Building Business

As CEO of John Hancock Financial Services and the best-selling author of Brand Warfare, David D'Alessandro knows plenty about breaking away from the pack. In Career Warfare, this ultimate insider tells the true story of how he learned the unwritten rules of corporate ladder climbing.

McKinsey and Company. Lined with bold messages and practical advice, First Things First takes listeners on an insightful journey of how to build a high-performance nonprofit. Listeners learn from the blunders of an organization on the verge of bankruptcy and how Tom Iselin rebuilt it into a national brand. They also learn how to build a set of essential cornerstones most emerging nonprofits overlook when starting out or expanding.

Armstrong on Reinventing Performance Management presents a holistic approach to performance management, drawing on Michael Armstrong's vast research and experience. Most organizations have performance management processes in one form or another, but these are often based on formal annual reviews, forced rankings and directly linked to pay decisions. These traditional approaches are often at the expense of ongoing, continuous feedback and focus on looking back at what has or has not been achieved rather than looking forward.

Legacy in the Making celebrates an active, dynamic form of "modern legacy," seen through the eyes of a select group of extraordinary men and women who are pursuing their enduring ambitions in the age of now. More than caretakers of the past, these modern legacy builders are also the authors of a vital today and tomorrow. Rather than leaving their legacies behind them, they are looking ahead to harness their long-term ambitions and inspire others to help carry them forward. These are not static, traditional legacies. These are legacies in the making.

Companies emerge from smart people with clever ideas. However, vision alone is not enough, as only one out of three companies lasts 10 years. It takes a systematic approach to make a company sustainably successful. In Your Company Is Your Castle, Sandeep Chennakeshu, a business transformation veteran, compares building a company to that of a medieval castle that has withstood the test of time, having weathered nature's elements and hordes of invaders.

Don't be put off by the title; it’s NOT a book that you should give to a bad boss you once worked for! It’s a fantastic companion and guidebook for anyone who wants to be a great boss. It will highlight the bad-boss tendencies that lurk inside of all of us, point out the traps that we can fall into, and guide us on the path to being a brilliant manager.

There are many different approaches you can take when building a personal brand, however, sometimes, you just need to stick to something and be consistent with that game plan and that one only. This is why Personal & Business Branding was created - so you can get the head start you deserve and blow up your brand.

Over the last 60 years, women's lives have transformed from generation to generation. Without a template to follow, women make important decisions blindly, groping for a way forward, winging it, and hoping it all works out. Whether you're deciding if you should pass up a promotion in favor of more flex time, planning when to get pregnant, or wondering what the ramifications are of being the only person in your house who ever unloads the dishwasher, The Ambition Decisions is a guide to the changes that may seem arbitrary but are life defining, by women who've been there.

If You Really Want to Change the World leads entrepreneurs through the critical stages of venture development, from concept to acquisition or public offering to maintaining a rich culture of innovation in the company. It is a guide by innovators for innovators, with approaches that are practical and timeless.

This book will help you navigate the early stages of your business, so you can set yourself up for success. I'm going to share the five fundamental elements of successful business ownership, so that you can be on your way to building a prosperous and rewarding business.

Nafeez Imtiaz, a self-made millionaire entrepreneur, has walked the path you're considering. He understands the fear, uncertainty, and challenges that come with leaving a stable job to pursue your dreams. Through years of trial and error, Imtiaz has distilled the essence of building wealth from zero into a comprehensive guide that speaks directly to aspiring entrepreneurs.

The Business Godfather Treatment provides practical strategies business owners can implement right away to start increasing their business wealth. The Business Godfather Treatment is for owners of companies with up to $20 million in revenue who are looking to get more out of their businesses and build real wealth. The best investment a business owner can make is in his own business.

Looking to raise some capital? Would you like to attract investors for your business or get a loan? The painful truth for a lot of entrepreneurs or business owners is that most businesses are not structured and set up to get the funding they need.

This is a complete walk-through of how to start, build and grow your business. If you dream of building your own business or just looking to expand your knowledge, this is an excellent place to start. Coming up with a business idea and starting a business can seem overwhelming and complicated. There are so many things you have to consider from coming up with an excellent idea to registering a company, all the way to business planning, fundraising, and much more.

In The Third Decision, the second book in Randy H. Nelson’s bestselling Decision Series for Entrepreneurs®, Randy explores the concept of “entrepreneurial addiction” and how entrepreneurs can become more intentional about their everyday and future decisions. Being an intentional entrepreneur requires you to think ahead, asking yourself some tough questions about what you might, in the future, regret about today. The Third Decision will help you conduct a clear-eyed examination not just of what you’re doing now and why, but also how you might feel when you look back on it someday in the future.

With more than 50 years of professional experience, Mark C. Zweig has seen it all—from the fear and excitement of starting a new business to the joys and challenges of life as an entrepreneur. In Confessions of an Entrepreneur: Simple Wisdom for Starting, Building, and Running a Business, Zweig draws upon this wealth of experience to offer practical, easy-to-understand guidance for bringing a business to life and cultivating success at every stage of its development.

Good entrepreneurs choose to walk a path of positive change that’s bigger than money, or status, or success. After spending hundreds of hours in a prison visiting his father and the same amount flying in a private plane, entrepreneur Nick Kennedy started a search for meaning beyond the airline that he launched, grew, and sold. In The Good Entrepreneur, he charts the pathway to creating both a successful business and an intentional legacy.

The Business of Excellence offers a unique and compelling perspective on the drivers of excellence in teams and organizations. The challenges of high performance and leadership are explored in depth and are illustrated with insights, interviews, and case studies from the military, sporting, and corporate worlds. The material includes a proprietary performance model that can be applied to a wide spectrum of organizations.

A winning business plan is an essential tool for any entrepreneur who wants to start or grow a business. It provides a roadmap for the company's direction and helps to secure funding from investors and lenders. A well-crafted business plan communicates the company's vision, mission, objectives, market analysis, strategies, financial projections, and risks. In this audiobook, you will learn the basics of how to build a strong and solid business plan that will help your business have a good start.

A team of expert innovation strategists delivers an exciting and insightful collection of strategies, techniques, and frameworks for scaling your next big, audacious idea into a concrete product or service. Each proven and tested strategy contained in the book has been categorized to make it easy to find and implement when you need it most. You’ll learn how and where to start, when to bet big, how to invest, when to play the long game, what to communicate, and much more.