Business Fiction

New York Times bestselling author and applied neuroscience expert Christine Comaford knows what it takes to move people from the Critter State into the Smart State, where they have full access to their own creativity, innovation, higher consciousness, and emotional engagement. When an entire culture maintains that state, it becomes what she calls a SmartTribe.

These days more and more employers are using “competency-based” job interview questions to try to ensure that new hires’ experience and abilities match the demands of the positions they’re filling. Designed to elicit real-life career events demonstrating your knowledge, judgment, and skills, this new breed of interview question can trip up even the savviest job seekers. And in this extremely tough job market, there are no second chances.

How can you become a more successful manager, a stronger team leader, and a motivator who gets the best results from a group? Ken Blanchard and Marc Muchnick's The Leadership Pill provides the answer. Their entertaining and inspiring new book is a parable about the competition between two leaders with totally different management styles - a story that reveals the ingredients of truly effective leadership.

Ora che la sua carriera di attrice hollywoodiana è al minimo storico, April Sinclair decide di tornare alla tranquillità della sua città natale, sull'isola scozzese di Skye. Quale modo migliore per capire come mai tutto è andato a rotoli, se non ripartire dall'inizio? April ha in mente di dedicarsi a una nuova sfida, ovvero salvare la distilleria della sua famiglia. Quello che non si aspetta di trovare è Malcolm Macabe, irascibile ed estremamente attraente master distiller che vive nella casa che lei ha appena ereditato.

Nach dem verheerenden Ende der »Show Illusion« in Las Vegas stehen Stella und Levin vor dem Nichts. Plötzlich erhält Levin ein Angebot – die Chance, die Show neu aufzubauen, größer als je zuvor. Als die Show erneut zum Leben erwacht, kehrt auch eine Person zurück, die längst tot sein sollte – und mit ihr eine Wahrheit, die nicht nur Stellas Liebe zu Levin, sondern alles, woran sie je geglaubt hat, infrage stellt.

Join prosecutor Mia Quinn as she tries to bring justice to Seattle in the Mia Quinn Mysteries: A Matter of Trust, A Deadly Business, and Lethal Beauty—now available as a 3-in-1 audiobook!

Vous prenez trois entrepreneurs français. Vous leur donnez une valise remplie de poudre blanche et vous les envoyez à Cuba. Bien évidemment, Maurice, Albert et Bronski ont sauté sur l'occasion. Arrivés à la Havane, le trio de barbouzes marseillais monte "Pain de Paris", la première entreprise française créée sur l'île de Fidel. Et oui, parce que cette poudre n'est pas de la cocaïne... mais de la farine. Entre espionnage, rivalités fraternelles et menaces, difficile de se faire une place au chaud sous l'ère Castro.

It's the Fiesta de San Juan in Spain, the national celebration of the Summer Solstice, and there's much excitement about a huge firework display in the village of St Marti. But Primavera Blackstone is more inflamed by the appearance of a mysterious writer, Duncan Culshaw, who is determined to rake through the ashes of her past. And when extortion and blackmail are mentioned, Primavera realises the heat is on.

Chimps, nukes, what could go wrong? It seemed like a good idea at the time: train chimpanzees to fly planes to deliver nuclear bombs. We’d just won the biggest war the world had ever seen, so why not? The project was going really well, right up to the moment that it wasn’t. In June of 1947, a mysterious aircraft crashed on a ranch outside of Roswell, New Mexico, and over the years, many have speculated about what (and who) it might have been. But now, now you’ll learn the truth. Maybe.

When Lisa Doris makes the tough call to leave her new love interest and work things out with her ex, did she make the right one? Years after her decision, she’s carved out a new life that seemed to be divinely led. As a music journalist for a hip, Black-owned magazine, and a wife and mother expecting baby number two, her plate is full. How could she not have it all? Yet, for years, the behind-the-scenes turmoil from the estrangement of her mother and the nagging absence of her father remained buried. When her father returns to her life, old resentments relentlessly fly to the surface.

When I was a child I thought I'd marry my best friend. Our relationship flirted on the edge of becoming something more for years. That was before I accidentally married his older brother. One forgotten night in Vegas changed the course of my life. Ours is a marriage of inconvenience. Stryker Lawson is older, constantly grumpy, and my new boss. He's also my every fantasy made flesh, but I won't be ruled by my emotions. No matter how hard I try to push him away, he won't give up on the idea of us. Neither will his brother.

Vegas Duncan's release from prison is right on time for his older brother Junior's engagement to the voluptuous Sonya Brown. Unfortunately Junior's attempt at happiness comes to a screeching halt when Sonya's husband, the mysterious Brother X, and his army of Muslim hit men declare war on the Duncan clan. Duncan family patriarch LC Duncan has gone up against many foes in his time.

There are many individuals who know how to crochet, but they need help in marketing their crochet projects online. A crochet hobby can definitely turn into extra income for your household, and this book explains how.

In our rapidly evolving world, sharp, critical thinking and solid logic are more critical than ever. With the flood of information, opinions, and misinformation overwhelming our daily lives, the capacity to discern truth from falsehood, think clearly, and make well-informed decisions is not just an asset—it's a necessity. This book serves as a beacon for those looking to enhance their cognitive abilities. It's a practical guide offering a deep dive into critical thinking and logic.

Things have been going pretty great for us these days. Inkerbelle's Tattoos is doing well financially. Our clientele is growing by the day, and we're about to purchase the guest house we've been living in from our dear friend Knuckles. Finally, we'll have the roots we've so desperately yearned for. Now, if only we could figure out how to get rid of the troublesome demon inside me... We've also been focusing on Coop and her efforts to live her best life. As a newb to Earth, she's on a quest to experience as much as she possibly can and that includes her latest passion, makeup.

Firefighter Jackson Hart is back in Brooklyn and on the hunt for the girl who’s kept him burning for 10 long years. The girl he left, in a total prick move, without saying goodbye. Now he’s determined to make it right, to hell with her three-date rule. But Becca’s not ready to forgive and forget. In fact, she seems determined to stoke his fire every chance she gets. She wants to avoid sexy distractions like him? Fine. Because what she doesn’t know - yet - is that Jax isn’t the kind of man to give up when he wants something. And he always gets what he wants.

Für die junge Sängerin Stella wird ein Traum wahr, als sie zur »Show Illusion« nach Las Vegas eingeladen wird. Bald erkennt Stella, dass nichts in der Show dem Zufall überlassen ist. Stellas Vorgängerin Fia ist nach einem mysteriösen Unfall verschwunden. Stella muss bald feststellen, dass sie niemandem vertrauen kann.

There is no doubt that public relations (PR) can move mountains for innovation-driven companies. Though the outputs of PR can confer significant advantages on companies seeking to change the status quo, build their brand equity, and drive sales, too often common mistakes result in wasted money, finger pointing, and tattered reputations.

Eat your heart out, Nostradamus! There's a new soothsayer in town and his name is Scott Adams. The ruthless ridiculer of corporate idiocy, together with Dilbert, Dogbert, and the twits in management, turns his eagle eye on everything from new work-avoiding technology to sex with aliens. He predicts that (finally!) we'll learn to harness the most abundant resource in the universe: stupidity.

She can speak all languages. He can smell evil intent. They're enemies. They crave each other. Secret magic, international settings, a conspiracy plot, star-crossed lovers, and sharp writing The Demon in Business Class is a stunning debut novel spanning continents and genres. Zarabeth travels the world for a shady executive, laying the groundwork for global war. Gabriel offers a second chance to the criminals that a visionary leader sees in dreams. One rainy night in Scotland, they meet...Now, it's complicated.