Business Insights

What do the Dyson vacuum cleaner, Starbucks, Instagram, GoPro, Facebook, and Lululemon yoga pants have in common? Every one of them was the result not of data-driven analytics or corporate brainstorming sessions but a hunch - the intuitive understanding of a deep unmet need. Anxiety over "being more innovative" leads entrepreneurs to create solutions in search of problems. But what if you could use your intuition to identify an existing problem that's begging for a solution?

Vaughn Tan opens up the black box of elite culinary R&D to provide essential insights. Drawing on years of unprecedented access to the best and most influential culinary R&D teams in the world, he reveals how they exemplify what he calls the uncertainty mindset. Such a mindset intentionally incorporates uncertainty into organization design rather than simply trying to reduce risk. It changes how organizations hire, set goals, and motivate team members and leads organizations to work in highly unconventional ways.

Case history about the sale of a firm and the transitions that come next.

Countless tools and frameworks claim to make decisions objective and bias-free. But in reality, the defining decisions that leaders face are complex ones with subjective information sources and conflicting courses of action. That's why the toughest choices are left to the leaders, and that's why formulas won't answer them. In Difficult Decisions: How Leaders Make the Right Call with Insight, Integrity, and Empathy, leadership expert Eric Pliner delivers a set of practical tools for listeners to make sense of these complex, subjective decisions quickly and with integrity.

User Tested delivers an eye-opening and compelling treatment of putting customers back at the center of your business model. In this book, you'll discover why the company that offers the best customer experience always wins and that real, three-dimensional people can't be reduced to data points on a graph.

In Getting to Aha!, Darshan Mehta explores the nature of insights: what they are, how to uncover them, and how to use them to drive innovation and audience engagement. He surveys the trends driving modern consumers’ behaviors and discusses how technology is shaping the way buyers interact with brands and directly impact their performance. He also shares the steps brands can take to access and leverage the knowledge gained from external and internal audiences alike.

This book is an invaluable resource for anyone looking to deepen their connection with their local economy, find unique and high-quality products and services, and contribute to the sustainability and growth of their neighborhood and beyond. Listeners will find a curated collection of practical advice, from leveraging local directories and social media platforms to engaging with community events and networking opportunities.

“Emotional Intelligence for Today’s Challenges” is a guide on understanding and managing emotions to improve relationships. It covers self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills, offering practical strategies and exercises. The book also addresses maintaining emotional intelligence in virtual interactions and its role in leadership. It’s designed to help listeners build stronger relationships and achieve personal and professional success.

Laine Griffey brings over 20 years of expertise in quality management, with a strong background in both operations and quality. With a career spanning diverse industries from plastics to automotive, Laine has consulted with numerous companies in developing and enhancing their quality management systems. Having worked at every level from the production line to management, and performing tasks ranging from internal audits to supplier quality assessments, Laine is a recognized authority in the field.

Elevate your manufacturing processes with advanced quality control techniques that ensure precision, efficiency, and customer satisfaction. This comprehensive guide delves into the latest methodologies and tools to help you achieve manufacturing excellence in quality management. Real-World Applications: Gain insights from detailed case studies across various industries, including automotive, electronics, and pharmaceuticals. Understand the practical application of theoretical concepts and be inspired to implement similar strategies in your organization.

Cornelius Vanderbilt I had no illusions about his life. He didn’t start out with grand plans and ungodly greed. He merely stepped in this world one foot at a time, one boat at a time, one market at a time - one day at a time. He worked 16 hours a day, seven days a week. He worked hard and played hard. When all was said and done, though, he was a simple man who pushed the world of transportation to be all it could be - to be what it is today. Vanderbilt was a man of steel, and we can learn incredible things from him.

Gold medal insights in business and life. The world's top athletes excel when under immense pressure: years spent preparing for one event, one chance to perform, the world watching. How do some individuals rise up in these extreme situations to perform at their best while others fail to reach their full potential? In Earn Your Stripes, multiple world champion, paralympian and world record holder Neil Fachie shares the insights he's learned from over a decade at the top of his sport. His success has taken more than just hard work; it involves creating a performance-driven system.

Rock & Sand is a large treasure of commonsense wrapped in a little package. Every business leader and business owner would benefit from this wonderfully simple approach to the complex world of business strategy and performance. A powerful resource that, once listened to, is a killer template for anyone looking to drive their business and grow their team.

A master storyteller, the author does this in 24 easily digestible chapters, starting with "character," the basic building block for all great leaders. From there, he addresses the importance of trust, four different methods of mentoring, delivering under pressure, setting organizational expectations, breaking down cultural barriers, effective communications, leaving a legacy, risk management, and many more topics that have everyday application for all of us.

Truth is men and women with a reflective, more inward style have hidden strengths that are often lost in our noisy world. Beth Buelow is on a mission to change that. Known around the globe as "the introvert entrepreneur", Beth is an author, a speaker, and a professional coach dedicated to helping introverts understand and embrace their unique gifts. In this book she weaves personal stories with wit and wisdom to explore the unique energy that comes along with introversion.

Change management is a myth. What worked for leaders in the past can't guide us into the future, and adapting at today's rapid pace of change can't be achieved with traditional business methods. Just "going faster" is no longer enough. What if you had the secret to unleashing greater potential, productivity, and profits that flow with change instead of chasing it?

And over 950 more insightful quotes about life, society, human nature, and the art of living one's life to the fullest. These quotes will be useful, insightful, entertaining and a joy to share with others. Get this audiobook now to inspire yourself to live your best life!

Are you a driven executive seeking an edge in today's competitive business world? Look no further! The Executive's Edge: Key Takeaways from Leading Business Books is your all-in-one gateway to transformative leadership and organizational success. Inside this empowering compilation, we've carefully curated summaries of the most influential business books, tailored for time-constrained leaders like yourself. Discover the visionary wisdom of Eric Ries, Jim Collins, Peter Drucker, Carol S. Dweck, and other pioneering authors.

Are you a business owner, leader or entrepreneur... who finds managing people your biggest headache? Then this audiobook is the solution to your problems. Leaders in charge of a team, or building a team around them, often find that some people just don't behave as expected: some don't work well with others, some don't like the hours or where they sit, some consistently arrive late and miss deadlines, some cause more problems than they solve. The leader can get wrapped up in dealing with issues of morale and engagement. They begin to wonder why they bother employing people at all.

As the oil industry navigates an era of relentless automation and technological advancement, 'Crude Communication' emerges as a steadfast ally. Refining one's soft skills—the crucial interpersonal abilities such as effective communication, understanding, and cooperation, that breeds a supportive and productive work environment—has evolved into an indispensable cornerstone for oilfield workers.