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Behavior change is hard, but O’Mara shows that by adopting strategies that are well-founded in the science of brain and behavior, individuals and organizations can adapt to the demands of the modern world.

A master storyteller, the author does this in 24 easily digestible chapters, starting with "character," the basic building block for all great leaders. From there, he addresses the importance of trust, four different methods of mentoring, delivering under pressure, setting organizational expectations, breaking down cultural barriers, effective communications, leaving a legacy, risk management, and many more topics that have everyday application for all of us.

Cornelius Vanderbilt I had no illusions about his life. He didn’t start out with grand plans and ungodly greed. He merely stepped in this world one foot at a time, one boat at a time, one market at a time - one day at a time. He worked 16 hours a day, seven days a week. He worked hard and played hard. When all was said and done, though, he was a simple man who pushed the world of transportation to be all it could be - to be what it is today. Vanderbilt was a man of steel, and we can learn incredible things from him.

Have you ever wondered how one can save from taxi rides during surge pricing? Why you would shop more under sunny weather? What effects does a bankrupt neighbour have on residents living in the estate? How do people perceive risks during the coronavirus pandemic? Kiasunomics©2 explores these issues and more in a light-hearted and easy-to-understand manner, by showing the economic ramifications of individual choices through the lens of Teng, the protagonist of this book, and his family and friends.

Part "how to do" and part "how to think", Wit, Wisdom and the Business of Weddings is your companion on a journey to a more successful wedding business. Alan Berg has been called "the leading international speaker and expert on the business of weddings and events", and he's been writing articles and blogs for years.

Happily create customers for keeps.If marketing is the art of creating a customer, smart marketing creates customers who want to stick around and who match the values and approach of the business owner or organization. Discover the assumptions and actions underpinning the ability to build a solid base of customers you enjoy doing business with.

Become the master of your business fate.With proper attention to marketing strategy, success is no accident. Time spent planning where you want your business to go and the customers you prefer to serve pays off. Discover also how to earn and keep trust, build a reputation, amplify sales and set your course for profit.Despite today's world of fierce economic, competitive and technical challenges, defining goals and maintaining your intended direction does not require an MBA or high-level number crunching.

Demystify the tools and methods for transforming your data into business and career success. Measure Smarter 2 Know More gives you a scalable method that can be applied across your business. It helps you understand how to use your data to pinpoint market opportunities, mitigate risks, reduce attrition and streamline operations in a practical, real-world and relevant way. Chantel Wilson Chase shares her 30 years of experience in an easy-to-follow step-by-step approach with clarity and affability.

In this book I share, from my heart, my most inspiring and emotional experiences - good and bad, successful and unsuccessful. At the end of each story, I share the insights and lessons I have learned from each experience. As a father, I decided to write this book for my sons. It is to act as a "life manual" to give them guidance long after I am gone and to pass these lessons on the future generations.

Your mental model is not rigid. At any point in life, you possess the ability to change your perspective. Have you found that success does not erase insecurity and self-doubt? Do you know what it feels like to long for a different life? Sleeping Giants provides practical insights into how ordinary people can choose to build lives that matter.

A new breed of monopolies is threatening your business. Tech megafirms from around the world are encroaching on your industry's space, rewriting the rules, and scooping up talent - and your customers. What should you and your company be doing right now to counter these challenges? Monopolies and Tech Giants: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review will provide you with today's most essential thinking on corporate inequality, help you understand what it will mean for your organization, and inspire your company to succeed in the winner-take-all economy.

Case history about the sale of a firm and the transitions that come next.

In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, harnessing the true power of Artificial Intelligence has become essential for staying competitive and making informed decisions. This comprehensive guide, tailored for beginners, empowers you to unlock AI's immense potential to revolutionize your business.

One of the most successful entrepreneurs in the automotive world, Robert “Bob” McKee writes about his incredible journey in What a Ride: From Boardwalk to Boardroom–A Hustler’s Insights into Business and Life.

How, in challenging times, can corporate leaders protect profits and keep their plans for growth on track, while protecting the synergy between business and people-valuing goals? Corporate leaders need an edge - not just to survive, but to triumph over issues and come out on top, especially when staff resilience and engagement are being tested. In recent years psychology has spectacularly transformed our ability to improve business and personal resilience, individual performance, and corporate results.

A practical, entertaining handbook for people who never expected to be bosses. Plenty of managers never asked, expected, or trained to be put in charge of other people. But when it happens, these accidental bosses often find that learning to manage is like learning to swim by being dropped into the deep end of the pool. Hank Gilman knows what that's like. As a top editor for Fortune, Newsweek, and the Boston Globe, he has helped nurture some outstanding talent.

Are you a driven executive seeking an edge in today's competitive business world? Look no further! The Executive's Edge: Key Takeaways from Leading Business Books is your all-in-one gateway to transformative leadership and organizational success. Inside this empowering compilation, we've carefully curated summaries of the most influential business books, tailored for time-constrained leaders like yourself. Discover the visionary wisdom of Eric Ries, Jim Collins, Peter Drucker, Carol S. Dweck, and other pioneering authors.

How do Amazon, Apple, Google, Nike, Southwest Airlines, Starbucks, and The Walt Disney Company grow better and faster than others in the same industry? In Upstream Marketing, authors Tim Koelzer and Kristin Kurth share best practices, research, case studies, and analysis informed by their more than twenty years of experience helping transform client brands and businesses through their work at EquiBrand Consulting, a top management consultancy. The result is a groundbreaking deep-dive into the fundamentals of upstream marketing.

Everything in nature evolves by trial and error. We cannot avoid this fundamental method of natural evolution, but our human advantage is that we can think about and learn from the errors before trying again. Trial, Error, and Success helps boost that advantage with 10 insights into realistic knowledge, thinking, and emotional intelligence. The authors use real-life examples to show how successful thinking avoids overgeneralization traps - the key trick is to focus on the differences between a new circumstance and existing knowledge.

Truth is men and women with a reflective, more inward style have hidden strengths that are often lost in our noisy world. Beth Buelow is on a mission to change that. Known around the globe as "the introvert entrepreneur", Beth is an author, a speaker, and a professional coach dedicated to helping introverts understand and embrace their unique gifts. In this book she weaves personal stories with wit and wisdom to explore the unique energy that comes along with introversion.