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REVIEWS Leading Teams By Paolo Guenzi and Dino Ruta


Leading Teams brings together the latest new insights on team leadership and motivation, providing an insightful discussion of the skills needed


– whether the


reader’s background lies in sports management or general business. Based on the authors’ work with top sports coaches and corporate executive programmes at the Bocconi Business School, this


title demonstrates an


alternative model of team leadership, building on the methods and practices used in the world of sport. Covering areas such as: Why Sport


and


Management; Managerial Models of Team Leadership; The Team Leader as Manager; and The Team Leader as Coach, it also includes interviews with professional coaches discussing their views on team leadership. This title will be a useful guide to students of postgraduate programmes in sports and sport management as well as for executives and EMBA students in business strategy. Also relevant to those involved in management coaching in organisations, clubs, leagues and federations, this new publication will prove to be a valuable tool for both coaches and managers alike.


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Enterprise In Action: A


Guide To Entrepreneurship By Peter Lawrence


With interest in entrepreneurship and the popularity of courses on this


continuing grow,


subject to


Enterprise


In Action: A Guide To Entrepreneurship will appeal to both business


people and students alike. Written by respected business author, Peter Lawrence, Enterprise In Action contains comprehensive coverage of the key issues in entrepreneurship, such as: What gives rise to entrepreneurial opportunity?; How to exploit trends; What is the role of innovation/ originality?; What is execution and does it differ from implementation?; and, What do


established SMEs


do to survive in the middle term? This new title demonstrates the dynamics of enterprise creation and its development over time, flagging up areas which favour success.


Building the business of


your dreams By Ken Langdon


Be honest, which of us hasn’t dreamed of starting our own business? In the age of dotcoms and free agents the idea of taking the plunge has never been more seductive or frightening.


Is it worth giving up all that security? Will you have all the necessary skills? How do you plan your business? The questions are endless.


The


100 Greatest Ideas for Building the Business of Your Dreams will help you answer many of those questions. First of all, what exactly is the business of your dreams? Are you looking for wealth, freedom or fame? Or maybe the business of your dreams is about quality of life. Whichever is the case, the time to start planning is now. You must start to think about the skills and experience you will need when the great day comes.


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