Small Business & Entrepreneurship

Large-scale organizational transformations usually don't work. What originally starts as a way of improving an organization becomes an all-consuming distraction, a value-destroying set of activities that, even as it becomes clear they will fail, must be completed at any cost. But there is a better way: becoming an Octopus Organization.

Turn your creative passion into sustainable income with just five hours a week in this road map from the founder of side-hustle-turned-multimillion-dollar-business Gingiber. Are you dreaming of a career as an artist but unsure how to monetize it? Or have you already started your side hustle but...

In Purposeful Performance, business-strategy consultant and coach Jonathan Stanley gives business owners the key to developing a sense of purpose and meaning within and beyond their organization. Jonathan distills decades of experience as a business owner and CEO into a powerful framework that simplifies strategic planning into just eight slides.

Lean Six Sigma is a business methodology that focuses on improving processes and reducing waste to achieve operational excellence. It draws from Total Quality Management, Project Management, and successful business models. Leaner Six Sigma® is the next generation of Lean Six Sigma. It is designed to make Lean Six Sigma easier to use and simplify terms and concepts. Lean Six Sigma is often misunderstood, and several common misconceptions surround it. One misconception is that it is only applicable to manufacturing industries.

Great companies stumble and fall when they lose it. Highfliers crash when a competitor notices they don't have it. Start-ups shut down if they can't develop it. "It" is a strategy so powerful and an execution-driven mindset so relentless that companies use it to gain more than just competitive advantage—they achieve an industry dominance that is virtually unassailable and that competitors often try to explain away as unfair.

Cet ouvrage répond à ces questions essentielles en donnant toutes les clés nécessaires pour développer un état d'esprit positif et créer autour de vous un environnement harmonieux, propice à la réussite collective. Les experts HBR vous proposent des conseils concrets et des techniques éprouvées pour ne plus laisser les doutes et les échecs affecter votre mental mais, au contraire, y voir des occasions de rebondir et de renforcer vos compétences. Véritable livre audio de coaching, ce guide vous permettra de cultiver une énergie nouvelle et de vous épanouir dans votre travail.

Are you stuck on the truck, working endless hours in your home service business—while your dreams of freedom, profit, and growth slip further out of reach? You didn’t start your contractor business to become your own overworked employee. In Get Off The Truck, seasoned entrepreneur and coach David Moerman delivers a practical, no-fluff blueprint to help you stop trading your time for money and start running a home services business that works for you.

From a sweaty, near-catastrophic Shark Tank appearance to a billion-dollar acquisition by Amazon, Jamie Siminoff’s story of founding Ring is the ultimate underdog tale of relentless invention and grit. Through near-bankruptcy, factory disasters, and a maniacal focus on “the mission,” Jamie rallied a ragtag team of Craigslist hires to build one of the most iconic consumer tech brands of all time. Told with unfiltered honesty and humor, Ding Dong is a blueprint for anyone who’s been underestimated, rejected, or told to quit.

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Navidad a mi manera. Cómo ahorrar, ganar dinero y conectarte mejor estas fiestas (incluso si eres un Grinch) ¿Sientes que la Navidad siempre es un gasto innecesario o que no tiene sentido si estás lejos de tu familia? ¿Te frustra no poder disfrutar las fiestas porque prefieres evitarlas o simplemente no sabes cómo aprovecharlas? Muchos creen que para tener una Navidad memorable necesitas mucho dinero, rodearte de personas o amar la temporada de manera incondicional. ¡Eso es un mito! En este libro descubrirás cómo diseñar una Navidad que realmente funcione para ti.

If you’re an entrepreneur, you already know the hustle. You’re spinning plates, managing teams, launching ideas, chasing opportunities—and somehow, you still feel stuck. You’re working harder than ever, yet your impact feels smaller than you expected. Sound familiar? You’re not alone—and you’re not broken. In Visionary, author Mark C. Winters unpacks the real reason so many high-achieving entrepreneurs feel frustrated: they’re doing too much of what they shouldn’t be.

Most people use ChatGPT to save time. The smart ones use it to buy their freedom. This isn’t another side hustle—it’s your blueprint to design a life where income flows automatically while you finally live on your terms. You’ve done everything right—worked hard, checked the boxes, followed the rules. But deep down, you know the system was never built to make you free. Meanwhile, people with half your talent are earning full-time income from AI. The difference isn’t luck—it’s leverage.

Ce nouvel ouvrage de la Harvard Business Review répond à ces questions essentielles en dévoilant les secrets les mieux gardés des grandes équipes. Riche d'outils concrets et de conseils pratiques, il vous permettra de réussir vos recrutements, de développer le potentiel de vos collaborateurs et de construire avec eux des relations de confiance. Vous découvrirez aussi les réflexes à acquérir pour manager efficacement et désamorcer les conflits.

How did Circuit City go from a Mom and Pop store with a mere $13,000 investment, to the best performing Fortune 500 Company for any fifteen-year period between 1965 and 1995, to bankruptcy and liquidation in 2009? What must leaders do not only to take a business from good to great, but to avoid plummeting from great to gone in a constantly evolving marketplace?

Artificial intelligence (AI) and performance expert Josh Cavalier shares his in-depth knowledge and skills to help L&D professionals master learning experience design by using generative AI in their employee learning and development efforts. More than just a technical manual on generative AI or a collection of best prompt practices, this book explores how AI is reshaping jobs, skill development, and human performance. Cavalier provides his Learning and Development AI Ecosystem framework as a practical road map for integrating AI into your day-to-day work and your organization.

Ready to turn ChatGPT into your personal income engine? Whether you're a total beginner or a digital entrepreneur, Make Money with AI gives you the exact blueprint to build passive income, online side hustles, and automated businesses—using nothing but your creativity and the power of AI.

Leadership selection isn't the methodical, objective process we imagine. Decisions aren't made by robotic executives ticking boxes for attributes like strategic fit, core competencies, or cultural alignment. Instead, the process is deeply personal, emotional, and often unpredictable. If you think it's purely merit-based, you're not CEO ready. But don't worry, Mark Thompson and Byron Loflin have coached thousands of candidates through the process and have seen it all—they know what it takes to become truly CEO ready and they're sharing it here.

Launch presents the PARTNERNOMICS® Quick Launch methodology—a systematic 10-step framework for building a profit-focused partnership program in 90 days. Rather than experimenting with untested approaches, you will learn the method validated by more than 4,400 companies across 97 countries. Since founding PARTNERNOMICS® in 2014, Dr. Mark Brigman has led this international advisory firm to help thousands of companies achieve exponential growth by transforming how they collaborate, compete, and create value in the marketplace.

Transform your professional journey by mastering the art of genuine salesmanship. In CAPitalize Your Sales, Christopher A. Panagiotu offers an invaluable guide, crafted from his personal journey of professional development. More than just a resource; it's the mentor Chris wished he had during the early stages of his career. Distilling insights from over 20,000 hours of dedicated work in building his business, podcast, and brand, Chris shares a wealth of knowledge that led him to generate over $1,000,000 in annual revenue, starting from his humble beginnings in an apartment.

Entrepreneurship isn’t for the faint of heart. Melissa Bernstein, cofounder of the wildly successful toy company Melissa & Doug and cofounder of the wellness company Lifelines, knows this firsthand. Connecting deeply with your soul and crafting a clear vision is central to launching a successful business. In The Heart of Entrepreneurship, Bernstein offers a guide for the creative and visionary process of bringing a business, product, or service to life.

Hone: How Purposeful Leaders Defy Drift argues this thinking is itself in need of an overhaul. Rather than devote time to expensive, long, and often unsuccessful transformations, leaders should instead focus on holistically designing and honing the management systems that are the nervous systems of their businesses.

Ce livre s'adresse à celles et ceux qui veulent devenir coach de vie ou qui démarrent leur pratique du coaching depuis quelques mois. L'objectif de ce livre est de fournir les meilleurs conseils pratiques, méthodes et retours d'expérience sur le métier de coach en développement personnel, pour devenir le ou la meilleur(e) coach possible, apporter de la valeur à vos clients, et faire connaître votre activité. Avec ce livre, vous aurez une vision complète du métier de coach en développement personnel.

Transforme o ChatGPT em uma Máquina de Dinheiro vai além do hype, oferecendo estratégias comprovadas para construir um negócio online próspero. Você usará o ChatGPT e outras ferramentas de IA (como Sora, Nano Banana, Descript) para gerar renda com mais facilidade.

Mereces poder realizar una compra sin temor a quedarte sin fondos. Mereces irte de vacaciones. Mereces poder cuidar de tus seres queridos sin preocuparte por las facturas. Mereces vivir de la forma que quieras, sin reservas ni miedos. Mereces ser libre: financieramente libre. Crecimos en Nueva York y desde pequeños nos fascinaron las finanzas, sentimos curiosidad por el mercado de valores y por la manera en que se mueve el dinero entre sistemas y bolsillos. Pero empezamos a notar que para la gente de nuestra comunidad el trabajo duro no era suficiente.