International Business

What would the world look like if America were to reduce its role as a global leader in order to focus all its energies on solving its problems at home? And is America really in decline? Robert Kagan, New York Times best-selling author and one of the country’s most influential strategic...

You may already know this, but in case you didn't, here are some facts about why freight brokerage business is growing and why it is so lucrative to get in to: since 2012, freight brokerage industry has been seeing a steady 6-12% growth every year; the ongoing economic recovery is bringing an increase in demand for trucking service; and more!

Though stress is an inseparable part of our lives, we can easily manage it using simple strategies and techniques. All we need is the willingness to learn these techniques and the ability to take action. Effective stress management is critical to your physical, psychological, and emotional health. It's vital to your overall well-being. This book will show you how to start managing your issues and get relief immediately.

The 2014 Lok Sabha elections saw the involvement of India's youth like never before. They were debating inside classrooms, sitting for dharnas on the street, having conversations in offices and on social media. The election in 2014 saw 150 million young voters---and the highest number of...

The global freight forwarding market has been seeing a steady growth of around 5 percent for the last four years. New trade deals like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Trans-Atlantic Partnership (TAP), and many others are bringing the whole world into one marketplace. This is an industry that, in my opinion, is still in its infancy. With TPP, TAP, and many other global trade agreements, the need for such services will grow higher every year.

My name is George A. Stewart, I am 43 years old, and I worked for 12 years as a store manager for Burger King - a truly dead end job. I decided to quit and took up a job as a freight agent working under an established freight broker. My job included looking for new clients, taking orders, and matching shippers with carriers. In one year or so, I felt that I had enough experience and contacts to start my own firm. In this book I've outlined every step to becoming a successful freight broker - steps that anyone can understand and follow.

Do the Fed’s efforts to stabilize the economy worsen inequality? The Federal Reserve, the U.S. central bank, was built for a monetary system composed primarily of investor-owned, government-chartered banks. But over the years, the erosion of banking law and the rise of alternative forms of...

It takes a lifetime of learning to lead. But who has time to wait for that? Most managers weren’t born knowing how to lead, who leaders are, or what leaders really do. Today’s leaders must relearn how to lead because the pandemic transformed the workplace, challenging everything we thought we knew about leadership. Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing business, and neuroscience-based leadership development is offering powerful new methods to grow effective leaders.

There is growing evidence that Trump has spent decades cultivating ties to corrupt Russians and the post-Soviet state. In Trump/Russia: A Definitive History, Seth Hettena chronicles the many years Trump has spent wooing Russian money and power. From the collapse of his casino empire - which left Trump desperate for cash - and his first contacts with Russian deal makers and financiers, on up to the White House, Hettena reveals the myriad of shady people, convoluted dealings, and strange events that suggest how indebted to Russia our 45th president might be.

Congratulations on picking up this book and taking time to educate yourself about one of the most liberating and rewarding steps you are about to take. My name is Benjamin Lashar. I am a Canadian who moved to the USA 25 years ago to pursue a successful corporate career. But the global economic crisis of 2008 forced my employer to lay me off. I took a nice severance offer and moved back to Canada with my wife and children to be close to our family.

From the innermost sanctum of the Prime Minister’s private offices among the Minaret-studded buildings of Putrajaya to streets filled with tear-gassed protestors in downtown Kuala Lumpur, Romen Bose, a former international correspondent and political communications consultant to then Prime...

Your voice matters. Your ideas, your vision, your work—they all have the potential to make a significant impact, but only if your message touches a nerve and sticks with your audience long after you’ve spoken. Voices Of Reason equips leaders to communicate with impact. Drawing on Aristotle’s timeless principles—ethos (character), logos (logic), and pathos (emotional resonance)—this book offers a roadmap for persuasive leadership. Learn strategies to craft compelling speeches, overcome speaking fears, and foster open dialogue.

What if the key to personal and professional success was already inside you – just waiting to be understood. In Personalities Remixed, Lewis Senior, Mark Wilkinson, and Paul Grant combine decades of global leadership, coaching, and human performance expertise to bring you the definitive guide to using the E-Colours personality system for life-changing results.

Built to Outlast the Storm: The 12 Points to Turning a Setback into a Major Comeback is a must have manual for those experiencing any kind of life adversity. Author Jamila T. Davis, CEO and PhD student draws on her own incredible life experiences, as she achieved the pinnacle of success as a millionaire celebrity advisor for high-profile athletes and hip-hop artists and then quickly fell to the darkest depths of despair when she was incarcerated in federal prison for 12 years.

I have always appreciated wines. I guess, you could say, I was in love with wine. I knew what the supposed experts said about food and wine pairings. I knew how to describe the body and the tannins of the wine. When I found myself out of work, laid off from my typical office nine-to-five job, I was inspired by wine. One evening, while sipping a glass of my favorite casual red blend, I started examining the label.

Do you have a hard time negotiating with people? Are you always the first one to compromise or too tough to generate great deals? This book will address your fear and obstacles in negotiation. You will soon reap the benefits of being a great negotiator if you follow the steps in this book, even if you have never had any business experiences before.

Why do some fights for justice stall while others succeed? A seasoned strategist reveals the difference between presence and power—and offers everyday people tools to turn outrage into outcomes that stick. Over two decades on the frontlines of social change in leadership roles at GLAAD and...

Economists insist that recovery is at hand, yet unemployment remains high, real estate values continue to sink, and governments stagger under record deficits. The End of Growth proposes a startling diagnosis: humanity has reached a fundamental turning point in its economic history. The expansionary trajectory of industrial civilization is colliding with non-negotiable natural limits.

“The go-to guy on minimum wage” (Nobel Laureate and New York Times bestselling author Paul Krugman) tackles one of the thorniest social issues of our times—income inequality—from a new vantage point with field-leading economics. How did the labor market stop working for so many in the...

From one of the most electric and consequential figures to emerge from the contemporary American labor movement, the remarkable story of his battle to create the first Amazon union in the U.S. and a powerful call to arms on behalf of the working class In the early days of the Covid pandemic...