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Digital transformation across the public sector has stalled. After over 25 years of considerable time, money, and effort at national, state, and local levels, we’re still not 'there' yet. The reason is that successive waves of investment in digital transformation have focused largely on improving the transactional functions and activities of government. They have failed to embrace a bigger challenge – the need for governing and government to rethink a new 'theory of the business' – which that same revolution has caused and to which it is an inescapable part of the answer.<br /> <br />This is a unique, timely, and distinctly Australian look at a global phenomenon by two 'reflective practitioners'. Their personal and practical experience of digital transformation in government and the public sector in Australia suggests it is a story missing half its plot.<br /> <br />Packed full of insights from government and digital leaders from around Australia and across the world, this is a much-needed practical guide for public servants and leaders in any jurisdiction. It contains insights and ideas about the way digital technologies, and their associated tools, platforms, and cultures, are changing the business of governing and the design and delivery of public policy and services.<br /> <br />&quot;<b><i>Are We There Yet?</i></b> lucidly diagnoses how digital technologies, including AI and big data, are transforming the role of the public servant and the project of governance itself. Stewart-Weeks and Cooper describe the important shift from power to problem-solving and explain how to harness digital transformation to make government work better for all of us.” – Beth Noveck, author of Wiki Government, former Deputy Chief Technology Officer in the Obama White House, Professor in Technology, Culture &amp; Society, New York University and Chief Innovation Officer for New Jersey<br /> <br />&quot;I've read a lot about the potential impact of digital technology on public services … this is the first book to persuade me that the power of digital, properly conceived, really can transform the nature of democratic governance.&quot; – Professor Peter Shergold AC, Chancellor, Western Sydney University, Former Secretary, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet

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Enhance your existing business tools, practices, acumen and performance by understanding and capturing the conversations that shape business and innovation.<br /> <br />International author, business and project process administration specialist Katrina Wilson has been actively sought after by universities, professors, businesses and thought leaders on developing innovative and functional systems and process solutions.<br /> <br />Founder and creator of the RUGBY Mindset &amp; Quality Review, Katrina shares valuable knowledge for anyone seeking to develop a fresh approach to fortifying their existing business practices and fundamentals to ensure agility, growth, profit and most importantly responsible, accountable, engaged, informed and happy employees.<br /> <br />The RUGBY Mindset and Quality Review assists business stakeholders to:<br />– Lead and develop your people: Using a framework to shape conversations and decisions which have an achievable outcome in your business;<br />– Empower others: To contribute within a framework that supports people to deliver measurable and timely results;<br />– Breakdown silos: By encouraging transparent and symbiotic relationships across your business that are actively promoted by your employees;<br />– Adapt and change: Develop review processes that are relevant to your business and that effectively deliver on your continual improvement business agenda;<br />– Drive strategic results: Improve your business outcomes and processes by engaging your workforce in an operational cadence, review and action;<br />– Reinvigorate your workforce: Shift bystander apathy towards a growth mindset by recognising responsibilities, accountabilitites and contributions;<br />– Translate to profit: How a RUGBY business approach will help you redefine your business baseline, transform your workforce and translate to profit.<br /> <br />Develop and maintain a lean and focussed business with an innovative approach to total quality review, process and management.

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Written in an easy-to-read style, this work is suitable for anyone who operates as a consultant. How to be a Successful Consultant contains strategies and techniques for increased success by focusing on key topics such as: self-promotion, communication, building credibility and building and maintaining relationships. If you have decided to become an independent consultant, you face two challenges: being good at what you do, and being good at bringing in the business. You might be a management consultant, an architect, a writer, a trainer, an engineer, a product-placement expert, a designer, a stylist, a musician, a financial advisor, a computer- systems analyst or something else, all occupations that require specific and different sets of skills. However in every case you need another set of skills, common to all, knowing how to seek, obtain and serve clients. Thats where this book comes in. Youll find strategies and techniques to help you be more successful in here. Its about planning, building, and maintaining relationships with your clients and prospects.

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Take immediate control of your life and business!<br /> <br />Moment of Impact is a true story of two entrepreneurs who built an $11.5 million dollar bussiness then, because they took their eye off the ball, lost everything. Now having rebuilt their lives, business and wealth from the financial collapse, international authors and business consultants Lorraine Brooks and Rob Duncan want to ensure that other entrepreneurs and business owners don't suffer the same fate. Moment of Impact is jam-packed full of business tips and strategies to ensure your business is successful and the wealth that you create is protected even if there is a moment of impact thrust upon you.<br /> <br />You'll learn:<br />– How we build a multi-million dollar business and how you can too<br />– How to choose the right advisors who can protect your wealth<br />– A complete step-by-step system to ensure that your business succeeds no matter what industry you are in<br />– How to break through uncertainty and hesitation and take definitive action in both life and business<br />– The untold steps you need to know to avoid the business mistakes we made which cost us millions<br />– How to thrive and survive in this new global competitive economy without risking it all<br />– How to deal with adversity and put your life back together if you have a moment of impact<br /> <br />&quot;Lorraine and Rob have worked with business ventures of every kind, condition and category; the examples and methods shown will help remind you that, no matter the desperation of your current status, you are not alone. I am honoured to recommend this book, as the authors are fighters who have never given up and have given you such invaluable first-hand information and lessons that is not easily accessible.&quot; – Mal Emery, Australia's Millionaire Maker<br /> <br />Adapt, adjust and execute. Read this book – your future might depend on it.

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Take a closer look at this 144 billion dollar industry.<br /> <br />International author, speaker, franchisor, franchisee, business coach and growth specialist Sharon Jurd, joined by eight of her friends and colleagues, will give you astonishing insights into the lucrative world of franchising.<br /> <br />For the first time these highly successful women share the secrets that have transformed their lives and businesses. These amazing business owners will give you their individual success formulas and tell you how you can succeed in the most powerful industry sector on the planet.<br /> <br />You'll learn:<br />– Highly successful tips for effectively branding a franchise business<br />– When is the right time to franchise<br />– How to promote and sell your first franchises<br />– How to avoid the most common mistakes made by franchisors and franchisees<br />– The essential qualities and attributes of a successful franchise system<br />– Critical things you need to know before investing in a franchise<br />– The most important piece of advice when in business<br /> <br />Chris Taylor – Aussie Pooch Mobile<br />Francesca Webster – Brazilian Beauty<br />Janine Allis – Boost Juice<br />Lesley Gillespie – Bakers Delight<br />Pippa Hallas – Ella Bache<br />Rose Vis – VIP Home Services<br />Sarah Allen – Appliance Tagging Services<br />Tina Tower – Begin Bright<br /> <br />If you want to grow your business, read this book.

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Your art is great: it's your business skills that suck!<br /> <br />Being an artist in business doesn't have to be so hard. No More Starving Artists is written by an artist for artists in language that de-mystifies business and marketing for all artists in any field.<br /> <br />International author, producer, director, designer, educator and arts business consultant John Paul Fischback shares his years of wisdom and practical advice in this book. Learn the secrets of business that artists were never taught so that you can build a sustainable life being the awesome artist you are.<br /> <br />You'll learn:<br />– How to crush the old saying &quot;you can't make a living doing this&quot;<br />– The proven way to market yourself and your art<br />– The secret to managing your time, your focus and energy<br />– How to smash through your limiting beliefs to restore confidence in yourself and your art<br />– How to deal with all the business shit and still make art<br />– The secret marketing language that will get you more fans, followers and money<br />– The 5 fundamentals of a successful business that artists were never told about<br />…and so much more.<br /> <br />This book is jammed with information that will change everything.

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Are you a CIO currently leading, or would like to lead, cyber or information security professionals? Do you find the idea of going to market in search of a security leader a daunting task?<br /> <br />The current security job market has become increasingly difficult to navigate for hiring managers and candidates alike. Many roles globally, sit vacant for months and the uncertainty this can cause for CIOs, on top of their mounting workload, is difficult to address and causes increased risk for the organisation.<br /> <br />This book provides a step-by-step framework to address the challenges of finding and retaining cyber security leaders. Guiding CIOs and their peers through the establishment of a Security Agenda, this straightforward framework doesn't end at contract signing. From establishing non-negotiable traits to ensuring the new leader effectively transitions into the role, The Secure CIO removes the burden of hiring a cyber security leader.<br /> <br />Written by respected information security blogger, Claire Pales, this book is for any CIO leading security staff – whether currently hiring or still considering the best way to address cyber risk in an organisation.

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As the founder of Collective Hub, a multimedia platform that helps people unleash their full potential, best-selling author Lisa Messenger has helped millions of entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, thought-leaders, game-changers and style-makers turn their passions into profit.
That's only one side of the story…
In her latest book, Lisa reveals the tough lessons she learnt during the hardest 18 months of her entrepreneurial journey, when scaling too quickly, hiring without strategy and trying to please everyone almost turned her dream into a disaster. And, the courageous steps she took to survive, thrive and prosper afterwards.
Written in real-time, with intimate diary entries and insights from business experts, learn how to future-proof your start-up, how to step into your 'genius zone' and why pivoting can be the most powerful business strategy.

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Why the Homeless Have No Chance: An Inside Story <br><br>Comprising a number of short essays, Why the Homeless Have No Chance: An Inside Story documents a sociological journey through the homeless services industry and describes today&#39;s wrong-headed approach to this lingering social problem. <br><br>Told from the vantage point of thirty years of personal experience helping homeless people in a number of settings, these adventures largely took place in midtown Manhattan in the early 90&#39;s. Over a seventeen-year period, our singularly successful approach was dismantled &quot;slow-mo&quot; by way of political advocacy and media complicity. We had decried the housing approach, frustrated that it was going nowhere, instead calling for employment programming. However, what is referred to as &quot;The Board,&quot; the putative head of the homeless industry, would have none of it. We were accused of heinous crimes, all made up. For it all, even after those charges were proven to be &quot;fanciful,&quot; the damage had been done – we were taken down and our funding went right into the coffers of The Board, while the homeless, unemployed again, were back on the street. <br><br>Never told were the reasons for what one investigator called our &quot;unparalleled success.&quot; Why were we able to bring thousands of homeless men and women indoors? Why were we able to help so many into employment? What can be done to stem today&#39;s tide of homelessness? <br><br>Our programs drew the attention of a number of important New Yorkers, pro and con among them, but in the end, they came to a halt. While this is a story that was partially documented in the media, staccato style, still it has remained a story never fully told.

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Forget the hype and the sexy headlines, this is where you’ll make your fortune.
In this revealing new book Jamie Waller, entrepreneur and self-made multimillionaire, shows how you don’t need to come up with some amazing new invention or app, or raise millions, to be a business success. What you need is hard work and determination. And you need to be looking for a business idea that is pretty unsexy if you really want to make it big.
We’re talking about businesses that collect debts, sell sofas or ship goods – real, solid businesses that you probably use all the time. They won’t grab the headlines, but they can make you very, very rich. And that’s what makes unsexy so attractive.
These are ordinary businesses made extraordinary by the people behind them and their commitment to taking their businesses to the top.
Jamie has spoken to 11 amazing entrepreneurs who have created just this type of business and in face-to-face interviews he uncovers the secrets to their successes and gets firsthand accounts of their compelling, and sometimes dramatic, business stories.
Jamie also tells his own inspirational story, of how he took his debt collection business from nothing to £33 million, facing stabbings and having a gun pointed at him along the way.
Discover how you too can make it really big by ignoring the glitz and glamour and building your own unsexy business.
Unsexy Business features:
Mike Clare, Dreams | Matt Storey, M&M Supplies | Lara Morgan, Pacific Direct | Reginald Larry-Cole, Buy2Let Cars | Rami Ranger, Sun Mark | Thomas Delgado, WeBuyCarsToday.com | Harry Clarke, RingGo | Kate Lester, Diamond Logistics | Nick Broom, PVL | Charlie Mullins, Pimlico Plumbers | Martyn Dawes, Coffee Nation
"A real insight into what it takes to make your fortune in business" Duncan Bannatyne
“Unsexy Business is brilliant. I read every word, took pages of notes and felt inspired to ingest what I learned and apply it into my life. Jamie Waller has assembled an amazing group of entrepreneurs who share their roller coaster stories of how they made it and how you can do the same.” Michael Heppell, Best Selling Author, Speaker and Coach
"What Jamie and the business leaders in this book have achieved is incredible and a real inspiration to the next generation of entrepreneurs” Ian Collins, LBC Radio Presenter 
“This collection of stories is a testament to the entrepreneurial spirit, that with hard work and determination, people can achieve the extraordinary. Read this book to learn how great businesses and ubiquitous brands were established against all odds”. Lord Karan Bilimoria, entrepreneur and Founder of Cobra Beer 
"A fantastic book which will inspire many people to start a business and also give huge insights into what will make it a success . A must read book for every potential entrepreneur.” Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith, former CEO of Mitie Group PLC
"Jamie has told his own remarkable story and that of a dozen others in order to distil lessons from everyday businesses that we take for granted. While we get drawn like moths to a flame of the so called Unicorn businesses or other businesses that make the headlines, this book pulls out lessons that are personal as well as practical from entrepreneurs who have made fortunes quietly by meeting our needs." Shailendra Vyakarnam; Director of Entrepreneurship at Cranfield University.
"A really thought provoking and interesting angle on business success, a book we should all read! it’s impossible not to learn something from this book – great insight." Sarah Willingham, BBC Dragon and Entrepreneur

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