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The Right Thing Ethics in business have always been important. This is especially true now when there is an urgent cry for ethical working following the collapse of the banking system, a decline in trust in politicians and business leaders and an increasing desire from consumers to buy from ethical organisations. Ethics and trust are both fundamental to excellent leadership and great organisations but they are often overlooked. They are invariably only treated as a priority when something goes wrong. Unethical practices in the workplace can cause irreparable damage to individuals and to the organisation. Reputation, morale, productivity, loyalty, quality of work, the ability to attract the right employees and customers and ultimately profitability are all at risk in an organisation that does not operate to high ethical standards. Despite these clear risks there is still not enough urgency placed on the subject. Compared to, say, the attention that executives give to the performance metrics of their organisation, ethics is definitely a poor relation. The research for this book revealed that the majority of people want to work for and do business with ethical organisations. However, most organisations don’t teach their people how to recognise and tackle ethical issues. They are usually left to their own devices thus putting themselves and their organisations at risk. The Right Thing is practical and accessible
guide to handling ethical issues in the workplace. It is for anyone
who works in organisations and wants the following: It is an insightful and accessible book that can be read from cover to cover or kept on your desk and referred to when you encounter a tricky issue. |
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Generation Y for Rookies Generation Y for Rookies is part of the Marshall Cavendish Rookie’s series. It is a practical tool-kit for understanding and appealing to Generation Y employees and consumers. The book helps the reader to understand: |
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A Question of Trust A Question of Trust was first published in hardback in 2004 by Palgrave Macmillan and subsequently released in 2007 in paperback. The book was shortlisted for the Management Today writing awards in 2004. It is probably even more relevant today than it was when it was first written. In the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis, companies that can instill trust in their employees and customers are those who will benefit from one of the greatest assets an organisation possesses – a good reputation. The book is about trust in organisations: the business case for trust, what can be achieved when it's present and what happens when it's not. The book also explains, in an insightful and practical way how to build trust, maintain it and re-build it when it is broken. |
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The Stone Age Company The Stone-Age Company challenges aspects of received wisdom about organisations and how they should be managed and looks at more productive ways of running companies for the 21st century. In this book Sally looks at why ‘enlightened’ companies are more effective, efficient and dynamic places and what advantages that gives them. These companies are winning because the way they are doing business makes sense to customers who are looking for better service, more transparency in business relationships and innovation in the products and services that they buy. But more than all this, they are operating in a way that is honest, ethical and decent. In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis people the world over are getting tired of the powerful, capitalist enterprise and are looking for better relationships with those they work for and those they buy from. Witness the effort that some of the big brands make to show consumers that they care. All over the world there is a massive upsurge in demand for decency and honesty. It won’t go away. The new, enlightened organisations will be the only ones who can satisfy our needs in the future. Consumers today increasingly want more than good products and service, they want to know that the companies they deal with have values that they can buy into. The Stone-Age Company will inspire people who want to make changes and encourages those who are already on the road to change. |
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Management F/Laws The book was the brainchild of the late Russ Ackoff. Russ hated to be called a guru but he was up there in the same league of Peter Drucker and the other great management thinkers. He was Professor Emeritus of the Wharton School and has written many books on Management Systems and is high in the list of the World’s Top Business Brains. To find out more about him go to: http://ackoffcenter.blogs.com/ The intention behind the book is to reveal some truisms about management and organisations in a fun but insightful way. The combination of perspectives: male and female, American and British make for an interesting and entertaining read. Here’s what the publisher, Triarchy Press say about the book: 'Sally Bibb, author of The Stone-Age Company and co-author of the award-winning Trust Matters, gives her own feisty responses to Ackoff and Addison’s bad laws or f-laws. Sally is a Young Turk, a self-confessed pioneer of good practice. The conversation between the authors is funny and wise and brings a light touch to the debate on change. Insisting that understanding the status quo is what makes change possible, the book will be a great gift for anyone who has experienced the frustration of working in a hierarchical management structure.'
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