Critical Business

Turquoise Eyes combines compelling narrative while teaching problem solving and critical thinking skills. Set after a bank begins implementing a new retail banking strategy, we follow Teresa García Ramírez de Arroyo, a director general in the Mexican government, who has received some disturbing news. A whistleblower has emailed Teresa with troubling news about a mistake in the loan default calculations and reserve ratios. The numbers do not add up. This audiobook teaches advanced business concepts through a compelling storyline.

Federal agencies with a lead role to assist and protect one or more of the nation’s 16 critical infrastructures are referred to as sector risk management agencies (SRMAs). The SRMAs for three of the 16 have determined the extent of their sector’s adoption of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (framework). In doing so, lead agencies took actions such as developing sector surveys and conducting technical assessments mapped to framework elements.

This book is a well-rounded introduction to the principles of critical thinking. The book provides tips and steps that are easy to follow, yet very effective in solving problems of all kinds. This guide is helpful to people of all walks of life. The techniques it provides are useful - cutting across careers, businesses, political and even the social arena. After listening to this book, you will be amazed at the amount of resources you can save just by making critical thinking part of your everyday life.

Millennials are walking into a very different business environment than the one in which our parents worked. We can't rely on the stability of a linear career path within a single company. To be successful in this new world, we must take a proactive approach to managing our careers. Not Your Parents' Workplace shares an intimate account of the highs and lows I've experienced as a young professional....

Authored by renowned leadership, Agile, and project management trainer and coach Phill Akinwale, PMP, this book serves as a seminal guide to mastering the DIGCIV model—a comprehensive framework for decision-making in the modern digital landscape. DIGCIV: A Model for Problem Solving, Critical Thinking & Creativity is an indispensable resource for anyone looking to refine their decision-making processes in a world dominated by information overload.

Create Your Own Future is a powerful book on self-empowerment that offers a wealth of ideas readers can apply immediately to take complete control of their personal and work lives. Intended for anyone who wants to make more money and get more satisfaction from life, the book offers twelve principles for success and real-world action plans that help you reach your goals. Author Brian Tracy is one of the most renowned and successful self-help authors and speakers in the world; Create Your Own Future presents all his accumulated experience in making success happen for others. Now, it can make success happen for you.

Adrian Slywotzky and David Morrison are back with another brilliant and practical book dealing with the big issues that keep the managers of every company awake at night: How do I keep my company from being "Amazoned," and how do I "anticipate my competitors, launch a preemptive digital strike...

Someday, somebody somewhere is going to try to scam you. It could be someone online. It could be a person in your workplace. It could be a friend. It could be your partner. There are a myriad of ways in which people will try to get you to buy the lies. In the second book in the Why Smart Women series, we rejoin Kat who’s in a relationship with a lovely, decent man, she’s enjoying her well-paid job and she has adopted a large groodle. Things are looking up!

The B2B world has changed drastically since 2020, making content marketing more mission-critical than ever before. Content Marketing: Mission Critical explains how to harness this powerful tool for growth, even when resources are limited. This audiobook provides an easy-to-follow guide for business leaders on how to prepare their companies for successful, sustainable content marketing initiatives.

This audiobook will change the way you live your life. No matter the circumstance, by nurturing the seven skills of adaptability, critical thinking, empathy, integrity, being proactive, optimism, and resilience you will immediately feel more in control, enjoy great personal and professional relationships, do work you truly love and enjoy and most of all, be happier and more robust. This audiobook is for anyone interested in personal development, improving their life, and finding small but hugely impactful tweaks that make a real difference to well-being, productivity, and happiness.

David Andrew is an incredibly fortunate, optimistic man who wishes to convey to his audience with clarity, using real-world examples, and specific tools on how to look forward and feel excitement in their lives. He also hopes to teach his audience to look back in time and see things differently. In short, he wants us all to attain the often-elusive happiness we all seek. With the goal of helping others to see things differently and in positive and helpful ways, he shares insight into what he has identified as the "critical elements" to leading a fabulous life.

All projects, large and small, are subject to various risks. But the failure to manage inherent risk with diligence and know-how can lead to devastating consequences for an organization. In this comprehensive hands-on guide, a renowned expert in the field provides everything organizations need to conduct project risk management the right way.

This audiobook's message is rooted in the philosophy that people inherently possess the wisdom necessary to make healthy choices and to live in balance. It emphasizes that self-love, acceptance of genetic diversity in body size, celebration of the unique beauty of every individual, and intuitive self-care are fundamental to achieving good physical and emotional health. It encourages listeners to shift their focus away from ineffective, harmful weight-loss efforts toward improving and sustaining positive self-care behaviors.

The familiar adage that “It’s a jungle out there” applies to sellers and sales organizations now more than ever. Competitors are hungry for business; decision makers are wary of change; and the market is crowded with products and services that are barely distinguishable from one another. Meanwhile, the tried-and-true sales methods of the past are simply no longer effective in a world where customers aren’t sure whom to trust.

Sharing your creative and entrepreneurial ventures online can feel like traversing a rough and uncharted ocean, full of setbacks and obstacles that might sink your ship. Unless you have an experienced friend to help you navigate it. Someone who will show you the ropes and share the map. Pulling from the collective wisdom of creatives and entrepreneurs of every strip, Jillian compiled this guidebook. If you ever wanted to go out to coffee and “pick the brain” of someone who has successfully navigated this creative entrepreneurial life, this is your chance.

If you want to make effective and informed decisions, through critical thinking and creative problem solving, then keep reading.... Do you keep jumping to the wrong conclusion? Are you tired of repeatedly making the same mistakes? Do you often find your decisions are based on assumptions rather than knowing the facts? The solution is critical thinking and problem solving, a valuable skill that you can use at work and in your personal life, to develop better decision making skills in order to create a healthier more rational environment.

The most effective leaders across a wide variety of spectrums have achieved their success by beginning their journey with a question few bother to ask: How do I lead myself? As New York Times bestselling author and leadership expert John C. Maxwell says, “A leader never has to recover from a...

All teams need a leader, and a high-performing team needs a great one. Derived from the research of our previous book, Leading Teams, this book is laser focused on the leader and develops a checklist for any organization choosing or evaluating a team leader.

From the bestselling author of Killing Lincoln and host of Fox News' top show The O'Reilly Factor, the best of Bill O’Reilly’s provocative writing—reflecting his ideas, wisdom, and core values Bill O’Reilly is one of the most recognized and talked-about journalists of our time. With...

From FSGO x Logic: anonymous interviews with tech workers at all levels, providing a bird's-eye view of the industry In Voices from the Valley, the celebrated writers and Logic cofounders Moira Weigel and Ben Tarnoff take an unprecedented dive into the tech industry, conducting unfiltered...