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André Gaufer – ein Name, der für Durchhaltevermögen, Gerechtigkeit und Aufklärung steht. In Kolumbien geboren und mit 13 Monaten von seiner Mutter getrennt, musste André Gaufer den schmerzhaften Verlust seines Vaters mit nur 13 Jahren verkraften. Den harten Überlebenskampf erlernte er auf den Straßen Gran Canarias. Bis zu den fragwürdigen Geschäften eines Immobiliengiganten erstreckt sich seine beeindruckende Geschichte von Widerstandsfähigkeit und Entschlossenheit.

A kaleidoscopic account of the financial carnage of the pandemic, revealing the fear, grit and gambles that drove the economy's winners and losers - from a leading Wall Street Journal reporter. Crash Landing takes listeners behind the scenes of an unprecedented period of global economic turmoil, letting listeners into the inner lives of the men and women trying to save big business from the brink.

Al mismo tiempo que la compañía ocupó la posición número 1 del mundo en materia de sostenibilidad durante once años. Paul Polman revela por primera vez cómo hacerlo. En colaboración con Andrew Winston, una de las voces más inspiracionales del mundo en temas de sostenibilidad empresarial, Paul Polman, muestra a los líderes empresariales cómo enfrentarse a los mayores y más urgentes desafíos de la humanidad —el cambio climático y la desigualdad— y construir, de este modo, un negocio próspero.

Breaking the Mold explores the unique challenges and strengths of autistic adults in the workplace. Through a collection of personal stories and expert insights, this book sheds light on the obstacles faced by the autistic community and provides practical strategies for empowering individuals on the spectrum to reach their full potential in their careers. This empowering guide is a must-listen for anyone looking to promote diversity, inclusiveness, and understanding in the workplace.

Este libro es un llamado a la reflexión para todos aquellos que trabajan en el mundo del marketing y las comunicaciones. En un contexto donde los consumidores son cada vez más conscientes de su poder y de la necesidad de actuar de manera responsable y sostenible, el autor argumenta que la ética es fundamental para construir una marca auténtica y duradera.

A partir de ejemplos que van desde Silicon Valley hasta el sector financiero pasando por las grandes farmacéuticas, Mariana Mazzucatomuestra de manera magistral cómo las nociones borrosas que tenemos del valor han permitido a ciertos actores de la economía retratarse a sí mismos como generadores de valor, mientras que en realidad se limitan a mover el existente o, lo que es peor, a destruirlo.

The book includes 60 devotionals on business topics you would find in an MBA degree. The subject areas are general business, accounting, economics, finance, and statistics. Dr. Snider is a professor who has worked in information technology for four decades. His passion is to share his experience, and how business and scripture relate to each other.

In Future Ready: Your Organization’s Guide to Rethinking Climate, Resilience, and Sustainability, a team of business leaders with deep expertise in engineering, planning, finance, project, program implementation and advisory consulting perspective delivers an essential guide for executives, managers, and other business and infrastructure organization leaders to set and implement a resilience, sustainability and ESG strategy in complex project and operating environments.

Forgiveness is the least talked about, but most important leadership soft skill. This book uses lessons from improvised comedy and mindfulness practice to teach leaders how to make forgiveness—of big and small things—a part of their daily lives, and in doing so, how to completely transform the cultures they influence.

I have spent countless hours in my college campus library and public library reading about entrepreneurs and writing my notes about how they achieved their successes. Although I graduated with professional degrees and became successful in my career as an educator, speaker, inventor, and a business owner, I wanted to share some keys to success with people around all over the world through the Habits of the Highly Effective Entrepreneur.

A culture of trust for all companies large and small is invaluable. Trust turns deflection into transparency, suspicion into empowerment, and conflict into creativity. And what many have learned unfortunately is that no enterprise is too large or too successful to withstand a lack of trust within its walls. In The 10 Laws of Trust, JetBlue chairman and Stanford Graduate School of Business professor Joel Peterson explores how a culture of trust gives companies an edge.

Merchants of Doubt has been praised—and attacked—around the world, for reasons easy to understand. This book tells, with “brutal clarity” (Huffington Post), the disquieting story of how a loose-knit group of high-level scientists and scientific advisers, with deep connections in politics and industry, ran effective campaigns to mislead the public and deny well-established scientific knowledge over four decades.

In the spring of 2021, when news outlets feasted on "the Facebook Files," Frances Haugen went public as the former employee who blew the whistle on the company by copying tens of thousands of documents. She testified to Congress and spoke to the media. She was hailed at President Biden's first State of the Union Address. She made sure everyone understood exactly what the documents revealed: Facebook not only set its algorithm to reward extremism, it knew that its customers were using the platform to foment violence, to spread falsehoods, to diminish the self-esteem of young people, and more.

Leadership has been written about and discussed in countless ways in the recent past. For the most part it is focused on academic definitions and process. What is often left out is the most crucial element—people. Through stories and my own experience, I examine the importance of human qualities and approaches to team building. Organizations are all about imperfect people working with other imperfect people. In a time when the velocity of change, especially in technology, can seem overwhelming, it is more important than ever for leaders to focus on the human side of their organization.

When André de Ruyter took over as Eskom CEO in January 2020, he quickly realised why it was considered the toughest job in South Africa. Aside from neglected equipment, ageing power stations and an eroded skills base, he discovered that Eskom was crippled by corruption on a staggering scale. De Ruyter takes the listener inside the boardrooms and government meetings where South Africa’s future is shaped, with ministers often pulling in conflicting directions, and candidly reflects on his three years at the power utility.

"பாபிலோனின் மிகப் பெரிய பணக்காரர்" புத்தகம் நிதித் திட்டமிடல் மற்றும் சுய முன்னேற்றத்தில் மிகவும் பிரபலமான மற்றும் ஊக்கமளிக்கும் புத்தகமாகக் கருதப்பட வேண்டிய ஒன்று.

In Tease the Monkeys, I share a collection of observations and sayings that will help you become a better boss while enjoying a good laugh.

Drawing from current-day lessons and the wisdom of hundreds of drivers of change in all fields of business, The Ultimate Guide to Power & Influence is Robert Dilenschneider’s latest guide to harnessing the universal principles for success. It provides anecdotes and insights on a wide range of keys to success, including how to seize opportunity amid crisis, manage your network, communicate effectively, and take full advantage of social media to bolster your image.

Business leaders today are struggling to manage conflicting imperatives, those of the emerging digital world and those of the bureaucratic world of the past. The act of digital transformation requires a deep change in the moral outlook and ethical assumptions of a business.

A captivating listen, The Billionaire Hoax: Power, Profit, and Publicity—How Tall Tales Create Taller Fortunes exposes the truths hidden behind the public images of wealth and influence. Get ready for a captivating journey that will enlighten, entertain, and inspire. This book is an essential listen for anyone interested in discerning the reality beneath the gleaming façade of the billionaire class.