Future Business

What future forces will affect a leaders ability to lead in the next year, five years, 10 years? We are in a time of disruptive leadership change. In a VUCA world - one characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity - traditional leadership skills won't be enough, noted futurist Bob Johansen argues.

From a businessman who is extraordinarily humble yet is considered one of the world's most visionary, The First Billion Is the Hardest is both a riveting account of a life spent pulling off improbable triumphs and a report back from the front of the global energy and natural-resource wars - of vital interest to anyone who has a stake in America's future.

Bitcoin. You’ve heard of it, you’ve seen it in the news, but what is it? And how can this new technology help with fundraising? In this easy-to-understand guide, fundraisers and bitcoin experts Jason Shim and Anne Connelly will help you learn about what Bitcoin is, how it’s transforming non-profits, and give you a step by step plan to set up a cryptocurrency donation program at your organization and engage donors today!

Success is a choice. It’s a choice to make a sacrifice to change what is wrong and turn it into right. The sacrifice is letting go of past behaviors and to not miss them while embracing new behaviors designed for success. It’s a choice. A methodology to create success comes from systematically developing the models of excellence to achieve and awareness of dangers that attack the core of success. To embrace the methodology requires embracing the model and discerning the dangers.

Artificial intelligence is changing our world faster than we can imagine, and it will impact every area of our lives. And this is happening whether we like it or not. You might have heard that many jobs will be replaced by automation and robots, but did you also know that at the same time a huge number of new jobs will be created by AI? This book covers many fascinating and timely topics related to artificial intelligence, including: self-driving cars, robots, chatbots, and how AI will impact the job market, business processes, and entire industries, just to name a few.

A decade ago, Millennials came of age, and many workplaces were not prepared to integrate a new generation that thought and worked differently. As a result, some organizations lost out on the best in young talent or were paralyzed by generational infighting.

This is the only audiobook that is dedicated to teaching you structures that are proven to take your business to the top. This audiobook was generated to help you build next-level success in your network marketing business utilizing proven online and social media techniques.

This audiobook is a reference guide for healthcare executives and technology providers involved in the ongoing digital transformation of the healthcare sector. The audiobook focuses specifically on the challenges and opportunities for health systems in their journey toward a digital future. It draws from proprietary research and public information, along with interviews with over 150 executives in leading health systems such as Cleveland Clinic, Partners, Mayo, Kaiser, and Intermountain as well as numerous technology and retail providers.

Renowned AI strategist and pioneer Mark Minevich delivers an exciting and practical discussion of how to implement groundbreaking artificial intelligence technologies at every level of your organization. You'll learn to create sustainable, effective competitive advantage by introducing previously unheard-of levels of adaptability, resilience, and innovation into your company.

Welcome to Building the Future: Strategies for Success in a Modern Business World. In this first chapter, we’re going to dive into what really makes a business successful in today’s fast-paced, competitive environment. When we think about successful businesses, we often think of big names—companies like Apple, Amazon, and Tesla. But what do they have in common? What drives their success? The answer lies in their foundation. What is the foundation of a business? Think of a business like a building. Just like any strong building, your business needs a solid foundation.

Winning with Data explores the cultural changes big data brings to business, and shows you how to adapt your organization to leverage data to maximum effect. Authors Tomasz Tunguz and Frank Bien draw on extensive background in big data, business intelligence, and business strategy to provide a blueprint for companies looking to move head-on into the data wave. Instrumentation is discussed in detail, but the core of the change is in the culture.

Growth hackers have thrown out the old playbook and replaced it with tools that are testable, trackable, and scalable. They believe that products and businesses should be modified repeatedly until they're primed to generate explosive reactions. Best-selling author Ryan Holiday, the acclaimed marketing guru for many successful brands, authors, and musicians, explains the new rules in a book that has become a marketing classic in Silicon Valley and around the world.

In the realm of business, investing, and money, the past, present, and future are intricately connected, forming a tapestry of growth, challenges, and opportunities. This book delves deep into the history of business and investing, exploring pivotal market cycles and their impact on the Western world. While we journey through history, we also peer into the crystal ball of the future, hypothesizing potential trends and shifts in the next 10 years, all while emphasizing that the insights shared are based on thorough research rather than financial advice.

A start-up comes to market with a new product. Using cost-effective digital marketing, they get their solution in front of those customers. Growth happens exponentially. VCs and the media pile in. Then growth slows. Eventually, the whole thing peters out, usually three years from launch. How do you prevent this from happening to your start-up? Future Demand explores the realities of how start-ups grow beyond their eager early users, providing evidence and insight into how to build your brand among the much larger group of customers who’ll buy from you in the future.

Miko Marsh's Stop Surviving and Live! is helping people to transform their lives. Journey with the author as she walks you through the process she used to transition from poverty to provision, mentally, emotionally, and financially. Use her process to consider how you can empower and revitalize yourself. Discover a simple but life-changing method known to many minimalists and organizers, as well as why it is important to be thorough in the chapter on scaling down.

The digital revolution has transformed the world of media, upending centuries-old companies and business models. Now, it is restructuring every business, every job, and every sector of society. Yet the biggest changes are still ahead. To survive, every industry and organization will have to transform itself in multiple ways. O'Reilly explores what the next economy will mean for the world and every aspect of our lives - and what we can do to shape it.

What’s coming next for today’s workforce, and the companies behind them? For those eager and willing to adapt, the possibilities are nearly endless, says author Gerard Szatvanyi. Recent advances in technology have led to new trends, and this global transformation holds tremendous potential. Nearly every industry will be impacted, and organizations that set the right vision could benefit from breaking into new markets and creating specialized niches.

Drawing on the experience and insights of CEOs across several industries, as well as lessons from neuroscience, computer science, psychology, and philosophy, BCG's Martin Reeves and Jack Fuller provide a fascinating look into the mechanics of imagination and lay out a six-step process for creating ideas and bringing them to life. The Imagination Machine is the guide you need to demystify and operationalize this powerful human capacity, to inject new life into your company, and to head into unknown territory with the right tools by your side.

Leading in a Non-Linear World leads listeners through a groundbreaking set of science-based strategies to help them face rising demand, uncertainty and change posed by disruptive technologies and seismic shifts in globalization. The book shows how our mindset, more than our knowledge and expertise, has the potential to be our greatest asset in facing the future. Jean Gomes reviews the latest brain research revealing that our mindset is the interplay of feeling, thinking, and seeing, and how we can build it to significantly increase our wellbeing and performance.

Maggie Jacobs is passionate about driving positive change and growth for individuals, teams, executives, and organizations. She has spent 10+ years working with C-suite executives, turning the seemingly impossible into reality. A survivor of trials and traumas, Maggie has developed a philosophy that strength and resilience can be found with open, honest, and authentic communication, solution-finding - and decisive action. Today, Maggie speaks, writes, trains, and advises individuals on achieving more and transcending the boundaries of their own perception.