Business Wisdom

Based on interviews with two distinct populations-medical patients coping with chronic pain and physicians coping with having been involved in serious medical errors - Choosing Wisdom delves into how average people respond to adversity, how they change, and what factors help or hinder positive change. Through these interviews, the authors chart each person's journey, and though the circumstances of each case may be unique, the commonalities are remarkable.

Wisdom without passion is a Ferrari with no gas in the tank. Passion without wisdom is a tricked-out 57 Chevy with no steering wheel. Baby Boomers have relied on wisdom to pave the way to success. Education, knowledge, investing strategies, 401(k)s, real estate leverage, and carefully contrived career paths were expected to lead to success in the golden years. Seeing the overall failure of that formulaic approach to life, younger generations today have relied on passion as the guiding principle for their version of success.

This audiobook contains wisdom quotes from many renowned Western philosophers and leaders: Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Heraclitus, Marcus Aurelius, Napoleon Bonaparte, Abraham Lincoln, Sigmund Freud, Michel De Montaigne, and Friedrich Nietzsche. These quotes cover many aspects of life, such as spirituality, motivation, happiness, health, and success.

Wisdom for Winners contains a unique combination of guidance for the career professional and the entrepreneur, combined with spiritual wisdom that prompts self-reflection. Organized into small sections, the material can be heard incrementally for greater impact.

Barry Becher and Ed Valenti set the stage for today’s infomercials with their now-famous television techniques. Their zany commercials - advertising such products as the Miracle Painter, Armourcote cookware, and, most famously, the Ginsu® knife - captured both the imagination and pocketbook of the American public. And they became millionaires in the process. But wait, there’s more! You’ll learn how to get a better price on anything you buy, how to get better service anywhere, even how to get easily get bumped from coach to first class on an airline.

Becoming a successful entrepreneur takes energy and drive. Less than 20% make it beyond the first three years. Achieving the next level, the status of business titan - the upper echelon of leadership - takes an unrelenting commitment to turn an idea into a plan, a plan into a startup venture, and a venture into a successful business. The chances of getting to the top are slim at best, relying on a particular set of skills and attributes.

Wisdom of the Wealthy tells the story of three US immigrants. Two grew up so poor they were humiliated and reviled even by their own schoolteachers. The third gave up everything he had to save the woman he loved from an honor killing.

Voted the Top Corporate Leadership Coach in Europe by AI Media, best-selling author Pepper de Callier shares the secrets and insights on life, success, and personal development he's learned from coaching leaders on a global basis for more than 35 years. His wit, humor, credibility, common sense, and a touch of irreverence make this not only an enjoyable and engaging listen, but extremely instructive with insights that can be applied immediately in day-to-day life.

Introducing Guardrailing, a nontraditional method for creatively and authentically guiding your vision, team, and company from concept to successful exit. Author Michael Bush draws from his experience as a consultant, strategic planning expert, and former CEO of Ganeden, a prominent player in the probiotics industry, to share his simple strategy for aligning your business with the values and spirit of the wellness revolution— to help you reach your ultimate destination while fostering a new era of conscious leadership.

Business can be complicated. Just ask any entrepreneur, business owner, or key executive. If it were easy, everybody would do it, right? Even if you know what needs to be done, doing it is challenging. Sometimes, as entrepreneurs, business owners, CEOs, and key executives, you are so close to the problems that you cannot see the forest for the trees. Importantly, the questions you ask and how you reach your conclusions of what's next and best for you and your business is what this book is all about.

Based on extensive interviews with accountable leaders--from Fortune 500 CEOs to Hall of Fame athletes--No More Excuses identifies the five accountabilities of successful people and organizations. These tenets encourage accountability in others and performance at the highest level.

Working women have an equilibrium problem. We have more options for what to do with our lives than at any time in history, but too often that abundance of choices leads us on a mythical quest to “have it all.” As we try to excel in the many roles we take on, it feels like balance is an impossible dream—and our health and our relationships suffer as a result.

The world is changing dramatically, and it's easy to be alarmed and lose focus of what matters most. Don't fall into that trap! Build leadership skills, boost productivity, and learn and apply the time-tested principles of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.

Broken down in small bite-sized topics that are relevant for self-growth and actualization, this book outlines the many nuggets of wisdom to overcome obstacles for continual self-improvement.

From dealing with underperformers to fighting off lawsuits, employee problems are the bane of a manager's existence. So what do most do? Ignore them! And that's a recipe for more problems. Written by a seasoned HR expert and employment attorney, Hard-Won Wisdom takes you inside the messy reality of situations gone wrong. These sometimes funny, always cautionary tales reinforce crucial lessons for managers.

Five P's to a Wow Business focuses on a proactive system of professional management best practices that will help your business to truly excel. Using practical terms and an easy-to-follow presentation, author Bill Matthews, lays out the business road-map to success within the outline of five areas: planning, people, processes, performetrics, and passion.

Eitan draws on over 70 years of life experience to bring you a memorable listen about giving it your all and living life more fully from the heart. If you sometimes feel overwhelmed, full of fear, broken, seeking love, wanting to obey God with all your heart, then listen to these guiding words!

Today's modern, competitive business environment demands that executives conduct business operations more effectively and compassionately. Turning to the ancient wisdom of China provides insight for professionals who want to stay on the cutting edge. This program guides executives with fundamental teachings on the topics of leadership, strategy, selling, personnel, and ethics from the writings of Confucius, Chuang Tzu, Lao Tzu, and others to present a practical vision for those who strive to maintain formidable status in the ever-changing business world.

This quotes book is a treasure chest, a secret box of feminine wisdom, wit, causticity, and generosity. Here are collected quotes and aphorisms of the most famous, outstanding, bright, brave and strong women of our world, whose talent and belief in themselves have changed it for better. There is a lot that we can learn from these women. This audiobook will be a source of inspiration for all who feel the desire to realize themselves and move towards their goals. It’s gorgeous gift book for your mom, friends, and acquaintances.

Marcus Aurelius's timeless insights into human behaviour show that 2000 years on, not much has changed in the workplace and we could all do well if we focus on what we can control and worry less about things we can't. As head of the Roman empire, he encountered his fair share of difficult people, frustrating situations and political infighting. In Meditations, Marcus Aurelius encouraged us to accept other people's inevitable shortcomings, make the most of our short life, resist the temptations of fame and flattery and, when things get too much, take a cosmic perspective of our existence.