The outspoken Chariman of the Sony Corporation candidly discusses the rise of Sony, his own extraordinary career as one of the most successful businessmen of our time, and his views on the U.S., Japan, and the world economy.

    The book emphasizes that we all contain the ingredients for leadership, though some elements are better developed than others. "Anyone can improve as a leader simply by building the strength of our weakest elements, " author Gerald M. Weinberg writes. "Mr. Universe doesn't have more muscles than I do, just better developed ones."On one level, the book is an extremely down-to-earth, how-to guide. On a second, it is a set of parables, full of analogies that stick in the mind -- the art of management taught through stories about pinball, tinkertoys, and electric blankets. On yet another level, this is a book about the philosophy and psychology of managing technical projects. On every level, the author brings these entertaining and enlightening elements together to teach you the essentials of leadership.You'll learn how to-- master your fear of becoming a leader-- be creative in solving problems-- motivate people while maintaining quality-- gain organizational power-- plan personal change.-- Whether you manage people, are managed by people, or just want to change the way you interact with others, this book is about success. How to plan it, how to make it happen -- Becoming a Technical Leader shows you how to do it!

    Eighty-five percent of the reason someone gets a job, keeps it, and moves ahead depends on people skills-the ability to deal with others effectively.In Top Performance, Zig Ziglar tells readers how to get the most out of themselves and others by developing people management skills. He reveals the qualities of good leadership-knowing how to channel people's energies and stimulate their desire to excel. In this essential guide, Ziglar also identifies the key factors to effective people management, provides specific solutions for overcoming and correcting poor management practices, and shares tried-and-true applications of people management principles that help readers move theory into the "real world" of everyday life. Rich with anecdotes and vivid illustrations, Top Performance provides specialized instruction for improving relationships with supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates. It is thoroughly revised from the original 1986 publication and includes updated stories and case studies for today's readers who want to achieve maximum effectiveness in any profession.

    Shigeo Shingo shows you how this proven system for reducing errors turns out the highest quality products in the shortest period of time. Shingo provides 112 specific examples of poka-yoke development devices on the shop floor, most of them costing less than $100 to implement. He also discusses inspection systems, quality control circles, and the function of management with regard to inspection.

    

    A distinguished psychologist addresses the growing problem of plateauing, the period in business and life when the raises, promotions, and personal growth have stopped, offering detailed strategies for individuals to minimize the resulting problems.

    Provocative, often controversial, the book targets familiar conflicts and fallacies of managerial life. Looks at benefits and drawbacks of advertising, corruption in the corporation, the work environment, information systems, and more.

    and around the world. Some of the unique material in this landmark text includes: How Charts Signal Inadequate Measurement Discrimination How to Use Count Data Effectively What Happens if the Measurements Are Not Normal The Right Way to Assess Process Capability How to Use Control Charts with Chemical Batches Right Ways to Compute Control Chart Limits Principles of Rational Subgrouping World-Class Quality and the Taguchi Loss Function

    Step by step the authors show how real companies build and implement effective strategies. It includes marketing approaches through a wide range of perspectives: hospitals, physician practices, social marketing, international health, managed care, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology. With Strategic Marketing for Health Care Organizations, students and future administrators will have a guide to the most successful strategies and techniques, presented ready to apply by the most knowledgeable authors.

    This book is enriched by a blend of examples, anecdotes, case studies and checklists, all designed to better team performance.

    Its practical, hands-on advice and revealing behind-the-scenes case studies make it the leading book for Foutune 500 companies, small-to-medium businesses, colleges and universities, and even governments.

    Deming. As a former senior executive at Ford, Scherkenbach offers his insight in guiding that company's drive to make the 14 Points part of corporate life.

    

    This simple but powerful book is based on the seminars given by Taiichi Ohno and other senior production staff to introduce Toyota's own supplier companies to JIT. It teaches the philosophy and implementation of what many call the most efficient production system in the world.Provides a clear structure for an introductory JIT training program.Explains every aspect of the JIT system, including how to set it up and how to refine it once it's in place.Shows how to use a simple visual system to control the production process.Every day more American companies are learning that JIT works outside Japan. Now you can get started with this step-by-step book which guides you through the implementation process. Every engineer, manager, supervisor, and worker should read this book to get the clearest, simplest, and most complete introduction to JIT available in English.Results at American companies after reading this book: Lead-time on one product was reduced from 12 weeks to 4 days.Setup time on a large blanking press was reduced from eight hours to one minute and four seconds.Work-in-process has been reduced 50 percent plant-wide.Factory floor space was opened up 30 to 40 percent in every on of their plants.

    This practical, easy-to-use guide provides development suggestions that managers in any industry will find helpful.

    

    Reviews the groundbreaking ideas of Drucker, Taylor, Lewin, Herzberg, McGregor, Maslow, Skinner, Sayles, and a host of other authorities in management science and practice. The author gives quick summaries of concepts, then shows you when and how to apply them. Step-by-step instructions and case histories put these concepts in direct, practical terms.