Great Business

Based on an extraordinary collaboration between Steve Forbes, chairman, CEO, and editor in chief of Forbes Media, and classics professor John Prevas, Power Ambition Glory provides intriguing comparisons between six great leaders of the ancient world and contemporary business leaders.

In 2000, after the Tribune Company acquired Times Mirror Corporation, it comprised the most powerful collection of newspapers in the world. How then did Tribune nosedive into bankruptcy and public scandal? In The Deal from Hell, veteran Tribune and Los Angeles Times editor James O'Shea takes us behind the scenes of the decisions that led to disaster in boardrooms and newsrooms from coast to coast, based on access to key players, court testimony, and sworn depositions.

In this book, you'll find simple, actionable strategies for success in all areas of life. This book will show you how to master leadership growth by presenting you with the right strategies to boost your professional and leadership skills, cultivate ambition and drive, and spread your influence. With this knowledge, you'll be able to start conquering your goals and bring your dreams to life.

Greatness has an undeniable dark side; something that many people seem to neglect. You may see celebrities AFTER they are successful and admire their "perfect" lives, philosophy, and decisions - but have you ever considered what kind of steps they REALLY took to achieve their fame? This book is a "no holds barred" look at what it REALLY takes.

I have been in hospitality management for over 40 years and have been “mismanaging” my own life for over 60. Management One-Point-Oh is the culmination of what I have learned and what I have not learned. It's about both. I wrote it mostly for fun but also with the aim of saving some folks, particularly young managers, from themselves and to describe, in simple detail, what I think are the primary differences between bad, good, and great managers.

Renowned technology and economics forecaster Mark Anderson reveals hidden patterns beneath the art and science of predicting the future. Through a series of personal vignettes, Anderson exposes a complex web of causes, influences, and effects that propel today’s world, then describes strategies that he employs to lay bare new trends, to make new discoveries in a wide variety of disciplines, and to accurately foresee future events.

In F.O.R.G.E.D.: Six Practices of Great Leaders in Volatile Times, author Douglas Scherer highlights the lessons of presence he has shared with his students for decades. The stories of leadership will encourage and support you in finding a flexible mindset to respond to critical situations.

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.

It’s the mid-to-late 1970s and radio is rapidly evolving from it’s early mass-entertainment monopoly, through its post TV transition as a music platform, and into an uncertain future. Fueled by the 1971 Federal Regulation requiring all new car radios to carry both the AM and FM bands, the radio business was once again in a state of change. It was the right time for the right people with the right stuff to catch lightning in a bottle - Paul & Kerby showed up with an abundance of the right stuff.

In an age when corporate executives are focused on smoothing out differences and achieving consensus, Saj-nicole Joni and Damon Beyer contend that happy workers aren't always productive; they often become prone to boredom and complacency. While organizational harmony and strategic alignment are important, the health and well-being of organizations also depend on carefully constructed and constructive conflict.

From one of the most respected names in business and leadership, a rare look at the specifics of how great leaders achieve "common purpose" and success within their organizations.

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.

Businesses are chock full of leaders who have ideas for how they can get better results. The larger the business, the more leaders with ideas. So why doesn’t every business end up with great results? The answer is simple - execution. Execution is the amazing link that turns good ideas into great results. The best managers drive execution through effective use of four key behaviors. This book provides detailed insight into the four management behaviors that are most directly tied to good execution.

Is everything about Henry Ford good? This is a man who was more than liberally doused in dogma. Ford was a man whose existence changed the way we live. With the Ford Model T, he brought affordable, flexible transport to the masses. Henry Ford opened up the world. Here is the story of a man of contrasts - genius and pendant, pacifist and supporter of thuggery, social liberator and Orwellian Big Brother. Whatever we conclude about Henry Ford, he is undoubtedly a man about whom we should know more.

Are you tough enough to be great? Have you discovered what you want in life? Have you discovered why you were born? Do you know the direction you are going with your life? How can you have more control over your decisions and actions? Learn more about how you can use the growth mindset to strive to excel in everything you do, in spite of distractions and challenges. Get a copy of this audiobook to find out how you can live the best and happiest version of your life every day!

In Mr. Wattles' book, The Science of Being Great, you will get methods, plans, carefully outlined instruction, for the highest self-development and training for efficient living.

Podcasting Good to Great: How to Grow Your Audience Through Collaboration provides a behind-the-scenes look at how podcasters can build influential platforms. The book discusses various strategies for networking, even when you can't leave home to attend pricey conferences.

RE:Think Innovation makes coming up with great ideas everybody’s business. People think innovation isn’t sustainable, so they make it much harder than it has to be. Experts portray it as confusing and complicated, so they can charge big fees. Executives make it intimidating and complex, so they appear smarter and important. Traditional innovators imply you need a special degree or training to know how to do it right. RE:Think Innovation answers the question of how to tie individual competence with innovation techniques to direct corporate outcomes.

Most businesses have a cessation plan (a plan that leads to a business ceasing to exist), while very few have succession plans (a plan that leads to a business not only continuing, but thriving after the founder exits). In Always End with the Beginning in Mind, Donald takes you on a journey that resulted in a successful business continuation, and will give a founder of a business the steps necessary for a succession plan to actually succeed. A well-thought out and properly executed succession plan is a classic win-win.

Conventional workplace cultures had been based on boss-led authority and control, often resulting in workers that don’t know, or worse, don’t care or don’t take responsibility for the work they are doing. Breaking the business norms, the "Own It" workplace culture cultivates a courageous workforce and presents tools for driving breakthrough results in today’s ever-changing and demanding marketplace.