It's not about becoming a 5-star general or a mythical titan of industry, it's about making better decisions more often. In the book you'll find: A structure for understanding and becoming comfortable with the unending contradictions of leading in businessStrategies for defining priorities, sourcing options, and choosing the best decisionAdvice for...
Readers will also find: Explorations of what holds people back and how to remove those obstaclesStrategies for promoting and encouraging accountability, open-mindedness, listening, reflection, engagement, and driveTechniques for reducing or eliminating risk aversion, closed-mindedness, negative attitudes, fear and instant gratification biasAn essential...
An indispensable and exciting discussion of using the world's newest technologies to solve some of our customers' most intractable problems, The Tiger and The Rabbit will earn a place on the bookshelves of managers, executives, entrepreneurs, founders, board members, and other business leaders.
The stories of the men and women working to protect Israel and how they pivoted to protecting her technology against attackAnswers to fascinating questions like: How does an offensive cyber company decide to whom to sell its tech?An endlessly engrossing take on an equally engrossing subject, The Battle for Your Computer is a must-read for laypeople and...
An engaging and rigorously supported exploration of the real-world implementation of supply chain transparency and corporate social responsibility, Certifiable belongs on the bookshelves of managers, executives, directors, operations and sourcing professionals, and other business leaders seeking transformative change.
The book explains how to secure authentic and enthusiastic buy-in for your new venture at the executive level. The Corporate Explorer Fieldbook will also teach you to: Conduct micro-experiments to distinguish legitimate business opportunities from ideas that lack tractionPerform customer discovery interviews for ideating, incubating, and scaling...
You'll learn how to: Construct a unique story around your business and communicate that story through effective brandingStand out from the competition by creating more compelling marketing materials and reaching out in a more targeted wayGenerate buzz around your business with creative offerings like podcasts, media interviews, surveys, AI content, and...
You'll learn how to roll out an OKR system that closes the gap between strategy and execution, and helps people at every level organize their daily decisions around shared and important goals. It's time to get strategic with OKRs. Understand the OKR methodology and determine the benefits for your organizationLearn how to craft sound OKRs for every level...
Now revised with fresh content on everything from a project’s start to its finish, this friendly Dummies title will teach you to manage projects large and small. Learn the must-know concepts in project managementDiscover planning techniques that will enhance your effectivenessManage projects with in-person or virtual teamsAvoid common mistakes and know...
With insurance at the center of divisive debates about privacy, equity, and the appropriate role of government, this book offers clear explanations for some of the critical business and policy issues you’ve often wondered about, as well as for others you haven’t yet considered.
A fresh look at the boom in entrepreneurship and start-ups – and how it’s changing the world of work. Does it feel like everyone you know is thinking about starting a business? That’s because they are. In the last few years new businesses have been launched in record numbers, with more of us than ever deciding to go it alone or become entrepreneurs.
New Venture Creation is the essential textbook for preparing for real-life entrepreneurial experience: accessible, practical and grounded in academic insight.
From understanding investment basics to identifying the ethics behind different assets, you'll learn how to make money while supporting the issues you really care about. By introducing you to important concepts and strategies, and combining them with simple, actionable steps, aligning your investments with your values has never been easier. The good news?...
Magnuson reveals how the corporation has evolved since its beginnings in the ancient world. What happens in this next chapter of the global economy depends on whether we can return to their public-minded spirit, or whether we have sunk irrevocably into the swamp of high profit at all costs. Epic and compelling in scope, For Profit illuminates the roles...
There are dashes of humour and revelations about the human side of trading throughout. The result is an engrossing new collection of trading wisdom, brimming with insights that can help all traders improve their outcomes.
In Same As Ever, bestselling author Morgan Housel shares 24 short stories about the ways that life, behaviour, and business will always be the same. Armed with this knowledge of the unchanging, you will have a powerful new ability to think about risk, opportunity, and how to navigate the uncertainty of the future. As you see familiar themes repeat again...
As the head of HM Diplomatic Service, McDonald was responbile for over 14,000 staff in 270 posts worldwide, worked for six foreign secretaries, and saw five prime ministers operate at close quarters. Observing these people undertaking the most important and often the most difficult work in the country, he saw the behaviours that helped them to achieve...
When you unleash your passions, purposes, and sources of energy, you stay focused and clear on your goals. · MASTER THE METHODS - Accelerate learning, improve memory, and enhance brain performance. Jim Kwik applies the latest neuroscience for accelerated learning so you can finish a book 3x faster through speed reading (and remember it), learn a new...
'A taut, nonfiction thriller' – Bryan Burrough, bestselling author of Barbarians at the Gate'Manages to both shock and entertain at the same time' – Philipp Meyer, bestselling author of American Rust and The Son
By investigating and surveying the contemporary research in psychology, economics and the behavioural sciences, as well as first-hand accounts from the ‘geek’ leaders of today, McAfee's groundbreaking exploration of this emerging phenomenon gets to the heart of the tectonic shifts taking place all over the business world. We have entered a new age....
It features a practical and accessible toolkit to help improve your team’s performance and productivity. Workshop Culture gives you:Inspiring case studies from forward-thinking and innovative teams that have found success from a workshop cultureA structured methodology that you can follow to bring more happiness, productivity and engagement to your...
Where, then, did this ingenious feat of engineering come from? Who were the minds behind it? And how did a small company grow to become one of the biggest cycling brand names in the world? This is not only the first look behind the scenes at Brompton Bicycle Ltd, but a masterclass in entrepreneurship, manufacturing, and scaling a business.
WHY YOU? is packed with stories, examples and tools to help you lift your game holistically, both as a true leader and a better person. Drawing on his own extensive experience of coaching the world's leading executives, Larry offers advice into many of the challenges that current and potential leaders face: Negotiating the near impossible deal Taking...
Walking you through the blueprint for transformative, resilient business success, Boundless also offers: Strategies for mapping the Boundless principles to key technological advances, including digital platforms, blockchain, AI, robotics, cloud computing, and moreWays to achieve the operational, organizational, and technological shifts necessary to...
How a broad range of new immensely powerful technologies is disrupting and transforming every corner of our reality-and why you must act and adapt Unsupervised: Navigating and Influencing a World Controlled by Powerful New Technologies examines the fast-emerging technologies and tools that are already starting to completely revolutionize our world. Beyond...
Get well on your way to business success Starting & Running a Business All-in-One For Dummies is a treasure trove of useful information for new or would-be business owners in the UK. This comprehensive guide will help with every part of starting your own business and keeping it running. Generate great business ideas, navigate legal considerations,...
They hope to inspire you to write your own story and blaze your own trail. This book encompasses everything women need to know about modern female leadership. Written by bestselling authors and business experts Edie Fraser, Robyn Spizman, and Andrea Simon, this book includes leaders and luminaries such as: Sheila Johnson, Founder and CEO, Salamander...
Providing specific practices and tools for applying internal spirituality on a day-to-day level, Neal proposes seeing work as sacred. Sharing accessible stories and examples, she explores the importance of spiritual values such as gratitude, compassion, and forgiveness within the workplace. Channelling new ways of perceiving and responding to everyday...
From the legendary vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, lessons in investment strategy, philanthropy, and living a rational and ethical life. "A timeless classic that will change how you approach life. There is a billion-dollar education inside this book."-Shane Parrish, founder of Syrus Partners and Farnam Street"Spend each day trying to be a little...
Grasp essential economic concepts applied to the business world. If you are a student on a business or management degree or diploma and taking a one-semester module or short course which includes economics, then this text is written for you. The text covers the core economics that you will need as a business student, but also various business-related...
This book is for anyone who has experienced a difficult person at work. Revealing the 9 different types of difficult people, there's a quick quiz so you can work out the personality type you're dealing with, and how to communicate with them effectively. Decode the warning signs through stories of each type Discover practical tools and techniques for...
Swimming with Blue Whales will change both you and your business – this is your invitation to become part of the pod. A successful small business owner himself, Phil Teasdale has spent the last 20 years working with over 6,000 small businesses in the UK, US and Australia, identifying and developing growth opportunities. Recognising that most small...