Leadership Memoir

1898 in der norditalienischen Stadt Modena geboren, lebte Enzo Ferrari seinen Traum und gründete den berühmtesten Sportwagenhersteller der Welt. Dieses Buch analysiert, wie er seine Ziele mit als modern geltenden Konzepten erreicht hat oder wo Führungstheorien, emotionale Intelligenz, Wirtschaftsethik, Kundenorientierung und Nachhaltigkeit bereits zu Beginn des letzten Jahrhunderts Leitprinzipien der Wirtschaft waren.

2005 wurde Robert Iger Chef von Disney. 15 Jahre später ist es das größte und meistrespektierte Medienunternehmen der Welt und Robert Iger damit einer der innovativsten und erfolgreichsten CEOs unserer Zeit. Mit Optimismus, Mut, Entschlusskraft und vor allem Fairness ist ihm Unglaubliches gelungen. Nach fast einem halben Jahrhundert unerbittlicher Neugier im Mediengeschäft und seinem Rücktritt als CEO von Disney gibt der Ausnahme-CEO erstmals die Geheimnisse seines Erfolges preis: Es sind Werte wie Nachdenklichkeit, Anstand und Respekt.

Sir Bob Reid is former chairman of Shell UK, British Rail, ICE Futures Europe, and deputy governor of the Bank of Scotland, among much else. His is a story of determination and achievement shot through with political upheaval, economic reversal, and industrial catastrophe. His first posting was to Borneo. Stints in Africa, Thailand, and Australia followed, after which he became chair of Shell UK, responsible for all oil exploration, production, refineries, and coastal shipping.

Growing up in the Caribbean, in the island of Jamaica with her six siblings, everyday was a lesson that pushed her further into her calling as a leader. Despite her initial shyness, Angella drew strength from the lessons of life and the core values instilled by her cornerstone, Victoria, her mother. Angella’s move to the United States gave her a platform to actualize her dreams. However, progress almost always comes with growing pains, and Angella wasn’t an exception.

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

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Richard Branson is a well-known international entrepreneur, and his lessons in life and in business have served as an inspiration for all who dream of pursuing careers in business and seek to make names for themselves in the competitive world around them. In this audiobook, you will learn about Branson, his different businesses, and lessons he learned along the way that you can integrate in your daily life.

Since joining the Celtics organization in the summer of 2013, Brad Stevens has led the resurgence of the Celtics in the Eastern Conference. Stevens has demonstrated impressive leadership in his ability to quickly build rapport with many different personalities and to create a sustainable system of success. There are a number of key leadership lessons that can be learned from Stevens, such as instilling a strong work ethic, believing in your organizational philosophy, and fostering a growth mindset.

Self-Elected is a story of abundance. Part memoir, part business guide, and part manifesto, it invites the listener to explore the convergence of social justice and profit.

Catching Lightning in a Bottle traces the complete history of Merrill Lynch and the company's substantial impact on the world of finance, from the birth of the once-mighty company to its inauspicious end. Throughout its 94-year history, Merrill Lynch revolutionized finance by bringing Wall Street to Main Street, operating under a series of guidelines known as the Principles.

Former Ethiopian refugee Yonas Hagos shares his amazing story about his plight in Ethiopia, his emigration to the US, and the business journey he took to become the owner of dozens of restaurant franchises. From Scrappy to Self-Made describes how Hagos beat all the odds to become the owner of more than four dozen restaurant franchises that have earned him $10 million, and counting.

The AM Best Business Trilogy in a three-book series has its roots in the idea that all stories have context. When AM Best Chairman, President, and CEO Arthur Snyder III started this project, his goal was to tell the complete story, with all the layers peeled back one by one. The Man: A Biography of Alfred M. Best is the story of a brilliant man whose unflinching dedication to independence of thought and transparency in business sparked an entire industry - and whose personal tribulations humbled and strengthened him. Through it all, Alfred Best remained the eternal optimist.

Na década de 1980, Vicente Falconi, então professor de Engenharia da UFMG, começou a cruzar o Brasil para apresentar a empresários conceitos inspirados na eficiência das companhias japonesas e que eram praticamente desconhecidos no país.

The Chartered Vendor audiobook is a story of the life of Jerry More Nyazungu, an entrepreneur, founder and group CEO of the M&J Group. He is very passionate about entrepreneurship and high business performance and is a result-oriented business leader who is passionate about driving results for businesses, both large and small. Jerry grew up in the rural areas of Watsomba, in Mutare. For high school, Jerry was educated at Marist Brothers in Nyanga for O-Level and Hartzell High School in Nyanga for his A-Levels.

Ten years of riding the startup waves forced Helaine Knapp to develop grit, determination, resilience, creative problem solving, deep interpersonal skills, and her own unique leadership style. Now, she's ready to show other women how they can do the same. With Making Waves, Helaine inspires and speaks to women who want to start something new and change their lives. If she can do it, so can they.

At the turn of the last century, the Guggenheim family ran the most powerful mining conglomerate on earth. Decades later came the Guggenheim museum, which became the hub of the world’s most powerful art brand. In between, the Guggenheim name was uttered in every field from aviation to politics, from journalism to rocketry.

A powerful story of grit and determination, passion and resilience, A.M. Naik: The Man Who Built Tomorrow presents a rare look at the person behind the leader and the many worlds he inhabits—from business and industry to nation-building and philanthropy.

Robert Iger se convirtió en CEO de la Walt Disney Company en 2005 durante un momento difícil para la empresa. La moral se había deteriorado, la competencia era intensa y la tecnología estaba cambiando más rápido que en cualquier otro momento de la historia. Su proyecto de futuro se basaba en tres ideas muy claras: renovar el compromiso con la importancia de la calidad, integrar la tecnología en lugar de luchar contra ella y pensar con ambición y con una visión global para convertir a Disney en una marca más fuerte en los mercados internacionales.

Harpreet Grover and Vibhore Goyal met in college and then spent the next decade of their lives building a company before exiting successfully. One way to tell their story is this: they had a dream, they followed it and, then, through perseverance, they made it come true. But that’s not really the truth. Like everything in life - at least everything worth having - it wasn’t that simple. There was blood, sweat and tears, there was loss of capital, loss of friendship and even a loss of faith along the way.

John Dalton's life is an inspirational American success story. At the Helm traces his journey from modest beginnings in Louisiana to traveling the world and working across private and public sectors and four presidential appointments all culminating in his appointment as the 70th Secretary of the Navy. As CEO of the Department of the Navy, including both Navy and Marine Corps, Dalton had to weather the storm of the Tailhook controversy, navigate through the Naval Academy cheating scandal, manage the new policies of Don't Ask, Don't Tell and women serving in combat.