John Case

Karen Berman

Joe Knight

Companies expect managers to use financial data to allocate resources and run their departments. But many managers can't read a balance sheet, wouldn't recognize a liquidity ratio, and don't know how to calculate return on investment. Worse, they don't have any idea where the numbers come from or how reliable they really are. In Financial Intelligence, Karen Berman and Joe Knight teach the basics of finance--but with a twist. Financial reporting, they argue, is as much art as science. Because nobody can quantify everything, accountants always rely on estimates, assumptions, and judgment calls. Savvy managers need to know how those sources of possible bias can affect the financials and that sometimes the numbers can be challenged. While providing the foundation for a deep understanding of the financial side of business, the book also arms managers with practical strategies for improving their companies' performance--strategies, such as "managing the balance sheet," that are well understood by financial professionals but rarely shared with their nonfinancial colleagues. Accessible, jargon-free, and filled with entertaining stories of real companies, Financial Intelligence gives nonfinancial managers the financial knowledge and confidence for their everyday work. Karen Berman and Joe Knight are the owners of the Los Angeles-based Business Literacy Institute and have trained tens of thousands of managers at many leading organizations. Co-author John Case has written several popular books on management.

A Manager's Guide to Knowing what the Numbers Really Mean

Financial Intelligence

"In this essential guide, Karen Berman and Joe Knight customize the approaches and insights from their acclaimed book Financial Intelligence specifically for entrepreneurs. The authors not only demystify common financial terms and tools, they also show how you can use this knowledge to gauge your company's performance and make better decisions."--Back cover.

What You Really Need to Know about the Numbers

Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs

The book Inc. magazine calls one of "the best, clearest guides to the numbers" on the market. Inc. magazine calls it one of "the best, clearest guides to the numbers" on the market. Readers agree, saying it's exactly "what I need to know" and calling it a "must-read" for decision makers without expertise in finance. Since its release in 2006, Financial Intelligence has become a favorite among managers who need a guided tour through the numbers--helping them to understand not only what the numbers really mean, but also why they matter. This new, completely updated edition brings the numbers up to date and continues to teach the basics of finance to managers who need to use financial data to drive their business. It also addresses issues that have become even more important in recent years--including questions around the financial crisis and those around broader financial and accounting literacy. Accessible, jargon-free, and filled with entertaining stories of real companies, Financial Intelligence gives nonfinancial managers the confidence to understand the nuance beyond the numbers--to help bring everyday work to a new level.

A Manager's Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean

Financial Intelligence, Revised Edition

Harvard Business Review

Roger Thomas

Aaron J. Shenhar

Brad Angus

The Harvard Business Review Project Management Collection is for anyone serious about project management. Project Management for Profit shows every company owner and project manager—at businesses large and small—how to run projects differently. Reinventing Project Management, based on an unprecedented study of more than 600 projects in a variety of businesses and organizations around the globe, provides a new and highly adaptive model for planning and managing projects to achieve superior business results. Also included in this collection are Managing Projects Large and Small, which will walk you through every step of project oversight from start to finish, and the HBR Guide to Project Management, which will help you: build a strong, focused team, break major objectives into manageable tasks, create a schedule that keeps all the moving parts under control, monitor progress toward your goals, manage stakeholders' expectations, and wrap up your project and gauge its success.

On Time and On Budget: Project Management Collection (4 Books)

No More Headaches, Hypertension, or Heartburn If your work involves projects, then this book is for you. It will show every company owner and project manager—at businesses large and small—how to run projects differently. You’ll benefit if you’ve ever: • been over budget on a project • exceeded a timeline on a project • worked on a project that completely stalled as you neared the finish line • lost money on a sure-thing project and had no idea why • noticed that scope and feature creep held you back • watched a project take three times as long as planned • felt too embarrassed to perform a review of your successes and failures • wondered whether your project actually made any money By the time you finish the book, you’ll be ready to implement Project Management for Profit in your own company—and be prepared to keep your projects on track and on budget.

A Failsafe Guide to Keeping Projects On Track and On Budget

Project Management for Profit

As an IT manager, you're expected to make key decisions and recommend major investments. And that means understanding your decisions' financial impact on your company. But if you're like many information technology practitioners, you may feel uncomfortable incorporating the financials into your day-to-day work. Using the groundbreaking formula they introduced in their book Financial Intelligence: A Manager's Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean, Karen Berman and Joe Knight present the essentials of finance specifically for IT experts. Drawing on their work training tens of thousands of managers and employees at leading organizations worldwide, the authors illuminate the basics of financial management and measurement and provide hands-on activities for practicing what you are reading. You'll discover: · Why the assumptions behind financial data matter · What your company's income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement reveal · How to use ratios to assess your company's financial health · How to calculate return on IT investments · Ways to use financial information to support your company's business units and do your own job better · How to instill financial intelligence throughout your team Authoritative and accessible, Financial Intelligence for IT Professionals empowers you to "talk numbers" confidently with your boss, colleagues, and direct reports -- and understand how the financials affect your part of the business.

What You Really Need to Know About the Numbers

Financial Intelligence for IT Professionals

Anthony K. Tjan

Jeff Weiss

Raymond Sheen

Anjali Sastry

Learn what it takes to build a great business with this digital collection curated by Harvard Business Review; it contains everything you need to know about entrepreneurship, from leadership traits and a willingness to fail to financial intelligence and tips for building a business case. Includes Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs; Fail Better; Heart, Smarts Guts, and Luck; Entrepreneur’s Toolkit; HBR on Entrepreneurship; HBR Guide to Building Your Business Case; HBR Guide to Negotiating; How I Did It; and the Harvard Business Review articles “Five Stages of Small Business Growth,” and “Why Entrepreneurs Don’t Scale.”

Build a Successful Business: The Entrepreneurship Collection (10 Items)

İster iş sahibi, ister proje yöneticisi, isterse de ekip üyesi olun, son hedefiniz aynı olmalıdır: Çalışmanızdan uzun vadeli, sürdürülebilir bir kâr kazanmak. Projenin her kavşağında kârlılıkla ilgili mümkün olan en iyi kararları almak için, projenizin finansal performansının tam şu anda nasıl gittiğini bilmeniz gerekir. Kârlı Proje Yönetimi işlerinizi zamanında ve bütçe içinde tutmanıza yardımcı olacak bir dizi proje yürütme araç ve prosedürünü tanıtan bir Harvard Business kitabı. Dahası, Kârlı Proje Yönetimi mekanik bir sistem değil, insani bir sistemdir. Bugün proje yönetimi, bir pozisyon veya kariyerden daha fazlasıdır. Bir zihniyet haline gelmiştir ve iş dünyasının her köşesinde karşımıza çıkar. Her şirket, kaynaklarını mümkün olduğunca yakından yönetmeye çalışır ve proje yönetimi, bu uğraşın vazgeçilmez bir parçasıdır. Proje yöneticilerinin işletmelerin projelerini daha verimli bir şekilde yürütmelerine yardımcı olmayı amaçlayan bir kitap.

Projeleri Yolunda ve Bütçe İçinde Tutmak İçin Güvenilir Bir Kılavuz

Karlı Proje Yönetimi

Using the groundbreaking formula they introduced in their book Financial Intelligence: A Manager's Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean, Karen Berman and Joe Knight present the essentials of finance specifically for entrepreneurial managers. Drawing on their work training tens of thousands of people at leading organizations worldwide, the authors provide a deep understanding of the basics of financial management and measurement, along with hands-on activities to practice what you are reading. You'll discover: Why the assumptions behind financial data matter - What income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements really reveal - How to use ratios to assess your venture's financial health - How to calculate return on your investments in your enterprise - Ways to use financial information to do your own job better - How to instill financial intelligence throughout your team Authoritative and accessible, Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs empowers you to "talk numbers" confidently with colleagues, partners, and employees-- and fully understand how to use financial data to make better decisions for your business.

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Inteligencja finansowa

Truly a touching and encouraging recount from the eyes of a father who lost his son to cancer. Matt surrendered to the ministry at a young age. He was in his third year of Bible College and working in Worship Ministry at Family Fellowship Church in Greenville, TX. It was here that Matt's Dad lived many Pastors' dream; to serve side by side with their son. Nothing however, could have prepared either man for the journey that would come when Matt was diagnosed with cancer. This is the story of the greater journey.

Joe Knight

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