on durability, strength, functionality, and other material properties. There are a vast number of nanomat …

The nation has transformed. The calls for racial equity are loud and insistent and they are now being listened to. And yet, companies across the country are still far behind when it comes to equity i …

Herbert William Heinrich has been one of the most influential safety pioneers. His work from the 1930s/1940s affects much of what is done in safety today – for better and worse. Heinrich’s work is de …

This very concise and straightforward book is aimed at top executives in virtually any industry who are either new to the concept of Lean and its benefits to them or who have stalled in their transfo …

First published in 1991, Lion’s Share traces the journey made by Ralph Ketner, his brother Brown, and their friend Wilson Smith as they progressed from opening their first supermarket, Food Town, to …

Hiroyuki Hirano‘s five pillars of the visual workplace: sort, set in order, shine, standardize and sustain are the most fundamental and often overlooked aspects in continuous improvement initiatives. …

Written by one of the world’s leading business coaches, the new and updated edition of this book provides authoritative and proven guidance and techniques for any manager, executive or indeed coach w …

It seems everyday we encounter a "crisis" or difficult issue of some sort that affects our work. Such difficulties can come from within work (e. g. , a difficult client or boss, missing a t …