'This is an invaluable guide for any manager looking to apply MBA thinking in the real world. Strongly recommended.' Gordon Seabright, Director of the Eden Project 'Packed with insights, tools, tips, cases and know-how, this easy-to-read book will accelerate your ability to deal with challenging management issues. A must for every manager.' Jessica Pryce-Jones, Joint CEO, iOpener Institute for People and Performance 'This fantastic book ​will help you to challenge the mental barriers of the status quo.' Peter Meier, CEO, Kuoni Travel Holding Ltd Transform your career and revolutionise how you work with the very best learning from the world’s leading business schools. Delivering many of the key benefits of a top-notch business education, without the hefty price tag and big time investment, The Every Day MBA will guide, challenge and inspire you to better results, wherever you are in your career. Use the powerful combination of the best business models with your own experience and awareness to quickly develop the same game-changing thinking, tactical behaviours and dynamic strategies that MBA graduates know really work. Find out what it really takes to be a leader in business and use MBA thinking to take your business knowledge and practice to a brilliant new level – today, tomorrow and every day.

MBA Day by Day will revolutionise how you work with the very best learning from the world’s leading business schools. Learn how to apply MBA strategies, models and thinking to transform your career. An MBA can boost your salary, increase your professional reputation and expand your networking opportunities but it ‘s also very expensive. MBA Day by Day delivers many of the key benefits of a top-notch business education, without the hefty price tag and big-time investment and will guide, challenge and inspire you to better results, wherever you are in your career. Use the powerful combination of the best business models with your own experience and awareness to quickly develop the same game-changing thinking, tactical behaviours and dynamic strategies that MBA graduates know really work. Covering leadership, decision making, strategy, marketing and finance, you’ll find out what it really takes to be a leader in business and use MBA strategies, models and thinking to take your business knowledge and practice to a brilliant new level – today, tomorrow and every day.

If you want to accelerate your career development and transform your skillset, but without the price tag and two-year commitment of the MBA, this is the book for you. The 30 Day MBA covers the 12 core disciplines of business: accounting, finance, marketing, organizational behaviour, business history, business law, economics, entrepreneurship, ethics and social responsibility, operations management, research and analysis and strategy. It provides the tools and techniques you need to seize business opportunities and implement strategies successfully. Complex concepts are explained in simple and practical terms, helping you to apply high level concepts to the real-life world of business. The 30 Day MBA also contains insightful case studies from leading organizations including IKEA, Cisco, Cobra Beer, Heinz, Shell, Hotel Chocolat and Chilango, to help keep you right up-to-the-minute with current trends and inspire you to explore new concepts. This book equips you with essential hard knowledge, but also helps you understand how business and current thinking is shifting in today's turbulent global markets, and broadens your mind with the knowledge and confidence to excel in a competitive career.

Revised and updated to answer the challenges of a rapidly changing business world, the 4th edition of The Ten-Day MBA includes the latest topics taught at America's top business schools, from corporate ethics and compliance to financial planning and real estate to leadership and negotiation. With more than 400,000 copies sold around the world, this internationally acclaimed guide distills the lessons of the most popular business school courses taught at Harvard, Stanford, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Chicago, Northwestern, and the University of Virginia. Author Steven A. Silbiger delivers research straight from the notes of real MBA students attending these top programs today—giving you the tools you need to get ahead in business and in life.

The 10th anniversary edition of the bestselling foundational business training manual for ambitious readers, featuring new concepts and mental models: updated, expanded, and revised. Many people assume they need to attend business school to learn how to build a successful business or advance in their career. That's not true. The vast majority of modern business practice requires little more than common sense, simple arithmetic, and knowledge of a few very important ideas and principles. The Personal MBA 10th Anniversary Edition provides a clear overview of the essentials of every major business topic: entrepreneurship, product development, marketing, sales, negotiation, accounting, finance, productivity, communication, psychology, leadership, systems design, analysis, and operations management...all in one comprehensive volume. Inside you'll learn concepts such as: The 5 Parts of Every Business: You can understand and improve any business, large or small, by focusing on five fundamental topics. The 12 Forms of Value: Products and services are only two of the twelve ways you can create value for your customers. 4 Methods to Increase Revenue: There are only four ways for a business to bring in more money. Do you know what they are? Business degrees are often a poor investment, but business skills are always useful, no matter how you acquire them. The Personal MBA will help you do great work, make good decisions, and take full advantage of your skills, abilities, and available opportunities--no matter what you do (or would like to do) for a living.

As business becomes increasingly reliant on succeeding in export markets, the need for specialist knowledge in international trade is at its highest. With thorough explanations to describe the current international business environment as well as international case studies which include IKEA, J.D. Wetherspoon, Dell, Amazon and Indian car brand Tata Nano, The 30 Day MBA in International Business will boost your knowledge and help you play a more rounded role in shaping the direction of your organization. It covers all the essential elements of international trade and business, including international marketing strategy, managing international organizations and selecting global strategic partners as well as finance, accounting and human resource management. The 30 Day MBA in International Business is packed with links to free resources from the top business schools as well an online list of sources to keep you informed on all the key business issues.

The same critical information top business schools teach Based on Professor Stralser's popular seminar series, MBA in a Day? is specifically designed for the busy professional (physician, attorney, architect, nonprofit executive, etc.) or entrepreneur/small business owner, who needs to know about the "business-side" of their practice, organization or business. With comprehensive coverage of vital business topics, important concepts and proven strategies taught at top graduate schools, this handy book offers a complete business education without the hassle of enrolling in an MBA program. Divided into four sections covering management and policy; economics, finance, and accounting; marketing; and systems and processes; this straightforward guide is easy to navigate and simple to use. Packed with illustrative examples, helpful anecdotes, and real-world case studies, this commonsense guide covers everything busy professionals would learn at the very best business schools-if they only had the time. Steven Stralser, PhD (Phoenix, AZ), is Clinical Professor and Managing Director, The Global Entrepreneurship Center at Thunderbird: The American Graduate School of International Management and founder and CEO of The Center for Professional Development, Inc., an organization dedicated to post-graduate training and education of today's professionals.