Academic Leadership

From the best-selling author of Congratulations! Now Get Over Yourself, Ralph Peterson holds nothing back in his latest management manifesto.

Entrepreneur Stuart Skorman, the founder of Elephant Pharmacy, Hungryminds.com, Reel.com, and Empire Video, grew up in a retailing family in Ohio. He worked every kind of job, from cab driver to professional poker player to CEO. In this entertaining, personal account of his coming-of-age in the business world, Skorman gives an insider's view of what it takes to start a business from the ground up.

In Project Management: The Black Experience, Eric presents his direct and honest experience as an African American project manager in a White-dominated corporate world. He shares his 14+ years of experience and insights in the IT project management space of surviving as a Black project manager. This journey begins with a small-town kid from Bluefield, West Virginia, seeking to achieve his dreams but faced with the reality of his “good enough isn’t good enough”, as his parents taught him at an early age.

GameStop Corp. is the world's largest video game and related merchandise retailer by the sheer number of its retail stores. GameStop had a relatively humble beginning in contrast to its place on the Fortune 500 list for the past few years. The company was founded in the latter months of 1982 by James B. McCurry and Gary M. Kusin and started functioning from a regional mall in Dallas, Texas. McCurry and Kusin went to Harvard Business School together, where they developed a friendship that made them stand out from their classmates.

Among the most famous Americans ever, Henry Ford was one of the greatest inventors and industrialists of the early 20th century. He built one of the most innovative versions of the "horseless carriage" and created the first factory assembly line. But the secrets to Henry Ford's success were not lost when he passed away. Take a journey through the lenses of his life, and see how the secrets to his success unfold.

Serve 2 Win, the first in a series of business guidebooks by entrepreneur coach and serial business owner, Mitch Durfee, offers an unusual approach to launching a small business. The single most successful basis for any entrepreneurial endeavor is that of being of service. Not only does a service-to-others approach attract customers and clients, it rewards business practitioners with an unshakeable sense of purpose, undergirded by the inherent happiness of using their expertise to assist others in need of help.

Drawing from the wisdom of celebrated authors, Tang illustrates how we can move forward through crises with compassion, vulnerability, risk-taking, and learning. With this memoir as our guide, we can lead wholeheartedly no matter what challenges come our way in the uncertain future ahead. In times of great change, Tang's story is a reminder to embrace the journey and make courageous decisions. It is an inspiring call to action for all of us in this next normal beyond the pandemic.

When most people think of Mother Teresa, they think of a saint - a spiritual hero of extraordinary humanitarian accomplishments, a Nobel Peace Prize winner. But Mother Teresa was also the leader of one of the world's largest and most successful organizations: the Missionaries of Charity.

Richard Branson, one of the world's most famous and admired business leaders, argues that it's time to turn capitalism upside down - to shift our values from an exclusive focus on profit to also caring for people, communities and the planet. As he writes: "It's a vibrant and definite sea change from the way business was always done, when financial profit was a driving force. Today, people aren't afraid to say, Screw business as usual!-and show they mean it."

At a time when Warren Buffet has again emerged as the defining sage and darling of Wall Street, this fascinating book explodes the myths that surround the man from Omaha and brings new insights into his remarkable successes ¿ as a manager, an allocator of capital, and a role model for financial managers, investors, and business executives around the world. Many best-selling books have tried to unlock Buffett's secrets by analysing his genius as a stock picker. But they missed the point.

Have you ever wondered why people can have similar opportunities, grow up in the same locality, go to the same school, and live in similar economy, but some can outperform others financially and excel in their craft, while others fail miserably? Why are other people mega-successful and what do they have that you don't? You perhaps think that they are hiding some secret formula which gives them tremendous success. But if there is really such thing, we surely would all be using and doing it. You have what it takes to achieve success....

For the first time in history, Chris shares his insights on what made Jim Rohn tick during his years as speaker, author, and leader. For seven years, best-selling author and speaker Chris Widener was personally mentored by Jim Rohn. In this time, Chris travelled with Jim Rohn and absorbed his business acumen first-hand. Chris gives listeners a rare glimpse into the greatness of this man, who was considered America’s number one business philosopher.

Richard Branson is a well-known international entrepreneur, and his lessons in life and in business have served as an inspiration for all who dream of pursuing careers in business and seek to make names for themselves in the competitive world around them. In this audiobook, you will learn about Branson, his different businesses, and lessons he learned along the way that you can integrate in your daily life.

Do you often wonder how the most affluent billionaires made it to where they are today? Would you like to know how they did it, what they did, and, most importantly, what it cost? In Thank You, Steve Jobs: A Legendary Visionary, Innovator and Business Leader - 27 Life Changing Lessons from Steve Jobs About Life, Business and Leadership by Jamie Morris, he follows the stories of these billionaires, what drove them to set up the ideas, the failures they have been through, and how they continue to let their visions grow into feasible business models.

Ingvar Kamprad, fondatore dell'impero IKEA e suo leader fino a qualche anno fa, è uno degli imprenditori più famosi del mondo. In questo breve viaggio nella storia dell'azienda IKEA, seguiremo il signor Kamprad nelle sue visioni giovanili, nelle sue scelte e nelle strategie per vendere che lo hanno reso uno degli uomini e imprenditori più ricchi del mondo.

As educators, we have learned the research on brain science, we have seen that addressing only the academic needs of students isn't enough, and we have attended all the [virtual] conferences on why we need to consider more than simply a child's IQ or test scores when supporting them. But what do we do now? The Whole Child School answers that question. Providing practical strategies for younger and older students, Job Iles takes us from ambiguity to application.

Biographical profile of Walter Elias Disney, the man who built an empire on the back of a mouse. Imbued with an iron-like drive to succeed, Disney pushed, prodded, and pressed those around him, as he did himself, to succeed. He was always on the edge of vision and technology. An unmitigated risk taker, Disney constantly flirted with financial ruin, seemingly bent on a mission to remain in debt while his brother Roy's ambition was to harness Walt's financial excesses.

Henry Ford, uno dei più famosi imprenditori della storia americana, fu il fondatore dell'omonima casa di produzione di automobili, la Ford Motor Company, conosciuta anche solo come Ford. Qui seguiremo i momenti salienti della compagnia, gli alti e i bassi, attraverso aneddoti e citazioni. Cercheremo di capire come ha fatto un uomo dalle umili origini, nato in una famiglia di agricoltori nella periferia di Detroit, a fondare e dirigere uno dei più grandi imperi industriali del XX secolo e diventare un esempio per ogni manager. Cercheremo, insomma, di capire il segreto del suo successo.