Great Business

Is it possible for church leaders to use biblical and secular leadership concepts in a way that keeps Christ - not the marketplace - at the center of their mission? Drawing on biblical material and business wisdom, In Pursuit of Great AND Godly Leadership explores the critical leadership decisions and practices that shape the success of Christian organizations. These decisions are illustrated in compelling interviews with over 40 leaders of churches, universities, denominational bodies, and international ministries.

All of us know that users of the web do not read advertisements on the websites we visit, yet the online communities are emerging as the next great media rely solely on this method to produce revenue. In The Social Network Business Plan, social network expert, David Silver presents and explains 18 cutting-edge methods to create revenue for social network websites - none of which are advertising.

Dr. Hans Finzel knows from personal experience the key success factors in every effective leader's journey. This is the sequel to his popular book, The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make. That book is about what to avoid. This is about what to master. In this book, he outlines the 10 essential traits and skills every new leader should master.

Innovate!: How Great Companies Get Started in Terrible Times is first and foremost a source of true inspiration based on history. But it goes much further than that. It captures the lessons of these great innovative individuals and companies that began in the worst economic times, identifying the philosohies, strategies, and essential keys to success during your own challenging economic times.

What does it take to digitally transform? Szatvanyi is aware of the obstacles, and he doesn’t shy away from tough topics in the retail space, including the challenges surrounding stores and misunderstandings about remote work. Rather, in an approachable “around the fireplace” style, he extends his hand and invites listeners to sit back with him and dream. After all, with the technologies available today, the possibilities are nearly endless.

Do you feel like most business owners and marketers who are always stifled or confused on how to create good marketing campaigns or write good marketing copy for your own business, products or services? This is usually caused by the fact that you are told you have to look at the "client avatar" that details everything from what is actually relevant to your business to what someone dreamed about last night...which might not be relevant to you at all.

With talented and dedicated people, any business can succeed. Without great people, every business will fail. Yet many managers recruit only when they have a job opening, often settling for those who are only “good enough”. Yet hiring the right people is an ongoing process, not a one-time activity. Unfortunately, many managers often hire those who are most like them instead of who are best suited for the open position. But great managers “hire slow, fire fast.” They interview effectively and check a candidate’s past performance before making an offer.

Drive long-term profits and growth by making the company a place your employees love. In Great Company presents a practical approach to ensure that your employees perform at their highest possible levels. It's not about increasing salaries, offering huge bonuses, or investing in the latest employee engagement tools. The real answer is simpler, deeper, and longer-lasting: getting your people to love where they work.

This book is not about lean. This book is about how to become lean. Lean strategy brings to a company a purpose of existence, belonging, influence, trust, and conscious leadership among its managers. It strengthens the autonomy and responsibility of individual employees and ultimately provides an everyday feeling of collaborative winning. This is my strategic approach to lean. Lean strategy consists of two parts. The first is to help you understand the problem. The second part of the book is a kind of manual.

Here is a bold new history of economics, the dramatic story of how the great economic thinkers built a rigorous social science without peer.

Ahoy! Have you been searching high and low, looking for the right book that will change your life in a new and better direction? Well, shiver me timbers! Then stop wasting your time. You could be walking past the best treasure map to a great fortune that you may ever encounter. To summarize the book, it's about shifting your mindset to a better and improved version of yourself, with specialized knowledge about nearly everything that can be valuable clues to achieving a great fortune as quickly as possible.

In Vitagraph, Andrew A. Erish provides a comprehensive examination and reassessment of the company most responsible for defining and popularizing the American movie. This history challenges long-accepted Hollywood mythology that simply isn't true: that Paramount and Fox invented the feature film, that Universal created the star system, and that these companies, along with MGM and Warner Bros., developed motion pictures into a multimillion-dollar business.

From championing developing nations to funding our carbon-free future, investor and advisor James Harmon reveals how markets can move the world forward by creating stable, growing economies and sound deals that promote economic development. James Harmon has always had a passion for ambitious causes. As a banker, he successfully advised corporations, like Starbucks, and helped them to become cultural institutions. Dabbling in the movie and music industries, he found meaning in funding the art he felt would make people happy and add to the public good.

What many people strive for today is a healthy life balance, the ability to both excel in their careers and enjoy their personal life. They seek to manage the personal experiences that can negatively impact their professional life, as well as minimize work stress that can bear down on their personal lives.

Meet Robert Paolini, an award-winning, top-selling real estate salesperson, who has decoded the essential communication skills of top producers. His breakthrough GOOD T.A.L.K. system dispels the myths of old-fashioned selling techniques and instead shows you how to genuinely connect with people and help solve their problems with integrity.

Becoming a great leader is about serving others. This book captures the essence of developing the modern leadership qualities that matter the most as you influence others to reach their highest potential. Find your path to a lifetime of influence and success by becoming a great leader.

The quality of life that we enjoy today is a function of the actions of many individuals in different spheres of life. Some of these people came before us many years ago, while others live amongst us. This audiobook explores the lives of some significant historical figures to find out whether they had any common attributes that we can emulate.

Difficult questions can be thrown at you from your first job interview through to challenges you get when you've made it to the top. If you find yourself on the firing line on a regular or occasional basis, this is the perfect go-to guide to help you turn tough questions into positive opportunities. Great Answers to Tough Questions at Work promotes a confident "win-win-win" mind-set for questioner, answerer, and wider audiences beyond. Author Michael Dodd provides golden formulae and proven strategies for constructing inspirational answers.

Congratulations on deciding to start a business! Everything is going great. You're motivated, you've got an idea (or maybe not!), you've seen and read enough people starting their own small businesses, and you know you can do it, too. But there's one small problem: You've never actually started a small business before! Don't worry. It's not as difficult as it seems once you know the steps you need to take.

Want to feel better? Of course, who doesn't?! But how many of us actually take the time to feel better? This audio program will provide you with a "toolbox of shortcuts" to save you valuable time finding ways to deal with all of life's dilemmas. Everything we do, every moment we have, is an opportunity to find out what makes us happy and therefore empower us to lead an exceptional life. Inside this one-of-a-kind program you'll learn how the body, mind, and spirit work together to create what we perceive as "reality".