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Book Synopsis'Funny, filthy and fantastic. Cackled from start to finish' - Rylan ClarkHow do you ask your mate for that £50 back?When is OK to trump in front of your partner?And what should you do if you've accidentally sexted your boss?William and Jordan are from very different worlds.William's an etiquette expert, with his tongue firmly in his teacup and unparalleled knowledge of table linen. Jordan's a TV and radio presenter, the patron saint of Burnley and an expert in all things common. Together they've entertained millions of listeners worldwide with their hit podcast Help I Sexted My Boss.Now, they’ve pooled all of their wisdom on how to get through life’s most awkward moments.From candlelight suppers to picky teas, first dates to flatmate dramas, Help I Sexted My Boss is full of both useful and useless advice. This is your indispensable guide to navigating the trepidation and challenges of modern life.'Hilarious lads.. and weirdly useful. This generation’s Ant and Dec. If one of them was really posh. Great read' - Vicky PattisonSunday Times bestseller, November 2023Trade Review'Funny, filthy and fantastic. Cackled from start to finish' * Rylan Clark *'Perfect timing for Xmas' * Heat magazine *'Hilarious lads.. and weirdly useful. This generation’s Ant and Dec. If one of them was really posh. Great read' * Vicky Pattison *'A lovely hilarious book by lovely hilarious boys' * Joel Dommett *'Hilarious and awful at the same time' * Scott Mills *

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Book Synopsis'A must-read to take your team to the next level' Marshall GoldsmithHabits are crucial for personal productivity. But we rarely work alone: achieving our goals depends on how well we work with others. And teams have their own habits that can accelerate - or block - success.In this essential handbook, productivity and teamwork expert Charlie Gilkey shows how to cultivate, implement and maintain the small habits that lead to big results for any team. From the Team Habits quiz, where you can identify the habits you need to build (or break) to a roadmap for putting them into practice, this book is full of clear, simple actions to:- run more productive meetings- eliminate pointless emails- make better, swifter decisions- create a stellar culture of belongingTeam Habits is the difference between teamwork that feels like a struggle and collaboration that empowers everyone to deliver their best.

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Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ? Theauthor of The Lazy Genius Way brings her signature Kind Big Sister Energy to a practical time management book for people weary of productivity but eager to live a good life. If productivity systems tend to let you down, reading The PLAN will be such a relief. Most time-management books leave you feeling inadequate, focusing on greatness and optimization. But what if you want to simply live your life without chasing productivity at every turn? Is there a way to manage your time without being at its mercy? Absolutely, and The PLAN will show you how. In her signature ?Kind Big Sister? style, Kendra Adachi offers a fresh take on managing your time. Using the memorable acronym PLAN, you will learn to prepare, live, adjust, and notice like a Lazy Genius, all through the lens of what matters to you in your current season. With The PLAN, you?ll? discover two beliefs that will change your time management forever? integrate your hormones, personality, and life stage into your planning process? use the Lighten the Load framework to get your stuff done? experience freedom from the crushing pressure of greatness, potential, and hustle? live wholeheartedly todayRefreshingly compassionate and immediately practical, The PLAN is what you?ve been waiting for.

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Book SynopsisBuffett''s Early Investments investigates ten investments that legendary investor Warren Buffett made in the 1950s and 1960s ? earning him his first millions ? and uncovers unique insights in the process.Using the same documents Buffett used when he made these investments, the author reveals the fascinating inside stories of:- How Philadelphia and Reading, Buffett?s largest investment in 1954, transformed from a declining coal company to a diversified conglomerate whose stock went up twentyfold due to the intervention of Buffett?s mentor, Ben Graham.- How Buffett and Charlie Munger made their first formal investment together in Hochschild-Kohn.- How corporate governance issues actually presented serious risk to Buffett?s 1966 investment in Walt Disney.Other investments analyzed include American Express, British Columbia Power, Cleveland Worsted Mills, Greif Bros, Marshall-Wells, Studebaker, and Union Street Railway. Not all of these investments worked out?this book shows why.Buffett?s Early Investments helps readers understand how history?s greatest ever investor really made his returns in the years where he produced his best numbers.

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Book SynopsisProject Management: A Socio-Technical Approach is a comprehensive title that emphasizes the importance of the human dimension in project management through a holistic view by recognizing that to master project management one must not only master key tools and methods, but also how to manage people to use these techniques within the culture of their organization. Written for a wide audience, this title provides a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of project management through its universally applicable concepts, principles, and techniques. The 2024 release includes updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic''s impact on project execution and features expanded examples, new student exercises and cases, and additional resources for instructors and students. This title is also well structured to meet the needs of those wishing to prepare for PMP or CAPM certification exams.

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Book SynopsisEssentials of Negotiation is a condensed version of the main text, Negotiation. It explores the major concepts and theories of the psychology of bargaining and negotiation, and the dynamics of interpersonal and inter-group conflict and its resolution. Several chapters from the main text have been condensed for this volume. These condensed chapters have shifted from a more research-oriented focus to a more fundamental focus on issues such as critical negotiation sub processes, multiparty negotiations, and the influence of international and cross-cultural differences on the negotiation process. 

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Book SynopsisIf you have experience growing a small business and want to leverage that experience to build a six, seven, or even an eight-figure coaching business, Coach Builder will give you a step-by-step playbook to make it happen.

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Book SynopsisThe highly anticipated third edition of Strategic Human Resource Management offers a fresh perspective on SHRM. Bringing together a wealth of expertise in HRM, Work and Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behaviour, the authors provide a balanced approach to structuring and solving real-life HR issues in organizations. This new edition aligns Human Resource practices with both the internal and external organizational context and takes a critical perspective on economics, sustainability, psychology, sociology, and industrial relations. Its unique multi-level approach includes the individual employee, teams, business units, organizations, sectors, and countries to build a more balanced people management value chain.New additions:â New chapter on Career Developmentâ New Activity Boxes to encourage practical application of theoryâ New case studies throughout, including Google, easyJet and Ikeaâ Major revis

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Book SynopsisNigel Slack is an Emeritus Professor of Operations Management and Strategy at Warwick Business School, an Honorary Professor at Bath University, and 'Honorary Fellow of the European Operations Management Association'. He is an educator, consultant, and writer with a wide experience in many sectors. Alistair Brandon-Jones is a Full Chaired Professor in Operations and Supply Chain Management, and Head of the Information, Decisions, and Operations Division at the University of Bath, School of Management. He is also an Adjunct Professor for Hult International Business School and Danish Technical University. Nicola Burgess is Professor of Operations Management at the School for Business and Society, University of York. Nicola has worked extensively with public sector organisations and so brings her understanding of operations management and improvement in a public sector context. Nicola is also a visiting scholar at Warwick

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Book SynopsisBuild community to accelerate success Do the leaders in your company work together towards a common goal? Do they trust one another? Are they accountable not only individually but as a team? These are just a few traits found in community-minded leaders, the kind of leaders essential to grow your organization.With his new book, Community of Leaders, New York Times bestselling author Vince Molinaro breaks down why having a strong leadership culture in your organization is critical, how to build it, and how to sustain it for long term success. By detailing accessible strategies as well as common complications, Vince gives you the practical tools you need to help accelerate the creation of community in your organization. With real-world stories and researched statistics, you get a glimpse into community-based leadership in action and will understand exactly how it can benefit your team and your business.Leadership is best executed with collaboration

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Book SynopsisThis award-winning and bestselling business handbook for digital transformation is now fully updated and expanded with the latest research and new case studies!“[The DevOps Handbook] remains a must-read for any organization seeking to scale up its IT capability and expand DevOps practices across multiple departments or lines of business.” —Mike Perrow, TechBeaconFor years, The DevOps Handbook has been the definitive guide for taking the successes laid out in the bestselling The Phoenix Project and applying them in any organization. Now, with this fully updated and expanded edition, it's time to take DevOps out of the IT department and apply it across the full business.Technology is now at the core of every company, no matter the business model or product. The theories and practices laid out in The DevOps Handbook are tools to be used by anyone from across the organization to create joy and succeed in the marketplace. The second edition features 15 new case studies, including stories from Adidas, American Airlines, Fannie Mae, Target, and the US Air Force. In addition, renowned researcher and coauthor of Accelerate, Dr. Nicole Forsgren, provides her insights through new and updated material and research. With over 100 pages of new content throughout the book, this expanded edition is a must read for anyone who works with technology.“[The DevOps Handbook is] a practical roadmap to improving IT in any organization. It's also the most valuable book on software development I've read in the past 10 years.” —Adam Hawkins, software developer and host of the podcast SmallBatchesTrade ReviewThe DevOps Handbook has been a critical resource when working with clients to transform their software delivery culture and processes. The book provides easy to understand, practical patterns for improving workflow, communication, and product delivery. -- Sam McLeod, DevOps ConsultantThe DevOps Handbook is an amazing guide for anyone trying to improve their DevOps Kung-Fu in their companies. It literally covers everything you may need to know, and is filled with interesting case studies and real-life examples of how people have achieved success in their DevOps transformations. -- Ross Clanton, Chief Architect and Managing Director, American AirlinesThis has become the defacto, "must read" reference book for organizations pursuing a DevOps strategy. The book's knowledge provides insightful and practical advice aimed at increasing DevOps success for every staffer, manager, executive, and team. -- Stephen Elliot, Program Vice President, I&O, DevOps, and Cloud Operations at IDC…it's tone is as inviting as the case it makes is compelling. Business leaders looking for guidance about DevOps practices, or to get started on an implementation plan, will find much to work with here. * Publishers Weekly *Five years on, The DevOps Handbook is still an anchor in a sea of ever changing technical currents and topical winds. As relevant now as it was in the beginning. -- Shane Carlson, Principal Executive Architect at ServiceNowThere are a lot of DevOps books, but very few that offer concrete, practical, and implementable advice and a roadmap for not just adopting DevOps practices and principles, but for also measuring their success. The DevOps Handbook is the definitive long-form guide for achieving success with DevOps methodologies. -- Nigel Kersten, Field CTO, PuppetDevOps can be somewhat mysterious. What does it really mean to 'break down silos?' The DevOps Handbook is just what's needed: a practical guide that shows you how to get started making real progress. -- Jeff Sussna, CEO, Sussna AssociatesTable of ContentsCONTENTS Figures & Tables xii Note from the Publisher on the Second Edition xv Foreword to the Second Edition: Nicole Forsgren xix Foreword to the First Edition: John Allspaw xxi Preface: Aha! xxiii Introduction xxxi Part I—The Three Ways Part I Introduction 3 01 Agile, Continuous Delivery, and the Three Ways 7 NEW Case Study: Approaching Cruising Altitude: American Airlines' DevOps Journey Part 1 (2020) 15 02 The First Way: The Principles of Flow 19 NEW Case Study: Flow and Constraint Management in Healthcare (2021) 29 03 The Second Way: The Principles of Feedback 33 NEW Case Study: Pulling the Andon Cord at Excella (2019) 39 04 The Third Way: The Principles of Continual Learning and Experimentation 45 NEW Case Study: The Story of Bell Labs 54 Part 1 Conclusion 57 Part II—Where to Start Part II Introduction 61 05 Selecting Which Value Stream to Start With 63 Case Study: Nordstrom's DevOps Transformation 63 NEW Case Study: Kessel Run: The Brownfield Transformation of a Mid-Air Refueling System (2020) 69 NEW Case Study: Scaling DevOps Across the Business: American Airlines' DevOps Journey (Part 2) (2020) 74 viii CONTENTS NEW Case Study: Saving the Economy From Ruin (With a Hyperscale PaaS) (2021) 77 06 Understanding the Work in Our Value Stream, Making it Visible, and Expanding it Across the Organization 81 Case Study: Nordstrom's Experience with Value Stream Mapping 81 Case Study: Operation InVersion at LinkedIn (2011) 91 07 How to Design Our Organization and Architecture with Conway's Law in Mind 97 Case Study: Conway's Law at Etsy 98 Case Study: API Enablement at Target (2015) 112 08 How to Get Great Outcomes by Integrating Operations into the Daily Work of Development 115 Case Study: Big Fish Games 115 NEW Case Study: Better Ways of Working at Nationwide Building Society 124 Part II Conclusion 129 Part III—The First Way: The Technical Practices of Flow Part III Introduction 133 09 Create the Foundations of Our Deployment Pipeline 135 Case Study: Enterprise Data Warehouse 135 NEW Case Study: How a Hotel Company Ran $30B of Revenue in Containers (2020) 143 10 Enable Fast and Reliable Automated Testing 147 Case Study: Google Web Server 148 11 Enable and Practice Continuous Integration 167 Case Study: HP LaserJet Firmware 168 Case Study: Continuous Integration of Bazaarvoice (2012) 173 12 Automate and Enable Low-Risk Releases 177 Case Study: Daily Deployments at CSG International (2013) 181 Case Study: Etsy—Self-Service Developer Deployment: An Example of Continuous Deployment (2014) 186 Case Study: Dixons Retail—Blue-Green Deployment for Point-of-Sale System (2008) 193 Case Study: Dark Launch of Facebook Chat (2008) 198 CONTENTS ix NEW Case Study: Creating a Win-Win for Dev & Ops at CSG (2016) 201 13 Architect for Low-Risk Releases 207 Case Study: Evolutionary Architecture at Amazon (2002) 202 Case Study: Strangler Pattern at Blackboard Learn (2011) 215 Part III Conclusion 219 Part IV—The Second Way: The Technical Practices of Feedback Part IV Introduction 223 14 Create Telemetry to Enable Seeing and Solving Problems 225 Case Study: DevOps Transformation at Etsy (2012) 226 Case Study: Creating Self-Service Metrics at LinkedIn (2011) 237 15 Analyze Telemetry to Better Anticipate Problems and Achieve Goals 245 Case Study: Telemetry at Netflix (2012–2020) 245 Case Study: Auto-Scaling Capacity at Netflix (2012) 251 Case Study: Advanced Anomaly Detection (2014) 255 16 Enable Feedback So Development and Operations Can Safely Deploy Code 259 Case Study: Right Media (2006) 259 Case Study: The Launch and Hand-Off Readiness Review Google (2010) 269 17 Integrate Hypothesis-Driven Development and A/B Testing into Our Daily Work 273 Case Study: Hypothesis-Driven Development at Intuit, Inc. (2012) 273 Case Study: Doubling Revenue Growth through Fast Release Cycle Experimentation at Yahoo! Answers (2010) 278 18 Create Review and Coordination Processes to Increase Quality of Our Current Work 281 Case Study: Peer Review at GitHub (2011) 286 NEW Case Study: From Six-Eye Principle to Release at Scale at Adidas (2021) 286 Case Study: Code Reviews at Google (2010) 290 Case Study: Pair Programming Replacing Broken Code Review Processes at Pivotal Labs (2011) 293 Part IV Conclusion 299 x CONTENTS Part V—The Third Way: The Technical Practices of Continual Learning and Experimentation Part V Introduction 303 19 Enable and Inject Learning into Daily Work 305 Case Study: AWS US-EAST and Netflix (2011) 305 NEW Case Study: Turning an Outage into a Powerful Learning Opportunity at CSG (2020) 318 20 Convert Local Discoveries into Global Improvements 321 Case Study: Standardizing a New Technology Stack at Etsy (2010) 332 NEW Case Study: Crowdsourcing Technology Governance at Target (2018) 333 21 Reserve Time to Create Organizational Learning and Improvement 335 Case Study: 30-Day Challenge at Target (2015) 335 Case Study: Internal Technology Conferences at Nationwide Insurance, Capital One, and Target (2014) 342 Part V Conclusion 347 Part VI—The Technological Practices of Integrating Information Security, Change Management, and Compliance Part VI Introduction 351 22 Information Security Is Everyone's Job Every Day 353 Case Study: Static Security Testing at Twitter (2009) 360 Case Study: 18F Automating Compliance for the Federal Government with Compliance Masonry (2016) 369 Case Study: Instrumenting the Environment at Etsy (2010) 373 NEW Case Study: Shifting Security Left at Fannie Mae (2020) 376 23 Protecting the Deployment Pipeline, and Integrating into Change Management and Other Security and Compliance Controls 379 Case Study: Automated Infrastructure Changes as Standard Changes at Salesforce.com (2012) 383 CONTENTS xi Case Study: PCI Compliance and a Cautionary Tale of Separating Duties at Etsy (2014) 385 NEW Case Study: Biz and Tech Partnership toward 10 "No Fear Releases" Per Day at Capital One (2020) 387 Case Study: Proving Compliance in Regulated Environments (2015) 389 Case Study: Relying on Production Telemetry for ATM Systems 392 Part VI Conclusion 395 A Call to Action: Conclusion to the DevOps Handbook 397 Afterword to the Second Edition 401 Appendices 409 Bibliography 423 Notes 441 Index 461 Acknowledgments 479 Author Biographies 482

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Book SynopsisLet everyone's voice be truly heard in the co-design process! Societal challenges are urgent and affect everyone, including politicians, citizens, government officials, business professionals, NGOs, designers and researchers. Understanding and addressing these challenges is difficult because no single stakeholder or organisation is solely responsible. Everything is interconnected and constantly changing, resulting in challenges being neglected and stakeholders being unable or unwilling to make important decisions. The Co-Design Canvas is a practical and user-friendly tool that supports flexible planning, conducting, and evaluating of co-design processes for multi-stakeholder coalitions and facilitators. It encourages coalitions to discuss and consider eight co-design variables. The accompanying manual helps people find common ground and align their perspectives. - Discover how to facilitate open and transparent dialogue. - A useful tool for initiating, planning, conducting and assessing collaborations. - Learn about inclusivity and effective collaboration in addressing societal challenges.Trade ReviewAn inspiring and practicable guide to help you kickstart lasting transformation - and have fun along the way. * Stephen Quest, Director-General Joint Research Centre (JRC) at the European Commission *A leader's compass for the transformation journey. Packed with structured frameworks and fueled with experience and ideas, this book supports learning, coaching and teamwork on the journey. Great resources for moving forward - now where do you want to go? * Madeline Martyn, Learning Consultant *In today's rapidly evolving world, mastering the art of transforming while performing is essential for success. This book expertly guides you through the process, breaking down the necessary skills into simple, practical steps. Whether you're already navigating the challenges of transformation or just getting started, this book is a lifesaver, providing invaluable insights and support every step of the way for organisations to succeed. * Andre Christian, Vice President Innovation at SES, a global leading satellite operator *Discover how to transform your organisation into a high performing powerhouse using visualisation, inspiration, and co-creation. * Dr Max McKeown, Author of The Strategy Book and other influential books *Transforming while Performing is a must-read for anyone who wants to thrive in the fast-changing and competitive world of business. This book offers practical insights, tools, visual inspiration and strategies to help you balance innovation and execution, adapt to changing customer needs, and create a culture of continuous learning and improvement. Whether you are a business leader, a CxO, an entrepreneur or an innovator, you will find valuable lessons and inspiration in this book. Here's a perfect way to find your true North Star. * Stijn Nauwelaerts, Corporate Vice President Human Resources at Microsoft *Transforming while performing is the most challenging balance act. Now more than ever. With this book, Kristof and Olivier demonstrate why you need this balance and how to obtain it. It's great to see all their knowledge brought down to paper in an easy and accessible way. * Wouter Quartier, Head of Digital, Transformation and Platforms at European Broadcasting Union (EBU) *A big challenge in innovation and change is to align stakeholders and management behind a shared vision and ambitions towards the future. This book helps you do just that. Start by asking the right questions and use the practical tools, insights, and step-by-step guidelines to turn your thoughts into actionable steps towards your North Star. Then, take it a step further and engage people to get the gears in motion. * Esther Gons, venture builder, co-author of The Corporate Startup and The Innovation Accounting book, founder of the GroundControl platform *This book is a roadmap for people who seek to empower their teams and create sustainable success. It sparked and energised our team, to build a future on our solid foundation whilst keeping our human DNA. We want to remain an inspiration for the industry. * Lise Conix, CEO at Torfs, a Belgian shoe retailer recognised as one of Europe’s best workplaces *The transforming while performing experience was a breath of fresh air for us. Their visualisation and co-creation techniques inspired us to unlock our full potential as a team, creating innovative technologies for a sustainable world. * Yves Van Rompaey, PhD, Senior Vice President Corporate Research & Development at Umicore, a leading circular materials technology company *As a seasoned visual practitioner, I was immediately drawn to this book, which offers a valuable contribution to the field of visual strategy. The authors' successful use of visuals in real-life situations is noteworthy. This concise and well-organised handbook is not only a great read but also a valuable reference, providing practical tips and advice. I highly recommend this book as a useful resource and encourage readers to apply the practical advice provided. * Martine Vanremoortele, founder of visualharvesting.com *Since engaging The Visual Senseformers in our transformation, they have walked with us on the journey, bringing their unique brand of insights, thought-provoking questioning and incredible visualisation. This book offers insight into their magic in helping an organisation shift its direction of travel, align around a strong purpose and motivate and engage teams. * Steve Collar, CEO at SES, a leading global satellite operator *GenAI is expanding human capacities and will co-produce most of our experiences by 2030. As distinctions between in-person and fully simulated reality blend, we must be more intentional about creating spaces for human interaction. In "Transforming while Performing," the authors take us on an immersive journey to create spaces in the real and in-person that enhance our connectedness, creativity, and collective intelligence. This book is a thorough, well- researched, practiced, and profoundly thought-out field guide for anyone who has struggled to lead with brain and heart. * Maitri O’Brien, author of New Leaders of Change: How Next Generation of Leaders are Transforming Themselves, Their Business and The World with Purpose and Empathy *

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Book SynopsisWe find ourselves at a crossroads.We all know that true wealth is about far more than money. Wealth is friends, family, health, a vocation, command of your time, leisure, and whatever else is important to you.And yet, we are all guilty of acting as if money alone is wealth and an end in itself.How do we navigate this crossroads to find the right balance between monetary wealth and true, soulful wealth?Our guide is Daniel Crosby – author of the behavioral finance smash hits The Laws of Wealth and The Behavioral Investor.In The Soul of Wealth, Daniel presents 50 short essays which explore what wealth really is and provides practical suggestions for how to change your thinking and your actions in small, powerful ways, for a wealthier life.We learn:- How you spend your money reveals your values.- That money can buy happiness if spent well.- What makes a good financial plan.- Why willpower is o

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Book SynopsisKatja Schipperheijn is an internationally recognized learning strategist and futurist. She is the founder of Habit of Improvement, a consultancy that focuses on learning strategies that foster growth and wellbeing in a human-machine symbiosis and co-founder of The Learning Mindset Organization. Katja Schipperheijn is also the founder of sCooledu, a foundation that has over 15,000 children participating in her workshops, is an international keynote speaker, guest lecturer and the author of Learning Ecosystems, also published by Kogan Page.

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Book SynopsisThe 10th Anniversary edition of this bestselling guide to visual communication

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Book SynopsisJust because arts organisations are non-profits doesn’t mean they shouldn’t make money; it means the money they make goes back to fund the mission - whether that’s music, visual arts, theatre, dance, or one of many other mediums that enrich our lives. In the US alone, the arts are a $763 billion sector whose 100,000 organisations serve almost every community in the nation. There’s no reason arts organisations should struggle to make ends meet. And now, with arts-tested strategies from Aubrey Bergauer, they won’t. Running your arts organisation like a business is your path forward to: Grow audiences and keep them coming back again - Make our organizations more inclusive - Get younger attendees in the seats and on the donor rolls - Generate millions more dollars in revenue - Continue to create the art we love-without the stress of figuring out how to afford it - The for-profit world knows how to achieve success across customer engagement, the user experience, company culture, the subscription economy, technology and media, new revenue streams, and brand relevance. Run it Like a Business provides a powerful, proven framework to help all arts organisations revitalise their economic engines and ultimately serve the art and its patrons.

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Book SynopsisLeadership can be a blessing or a curse. It can help people rise up to a better life, or it can cause people to fall into despair. Become part of the solution by becoming a high-road leader.The world’s most influential leadership expert, John C. Maxwell, tackles the problem of our divided world in his latest book High Road Leadership. “Everything rises and falls on leadership,” says Maxwell. “Today it is causing people to fall—into disputes, frustration, anger, and despair. His solution is to expose the problems of taking the low and middle roads when interacting with others and teach people how to instead take the high road. Leaders who practice high road leadership value all people, do the right things for the right reasons, take accountability for their actions, and place people above their own agenda. In his trademark communication style, Maxwell teaches the principles and practices of high-road leadership that can increase anyone

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Book SynopsisDebunking much of the received wisdom regarding the sources of leadership team dysfunctionality, Leadership Team Alignment presents a targeted strategy for building and managing a top executive team to gain competitive advantage. Frédéric Godart and Jacques Neatby bring a wealth of practical experience and in-depth knowledge, with over eight hundred hours of direct observation with more than fifty leadership teams across the globe and thousands of hours working with executives. With this book, they offer solutions to manage conflict and create environments that effectively address misalignments in organizations. Godart and Neatby take readers through the dual role of leadership team members, the challenges of power games, and the risks of siloed leaders. They give clear advice on how to improve aspects of any leadership team, based on its size and structure and the nature of the organization. While organizational challenges may be inevitable, this book provides leadership teams the tools to correctly diagnose leadership team misalignment, with evidence-based remedies and strategically oriented interventions to maximize organizational performance.Trade Review"Equal parts pragmatic and inspiring, this book bridges a gaping gap: What we think we know about leadership and what it really takes to have an effective leadership team. With actionable insights and spot-on commentary, it's an eye-opening account of what works, what doesn't and why 'best practices' just got strategically better."—Craig S. Smith, Group President, Marriott International Inc."Leveraging decades of work on the ground with leaders from across the globe, Godart and Neatby fill their book with actionable insights to create a robust practitioner-oriented guide. Consistently emphasizing the real over the ideal, Leadership Team Alignment illustrates how members of high performing teams can effectively work together to successful pursue their organization's multiple objectives."—Julia Battilana, Professor of Business Administration and Social Innovation, Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School"Leadership teams are where things get done in most organizations, and they often don't work. Godart and Neatby's important new book helps leaders understand the inevitable conflicts and find solutions that actually increase trust and alignment."—Herminia Ibarra, The Charles Handy Professor of Organisational Behaviour. London Business School"In Leadership Team Alignment: From Conflict to Collaboration, Godart and Neatby paint a realistic picture of the uniqueness of top teams and the challenges that often result. Informed by hundreds of hours of observing and working with leadership teams, they address typical behaviors of CEOs and executives and the common pitfalls and traps they fall into, offering a suite of recommendations and practical action items along the way to achieving alignment. It fills an important gap in the business literature."—Michael Walsh, CEO, LexisNexis Legal & Professional"While companies face an increasingly challenging and changing environment, while the way the management is leading becomes more and more crucial to recruit and retain employees, this book offers you to analyze your leadership team in a very concrete an efficient way and suggests actionable remedies if necessary. From theory to practice, there is definitely no more room for misalignment."—Eric Forest, Partner, Deloitte France"C-suite executives will want to take a look."—Publishers WeeklyTable of Contents0. Introduction: Why This Book, Who It's For, and What's in It for You 1. The Dual Role of LT Members 2. Power Games at the Top 3. Of Hubs, Spokes, and Silo Busting 4. Who Really Sits on Your LT, and What Is Its Role? 5. Getting Your LT's Size and Composition Right 6. Assess Your LT and Fix It

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"An Economist Book of the Year""A Behavioral Scientist's Notable Book""A Wall Street Journal Favorite Political Book of the Year""A FiveBooks Best Nonfiction Books of the Year""Winner of the Richard A. Lester Book Award, Industrial Relations Section Industrial Relations Section""Career and Family is a radical book. It is also brilliantly researched and argued."---Lily Meyer, New Republic"[Career and Family] looks at how women have struggled to balance work and home over the decades. Among its many takeaways is the notion that female participation in the workplace changes the very nature of work."---Rana Foroohar, Financial Times"Goldin weaves together complicated data sets that no one else thought to look at. . . . [She] brings such data to life."---Joan C. Williams, Times Literary Supplement"There are many reasons to read [Career and Family]. The main one being that [it is] excellent. . . . Goldin is a natural teacher, which comes across on the page. The book is also, in some ways, deeply personal."---Emily Oster, ParentData"Provocative and compelling." * The Economist *"[Career and Family] traces the history of work and family for college-educated women, and diagnoses what still troubles their careers today." * The Economist *"In this deeply researched, engagingly written, and surprisingly personal book, Goldin summarizes the history and current state of gender disparities in employment and pay, both in general and specifically for college-educated women."---Barry Eichengreen, Foreign Affairs"This is no ordinary book. . . . Goldin has written a chatty, readable sequel to [Betty] Friedan’s [The Feminine Mystique], destined itself to become a paperback best-seller—all the more persuasive because it is rooted in the work of hundreds of other labor economists and economic historians over the years."---David Warsh, Economic Principals"Combining diligent research with acute observations, accessible case studies, and practical solutions, this is a refreshing take on a pernicious social problem." * Publishers Weekly *"A must-read for those who care about gender gaps. . . . Goldin does a compelling job of running through the historical data, providing the surrounding cultural context, and explaining how technological and legal changes affected women over the years. . . . In Career and Family, Goldin expertly lays out the history of college-grad women’s advances in the work force, and she carefully dissects where the remaining gender gap originates."---Robert VerBruggen, Institute for Family Studies"This book is a must-read."---Melissa Davies, Society of Professional Economists"Goldin’s research carries important implications for addressing gender equality within the economics profession."---Leonora Risse, The Conversation, Australia & New Zealand"Why do women still tend to earn less than men? There is nobody better placed to answer that question than economic historian Claudia Goldin, the winner of the 2023 Nobel memorial prize in economics. Her answer tells us how to fight unfairness, but also how to create saner and more productive working lives for everybody." * Financial Times *"An Economist Book of the Year""A Behavioral Scientist's Notable Book""A Wall Street Journal Favorite Political Book of the Year""A FiveBooks Best Nonfiction Books of the Year""Winner of the Richard A. Lester Book Award, Industrial Relations Section Industrial Relations Section""Career and Family is a radical book. It is also brilliantly researched and argued."---Lily Meyer, New Republic"[Career and Family] looks at how women have struggled to balance work and home over the decades. Among its many takeaways is the notion that female participation in the workplace changes the very nature of work."---Rana Foroohar, Financial Times"Goldin weaves together complicated data sets that no one else thought to look at. . . . [She] brings such data to life."---Joan C. Williams, Times Literary Supplement"There are many reasons to read [Career and Family]. The main one being that [it is] excellent. . . . Goldin is a natural teacher, which comes across on the page. The book is also, in some ways, deeply personal."---Emily Oster, ParentData"Provocative and compelling." * The Economist *"[Career and Family] traces the history of work and family for college-educated women, and diagnoses what still troubles their careers today." * The Economist *"In this deeply researched, engagingly written, and surprisingly personal book, Goldin summarizes the history and current state of gender disparities in employment and pay, both in general and specifically for college-educated women."---Barry Eichengreen, Foreign Affairs"This is no ordinary book. . . . Goldin has written a chatty, readable sequel to [Betty] Friedan’s [The Feminine Mystique], destined itself to become a paperback best-seller—all the more persuasive because it is rooted in the work of hundreds of other labor economists and economic historians over the years."---David Warsh, Economic Principals"Combining diligent research with acute observations, accessible case studies, and practical solutions, this is a refreshing take on a pernicious social problem." * Publishers Weekly *"A must-read for those who care about gender gaps. . . . Goldin does a compelling job of running through the historical data, providing the surrounding cultural context, and explaining how technological and legal changes affected women over the years. . . . In Career and Family, Goldin expertly lays out the history of college-grad women’s advances in the work force, and she carefully dissects where the remaining gender gap originates."---Robert VerBruggen, Institute for Family Studies"This book is a must-read."---Melissa Davies, Society of Professional Economists"Goldin’s research carries important implications for addressing gender equality within the economics profession."---Leonora Risse, The Conversation, Australia & New Zealand"Why do women still tend to earn less than men? There is nobody better placed to answer that question than economic historian Claudia Goldin, the winner of the 2023 Nobel memorial prize in economics. Her answer tells us how to fight unfairness, but also how to create saner and more productive working lives for everybody." * Financial Times *

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Book SynopsisIntroduction to Business Analytics recognizes that students need to develop the skills to ask the right questions, learn to use common workplace tools (such as Excel, Tableau, and Power BI) to examine and analyze data, and interpret results accurately and effectively to make business decisions. Richardson 1e provides a framework for developing a business analytics mindset called the SOAR analytics model which is composed of four steps Specify the question, Obtain the data, analyze the data, and report the results. This model is used throughout the text in conjunction with the various types of data analysis that analysts need to perform. The lab activities, which appear at the end of each chapter, follow this framework to reinforce the analytical process. A capstone in the final chapter provides three projects that apply the complete SOAR model. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Specify the Question: Using Business Analytics to Address Business Questions Chapter 2: Obtain the Data: An Introduction to Business Data Sources Chapter 3: Analyze the Data: Basic Statistics and Tools Required in Business Analytics Chapter 4: Analyze the Data: Exploratory Business Analytics (Descriptive Analytics and Diagnostic Analytics) Chapter 5: Analyze the Data: Confirmatory Business Analytics (Predictive Analytics and Prescriptive Analytics) Chapter 6: Report the Results: Using Data Visualization Chapter 7: Marketing Analytics Chapter 8: Accounting Analytics Chapter 9: Financial Analytics Chapter 10: Operations Analytics Chapter 11: Advanced Business Analytics Chapter 12: Using the SOAR Analytics Model to Put It All Together: Three Capstone Projects Appendix A: Excel Tutorial (Formatting, Sorting, Filtering, and Using Pivot Tables) Appendix B: Tableau Tutorial Appendix C: Power BI Desktop Tutorial Appendix D: Basic Statistics Tutorial Appendix E: Installing Excel’s Analysis ToolPak Add-In Appendix F: Installing Excel’s Solver Add-In

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Book SynopsisReal Estate Principles: A Value Approach demonstrates how value is central to virtually all real estate decision-making. Students using Ling and Archer should finish the course with a value-oriented framework and a set of valuation and decision-making tools that can be applied in a variety of real-world situations. The key to making sound investment decisions is to understand how property values are created, maintained, increased, or destroyed. Since the launch of Real Estate Principles: A Value Approach, significant and lasting changes have come upon the world of real estate. This is very true in real estate finance and capital sources where most of the traditional lenders have been transformed or displaced, giving way to a radically different set of players in mortgage finance. There has been change with profound and far-reaching implications in a world where it is understandable that property values can go down as well as up. This realization will color Table of ContentsPART 1: SETTING THE STAGE Chapter 1: The Nature of Real Estate and Real Estate Markets PART 2: LEGAL AND REGULATORY DETERMINANTS OF VALUE Chapter 2: Legal Foundations to Value Chapter 3: Conveying Real Property Interests Chapter 4: Government Controls and Real Estate Markets PART 3: MARKET VALUATION AND APPRAISAL Chapter 5: Market Determinants of ValueChapter 6: Forecasting Ownership Benefits and Value: Market Research Chapter 7: Valuation Using the Sales Comparison and Cost Approaches Chapter 8: Valuation Using the Income Approach PART 4: FINANCING HOME OWNERSHIP Chapter 9: Real Estate Finance: The Laws and Contracts Chapter 10: Residential Mortgage Types and Borrower Decisions Chapter 11: Sources of Funds for Residential Mortgages PART 5: BROKERING AND CLOSING THE TRANSACTION Chapter 12: Real Estate Brokerage and Listing Contracts Chapter 13: Contracts for Sale and Closing PART 6: TIME, OPPORTUNITY COST, AND VALUE DECISIONS Chapter 14: The Effects of Time and Risk on Value Chapter 15: Mortgage Calculations and Decisions PART 7: FINANCING AND INVESTING IN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE Chapter 16: Commercial Mortgage Types and Decisions Chapter 17: Sources of Commercial Debt and Equity CapitalChapter 18: Investment Decisions: Ratios Chapter 19: Investment Decisions: NPV and IRR Chapter 20: Income Taxation and ValuePART 8: CREATING AND MAINTAINING VALUEChapter 21: Enhancing Value Through Ongoing Management Chapter 22: Leases and Property Types Chapter 23: Development: The Dynamics of Creating Value 

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Book SynopsisAs the #1 best-sellerin Managerial Accounting, the 18th edition of Garrison/Noreen/Brewer''s ManagerialAccounting continues to innovate in the ways it sets up students for theirfuture career paths. Known for its clear and concise narrative, Garrison's 18thedition continues to be cutting edge through the incorporation of DataAnalytics Exercises, Integrated Excel, and a robust assessment package allincorporated and auto-gradable within Connect. New to this edition, follow anengaging continuing case featuring a real, mission driven company, HowdyHomemade Ice Cream. New franchise co-author, Norma Montague's contributionssharpened the diversity, inclusion, and ESG topic coverage throughout the textthrough the In Business boxes, Entrepreneur Spotlights, and language choicesfocused on eliminating generalizations and stereotypes around gender,abilities/disabilities, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, diversity of names,and age.Table of ContentsPrologue:Managerial Accounting: An OverviewChapterOne: Managerial Accounting and Cost ConceptsChapterTwo: Job-Order Costing: Calculating Unit Product CostsChapterThree: Job-Order Costing: Cost Flows and External ReportingChapterFour: Process CostingChapterFive: Cost-Volume-Profit RelationshipsChapterSix: Variable Costing and Segment Reporting: Tools for ManagementChapterSeven: Activity-Based Costing: A Tool to Aid Decision MakingChapterEight: Master BudgetingChapterNine: Flexible Budgets and Performance AnalysisChapterTen: Standard Costs and VariancesChapterEleven: Responsibility Accounting SystemsChapterTwelve: Strategic Performance MeasurementChapterThirteen: Differential Analysis: The Key to Decision MakingChapterFourteen: Capital Budgeting DecisionsChapterFifteen: Statement of Cash FlowsChapterSixteen: Financial Statement AnalysisIntegration Exercises: An Overview

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Book SynopsisA future-proof guide to rehumanising the workplace in order to bring about greater personal success and corporate productivity, from two global authorities in workplace mental health.In recent years, workplace toxicity, industry volatility, employee isolation and technology-driven change have threatened the psychological well-being of employees. The rise of quiet quitting has shown that when we can't flourish at work, both personal success and corporate productivity suffer.As we sit on the cusp of some of the most turbulent economic changes in history many of us wonder if we can not only survive but flourish in our careers.Based on the science of thriving, Tomorrowmind proves we can and provides essential plans and actionable advice for succeeding in the uncertain future of work. Build skills in resilience, foresight and creativity and help to cultivate workplace that fosters connection and meaning for yourself and your team. Engaging evidence shows how individuals, teams, and organizations that excel at these five key attributes will win in the whitewater of work every time. A timely and crucial guide that is destined to inspire generations of workers.Trade Review"Evolution didn't equip us to meet the rapidly changing demands of the modern workplace-so what steps can we take to be happier and more resilient in our work lives? Tomorrowmind draws on cutting-edge research and real-life examples to provide deep insights as well as practical suggestions for flourishing at work. It's an indispensable resource to anyone navigating today's uncertain world." --Gretchen Rubin, #1 bestselling author of The Happiness Project and host of the Happier with Gretchen Rubin podcast"We are always told to live in the present. But the future holds our dreams, and may be the key to our happiness. In Tomorrowmind, Gabriella Kellerman and Martin Seligman masterfully navigate the newest science to show us how we can design our futures to thrive as individuals in work, relationships, and life."--Arthur C. Brooks, Professor, Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School, and #1 New York Times bestselling author "In this profoundly important and timely book, Kellerman and Seligman provide a blueprint for how all of us can rise to the challenge of the brave new world of work. Tomorrowmind is a scientifically grounded and eminently accessible book that will entertain you, inspire you, and teach you how to feel connected and happy at work and beyond."--Sonja Lyubomirsky, Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside and author of The How of Happiness"This book is a must-read guide to surviving and even thriving at work when there's potential for chaos around every corner. The skills in this book let you future-proof without leaving any part of you behind."--Scott Barry Kaufman, author of Transcend"Kellerman and Seligman have written one of the most important recent books examining a multi-dimensional, yet practical approach to work in the modern world. For those seeking a deep dive into how to thrive amidst the challenges of the modern working world, start here. Well-researched, practical and timely...Tomorrowmind should be a must-read for the modern professional."--Shawn Achor, NYTimes bestseller of Big Potential and The Happiness Advantage"Drawing on psychology, neuroscience, educational theory, and medical research, they offer guidance on honing skills and perspectives to help individuals succeed in an ever changing work environment. The book is filled with exercises for building skills, acronyms for easy recall...and relatable anecdotes. The authors offer suggestions for businesses about how to make corporate cultures more supportive of workers. Even in an unpredictable, roiling future, the authors are optimistic that every worker can flourish. Practical, encouraging self-help for the workplace." --Kirkus Review

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewPraise for Dr. Travis Bradberry’s best-selling emotional intelligence books: “We need no more convincing that emotional intelligence is at the core of life success. What we need are practical ways of improving it. Bradberry’s brilliant new book is a godsend. It will change your life.” —Joseph Grenny, New York Times bestselling coauthor of Crucial Conversations “The authors’ positive strategies are immensely powerful and will change the way you look at your life, your work, and the world.” —Captain D. Michael Abrashoff, author of the bestseller It’s Your Ship “This book is a wake-up call for anyone who wants to dramatically improve their work life and strengthen their relationships. Dr. Bradberry offer powerful research, practical strategies, and fascinating stories that will transform the way we think about ourselves and how we interact with those we care about the most.” —Jim Loehr, New York Times bestselling author, The Power of Full Engagement “Dr. Bradberry has created a gem that is powerful and easy to read. This book provides a captivating look at the things that matter most in life. I highly recommend this book.” —Matt Olmstead, executive producer, Prison Break and NYPD Blue “Dr. Bradberry has succeeded in creating a practical summary of emotional intelligence. Without being simplistic, this book is accessible to managers and employees who need a quick yet sophisticated understanding of the topic. This book and TalentSmartEQ® e-learning are important components of Nokia’s management and employee development programs.” —Jennifer Tsoulos, M.S., human resources, Nokia Mobile PhonesTable of ContentsEMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE HABITS The Power of Emotional Intelligence How to Take the Emotional Intelligence Appraisal Test SECTION 1: EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AT LARGE Beat Stress and Stay Calm Make Yourself Even More Likeable Neutralize Toxic People Increase Your HappinessIncrease Your Confidence Increase Your Mental Strength Know When You’re Being Lied ToDevelop A Growth Mindset Clean Up Your Sleep Hygiene Read Body Language Like A Pro Maintain A Positive Attitude Be Utterly Authentic Increase Your Self-Control Control Your Anger Unlock the Power of Your Personality Increase Your Intelligence Make Smart Decisions Crush Cognitive Biases Make Your Relationships Last SECTION 2: EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AT WORK Become a Great Leader Increase Your Productivity Practice Mindfulness Get Motivated Make Your Workplace a Better Place Survive A Bad Boss Learn Your Lesson Break the Bad Habits That Are Holding You Back Build Powerful New Success Habits Master Conflict Master Communication Beat Procrastination Accelerate Your Climb up the Corporate Ladder Be Persuasive and Get Your Point Across Avoid Integrity Traps Create True Work Life Balance APPENDIX: Research Report: The Latest Discoveries in Emotional Intelligence Notes

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Book SynopsisAbout our authors Michael R. Solomon, PhD, is the Dirk Warren '50 Sesquicentennial Chair and Professor of Marketing in the Haub School of Business at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia. Before joining the Saint Joseph's faculty in the fall of 2006, he was the Human Sciences Professor of Consumer Behavior at Auburn University. Prior to that, he was chair of the Department of Marketing in the School of Business at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Professor Solomon began his academic career in the Graduate School of Business Administration at New York University (NYU), where he also served as Associate Director of NYU's Institute of Retail Management. He earned his BA degrees in psychology and sociology magna cum laude at Brandeis University and a PhD in social psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In 1996 he was awarded the Fulbright/FLAD Chair in Market Globalization by the US Fulbright Commission and the GovernmTable of ContentsSECTION 1: FOUNDATIONS OF CONSUMER BEHAVIOR Buying, Having, and Being: An Introduction to Consumer Behavior Consumer Ethics, the Marketplace, and the Planet SECTION 2: MAKING SENSE OF THE WORLD Perceiving and Making Meaning Learning, Remembering and Knowing Motivation SECTION 3: BUYING AND HAVING: CHOOSING AND USING PRODUCTS Attitudes and How to Change Them Deciding Buying, Using, and Disposing SECTION 4: BEING: USING PRODUCTS TO CREATE AND COMMUNICATE IDENTITY Identity and the Self Personality, Lifestyles, and Values Social and Cultural Identity SECTION 5: BELONGING How Groups Define Us Social Class and Status Culture APPENDICES Data Cases Careers in Consumer Research Consumer Research Methods Sources of Secondary Data

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Book SynopsisNo Worries shows how anyone can live a stress-free financial life and build wealth for the long term. This is not about millions of tiny decisions that drain the joy from life, like skipping daily coffee to save a few bucks. And it's not simply about having more money. The secret lies in adopting the right attitude to money and getting a small number of big things right. In his unique style, drawing on decades of expertise, finance expert Jared Dillian tells the truths about essential personal finance topics and helps you to see things as you never have before. Jared reveals: how the right kind of abundance mindset works wonders how to purge the urge to splurge (without making life a drag) the most effective ways to use credit cards that no one tells you about the smart ways to buy big-ticket items, from houses to cars what's gone wrong with student loans and how to use them sensibly how to ace investing with the set-and-forget Awesome Portfolio. No matter where you're at, Jared can help you get your finances in better shape than 99% of other people - so that you can get on with your life as your wealth builds. Do that and you'll have no financial stress, and no worries.

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Book SynopsisHere we go! Super Mario fans will love this full-colour activity book starring Nintendo''s classic team of Mario, Luigi and their friends!Super Mario fans of all ages will love this full-colour activity book featuring Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach and all their friends from the Mushroom Kingdom. With tons of epic games and boss puzzles, Super Mario fans will love to power up with this super-interactive book!Mario first appeared in 1981 with the arcade classic Donkey Kong, and has since gone on to star in many adventures, allowing him to evolve into the beloved icon he is today. He is a video game sensation, appearing across all genres from action-platformers to sports, kart racing and beyond.

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Book SynopsisA NATIONAL BESTSELLER & FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE MONTHFull of powerful, practical lessons on changing how we think and act. –Eric Schmidt, former CEO and Chairman of Google A must-read for board members, executives, and investors.” – Amy Bance, investor and Fortune 500 Board Member  The Venture Mindset is a playbook on how to adapt to a rapidly changing world, make smarter bets, launch new ventures, and transform traditional organizations into hubs for innovation, from a top Stanford professor and a technology executive.   Venture capitalists are known for their extraordinary ability to spot opportunities. They know how to identify emerging trends, how to bring new industries into being, and when to hold them and when to fold. Their unique mindset has made them the force behind world-changing companies such as Amazon, Google, Moderna, SpaceX, and Zoom.   Stanford Professor Ilya Strebulaev has devoted two decades to studying VCs’ counterintuitive approaches to decision-making and the reasons behind the successes and failures of corporate innovations. Alex Dang has witnessed up close how VCs’ thinking and mechanisms can create successful businesses at companies like Amazon and McKinsey.   Combining their insight and extensive experience, they present nine distinct principles that will help you make better decisions, transform your business, and achieve remarkable results, no matter your industry.   In The Venture Mindset, you’ll learn:   •         One question VCs ask that will change the way you evaluate opportunities •         Why you should encourage dissent and be wary of consensus •         The number one killer of innovation in traditional corporate environments •         Why it’s crucial to learn when to ‘pull the plug’ on initiatives •         Why failure is not just an option, but a necessity   Packed with entertaining stories and scientific precision, The Venture Mindset is a must-read for anyone who wants to be better equipped for the era of uncertainty when industry, company, and career can be disrupted overnight. The Venture Mindset will teach you more than how to simply survive. It’ll teach you how to win big.

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Book SynopsisReal Estate Finance & Investments prepares readers to understand the risks and rewards of financing and investing in residential and commercial real estate. Concepts and techniques included in the chapters and problem sets are used in many careers related to real estate. These include investing, development financing, appraising, consulting, managing real estate portfolios, leasing, managing property, analyzing site locations, corporate real estate, and managing real estate investment funds. This material is also relevant to individuals who want to understand real estate better when making their own personal investment and financing decisions.? Real estate markets are impacted by many local, national, and international economic and demographic trends. This is coupled with new technology that impact different sectors of these markets. It is more important than ever to be able to evaluate how these trends will impact the risk and return for both lenders and investors.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A book that provides valuable context for the latest assaults on democracy. . . . A clear and informative history." * Kirkus Reviews *"A compelling and sober-minded assessment of our situation, and I commend it to you for your consideration." -- L. M. Sacasas * The Convivial Society *"In The Paradox of Democracy: Free Speech, Open Media, and Perilous Persuasion, Gershberg and Illing suggest that democracy isn’t really about the rules and institutions that usually leap to mind... Fundamentally, they say, democracy is a culture of free and open communication. And that openness makes it vulnerable to subversion from within." * The Boston Globe *"We are living through an information revolution, but we have not adequately understood how this tsunami reshapes democratic politics. Sean Illing and Zac Gershberg do just that in this very interesting and intriguing book." -- Fareed Zakaria, CNN"The Paradox of Democracy is as provocative as it is unpredictable. It carefully and engagingly expands our understanding of how democracy works—and struggles—in a society where free expression is foundational and where media is undergoing revolutionary and rapid change. It will change how you think." -- Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post"The book gives a sweeping overview of the ways that political leaders can utilize communication and rhetoric in order to gain office or power. Overall, it provides an excellent summary of the ways that communication and democracy can coexist or undermine each other." -- Shana Gadarian, Syracuse University"As free speech advocates strain to reconcile the unparalleled access to information and the expression of ideas made possible by the internet with their undeniable potential for political, psychological, and even physical harm, Gershberg and Illing have come to say that these advocates are pushing a Sisyphean boulder up a mountainside... Though the authors insist that democracy is the best system there is, they clearly doubt, in Benjamin Franklin's words, 'we can keep it.' ... Recommended." * Choice *"The authors’ efforts to help us understand the role that media can play in the potential fate of democracy and democracies are useful and remind us of the dangers present in this fraught political moment." * ProjectMUSE *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: The Bias and the Disruption Chapter 2: Mere Rhetoric: From Free Speech to Bread and Circuses Chapter 3: The News-Print Revolution Chapter 4: The Rise of the Public(s): From a Fuller World to Morse’s Macrocosm Chapter 5: This Is Fascism Chapter 6: Playing Checkers: An Uneasy Triumph for Liberal Democracy Chapter 7: The Death of Liberal Democracy: Have We Got Fake(d) News for You Chapter 8: Democracy, If We Can Keep It Epilogue Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThis book offers guidance to company leaders, marketers and entrepreneurs in delivering effective advertising.

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Book SynopsisKeith Stuart is a veteran technology, arts and media writer with over 20 years experience covering videogames and game culture. He started out on industry bible Edge magazine as features editor, covering the dawn of the PlayStation era; he has since written for GamesMaster, PC Gamer, T3, Official PlayStation Magazine, Eurogamer and Official Xbox Magazine. He still harbours a lifelong love of Sega, having owned a Mega Drive, a Game Gear and a Saturn, and edited the Dreamcast magazine DC-UK for two eventful years.

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Book Synopsis'Tony Robbins returns with another must-read financial book revealing the strategies of many of the world’s greatest investors'RAY DALIO, founder of Bridgewater and author of PrinciplesTony Robbins, who has coached more than fifty million people from 100 countries, is the world’s #1 life and business strategist. In this new book, he teams up with Christopher Zook, a renowned financial investor who draws from thirty years of experience to round out the trilogy of #1 New York Times bestselling financial books. Together they reveal how, for decades, trillions of dollars of smart money­ – think of large institutions, sovereign wealth funds, individuals with ultra-high-net worth – have been making outsized returns using alternative investments in private equity, private credit, private real estate, energy and venture capital. Until recently, the vast majority of investors – those of us without insidTrade Review'Tony Robbins returns with another must-read financial book revealing the strategies of many of the world’s greatest investors' -- RAY DALIO, founder of Bridgewater and author of Principles'Robbins is the best economic moderator that I've ever worked with. His mission to bring insights from the world's greatest financial minds to the average investor is truly inspiring' -- ALAN GREENSPAN, former Federal Reserve chairman under four sitting presidents'Tony Robbins needs no introduction. He is committed to helping make life better for every investor' -- CARL ICAHN, billionaire activist and investor'Tony has a way of empowering the human soul to say "I will" rather than "I can" realise my best self. For the private wealth channel, this book unlocks the vast potential of alternatives' -- ROBERT F. SMITH, founder, chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners

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This practice-oriented handbook presents practitioners and students with a comprehensive overview of the essential knowledge and current best practices in project management. It includes the most up-to-date thinking in the discipline, describing recent developments in a way that practitioners can immediately use in their work.The Handbook of Project Management was the first APM Body of Knowledge Approved title for the Association for Project Management. Over the course of six editions, The Handbook of Project Management has become the definitive desk reference for project management practitioners. The team of expert contributors, selected to introduce the reader to the knowledge and skills required to manage projects, includes many of the most experienced and highly regarded international writers and practitioners. The book is divided into six parts: Projects; Performance; Process; People; Portfolio; and Perspectives. Including over 25 completely new chapter

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Book SynopsisExploring the dos and don’ts of sustainable corporate innovation, this book explains the most frequently made mistakes and highlights the most common pitfalls in the innovation process. To remain successful, organisations must be able to respond effectively to the fast pace of change or even stay one step ahead of it. To make this possible, it is crucial to look at the future in the right way. This means embracing uncertainty, seizing opportunities and recognising threats in good time. Through the author's insightful and knowledgeable text, you will gain greater insight into the technological evolutions of the next 10 years and discover how this insight can be turned into a concrete approach that will build future-proof and successfully innovating companies and organisations.

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Book SynopsisIf you want to be the best, you have to have the right skillset.From effective SEO and Search marketing to mastering mobile and content marketing, THE ULTIMATE DIGITAL MARKETING BOOK is a dynamic collection of tools, techniques, and strategies for success. Short, punchy chapters mean you can read up quickly and start applying what you''ve learned immediately.Discover the main themes, key ideas and tools you need and bring it all together with practical exercises.This is your complete course in digital marketing.ABOUT THE SERIESULTIMATE books are for managers, leaders, and business executives who want to succeed at work. From marketing and sales to management and finance, each title gives comprehensive coverage of the essential business skills you need to get ahead in your career. Written in straightforward English, each book is designed to help you quickly master the subject, with fun quizzes embedded so that you can check how you''re doing

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Book SynopsisTHE NEW QUESTIONTen years after the worldwide bestseller Good to Great, Jim Collins returns with another groundbreaking work, this time to ask: Why do some companies thrive in uncertainty, even chaos, and others do not? Based on nine years of research, buttressed by rigorous analysis and infused with engaging stories, Collins and his colleague, Morten Hansen, enumerate the principles for building a truly great enterprise in unpredictable, tumultuous, and fast-moving times.THE NEW STUDY Great by Choice distinguishes itself from Collins's prior work by its focus not just on performance, but also on the type of unstable environments faced by leaders today. With a team of more than twenty researchers, Collins and Hansen studied companies that rose to greatness - beating their industry indexes by a minimum of ten times over fifteen years - in environments characterized by big forces and rapid shifts that leaders could not predict or control. The research team then contrasted these "10X companies" to a carefully selected set of comparison companies that failed to achieve greatness in similarly extreme environments.THE NEW FINDINGSThe study results were full of provocative surprises. Such as: * The best leaders were not more risk taking, more visionary, and more creative than the comparisons; they were more disciplined, more empirical, and more paranoid.* Innovation by itself turns out not to be the trump card in a chaotic and uncertain world; more important is the ability to scale innovation, to blend creativity with discipline.* Following the belief that leading in a "fast world" always requires "fast decisions" and "fast action" is a good way to get killed.* The great companies changed less in reaction to a radically changing world than the comparison companies.The authors challenge conventional wisdom with thought-provoking, sticky, and supremely practical concepts. They include 10Xers; the 20 Mile March; Fire Bullets then Cannonballs; Leading above the Death Line; Zoom Out, Then Zoom In; and the SMaC Recipe. Finally, in the last chapter, Collins and Hansen present their most provocative and original analysis: defining, quantifying, and studying the role of luck. The great companies and the leaders who built them were not luckier than the comparisons, but they did get a higher Return on Luck. This book is classic Collins: contrarian, data driven, and uplifting. He and Hansen show convincingly that, even in a chaotic and uncertain world, greatness happens by choice, not by chance.Trade ReviewJim Collins ... is the most influential management thinker alive * Fortune *For this guru, no question is too big * New York Times *A sensible, well-timed and precisely targeted message for companies shaken by macroeconomic crises * Financial Times *Jim Collins has built a reputation as something of a myth buster ... This book is recommended * Financial World *“Luck is not a strategy” the authors conclude. What determines any organization’s success is how it prepares for both good and bad luck. They call this getting a “positive return” on luck and, if Good to Great’s four million-plus sales are anything to go by, this idea will be embedded in corporate speak before you know it -- Philip Delves Broughton, author of What They Teach you At Harvard Business School * Management Today *

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Book SynopsisLike the sayings of the ancient Chinese philosopher Lao-tzu in the Tao Te Ching, Warren Buffett's worldly wisdom is deceptively simple and enormously powerful in application. In The Tao of Warren Buffett, Mary Buffett joins noted Buffetologist and international lecturer David Clark to bring you Warren Buffett's smartest, funniest and most memorable sayings, with an eye towards revealing the life philosophies and the investment strategies that have made him the world's most successful investor -- and the world's richest man. From serious investors to chronic over-spenders, this book can teach everyone some secrets of success.

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Book SynopsisA restorative just culture has become a core aspiration for many organizations in healthcare and elsewhere. Whereas âjust cultureâ is the topic of some residual conceptual debate (e.g. retributive policies organized around rules,violations and consequences are âsoldâ as just culture), the evidence base on, and business case for, restorative practice has been growing and is generating increasing, global interest. In the wake of an incident, restorative practices ask who are impacted, what their needs are and whose obligation it is to meet those needs. Restorative practices aim to involve participants from the entire community in the resolution and repair of harms. This book offers organization leaders and stakeholders a practical guide to the experiences of implementingand evaluating restorative practices and creating a sustainable just, restorative culture. It contains the perspectives from leaders, theoreticians regulators, employees and patient representatives. To the bTable of Contents1. An introduction to restorative just culture 2. Creating a restorative just culture in a large public organisation: a personal reflection from Mersey Care’s Chief Executive 3. A Just Culture for mental health 4. Joshua’s Story 5. Regulation and the Just Culture 6. Restorative practice and building a just culture 7. Patient safety: a political perspective 8. Supporting organisational health through an OD approach 9. Restorative practices in context for improving our people processes, or people processes the restorative way – putting it into context 10. How to implement a restorative just culture and learning reviews in a conservative industry 11. Psychological safety 12. Evaluating just culture and restorative practices: the business case 13. Civility Saves Live 14. Training your staff for restorative practices and a just and learning culture 15. The Restorative Just Culture Manifesto – A Call to Action 16. References

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Book Synopsis**THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER** The most recognisable economist on the planet, Yanis Varoufakis, puts forth his case to reform an EU that currently fails it weakest citizens. In this startling account of Europe’s economic rise and catastrophic fall, Varoufakis pinpoints the flaws in the European Union’s design – a design thought up after the Second World War, and one responsible for Europe’s fragmentation and resurgence of racist extremism. When the financial crisis struck in 2008, the political elite’s response ensured it would be the weakest citizens of the weakest nations that paid the price for the bankers’ mistakes. Drawing on his personal experience of negotiations with the eurozone’s financiers, and offering concrete policies to reform Europe, the former finance minister of Greece shows how we concocted this mess and points our way out of it. And The Weak Suffer What They Must? highlights our history to tell us what we must do to save European capitalism and democracy from the abyss. With the future of Europe under intense scrutiny after Brexit, this is the must-read book to explain Europe's structural flaws and how to fix them. 'If you ever doubt what is at stake in Europe - read Varoufakis's account' GuardianTrade ReviewIf you ever doubt what is at stake in Europe, read Varoufakis’s account * Guardian *An outstanding economist and political analyst. His remarkable talents are fully on display in his recent study of Europe’s crisis, a most revealing and perceptive analysis of the development of the global economy in the past half century and their grim consequences now threatening Western societies -- Noam ChomskyAn absolutely splendid book… What Yanis really shows is that the European project had a democratic deficit from the origin and design… The Thucydides of our time -- Jeffrey SachsOne of my few heroes...his achievements are incredibly important…to save what is worth fighting for in Europe…Yanis tried to do the right thing – to remain within the EU and disturb from within. That is why he was such a threat…wonderfully written, complex, a book which is set to provoke our rage…to make us think, and that’s what we need today. As long as people like Yanis are around, there still is hope -- Slavoj ZizekOne of my few heroes...his achievements are incredibly important…to save what is worth fighting for in Europe…Yanis tried to do the right thing – to remain within the EU and disturb from within. That is why he was such a threat…wonderfully written, complex, a book which is set to provoke our rage…to make us think, and that’s what we need today. As long as people like Yanis are around, there still is hope -- Slavoj ZizekA very, very clever person, and in the basic argument about what’s been going on in Europe I think he’s right -- Martin WolfA devastating account -- Andrew MarrA scholar, writer, philosopher of clarity, insight, generosity and engaging prose, not to mention integrity and courage -- James GalbraithA brilliant economist * Bloomberg *Few finance ministers have such a talent for economics as Yanis Varoufakis -- Joseph Stiglitz, Winner of the Nobel Prize for EconomicsHighly readable. It is also important, outlining a perspective on global economics that influences policy thinking in broader circles than the radical left ... deeply instructive * Financial Times *The most interesting man in the world * Business Insider *The emerging rock star of Europe’s anti-austerity uprising * Telegraph *It is important to take note of the ideas that Varoufakis continues to espouse … the essence of [his] agenda was – and remains – largely correct -- Mohamed El-ErianA man of integrity and intellectual honesty … a superb monetary economist whose credentials outshine those who have bewitched European governmental elites… His economic logic was irrefutable -- Professor Michael BrennerHe writes with great panache ... and in a gripping style … One of the things that makes this book enjoyable is that Varoufakis makes much of the role of personalities * TLS *An account of how the forces of capital have prevailed over the common good ... visionary * The Times *A global celebrity * Economist *The biggest disaster for any of the BBC’s news and current affairs slate would be The Yanis Varoufakis Show on another network -- Mark Lawson * Guardian *While this British Conservative minister might not agree with every single position adopted by this Greek radical socialist, I cannot but admire and applaud his courage and passion on behalf of genuinely progressive causes -- Michael Gove * Sunday Times *The reason Varoufakis seems to have captured the imaginations of so many is that his words about the European crisis speak universal truths about democracy, capitalism and social policy * Guardian *Like all great story tellers, Varoufakis’ literary flair is not just a function of stylistic prowess. He gets right inside the fears, desires and external constraints of the key players in the complex history of the Eurozone … Reading And The Weak Suffer What They Must? is like reading a gripping thriller. It is a page turner because the plot itself is a relentless sequence of astonishing twists and turns driven by the cunning ingenuity and hubristic folly of its key protagonists … This book is not just illuminating. It is a call to moral awakening and to intelligent, determined and humane political action * Open Democracy *

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