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This new offering from management expert Gary S. Topchik, coauthor of The First-Time Manager, Fifth Edition, covers the basics of team building, giving novice managers all the activities and information they need to achieve team-building success. From making the transition from team member to team leader, to holding team members accountable, to managing challenging situations and resolving conflict, The First-Time Manager's Guide to Team Building tells listeners how their own management style can influence how successful their teams become.

Do you dream of being your own boss? You can start a small business, or you can acquire one already underway. After going through this program, you will understand the particular risks and benefits of each method. We will explore what it really means to be successful in your own business beyond the surface-level statistics. You will learn how businesses are valued and how to use tools like debt to acquire one or buy the stuff you need to do a startup. Most importantly, we’ll explore the real risks of small business and manage those risks.

This book serves as a guide. It dives into the process of raising a venture capital fund, the how-tos, the unique language of the limited partner (LP) world, secrets of how LPs think about fund diligence and alignment, the best practices in fundraising, what works, and how you can best prepare for success.

Are you someone who loves DIY projects and has a knack for seeing potential in old furniture? 'How to Start a Furniture Flipping Business' is your comprehensive guide to transforming worn-out pieces into profitable treasures. From sourcing and refurbishing to marketing and selling, this book provides everything you need to launch and grow your furniture flipping business successfully. Discover industry insights, practical tips, and expert strategies to turn your passion into a profitable enterprise.

An inspiring case study for the next generation of start-ups by the unconventional founders of Method. Founded ten years ago by childhood pals Eric Ryan and Adam Lowry, Method has been making headlines and profits with a revolutionary blend of culture and commerce, style and substance. Today, Method's ecofriendly soaps, detergents, and cleaners are ubiquitous in stores, capturing valuable shelf space long dominated by the tired old products of giants P&G and Unilever.

You are in a job that you don’t really like anymore, and yes, it served you well for a while. You are at the point in your life where you are ready to take a leap of faith and launch your own coaching business. You love helping people; it comes naturally to you. You know you were born to make a difference in the world, and you know that now it the right time. Yet, you are overwhelmed and don’t know where to even start! The fears have kicked in, and you wonder how you are going to continue paying the bills while you launch the new business.

In the newly revised second edition of Bridging the Soft Skills Gap: How to Teach the Missing Basics to the New Hybrid Workforce, veteran business advisor, speaker, and consultant Bruce Tulgan delivers a practical and incisive roadmap to developing crucial professionalism, critical thinking, and teamwork skills. An essential leadership handbook for executives, managers, and other business leaders, Bridging the Soft Skills Gap is a must-have resource for human resources professionals, team leaders, and front-line employees who deal with promising, but unpolished, talent.

Learn all the essentials for making your first year of teaching a success! In this exciting audiobook, internationally renowned educator Todd Whitaker teams up with his daughters - Madeline, an elementary teacher, and Katherine, a secondary teacher - to share advice and inspiration. They offer step-by-step guidance to thriving in your new role and overcoming the challenges that many new teachers face.

Thrift Store Success is a step-by-step resource for aspiring thrift store owners who want to enter the resale industry with confidence and clarity. This audiobook addresses the everyday struggles faced by new entrepreneurs in the thrift space.

Are you passionate about sewing and alterations? How to Start a Home-Based Alterations and Tailoring Business is your essential guide to turning your passion into a profitable home-based venture.

Are you an introvert? Are you unsure of how to lead? Do you have a fear of leading? Leadership doesn’t have to involve a fancy title or position. Anyone can be a leader regardless of their current skills or abilities. To become an influential leader, you must learn leadership traits and the essential skills needed.

One Page Talent Management shows you how to quickly identify high-potential talent without complex assessments; increase the number of "ready now" successors for key roles; generate 360-degree feedback that accelerates change in the most critical behaviors; and significantly reduce the time required for managers to implement talent-building processes.

Ten years ago the idea of getting into a stranger's car or walking into a stranger's home would have seemed bizarre and dangerous, but today it's as common as ordering a book online. Uber and Airbnb have ushered in a new era: redefining neighborhoods, challenging the way governments regulate business, and changing the way we travel. In the spirit of iconic Silicon Valley renegades like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, another generation of entrepreneurs is using technology to upend convention and disrupt entire industries.

A lot of business books hold your hand, make you feel good, and are set to convince you that your passion and “unique” business idea are enough to plow through your competition, garner new leads, and make millions just because you can write a business plan that says so. This is not that kind of book. A 20-something hustler, rainmaker, and boot-strapper, Scott Gerber here shows you how to overcome today’s chronic conditions of mass unemployment, underemployment, and dead-end 9-to-5s.

In this new book, Frederick Chavalit Tsao and Chris Laszlo argue that current approaches to leadership fail to produce positive outcomes for either businesses or the communities they serve. Employee disengagement and customer fickleness remain high, resulting in a lack of creativity and collaboration at all levels of entrepreneurial activity. Investor demand for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) continues to be poorly integrated into profit strategies.

Today, number crunching affects your life in ways you might never imagine. In this lively and groundbreaking new audiobook, economist Ian Ayres shows how today's best and brightest organizations are analyzing massive databases at lightening speed to provide greater insights into human behavior. They are the Super Crunchers.

Drawing on author Max Beairsto’s decades of experience advising pharmacy owners, buyers, and sellers, Buy It Smart: From Pharmacist to Owner explores and explains the five basic steps of transacting a purchase, from finding the right pharmacy to finalizing the closing and beyond.

A New Age of Reason: Harnessing the Power of Tech for Good provides a roadmap for integrating emerging world-changing technologies, such as AI/robotics, chips/sensors, and quantum computing, to solve some of today's thorniest and most pressing problems like climate change and world hunger.

Have you ever wondered how to get into another person's mind? Is it possible to control the minds of others like in fantasy movies and comics? Would you like to be able to persuade the minds of others? It is possible that someone has asked this question at some point in their life and has given up on it. The truth is that it does not matter how impossible this is but if it is possible to get into the minds of other people. At any time, people allow us to see the actions they perform, and it is here that we can detect their behavior patterns and thus enter their minds.

Unlock the secrets of success with Paul Jamison, celebrated host of the Green Industry Podcast, in "How to Build a Thriving Lawn Care Business." This guide distills years of industry expertise into actionable strategies that will transform your operation and skyrocket your profits.