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On the Brink: A Fresh Lens to Take Your Business to New Heights
Andi Simon - Greenleaf Book Group Llc
Format: Print book
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Seeing Your Business through a New Lens Innovation has become such a ubiquitous value, it's in danger of becoming clich. Companies frequently talk about it as the sweeping secret to solve all their business problems; however, they often don't know where to start or how to expand... |
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Strategize to Win: The New Way to Start Out, Step Up, or Start Over in Your Career
Carla A Harris - Hudson Street Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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The Wall Street powerhouse and author of Expect to Win offers a new way to conceptualize career strategies and gives us proven tools for successful changeWhether we're starting out, striving toward a promotion, or looking for a new opportunity, the working world isn't what it used... |
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Driving Honda: Inside the World's Most Innovative Car Company
Jeffrey Rothfeder - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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For decades there have been two iconic Japanese auto companies. One has been endlessly studied and written about. The other has been generally underappreciated and misunderstood. Until now.Since its birth as a motorcycle company in 1949, Honda has steadily grown into the world’s fifth... |
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Getting to Yes with Yourself: And Other Worthy Opponents
William Ury - Harper One
Format: Print book
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William Ury, coauthor of the international bestseller Getting to Yes, returns with another groundbreaking book, this time asking: how can we expect to get to yes with others if we haven't first gotten to yes with ourselves?Renowned negotiation expert William Ury has taught tens of thousands... |
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Enlightened Negotiation: 8 Universal Laws to Connect, Create, and Prosper
Mehrad Nazari - SelectBooks
Format: Print book
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Enlightened Negotiation is a guide to real-world, mindful negotiation practices drawing on the principles of Eastern wisdom traditions. In the realm of business where self-styled experts teach haggling rather than negotiation, people drink in harmful practices on a daily basis. Mehrad Nazari... |
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Millennials & Management: The Essential Guide to Making It Work at Work
Lee Caraher - Bibliomotion
Format: Hardcover
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As management ages and prepares to work longer than previous generations and Millennials join companies at a steady rate, companies are faced with the truth: they can't just wait for management to age out to fix the dissonance and tension between Boomers and Millennials in the workplace.... |
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A Culture of Growth: The Origins of the Modern Economy
Joel Mokyr - Princeton University Press
Format: Print book
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During the late eighteenth century, innovations in Europe triggered the Industrial Revolution and the sustained economic progress that spread across the globe. While much has been made of the details of the Industrial Revolution, what remains a mystery is why it took place at all. Why did this... |
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All In Startup: Launching a New Idea When Everything Is on the Line
Diana Kander - John Wiley & Sons
Format: Hardcover
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If Owen Chase can't find a way to turn his company around in the next nine days, he'll be forced to shut it down and lay off all of his employees. He has incurred substantial debt and his marriage is on shaky ground. Through pure happenstance, Owen finds himself pondering this problem... |
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The Episodic Career: How to Thrive at Work in the Age of Disruption
Farai Chideya - Atria Books
Format: Print book
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Find your most rewarding place in today's economy. Award-winning author, researcher, and analyst Farai Chideya offers a practical guide to the ways in which work in America is changing and how you can navigate today's volatile job market.Since the Great Recession of 2007-2009, America's... |
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Mighty Midsized Companies: How Leaders Overcome 7 Silent Growth Killers
Robert Sher - Bibliomotion
Format: Hardcover
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Midsized companies are often overlooked by Wall Street and mainstream media outlets, though they are an integral part of national economics. Thus it’s important for national economic success to have a thriving midsized company sector. But that is not easy to do, largely because the factors... |
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It's Not the How or the What but the Who: Succeed by Surrounding Yourself with the Best
Claudio Fernández-Aráoz - Harvard Business Review Press
Format: Hardcover
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Succeed by mastering the art of the whoWhy surround yourself with the best Because it matters - in all aspects of life.In fact, in professional environments, getting people right - what global leadership authority Claudio Fernndez-Aroz calls "the art of great 'who' decisions"... |
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Successful Business Plan: Secrets & Strategies
Rhonda Abrams - Planning Shop
Format: Paperback
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This essential step-by-step guide for anyone launching or expanding a successful business has been used by over a million entrepreneurs. It includes expert help, worksheets to jumpstart the process, a sample business plan, tips on impressing funders, winning tips for competitions, and more.... |
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What Do You Want to Create Today?: Build the Life You Want at Work
Dr. Bob Tobin - BenBella Books
Format: Hardcover
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Forget what you think you know about success and make your own happiness.Dr. Bob Tobin lived what looked like a great life in Southern California: he had a house by the beach, a good consulting practice, and a BMW. But he wasn’t truly happy. Work didn’t really work for him.After... |
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The Great Fragmentation: And Why the Future of Business is Small
Steve Sammartino - Wiley Australia
Format: Paperback
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Doing business in the digital age The Great Fragmentation: And Why the Future of All Business is Small is a business survival manifesto for the technology revolution. As the world moves from the industrial era to the digital age, power is shifting and fragmenting. Power is no longer about... |
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Creating a Business Plan For Dummies
Curtis - For Dummies; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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Everything you need to know to design a profitable business plan Whether you're starting a new business or you’ve been trading for a while, Creating a Business Plan For Dummies covers everything you need to know. Figure out whether your business idea is likely to work, how to identify... |
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Facebook Marketing For Dummies
John Haydon - For Dummies; 5 edition
Format: Print book
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Practical Facebook marketing strategies, tactics, and techniques This new edition of Facebook Marketing For Dummies arms novice to expert marketers with everything they need to plan, refine, execute, and maintain a successful Facebook marketing campaign. Fully updated to cover the latest... |
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The Innovator's Method: Bringing the Lean Start-up into Your Organization
Nathan Furr - Harvard Business Review Press
Format: Hardcover
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Have you ever come up with an idea for a new product or service but didn’t take any action because you thought it would be too risky? Or at work, have you had what you thought could be a big idea for your company—perhaps changing the way you develop or distribute a product, provide... |
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Earning It: Hard-Won Lessons from Trailblazing Women at the Top of the Business World
Joann S Lublin - HarperAudio
Format: Audiobook
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More than 50 trailblazing executive women who broke the corporate glass ceiling offer inspiring and surprising insights and lessons in this essential, in-the-trenches career guide from Joann S. Lublin, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and management news editor for The Wall Street Journal.Among... |
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Avid Reader: A Life
Robert Gottlieb - Farrar
Format: Print book
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A spirited and revealing memoir by the most celebrated editor of his timeAfter editing The Columbia Review, staging plays at Cambridge, and a stint in the greeting-card department of Macy's, Robert Gottlieb stumbled into a job at Simon and Schuster. By the time he left to run Alfred... |
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A Paperboy's Fable: The 11 Principles of Success
Deep K Patel - Post Hill Pr
Format: Print book
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A young man learns that there is more to being successful than the bottom line.A Paperboy's Fable is a concise, entertaining fable that makes revolutionary points using age old principles. Whether someone is opening a lemonade stand or leading a startup software company, the 11 Principles... |
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Under New Management: How Leading Organizations Are Upending Business as Usual
David Burkus - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016.
Format: Print book
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A provocative work that challenges the traditional and widely accepted principles of business management - and proves that they are outdated, outmoded, or simply don't work Do open floor plans really work? Are there companies that put their employees' welfare first, and their... |
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Frackopoly: The Battle for the Future of Energy and the Environment
Wenonah Hauter - New Press
Format: Book
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Over the past decade a new and controversial energy extraction method known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has rocketed to the forefront of U.S. energy production. With fracking, millions of gallons of water, dangerous chemicals, and sand are injected under high pressure deep into... |
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Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All
Tom Kelley - Crown Business
Format: Book
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IDEO founder and Stanford d.school creator David Kelley and his brother Tom Kelley, IDEO partner and the author of the bestselling The Art of Innovation, have written a powerful and compelling book on unleashing the creativity that lies within each and every one of us.Too often, companies... |
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Your First Leadership Job: How Catalyst Leaders Bring Out the Best in Others
Tacy M. Byham - Wiley; 1 edition
Format: Book
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Becoming the Very Best First-Time Leader Congratulations You re now in charge Perhaps it s your first time as a leader or maybe you want to fine-tune your skills Either way you ve begun one of the most rewarding chapters of your career But like many beginnings the first few years can be challenging... |
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Start Your Own Wholesale Distribution Business: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Success
Bridget McCrea - Mcgraw-Hill
Format: Print book
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Like making deals and money but don't care for the daily grind?Then consider becoming a middleman - the wholesaler - who buys goods from the manufacturer and sells them to retailers for a profit.With millions of products on the market already and new ones coming every day, the wholesale... |
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Financially Fearless: The LearnVest Program for Taking Control of Your Money
Alexa von Tobel - Crown Business; F First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Finally, a financial plan that lets you be YOU, only richer. It’s time to throw away all your old notions of what financial advice should look like. Because if you’re looking for a book to put you on an austerity savings plan that has you giving up vacations and lattes,... |
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Taking the Stage: How Women Can Speak Up, Stand Out, and Succeed
Judith Humphrey - Jossey-Bass; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Many women today wonder: what will it take to get that seat at the boardroom table? Earn that coveted promotion? Or simply have their voices heard? Taking the Stage provides a comprehensive, proven approach that enables women to come forward into the spotlight and speak up, stand out, and succeed.Based... |
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Reinvention: Accelerating Results in the Age of Disruption
Shane Cragun - Greenleaf Book Group Llc
Format: Print book
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The Age of Disruption Today's disruptive, tumultuous, and ever-changing global business environment shows no signs of slowing. Authors Shane Cragun and Kate Sweetman believe it is time for a wake-up call to those hoping to thrive in the 21st century. Reinvention is the first business... |
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The Social Leader: Redefining Leadership for the Complex Social Age
Frank Guglielmo - Bibliomotion
Format: Hardcover
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Technology, global economics, and demographics are colluding to create workspaces that thrive on communities rather than hierarchies. Our industrial paradigm with its roots in the military is swiftly being replaced by a paradigm based on networks that are held together by passion and social... |
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The Power of Noticing: What the Best Leaders See
Max Bazerman - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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A "must-read" (BOOKLIST ) from Harvard Business School Professor and Codirector of the Harvard Kennedy School's Center for Public Leadership: A guide to making better decisions, noticing important information in the world around you, and improving leadership skills.Imagine... |
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Toxic Client: Knowing and Avoiding Problem Customers
Garrett Sutton - Successdna Inc
Format: Print book
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Not every client is a good client!Learn how to avoid problem clients that are more trouble than they're worth...To succeed in business you must learn how to recognize and avoid the Toxic Client. With useful stories everyone can relate to, Toxic Client will show you how to handle the problem... |
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Idiot's Guides: Beginning Investing
Joe Duarte - Alpha Books
Format: Print book
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Idiot's Guides: Beginning Investing helps the new investor understand all of the most common investment options, how to choose the right ones for your needs and goals, and how to increase your chances for success.This book covers: * Self-assessment tools that help readers understand... |
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Finance Basics
Harvard Business Review - Harvard Business Review Press
Format: Paperback
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Intimidated by corporate finance? The numbers (and the jargon) can feel overwhelming—but you have to understand them to manage effectively. Finance Basics explains the fundamentals simply and quickly, introducing you to key terms and concepts such as:• How to navigate financial... |
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The Best Digital Marketing Campaigns in the World II
Damian Ryan - Kogan Page, 2014.
Format: Paperback
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With the enormous growth of the internet and social media sites, digital marketing is now worth more per annum than print advertising in the US. Social network advertising spending is expected to increase to a staggering $9.8 billion by 2016 in a bid to attract today's media-savvy consumer.Following... |
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Branding For Dummies
Bill Chiaravalle - For Dummies; 2 edition
Format: Print book
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Discover how brands are created, managed, differentiated, leveraged, and licensed Whether your business is large or small, global or local, this new edition of Branding For Dummies gives you the nuts and bolts to create, improve, and maintain a successful brand. It'll help you define... |
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Driven to Distraction at Work: How to Focus and Be More Productive
Ned Hallowell - Harvard Bus Review Press
Format: Hardcover
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Are you driven to distraction at work?Bestselling author Edward M. Hallowell, MD, the world's leading expert on ADD and ADHD, has set his sights on a new goal: helping people feel more in control and productive at work.You know the feeling: you can't focus; you feel increasingly... |
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Winning the Long Game: How Strategic Leaders Shape the Future
Steven Krupp - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover
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Are you winning the battle but losing the war?Every leader has to deliver the goods—make budget, meet deadlines, and deftly manage people—to provide the inspirational fuel that keeps their business running day-in and day-out. But therein lies the danger of winning today’s... |
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The road to global prosperity
Michael Mandelbaum - Simon & Schuster, 2014.
Format: Print book
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Describes the forces driving the next stage of globalization, which the author predicts will be a period of expanding wealth, opportunity, and international cooperation. |
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Google Analytics Breakthrough: From Zero to Business Impact
Feras Alhlou - John Wiley
Format: Print book
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A complete, start-to-finish guide to Google Analytics instrumentation and reporting Google Analytics Breakthrough is a much-needed comprehensive resource for the world's most widely adopted analytics tool. Designed to provide a complete, best-practices foundation in measurement strategy,... |
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101 Job Interview Questions You'll Never Fear Again
James Reed - Plume
Format: Paperback
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"An insider's guide to the perfect interview." - Daily Express What are job interviewers actually looking for in a candidate What questions will they ask What does each question really mean What are the answers that will secure you the job James Reed, chairman... |
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Herbert Hoover in the White House: The Ordeal of the Presidency
Charles Rappleye - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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"A deft, filled-out portrait of the thirty-first president...by far the best, most readable study of Hoover's presidency to date." - Publishers Weekly Rappleye's surprising portrait of a Depression-era president Herbert Hoover reveals a very different figure than the usual... |
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Managing Projects
Harvard Business Review - Harvard Business Review Press
Format: Paperback
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You’ve been asked to manage a key project—or perhaps you’ve volunteered for an assignment that could advance your career. So how do you make sure the project succeeds? Managing Projects walks you quickly through the basics, including:• Drawing up a realistic schedule... |
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The Agile Startup: Quick and Dirty Lessons Every Entrepreneur Should Know
Matt Richter-Sand - Wiley; 1 edition
Format: Book
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An inspiring and impactful compilation of the most important lessons of entrepreneurshipThe tools of a digital age make it easier than ever to start a new business. And with billion-dollar IPOs and acquisitions making weekly headlines, the potential rewards are enormous. But even with all of the advantages... |
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A Year with Peter Drucker: 52 Weeks of Coaching for Leadership Effectiveness
Joseph A. Maciariello - HarperBusiness
Format: Hardcover
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A year-long leadership development course, divided into short, weekly lessons, based on Peter Drucker's personal coaching program, previously unpublished material, and selected readings from the management guru's classic works, compiled by his longtime collaborator Joseph A. Maciariello.A... |
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Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One
Jenny Blake - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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"Looking to make a career change Pivot is a book you will turn to again and again." - Daniel H. Pink, author of To Sell Is Human and Drive If you've got the perfect job or business, congratulations. But if you are even a little bit uncertain that your current... |
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Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits
Heather Mansfield - McGraw-Hill; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Mobile devices are fast becoming the number 1 means of digital communication. This title shows you learn how to: master your mobile fundraising strategy; create a strategic plan flexible enough to handle changes in technology; and design a website and emails that workon both mobile devices... |
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Welcome to the Poisoned Chalice: The Destruction of Greece and the Future of Europe
James K Galbraith - Yale University Press
Format: Print book
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The economic crisis in Greece is a potential international disaster and one of the most extraordinary monetary and political dramas of our time. The financial woes of this relatively small European nation threaten the long-term viability of the Euro while exposing the flaws in the ideal... |
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The Dollar Trap: How the U.S. Dollar Tightened Its Grip on Global Finance
Eswar Prasad - Princeton University Press
Format: Print book
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The U.S. dollar's dominance seems under threat. The near collapse of the U.S. financial system in 2008-2009, political paralysis that has blocked effective policymaking, and emerging competitors such as the Chinese renminbi have heightened speculation about the dollar's looming... |
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Finding the Space to Lead: A Practical Guide to Mindful Leadership
Janice Marturano - Bloomsbury Press
Format: Paperback
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The complexity and relentless pace of our world places exceptional demands on leaders today. They work incredibly hard and yet feel that they are not meeting their own expectations of excellence. They feel disconnected from their own values and overburdened. By the thousands, they seek... |
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Economics: The User's Guide
Ha-Joon Chang - Bloomsbury
Format: Hardcover
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In his bestselling 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism, Cambridge economist Ha-Joon Chang brilliantly debunked many of the predominant myths of neoclassical economics. Now, in an entertaining and accessible primer, he explains how the global economy actually works--in real-world... |
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The Nature of Value: How to Invest in the Adaptive Economy
Nick Gogerty - Columbia University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Using evolution as the template to understand growth, The Nature of Value takes a first-principles approach to explore the parallels between economic and ecological systems. Not only does Gogerty show how value is born out of tiny sparks of adaptive innovation, but he also explores the full... |
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The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever
Michael Bungay Stanier - Box of Crayons Press
Format: Print book
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Coaching is an essential skill for leaders. But for most busy, overworked managers, coaching employees is done badly, or not at all. They're just too busy, and it's too hard to change. But what if managers could coach their people in 10 minutes or less? In Michael Bungay Stanier's... |
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Invisible
James Patterson - Little, Brown and Company; Lrg edition
Format: Hardcover
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Everyone thinks Emmy Dockery is crazy. Obsessed with finding the link between hundreds of unsolved cases, Emmy has taken leave from her job as an FBI researcher. Now all she has are the newspaper clippings that wallpaper her bedroom, and her recurring nightmares of an all-consuming fire.Not... |
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Connect: How Companies Succeed by Engaging Radically with Society
John Browne - Public Affairs
Format: Print book
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Drawing on the experiences of John Browne, former CEO of BP, and the insight of two McKinsey experts, Connect explores the recurring rift between business and society and proposes a way in which companies can prosper by connecting with the world around them. In an era of unremitting transparency,... |
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The Small Big: Small Changes That Spark Big Influence
Noah J. Goldstein - Profile Books Ltd
Format: Hardcover
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At some point today you will have to influence or persuade someone - your boss, a co-worker, a customer, client, spouse, your kids, or even your friends. What is the smallest change you can make to your request, proposal or situation that will lead to the biggest difference in the outcome?In... |
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For the Kingdom and the Power: The Big Money Swindle That Spread Hate Across America
Dale W. Laackman - S. Woodhouse Books; First edition
Format: Hardcover
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A force of nature and her flim-flam man meet their mark. A true believer. The brilliant, amoral, and spectacularly bold Bessie Tyler and Edward Young Clarke--together, the Southern Publicity Association met the fervent William Joseph Simmons, saw an opportunity, and played on his many weaknesses.... |
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TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking
Chris J Anderson - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book
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A New York Times Bestseller For anyone who has ever been inspired by a TED talk ... ...this is an insider's guide to creating talks that are unforgettable. Since taking over TED in the early 2000s, Chris Anderson has shown how carefully crafted short talks can be the key to unlocking... |
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Smartcuts: How Hackers, Innovators, and Icons Accelerate Success
Shane Snow - HarperBusiness
Format: Hardcover
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Entrepreneur and journalist Shane Snow (Wired, Fast Company, The New Yorker, and cofounder of Contently) analyzes the lives of people and companies that do incredible things in implausibly short time.How do some startups go from zero to billions in mere months? How did Alexander the Great,... |
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You May Also Like: Taste in an Age of Endless Choice
Tom Vanderbilt - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Print book
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"From the best-selling author of Traffic, a brilliant and entertaining exploration of our personal tastes--why we like the things we like, and what it says about us,"--NoveList.From the tangled underpinnings of our food taste to the complex dynamics of our playlists, our preferences... |
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Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success
Adam M. Grant - Penguin Books
Format: Paperback
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A groundbreaking look at why our interactions with others hold the key to success, from the bestselling author of OriginalsFor generations, we have focused on the individual drivers of success: passion, hard work, talent, and luck. But in today's dramatically reconfigured world, success... |
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Angel Investing: The Gust Guide to Making Money and Having Fun Investing in Startups
David S. Rose - Wiley; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Achieve annual returns of 25% or more with a well-designed angel portfolio Written by David S. Rose, the founder of Gust the global platform that powers the world of organized professional angel investing Angel Investing is a comprehensive, entertaining guide that walks readers through... |
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Job Applications in a Week: Teach Yourself
Pat Scudamore - Teach Yourself Books
Format: Print book
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The highly motivational 'in a week' structure of the book provides seven straightforward chapters explaining the key points, and at the end there are optional questions to ensure you have taken it all in. There are also cartoons and diagrams throughout, to help make this book a more... |
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5 Steps to Rapid Employment: The Job You Want at the Pay You Deserve
Jay A. Block - McGraw-Hill; 1 edition
Format: Print book
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Sporadically responding to job openings is not the way to find lucrative employment. In todays job market, you have to separate yourself from the competition with crystal claritywhich means approaching your job campaign strategically. In 5 Steps to Rapid Employment, veteran career expert... |
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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
Angela Duckworth - Scribner
Format: Hardcover
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In this instant New York Times bestseller, pioneering psychologist Angela Duckworth shows anyone striving to succeed - be it parents, students, educators, athletes, or business people - that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but a special blend of passion and persistence... |
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Six Simple Rules: How to Manage Complexity without Getting Complicated
Yves Morieux - Harvard Business Review Press
Format: Print book
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New tools for managing complexityDoes your organization manage complexity by making things more complicated? If so, you are not alone.According to The Boston Consulting Group's fascinating Complexity Index, business complexity has increased sixfold during the past sixty years. And,... |
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Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It
Christopher Voss - HarperBusiness
Format: Hardcover
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A former international hostage negotiator for the FBI offers a new, field-tested approach to high-stakes negotiations - whether in the boardroom or at home.After a stint policing the rough streets of Kansas City, Missouri, Chris Voss joined the FBI, where his career as a hostage negotiator... |
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Berkshire Beyond Buffett: The Enduring Value of Values
Lawrence A. Cunningham - Columbia University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Berkshire Hathaway, the $300+ billion conglomerate that Warren Buffett built, is among the world's largest and most famous corporations. Yet, for all its power and celebrity, few people understand Berkshire, and many assume it cannot survive without Buffett. This book challenges that... |
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Only Humans Need Apply: Winners and Losers in the Age of Smart Machines
Thomas H. Davenport - HarperBusiness
Format: Hardcover
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An invigorating, thought-provoking, and positive look at the rise of automation that explores how professionals across industries can find sustainable careers in the near future.Nearly half of all working Americans could risk losing their jobs because of technology. It's not only blue-collar... |
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Getting Work Done
Harvard Business Review - Harvard Business Review Press
Format: Book
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Overwhelmed by the sheer volume of work you need to accomplish? Being pulled in different directions by competing priorities? Getting Work Done runs you through the basics of being more productive at work. Youll learn to Align your schedule with your priorities Focus your attention and avoid... |
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For the Love of Money: A Memoir
Sam Polk - Scribner
Format: Print book
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In 2014, a former hedge fund trader's New York Times Sunday Review front page article about wealth addicition instantly went viral. This is his unflinching memoir about coming of age on Wall Street, fighting to overcome the ghosts of his past - and the radical new way he now defines... |
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New Routes to Library Success: 100+ Ideas from Outside the Stacks
Elisabeth Doucett - ALA Editions
Format: Print book
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Today's library leaders face a world in which the only constant is change. Seeking out innovative ways to meet the evolving needs of their communities has become a critical part of their responsibilities. In this book, Doucett mines new territory in this ongoing effort by exploring how successful... |
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Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable
Tim Grover - Scribner,
Format: Print book
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For more than two decades, legendary trainer Tim Grover has taken the greats - Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, and dozens more - and made them greater. Now, for the first time in paperback, he reveals what it takes to get those results, showing you how to be relentless and achieve... |
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From Idea to Exit: The Entrepreneurial Journey
Jeffrey Weber - Allworth Press; Revised Edition edition
Format: Book
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This book is a call to action if you have any of the following Symptoms of Entrepreneurial Envy incurable idea generation difficulty taking action on your ideas fear, preventing you from pursuing your dreams a strong desire to be your own boss. From Idea to Exit The Entrepreneurial Journey... |
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The 27 Challenges Managers Face: Step-by-Step Solutions to
Bruce Tulgan - Jossey-Bass; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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For more than twenty years, management expert Bruce Tulgan has been asking, What are the most difficult challenges you face when it comes to managing people? Regardless of industry or job title, managers cite the same core issues 27 recurring challenges: the superstar whom the manager is afraid... |
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Sharing the Work: What My Family and Career Taught Me about Breaking Through
Myra Strober - Mit Press
Format: Print book
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Myra Strober became a feminist on the Bay Bridge, heading toward San Francisco. It is 1970. She has just been told by the chairman of Berkeley's economics department that she can never get tenure. Driving home afterward, wondering if she got something out of the freezer for her family's... |
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Be Bad First: Get Good at Things Fast to Stay Ready for the Future
Erika Andersen - Bibliomotion
Format: Print book
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We are operating in a world defined by constant connection, rapid change, and abundant choices. News that once took months, even years, to spread now reaches across the globe in seconds. Advances in medicine and science are pushing boundaries with gene therapy and stem cell transplants.... |
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8 Lessons in Military Leadership for Entrepreneurs
Robert T. Kiyosaki - Plata Publishing; 1st edition
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Robert Kiyosakis new book 8 Lessons in Leadership draws from his years at the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point and his service in the United Sates Marine Corps. With compelling stories and examples and a engaging way of comparing and contrasting two very different cultures and value... |
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Good luck have fun : the rise of eSports
Roland Li - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Print book
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A Close-Up Look at the Global Phenomenon of Competitive Video GamingEsports is one of the fastest growing - and most cutthroat - industries in the world. A confluence of technology, culture, and determination has made this possible. Players around the world compete for millions of dollars... |
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