Green Career

In the years following her role as the lead author of the international best seller, Limits to Growth - the first book to show the consequences of unchecked growth on a finite planet - Donella Meadows remained a pioneer of environmental and social analysis until her untimely death in 2001. Thinking in Systems is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem-solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global. Edited by the Sustainability Institute's Diana Wright, this essential primer brings systems thinking out of the realm of computers and equations and into the tangible world....

In today's fast-paced networked economy, professionals must work harder than ever to maintain and improve their business skills and knowledge. But technical mastery of one's discipline is not enough, assert professional advisors David H. Maister, Charles H. Green, and Robert M. Galford. The key to professional success, they argue, is the ability to earn the trust and confidence of clients. In this 20th anniversary edition, Maister, Green, and Galford enrich our understanding of today's society and illustrate how to be effective communicators in a digital world.

David Green, the founder of Hobby Lobby and an unlikely leader, grew his company from a $600 startup to a $8 billion company that gives 50 percent of its profits away to fund initiatives all over the world. He blazed his own path in business, drawn not from business gurus but from the pages of Scripture. In this inspirational book, David Green challenges talented leaders with hearts committed to Christ to consider this question: What if God wants to use you to do a new, even greater work?

“Madeleine Gray takes a scalpel to millennial malaise, office romance, and infidelity, and the result is a brainy, gutsy, nervy—and hilarious—wonder of a novel.” —Meg Howrey, author of They're Going to Love You "Simon’s sarcastic delivery captures the emotions of a heroine with the...

Picture this: you open your closet and it doesn’t look like a fabric avalanche waiting to bury you alive. Your kitchen counters are so clear you could actually roll out cookie dough on them. And your garage… well, it no longer resembles a crime scene where old bicycles and half-broken lawn chairs go to die.

In a world where algorithms affect our decisions and digital personas have millions of followers, The Rise of AI Influencers: Virtual Faces in Real Marketing explores the fascinating evolution of a new era in social media and branding. From computer-generated models on magazine covers to virtual ambassadors driving genuine sales, this book demonstrates how artificial intelligence is altering marketing's authenticity, trust, and human connection.

Green to Gold is an essential guide for forward-thinking business leaders who see the Green Wave coming and want to profit from it. This audio explores what every executive must know to manage the environmental challenges facing society and business. Based on the authors' years of experience and hundreds of interviews with corporate leaders around the world, Green to Gold, shows how companies generate lasting value.

You did everything right. You got the degree, chased the promotion, and optimized your calendar. So why do you feel like you’re fighting for survival? We live in an age of unprecedented noise. From the moment we wake up, we are bombarded by notifications, demands, and the curated highlight reels of other people’s lives. We wear "busy" like a badge of honor, terrified that if we stop moving, we will cease to matter. But running faster on a hamster wheel doesn’t get you to the destination. It just wears out the bearings.

Done is better than perfect. This book is the permission slip you’ve been waiting for to stop waiting. If you’re tired of carrying the invisible backpack full of half-finished projects, brilliant ideas that never see daylight, and the constant whisper of “I’ll start when it’s perfect,” this book is for you.

The ultimate guide to quickly building a successful landscaping business. What can you do to immediately boost your lawn care or landscaping business profits? Running a landscaping business is not like running any other kind of company. You don’t need generic business advice. You need proven tactics and strategies from people who know exactly what kinds of challenges you’re facing. That’s why Paul Jamison’s Best Business Practices for Landscapers is an essential listen for anyone even thinking about starting a lawn care or landscaping company.

The New York Times bestselling author of The Beach House, Jemima J, and Sister Stardust presents a novel about the pleasure and meaning of finding a home—and family—where you least expect them... When Emma Montague left the strict confines of upper-crust British life for New York, she...

In today's hyper-competitive, growth-obsessed market, good isn't good enough. "How to Hire Elite Salespeople" is your blueprint for building a best-in-class sales team that doesn't just meet targets but redefines them. This book delivers cutting-edge strategies for attracting, evaluating, and retaining top-tier sales talent—your ultimate competitive advantage. For sales leaders and executives who refuse to settle, it provides actionable insights and proven methods to transform your sales force into an unstoppable revenue-generating machine.

From Hustle to Equity is a practical roadmap for entrepreneurs who are tired of trading time for money — and ready to build assets that work for them. Most people are taught to grind harder, work longer, and “chase opportunity.” But sustained wealth is rarely created through effort alone. It comes from ownership, leverage, and disciplined decision-making. This book reframes the entrepreneurial journey: away from endless hustle, and toward building equity that compounds quietly in the background.

When Elizabeth Fournier was eight, her mother and grandparents died. She spent a lot of time in funeral homes as a kid since her family were frequently found in caskets. Fournier family members didn’t have the best longevity record. As a young girl, Elizabeth found cemeteries a place of peace and tranquility. As a teen, she’d attend funerals of people she didn’t know. Not surprisingly, she eventually headed into the local funeral home and asked for a job, any job. She landed the position of live-in night keeper, where she resided in a trailer in the far reaches of a large, hilly ...

Suck Less, Do Better isn’t just a title; it’s a call to action. It’s time to wake up, look in the mirror, and face the truth: you’re the problem—but you’re also the solution. This straight-talking guide empowers driven individuals who are done with mediocrity and ready to seize control of their futures.

In the age of continuous scrolling and tailored feeds, the stuff we view on the internet is no accident. The Alphabetical Labyrinth: How Social Media Algorithms Plot What You Seek and Share takes you behind the scenes of the intricate algorithms that shape our digital life. This book explains how social media systems choose what shows on your feed, what is magnified, and why some messages pique your interest while others fade away.

From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years...

You can build wealth and achieve financial security - but first, you have to learn to think like a millionaire. Millionaires are not made by happenstance; amassing riches requires rigorous planning and decisive action. But the money principles used by the financial elite are not beyond the grasp of the average individual - anyone truly can think and grow rich! This audiobook teaches you both the mindset changes and the money habits required to achieve financial security. Green draws on Napoleon Hill’s timeless success principles to present a simple formula for wealth-building.

You keep hearing about the demand for IRS representation services. Perhaps you’ve heard that it’s not complicated, and that it is a service you can provide at a premium fee. But how do you land these clients? Where are they, and how do you build the practice of your dreams so you can stop the long tax season hours and make better money helping taxpayers that appreciate your expertise?

In Curable journalist and health care advocate Travis Christofferson looks at medicine through a magnifying glass and asks an important question: What if the roots of the current US health care crisis are psychological and systemic, perpetuated not just by corporate influence and the powers that be, but by you and me? Curable outlines the future of medicine, detailing brilliant examples of new health care systems that prove we can do better. It turns out we have more control over our health (and happiness) than we think.