First Time Business

The trusted management classic and go to guide for anyone facing new responsibilities as a first time manager. Learn to conquer every challenge like a pro with the clear, candid advice in The First-Time Manager. For nearly four decades, this trusted guide has brought newcomers up to speed on the...

Read by the author. The First Time Manager Series has sold over 500,000 copies and is a go-to guide for new and aspiring sales managers on what to expect and how to succeed. The jump from sales superstar to sales manager has made or broken many a sales career. As a top-performing sales...

Media guru and Emmy Award-winning correspondent Bill McGowan—coach to some of the biggest names in business and entertainment, including Eli Manning, Kelly Clarkson, Jack Welch, Thomas Keller and Kenneth Cole teaches you how to get your message across and get what you want with pitch perfect...

THE TOP SELLING FIRST-TIME MANAGER SERIES HAS SOLD OVER 500,000 COPIES Every manager must be prepared to face tough situations that management training never warned them about. This is the go-to resource for handling everything from a disruption in workflow to managing a hostile workplace, and...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Few things will change your trajectory in life or business as much as learning to think clearly. Yet few of us recognize opportunities to think in the first place. You might believe you’re thinking clearly in the moments that matter most. But in all...

The book Jon Stewart (The Daily Show) hailed as “essential reading” for anyone who wants to “make informed decisions” and “have a basic understanding of the economy”: an illustrated guide to economics from one of the internet’s favorite financial educators. “Few people can...

This new offering from management expert Gary S. Topchik, coauthor of The First-Time Manager, Fifth Edition, covers the basics of team building, giving novice managers all the activities and information they need to achieve team-building success. From making the transition from team member to team leader, to holding team members accountable, to managing challenging situations and resolving conflict, The First-Time Manager's Guide to Team Building tells listeners how their own management style can influence how successful their teams become.

If you can win one, you can win them all. In The First Domino, multi-award winning bestselling author and world-renowned negotiation expert Tim Castle reveals the breakthrough strategy to land your first flagship client – and how this single move can trigger a chain reaction of sales wins, credibility, and unstoppable growth.

Congratulations, you're a manager! After you pop the champagne, accept the shiny new title, and step into this thrilling next chapter of your career, the truth descends like a fog: you don't really know what you're doing. That's exactly how Julie Zhuo felt when she became a rookie manager at the...

Your First AI Blueprint cuts through the chaos and overwhelm. It gives you a simple, beginner-friendly guide to understanding AI, talking to it effectively, and building real systems that save time, reduce stress, and boost your value at work — exactly the roadmap people wish they had when they first started. You don’t need to be technical. You don’t need coding. You don’t need years of experience. You just need a clear pathway, one that shows you exactly how to think, communicate, and build with AI in a way that feels natural and immediately useful.

Do you have trouble keeping your team focused, motivated, and committed to the pursuit of their assigned goals? The truth is, the majority of bosses fail to inspire their employees to be engaged and productive at work. And they're often frustrated by their inability to incite their team to action.

Regardless of your expertise and experience, it’s your people skills, political nous and ability to build key relationships that will ensure you survive and thrive. Packed with real-life examples and practical guidance, Become a Successful First-Time CEO is a roadmap to help you develop the confidence and master the strategies you need to be an inspirational corporate leader.

If you are fed up not making enough money, working for someone else, going nowhere, and you want to start a small, profitable business for yourself even if you are young, unexperienced or just have little or no money then keep reading to discover which steps could help you change your actual situation. Are you someone who is looking to change your life, take control of your finances, and live the Dream Life that you have always wanted to live, but never seem to be able to achieve? Do you want to stop working for others and helping them achieve their goals and, instead, work for yourself ...

This book is for first-time startup founders in the B2B space. Maybe you’re a software engineer, product manager, salesperson, doctor, or lawyer building your first startup. My bet is that although you’re an expert at your technical skill, you yourself recognize that there’s a lot to learn when it comes to building a product, marketing it to a specific audience and overall running a company.

This practical and motivational guide provides the tools and knowledge to control your future and secure your fortune. From establishing goals and sorting out the legal and financial paperwork, to advanced marketing strategies and relationship building techniques, this indispensable book offers step-by-step instructions for you to establish and grow your own consultancy business. This extensively revised and updated fourth edition includes new and expanded coverage on utilizing informal media, changes in guidelines, key distinctions of wholesale and retail businesses, and much more.

Our goal is to help you as much as humanly possible START your Real Estate business. If you have recently completed “Real Estate School”, congratulations! You only learned how to pass your exam in real estate school! Real Estate school does not do a good job teaching you how to start, build and grow your business. That’s what this book is for. It’s a jumpstart We want to show you what strategies and techniques will help you build the foundation of your business FIRST. This is required to grow and scale your business long term. In short, we will give you the information that will ...

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly 20 percent of startups do not live past their second year, and many more fail before their fifth year. Have you ever wondered why many new businesses fail so quickly after their inception? Over my decade-long journey of entrepreneurship, learning and observing other small companies, I've come to realize the importance of a few aspects when starting, launching, and growing a business.

Are you sitting on a brilliant book idea but feel completely paralyzed by the technical side of Amazon KDP? You are not alone. Most aspiring authors never publish because they fear formatting errors, cover design, or simply don't know where to start. This guide breaks down the complex world of self-publishing into a manageable, step-by-step roadmap. You will discover how to validate your book idea to ensure profitability before you even write a word, and how to utilize voice-to-text tools to write your manuscript efficiently.

Imagine if you had a direct connection with thousands of readers who loved reading your books. And imagine if those readers eagerly awaited the launch of your next book. In Your First 1000 Copies, seasoned book marketing expert Tim Grahl walks you through how successful authors are using the online marketing tools to build their platform, connect with readers and sell more books.

You never dreamed being the boss would be so hard. You're caught in a web of conflicting expectations from your subordinates, from those above you, and from your peers and customers. You're not alone. As Harvard Business School's Linda Hill and manager and executive Kent Lineback reveal in Being the Boss, becoming an effective manager is a painful, difficult journey. It requires trial and error, endless effort, and slowly acquired personal insight. Many managers never complete the journey and instead just learn how to get by. At worst, they become terrible bosses.