Job Strategy

Almost one in four American working adults has a job that pays less than a living wage. Conventional wisdom says that’s how the world has to work. Bad jobs with low wages, minimal benefits, little training, and chaotic schedules are the only way companies can keep costs down and prices low. If companies were to offer better jobs, customers would have to pay more or companies would have to make less. But in The Good Jobs Strategy, Zeynep Ton, a professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, makes the compelling case that even in low-cost settings, leaving employees behind - with bad jobs - is a choice, not a necessity.

From the creator of Valuetainment, the #1 YouTube channel for entrepreneurs, and “one of the most exciting thinkers” (Ray Dalio, author of Principles) in business today, comes a practical and effective guide for thinking more clearly and achieving your most audacious professional goals. Both...

STRATEGYJITSU™ is a business playbook for challengers — the smaller team facing a bigger competitor with more budget, more brand, and more certainty. If you’ve ever felt like you’re forced to fight on the incumbent’s terms — trapped in RFPs, feature grids, price pressure, and “safe choice” logic — this book gives you a different way to win. Using Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as a practical strategy lens, Strategyjitsu shows how underdogs beat giants through position, leverage, timing, pressure, and intelligent resets — not brute force. Each short chapter pairs a clear principle ...

Covert Job Search for Leaders: The Executive Edge Tired of the BS advice that only works for entry-level jobs? You're a senior executive. You don't apply to jobs; you get recruited. When you're ready to make a move, you can't blast your résumé all over the internet—you need to execute a covert search that protects your current reputation and position. This isn't about updating your LinkedIn profile; it's a No BS playbook for strategic infiltration of the hidden executive market. Inside, you'll learn how to: Silence the Siren: Master Discretion and Operational Security protocols. Craft ...

Are you ready to reclaim your life and build income on your terms? In The 12-Month Exit Plan, author and coach Karla K. McNeese guides you through a powerful, practical roadmap to help you break free from burnout, lay the foundation for financial independence, and start a new chapter of purpose and peace. Whether you’re recovering from job loss, contemplating early retirement, or simply craving more freedom, this empowering guide offers the clarity and confidence you need to make your move. You’ll learn how to: Assess your financial situation and create a realistic exit timeline ...

These days, consumers have real power: they can research companies, compare ratings, and find alternatives with a simple tap. Focusing on customer needs isn't a nice-to-have, it's a strategic imperative. The Jobs To Be Done Playbook (JTBD) helps organizations turn market insight into action. This book shows you techniques to make offerings people want, as well as make people want your offering.

You work hard. You stay loyal. You take on more responsibility. Yet somehow, you are still underpaid, overlooked, & waiting for the raise that never truly changes your life. Meanwhile, someone with less loyalty but better leverage leaves, gets hired elsewhere, & jumps their income in one move. That is not luck. That is strategy. Leave Your Job Every 3 Years reveals the career wealth system top performers use to stop being financially trapped by employer loyalty, slow promotions, and tiny annual raises. Most people are taught to stay patient, keep proving themselves, and hope the company ...

Something is happening in workplaces that most leaders are only now starting to understand. AI is not just automating assembly lines or managing customer service calls. It is taking over judgment-heavy tasks — including financial analysis, legal research, software development, marketing strategies, and management decisions — that educated, experienced professionals have built their careers around. The Great AI Displacement offers the most thorough analysis of how AI is impacting work, industry by industry and function by function, and provides the first honest assessment of what this ...

Are you encountering resistance when trying to identify and recruit extraordinary but elusive, passive candidates that your competitors ultimately attract? Do your executive searches close with marginal candidates? It's time to transform your approach and results with a proven action plan. In the richly rewarding executive search business, it's not just about filling vacant positions but finding the perfect match between executive and company.

Artificial intelligence is restructuring industries faster than leadership pipelines can adjust. Entire job categories are being compressed, automated, or redefined. The advantage no longer belongs to the most experienced. It belongs to the most adaptive. The question is not whether AI will affect your role. The question is whether you are proactively managing your relevance. CEO of You reframes career management as capital allocation. Your skills are assets. Your judgment is leverage. Your network is governance. In an era of intelligent automation, passive career drift is a liability. This...

Artificial Intelligence is the bedrock of the future economy and the new global operating system that will quietly power every industry, process, and decision. In The Future After AI, top-ranked economist and world-renowned futurist Jason Schenker explores how AI will underpin finance, technology, energy, healthcare, education, and business. AI is transforming the global economy in ways as profound as the internet and computers once did. But just as we no longer marvel at using the internet, AI's impact is likely to become so deeply embedded in technology and society that we might soon stop...

An explosive exposé of Samsung that “reads like a dynastic thriller, rolling through three generations of family intrigue, embezzlement, bribery, corruption, prostitution, and other bad behavior” (The Wall Street Journal). LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Ever wish there was a step-by-step blueprint to design your life for financial freedom, lifestyle flexibility, and major impact? Are you ready to go from being stuck and complacent to courageous and capable of creating a business offering you the time and financial...

*A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!* Think differently and find the courage to challenge the status quo with this mindset-shifting guide to meaningful change. For most of our lives, we are encouraged to trudge along the well-worn paths of those who have come before us. We learn the rules – in our...

AI skills matter. But they are not enough to get hired. Today’s entry-level job market is full of mixed signals. Students are told that artificial intelligence will change everything, that degrees matter less, that internships matter more, and that employers now want proof instead of promises. For new graduates, the result is often confusion: What should you actually build, practice, and show before applying for your first professional role? What Employers Want From New Graduates gives readers a clear, research-informed guide to the new rules of entry-level hiring. This practical career-...

A “creativity whisperer to the C-Suite” keynote speaker teaches how to harness the power of everyday activities to stress less and be more productive. Natalie Nixon helps corporate leaders achieve transformative business results by applying wonder and rigor to their work. In Move. Think...

Job searching has changed—and the smartest candidates are using AI to gain a real edge. AI for Job Seekers is a practical, beginner-friendly guide that shows you how to use artificial intelligence to optimize your resume, prepare confidently for interviews, stand out on LinkedIn, and land the job you actually want—without losing authenticity or integrity. Whether you’re unemployed, career-changing, re-entering the workforce, or aiming for your next promotion, this book teaches you how to use AI tools like ChatGPT as a powerful job search partner—not a shortcut or a gimmick. Inside ...

For readers of Never Split the Difference and What Every Body Is Saying, learn how to adopt top-secret spy skills to gain an unfair advantage in business and life. Information is the lifeblood of spycraft, and the key to unlocking opportunity, influence, and freedom in everyday life. But in a...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber, read by Christopher Ragland. Be honest: if your job didn't exist, would anybody miss it? Have you ever wondered why not? Up to 40% of us secretly believe our jobs probably aren't necessary. In other words: they are...

I know that most people are still using a 2019 playbook for a 2026 game. This isn't just a guide; it’s a survival manual for the AI-driven job market. The Algorithmic Pivot on LinkedIn: The 2026 LinkedIn Profile Strategy in the AI Era Stop shouting into the void. The "Post and Pray" era of LinkedIn is dead. If you’ve noticed your views have tanked and your InMail is quiet, it’s not your imagination. Organic reach is down 50%, and the algorithm has undergone a fundamental shift. You aren’t just competing with other professionals anymore; you’re being filtered, ranked, and scored by...