Clive Smallman

This book is designed as a companion to the Certified Transformational Leader (CTL) course, originally developed by Lester Massingham, accredited by the Chartered Management Institute and delivered through CMC Consultants and Masters Pro Management. CTL was further developed by Clive Smallman for online delivery through Clive's business in Australia and also through the International Institute for MBA Studies. The book targets leaders and aspiring leaders who wish to: -Improve their transformational leadership skills.-Expand the number of potential job opportunities for which they qualify.-Differentiate themself as a job candidate.-Re-energise and accelerate their career.-Establish or change their own business. Throughout and after the course we see in our participants: -Increased readiness for transformational challenges.-Immediate impact in their workplace or business.-Heightened confidence and sense of achievement.-Increased recognition among peers, mentors, managers and leaders.-Improved communication.-Expanded (growth) mindset.

Most businesses, even some of the world's biggest, aren't deliberately designed but instead evolve out of an entrepreneurial idea, which is further tweaked over time - what I call an organic business. Most of us try to get by with such businesses - in Australia that's called "She'll be right", in other words whatever is wrong with the business will correct itself in time. That's not necessarily a bad thing, and it works out for some of us. But a little design goes a long way. In this book, we're going to explore how to deliberately design and build your best business for growth in the first five steps of our Design for Growth coaching model and how to design your best life in the sixth and final(-ish) step. "-ish"? In our approach you don't stop tinkering with your business or your work-life. You always be fine tuning both. We're going to look at how to unpack your business on both the revenue and cost sides of your model. We'll look at how to identify the political, economic, social and technological trends that are driving your businesses present and future. Competitive intelligence is all about building your awareness of where your business sits in the markets and segments that you operate in. We'll then look at how you evaluate your position. Based on that evaluation we look at how you can redesign your business for growth by manipulating the building blocks that comprise your revenue streams and cost structure. With the remodelling started, we then look at how you can best manage your personal cash, assets, and life in general to better integrate work with life.

Wicked problems can never be solved-they can only be tamed. And they're a lot more common than we might think. The wickedest problems include the climate crisis, war, terrorism, pandemics and mass refugee migrations. In organisations, we see wicked problems like environmental accidents, hostile takeovers, sexual harassment, health and safety failures, product recalls, industrial espionage and reputational damage. Taming wicked problems requires people to be skilled in critical thinking, decision making, and complex problem solving. But frequently, our organisations and people aren't trained to be able to do these things. In Sorted, risk and crisis management specialist Dr Clive Smallman thoughtfully and elegantly teaches how you can: Spot and identify wicked problems before they ariseTame wicked problems and contain their impactLearn from wicked problems to build reliably safe organisationsFoster resilient, wicked leadership within yourselfOnce you can spot, tame and learn from wicked problems, you'll be well on your way to turning wicked problems into wicked opportunities.

Wicked problems can never be solved-they can only be tamed. And they're a lot more common than we might think. The wickedest problems include the climate crisis, war, terrorism, pandemics and mass refugee migrations. In organisations, we see wicked problems like environmental accidents, hostile takeovers, sexual harassment, health and safety failures, product recalls, industrial espionage and reputational damage. Taming wicked problems requires people to be skilled in critical thinking, decision making, and complex problem solving. But frequently, our organisations and people aren't trained to be able to do these things. In Sorted, risk and crisis management specialist Dr Clive Smallman thoughtfully and elegantly teaches how you can: Spot and identify wicked problems before they ariseTame wicked problems and contain their impactLearn from wicked problems to build reliably safe organisationsFoster resilient, wicked leadership within yourselfOnce you can spot, tame and learn from wicked problems, you'll be well on your way to turning wicked problems into wicked opportunities.

What goes on in a small firm that lives or dies by its capacity to innovate? How are decisions made on new product development, and how does that feed into the ecological, social and financial sustainability of the firm? This book answers the questions through an in-depth look at a small business that manufactures high-end carpet yarn. Using advanced analytical techniques to interrogate rich qualitative data, the book draws together established theories of decision-making and new product development, coupled with thinking about business sustainability to improve our understanding of this important area of business practice. The book further reinforces the importance and role of organizational learning in organizational decision-making, based on novel analysis of empirically developed qualitative data.

For most people in the Western World life is relatively good but work less so. People fall into one of four work-life styles: surviving, cruising, existing or thriving. Many of those living in the first three aspire to live in the last. They want to thrive and get more out of life. Maing the move to a Life Unleashed is what this book, the second in a series of three, is about. Building on Breakthrough: Foundations of a Life Unleashed, in this book Clive takes a look at people's physiological performance, psychological performance, relationships and physical environment. He then turns to look at people's professional positioning, competences and the returns they get on their investment in their positioning and competences. The book finishes with a consideration of how to resolve friction and tension between different spheres of our lives, looking to promote integration between work and wider life. Release draws on Clive's deep personal experiences in work and life. He combines these with cutting edge thinking in leadership, management, business strategy and operations, wellness and psychology, coupled to large doses of common sense and a highly developed sense of the improtance of accountability. The work is shot through with examples and poses questions to enable readers to continue their journey.

What goes on in a small firm that lives or dies by its capacity to innovate? How are decisions made on new product development, and how does that feed into the ecological, social and financial sustainability of the firm? This book answers the questions through an in-depth look at a small business that manufactures high-end carpet yarn. Using advanced analytical techniques to interrogate rich qualitative data, the book draws together established theories of decision-making and new product development, coupled with thinking about business sustainability to improve our understanding of this important area of business practice. The book further reinforces the importance and role of organizational learning in organizational decision-making, based on novel analysis of empirically developed qualitative data.