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For over twenty years, Alan Henry has written about using technology and productivity techniques to work and live better for publications such as Lifehacker, The New York Times, and Wired. But he found that as a Black man he didn’t have access to some of the more powerful ways to hack your job—like only checking email once a day or blocking out time on your calendar to do deep work.

The fact is, over 90 percent of all new start-ups fail. Every entrepreneur must face this harsh reality and learn to master it if they hope to survive and wind up on top. In Surviving a Startup, Hoffman brings listeners on a wild ride, sharing with them the tumultuous journey of launching a venture-funded start-up and revealing what it takes to make it.

As work and organizations have become more fluid - and business strategy is no longer about planning years ahead but about sensing and seizing new opportunities and adapting to a constantly changing environment - companies must deploy talent in new ways to remain competitive. Turning conventional views on their heads, talent and leadership experts Ram Charan, Dominic Barton, and Dennis Carey provide leaders with a new and different playbook for acquiring, managing, and deploying talent.

This new offering from management expert Gary S. Topchik, coauthor of The First-Time Manager, Fifth Edition, covers the basics of team building, giving novice managers all the activities and information they need to achieve team-building success. From making the transition from team member to team leader, to holding team members accountable, to managing challenging situations and resolving conflict, The First-Time Manager's Guide to Team Building tells listeners how their own management style can influence how successful their teams become.

Let Inc. help launch your dreams. Makers, doers, and dreamers - for decades they have turned to Inc. for help in getting their businesses off the ground. The publication's keen advice clarifies the process, while startup stories fuel aspirations and spark action.

What is the secret process for turning your food product idea into a shelf-stable manufactured item? Having a business plan is one thing, but the magic happens in the food science laboratory! The technical part of the food industry has always been a mystery because most food scientists work directly for food companies and are not allowed to share proprietary methods or know-how.

The fascinating true story of how a group of visionary attorneys helped make American business synonymous with big business and Wall Street the center of the financial world.

For more than 40 years, The Boston Consulting Group has been shaping strategic thinking in business. The Boston Consulting Group on Strategy offers a broad and up-to-date selection of the firm's best ideas on strategy with fresh ideas, insights, and practical lessons for managers, executives, and entrepreneurs in every industry. Here's a sampling of the provocative thinking you'll find inside.

Best-selling author and serial entrepreneur Dale Partridge provides a concrete, easily executed plan for listeners looking to start a business that will result in greater freedom, a stronger family, and healthier finances.

I had no reason to question the life I was living. I did everything I was supposed to do to live an amazing life – great education, great career, married, mother, home-owner, nice car owner, fancy vacation taker – or so I thought. I was just rushing to cross things off my to-do list one after another, never stopping to ask myself if all this doing was making me happy. None of my checklists said find joy, be fulfilled, authentically align with my soul.

As a veteran of six successful Kickstarter campaigns (and counting) and the proprietor of the Kickstarter Lessons blog, Jamey Stegmaier knows something about crowdfunding. In this audiobook, he goes beyond the nuts and bolts of how it works to a deeper level - crowdfunding not just as a cool way to raise money but as a better way to build and run a business.

Now you can quickly and effectively study and put into practice the greatest personal development program of all time. In only 10 minutes a day, you can begin to implement the success principles that have made more millionaires and top influencers than any other achievement philosophy. Fame? Fortune? Impactful service? More meaningful relationships? You can have anything that you want in life when you discover the secret contained in Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich.

The ultimate guide to naming your product or business has been updated throughout, with twice as many resources as before, new stories (of both hits and flops), and an entirely new chapter on the power of names in the workplace.

The financial shelves are filled with books that explain how popular carry trading has become in recent years. But none has revealed just how significant a role it plays in the global economy - until now. A groundbreaking book sure to leave its mark in the canon of investing literature, The Rise of Carry explains how carry trading has virtually shaped the global economic picture - one of decaying economic growth, recurring crises, wealth disparity, and, in too many places, social and political upheaval.

Whether you are just beginning your career or have been selling for many years at an advanced level, the Mastery of Selling demystifies the sales process to help you accomplish sales mastery. World-renowned new home sales coach Roland Nairnsey shares his proven techniques, honed from his decades of new home success and coaching.

Ever wish you had a personal money-making machine? One that worked tirelessly while you sip coffee or stroll on the beach? Well, get ready to turn that dream into reality! In "Building a Money Machine with ChatGPT," book we spilled all the secrets – the proven strategies, step-by-step instructions, and insider tips – that will have you raking in the dough in no time. Whether you're a tech whiz or a complete beginner, this book is your ticket to financial freedom. It's time to dump the 9-to-5 grind and build a life where money works for you, not the other way around.

Inside this captivating guide, you'll discover a treasure trove of strategies, tips, and real-world examples that will empower you to break free from the traditional nine-to-five drudgery and pave the way toward a life of abundant wealth and leisure.

Many companies have let their sales people devolve into an order-taking, customer “farming” team where the focus is following up on inbound leads or just trying to upsell current customers. Conversely, this is the critical time in the life of a business when organizations with a team trained to sell outbound successfully will rise above the rest. Outbound selling can be intimidating even to the most senior rep, yet that same intimidation around cold calling and outbound sales can be transformed into confident success with the right tools at your disposal.

Para crear un negocio exitoso tienes que dejar de hacer acciones aleatorias de marketing y seguir un plan riguroso que garantice el rápido crecimiento de tu empresa. Tradicionalmente, crear un buen plan de marketing ha sido un proceso complejo que consume mucho tiempo, razón por la cual muchos deciden no hacerlo. En El Plan de Marketing de 1-Página, el emprendedor en serie y mercadólogo rebelde Allan Dib revela un nuevo enfoque en la implementación del marketing que facilita y simplifica la creación de un plan.

There is a massive recalibration taking place around how work fits into peoples’ lives. Winning the new war for talent requires a more humane employee experience, one that meets the needs and values of a changed workforce. Get this wrong, and the future of your organization is in jeopardy. Get this right, and you create an astounding competitive advantage around hiring and retention, while reaping all the benefits and business results that dedicated employees generate.