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Discover candid advice, effective techniques, insider information, and success secrets that will boost you confidence. This updated editions is even more accessible, with easy-to-follow information from starting, running, and growing a business to new chapters on green business practices, technology tips, and marketing tools.

What do Starbucks and JetBlue and KrispyKreme and Apple and DutchBoy and Kensington and Zespri and Hard Candy have that you don't? How do they continue to confound critics and achieve spectacular growth, leaving behind former tried-and true brands to gasp their last? Face it, the checklist of tired P's marketers have used for decades to get their product noticed - Pricing, Promotion, Publicity, to name a few - aren't working anymore.

A behind-the-scenes, revelatory history of McKinsey & Company, America's most influential and controversial business consulting firm, told by one of the nation's leading financial journalists. In The Firm, Duff McDonald uncovers how these high-powered, high-priced business savants have ushered in waves of structural, financial, and technological shifts. With unrivaled access to company documents and current and former employees, McDonald reveals the inner workings of what just might be the most influential private organization in America.

Tecnologia, estratégia e inovação: entenda como o Ifood se tornou um organismo vivo com resultados exponenciais e desbloqueie o poder do seu negócio! Em 2018, o iFood levantou 500 milhões de dólares, a maior captação por uma startup da América Latina até então. No desenho da estratégia, a empresa enfatizou a necessidade de acelerar o processo de evolução em direção à Inteligência Artificial.

Swami Bodhananda connects leadership excellence in an intricate yet simple manner to the life and soft skills essential in one’s life. Through the Five Themes: Relationships, Happiness, Joy of Doing, Nurturing Values, and Caring and Sharing, he elaborates in a practical manner how excellence in leadership can be achieved, as well as the critical and reflective thinking needed to be in touch with the environment and people from a practical perspective.

Peter Senge's groundbreaking ideas on building organizations have made him a household name among corporate managers. His theories help businesses to clarify their goals, to defy the odds, to more clearly understand threats, and to recognize new opportunities. He introduces managers to a new source of competitive advantage, and offers a marvelously empowering approach to work.

Difficult Conversations teaches you how to handle even the toughest conversations more effectively and with less anxiety. Based on 15 years of work at Harvard Negotiation Project and consultations with thousands of people, the authors answer the question: When people confront the conversations they dread the most, what works? Difficult Conversations walks you through a proven, concrete, step-by-step approach for understanding and conducting tough conversations.

The literature of ideas. When author Pamela Sargent used those words to describe science fiction in 1975, the genre had exploded into the literary mainstream. As a literature of ideas, science fiction has proven to be a powerful metaphor for the world around us, offering a rich tapestry of imagination through which to explore how we lead, how we think, and how we interact. To Boldly Go assembles more than 30 writers from around the world to help us better understand ourselves through the lens of science fiction.

There are most likely thousands of leadership books written to equip leaders to develop the skills and behaviors necessary to encourage their teams to achieve goals and purposes. However, the primary focus of this book is to assist leaders in looking deeper into the expectations and motivations of the people they serve. So as the organization is achieving its strategic plans and objectives, it is also meeting the critical needs and ambitions of its most important essential resources, better known as its human resources.

Under the aegis of machine learning in our data-driven machine age, computers are programming themselves and learning about - and solving - an extraordinary range of problems, from the mundane to the most daunting. Today it is machine learning programs that enable Amazon and Netflix to predict what users will like, Apple to power Siri's ability to understand voices, and Google to pilot cars.

Assistant, you are a leader. As an assistant, you constantly face obstacles that hold you back from accomplishing your career goals. Whether it’s a job change, shifting deadlines, a micromanaging executive, a toxic coworker, a high-pressure project, or an intense negotiation with a vendor, the administrative profession is not for the faint of heart. If you’re looking to maintain the status quo and be “just an assistant”, this audiobook is not for you. But, if you want the confidence and ability to conquer the challenges that most try to avoid, then you’re in the right place.

Waiting to Breathe is not just a story; it's a reflection of the contemporary corporate landscape and the human search for meaning in life's ever-changing currents. It resonates with listeners seeking authenticity, purpose, and a deeper understanding of the human condition.

Hi, I’m Dr. Darnyelle Jervey Harmon, God Girl, philanthropist, wife and CEO of the multi-7-figure Inc.5000 recognized business transformation company, Incredible One Enterprises. I created the Move to Millions Podcast for one reason - to normalize wealth and legacy for today’s entrepreneur. This podcast will help millions-minded entrepreneurs and business owners navigate the journey to and beyond the million mark. Each week, you’ll hear life changing solo insights, business makeovers or powerful interviews sharing mic-dropping nuggets that meet at the convergence of spiritual principles ...

You can afford anything, but not everything. We make daily decisions about how to spend money, time, energy, focus and attention – and ultimately, our life. How do we make smarter decisions? How do we think from first principles? On the surface, Afford Anything seems like a podcast about money and investing. But under the hood, this is a show about how to think critically, recognize our behavioral blind spots, and make smarter choices. We’re into the psychology of money, and we love metacognition: thinking about how to think. In some episodes, we interview world-class experts: professors, ...

What explains the massive worldwide success of video games such as Fortnite, Minecraft, and Pokemon Go? Game companies and their popularity are poorly understood and often ignored from the standpoint of traditional business strategy. What lessons can we draw from its major successes and failures about the future of entertainment?

For years, companies have been implementing programs that promote social responsibility and improve employee health, both of which benefit the financial bottom line. Now it's time to focus on positive social interactions and relationships in the workplace. Why? Research shows that authentic, trust-based relationships increase job satisfaction, engagement, productivity, and retention - and even decreased healthcare costs. 

A companion guide to the number one best-selling Good to Great, focused on implementation of the flywheel concept, one of Jim Collins’ most memorable ideas that has been used across industries and the social sectors and with start-ups.

A podcast aimed at a forgotten section of the economy: traditional industries and their operation. Join experienced Ops consultants Jim Shepherd and Stephen Francis as they interview Operations Professionals and discuss issues facing traditional, capital-intensive industries in the US and beyond.

Bienvenue dans "La Kapsule Radio" 🎙️, le podcast dédié à l 'inspiration et à l 'innovation. Je suis Pierre -Jean VANDOORNE, chirurgien dentiste et entrepreneur. Chaque épisode, nous explorerons les parcours fascinants de professionnels, dentistes ou non, aux expériences uniques et compétences précieuses.Ensemble, explorons comment leurs histoires et leurs savoir -faire peuvent enrichir votre pratique et dynamiser votre activité. Rejoignez -nous pour transformer vos idées en actions et faire passer votre activité au niveau supérieur. Vous avez faim d 'apprendre? A table! ...

A fascinating guide to the rapidly advancing world of artificial intelligence and how this powerful technology will impact our lives, our careers, and our world. Artificial intelligence is driving workforce disruption on a scale not seen since the Industrial Revolution. In schools and universities AI technology has forced a reevaluation of the way students are taught and assessed. Meanwhile, ChatGPT has become a cultural phenomenon, reaching a hundred million users and attracting a reputed $1 trillion investor interest in its parent company, OpenAI.