Towers Associates publish and collaborate
on a number of books including

Outside-In
The Secret of the 21st century leading companies.

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Customer Expectation Management - Success Without Exception
 
Thrive - How to Succeed in the Age of the Customer
Thirve
 
Business Process Reengineering
A Practical Handbook for Executives

 
      Thrive In Search of BPM Excellence  
BPR A Practical Guide
 

2010

John Corr, Director at world leaders Alix Partners...

In this book ‘Outside In’, Steve Towers will introduce you to some remarkable concepts, that at first seem simple and obvious, and yet when applied will allow you to win the gold medal in your own field of business.

Casestudies, Guides and next practice from Virgin, Disney, Nordstrom, Bestbuy, Cabelas, Gilead Sciences, Ryanair, Southwest, Emirates and other Outside-In companies the world over

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2006

Peter Fingar, noted author and thought leader..

Seemingly simple ideas are often the most powerful, and the hardest to uncover. In the 20th century, it was Peter Drucker's Management by Objectives. In the 21st century, it's Management by Expectation.

 

Authors Terry Schurter & Steve Towers reveal the simple, yet powerful, idea of defining your business, not in terms of the goods and services you provide, but in terms of "customer expectations."

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2005

How much time do you spend looking at the ways things get done inside your business? It is a fair guess to say that a massive chunk of corporate resources go into such efforts, whether it is in IT, finance, sales, marketing, or operations. But seeking internal improvements in your business is no longer enough.

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2004

This book brings together some of the best minds to explore the role and value of BPM, and what it portends. In its pages you will find the essential discussions and insights, straight from the thought leaders.

In Search of BPM Excellence is for those who want to sustain the success of their businesses in the midst of the current sea of change.
Is your company ready for extreme competition?

Noted contributors from the BPM Hall
of Fame include:

Terry Schurter
Roger Burlton
Andrew Spanyi
Peter Fingar

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1994

Business Process Reengineering - A Practical Handbook for Executives

 

This was Steve Towers first book, published in at the height of BPR, and helped to introduce the world to the concept of Business Process Management

 

Now a 'special print' (Amazon) however available on Special Order to educational establishments

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Additional books include:

Extreme Competition (2006)
Extreme CompetitionPeter Fingar researched and brought many of us together to review the emerging 'Outside-In' world.
A wake-up call before it is too late.


"Extreme Competition shows in concrete detail how old assumptions and business models are being rapidly obliterated by the rise of India and China and the negation of time and distance by the Internet and global supply chain management. This is the definitive guide to business success in the new age of total global competition".
Clyde Prestowitz, President, Economic Strategy Institute,and author of Three Billion New Capitalists
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Magazine & publications

Towers Associates articles are published in many journals and online.

Towers Associates writing has featured in many journals and magazines. You can link to a sample here including Features in Business Management, Harvard Review, EA Magazine, Finance Today and CXO.

  Steve Towers Acando Steve Towers Article Successful Customer Outcomes InfoAge

 

I recently interviewed Dermot McCauley of Singularity for CXO Magazine. You can download the PDF of the interview here or jump to CXO by clicking the magazine. CIO magazine interview covered the origins, use and future of BPM (Outside-In of course)
European CEO  Steve Towers CIO India CXO_Sep_2005

The Customer is the Only Boss
UK Publication features
'The Customer is the Only Boss', an emotive article (page 18-19)