Great Business

Whether you're running a large global firm or a small project team, it's the way you communicate and connect to other people that can make or break your success. The secret, according to Roxi Bahar Hewertson, is to make those connections count - to leverage your skills and play on your strengths - to lead like it matters…because it does. A virtual crash course in leadership, Lead Like It Matters…Because It Does combines three decades of experience and research with Hewertson's revolutionary work at Cornell to create the definitive book.

Tons of people have great ideas for starting their own businesses but never carry them out because they don't know where to start or what steps to take. A business plan provides you with a road map to follow so you can go from having an idea to actually creating a successful business that makes money. The first part of this book covers the 10 recommended steps for starting your business by the SBA, along with my explanation of each in more detail. The second part of this book covers the most important part of any business.

This isn't your typical leadership manual; it's your ticket to unlocking the secrets of the great leaders who have left an indelible mark on history. Picture yourself at the helm of a thriving, unstoppable team, making strategic decisions that propel your organization to victory. In this book, you won't find clichés and platitudes but a riveting exploration of the leadership principles that have forged empires and inspired greatness.

It is common knowledge that customers value customer reviews. New studies shows 94 percent of consumers use online customer reviews in their buying decision. As a business owner, you might think "how important are customer reviews for my business"? Well the answer is simple: You do not have to be a math genius to know that if your customer base has five-star reviews, you will have a much better chance of ranking higher than your competitors on Google and other search engines.

Leadership is a curious topic. It is most noted in its absence and most measured by its need. Leadership requires opportunity. The situation drives leadership; what worked in one situation may be disastrous in another. It requires skills to be able to direct the challenge at hand. Leadership is both an art and a science. It is theoretical and applied, cultural and contextual. Most importantly, leadership is about accomplishment and results.

This book is a must listen for business owners, leadership teams and marketers who want to stop acting tactically and start making big strategic moves to create unfair advantages in their businesses. Marketing is one of the most misunderstood but crucial areas of business. Most of us are drowning in the ever-expanding lists of marketing tactics and do not understand that acting strategic is the solution to gain business breakthrough, simplification, efficiency and effectiveness.

The Great American Bank Robbery maps out in detail exactly how Washington social engineers and their accomplices reshaped banking regulations and housing policies and gutted time-tested underwriting standards that led to the worst financial calamity since the 1930s, one that has robbed American households of $14 trillion in net worth.

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.

During lockdown, small businesses went under, people lost their livelihoods, and there were huge losses suffered by many. On the other side, there were even bigger winners.

Are you ready to finally get real results with LinkedIn? If you want to connect with recruiters, employers, find “hidden jobs," and build a volume of quality referrals in as little time as possible, then this audiobook has the answers you need, and the step-by-step techniques to implement them.

The tilt (tilt): 1. The shift in business and economic power from countries of the north to the fast-developing markets and economies of the south - not only China, India and Brazil, but also the Middle East and parts of Africa. 2. The result of unstoppable forces, including the volatile global financial system, digitization, the rise of state capitalism and a new global middle class that is both youthful and urban- forces by which industries and economies rapidly emerge and change the global playing field.

In an age where the pace and complexity of change is accelerating, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact we’re all just human beings, leading other human beings. Rob’s groundbreaking new book challenges the status quo, helping us realize that leadership is no longer about being the all-seeing, all-knowing heroic character that we’ve been told is the answer to all our prayers.

The Great Place to Work Institute develops the annual ranking of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For. In this book, the authors explore the model of a Great Place to Work For - one which fosters employee trust, pride in what they do, and enjoyment in the people they work with. They answer the fundamental question, "What is the business value of creating a great workplace?" and bring the definition of a great place to work alive with anecdotes, best practices, and quotes from employees working at the best workplaces in the US.

Are your employees getting the most productivity out of their workdays? Do they come in to work smiling, enthusiastic about the day ahead of them and willing to be there to help in any way they can? Are there often conflicts or tension between workers, or maybe, even between you and your employees? These are all reasonable questions to consider, since you might as well wave good-bye to your company if you’re experiencing management issues and aren’t seeing improvement in the methods you try.

This practical, How to Get It Done sequel takes us from joining The Great Workplace Revolution (Book One), the revolution where everybody wins, to a positive workplace transformation. A must-listen for all employees, and a learning tool for organizations that have been stalled in the "my-way-or-the-highway" management style of generations past.

Broadway’s most esteemed visionaries tell all - how they got started in the business, how they chose projects, how they raise money, why some of their shows were huge hits and others flopped, and much more. From Flo Ziegfeld and David Merrick, from Joseph Papp, from Cameron Mackintosh, from today’s up-and-coming new generation of producers - here are priceless words of wisdom.

The most valuable on-the-job skills come from experience but you don t have to work a lifetime to master them. Often, it s the day-to-day issues, those not found in any training manual, that keep us from being our best at work. We ve all looked back on challenges we ve faced whether they involved a boss, a coworker, or a customer and thought, If I knew then what I know now, I would have handled that in a completely different way!

Great Eagle Wood is an animal republic where eagles provide leadership, ducks the entrepreneurial guile, and beavers the backbone to make things happen. Growth in the wood sees the evolution of a banking system, a stock market, and a wood wide web. But when their habitat comes under attack, the wood's very existence is threatened, and the animals are forced to take desperate measures to ensure their survival.

Here's the problem: In my work as a speaking coach people tell me all the time how much they dislike, even hate, speaking before others. And is it ever obvious when I sit in on their presentations... the shaky voices, the tense and uninspiring delivery, the red faces and off-putting body language.

Think about it... If you ever find yourself up there in front of the room, giving talks or presentations lacking in confidence, expertise, or charisma, you don't lead, you don't convince, and you don't sell. Bottom line: Bad talks are bad for business. In this one-of-a-kind "Learn & Affirm" audio you will not only learn eight powerful strategies that will give you the ability to speak with poise, power, and pizzazz in front of any audience, but by using Stan Munslow's proven "Learn & Affirm" process, you will learn these strategies faster and more effectively than you ever thought possible.