{"product_id":"profit-building-isbn-9781576751084","title":"Profit Building","description":"IMPROVING PROFIT is the number one objective of business leaders, yet most do not truly understand how to move beyond the basics when it comes to cost reduction for profit improvement. Typically, a company's response to reducing cost is to reduce the workforce. People are laid off in large numbers and dollars are saved-or so it seems. This is a mistake, a short-term solution. Profit Building provides a better approach, one that focuses on profit improvement as a stand-alone process, demonstrating how an organization can achieve its goals to improve profitability and reduce cost through a proven method based on team innovation management.\u003cbr\u003e Perry J. Ludy offers a hands-on guide that shows managers how to move profit-and-loss financial reviews beyond the basics to creative solutions and genuine action plans. Using the author's four-step Profit Building Process (PBP), Profit Building shows how to organize teams with the specific purpose of improving profit-while providing an opportunity for employees to participate in developing cost reduction strategies so that profit improvement is perpetual.\u003cbr\u003e A system of step-by-step activities designed to produce immediate and continuous results, the PBP shows managers how to apply concepts from prior learning-such as teams, innovation management, and performance improvement planning-to create tailor-made strategies for any organization. And it introduces \"Questions Brainstorming,\" a new twist to traditional brainstorming that fosters avid group participation resulting in better solutions.\u003cbr\u003e In order to achieve success beyond today, business leaders must leverage all resources available within the organization to improve profit, reduce cost, and create a better place to work. Profit Building is an executive handbook and a quick desk reference for managers that shows how to do just that.Preface\u003cbr\u003e 1 What Managers Need to Know About Cutting Costs and Improving Profits\u003cbr\u003e         The Profit Improvement Paradox   \u003cbr\u003e  Profit Improvement Paradox Test\u003cbr\u003e  Development of the Profit Building Process\u003cbr\u003e 2 Improving Profits: Better Ways Than Layoffs   \u003cbr\u003e  The Downsizing Dilemma   \u003cbr\u003e  Perpetuating the Profit Improvement Paradox Summary\u003cbr\u003e 3 The Profit Building Process   \u003cbr\u003e  Just What Is PBP?\u003cbr\u003e  Summary\u003cbr\u003e 4 Choosing and Managing the Profit Building Team\u003cbr\u003e  Picking Your Team   \u003cbr\u003e  PBT in Action   \u003cbr\u003e  Tips for Choosing and Managing Your Team\u003cbr\u003e  Summary\u003cbr\u003e 5 Preparing Your Team and the Organization\u003cbr\u003e  The Organizational Complexity Predictor\u003cbr\u003e  PBT Preparation   \u003cbr\u003e  Managing Change\u003cbr\u003e  Basic Innovation and Adoption   \u003cbr\u003e  Summary\u003cbr\u003e 6 Generating Creative Solutions by Asking the Questions\u003cbr\u003e  From Questions to More Questions . . . To Solutions   \u003cbr\u003e  Questions Brainstorming in Action   \u003cbr\u003e  Start Asking Questions\u003cbr\u003e  Questions Brainstorming Jump-Start List\u003cbr\u003e  Answering the Questions   \u003cbr\u003e  Facilitating Questions Brainstorming   \u003cbr\u003e  Summary   \u003cbr\u003e 7 Taking Action and Documenting Results\u003cbr\u003e  The Components   \u003cbr\u003e  Ranking the Questions\u003cbr\u003e  Developing a Performance Improvement Plan\u003cbr\u003e  Why Document It?   \u003cbr\u003e  Managing the Process Summary   \u003cbr\u003e 8 Reviewing Progress and Following-Up\u003cbr\u003e  My Learning Experience   \u003cbr\u003e  A Thorough Inspection\u003cbr\u003e  Timely Follow-up   \u003cbr\u003e  Igniting the Process   \u003cbr\u003e  Asking the Next PBP Question      \u003cbr\u003e  The Manager’s Role in Implementing the\u003cbr\u003e  Innovation   \u003cbr\u003e  Summary\u003cbr\u003e 9 Fifty Action Steps for Immediate Profit Improvement\u003cbr\u003e  How to Use the List   \u003cbr\u003e  Ideas to Reduce Costs and Build Profits\u003cbr\u003e  Revenue   \u003cbr\u003e  Other Personnel Costs   \u003cbr\u003e  Summary\u003cbr\u003e 10 Sixty Further Steps to Cut Costs in All Areas of Your Business Communications   Utilities\u003cbr\u003e  Professional Fees   \u003cbr\u003e  Marketing   \u003cbr\u003e  Public Relations   \u003cbr\u003e  Insurance\u003cbr\u003e  Travel and Entertainment   \u003cbr\u003e  Equipment Rental and Maintenance   \u003cbr\u003e  Facilities Cost   \u003cbr\u003e  Vehicles   \u003cbr\u003e  Other Supplies and Services   \u003cbr\u003e  Other Expenses\u003cbr\u003e 11 How and Where to Get Started \u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Profit Building Process \u003cbr\u003e Forms \u003cbr\u003e Footnotes   \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography   \u003cbr\u003e Author Biography   \u003cbr\u003e IndexPerry J. Ludy is a senior executive with more than 25 years experience with leading corporations and entrepreneurial companies. His consulting firm, LUDYCO, International specializes in helping domestic and international organizations develop creative approaches to building profits and managing innovation. Ludy also speaks, conducts seminars, provides corporate training, and consults on mergers and acquisitions. He has worked for leading US companies including PepsiCo, Inc., Procter \u0026amp; Gamble, and Imperial Corporation of America.","brand":"Berrett-Koehler Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302388093157,"sku":"NP9781576751084","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781576751084.jpg?v=1767735154","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/profit-building-isbn-9781576751084","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}