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Book Synopsis Find your signature voicePeople are drawn to and influenced by leaders who communicate authentically, connect easily with people, and have immediate impact. So how do you become one of them? How can you learn to “own the room”? This book will help you develop your leadership presence. According to Amy Jen Su and Muriel Maignan Wilkins, leadership presence is the ability to consistently and clearly articulate your value proposition while influencing and connecting with others. They offer a simple and compelling framework, as well as practical advice about how you can develop your own personal presence.No matter where you sit in an organization, you can “own the room” if you are able to do two things well: first, demonstrate your authentic value and distinction, and second, connect to others in a positive way. Leaders who are able to be authentic while connecting with and impacting others have what the authors call a “Trade Review"... great advice for communicating authentically and connecting more easily with employees in a positive way." -- Washington Post "The skills, drills and devices in the book are based on Isis Associates' Signature Voice workshops. If you can't take the workshop, the book offers a sound alternative." -- SUCCESS Magazine "There are few, practical roadmaps to leadership that teach by example; Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence by Amy Jen Su and Muriel M Wilkins is definitely one of them." -- CareerBright.com "The book is chock full of tables, quizzes and charts to help readers visualize and create action plans."-- 800 CEO READ "This is a book that is as applicable to small business owners who sell to more corporate clients as well as to employees who are looking to move into leadership positions." -- Small Business Trends (smallbiztrends.com) ADVANCE PRAISE for Own the Room: Jane Brock-Wilson, Managing Director, Berkshire Partners-- "Own the Room is a must-read for all emerging and experienced leaders who aspire to authentically connect with others, forge relationships, and increase their influence. The authors have provided a practical roadmap and toolkit for building leadership presence from the inside out." Mary Ellen Joyce, PhD, Senior Director, Brookings Executive Education-- "At last! For years Amy Jen Su and Muriel Maignan Wilkins have been helping leaders at Brookings Executive Education to transform their 'presence.' This book brings their critically important leadership concepts and tools to a broad audience in terms that are clear, concise, and actionable." Suzanne Richards, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, Freddie Mac-- "Amy Jen Su and Muriel Maignan Wilkins have finally given a descriptive voice--a signature voice--to what has been a frustratingly elusive concept. This book provides step-by-step guidance and a fresh, workable approach to identifying and making the most of one's authentic self." Joel von Ranson, Partner, Spencer Stuart-- "This is a unique and powerful book that explains the major components of leadership and effective business communication. What's special about the authors' approach is that it links professional success to accessing the unique formula in each of us ... our signature voice." Bob Raidt, Executive Vice President and Worldwide Account Head, Leo Burnett USA-- "Own the Room demystifies the notion of executive leadership 'presence.' Using a practical model and instructive case examples, the authors prove that developing presence doesn't require becoming someone else; it's a unique, signature voice that can be accessed from within." Tim Gray, CFO, MedImmune-- "I often think about my leadership presence--where I stand today and how I want to be perceived in the future. Own the Room helped me develop a clear roadmap to reach a higher level. This book is a valuable resource for all leaders." Scott Burger, President, Pandora North America-- "Own the Room is a must-read for anyone transitioning into, or aspiring toward, an enterprise-wide leadership position. There is an undeniable link between self-awareness and leadership. The authors' practical model and real-world examples provide an invaluable tool to transition self-awareness to self-improvement."

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Book SynopsisHow can salespeople navigate the obstacle course of administrative assistants, lower-level executives, and corporate guardians to reach their objective? This book offers innovative ideas and street-smart moves to reach the decision-makers in any organisation.

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Book SynopsisAs business priorities change and focus shifts to address arising issues, HR professionals need to be able to reorganize talent swiftly and plan for future needs to enable the business to succeed. It covers how to forecast organizational demand for people, resources and skills, analyze the gap between supply and demand and most importantly, how to fill this gap. This book explains how to use agile workforce planning to achieve this. Agile Workforce Planning is a practical guide for HR and organization development practitioners needing to align their staff, skills and resources with evolving company goals. This book also covers how to identify the skills needed in the workforce, where these skills are already available and when they're missing, how to decide whether to buy, borrow or build them. Agile Workforce Planning explains how to collect data to calculate and predict staff churn as well as how to use qualitative and quantitative demand modelling to forecast for future needs and provides strategies to address these including lateral internal recruitment. There is also expert guidance on horizon scanning, scenario planning and how to secure stakeholder buy in and engagement for an agile workforce plan. Supported by case studies from companies including Apple, Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, NATO and the UK National Health Service, this is essential reading for HR and OD professionals needing to continuously align the talent and capabilities in their workforce with the overall business strategyTrade Review"Adam has filled a major gap in the literature with this book. Thoughtful, nuanced, rigorous and practical, it will be a great end-to-end guide and reference for leaders and professionals at all levels on the ROI, theory and practice of effective workforce planning." * Rupert McNeil, Government Chief People Officer, UK Civil Service *"In this constantly changing world we respond with adaptability and speed, with a consistent learning mindset, seeking development and innovation. This book immerses the reader in this agile world through a welcoming narration of personal and business stories, explaining how to practically implement theories and conquer the related statistics. Adam Gibson, offers the recipe to succeed on having the right people capability that will lead an organization become truly agile. This book is written with the people in mind not just the business, preparing us for the future workplace. Its captivating narration offers an enjoyable way of fast knowledge assimilation for all those seeking to extend their knowledge on workforce planning and gain new perspectives, as well as those that want to start their learning on this topic." * Anna Mamalaki, Organizational Development & HR Consulting Director, Business: The Human Aspect LLC *"Adam Gibson provides us with a guide to agile workforce planning for professionals at all levels. This is a go-to handbook on how to plan for the future that I will be using many more times for its wealth of case studies and examples." * Erik van Vulpen, Founder, Academy to Innovate HR *"In Agile Workforce Planning, Adam Gibson has delivered the definitive book on workforce planning. As businesses navigate uncertainty and complexity, this book shows how workforce planning will need to be agile and built upon solid principles of business, economics, and risk. It is a must-read for practitioners in this space." * Nicholas Garbis, former leader of SWP at General Electric and Allianz SE *"At last a comprehensive and practical guide to workforce planning! Whilst organizations are realising the value of strategic workforce planning, as a relatively new discipline within the HR profession and wider business, there hasn't been the corresponding capability to capitalise on their interest. Staying true to Adam's 7Bs of workforce planning, if there is no internal supply and a scarcity of skill in the market then organizations need build this capability. Adam's book takes significant steps in providing the resource for organizations to build a workforce planning capability for themselves. It enables people to become SWP (Strategic Workforce Planning) professionals, providing them with the knowledge, tools and approach to form a solid foundation as a SWP practitioner." * Kath Soole, Strategic Workforce Planning Lead, Ministry of Defence *"Adam has woven together his considerable experience, detailed academic research, organizational case studies and fascinating military anecdotes to convey the 'what' the 'how' and critically the 'why' behind Agile Workforce Planning. I believe all HR professionals, not just those devoted to workforce planning, will find the framework and insights provided of real practical value in shaping, building and delivering the workforces their organizations require." * Steven Scott, Global Head & Managing Director, Workforce Management & Analytics, Standard Chartered Bank *"Workforce planning has always been among the top priorities for HR and Business leaders alike - after all, if we don't anticipate the workforce we need in our organizations well, we may suffer massive direct or opportunity cost. However, in today's VUCA world, workforce planning has proved to be an almost impossible task - how shall we anticipate the workforce requirements when we cannot even predict what might happen a few months ahead? This is why I was so happy to receive a copy of Adam's book, who based on his many year's practical experience shows us that with solid, Agile principles we can create the workforce we need that enables organizations to be successful in the market. The book is based on solid research and academic insights - and also demonstrates many practical, real-life applications showing the readers that workforce planning is a manageable process if we apply an agile mindset- after all, we cannot change the past, but we can always alter our current situation and act now to build the organization of the future." * Mihaly Nagy, Founder & CEO, The HR Congress *"A business strategy without understanding the future workforce shape, capability and skill needs, and cultures and operating model is like having a stool missing a leg. In these times with all the drivers of change in the future of work, organizations need to build the capability for agile workforce planning. This book provides great insights on what this means, why it is important, and the ways in which to approach it. It will help us all in being able to adapt for the future in an uncertain world." * Peter Cheese, Chief Executive, CIPD *Table of Contents Section - ONE: Introduction to workforce planning; Chapter - 01: What is workforce planning?; Chapter - 02: Evolution of workforce planning; Chapter - 03: The value and limitations of workforce planning; Chapter - 04: The agile approach; Section - TWO: Baseline; Chapter - 05: Analysing the strategic context; Chapter - 06: Understanding the workforce; Chapter - 07: Gaining buy-in; Section - THREE: Supply; Chapter - 08: Understanding workforce evolution; Section - FOUR: Demand; Chapter - 09: The nature of demand; Chapter - 10: Forecasting demand; Section - FIVE: Gap analysis; Chapter - 11: Establishing the gap; Section - SIX: Action plan; Chapter - 12: The planning approach; Chapter - 13: Demand optimization; Chapter - 14: Talent management; Chapter - 15: Creating the plan; Section - SEVEN: Deliver; Chapter - 16: Implementing the plan; Section - EIGHT: Conclusion; Chapter - 17: Becoming a workforce planning professional

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Book SynopsisThis title has been adapted for use in Europe, the Middle East and Africa and has been tailored to meet the demands of today's lecturers and students.Jeffrey M. Wooldridge's Introduction to Econometrics shows how econometrics is a useful tool for answering questions in business, policy evaluation and forecasting environments. Packed with timely, relevant applications, the text incorporates close to 100 intriguing data sets, available in six formats, with appendices and questions available online.Unique organization pioneered by the author clearly presents applications for today's students. This comprehensive econometrics text pioneered the approach of explicitly covering cross-sectional applications first, followed by time series applications, and, ultimately, panel data applications in the advanced chapters.Practical application prepares students to use econometrics in business today. This unique, comprehensive text applies econometrics to actual real business problems, demonstrating Table of Contents1. The Nature of Econometrics and Economic Data 2. The Simple Regression Model 3. Multiple Regression Analysis: Estimation 4. Multiple Regression Analysis: Inference 5. Multiple Regression Analysis: OLS Asymptotics 6. Multiple Regression Analysis: Further Issues 7. Multiple Regression Analysis with Qualitative Information: Binary (or Dummy) Variables 8. Heteroskedasticity 9. More on Specification and Data Issues 10. Basic Regression Analysis with Time Series Data 11. Further Issues in Using OLS with Time Series Data 12. Serial Correlation and Heteroskedasticity 13. Pooling Cross Sections Across Time: Simple Panel Data Methods 14. Advanced Panel Data Methods 15. Instrumental Variables Estimation and Two Stage Least Squares 16. Simultaneous Equations Models 17. Limited Dependant Variable Models and Sample Selection Corrections 18. Advanced Time Series Topics 19. Carrying Out an Empirical Project

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Book SynopsisRegardless of your position, learn how to lead with impact by utilizing John C. Maxwell''s thirty years of experience teaching people how to make a significant difference in their organizations.As one of the most trusted leadership mentors, John C. Maxwell debunks the myths that hold people back from leaning into and developing their influence. In this inspiring call-to-action, he shows middle managers how to leverage their unique positions and become 360 degree leaders by exercising influence in all directions--up (to the boss), across (among their peers), and down (to those they lead).In The 360 Degree Leader, you will learn how to: overcome the challenges facing the vast majority of professionals; understand the pressures and pain points that come from being caught in the middle; and gain the confidence and competence to step into their roles as significant influencers. Complete with a workbook to help

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Book SynopsisTranslation of: Die Verwandlung der Welt.Trade ReviewJurgen Osterhammel, Winner of the 2017 Toynbee Prize, Toynbee Prize Foundation Jurgen Osterhammel, Winner of the 2012 Gerda Henkel Prize, of the Gerda Henkel Foundation One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2014 One of Bloomberg Businessweek's Best Books of 2014, chosen by Satiyajit Das One of Marginal Revolution.com's (Tyler Cowen) Best Non-Fiction Books of 2014 "Osterhammel has written one of the most important, consequential works of history to appear in the post-cold war era. It has, rightly, been called an instant classic... [T]his classic book should be indispensable reading for historians and for politically curious world citizens everywhere. It could make us better, more capacious citizens, more aware of the world we live in."--Fritz Stern, The New York Review of Books "A work of tremendous conceptual precision, breadth and insight, a masterpiece that sets a new benchmark for debates on the history of world society."--Benjamin Ziemann, Times Literary Supplement "[A] big book in every sense... An age of such panoramic creations deserves a chronicler with suitably panoramic inclinations. It has found a very able one in Jurgen Osterhammel."--Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Wall Street Journal "A milestone of German historical writing, one of the most important historical books of the last several decades... [A] mosaic-like portrait of an epoch."--Jurgen Kocka, Die Zeit "[W]eighty in every sense of the word... [A]n epic, masterly and sprawling mosaic of the age that built on, if only as reaction, foundations laid down by the Enlightenment... Osterhammel's compelling structuring brings home that the way we understand the world today is largely determined by institutions and innovations of the 19th century--and a peculiarly Eurocentric lens they provide. Alive to the potential for bias that this inevitably brings, the German historian has taken pains to create a genuinely world history of the age... [T]he rendering of such a mind-boggling tapestry of human experience is deft and accessible."--Ben Richardson, South China Morning Post "[A] 1165 pp. German Braudel-like take on the importance of the 19th century."--Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution "[V]ast, weighty, original, enthralling, exhausting and intimidating... [I]t is impossible to do it full and adequate justice, even in a lengthy review such as this. Part monster-piece, part masterpiece, its limitations are inescapably those of the global history genre... [I]t is a work of prodigious scholarship and astonishing authorial stamina; within the confines of the subject, it raises the study of global history to a new level of academic sophistication and geographical comprehensiveness; it abounds with memorable phrases and aphorisms, which betoken a lively and playful mind; and it offers wise and original insights about the many ways in which the 19th century made the world that we still, today, inhabit. If you only read one work of history this summer (and, believe me, it will take you all of a very long summer), then The Transformation of the World should definitely be it."--Sir David Cannadine, Financial Times "Massive ... interesting ... impressive... The coverage is in many respects much greater than that of Braudel, not only geographically but also conceptually... Osterhammel's ambition, industry and scale shows up the work of all-too-many other historians. Similar books should be produced for other centuries. Let us hope that British historians can rise to the challenge of writing them."--Jeremy Black, Standpoint "This superb study gives form to a global history that lasts from the late 18th well into the 20th century and it does so without oversimplifying. It is exhilarating to find a system builder with such a feeling for nuance and difference. The only study comparable is Christopher Bayly's The Birth of the Modern World. This thick, dense book will prove most useful for scholars; the history enthusiast will find there is no match for this resource. In it, there is much to appreciate."--Library Journal (starred review) "[A] work of panoramic scope and rare historical imagination."--Tony Barber, Financial Times "Jurgen Osterhammel's fine The Transformation of the World: A Global History of the Nineteenth Century ... swoops, shimmies and carves ellipses and spirals through the facts to give readers an insightful view of the nineteenth century in all its complexity and confusion. In a great work of scholarship, Professor Osterhammel ... and his able translator ... Patrick Camiller have fashioned a remarkable picture of the nineteenth century... [It] brings a new meaning to the term block buster."--Satyajit Das, naked capitalism "Jurgen Osterhammel's rich and thoughtful book The Transformation of the World, skillfully translated by Patrick Camiller, has the great virtue of addressing with careful attention what was and was not transformed over the 19th century."--Frederick Cooper, Public Books "Writing meaningfully about global history is ambitious at best, but this work on the 19th century succeeds... Nearly every page offers new insights about world history and specific countries' global contexts. This book is eminently suitable for advanced general readers and undergraduates and should be mandatory reading for all graduate students of modern history as a way to set their own specializations in a broader context."--Choice "There have been two massive history books published this year that deserve to be widely read. One is the English translation of The Transformation of the World: A Global History of the Nineteenth Century by the German historian Jurgen Osterhammel."--Christopher Sylvester, Financial Times "Professor Jurgen Osterhammel's fine book is anything but a linear recitation of events. Instead, it swoops, shimmies and carves ellipses and spirals through facts to give readers a remarkable picture of the 19th century, which has shaped much of the present world."--Satyajit Das, Bloomberg Businessweek "The patient reader who finishes this 1,000-page tour of the 19th century emerges with a richer, deeper grasp, a better sense of what is truly unique about the global village, and global Asia, of our own times. This is world history at its best."--John Delury, Global Asia "In this sweeping panorama, Osterhammel captures the dramatic shifts in how people lived and understood life during the nineteenth century... Osterhammel offers a rich 'global history' of the century, one that features the West prominently but avoids Eurocentrism with vivid portraits of non-Western peoples and societies."--Foreign Affairs "The Transformation of the World is lavishly reinforced with critical apparatus (that, too, must have been a labor of Hercules to translate--I honestly never expected to see this book in English), but by far its greatest attraction is the intelligence and more important the wisdom of its author. It's a towering achievement no serious reader should miss."--Steve Donoghue, Open Letters Monthly "The Transformation of the World stands as both an essential compendium of knowledge about human civilization on planet Earth in the nineteenth century and a unique monument of historical art."--Matthew Karp, Journal of American History "[A] colossal achievement... The Transformation of the World stands as both an essential compendium of knowledge about human civilization on planet Earth in the nineteenth century and a unique monument of historical art."--Matthew Karp, Journal of American History "A tome that the scholar who exults in original thought will fall in love with. It is a fascinating expose... This is definitely a book for my shelves, reinforced though they will have to be."--Ian Lipke, MediaCulture.org "Osterhammel has given us the densest and arguably the most closely reasoned volume yet on this period."--Patrick Manning, H-Net Reviews "The Transformation of the World is both a pleasure and a necessary education. The present reader, for one, found the book hard to put down--and not on account of its weight."--Mark Gamsa, European History QuarterlyTable of ContentsPreface xi Introduction xv PART ONE: APPROACHES I Memory and Self-Observation: The Perpetuation of the Nineteenth Century 3 1Visibility and Audibility 5 2Treasuries of Memory and Knowledge 7 3Observation, Description, Realism 17 4Numbers 25 5News 29 6Photography 39 II Time: When Was the Nineteenth Century? 45 1Chronology and the Coherence of the Age 45 2Calendar and Periodization 49 3Breaks and Transitions 52 4The Age of Revolution, Victorianism, Fin de Siecle 58 5Clocks and Acceleration 67 III Space: Where Was the Nineteenth Century? 77 1Space and Time 77 2Metageography: Naming Spaces 78 3Mental Maps: The Relativity of Spatial Perspective 86 4Spaces of Interaction: Land and Sea 94 5Ordering and Governing Space 104 6Territoriality, Diaspora, Borders 107 PART TWO: PANORAMAS IV Mobilities 117 1Magnitudes and Tendencies 117 2Population Disasters and the Demographic Transition 124 3The Legacy of Early Modern Migrations: Creoles and Slaves 128 4Penal Colony and Exile 133 5Ethnic Cleansing 139 6I nternal Migration and the Changing Slave Trade 144 7Migration and Capitalism 154 8Global Motives 164 V Living Standards: Risk and Security in Material Life 167 1The Standard of Living and the Quality of Life 167 2Life Expectancy and "Homo hygienicus" 170 3Medical Fears and Prevention 178 4Mobile Perils, Old and New 185 5Natural Disasters 197 6Famine 201 7Agricultural Revolutions 211 8Poverty and Wealth 216 9Globalized Consumption 226 VI Cities: European Models and Worldwide Creativity 241 1The City as Norm and Exception 241 2Urbanization and Urban Systems 249 3Between Deurbanization and Hypergrowth 256 4Specialized Cities, Universal Cities 264 5The Golden Age of Port Cities 275 6Colonial Cities, Treaty Ports, Imperial Metropolises 283 7Internal Spaces and Undergrounds 297 8Symbolism, Aesthetics, Planning 311 VII Frontiers: Subjugation of Space and Challenges to Nomadic Life 322 1Invasions and Frontier Processes 322 2The North American West 331 3South America and South Africa 347 4Eurasia 356 5Settler Colonialism 368 6The Conquest of Nature: Invasions of the Biosphere 375 VIII Imperial Systems and Nation-States: The Persistence of Empires 392 1Great-Power Politics and Imperial Expansion 392 2Paths to the Nation-State 403 3What Holds Empires Together? 419 4Empires: Typology and Comparisons 429 5Central and Marginal Cases 434 6Pax Britannica 450 7Living in Empires 461 IX International Orders, Wars, Transnational Movements: Between Two World Wars 469 1The Thorny Path to a Global System of States 469 2Spaces of Power and Hegemony 475 3Peaceful Europe, Wartorn Asia and Africa 483 4Diplomacy as Political Instrument and Intercultural Art 493 5Internationalisms and the Emergence of Universal Norms 505 X Revolutions: From Philadelphia via Nanjing to Saint Petersburg 514 1Revolutions--from Below, from Above, from Unexpected Directions 514 2The Revolutionary Atlantic 522 3The Great Turbulence in Midcentury 543 4Eurasian Revolutions, Fin de Siecle 558 XI The State: Minimal Government, Performances, and the Iron Cage 572 1Order and Communication: The State and the Political 572 2Reinventions of Monarchy 579 3Democracy 593 4Bureaucracies 605 5Mobilization and Discipline 616 6Self-Strengthening: The Politics of Peripheral Defensive 625 7State and Nationalism 629 PART THREE: THEMES XII Energy and Industry: Who Unbound Prometheus, When, and Where? 637 1Industrialization 638 2Energy Regimes: The Century of Coal 651 3Paths of Economic Development and Nondevelopment 658 4Capitalism 667 XIII Labor: The Physical Basis of Culture 673 1The Weight of Rural Labor 675 2Factory, Construction Site, Office 685 3Toward Emancipation: Slaves, Serfs, Peasants 697 4The Asymmetry of Wage Labor 706 XIV Networks: Extension, Density, Holes 710 1Communications 712 2Trade 724 3Money and Finance 730 XV Hierarchies: The Vertical Dimension of Social Space 744 1Is a Global Social History Possible? 744 2Aristocracies in (Moderate) Decline 750 3Bourgeois and Quasi-bourgeois 761 XVI Knowledge: Growth, Concentration, Distribution 779 1World Languages 781 2Literacy and Schooling 788 3The University as a Cultural Export from Europe 798 4Mobility and Translation 808 5Humanities and the Study of the Other 814 XVII Civilization and Exclusion 826 1The "Civilized World" and Its "Mission" 826 2Slave Emancipation and White Supremacy 837 3Antiforeignism and "Race War" 855 4Anti-Semitism 865 XVIII Religion 873 1Concepts of Religion and the Religious 873 2Secularization 880 3Religion and Empire 887 4Reform and Renewal 894 Conclusion: The Nineteenth Century in History 902 1Self-Diagnostics 902 2Modernity 904 3Again: The Beginning or End of a Century 906 4Five Characteristics of the Century 907 Abbreviations 921 Notes 923 Bibliography 1021 Index 1119

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWorthwhile reading for those who don't believe in the holy grail in the markets; a must-read for those who do. -- Jack Schwager, author of Hedge Fund Market Wizards A novel approach aimed at pushing you inside your head and outside the losing habits most folks adopt right after multiple successes. A must-have for traders blessed with a string of hot trades. -- Ken Fisher, Fisher Investments FORBES At Ned Davis Research, we like to say that we are in the business of making mistakes and that the only difference between winners and losers is that winners make small mistakes and losers, big mistakes. This book does an excellent job in explaining in simple English the potential psychological 'flaws' that cause investors to make big mistakes. -- Ned Davis, Ned Davis Research, Inc. One of the rare noncharlatanic books in finance. -- Nassim Nicholas Taleb, from Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder Plenty of books recount past successes or focus on how to make money in the market, but what about keeping the money you already have? This may seem like a high-class problem, but it is a very real challenge for investors with substantial capital. -- John Mihaljevic Beyond Proxy [An] enlightening read. -- Brenda Jubin Investing.com The book points out very early that many successful investors have opposing styles and theories on how to make money, and that they can not all be right at the same time. The most important point to take from the book is how to avoid losing money... -- Steve Osbiston Financial Times AdvisorTable of ContentsForeword Preface to the Columbia Edition Preface Part I. Reminiscences of a Trader 1. From Hunger 2. To the Real World 3. Wood That I Would Trade 4. Spectacular Speculator 5. The Quest Part II. Lessons Learned 6. The Psychological Dynamics of Loss 7. The Psychological Fallacies of Risk 8. The Psychological Crowd Part III. Tying It All Together 9. Rules Conclusion Postscript Appendix Notes Bibliography

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Book SynopsisTeaches how to apply the secrets of One Minute Manager to have customers falling over themselves to buy your product.Spencer Johnson author of Number one bestselling business book Who Moved My Cheese? and business guru Larry Wilson teach the principles of the One Minute Manager to the sales-person in this motivational business book.Practical advice is offered to help the struggling salesman covering useful pointers for how to behave such as :treat customers like people, listen carefully to their needs, use after-sale calls to generate good will and referrals; as well as motivational, confidence boosting tricks which help bring sales to completion with minimum of effort.Spencer and Larry prove that bad track records can be smashed by applying the simple techniques learnt here and by helping peopleto feel good about what they buy. Creating positive mental states in the customer and the salesperson provides the right environment for a sale.This book is the quick., easy and fun way to achieve success in sales.

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Book SynopsisGetting Healthy in Toxic Times is the first book to connect the health of our planet with our own well-being, and asks the question that very few doctors do how can we protect ourselves from the pollution, chemicals and toxins that pervade our environment?We're all too aware of the traffic pollution in the air, the chemicals in our water, the toxins in the soil (and therefore our food) and the electromagnetic energy emanating from our gadgets. But if we can also understand how they affect our health, not least in the worrying rises in asthma and allergies, infertility, obesity, heart disease, behavioural and neurological disorders as well as cancer, then we can take positive steps to avoid them.We can safeguard ourselves with protective measures, minimise our interactions with those pollutants we can't get away from, ensure our bodies have the right anti-toxin nutrients and take collective action to fight for our health and that of the environment, both local

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Book SynopsisAn intriguing link between a wide range of problems occurring in physics and financial engineering is presented. These problems include the evolution of small perturbations of linear flows in hydrodynamics, the movements of particles in random fields described by the Kolmogorov and Klein-Kramers equations, the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck and Feller processes, and their generalizations. They are reduced to affine differential and pseudo-differential equations and solved in a unified way by using Kelvin waves and developing a comprehensive math framework for calculating transition probabilities and expectations. Kelvin waves are instrumental for studying the well-known Black-Scholes, Heston, and Stein-Stein models and more complex path-dependent volatility models, as well as the pricing of Asian options, volatility and variance swaps, bonds, and bond options. Kelvin waves help to solve several cutting-edge problems, including hedging the impermanent loss of Automated Market Makers for cryptocurrency trading. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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Book SynopsisDynamic Hedging is the definitive source on derivatives risk. It provides a real-world methodology for managing portfolios containing any nonlinear security. It presents risks from the vantage point of the option market maker and arbitrage operator.Table of ContentsIntroduction Dynamic Hedging 1 Part 1 Markets, Instruments, People 1 Introduction to the Instruments 9 2 The Generalized Option 38 3 Market Making and Market Using 48 4. Liquidity and Liquidity Holes 68 5 Arbitrage and the Arbitrageurs 80 6 Volatility and Correlation 88 Part II Measuring Option Risks 7 Adapting Black-Scholes-Merton: The Delta 115 8 Gamma and Shadow Gamma 132 9 Vega and the Volatility Surface 147 10 Theta and Minor Greeks 167 11 The Greeks and Their Behavior 191 12 Fungibility, Convergence, and Stacking 208 13 Some Wrinkles of Option Markets 222 14 Bucketing and Topography 229 15 Beware the Distribution 238 16 Option Trading Concepts 256 Part III Trading and Hedging Exotic Options 17 Binary Options: European Style 273 18 Binary Options: American Style 295 19 Barrier Options (I) 312 20 Barrier Options (II) 347 21 Compound, Choosers, and Higher Order Options 376 22 Multiasset Options 383 23 Minor Exotics: Lookback and Asian Options 403 Part IV Modules Module A Brownian Motion on a Spreadsheet, a Tutorial 415 Module B Risk Neutrality Explained 426 Module C Numeraire Relativity and the Two-Country Paradox 431 Module D Correlation Triangles: A Graphical Case Study 438 Module E The Value-at-Risk 445 Module F Probabilistic Rankings in Arbitrage 453 Module G Option Pricing 459 Notes 479 Bibliography 490 Index 499

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Through extensive and unprecedented access to Intel's archives, Malone describes how each of these vital members of Intel brought various skills and talents to the company to make it the giant it is today." -- Entrepreneur's 25 Amazing Business Books from 2014 "This is business history at its best." -- Wall Street Journal "What's been missing is an authoritative work that blends all the key people and the technology with a thorough, up-to-date business history. "The Intel Trinity" fills that gap." -- The Wall Street Journal "What he has produced is popular history, the tale of an epoch-defining industrial romp and the three men who led it." -- Washington Post "The Intel Trinity is a fine introduction to the founding myths legends of Silicon Valley." -- Salon "Richly detailed, swiftly moving work of modern business history, recounting a truly world-changing technology and the people who made it possible. Essential for aspiring entrepreneurs, to say nothing of those looking for a view of how the modern, speed-of-light world came to be." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Michael Malone, one of the most interesting chroniclers of Silicon Valley, has produced a fascinating history of Intel. It's a valuable study of innovation, great leadership, and colorful personalities. Anyone who wants to know how creativity leads to invention should read this wonderful book." -- Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs "Few people capture the rhythms and values that fuel Silicon Valley as well as longtime journalist Michael S. Malone. In his latest book, he takes on the history of Intel, a company he started covering when most reporters were still using typewriters. He reveals his deep knowledge on every page." -- Reid Hoffman, cofounder & chairman of LinkedIn and co-author of The Alliance "Mike Malone's book on Bob Noyce, Gordon Moore and Andy Grove - Silicon Valley's Mount Rushmore - belongs with Walter Isaacson's treatment of Steve Jobs, Neal Gabler's opus on Walt Disney, and Tom Wolfe's look at the first astronauts. Trinity is that big and that good." -- Rich Karlgaard, Publisher and Columnist, Forbes Magazine, Author of The Soft Edge "Malone moves past the standard Intel mythology to uncover many aspects of the company's ascendance that have been glossed over or lost to history. Malone gives long-overdue credit to the unsung heroes and inventors for their contributions." -- Booklist

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Book SynopsisIn this revised edition of Do Purpose, David Hieatt offers insights on how to build a purpose-driven company.

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Book SynopsisWinner of the Nobel Prize in Economics Get ready to change the way you think about economics.Trade Review"A sly and somewhat subversive history of [the economics] profession . . . engrossing and highly relevant." -- Jonathan A. Knee - New York Times"Highly enjoyable . . . dense with fascinating examples. . . . It is long past time to replace Econs with Humans, both in theory and in the practice of prediction." -- Carol Tavris - Wall Street Journal"A dryly humorous history of the revolution [Thaler] helped ignite, as well as a useful (if sometimes challenging) primer on its key concepts." -- Julia M. Klein - Chicago Tribune"[A] masterful, readable account of behavioral economics. Very well done." -- David Wessel, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author of Red Ink and Ben Bernanke’s War on the Great Panic"Bound to become a classic. Now established as one of the great figures in the history of economic thought, Thaler has no predecessors. A rebel with a cause . . .[w]here he wins Olympic gold is in keen observation; his greatest insights come from actually looking." -- Cass Sunstein - New Rambler"Entertaining…. An excellent read on the shortcomings of classical economic and finance theory." -- Ronald L. Moy, CFA Institute"The creative genius who invented the field of behavioral economics is also a master storyteller and a very funny man. All these talents are on display in this wonderful book." -- Daniel Kahneman, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and author of Thinking, Fast and Slow"The story behind some of the most important insights in modern economics. If I had to be trapped in an elevator with any contemporary intellectual, I’d pick Richard Thaler." -- Malcolm Gladwell"Richard Thaler has been at the center of the most important revolution to happen in economics in the last thirty years. In this captivating book, he lays out the evidence for behavioral economics and explains why there was so much resistance to it. Read Misbehaving. There is no better guide to this new and exciting economics." -- Robert J. Shiller, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and author of Finance and the Good Society

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Book SynopsisThe Five Rules for Successful Stock Investing "By resisting both the popular tendency to use gimmicks that oversimplify securities analysis and the academic tendency to use jargon that obfuscates common sense, Pat Dorsey has written a substantial and useful book. His methodology is sound, his examples clear, and his approach timeless.Table of ContentsForeword. Introduction: Picking Great Stocks Is Tough. Chapter 1. The Five Rules for Successful Stock Investing. Chapter 2. Seven Mistakes to Avoid. Chapter 3. Economic Moats. Chapter 4. The Language of Investing. Chapter 5. Financial Statements Explained. Chapter 6. Analyzing a Company- The Basics. Chapter 7. Analyzing a Company-Management. Chapter 8. Avoiding Financial Fakery. Chapter 9. Valuation- The Basics. Chapter 10. Valuation-Intrinsic Value. Chapter 11. Putting It All Together. Chapter 12. The 10-Minute Test. Chapter 13. A Guided Tour of the Market. Chapter 14. Health Care. Chapter 15. Consumer Services. Chapter 16. Business Services. Chapter 17. Banks. Chapter 18. Asset Management and Insurance. Chapter 19. Software. Chapter 20. Hardware. Chapter 21. Media. Chapter 22. Telecom. Chapter 23. Consumer Goods. Chapter 24. Industrial Materials. Chapter 25. Energy. Chapter 26. Utilities. Appendix. Recommended Readings. Morningstar Resources. Index.

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Book SynopsisWhen something at work isn't going smoothly, managers struggle with what part of the problem to tackle first. Do they start with cost reduction? What about morale? Or should they go for process improvements first? They pick the problem to work on and, depending on whether their plan makes sense, one of two things happens.Trade Review“The Three Laws of Performance provides a list of rules (and stories explaining how they work in practice) that promise to help individuals in leadership roles facilitate the group coherence and cohesion that are necessary to bring about transcendent performance. The book is based on a wealth of experience from decades of applying the ideas it explains. If you're interested in this kind of theory, the book is worth a read.” (BrokenSymmetry.typepad.com) “I received an email a few weeks ago asking if I would be interested in reviewing the new book from Steve Zaffron and Dave Logan titled “the three laws of performance”. I jumped at the opportunity….free book right? Well…I’d happily pay twice the list price for this book and so should you…. The full title of the book is The Three Laws of Performance: Rewriting the Future of Your Organization and Your Life and it is called a ‘Warren Bennis‘ book…if you like Bennis, you’ll like this book too. The premise of the book is that there are three laws that will always affect performance…just like the law of gravity will always have an effect on you. The three laws are: How people perform correlates to how situations occur to them How a situation occurs arises in languages Future based language transforms how situations occur to people … This is a great book…I think it is one of the best books I’ve read in the last few years. Grab this book soon as you can and enjoy!” (EricBrown.com) “Three Laws is about impossible transformations and how systemic change can remake your life or your organization.” (Life Insurance Selling)Table of ContentsEditor’s Note, by Warren Bennis xvii Foreword, by Michael C. Jensen xxi Authors’ Note xxv Introduction: The Power of Rewriting the Future xxix Part I: The Three Laws in Action 1. Transforming an Impossible Situation 3 2. Where is the Key to Performance? 31 3. Rewriting a Future That’s Already Written 65 Part II: Rewriting the Future of Leadership 4. With So Many Books on Leadership, Why are There So Few Leaders? 93 5. The Self-Led Organization 117 Part III: Mastering the Game of Performance 6. Who or What is Leading Your Life? 143 7. The Path to Mastery 169 8. Breaking the Performance Barrier 199 Appendix: The Three Laws of Performance and the Leadership Corollaries 207 Notes 209 Acknowledgments 211 The Authors 215 Index 217

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Book SynopsisFocuses on quantitative trading. This book offers readers an insight into how and why each trading strategy was developed, how it was implemented, and even how it was coded. It is suitable for anyone looking to create their own systematic trading strategies.Table of ContentsPreface ix Chapter 1 Backtesting and Automated Execution 1 Chapter 2 The Basics of Mean Reversion 39 Chapter 3 Implementing Mean Reversion Strategies 63 Chapter 4 Mean Reversion of Stocks and ETFs 87 Chapter 5 Mean Reversion of Currencies and Futures 107 Chapter 6 Interday Momentum Strategies 133 Chapter 7 Intraday Momentum Strategies 155 Chapter 8 Risk Management 169 Conclusion 187 Bibliography 191 About the Author 197 About the Website 199 Index 201

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Book SynopsisA unique selection of the greatest thinkers from the fields of philosophy, political theory, sociology, art, architecture and literature, with enjoyable profiles of what they have to teach to us today.

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Book SynopsisA detailed guide to profiting from trend reversals using the technical analysis of price action The key to being a successful trader is finding a system that works and sticking with it. Author Al Brooks has done just that.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments xi List of Terms Used in This Book xiii Introduction 1 PART I Trend Reversals: A Trend Becoming an Opposite Trend 35 CHAPTER 1 Example of How to Trade a Reversal 73 CHAPTER 2 Signs of Strength in a Reversal 79 CHAPTER 3 Major Trend Reversal 83 CHAPTER 4 Climactic Reversals: A Spike Followed by a Spike in the Opposite Direction 111 CHAPTER 5 Wedges and Other Three-Push Reversal Patterns 151 CHAPTER 6 Expanding Triangles 181 CHAPTER 7 Final Flags 189 CHAPTER 8 Double Top and Bottom Pullbacks 217 CHAPTER 9 Failures 225 CHAPTER 10 Huge Volume Reversals on Daily Charts 257 PART II Day Trading 261 CHAPTER 11 Key Times of the Day 263 CHAPTER 12 Markets 271 CHAPTER 13 Time Frames and Chart Types 273 CHAPTER 14 Globex, Premarket, Postmarket, and Overnight Market 287 CHAPTER 15 Always In 293 CHAPTER 16 Extreme Scalping 317 PART III The First Hour (The Opening Range) 331 CHAPTER 17 Patterns Related to the Premarket 353 CHAPTER 18 Patterns Related to Yesterday: Breakouts, Breakout Pullbacks, and Failed Breakouts 357 CHAPTER 19 Opening Patterns and Reversals 373 CHAPTER 20 Gap Openings: Reversals and Continuations 395 PART IV Putting It All Together 401 CHAPTER 21 Detailed Day Trading Examples 403 CHAPTER 22 Daily, Weekly, and Monthly Charts 415 CHAPTER 23 Options 431 CHAPTER 24 The Best Trades: Putting It All Together 455 CHAPTER 25 Trading Guidelines 527 About the Author 541 About the Website 543 Index 545

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Book SynopsisDependence on computers has had a transformative effect on human society. Cybernetics is now woven into the core functions of virtually every basic institution, including our oldest ones. War is one such institution, and the digital revolution''s impact on it has been profound. The American military, which has no peer, is almost completely reliant on high-tech computer systems. Given the Internet''s potential for full-spectrum surveillance and information disruption, the marshaling of computer networks represents the next stage of cyberwar. Indeed, it is upon us already. The recent Stuxnet episode, in which Israel fed a malignant computer virus into Iran''s nuclear facilities, is one such example. Penetration into US government computer systems by Chinese hackers-presumably sponsored by the Chinese government-is another. Together, they point to a new era in the evolution of human conflict. In Cybersecurity: What Everyone Needs to Know, noted experts Peter W. Singer and Allan Friedman lay out how the revolution in military cybernetics occurred and explain where it is headed. They begin with an explanation of what cyberspace is before moving on to discussions of how it can be exploited and why it is so hard to defend. Throughout, they discuss the latest developments in military and security technology. Singer and Friedman close with a discussion of how people and governments can protect themselves. In sum, Cybersecurity is the definitive account on the subject for the educated layman who wants to know more about the nature of war, conflict, and security in the twenty first century.Trade ReviewIn our digital age, the issues of cybersecurity are no longer just for the technology crowd; they matter to us all. Whether you work in business or politics, the military or the media -- or are simply an ordinary citizen -- this is an essential read. * Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman, Google *This is the most approachable and readable book ever written on the cyber world. The authors have distilled the key facts and policy, provided sensible recommendations, and opened the debate generally to any informed citizen: a singular achievement. A must read for practitioners and scholars alike. * Admiral James Stavridis, U.S. Navy (Ret), former Supreme Allied Commander at NATO *In confronting the cybersecurity problem, it's important for all of us to become knowledgeable and involved. This book makes that possible -- and also fascinating. It's everything you need to know about cybersecurity, wonderfully presented in a clear and smart way. * Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs *If you read only one book about 'all this cyberstuff,' make it this one. Singer and Friedman know how to make even the most complicated material accessible and even entertaining, while at the same time making a powerful case for why all of us need to know more and think harder about the (cyber)world we know live in. * Anne-Marie Slaughter, President, the New America Foundation *Singer and Friedman do a highly credible job of documenting the present and likely future risky state of cyber-affairs. This is a clarion call. * Vint Cerf, "Father of the Internet," Presidential Medal of Freedom winner *I loved this book. Wow. Until I read this astonishing and important book, I didn't know how much I didn't know about the hidden world of cybersecurity and cyberwar. Singer and Friedman make comprehensible an impossibly complex subject, and expose the frightening truth of just how vulnerable we are. Understanding these often-invisible threats to our personal and national security is a necessary first step toward defending ourselves against them. This is an essential read. * Howard Gordon, Executive Producer of 24 and co-creator of Homeland *Singer and Friedman blend a wonderfully easy to follow FAQ format with engaging prose, weaving explanations of the elements of cybersecurity with revealing anecdotes. From the fundamentals of Internet architecture to the topical intrigue of recent security leaks, this book provides an accessible and enjoyable analysis of the current cybersecurity landscape and what it could look like in the future. * Jonathan Zittrain, Professor of Law and Computer Science at Harvard University, author of The Future of the Internet - And How to Stop It *Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs To Know aims to demystify "cyber stuff" and arm readers - from the everyday Internet user to the policymaker - with the necessary tools to better understand cybersecurity and the threats that face it ... Essential reading for anyone interested in national security. * Politico *More than anything else, the book is a reality check If you're completely ignorant about malware and cyberattacks, this is the book for you. And if you think you know a lot about these topics, this is still the book for you. It's thorough, exhaustive, and easy to read. And it eloquently simplifies every complicated issue, challenging widespread notions about cybersecurity and cyberwar. In this extremely approachable book, Singer and Friedman may have very well told us all we need to know about cybersecurity and cyberwar. Now it's up to us all to work together to make the Internet a better place. * Mashable *The easy-to-read style, sprinkled with colloquial language, humor, and anecdotes, will make the book particularly engagingPerhaps most importantly, this book will be a significant contribution to building a deeper understanding and a common base of knowledge around cybersecurity issues. This, in turn, may serve as a foundation for enabling policymakers, scholars, and citizens to begin building a crucial dialogue and much-needed conversation around how to approach, understand, and deal with the important policy implications of cybersecurity and cyberwar. * E-International Relations *A sobering indictment of the current US cybersecurity policy, which has so far been characterized by a dangerous mix of ignorance and shrill hysteria over oft-warned-about but not-yet-realized "cyber Pearl Harbor" catastrophes ... Singer and Friedman cut through this alarmist rhetoric, demystifying technical jargon with simple questions like "How Does The Internet Actually Work?"; "What Is Hacktivism?"; and "Do We Need A Cyberspace Treaty?" The result is an honest, well-researched appraisal of the impact of cyber threats, and the potential solutions for cybersecurity. * Vice Magazine "Motherboard" *Lawyers, consider this your official warning about cybersecurity ... A thorough, comprehensible, and sometimes entertaining explanation of the digital revolution, how we got here, and what lies ahead. * NC Lawyers Weekly *An impressively comprehensive guide to one of the least understood arenas of modern life. * Popular Science *In writing Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs To Know, authors Peter W. Singer and Allan Friedman do what few cybersecurity and war scholars do: They tie together the history of the generative Internet, and its foundations in curiosity and experimentation, with the politico-military cyber security community housed in government. They connect the dots between technological traits and their insecurities. And they tell the stories of the people, not just the machines. In the book, Singer and Friedman break down to building blocks what Internet and the World Wide Web are made of, then use those to build back up to sophisticated concepts and information ... At its core, Cybersecurity and Cyberwar makes the point that cybersecurity risk is human risk. * ThinkProgress *exposes serious ignorance and incompetence in surprisingly high places. * Australia Broadcasting Corporation *Though it's concise, at 300 pages, the guide covers cyber issues, both personal and global, with easy-to-understand explanations and engaging stories. * The Charlotte Observer *The pace of global digitization, and the widespread lack of understanding of related security risks, is a ticking time bomb ... If you don't know your asymmetric cryptography from your spear phishing, this is a thoughtful introduction. * Nature *In short, this book is a genuine must-read for anyone interested in cyber security issues, regardless of their background or level of expertise. Singer and Friedman present a lucid, concise and highly informative breakdown of current cyber security matters and their implications at the global, state, corporate and individual levels. Aside from the highly informative arguments and evidence featured in this book, the style in which it is written allows it to appeal to both experts and newcomers to the subject of cyber security. We can say no more than this book is essential reading in the modern world. * Monitor *Table of Contents1. Why cyberspace is wonderfulEL and complicated ; What is cyberspace? ; Why do people talk about the difference of a networked world? ; How does the Internet actually work? ; Who owns this thing? ; WaitEL You mean no one runs the internet? ; What can governments do online? What are the limits of state power? ; Just how dependent are we on cyberspace? ; 2. Security and Insecurity Online ; What do we mean by a <"secure>" system? ; What is the difference between an attack on a network and an attack on a system? ; How does anti-virus software work? ; How do you defend a network? ; Why is anonymity a problem online? Why is it relatively easy to act without accountability? ; How can you authenticate some one to be sure they are who they say they are? ; How do we keep data secure in cyberspace? ; 3. Threats and Bad Actors ; o Differentiating threats ; o Value at risk ; What are the bad guys after? What can you really do with a computer? ; What's the worst you can do? Can a hacker really turn off the power grid? ; o Different motivations of attackers ; o Different types of attacks ; o What is Cyber Terrorism, actually? ; What does "cyberwarfare" mean? ; How are countries militarizing cyberspace? Why? ; So if we just built better systems, could we have a secure internet? ; 4. Case Studies / Examples of attacks ; o Aurora / Google {phishing, attribution} ; o Stuxnet {Critical infrastructure, intelligence} ; o Wikileaks data breach & fallout {data protection, DoS} ; o Israel-Syria Air Defense {Cyber-Kinetic Crossover, cyberwar} ; - ; 5. Why securing cyberspace is hard ; What are some mechanisms that enable us to trust systems or data? ; What is the difference between espionage and exploitation? ; Why not just write better software? ; Why can't network operators detect bad behavior? ; Why security through obscurity doesn't work ; How do we know what has happened after a cyber incident? ; How does the rise in <"cloud computing>" change the dynamics of cyber security? ; What makes mobile computing different? ; If everyone's systems are vulnerable, can't defenders just interrupt the attacker's systems? ; Why is it so hard to know who the attackers are? ; Why does attribution matter? ; How do we measure a cyber risk? ; Why aren't users able to protect themselves? ; Don't vendors and service providers have enough incentives to provide good security? ; Why aren't companies investing enough to protect themselves? ; 6. International Dimensions ; What changes when cyber problems cross international borders? ; How do countries differ in their approach to cyberspace? ; Who has the biggest cyber armies? ; What constitutes an act of war? ; How does law enforcement deal with international boundaries? ; What are existing international organizations currently doing? ; What international treaties are in place? ; Why don't the classic models of military deterrence work for cyberspace? ; What are the obstacles to international cooperation to resolve cybersecurity issues? ; 7.The path forward to a more secure cyberspace ; It sounds like every aspect of modern life is vulnerable. Are things really that bad? ; Why can't we just re-built the technology to prevent bad behavior? ; Can we impose accountability through national control of cyberspace? ; How can private firms be incentivized to internalize their risk? ; If a company or government agency was willing to invest in cyber security defenses, what would stand in their way? ; Can internet service providers do more to identity and stop bad behavior? ; How can we make it harder for bad actors to profit from successful attacks ; What can I do to protect myself?

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Book SynopsisRevolutionize Your World: The Power of Radical EngagementIn a world crying out for change, Everyday Habits for Transforming Systems is your guidebook for action. Adam Kahane, the best-selling author of Collaborating with the Enemy and a global authority on solving tough problems, delivers game-changing advice for anyone ready to make a difference.This is a manifesto for world-changers. Drawing on decades of work with leaders from national and organizational presidents to front-line managers and grass-roots activists, Kahane distills seven potent habits that enable ordinary citizens to become extraordinary agents of transformation.Imagine: Cracking open entrenched systems with simple actions Collaborating across deep divides to achieve the impossible Uncovering hidden leverage points others miss Persevering through setbacks with renewed purpose and energy Through riveting real-world examples, Kahane shows how these habits have sparked revolutions, brokered peace, and reimagined societies. Now he''s handing you the keys to that transformative power.Whether you''re battling climate change, reinventing healthcare, or simply trying to make your community better, this book is your essential guide. It''s time to stop feeling powerless and start creating the change you want to see.Don''t just survive in a changing world?step in to transform it.

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Book SynopsisGiven the changes in the way business is being conducted today, leadership is increasingly important. John C. Maxwell offers a blend of advice and personal wisdom to show how to increase awareness of your skills when it comes to leading those around you, helping you to help them be better as well.

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Book SynopsisThe U.S. health care system is in crisis. At stake are the quality of care for millions of Americans and the financial well-being of individuals and employers squeezed by skyrocketing premiums--not to mention the stability of state and federal government budgets. In Redefining Health Care, internationally renowned strategy expert Michael Porter and innovation expert Elizabeth Teisberg reveal the underlying--and largely overlooked--causes of the problem, and provide a powerful prescription for change. The authors argue that competition currently takes place at the wrong level--among health plans, networks, and hospitals--rather than where it matters most, in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of specific health conditions. Participants in the system accumulate bargaining power and shift costs in a zero-sum competition, rather than creating value for patients. Based on an exhaustive study of the U.S. health care system, Redefining Health Care lays out a breakthrough framework for redefining the way competition in health care delivery takes place--and unleashing stunning improvements in quality and efficiency. With specific recommendations for hospitals, doctors, health plans, employers, and policy makers, this book shows how to move health care toward positive-sum competition that delivers lasting benefits for all.Trade Review"...a profound and powerful critique of America's health-care system. It deserves to be read widely. And probably will be." —Economist.com

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Book SynopsisNew York Times BestsellerNew York Times reporter and “Corner Office” columnist David Gelles reveals legendary GE CEO Jack Welch to be the root of all that’s wrong with capitalism today and offers advice on how we might right those wrongs. In 1981, Jack Welch took over General Electric and quickly rose to fame as the first celebrity CEO. He golfed with presidents, mingled with movie stars, and was idolized for growing GE into the most valuable company in the world. But Welch’s achievements didn’t stem from some greater intelligence or business prowess. Rather, they were the result of a sustained effort to push GE’s stock price ever higher, often at the expense of workers, consumers, and innovation. In this captivating, revelatory book, David Gelles argues that Welch single-handedly ushered in a new, cutthroat era of American capitalism that continues to this day. Gelles chronicles Welch’s campaign to vaporize hundreds of thousands of jobs in a bid to boost profits, eviscerating the country’s manufacturing base, and destabilizing the middle class. Welch’s obsession with downsizing—he eliminated 10% of employees every year—fundamentally altered GE and inspired generations of imitators who have employed his strategies at other companies around the globe. In his day, Welch was corporate America’s leading proponent of mergers and acquisitions, using deals to gobble up competitors and giving rise to an economy that is more concentrated and less dynamic. And Welch pioneered the dark arts of “financialization,” transforming GE from an admired industrial manufacturer into what was effectively an unregulated bank. The finance business was hugely profitable in the short term and helped Welch keep GE’s stock price ticking up. But ultimately, financialization undermined GE and dozens of other Fortune 500 companies. Gelles shows how Welch’s celebrated emphasis on increasing shareholder value by any means necessary (layoffs, outsourcing, offshoring, acquisitions, and buybacks, to name but a few tactics) became the norm in American business generally. He demonstrates how that approach has led to the greatest socioeconomic inequality since the Great Depression and harmed many of the very companies that have embraced it. And he shows how a generation of Welch acolytes radically transformed companies like Boeing, Home Depot, Kraft Heinz, and more. Finally, Gelles chronicles the change that is now afoot in corporate America, highlighting companies and leaders who have abandoned Welchism and are proving that it is still possible to excel in the business world without destroying livelihoods, gutting communities, and spurning regulation.

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Book SynopsisEvery day we deal with the unplanned and the unexpected, from a broken toaster to losing (or gaining) a major client. Our natural ability to improvise gets us through. But we feel as if we?re winging it, rather than acting with courage and conviction.Robert Poynton teaches an acclaimed method to some of the world?s biggest brands and companies, including Nike, Chanel and PwC. In this new edition, he shows us how these improvisational skills can be applied to the everyday business of work and life ? helping us to navigate the daily obstacles and reminding us how the unplanned and the unexpected can be a source of wonder and delight.Do Improvise will help you to: Become more productive without trying harder Overcome creative blocks and generate new ideas Respond fluidly to circumstances beyond your control Realise that you don?t have to know everything Not sure what to do next? Improvise.

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Book SynopsisOver thirty trading strategies specifically designed for trading futures from experienced and successful professional trader Robert Carver.

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Book SynopsisIs your leadership a competitive advantage, or is it costing you? How do you know? Are you developing your leadership effectiveness at the pace of change? For most leaders today, complexity is outpacing their personal and collective development. Most leaders are in over their heads, whether they know it or not.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements xi Introduction A Universal Model of Leadership and The Leadership Circle Profile Assessment xv How This Book Came to Be 2 A Better Model of Leadership 2 The Promise of This Book 2 Two Books in One 2 Take the LCP Self-Assessment 2 Going Full Circle 2 Chapter 1 The Promise of Leadership: Meeting the High Bar of Expectations 1 High Bar of Experience and Expectations 2 Leadership Matters 2 Four Universal Promises of Leadership 4 Broken Leadership Promises 9 Keeping the Promise 9 The Leadership Agenda 10 Chapter 2 Leadership Effectiveness and Business Performance: The Primary Competitive Advantage 13 What the Research Shows 13 What is Your Leadership Quotient? 17 Provocative Questions 18 Collective Effectiveness 19 Collective Effectiveness and Intelligence 22 Chapter 3 Mastery and Maturity, Consciousness and Complexity: The Leadership Development Agenda 27 Triumph and Failure of the Inner Game 28 Competency is Only Half the Game 29 Two Games of Leadership 29 Inner Game Runs the Outer Game 31 Litany of the Literature 33 Four Foundational Premises 35 Consciousness and Complexity 38 Understanding Complexity: Redundant Polarities and Problems 40 Non-Obvious Points of Leverage 41 The Leadership Imperative 42 The Core Argument 43 Uncommon Sense 44 Collective Wisdom 45 A Global Leadership Imperative 46 Chapter 4 Stages of Development: The Backbone of the Universal Model of Leadership 47 Stages of Development Framework 48 The Universal Model of Leadership 49 Correlation Conclusions 53 Trajectory of Life-Long Development 55 Childhood: Seeing Development the Easy Way 56 Identity is at the Core 58 Chapter 5 Five Levels of Leadership: Structures of Mind and Performance 61 Egocentric Leadership 63 Reactive Leadership 66 Creative Leadership 75 Integral Leadership 82 Unitive Leadership 85 Chapter 6 The Universal Model and Metrics: Global Leadership, Cross-Cultural, and Gender Application 87 Task and Relationship—Horizontal Axis 87 A Dynamic Model 89 Optimal Leadership 90 Link to Performance and Effectiveness 92 Dynamic Polarities 96 Universality of the Model 99 Case in Point: Cross-Cultural Application in Rural Uganda 102 Gender and the Universal Model 104 Stage of Development Research 106 Conclusions and Implications 112 Chapter 7 The Leadership System: The Central Organizing System 115 Six Systems of Organizational Effectiveness 116 Whole Systems Approach to Developing Leadership 120 Four Compelling Case Studies 122 Owning Development from the Top 151 Chapter 8 Reactive Leadership: An Insufficient Triumph of Development 155 Performance Review 156 Leave Your Ego at the Door 156 I Dare You to Tell Me the Truth 156 Two Primary Movements 160 Structure of Reactive Mind 169 Core Operating Beliefs 176 Putting It All Together 179 The Leadership Agenda 180 Chapter 9 Reactive Leadership at Work: From Patriarchy to Partnership 183 Moving from Patriarchy to Partnership 183 Navigating Two Journeys 185 Three Core Reactive Types 186 Gifts of Each Type 189 Gifts Hung on a Reactive Structure 191 Reactive Dynamics—True to Type 194 Reactive Type Dynamics in the Universal Model 198 Natural Selection Process—Creating Collective Patterns of Patriarchy 200 Chapter 10 Creative Leadership: Fulfilling the Promise of Leadership 205 Performance Review 205 The Hero’s Journey 207 What the Transition Looks Like 209 Talking About It Without Knowing It 211 Creative Structure 213 Creative Structure of Identity 216 Restructuring Identity Beliefs 216 Designed for Leading Change 220 Creative Mind and Performance 221 Alignment 223 Path of Development—Move Toward Your Near Enemy 224 Type Through Stage 229 Creative Organizations 229 Integration 230 Literacy in the Pathways of Transformation 231 Two Currents of Transformation 232 Chapter 11 Six Leadership Practices: Spiritual Boot Camp for Leaders 239 Practice 1: Discerning Purpose 239 Practice 2: Distilling Vision 245 Practice 3: Knowing Your Doubts and Fears 248 Practice 4: Engage in Authentic, Courageous Dialogue 252 Practice 5: Develop Intuition, Open to Inspiration 255 Practice 6: Think Systemically 259 Path of Mastering Leadership 262 Chapter 12 Integral Leadership: Built for Complexity, Designed for Transformation 265 Brief Summary of Stages 267 Servant of the System 268 Maturing Intuition 268 Seeing the Entire Development Spectrum 269 Holding Unresolvedness, Conflict, and Tension 270 As Within, So Without 271 A Meeting of Twin Opposites 272 Have You Ever Once Asked Me What I Want? 272 Shadow Side of the Universal Model 274 Fierce Compassion, The Dance of Enemies 286 Why is Change so Difficult? 291 Integral Leadership Imperative 292 Chapter 13 Unity: Journey’s End, Development Turned Upside Down 295 Waves on the Ocean 296 No Self, All God 297 Development Turned Upside Down 299 Two Arguments for Development 300 Not Me, Not Me 300 Unity Leadership 301 Appendix 1 Leadership Circle Profile Summary Dimensions 303 Appendix 2 Theorists Integrated into The Leadership Circle Universal Model of Leadership 309 References 315 Index 000

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Book SynopsisJay Bhattacharya is a Professor at Stanford University, School of Medicine, USA.Timothy Hyde is a doctoral student at Yale University, USA.Peter Tu is a doctoral student at Harvard University, USA.

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Book SynopsisELITE MINDS THINK ALIKE.Discover the winning secrets of the worldâs most successful people.As a top-level sport psychologist and performance consultant, Dr. Stan Beeham knows what it takes to succeedâon the playing field, in the board room, and in all aspects of life. This award-winning book takes you inside the minds of major-league athletes, Olympic medal winners, and world-class business leaders to reveal the key motivators and mental processes that drive people to victory. Learn how to:RETRAIN YOUR BRAIN to think like a winner.CONQUER YOUR FEARS and go after your goals.ACHIEVE PEAK PERFORMANCE and reach your full potential.BECOME WHO YOU WANT TO BE mentally, physically, personally and professionally.Whether youâre a self starter, team player, or corporate leader, you can apply these proven mind techniques to any field or endeavorâquickly, easily, and effectively. Filled with power-boosting mental exercises, positiTable of ContentsForeword by Shauna Estes-Taylor Introduction by Gregory M. McGauley Part I – Understanding Your Mind 1. Mind Over Matter 2. Beliefs and Behaviors 3. Better Is the Enemy of Best 4. The Importance of Flow 5. The Intention of Why 6. Setting Expectations 7. Embracing the Team Mindset Part II – How the Mind Fails Us 8. Failure Drives Success 9. The Curse of Perfection 10. What Does Focus Really Mean? 11. The Myth of 110 Percent 12. The Truth About Winning 13. The Lucky Ones 14. The Value of TimePart III – Become the Person You Want to Be 15. Be . . . Do . . . Have 16. The Seeker 17. A Monk’s Character and Commitment 18. What’s Fun Got to Do with It? 19. Doing the Impossible 20. The Hero of Your Own Journey 21. Only One Way to Tell EpilogueIndex

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Book SynopsisWith must-have updates, a new edition of the bestselling method that shows how anyone can turn their one simple idea into millions â without lifting a finger!Stephen Key is an award-winning inventor who has licensed more than 20 product ideas. In 2011, he shared the secrets to his success in the bestselling book One Simple Idea. Since that time, many changes have occurred in the entrepreneurial world.One Simple Idea, Revised and Expanded Edition has been revised and updated to reflect current trends and practices in the industry. In addition to teaching readers how to turn their ideas into marketable products that companies will want to license, Key expands upon his cutting-edge product development, sales, and negotiation strategies, making note of the new opportunities and technologies available to creative people today. The book also features real-life success stories from people who have used the authorâs strategies. 

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Book SynopsisDiscover the vital relationship that will take your company from "What's next?" to "We have liftoff!" Visionaries have groundbreaking ideas. Integrators make those ideas a reality. This explosive combination is the key to getting everything you want out of your business. It worked for Disney. It worked for McDonald's. It worked for Ford. It can work for you. From the author of the bestselling Traction, Rocket Fuel details the integral roles of the Visionary and Integrator and explains how an effective relationship between the two can help your business thrive. Offering advice to help Visionary-minded and Integrator-minded individuals find one another, Rocket Fuel also features assessments so you're able to determine whether you're a Visionary or an Integrator. Without an Integrator, a Visionary is far less likely to succeed long-term ,and realize the company's ultimate goals--likewise, with no Visionary, an Integrator can't rise to his or her full potential. When these two people come together to share their natural talents and innate skill sets, it's like rocket fuel--they have the power to reach new heights for virtually any company or organization.Trade Review"Rocket Fuel is a powerful model for freeing up entrepreneurial visionaries to do what they do best. Gino and Mark provide a practical gameplan for building an organization that perfectly combines vision and integration." --Dan Sullivan, President and Founder of Strategic Coach(R) "In this brilliant book, Gino Wickman and Mark C. Winters explain the vital importance of having both a visionary and an integrator--and show how that relationship can provide the 'rocket fuel' your company needs to achieve its full potential." --Bo Burlingham, Editor-at-Large of Inc. magazine and author of Small Giants and Finish Big: How Great Entrepreneurs Exit Their Companies on Top

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Book SynopsisIn the dawning age of brilliant machines, what will people do better than computers?It's easy to imagine a frightening future in which technology takes over the jobs that we now get paid to do, working more accurately and for barely any cost. Computers can already perform surgery, drive vehicles, write articles and do intricate legal work, so what hope will there be for tomorrow's workforce?Drawing on a wealth of research, Geoff Colvin uncovers the skills that will be in great demand as technology advances - and how they can be developed. In this new machine age, we shouldn't try to beat computers at what they can do. We'll lose that contest. Instead we must look to unlikely places, learn from the best, and cultivate the human abilities that make us unique.Trade ReviewIn Humans are Underrated, Geoff Colvin makes the case that there is no point trying to beat machines at their own game. What makes people special is their inbuilt propensity for social interaction. We work well in groups — communicating, collaborating and, yes, empathising. Our best hope lies in what makes us most different from the logic-processors…in the softer side of human nature. * Financial Times *An intriguing book. Humans need humanness, so that's what will retain market value. Not that the argument's solely economic. It also helps explain, for example, why face-to-face interaction is so critical for wellbeing. Computers can (and probably will) take over or transform every human job, except one: that of being human. -- Oliver Burkeman * Guardian *As machines inexorably become ever more competent at doing machinelike things, interpersonal skills, irreplaceable skills of human interaction, will come to be recognized as being even more valuable than they've always been. This is an extremely important, highly practical, and indeed exhilarating book. -- Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO, WPPBeautifully written and deeply researched, Humans Are Underrated is one of the most creative and insightful leadership books I have ever read. It is a triumph! -- Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize winning historian and author of Team of RivalsA powerful exposition of the strengths and limitations of technology in shaping our lives and addressing today's greatest challenges. More than ever, as Colvin demonstrates, we need people who embody the most human of qualities. An uplifting account of the enduring potential of humanity itself. -- Paul Polman, CEO, UnileverThrough a series of practical case studies and insights, Colvin clearly demonstrates that regardless of where the future takes us emotional intelligence will remain one of the most valuable human skills and the Human Element will remain a differentiator. -- Andrew N. Liveris, chairman and CEO, Dow Chemical CompanyGeoff Colvin's fresh take on how to respond to the rise of brilliant machines and the changing nature of work is as wise as it is inspiring. -- Dominic Barton, global managing director, McKinsey & CompanyA measured and comprehensive case for the edge that human beings will have over their titanium brethren in the future job market. Packed full of insightful research and case studies, Humans are Underrated makes a compelling case that people aren't surplus to requirements just yet. * Elite Business *A compelling insight into how the human brain can trump technology. * Engineering and Technology *Enlightening. The message here is ultimately a positive one for humanity. * Irish Times *Colvin gives all of us mortals hope. -- Luke Jonhson * Management Today *Captivating and convincing. I think this book will change the way people think about the future. Take time and read it. -- Alan Murray, editor at FortuneCorporate leaders often say, 'People come first'. True innovation is realized only when their actions match their words. -- Robert Greifeld, CEO, Nasdaq

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Book SynopsisScore your highest in econometrics? Easy. Econometrics can prove challenging for many students unfamiliar with the terms and concepts discussed in a typical econometrics course. Econometrics For Dummies eliminates that confusion with easy-to-understand explanations of important topics in the study of economics.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with Econometrics 5 Chapter 1: Econometrics: The Economist’s Approach to Statistical Analysis 7 Chapter 2: Getting the Hang of Probability 21 Chapter 3: Making Inferences and Testing Hypotheses 39 Part II: Building the Classical Linear Regression Model 59 Chapter 4: Understanding the Objectives of Regression Analysis 61 Chapter 5: Going Beyond Ordinary with the Ordinary Least Squares Technique 75 Chapter 6: Assumptions of OLS Estimation and the Gauss-Markov Theorem 93 Chapter 7: The Normality Assumption and Inference with OLS 111 Part III: Working with the Classical Regression Model 135 Chapter 8: Functional Form, Specification, and Structural Stability 137 Chapter 9: Regression with Dummy Explanatory Variables 153 Part IV: Violations of Classical Regression Model Assumptions 173 Chapter 10: Multicollinearity 175 Chapter 11: Heteroskedasticity 191 Chapter 12: Autocorrelation 209 Part V: Discrete and Restricted Dependent Variables in Econometrics 229 Chapter 13: Qualitative Dependent Variables 231 Chapter 14: Limited Dependent Variable Models 253 Part VI: Extending the Basic Econometric Model 265 Chapter 15: Static and Dynamic Models 267 Chapter 16: Diving into Pooled Cross-Section Analysis 281 Chapter 17: Panel Econometrics 291 Part VII: The Part of Tens 305 Chapter 18: Ten Components of a Good Econometrics Research Project 307 Chapter 19: Ten Common Mistakes in Applied Econometrics 315 Appendix: Statistical Tables 321 Index 327

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"It's easy to snigger at the swagger, but Calacanis has reason to preen. He hasn't merely survived the bust; he's thrived in it. The qualities that made him annoying to his New York colleagues during the boom-his abrasive demeanor, his hucksterism, his incessant networking-serve him well in the postbubble economy." -- Wired "And that's the thing about Calacanis. Only a sucker would bet against him." -- Fast Company "The sort of person who is frequently described as a character out of a movie." -- The New Yorker "Sequoia Capital has funneled millions of dollars to scores of well-connected entrepreneurs, academics, and other people known as scouts...Mr. Calacanis was one of the earliest scouts and ran an online news startup called Inside.com, in which Sequoia had invested." -- The Wall Street Journal "Jason would never stab you in the back. He might stab you in the face, though." -- Douglas Rushkoff "Arguably the world's greatest angel investor." -- The Twenty Minute VC

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAbout the Author xxi PREAMBLE 1 1 Financial Machine Learning as a Distinct Subject 3 1.1 Motivation, 3 1.2 The Main Reason Financial Machine Learning Projects Usually Fail, 4 1.2.1 The Sisyphus Paradigm, 4 1.2.2 The Meta-Strategy Paradigm, 5 1.3 Book Structure, 6 1.3.1 Structure by Production Chain, 6 1.3.2 Structure by Strategy Component, 9 1.3.3 Structure by Common Pitfall, 12 1.4 Target Audience, 12 1.5 Requisites, 13 1.6 FAQs, 14 1.7 Acknowledgments, 18 Exercises, 19 References, 20 Bibliography, 20 Part 1 Data Analysis 21 2 Financial Data Structures 23 2.1 Motivation, 23 2.2 Essential Types of Financial Data, 23 2.2.1 Fundamental Data, 23 2.2.2 Market Data, 24 2.2.3 Analytics, 25 2.2.4 Alternative Data, 25 2.3 Bars, 25 2.3.1 Standard Bars, 26 2.3.2 Information-Driven Bars, 29 2.4 Dealing with Multi-Product Series, 32 2.4.1 The ETF Trick, 33 2.4.2 PCA Weights, 35 2.4.3 Single Future Roll, 36 2.5 Sampling Features, 38 2.5.1 Sampling for Reduction, 38 2.5.2 Event-Based Sampling, 38 Exercises, 40 References, 41 3 Labeling 43 3.1 Motivation, 43 3.2 The Fixed-Time Horizon Method, 43 3.3 Computing Dynamic Thresholds, 44 3.4 The Triple-Barrier Method, 45 3.5 Learning Side and Size, 48 3.6 Meta-Labeling, 50 3.7 How to Use Meta-Labeling, 51 3.8 The Quantamental Way, 53 3.9 Dropping Unnecessary Labels, 54 Exercises, 55 Bibliography, 56 4 Sample Weights 59 4.1 Motivation, 59 4.2 Overlapping Outcomes, 59 4.3 Number of Concurrent Labels, 60 4.4 Average Uniqueness of a Label, 61 4.5 Bagging Classifiers and Uniqueness, 62 4.5.1 Sequential Bootstrap, 63 4.5.2 Implementation of Sequential Bootstrap, 64 4.5.3 A Numerical Example, 65 4.5.4 Monte Carlo Experiments, 66 4.6 Return Attribution, 68 4.7 Time Decay, 70 4.8 Class Weights, 71 Exercises, 72 References, 73 Bibliography, 73 5 Fractionally Differentiated Features 75 5.1 Motivation, 75 5.2 The Stationarity vs. Memory Dilemma, 75 5.3 Literature Review, 76 5.4 The Method, 77 5.4.1 Long Memory, 77 5.4.2 Iterative Estimation, 78 5.4.3 Convergence, 80 5.5 Implementation, 80 5.5.1 Expanding Window, 80 5.5.2 Fixed-Width Window Fracdiff, 82 5.6 Stationarity with Maximum Memory Preservation, 84 5.7 Conclusion, 88 Exercises, 88 References, 89 Bibliography, 89 Part 2 Modelling 91 6 Ensemble Methods 93 6.1 Motivation, 93 6.2 The Three Sources of Errors, 93 6.3 Bootstrap Aggregation, 94 6.3.1 Variance Reduction, 94 6.3.2 Improved Accuracy, 96 6.3.3 Observation Redundancy, 97 6.4 Random Forest, 98 6.5 Boosting, 99 6.6 Bagging vs. Boosting in Finance, 100 6.7 Bagging for Scalability, 101 Exercises, 101 References, 102 Bibliography, 102 7 Cross-Validation in Finance 103 7.1 Motivation, 103 7.2 The Goal of Cross-Validation, 103 7.3 Why K-Fold CV Fails in Finance, 104 7.4 A Solution: Purged K-Fold CV, 105 7.4.1 Purging the Training Set, 105 7.4.2 Embargo, 107 7.4.3 The Purged K-Fold Class, 108 7.5 Bugs in Sklearn’s Cross-Validation, 109 Exercises, 110 Bibliography, 111 8 Feature Importance 113 8.1 Motivation, 113 8.2 The Importance of Feature Importance, 113 8.3 Feature Importance with Substitution Effects, 114 8.3.1 Mean Decrease Impurity, 114 8.3.2 Mean Decrease Accuracy, 116 8.4 Feature Importance without Substitution Effects, 117 8.4.1 Single Feature Importance, 117 8.4.2 Orthogonal Features, 118 8.5 Parallelized vs. Stacked Feature Importance, 121 8.6 Experiments with Synthetic Data, 122 Exercises, 127 References, 127 9 Hyper-Parameter Tuning with Cross-Validation 129 9.1 Motivation, 129 9.2 Grid Search Cross-Validation, 129 9.3 Randomized Search Cross-Validation, 131 9.3.1 Log-Uniform Distribution, 132 9.4 Scoring and Hyper-parameter Tuning, 134 Exercises, 135 References, 136 Bibliography, 137 Part 3 Backtesting 139 10 Bet Sizing 141 10.1 Motivation, 141 10.2 Strategy-Independent Bet Sizing Approaches, 141 10.3 Bet Sizing from Predicted Probabilities, 142 10.4 Averaging Active Bets, 144 10.5 Size Discretization, 144 10.6 Dynamic Bet Sizes and Limit Prices, 145 Exercises, 148 References, 149 Bibliography, 149 11 The Dangers of Backtesting 151 11.1 Motivation, 151 11.2 Mission Impossible: The Flawless Backtest, 151 11.3 Even If Your Backtest Is Flawless, It Is Probably Wrong, 152 11.4 Backtesting Is Not a Research Tool, 153 11.5 A Few General Recommendations, 153 11.6 Strategy Selection, 155 Exercises, 158 References, 158 Bibliography, 159 12 Backtesting through Cross-Validation 161 12.1 Motivation, 161 12.2 The Walk-Forward Method, 161 12.2.1 Pitfalls of the Walk-Forward Method, 162 12.3 The Cross-Validation Method, 162 12.4 The Combinatorial Purged Cross-Validation Method, 163 12.4.1 Combinatorial Splits, 164 12.4.2 The Combinatorial Purged Cross-Validation Backtesting Algorithm, 165 12.4.3 A Few Examples, 165 12.5 How Combinatorial Purged Cross-Validation Addresses Backtest Overfitting, 166 Exercises, 167 References, 168 13 Backtesting on Synthetic Data 169 13.1 Motivation, 169 13.2 Trading Rules, 169 13.3 The Problem, 170 13.4 Our Framework, 172 13.5 Numerical Determination of Optimal Trading Rules, 173 13.5.1 The Algorithm, 173 13.5.2 Implementation, 174 13.6 Experimental Results, 176 13.6.1 Cases with Zero Long-Run Equilibrium, 177 13.6.2 Cases with Positive Long-Run Equilibrium, 180 13.6.3 Cases with Negative Long-Run Equilibrium, 182 13.7 Conclusion, 192 Exercises, 192 References, 193 14 Backtest Statistics 195 14.1 Motivation, 195 14.2 Types of Backtest Statistics, 195 14.3 General Characteristics, 196 14.4 Performance, 198 14.4.1 Time-Weighted Rate of Return, 198 14.5 Runs, 199 14.5.1 Returns Concentration, 199 14.5.2 Drawdown and Time under Water, 201 14.5.3 Runs Statistics for Performance Evaluation, 201 14.6 Implementation Shortfall, 202 14.7 Efficiency, 203 14.7.1 The Sharpe Ratio, 203 14.7.2 The Probabilistic Sharpe Ratio, 203 14.7.3 The Deflated Sharpe Ratio, 204 14.7.4 Efficiency Statistics, 205 14.8 Classification Scores, 206 14.9 Attribution, 207 Exercises, 208 References, 209 Bibliography, 209 15 Understanding Strategy Risk 211 15.1 Motivation, 211 15.2 Symmetric Payouts, 211 15.3 Asymmetric Payouts, 213 15.4 The Probability of Strategy Failure, 216 15.4.1 Algorithm, 217 15.4.2 Implementation, 217 Exercises, 219 References, 220 16 Machine Learning Asset Allocation 221 16.1 Motivation, 221 16.2 The Problem with Convex Portfolio Optimization, 221 16.3 Markowitz’s Curse, 222 16.4 From Geometric to Hierarchical Relationships, 223 16.4.1 Tree Clustering, 224 16.4.2 Quasi-Diagonalization, 229 16.4.3 Recursive Bisection, 229 16.5 A Numerical Example, 231 16.6 Out-of-Sample Monte Carlo Simulations, 234 16.7 Further Research, 236 16.8 Conclusion, 238 Appendices, 239 16.A.1 Correlation-based Metric, 239 16.A.2 Inverse Variance Allocation, 239 16.A.3 Reproducing the Numerical Example, 240 16.A.4 Reproducing the Monte Carlo Experiment, 242 Exercises, 244 References, 245 Part 4 Useful Financial Features 247 17 Structural Breaks 249 17.1 Motivation, 249 17.2 Types of Structural Break Tests, 249 17.3 CUSUM Tests, 250 17.3.1 Brown-Durbin-Evans CUSUM Test on Recursive Residuals, 250 17.3.2 Chu-Stinchcombe-White CUSUM Test on Levels, 251 17.4 Explosiveness Tests, 251 17.4.1 Chow-Type Dickey-Fuller Test, 251 17.4.2 Supremum Augmented Dickey-Fuller, 252 17.4.3 Sub- and Super-Martingale Tests, 259 Exercises, 261 References, 261 18 Entropy Features 263 18.1 Motivation, 263 18.2 Shannon’s Entropy, 263 18.3 The Plug-in (or Maximum Likelihood) Estimator, 264 18.4 Lempel-Ziv Estimators, 265 18.5 Encoding Schemes, 269 18.5.1 Binary Encoding, 270 18.5.2 Quantile Encoding, 270 18.5.3 Sigma Encoding, 270 18.6 Entropy of a Gaussian Process, 271 18.7 Entropy and the Generalized Mean, 271 18.8 A Few Financial Applications of Entropy, 275 18.8.1 Market Efficiency, 275 18.8.2 Maximum Entropy Generation, 275 18.8.3 Portfolio Concentration, 275 18.8.4 Market Microstructure, 276 Exercises, 277 References, 278 Bibliography, 279 19 Microstructural Features 281 19.1 Motivation, 281 19.2 Review of the Literature, 281 19.3 First Generation: Price Sequences, 282 19.3.1 The Tick Rule, 282 19.3.2 The Roll Model, 282 19.3.3 High-Low Volatility Estimator, 283 19.3.4 Corwin and Schultz, 284 19.4 Second Generation: Strategic Trade Models, 286 19.4.1 Kyle’s Lambda, 286 19.4.2 Amihud’s Lambda, 288 19.4.3 Hasbrouck’s Lambda, 289 19.5 Third Generation: Sequential Trade Models, 290 19.5.1 Probability of Information-based Trading, 290 19.5.2 Volume-Synchronized Probability of Informed Trading, 292 19.6 Additional Features from Microstructural Datasets, 293 19.6.1 Distibution of Order Sizes, 293 19.6.2 Cancellation Rates, Limit Orders, Market Orders, 293 19.6.3 Time-Weighted Average Price Execution Algorithms, 294 19.6.4 Options Markets, 295 19.6.5 Serial Correlation of Signed Order Flow, 295 19.7 What Is Microstructural Information?, 295 Exercises, 296 References, 298 Part 5 High-performance Computing Recipes 301 20 Multiprocessing and Vectorization 303 20.1 Motivation, 303 20.2 Vectorization Example, 303 20.3 Single-Thread vs. Multithreading vs. Multiprocessing, 304 20.4 Atoms and Molecules, 306 20.4.1 Linear Partitions, 306 20.4.2 Two-Nested Loops Partitions, 307 20.5 Multiprocessing Engines, 309 20.5.1 Preparing the Jobs, 309 20.5.2 Asynchronous Calls, 311 20.5.3 Unwrapping the Callback, 312 20.5.4 Pickle/Unpickle Objects, 313 20.5.5 Output Reduction, 313 20.6 Multiprocessing Example, 315 Exercises, 316 Reference, 317 Bibliography, 317 21 Brute Force and Quantum Computers 319 21.1 Motivation, 319 21.2 Combinatorial Optimization, 319 21.3 The Objective Function, 320 21.4 The Problem, 321 21.5 An Integer Optimization Approach, 321 21.5.1 Pigeonhole Partitions, 321 21.5.2 Feasible Static Solutions, 323 21.5.3 Evaluating Trajectories, 323 21.6 A Numerical Example, 325 21.6.1 Random Matrices, 325 21.6.2 Static Solution, 326 21.6.3 Dynamic Solution, 327 Exercises, 327 References, 328 22 High-Performance Computational Intelligence and Forecasting Technologies 329 Kesheng Wu and Horst D. Simon 22.1 Motivation, 329 22.2 Regulatory Response to the Flash Crash of 2010, 329 22.3 Background, 330 22.4 HPC Hardware, 331 22.5 HPC Software, 335 22.5.1 Message Passing Interface, 335 22.5.2 Hierarchical Data Format 5, 336 22.5.3 In Situ Processing, 336 22.5.4 Convergence, 337 22.6 Use Cases, 337 22.6.1 Supernova Hunting, 337 22.6.2 Blobs in Fusion Plasma, 338 22.6.3 Intraday Peak Electricity Usage, 340 22.6.4 The Flash Crash of 2010, 341 22.6.5 Volume-synchronized Probability of Informed Trading Calibration, 346 22.6.6 Revealing High Frequency Events with Non-uniform Fast Fourier Transform, 347 22.7 Summary and Call for Participation, 349 22.8 Acknowledgments, 350 References, 350 Index 353

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Book SynopsisEver since Adam Smith, the central teaching of economics has been that free markets provide us with material well-being, as if by an invisible hand. In Phishing for Phools, Nobel Prize-winning economists George Akerlof and Robert Shiller deliver a fundamental challenge to this insight, arguing that markets harm as well as help us. As long as thereTrade ReviewGeorge A. Akerlof, Co-Winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics Robert J. Shiller, Co-Winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Economics Winner of the 2016 Gold Medal in Economics, Axiom Business Book Awards One of Foreign Affairs' Best Economic, Social, and Environmental (Economics) Books of 2016 Selected for Bloomberg View's "The Writing that Shaped Economic Thinking in 2016" One of The Times Literary Supplement's Books of the Year 2016, chosen by Paul Collier Honorable Mention for the 2016 PROSE Award in Economics, Association of American Publishers One of The Independent's Best Economics Books 2015 One of LinkedIn's Best Business Books of 2015 One of BusinessInsider.com's Best Business Books of 2015 One of Legal Theory Bookworm's Books of the Year 2015 Longlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year 2015 "[Akerlof and Shiller] want to go far beyond behavioral economics, at least in its current form. They offer a much more general, and quite damning, account of why free markets and competition cause serious problems... They are intellectual renegades... Akerlof and Shiller make a convincing argument that phishing occurs because of the operation of the invisible hand, not in spite of it... [This] extraordinary book tells us something true, and profoundly important, about the operation of the invisible hand."--Cass Sunstein, New York Review of Books "No question, Phishing for Phools is a radical book. It may also be a radically important one."--Fortune "Entertaining, readable and provocative."--John Lanchester, London Review of Books "I highly recommend this, even for those who might disagree with the authors' outlook. Their case studies are illuminating, and their insights on the way markets work are fascinating. When you consider the sorry state of the personal finances of the median working age family in the United States today, it's hard to disagree with their central thesis that our current system isn't working properly."--John Reeves, The Motley Fool, USA Today "A needed call for skeptical economics and financial mindfulness."--Nature "Using compelling examples of flawed decision making from advertising, health care and personal finances, the authors identify our rational weak spots and arm readers with the ability to resist manipulation."--Scientific American Mind "As you would expect, it's a very clearly written book with tons of examples. And it makes a simple and powerful point about the fragility of the normative, welfare economics conclusions economists tend to draw."--Diane Coyle, The Enlightened Economist "Akerlof and Shiller present convincing evidence of how tobacco, pharmaceutical, and liquor companies and politicians weasel a chapter of their own into our life stories, abusing the mutual storytelling--with all its signs and wonders--that is elemental to our humanity."--Peter Lewis, Barnes & Noble Review "With accessible language and everyday examples, Shiller and Akerlof are taking on the powerful belief that aside from a few blemishes (like widening income inequality) only fools advocate interfering with the free market."--Chris Farrell, Minneapolis Star Tribune "The book's central message is certainly thought-provoking."--The Economist "Phishing for Phools forswears technical language, making this book accessible not only to economists but to consumers and policymakers. It should make everyone rethink the unfettered free-market model."--Brenda Jubin, Investing.com "It's a very clearly written book with tons of examples. And it makes a simple and powerful point about the fragility of the normative, welfare economics conclusions economists tend to draw."--Enlightened Economist "Its critique of conventional economics is more powerful and comprehensive--and more paternalistic--than that of Animal Spirits."--Carlos Lozada, Washington Post "[Akerlof's and Shiller's] insight is a powerful one."--Economist.com's Buttonwood blog "Akerlof and Shiller show that unregulated free markets systematically make people worse off by providing the unscrupulous with opportunities to take advantage of the unwary."--Adam Bouyamourn, The National "[Phishing for Phools] serves the important purpose of holding up a mirror to economics, a subject that prides itself on (supposedly) being the most sophisticated of all the social sciences. Economics may look sophisticated on paper, but it is often completely out of touch when it comes to reality."--Victoria Bateman, Times Higher Education "The book offers powerful support for a skeptical view of free markets, but it's also a helpful guide for consumers to avoid getting ripped off in the course of making important purchases."--Chris Matthews, Fortune "An interesting and entertaining new book by George Akerlof and Robert Shiller looks at the role of trickery in market economies. Phishing for Phools explains that sellers are often out to deceive you, and shows that this isn't an occasional glitch in the market system so much as an intrinsic and pervasive trait... Phishing for Phools aims to help readers understand their psychological weaknesses, so that the phishermen can be phended off more ephectively."--Clive Crook, Bloomberg View "Where Akerlof and Shiller break new ground is the sweeping application of the idea of the 'phishing equilibrium' to finance... The style of Phishing for Phools will be familiar to fans of Shiller's work: light on jargon and pacy enough not to outstay its welcome. The authors tell some engaging tales."--Robin Harding, Financial Times "[A] surprisingly readable yet highly original book ... the evidence and explanations marshaled by Akerlof and Shiller are compelling and they have profound political implications ... an enlightening read by two expert economists. It should be required reading for policy makes and for consumers (which is to say, all of us... [An] important, sobering book."--Oliver Kamm, The Times "Narratives in this impressive book tell how to avoid being tricked by means of better enforcement and being told of pending scams... [O]ne of the few titles dealing with fraud in the marketplace."--Library Journal "The authors provide is a ... unifying theory for all kinds of trickery, an economic explanation for why deception is so rampant. It takes many of our scattered findings about humanity's blind spots--both psychological weakness and a lack of perfect information--and weaves them into a comprehensive framework that has the potential to be devastating for free market fundamentalists."--Victoria Finkle, Washington Monthly "Its central idea is an important one and merits more attention."--Emran Mian, Prospect "Phishing for Phools is packed with examples--including subprime mortgages, pharmaceuticals, political campaigns, gym memberships, credit cards, cars and cranberry juice labels--of the pervasiveness of deception and manipulation in our economy and the price it exacts on individuals and the society at large."--Glenn C. Altschuler, Tulsa World "This interesting book is written by economists mainly for economists, but it includes many entertaining stories about business behavior (and some disturbing ones), told in lively and accessible prose."--Foreign Affairs "The book is easy to read and relate; and more importantly will make you start thinking of the number of times you have been phished. The list would be endless!"--Madan Sabnavis, BusinessWorld "This unusual book offers a simple but challenging corrective to the assumptions made by most mainstream economists... Probably not every reader will agree with every interpretation or argument--but every reader will find something that enlightens and stimulates."--James Ledbetter, Yale Alumni Magazine "This book was enjoyable to read, and the expertise and knowledge of the authors are abundantly evident."--William Holcomb, PsycCRITIQUES "Bob and George urge us to slap Adam Smith's invisible hand when it steals from everybody's cookie jar. They ask us to ponder those situations, economic or political, that provide particularly tempting opportunities to phish for phools... Penetrating insights rendered in accessible prose."--Marlene Lang May, CommonwealTable of ContentsPREFACE vii INTRODUCTION Expect to Be Manipulated: Phishing Equilibrium 1 PART ONE Unpaid Bills and Financial Crash CHAPTER ONE Temptation Strews Our Path 15 CHAPTER TWO Reputation Mining and Financial Crisis 23 PART TWO Phishing in Many Contexts CHAPTER THREE Advertisers Discover How to Zoom In on Our Weak Spots 45 CHAPTER FOUR Rip-offs Regarding Cars, Houses, and Credit Cards 60 CHAPTER FIVE Phishing in Politics 72 CHAPTER SIX Phood, Pharma, and Phishing 84 CHAPTER SEVEN Innovation: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 96 CHAPTER EIGHT Tobacco and Alcohol 103 CHAPTER NINE Bankruptcy for Profit 117 CHAPTER TEN Michael Milken Phishes with Junk Bonds as Bait 124 CHAPTER ELEVEN The Resistance and Its Heroes 136 PART THREE Conclusion and Afterword CONCLUSION: EXAMPLES AND GENERAL LESSONS New Story in America and Its Consequences 149 AFTERWORD The Significance of Phishing Equilibrium 163 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 175 NOTES 181 BIBLIOGRAPHY 233 INDEX 257

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Book SynopsisThis revised edition unifies and brings the science of asset pricing up to date for advanced students and professionals.Trade ReviewCo-Winner of the 2001 Paul A. Samuelson award "This is a brilliant and useful book, well-deserving of the TIAA-CREF Samuelson Award... The clever intuition and informal writing style make it a joy to read. Like a star athlete does with the sport, Cochrane makes it look easier than it really is."--Journal of Economic Literature

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Book SynopsisThis is the story of a pioneering Austrian naturalist and iconoclast who pointed the way to a completely new understanding of the vast potential of natural energy. By studying fish in streams and by closely observing the natural water cycle, Viktor Schauberger (18851958) was able to solve basic problems of energy transformation. He saw that modern man, without realizing it, was destroying the earth and sabotaging his own cultures by working against Nature. All the prevailing methods of energy generation - from hydro-electric to nuclear fission - produce harmful long-term effects on the environment and encourage disease. Schauberger had a clear vision of how fertility could be restored to the earth. As an inventor Schauberger developed a number of ingenious machines which would revolutionize farming, horticulture, forestry and aircraft propulsion. He developed water purification systems, and showed how air and water could be harnessed as fuels for many machines. His discovery of implosive energy and diamagnetism had many practical applications, most of which have yet to be developed.Table of ContentsWho was Viktor Schauberger? New Techniques of Water Management Schauberger's Teachings on Water The Life and Death of a Forest Perpetual Motion Implosion and Biosynthesis A Meeting with Hitler Wartime Experiences Biological Techniques in Agriculture Schauberger's Criticism of Science and Society The Final Years Schauberger's Heritage The Spreading Scientific Search Appendix I Contemporary Applications of Vortex Research Appendix II Physics and the Vortex

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Book SynopsisDesign and execute a powerful startup program that delivers value for all parties involvedStartup accelerators. Business incubators. Hackathons. These are the hallmarks of the innovation ecosystem development practices used to discover, launch, and scale the most forward-looking startups of the last decade. If you want to adopt these approaches to your own business but arenât sure how to implement them, nowâs the time to master the practices of todayâs most successful early-stage investors.In Startup Program Design, two seasoned veterans deeply versed in startup engagement programs provide you with the tools to introduce open innovation practices to your organization.While other books on innovation management tend to be conceptual at the expense of hands-on experience, Startup Program Design is a practical manual vertically focused on preparing the organization, identifying the right strategy, and designing an attractive and effective offer.

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Book SynopsisCut through the mush to sustain and improve the quality of your partnerships at work.Gervase R. Bushe named one of HR Magazine''s Most Influential Thinkers 2016What happened to that win-win partnership with your boss, colleage, or direct report that suddenly dissolved into mistrust and suspision? Despite your best intentions, how did hidden agendas, unresolved conflicts, and miscommunication get in the way? With new research, fresh insight, and up-to-date examples of what it takes to collaborativelyy organize and sustain healthy relationships at work, this newly revised edition of Clear Leadership tackles these issues head-on. Building on the powerful concepts that made the first edition such a success, Gervase Bushe explains why even the most promising partnerships get derailed and what you can do about it.Trade ReviewMakes leadership accessible to all, even the quiet, shy, avoid-eye-contact ones among us. It is also written with elegant simplicity. Buy it, read it, pass it around. -- Peter Block, partner, Designed Learning; author, Community, the Structure of BelongingProvides insights that will enable leaders to harness the productive energies their people bring while avoiding many of the traps that imprecise and incomplete communication can sometimes create. -- Bill Pasmore, SVP and Organizational Practice Leader, The Center for Creative LeadershipStands above the usual fare by speaking to leaders who truly care about their craft. It offers them a disciplined agenda for bringing their whole selves to work and bringing the best out of their people and teams. -- Philip Mirvis, psycologist; research fellow, Center for Corporate Citizenship; author, To the Desert and Back and Beyond Good Company

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Book SynopsisJay Surti is a business presentation coach, speaker and consultant. She works with executives, teams and MBA candidates to help them transform their presentations to make sure they engage with their audience and get their message across. She has been a Judge at MassChallenge UK and served as an Executive Board Member of Women in Banking and Finance. She has recently been appointed as a Board Member of the Governing Body of the University of Dundee and is a Council Member for the Women's Engineering Society.Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Section - ONE: The importance of presentation skills; Chapter - 01: Why presentation skills are important; Chapter - 02: Giving presentations at interviews and assessment centres – the essentials; Chapter - 03: Giving presentations in your professional life – the essentials; Section - TWO: The presentation; Chapter - 04: How to prepare for a presentation; Chapter - 05: How to structure your presentation; Chapter - 06: Time management; Chapter - 07: Presentation styles and techniques; Chapter - 08: Presenting as part of a group; Chapter - 09: Using technology and visual aids; Chapter - 10: Openings and endings; Section - THREE: You; Chapter - 11: Personality and message; Chapter - 12: Personal brand; Chapter - 13: Overcoming nerves; Chapter - 14: Body language; Chapter - 15: Verbal communication; Chapter - 16: Coping with the unexpected; Section - FOUR: The audience; Chapter - 17: Tailoring your presentation to your audience; Chapter - 18: Impressing potential employers in an interview presentation; Chapter - 19: Answering questions on the spot; Chapter - 20: Audience interaction or participation; Chapter - 21: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisDrawing on interviews from the first 150 episodes of the Capital Allocators podcast, Ted Seides presents the best of the knowledge, practical insights, and advice of the world's top professional investors.

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Book Synopsis2018 Nautilus Book Awards Silver WinnerWhat if you could unlock a better answer to your most vexing problem—in your workplace, community, or home life—just by changing the question?Talk to creative problem-solvers and they will often tell you, the key to their success is asking a different question.Take Debbie Sterling, the social entrepreneur who created GoldieBlox. The idea came when a friend complained about too few women in engineering and Sterling wondered aloud: why are all the great building toys made for boys? Or consider Nobel laureate Richard Thaler, who asked: would it change economic theory if we stopped pretending people were rational? Or listen to Jeff Bezos whose relentless approach to problem solving has fueled Amazon’s exponential growth: “Getting the right question is key to getting the right answer.”  Great questions like these have a catalytic quality—that is, they dissolve barriers to creative thinking and channel the pursuit of solutions into new, accelerated pathways. Often, the moment they are voiced, they have the paradoxical effect of being utterly surprising yet instantly obvious.For innovation and leadership guru Hal Gregersen, the power of questions has always been clear—but it took some years for the follow-on question to hit him: If so much depends on fresh questions, shouldn’t we know more about how to arrive at them? That sent him on a research quest ultimately including over two hundred interviews with creative thinkers. Questions Are the Answer delivers the insights Gregersen gained about the conditions that give rise to catalytic questions—and breakthrough insights—and how anyone can create them.Trade Review“I connected with this book’s message because I lived it. Everythingchanged for the better when I realized that I, like so many others, wasasking the wrong question. Our culture chases conventional notionsof success instead of nurturing what would really make us thrive. HalGregersen is absolutely right—the best way to get to a better answeris to start with a better question, and we can all learn to do that.” — Arianna Huffington “It’s a great insight that, if you want to arrive at a better answer, you should start with a better question. Hal Gregersen takes that observation further, exploring how to put it into daily practice. I love this book’s emphasis on creating the conditions in which creative thinking will thrive, and I love its bighearted storytelling.” — Tony Hsieh, Zappos.com CEO In his new book, Hal Gregersen reveals the power of cultivating a beginner’s mind, deep listening and continuous reflection in search of the right questions. Read this remarkable book and you will find a path to meaningful answers — Marc Benioff, Chairman & Co-CEO, Salesforce Hal Gregersen is one of those rare educators who always practices what he preaches. Deliberately, he pushes himself out of his comfort zones, and consistently, he surfaces those great questions that unlock better answers. I think it’s wonderful that, with Questions Are the Answer, he is equipping so many more people to do the same. — Clayton M. Christensen, Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School “Creating an open environment where every manager can ask questions without fear is the first step in bringing innovation to achieve the betterment of a corporation. The author brings out how asking the right questions is the responsibility of a successful leader. A “must” read for every corporate person aspiring to succeed as a leader.” — Narayana Murthy, founder of Infosys If you want a simple answer to the question of what matters most to creativity, then look no further than the title of this book. Mastering the art of questioning is not easy, but Hal Gregersen describes a wealth of valuable approaches that will serve you well -- no matter what kinds of problems you are trying to solve. — Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO and author of Design for Change As machines become exceedingly proficient at providing answers, it becomes more and more important for people to be asking the right questions. Hal Gregersen is exactly right that this is a skill we can learn -- and must teach. — Joi Ito, Director of the MIT Media Lab and author of Whiplash Readers of both self-help and business books will enjoy this read as a challenge to their established perspective. — Library Journal

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Book SynopsisEvery one of your favorite influencers started with zero followers and had to make a lot of mistakes to get where they are today--earning more money each year than their parents made in the last decade. But to become a top creator, you need to understandthe strategies behind the Insta-ready lifestyle . . . As nightlife blogger, then social media strategist, and now Senior Director of Influencer Strategy and Talent Partnerships at Hearst Magazines Digital Media, Brittany Hennessy has seen the role of influencers evolve and expand into something that few could have imagined when social media first emerged. She has unrivaled insight into where the branded content industry was, where it is, and where it''s going.

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Book SynopsisWe’re relentlessly behind the curve, dousing fires everywhere, and our 3 a.m. insomnia provides the only unscheduled thinking time of the day.What we need reinserted in our lives is the missing element of white space—short periods of open, unscheduled time that, when recaptured, change the very nature of work.Trade Review“This book is more than a first-rate guide to getting more and better work done. It is a powerful meditation on the false lure of busyness and the sustaining power of the pause. A Minute to Think is essential reading for maddening times.” — Daniel H. Pink, author of When, Drive, and To Sell Is Human “I absolutely loved A Minute to Think. It’s one of the most captivating and relevant approaches to solving busyness that I’ve read. Juliet’s energetic style and practical insights play a pivotal role as we long to pause yet be more productive and creative in this next decade of hybrid working.” — Angela Ahrendts, DBE, former SVP of Apple Retail and CEO of Burberry “Juliet Funt makes a compelling case for a tactic that’s both critically important and distressingly overlooked: the strategic pause. If you regularly feel overwhelmed by your work, read this book!” — Cal Newport, New York Times bestselling author of A World Without Email and Deep Work “This smart, funny business book is brimming with actionable tools. It’s certain to make any team stronger.” — Patrick Lencioni, president, The Table Group; New York Times bestselling author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team “My decades of experience in the productivity arena have taught me you don’t need more time—you need more room. Room to be creative, to be strategic, and simply to be present in whatever you’re doing. Juliet provides an elegant and easily followed manual of how to get us there. Bravo.” — David Allen, international bestselling author of Getting Things Done "Rarely has an author produced something so immediately relevant and profoundly important to balancing my life and to my daily practices at work. Reading A Minute to Think is an investment in getting the most out of our most precious commodity–time. Bravo." — Nicholas Drake, Vice President Global Marketing at Google “Like many, I spent most of my life convinced that busy was the same as productive. That’s how I fed my self-esteem for years. But reading A Minute to Think, I have finally and fully understood what Aristotle said: “The quality of life is determined by its activities.” — Bradley J. Preber, CEO, Grant Thornton LLP "So many of us are consumed, buried, busy and overwhelmed. A Minute to Think will set us free, delivering an immediately shift towards doing better work every day. This book is a necessary and profound advancement tool for the modern day workplace culture." — Rory Vaden, New York Times bestselling author of Take the Stairs and creator of the viral TEDx talk “How to Multiply Time” "Juliet Funt is a master of time management and she recognizes the need to attack busyness with a vengeance. I’m excited for you to explore her book on this topic so you can reevaluate how you think, work, and behave to focus on the most important things that only you can do." — Craig Groeschel, New York Times bestselling author and Pastor of Life.Church “I wish I wrote this book.” — John Cleese, comedy legend

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Book SynopsisDelivers the inside story behind Google, the most successful and admired technology company of our time, now updated with a new Afterword.

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