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Book SynopsisUnlock the mysteries of cryptocurrency investing Investing In Cryptocurrency For Dummies gives you detailed information and the expert advice you need to successfully add cryptocurrency to your investment portfolio. If you're interested in making money in the unregulated cryptocurrency markets, this is the guide for you. You'll learn how to buy and sell digital currencies, profiting from price fluctuations regardless of the market environment. You'll also gain the knowledge you need to make smart long-term investments in crypto. Real-world examples show you how to maximize your profit potential and avoid common pitfalls. Figure out what cryptocurrency is and learn the ins and outs of the crypto marketLearn how to buy and sell digital currenciesUnderstand cryptocurrency wallets and why you need oneMake smart trades for the long and medium termIncorporate cryptocurrency into a broader strategy for a diversified portfolioInvesting In Cryptocurrency For Dummies is a great resource, whetherTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with Cryptocurrencies 5 Chapter 1: Introducing the World of Cryptocurrencies 7 Chapter 2: Checking Out the Benefits of Cryptocurrency Investing 19 Chapter 3: Knowing the Risks of Cryptocurrencies 37 Chapter 4: Looking at Blockchain Technology 57 Chapter 5: Understanding How Cryptocurrencies Work 73 Part 2: Crypto-Investing Fundamentals 89 Chapter 6: Buying Cryptocurrencies 91 Chapter 7: Putting Cryptocurrency Wallets to Use 115 Chapter 8: Surveying Different Types of Cryptocurrencies 131 Chapter 9: Identifying Top Cryptocurrencies 155 Chapter 10: Using Diversification in Cryptocurrencies 171 Part 3: Essential Cryptocurrency Strategies and Tactics 183 Chapter 11: Short-Term Crypto-Trading Strategies 185 Chapter 12: Long-Term Crypto-Investing Strategies 199 Chapter 13: Minimizing Your Losses and Maximizing Your Gains 209 Chapter 14: Cryptocurrencies and Taxes 219 Part 4: The Part of Tens 229 Chapter 15: Ten Considerations Before Getting Started with Cryptos 231 Chapter 16: Ten Potential Moves When Your Crypto Portfolio Is Down 237 Index 243

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Book SynopsisImprove the strength of your portfolio with this straightforward guide to bond investing Investing in Bonds For Dummies introduces you to the basics you need to know to get started with bond investing. You'll find details on understanding bond returns and risks, and recognizing the major factors that influence bond performance. Unlike some investing vehicles, bonds typically pay interest on a regular schedule, so you can use them to provide an income stream while you protect your capital. This easy-to-understand guide will show you how to incorporate bonds into a diversified portfolio and a solid retirement plan. Learn the ins and outs of buying and selling bonds and bond funds Understand the risks and potential rewards in corporate bonds, government bonds, and beyond Diversify your portfolio by using bonds to balance stocks and other investments Gain the fundamental information you need to make smart bond investment choices<Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with Bond Investing 5 Chapter 1: Focusing on Bond Fundamentals 7 Chapter 2: Investigating Interest 27 Chapter 3: Surveying Types of Bonds 53 Part 2: Exploring the Bond Marketplace 85 Chapter 4: Diving (Carefully!) into Individual Bonds 87 Chapter 5: Selecting Bond Funds Wisely 101 Chapter 6: Fulfilling Your Need for Steady Cash 129 Chapter 7: Aiming for Financial Security in Old Age 147 Part 3: Customizing Your Bond Portfolio 159 Chapter 8: Building Your Portfolio’s Foundation 161 Chapter 9: Considering Return, Risk, and Realism 175 Chapter 10: Slicing the Pie: Determining How Much Should Be in Bonds 191 Chapter 11: Figuring Out Your Bond Buys 221 Part 4: The Part of Tens 239 Chapter 12: Ten Common Misconceptions about Bonds 241 Chapter 13: Ten Mistakes That Bond Investors Should Avoid 247 Index 253

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Book SynopsisLearn to influence audiences with storyopia: Stories that take them on a journey from what is to what could be: Storytelling in Presentations For Dummies shows you how to develop and deliver a presentation through storytelling, keeping audience interested, and most importantly, making them heroes that take action towards change. You'll learn how to cull stories from your own experiences, and before you know it, you'll have more stories than Aesop has fables. You'll learn about the latest presentation software, so you can integrate visuals into your presentations and avoid the dreaded Death by PowerPoint. You'll also learn how to deal with challenging on-the-spot situations, deliver investor pitches and executive briefs, and present a paper at a conference. Additionally, find out how to deliver someone else's content and make it your own. This book will help you level up anywhere you need to present information by mastering the art of savvy presentationsthe most effective business communications tools of our time. Identify experiences that can be molded into stories that drive change. Prepare powerful openings to hook your audience right away whether delivering in person, online, or hybridHave your audience get the most from your presentation with an effective call to actionPrepare a storyboard, which is like a frame-by-frame roadmap, that will mesh together what you'll show and what you'll tellLeverage software like Canva, Prezi, and Storyboarder to tie your presentation togetherEnjoy the colorful 8-page mini-booklet, Storytelling to StoryboardingThis Dummies guide is perfect for any professional who needs to present, and at some time all professionals do. It's also for entrepreneurs who want to build community and grow their business, in addition to students who want to wow teachers and classmates.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part 1: Martians, Stories, and Heroes 5 Chapter 1: Sizzle Your Presentations with Stories 7 Chapter 2: Storyopia: Sharing Stories from What Is to What Can Be 19 Part 2: Nuts ’n’ Bolts 31 Chapter 3: Knowing Your Audience to Make Them Heroes 33 Chapter 4: Mining and Crafting Great Stories 47 Chapter 5: Starting Strong for a Groundswell Response 69 Chapter 6: Ending Memorably 89 Chapter 7: Storyboarding: Bringing Stories to Life Frame by Frame 97 Part 3: Adding Flourishes 115 Chapter 8: Slideware: Buying and Applying 117 Chapter 9: Slide Sense: Using Slides Effectually 137 Chapter 10: Handouts and Workbooks: Kick ’Em Up a Notch. 153 Chapter 11: Your Bio: The Story of You 167 Chapter 12: Requesting Feedback: Evaluation Forms 181 Part 4: It’s Showtime 191 Chapter 13: Poised to Present 193 Chapter 14: Collaborative Team Presentations 213 Chapter 15: On the Spot: Fielding Difficult Questions and Delivering Bad News 227 Chapter 16: Adding a Splash of Humor 239 Chapter 17: Vive la Différence: Diversity and Inclusion 249 Chapter 18: Journeying from In-Person to Virtual 259 Part 5: Specialized Presentations 271 Chapter 19: Structuring a Training Session or Workshop 273 Chapter 20: Nailing an Executive Briefing 291 Chapter 21: Presenting a Paper at a Conference 303 Chapter 22: Presenting Someone Else’s Content 317 Part 6: The Part of Tens 325 Chapter 23: Ten Hints for Combatting Stage Fright 327 Chapter 24: Ten Tips for Telling a Relatable Story 331 Chapter 25: Ten-Plus Ways to Make Your Presentation Interactive 335 Chapter 26: Ten Reasons Presentations Can Fail 339 Part 7: Appendixes 343 Appendix A: Presentation Checklist 345 Appendix B: Glossary. 349 Index 353

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with Stock Investing 5 Chapter 1: Introducing the World of Stock Investing 7 Chapter 2: Assessing Your Current Financial Situation and Goals 15 Chapter 3: Defining Different Approaches to Stock Investing 33 Chapter 4: Understanding Risk and Volatility 45 Part 2: Doing Some Digging Before You Buy Stocks 65 Chapter 5: Gathering Information on Investments 67 Chapter 6: Choosing Winning Stocks with Basic Accounting 91 Chapter 7: Deciphering Company Documents to Pick Stocks 111 Chapter 8: Working with Brokers 125 Part 3: Understanding Essential Stock Strategies and Tactics 139 Chapter 9: Investing in Stocks for Long-Term Growth 141 Chapter 10: Investing in Stocks for Income and Cash Flow 153 Chapter 11: Exploring Exchange-Traded Funds 171 Chapter 12: Surveying Emerging Sector and Industry Opportunities 181 Chapter 13: Looking at Brokerage Orders and Trading Techniques 195 Chapter 14: Handling Taxes on Stock Investments 213 Part 4: The Part of Tens 227 Chapter 15: Ten Hallmarks of a Great Stock 229 Chapter 16: Ten Investment Strategies That Work Well with Stocks 239 Index 247

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Book SynopsisFuture-proof your firm's supply chains with a renewed focus on resilience In Strong Supply Chains Through Resilient Operations: Five Principles for Leaders to Win in a Volatile World, a team of dedicated, veteran operations strategists delivers a practical and hands-on discussion of how to future-proof your company's supply chains through a relentless focus on resilience. In the book, you'll discover how to shift your firm's emphasis from low-cost to low volatility as you protect your company against the supply and demand shocks associated pandemics, wars, labor disputes, and trade conflicts. You'll also learn about: Real-world examples of companies realizing long-term competitive advantage by implementing the shifts advocated by the authors Why seeking to build mutually beneficial, long-term relationships with dependable suppliers is preferable to always choosing the cheapest option How a renewed focus on diversity and new Table of ContentsPreface: Building Strong Supply Chains to Profit Despite Disruptions ix Part I Five Principles to Transform Your Operations Strategy 1 Chapter 1 Strong Operations Drive Growth and Profits by Adjusting to an Ever-Changing World 3 Chapter 2 Principle 1: Build Resilience Against Supply Shocks by Empowering Your Supply Base 17 Chapter 3 Principle 2: Build Resilience Against Demand Shocks by Using Your Operations to Create Customer Value 29 Chapter 4 Principle 3: Create Resilient Teams by Leaning into New Ways of Working and the Benefits of Diversity 43 Chapter 5 Principle 4: Enable Resilience Through Technology by Combining Human Judgment with Artificial Intelligence Chapter 6 Principle 5: Ensure Long-Term Resilience by Embracing Sustainability 69 Chapter 7 Fit the Principles to Your Situation and Strategy 85 Part II From Strategy To Action: Implementing the Five Principles 91 Chapter 8 Build Resilience Against Supply Shocks by Working with Supplier Ecosystems 93 Chapter 9 Build Resilience Against Demand Shocks by Operating for the Customer 107 Chapter 10 Create Resilient Teams by Combining Expertise into Economies of Skill 125 Chapter 11 Combine Human and Artificial Intelligence to Build Resilience Through Constant Learning 137 Chapter 12 Ensure Long-Term Resilience by Embracing Sustainability 153 Part III Outlook: Using Resilience Principles to Adapt to Future Scenarios 169 Chapter 13 Potential Scenarios of the Future Economy 171 Chapter 14 Industry Case Studies on How the Principles Can Help in Future Scenarios 181 Chapter 15 Common Themes We See in All Transformations 195 Chapter 16 Some Questions to Ask Yourself About the Future of Your Operations 197 Notes 201 Acknowledgments 219 About Us 223 About the Authors 227 Index 231

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Book 1: Laying the Groundwork 5 Chapter 1: Preparing for Business 7 Chapter 2: Arranging the Foundations 27 Chapter 3: Can You Do the Business? 47 Chapter 4: Preparing the Business Plan 59 Chapter 5: Establishing Your Starting Position 77 Chapter 6: Researching Your Customers and Competitors 89 Book 2: Sorting Out Your Finances 123 Chapter 1: Finding the Money 125 Chapter 2: Seeking Alternative Funding 149 Chapter 3: Figuring Out the Figures 165 Chapter 4: Budgeting for Beginners 185 Book 3: Finding and Managing Staff 199 Chapter 1: Staying on the Right Side of the Law 201 Chapter 2: Finding and Interviewing Job Candidates 213 Chapter 3: Employing People Successfully 235 Chapter 4: Disciplining and Dismissing Staff 251 Chapter 5: Inspiring Employees to Better Performance 267 Chapter 6: Coaching and Development 285 Chapter 7: Becoming an Expert at Performance Appraisal and Management 299 Book 4: Keeping on Top of the Books 313 Chapter 1: Recording the Financial Facts 315 Chapter 2: Managing Your Tax Position 331 Chapter 3: How Investors Read a Financial Report 343 Book 5: Marketing and Advertising Your Wares 361 Chapter 1: Taking a Closer Look at Customers 363 Chapter 2: Defining Your Business Mission, Vision, Objectives and Values 377 Chapter 3: Marketing and Selling Your Product or Service 383 Chapter 4: Creating and Placing Ads 413 Chapter 5: Public Relations and Publicity 441 Chapter 6: Doing Business Online 457 Chapter 7: Social Media Engagement 485 Book 6: Growing and Improving Your Business 519 Chapter 1: Thinking Strategically 521 Chapter 2: Managing More than One Product 543 Chapter 3: Improving Your Company’s Performance 575 Chapter 4: Franchising for Growth 589 Chapter 5: Funding Expansion 597 Chapter 6: Becoming a Great Manager 611 Index 627

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 About This Book 2 Foolish Assumptions 2 Icons Used in This Book 3 Beyond the Book 4 Where to Go from Here 4 Part 1: Understanding Projects and What You Want to Achieve 5 Chapter 1: Success in Project Management 7 Taking on a Project 7 Avoiding the Pitfalls 8 Deciding Whether the Job is a Project 10 Understanding the four control areas 10 Recognising the diversity of projects 12 Understanding the four stages of a project 13 Defining the Project Manager’s Role 15 Looking at the Project Manager’s tasks 16 Opposing opposition 17 Avoiding ‘shortcuts’ 18 Deciding On Your Approach 19 Chapter 2: Thinking Through the Life of Your Project 21 Using a Set Approach 21 Breaking the Project Down into Stages 22 Appreciating the advantages of stages 23 Deciding on the number of delivery stages 24 Understanding the Four Main Stages 25 Starting the project 25 The planning stage – organising and preparing 28 The delivery stages – carrying out the work 32 The closure stage 36 Chapter 3: Defining the Scope and Producing a Business Case 37 Defining the Scope 38 Managing expectations and avoiding disappointment 39 Challenging the scope 39 Understanding the dimensions of scope 40 Being clear 40 Considering the requirements 41 Producing a Business Case 41 Getting to grips with the basic contents 42 Keeping the Business Case up to date 42 Figuring out why you’re doing the project 43 Understanding project justification 44 Understanding benefits 45 Writing the Business Case 49 Complying with organisational standards 50 Going Back to the Scope 50 Challenging the existing scope 51 Going the second mile 51 Getting to Grips with Techniques 52 Calculating return on investment 52 Understanding cost–benefit analysis 52 Chapter 4: Knowing Your Project’s Stakeholders 55 Managing Stakeholders 56 Identifying stakeholders – the ‘who’ 57 Analysing the stakeholders – the ‘where’ 60 Understanding positions – the ‘why’ 62 Deciding action – the ‘what’ 63 Working with stakeholders – the ‘how’ 65 Planning the work – the ‘when’ 66 Handling Opposition 67 Solving the problems 67 Focusing on the common areas 67 Understanding that you’re a threat 67 Spotting facts and emotions 69 Overriding the opposition 70 Handling Multiple-Stakeholder Projects 71 Getting multiple approvals 71 Developing management strategies 71 Part 2: Planning Time: Determining What, When and How Much 73 Chapter 5: Planning with Deliverables First 75 Seeing the Logic of Product Planning 76 Thinking ‘product’ before thinking ‘task’ 76 Understanding the problems of an activity focus 78 Knowing What a Product Is – and Isn’t 79 Finding Good Product Names 80 Using a Business Project Example 81 Identifying the products 81 Developing a sequence 82 Defining the products 87 Using a Structured Product List 88 Unleashing the Power of the Work Flow Diagram 91 Using the Work Flow Diagram for risk 92 Using the Work Flow Diagram for control 92 Using the Work Flow Diagram to show stages 93 Using the Work Flow for progress reporting 93 Getting a picture of the project 95 Chapter 6: Planning the Activities 97 Moving From Products to Activities 98 Having multiple tasks to build a product 98 Listing the activities or tasks 99 Drawing Up a First Activity Network 101 Seeing how you build up an Activity Network 101 Using the Work Flow Diagram 103 Putting in the time durations 105 Calculating the length of the project 107 Understanding Float and Its Impact 109 Identifying the Critical Path 111 Watching the critical path 112 Finding a split critical path 113 Being More Precise with Dependencies 114 Understanding dependency types 114 Staying in touch with reality 117 Thinking a bit more about sequences 118 Working with the Activity Network 120 Working back to meet end dates 121 Avoiding backing into your schedule 122 Going for Gantt 123 Estimating Activity Durations 125 Getting the best information 126 Using estimating techniques 127 Putting a health warning on estimates 128 Chapter 7: Looking At Staff Resources 131 Seeing Why You Need to Plan Staff Use 132 Dealing with resource conflicts 132 Making sure that people are available 133 Monitoring use of staff on the project 135 Matching People to Tasks 135 Working out the skill sets and knowledge that you need on the teams 135 Growing your people 136 Identifying skills sets 137 Honing Your Task Duration Estimates 138 Documenting your estimates 138 Factors in activity timing and estimates 139 Estimating required work effort 140 Factoring in productivity 141 Taking care with historical data 144 Accounting for availability 145 Smoothing the Resource 146 Checking for resource conflict 146 Resolving resource conflicts – the steps 147 Co-ordinating assignments across multiple projects 149 Chapter 8: Planning for Other Resources and Developing the Budget 151 Determining Physical Resource Needs 152 Identifying resource needs 152 Understanding physical resources 154 Thinking a bit more about timing 155 Preparing a Budget 156 Looking at different types of project costs 157 Developing a project budget at three levels 159 Creating a detailed budget estimate 160 Refining your budget through the stages 162 Avoiding drowning people in detail 164 Chapter 9: Planning at Different Times and Levels 165 Putting the Main Structure in Place 166 Deciding on the stages 166 Holding a Stage Gate 168 Working with Planning Levels 169 Drawing up new plans 170 Keeping higher level plans up to date 172 Planning at more than one level at once 172 Chapter 10: Dealing with Risk and Uncertainty 175 Understanding Risks and Risk Management 176 Seeing why you need risk management 177 Managing, not necessarily avoiding, risk 177 Keeping people informed 178 Keeping risk in focus throughout the project 180 Working Through the Risk Cycle 180 Identifying a risk and its trigger event(s) 182 (Re)analyse the risk and check existing actions 183 Deciding risk management action(s) 189 Add/modify risk management in the plans 193 Take planned action(s) and monitor the risk 194 Documenting Risk 195 Risk Plan 195 Risk Log 196 Getting Some Help from Techniques 197 Ishikawa (fishbone) diagram 197 Work Flow Diagram 198 Risk Checklist 198 Decision tree 198 Chapter 11: Controlling Quality 201 Understanding the Effects of Getting Quality Wrong 203 Understanding the impact of poor quality 203 Avoiding the cost of unnecessarily high quality 204 Defining Quality 205 Striking the Quality Balance 205 Balancing quality against project effort (and more) 205 Thinking through what quality level you need 206 Identifying when quality levels are mandatory 208 Spotting Quality Game-Playing and Working to Prevent It 208 The quality level game and a guilty conscience 209 When formality and auditing means nothing 210 Typical game players 211 Achieving a Culture of Quality 211 Communicating quality requirements and procedures 212 Explaining the attitude to error 212 Celebrating when errors are found 213 Getting On Top of Quality in Your Project 214 Drawing up an effective Quality Plan 214 Building the foundation with good product definition 216 Using powerful yet simple logs 217 Auditing quality effectively 218 Delivering At the Right Level 218 Specifying the right sort of testing 219 Using the right people 219 Reviewing Products 220 Using informal review (peer level checking) 220 Using formal review 221 Part 3: Putting Your Management Team Together 225 Chapter 12: Organising the Project 227 Designing the Project Organisation 227 Understanding it’s about roles, not jobs 229 Getting to grips with project roles 230 Looking at the roles 230 Influencing the selection of PSG roles 239 Defining Organisational Structures 239 The projectised structure 239 The matrix structure 240 Taking note of the structure 241 Chapter 13: Working With Teams and Specialists 243 Looking At the Team in Context 245 Working with Team Leaders 246 Accepting That People Are Different 248 Using the Controller–Analyst Matrix 248 Building in or avoiding team conflict 249 Using the model on the fly 250 Thinking About Suitable Team Members 251 Considering Performance 252 Identifying the performance progression 252 Monitoring performance 253 Maximising performance 253 Working with Senior Staff 254 Being secure in your role 255 Calling in the heavy guns 255 Working with Technical Specialists 256 Finding a translator 256 Admitting your ignorance 257 Being on-side 257 Working with Supplier Teams 258 Supporting supplier staff 258 Choosing suppliers carefully 259 Thinking ‘time’, not just ‘initial cost’ 259 Dealing With Discipline 259 Maintaining some distance 260 Owning the problem 260 Avoiding jumping to conclusions 261 Resolving problems – or trying to 261 Treading the disciplinary trail 262 Changing Staff 262 Chapter 14: Being an Effective Leader 263 Practising Management and Leadership 264 Understanding what makes a good leader 264 Developing personal authority 266 Knowing What Motivates and What Demotivates 268 Taking a lesson from Fred Herzberg 268 Understanding points of demotivation 270 Ensuring that others are on board 271 Developing Your Teams 272 Defining your project procedures 272 Helping your teams to function well 273 Stoking the Boilers 275 Letting people know how they’re doing 276 Motivating people when they leave 276 Keeping your finger on the pulse 277 Part 4: Steering the Project to Success 279 Chapter 15: Tracking Progress and Staying in Control 281 Understanding What Underpins Effective Progress Control 282 Having a reliable plan 282 Having clear and frequent milestones 283 Having an effective reporting mechanism 284 Harnessing Product Power for Progress Control 284 Compiling a Work Checklist 285 Getting visual with the Work Flow Diagram 286 Monitoring at project, stage and Work Package levels 286 Taking Action When Things Go Off Track 286 Finding out why the project is off track 287 Thinking about what you can do to get back on track 289 Deciding what you’ll do 290 Taking action 290 Monitoring the effectiveness of the action 290 Monitoring Work Effort and Costs 291 Keeping an eye on work effort 291 Follow the money: Monitoring expenditure 295 Dealing with Change and Avoiding Scope Creep 299 Understanding different types of change 300 Looking at impacts – the four dogs 302 Responding to change requests 304 Eliminating scope creep – well, almost 305 Handling Bad News 306 Chapter 16: Keeping Everyone Informed 307 Looking At Communications Failure 308 Communications breakdown – the big project killer 308 Identifying causes of communications problems 309 Communicating Effectively 311 Distinguishing between one-way and two-way communication 312 Can you hear me? Listening actively 312 Choosing the Appropriate Medium 314 Writing reports 315 Meeting up 318 Setting up a project website 321 Making a business presentation 321 Preparing a Communications Plan 323 Identifying the communications 324 Writing a Communications Plan 326 Chapter 17: Closing Your Project 329 Staying the Course to Completion 330 Thinking ahead about project closure 330 Dealing with a crash stop 331 Planning Closure 332 Outlining closure activities 333 Motivating teams to the finish line 334 Providing a Good Transition for Team Members 334 Reviewing the Project 336 Beginning with the end in mind 336 Recording project information 338 Learning lessons and passing them on 338 Measuring benefits 338 Planning for Things After the Project 340 Part 5: Taking Your Project Management to the Next Level 343 Chapter 18: Outlining the Cyclical (Agile) Approach 345 Understanding the Difference Between Linear and Cyclical Approaches 346 Seeing Beyond the Hype 347 Unravelling misnomers 347 Separating fact from over-enthusiastic fiction 348 Implementing a Cyclical Approach 349 Understanding roles and functions 350 Running development cycles 350 Choosing The Right Approach for Your Project 352 Basing your decision on the project’s characteristics 352 Seeing the gaps in cyclical approaches 352 Getting it right, cyclical or not 353 Chapter 19: Managing Multiple Projects 357 Talking the Talk 358 Defining a programme 358 Defining a portfolio 360 Deciding on a Programme 360 Understanding programme roles 361 Fitting in with Programme Plans 362 Mapping interdependencies by product 362 Controlling a programme 364 Managing a Portfolio 365 Understanding the project implications 366 Maintaining the portfolio 366 Chapter 20: Using Technology to Up Your Game 369 Using Computer Software Effectively 370 Seeing what software you need 371 Understanding where to use software 371 Having Your Head in the Cloud 377 Getting Really Good Stuff for Free 379 Supporting Virtual Teams with Communication Technology 380 Saving Time with Software 381 Being Artificially Intelligent 381 Chapter 21: Monitoring Project Performance with Earned Value Management 383 Understanding EVM Terms and Formulas 384 Looking at a project example (1) 384 Looking at a project example (2) 385 Looking at a project example (3) 385 Getting the three key figures 386 Working with Ratios and Formulas 388 Investigating Variances 389 Deciding What to Measure for EVM 390 Chapter 22: Project Governance and Why It’s Really Important 393 Seeing Why It’s a No-brainer 394 Looking At Other Guidance 395 Understanding What’s Involved 395 Understanding the Organisational Level 396 Standards and approaches 397 Reviewing governance and standards 397 Checking an Individual Project 398 Checking the project’s Outline Charter 399 Checking the Charter and PMP 399 Checking the project while it’s running 400 Evaluating the project at the end 401 Maintaining the ‘Big Divide’ 402 Coordinating Your Project Training 403 Part 6: The Part of Tens 405 Chapter 23: Ten Questions to Ask Yourself as You Plan Your Project 407 What Are the Objectives of Your Project? 407 Who Do You Need to Involve? 408 What Will You Produce? 408 What Constraints Must You Satisfy? 409 What Assumptions Are You Making? 409 What Work Has to Be Done? 410 When Does Each Activity Start and End? 410 Who Will Perform the Project Work? 410 What Other Resources Do You Need? 411 What Can Go Wrong? 411 Chapter 24: Ten Tips for Writing a Convincing Business Case 413 Starting with a Bang 413 Spelling out the Benefits Clearly 414 Pointing Out the Non-quantifiables 414 Being Prudent 415 Considering Three-point Estimating 415 Making Sure Benefits Aren’t Features 415 Avoiding Benefits Contamination 416 Making Sure You Can Deliver Benefits 416 Supplying Evidence or Referencing It 416 Using Appendices 417 Chapter 25: Ten Tips for Being a Better Project Manager 419 Being a ‘Why’ Person 420 Being a ‘Can Do’ Person 420 Thinking about the Big Picture 420 Thinking in Detail 420 Assuming Cautiously 421 Viewing People as Allies Not Adversaries 421 Saying What You Mean, and Meaning What You Say 421 Respecting Other People 422 Acknowledging Good Performance 422 Being a Manager and a Leader 422 Index 423

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Book SynopsisStep Aside, Mediocre Leaders: Learn What NOT To Do! Ditch the fluff and sugarcoating and learn how to lead the way your people deserve. In How NOT To Lead, Dr. Chase Cunningham, a seasoned cybersecurity heavyweight and Retired Navy Chief, doesn''t give you a textbook guide on leadership he delivers a no-holds-barred, gloves-off masterclass on the lethal mistakes that''ll tank your leadership game and ultimately sink your reputation and even your company''s future. Want the brutal truth? This book slaps you with some cold, hard realities: What happens when you fall off your ego and hit your IQ on the way down as a leader, and why you need to do that. The absolute idiocy of Mushroom Farming: keeping your team in the dark, feeding them crap, and expecting gourmet results. A nowhere-to-hide deep dive into Dumpster Chickens leadership: using destructive tactics that rip apart team spirit and obliterate business success. The triple Table of ContentsIntroduction ix Chapter 1 The Value of Knowing What NOT to Do 1 Chapter 2 The Only Currencies That Matter as a Leader 19 Time 19 Trust 25 Respect 33 The Most Valuable Currency 42 Chapter 3 You Deserve What You Tolerate 45 Chapter 4 Flat Organization, Flat Fail 61 Chapter 5 Don’t Be a Dumpster Chicken 69 Chapter 6 Go Slow to Be Fast 77 Chapter 7 Beware the Brilliant Jerk. 85 Chapter 8 Money, the Root of All Evil (But It May Yield the Fruit of Success) 93 Chapter 9 Don’t Be a Mushroom Farmer 105 Chapter 10 Choose Your Horse Wisely. 117 Chapter 11 Don’t Lose Perspective, and Never Let Your Ego (Or Title) Write Checks Your Ass Can’t Cash 129 Chapter 12 Get Past the Fatal Funnel 141 Chapter 13 Don’t Chase Unicorns 151 Chapter 14 Microscope, Telescope, or Mirror? 165 Chapter 15 Proof Is in the Pudding 175 References 185 Acknowledgments 191 About the Author 193 Index 195

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Book SynopsisAccelerate your real-world, social impact by driving systemic policy changes As Co-Founder of Global Citizenan international education and advocacy organization with the mission to end extreme poverty worldwideMichael Sheldrick has worked with governments, businesses, foundations, the artist community, and everyday citizens to distribute over $40 billion around the world over the past decade. Now, in From Ideas to Impact: A Playbook for Influencing and Implementing Change in a Divided World, he delivers an inspiring and insightful discussion on how to implement social impact by driving policy change. This book reveals key characteristics of successful policy entrepreneurs - visionaries bridging the gap between promises and real-world outcomes. They are practical implementers who put impact first, resisting the urge to pursue the instant dopamine boost that comes from simply winning arguments at all costs. They are connectors and networkers who build diverse coalitions and broker win

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsForeword ix Timeline of Key Events xi Prologue xv Chapter 1: The Dark Web: The Origins of Crypto Laundering 1 Chapter 2: Black Holes: The Rise of the Rogue Exchange 23 Chapter 3: Mixers: Covering Up Their Tracks 39 Chapter 4: Privacy Coins: Going Underground 59 Chapter 5: Bitcoin ATMs: Crypto Hits the Streets 83 Chapter 6: Ransomware: Cybercrime Goes Industrial 97 Chapter 7: Hacked: Crypto Exchange Heists 123 Chapter 8: DeFi: Tornadoes, Bridges, and the Frontiers of Regulation 139 Chapter 9: NFTs: Virtual Art, Virtual Crime 163 Chapter 10: Brave New World: The Metaverse, Web 3.0, and the Battle for the Future of Finance 177 Afterword: How Much Crime in Crypto? 193 Acknowledgements 199 Glossary 201 List of Figures 207 Bibliography 209 Notes 211 Index 249

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction: Change Is the Only Constant xv Retail: A Different Perspective xvii Post- Digital: When Hype Meets Reality xxi How We Got to Retail 5.0 xxviii The Journey to Come xxxiv Part I the Post- Digital Era 1 1 Running Backwards 3 Speed of Change 8 Reflection Summary Questions 10 2 Purpose, People, Planet—Therefore Profit 11 The Economic Imperative 14 Reflection Summary Questions 18 3 The Direct- to- Consumer (D2C) Revolution: A Double- Edged Sword 21 An Opportunity for Incumbent Brands 27 The Benefits of the Hybrid Model 32 In Summary 34 Reflection Summary Questions 36 4 Experiential Benchmarks 37 The Ever- Higher Bar of Expectations 41 Un(Fair) Competition 42 A New Market Modus Operandi? 45 Reflection Summary Questions 47 5 Making People Want Things Isn’t Enough 49 Making Sense of Data 54 The Privacy–Trust Equation 56 Reflection Summary Questions 58 6 Omnichannel Is Dead. Long Live Optichannel. 61 From Multichannel to Omnichannel 65 From Omnichannel to Optichannel 72 Reflection Summary Questions 74 7 The Post- Digital Customer Journey 75 A Hybrid Journey 80 It’s All Real 83 Reflection Summary Questions 87 8 High Tech + High Touch 89 Behind the Scenes 95 Reflection Summary Questions 100 9 Shopping Malls Apocalypse? 101 Regional Differences 104 Mixed- Use Developments 107 Reflection Summary Questions 109 10 The Perfect Storm 111 Where Do We Go from Here? 116 Part II THE 10 BEs OF POST- DIGITAL RETAIL 119 11 Be Humbitious 125 Different Leaders for Different Corporate Cultures 130 Reflection Summary Questions 135 12 Be Purposeful 137 The Benefits of Being Purposeful 142 A Difficult Harmony 145 Toward a Common Standard 147 The Business Correlation 150 Public/Private Collaboration Required 156 Reflection Summary Questions 158 13 Be Ambidextrous 161 Overcoming the Obstacles 170 Reflection Summary Questions 174 14 Be Onlife 175 Facing the Most Common Threats 179 Embracing an Onlife Optichannel Strategy 187 Reflection Summary Questions 192 15 Be Personal 195 The Benefits 201 The Flip Side 204 Reflection Summary Questions 208 16 Be Human 211 Unity Is Strength 217 Reflection Summary Questions 224 17 Be a Destination 225 Redefining Brick- and- Mortar Stores 231 Common Traits 237 Reflection Summary Questions 240 18 Be Exponential 241 Different Types of Business Ecosystems 245 Unity Is Strength 253 Make, Buy, or Ally 257 Reflection Summary Questions 261 19 Be Invisible 263 Five Significant Benefits of Invisible Technologies 269 Or: Not So Fast 275 Reflection Summary Questions 277 20 Be Loyal 279 Stakeholders’ Loyalty 284 Decoding Customer Loyalty and Churn 287 Loyalty, Habit, and Communities 293 Reflection Summary Questions 298 Conclusion: Embracing the Post- Digital Retail 5.0 Journey 299 Notes 305 Acknowledgments 341 Index 345

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Book SynopsisAn easy and straightforward stock trading system perfect for investors in any kind of market In How to Be a 20-Minute Trader: An Essential Guide for All Traders in Any Market, celebrated investor and trading educator Jeremy Russell delivers an incisive and one-of-a-kind guide to capitalizing on small movements in stock prices with call optionsall within just 20 minutes. The author's system replaces the complicated cauldron of charts, symbols, strategies, and monitors with a straightforward method of predicting several-cent increases in stock prices, buying them before they occur, and selling them a few moments later. You'll find trading techniques that don't rely on hard-to-predict market trends or put your money at the mercy of unanticipated market crashes. You'll also discover: Strategies that don't require additional or specialized training or education in investing A comprehensive system that lacks a long runway, allowing you to Table of ContentsForeword vii Introduction xi Chapter 1: First Trading Update 1 Chapter 2: Ride the Wake of the Boat 5 Chapter 3: What Is the Stock Market? 7 Chapter 4: Trading Update 15 Chapter 5: Trading Terms Made Easy 17 Chapter 6: What Is a Call Option? 27 Chapter 7: Five Rules I Follow 37 Chapter 8: Trading Account 41 Chapter 9: Do’s and Don’ts 45 Chapter 10: Trading Update 53 Chapter 11: Charts 55 Chapter 12: The Dow Jones Industrial Average 63 Chapter 13: Story of Discovery 65 Chapter 14: Pattern Discovery How- to 77 Chapter 15: Call Options — Full Explanation 91 Chapter 16: The Psychology of Trading 97 Chapter 17: Trading Update 103 Chapter 18: The Bulletproof Strategy 105 Chapter 19: Trading Update 123 Chapter 20: Now What Should I Do? 127 Chapter 21: Is 20- Minute Trading Really That Easy? 131 Chapter 22: All That 20- Minute Trader Offers 171 Chapter 23: Everyone Needs a Frank 183 Chapter 24: Confession 185 Glossary 189 About the Author 197 Index 199

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Book SynopsisA definitive, all-encompassing book on digital assets of all types for investors In Mastering Crypto Assets: Investing in Bitcoin, Ethereum and Beyond, a team of seasoned investors and digital asset strategists presents a comprehensive guide aimed at institutional and professional investors for integrating crypto assets into traditional portfolios. The book offers in-depth explanations of the structure of this new asset class and its impact on investment portfolios. It guides readers on using fundamental and quantitative criteria to select blockchain-based assets, grounded in a robust foundation of knowledge and evidence. The authors demonstrate how to apply quantitative valuation concepts to digital assets like Bitcoin, understanding their role as digital stores of value in a traditional investment portfolio. The book also delves into the unique risk and return characteristics of various digital asset sectors, adapting conventional investing methods to the digital realm. It goes beyond direct crypto asset investments, introducing related equities and strategies for accessing digital assets in restricted settings. It discusses both indexed and active strategies in the context of crypto assets. A key feature of the book is exclusive interviews with industry figures such as Jan van Eck (VanEck), Peter L. Brandt (Legendary Trader), and Fred Thiel (Marathon Digital), with these interviews accessible through QR codes in the book for extended video content. This provides a dynamic and interactive learning experience. Moreover, the book benefits from invaluable research assistance from Figment and CCData, enriching its analytical depth. It also includes insightful guest articles from digital asset experts like Matthew Sigel (VanEck), Marco Manoppo (Digital Asset Research), Marcel Kasumovich (Coinbase Asset Management), Timothy Peterson (Cane Island Digital Research), Gregory Mall and Rohan Misra (AMINA), and thought leaders from Token Terminal. Mastering Crypto Assets is an invaluable resource not just for institutional and individual investors, but for anyone keen on adopting a sound, evidence-based approach to digital asset investment.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Preface xi Chapter 1: Introduction. 1 Chapter 2: Bitcoin— A Brief History 3 2.1 From the Fuel Card to the Trustless Payment System 4 2.2 Enter Satoshi Nakamoto 7 2.3 Bitcoin and Blockchain: A Closer Look 9 2.4 The Fundamentals of Bitcoin 11 2.5 The Driving Forces behind the Rise of Bitcoin 15 2.6 Interview with Fred Thiel 17 2.7 References 25 Chapter 3: The Taxonomy of Crypto Assets 27 3.1 Navigating the Crypto Categorization 27 3.2 The Difference between Token and Coin 29 3.3 Payments 30 3.4 Stablecoins 35 3.5 Smart Contract Platforms 41 3.6 Infrastructure Applications 51 3.7 Centralized Exchanges 57 3.8 Decentralized Finance 61 3.9 Non- fungible Tokens 66 3.10 Media and Entertainment 68 3.11 Conclusion 74 3.12 References 74 Chapter 4: Valuation of Crypto Assets 77 4.1 Tokens Explained: What They Are and Why They Matter 77 4.2 Value Capturing in Crypto: Market Dynamics 82 4.3 Due Diligence: The Importance of Digital Asset Vetting 88 4.4 The Network Effect and Metcalfe’s Law 97 4.5 Statistical Valuation Approach 111 4.6 References 115 Chapter 5: Cryptos as an Asset Class. 117 5.1 Characteristics of an Asset Class 117 5.2 Conventional Asset Classes 118 5.3 Crypto Assets 140 5.4 Crypto Assets in the Portfolio Context 154 5.5 Crypto Stocks: Alternative, Addition, or Neither? 164 5.6 Interview with Jan van Eck 175 5.7 Conclusion 189 5.8 References 190 Chapter 6: Asset Allocation. 193 6.1 Foundations of Asset Allocation 194 6.2 Approaches to Asset Allocation 202 6.3 Navigating Crypto Cycles—More Than a Story 209 6.4 Influence of Different Crypto Asset Allocations 219 6.5 Dynamic Risk Management 229 6.6 Interview with Peter L. Brandt 234 6.7 Conclusion 248 6.8 References 249 Chapter 7: From Staking to Earning. 251 7.1 Background of Crypto Staking 251 7.2 The Case for Staking 252 7.3 The Origin and Mechanism of Staking Rewards 255 7.4 Case Study: Understanding Ethereum Staking Rewards Post- Merge 256 7.5 How to Participate in Protocol Staking 261 7.6 Understanding Staking Risks 263 7.7 Liquid Staking Protocols 265 7.8 Conclusion 266 7.9 References 267 Chapter 8: Index Investments 269 8.1 Theory Underlying the Case for Index- Based Investments 269 8.2 Digital Asset Indexing 280 8.3 The Importance of Exchange Vetting and Clean Prices for Institutional Investors 282 8.4 Pricing: The Foundation of Capital Markets 286 8.5 Moving Out the Risk Curve— The Benefits of Investing in a Multi- Token Index 291 8.6 Crypto Indexing: Can Traditional Strategies Translate to the Fast- Paced Digital Asset Market? 299 8.7 Refining Crypto Asset Portfolios: Risk Parity and Beyond— Exploring Advanced Indexing Strategies in Crypto 303 8.8 Benchmark Rates: Safe against Manipulation? 309 8.9 Conclusion on Index Investments 315 8.10 References 316 Chapter 9: Outlook: Navigating the Future— The Expansive Potential of Digital Assets 319 9.1 Reference 323 About the Authors. 325 Index 327

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Book SynopsisThe perfect resource for consultants, updated for a transformed and rapidly evolving market In the newly revised second edition of the Flawless Consulting Fieldbook, best-selling author and consultant Peter Block delivers an invaluable companion to the fourth edition of his popular Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Understanding Your Expertise. In the book, you'll find an expansive toolkit you can draw on for information and guidance in the midst of your next consulting engagement. It's a just-in-time literary aid that you can read from front-to-back, or one you can grab and skip to a specific thread or theme you need to read about right now. In the book, you'll discover: How the flawless consulting skills are being applied in a wide variety of situations by people with unique and different ways of bringing their gifts in the world. Just like you. How to act on what you know to use a variety of approaches to create experiences alignTable of ContentsWelcome The Icons I No Fast and Easy Way 1 Flawless — M. J. Wheatley 2 Transformation: Slow, Small, and Low Cost — Dan Joyner 3 Risk Is Where You Find It — Peter Block 4 Consultant, Flawed — Ken Murphy II The Complexity of Advice 5 Partners for Possibility — Louise van Rhyn 6 Changing Focus — Patrick Dolan 7 Be Careful Who You Ask — Andrea Markowitz 8 Dealing with Resistance — Phil Grosnick III The Power of the Question 9 Flawless Goes to Parliament — Joe Maalouf 10 A Cautionary Tale — Jill Janov 11 Change Is in the Details — Peter Block 12 Talk Is Walk — Peter Koestenbaum 13 So, What’s Working Here? — Elizabeth McGrath IV Emotions and the Personal 14 From Organization Development to Making Music — Marvin Weisbord 15 One Woman’s Wisdom — Rosemarie Barbeau 16 Sneaking the Spirit In — John Schuster V Valuing Capacities 17 Consultant for the Classroom — Ward Mailliard and Peter Block 18 Talking with Sled Dogs: Leading from Behind — Sam Magill 19 Investing in Our Humanity: Women’s Leadership Collaborative — Nancy Voss VI Integrating Strategy and Experience 20 The Engagement Paradigm — Dick and Emily Axelrod 21 Unleashing the Magic in Organizations — Paul Tolchinsky, Kathie Dannemiller, and Sylvia James 22 Nancy’s Advice — Nancy Sanchez 23 Anonymous Interviews? Definitely Yes and No — Neale Clapp and Liz Clapp O’Connor 24 Community: Once upon a Time in a Place Called Home — David and Carole Schwinn 25 How Is Who Doing? — Peter Block VII No Masks No Bargains 26 Proximal Health: A Surgeon’s Perspective — Paul Uhlig 27 My Worst Consulting Nightmare — Amy Katz 28 Seven Questions to the Most Frequently Asked Answers — Peter Block Postscript Selected Bibliography Acknowledgments About the Author Index

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Book SynopsisUnderstand the real power of AI and and its ability to shape the future for the better. AI For Social Good: Using Artificial Intelligence to Save the World bridges the gap between the current state of reality and the incredible potential of AI to change the world. From humanitarian and environmental concerns to advances in art and science, every area of life stands poised to make a quantum leap into the future. The problem? Too few of us really understand how AI works and how to integrate it into our policies and projects. In this book, Rahul Dodhia, Deputy Director of Microsoft's AI for Good Research Lab, offers a nontechnical exploration of artificial intelligence toolshow they're built, what they can and can't do, and the raw material that teaches them what they know. Readers will also find an inventory of common challenges they might face when integrating AI into their work. You''ll also read more on: The potential for AI to solve lo

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Book SynopsisAutomate your Customer Success efforts to reduce churn and increase profits In Digital Customer Success: The Next Frontier, a team of trailblazing Customer Success professionals and digital entrepreneurs delivers an insightful discussion of the next stage in Customer Success management. In the book, you''ll discover how to design and deploy touchless and automated digital interventions that help your software users learn and grow as they use your product and unlock the value trapped within it without ever needing to reach out to a live Customer Success Manager. The authors provide a detailed How-To guide to Digital Customer Success that explains how you can meet the needs of your customers, investors, and team members. You''ll explore the basics of the authors'' original Digital Customer Success Maturity Model and the core tenets of how to get started. After that, you''ll find: Explanations of the ideal organizational structures to enable Digital Customer Success management Case studies and examples from real companies blazing new trails in Customer Success Critical success measurements and metrics you can use to determine if your company is on the right track or if it needs to reorient Perfect for managers, executives, directors, founders, entrepreneurs, and other business leaders involved in the sale of digital and software products, Digital Customer Success is also a can''t-miss resource for Customer Success professionals, sales leaders, marketers, product development professionals, and anyone else with a stake in reducing customer churn and increasing revenues.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with Personal Finance 5 CHAPTER 1: Embracing Financial Literacy 7 CHAPTER 2: Establishing a Financial Foundation 21 CHAPTER 3: Measuring Your Financial Health 31 CHAPTER 4: Establishing and Achieving Goals 51 Part 2: Spending Less, Saving More 73 CHAPTER 5: Managing Where Your Money Goes 75 CHAPTER 6: Dealing with Debt 87 CHAPTER 7: Reducing Your Spending 105 CHAPTER 8: Managing and Reducing Your Taxes 135 Part 3: Building Wealth through Investing 159 CHAPTER 9: Considering Important Investment Concepts 161 CHAPTER 10: Understanding Your Investment Choices 189 CHAPTER 11: Investing in Funds 211 CHAPTER 12: Investing in Retirement Accounts 227 CHAPTER 13: Investing in Taxable Accounts 249 CHAPTER 14: Investing for Educational Expenses 263 CHAPTER 15: Investing in Real Estate: Your Home and Beyond 277 Part 4: Insurance: Protecting What You Have 317 CHAPTER 16: Insurance: Getting What You Need at the Best Price 319 CHAPTER 17: Insurance on You: Life, Disability, and Health 337 CHAPTER 18: Covering Your Assets 363 Part 5: Where to Go for More Help 377 CHAPTER 19: Working with Financial Planners 379 CHAPTER 20: Using Technology to Manage Your Money 397 CHAPTER 21: Consuming Financial Content 411 Part 6: The Part of Tens 419 CHAPTER 22: Survival Guide for Ten Life Changes 421 CHAPTER 23: Ten Tactics to Thwart Identity Theft and Fraud 437 Glossary 443 Index 457

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Book SynopsisHave you tried to set budgets, but failed? Do you struggle to save regularly? Do you lack clarity around your financial goals? Then this is the diary for you. Join economist and multi-award-winning personal finance expert Jessica Irvine as she teaches you the unique system she uses to track her own money. The Money Diary is an opportunity to get a complete picture of your personal finances and plan for your future with confidence. It is, of course, a calendar you can use to organise your life and see where your money goes. But it's more than that: you can use this book starting at any time as a tool to reboot your spending so that it better aligns with your true goals and values. We'd all love to have more money. But it's not enough to simply keep boosting your income. If you fail to get a real handle on your spending habits, you will never be financially secure no matter how high your income. That's because money finds a way to slip through our finger

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Book SynopsisYou've Never Seen What You've Always Needed to Know Until Now Invisible forces are at work. They push and shove on everything you buy or sell. They affect every concept you want to take to market, all the suppliers you'll deal with, and every customer you'll ever see. To be successful, you need to understand them. See them in detail in ways not possible with other methods. Hypernomics: Using Hidden Dimensions to Solve Unseen Problems discovers that markets behave according to previously unknown laws set by the buyers and sellers within them. It reveals those rules and how to detect, describe, and deploy them to your advantage. It doesn't change economics so much as reveal it. It's like a microscope looking at pond water, a telescope tilted to the sky, sonar scanning the bottom of the ocean. Hypernomics lets you see into markets in ways you can't with the unaided eye. Sailors never navigate without a map. You shouldn't either, since your ship coulTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 CHAPTER 1 A Brief History of Position and Direction 9 Ancient Maps 9 Geography Begins 13 Math and Position Problems 13 Summary 26 Vignette: Restaurant Math 27 CHAPTER 2 Four-Dimensional Systems 29 Dot Plots Begin 29 "X" Marks the Spot 30 Most Markets Don't Address Commodities 31 Cartesian Systems and Negativity 33 Geography Is Never Negative 38 Plotting in Four Dimensions 52 Summary 56 CHAPTER 3 Five-Dimensional Systems 57 Physical Changes over Time 57 Economic Changes over Time 62 Summary 69 CHAPTER 4 Value 71 Human Traits 71 What Does Value Mean in Hypernomics? 75 Determining Value 77 The Market as Laboratory 79 Summary 91 Vignette: The Value of Expanding One's Limits 92 CHAPTER 5 Demand 95 Demand Frontiers 95 Aggregate Demand 102 Average Demand 104 Minimum Demand 105 Proxy Demand 106 Submarket, Sub-Submarket, and Mission Market Demand Curves 107 Product Demand Curves 109 Summary 110 A Hypernomics Vignette: The Value of and Demand for Money 111 CHAPTER 6 Price and Quantity Determination 121 The General Problem Calls for Specifics 121 The Neoclassical View: The Law of Supply and Demand 122 Ferrous Blunder: Universal Claim of Upward-Sloping Supply Curves 125 The Hypernomics View: The Law of Value and Demand 128 Summary 133 A Hypernomics Vignette: The Law of Value and Demand 134 CHAPTER 7 Market Mapping and Financial Cat Scans 137 Got Eggs? 137 Market Map Boundaries 141 Feature and Price Gap Maps 143 Financial Cat Scans 146 Summary 155 CHAPTER 8 Aiming and Missing 157 Neoclassical Aiming 157 Immediate Aiming 158 Immediate Aiming in Hypernomics 163 Ultimate Aiming 165 Ultimate Aiming in Hypernomics 167 Summary 170 CHAPTER 9 N-Dimensional Systems 173 Common Object 1—Pie 174 Common Object 2—Logarithmic Scaling 176 Common Object 3—Rolodex 178 Common Object 4—Concentric Circle 180 Common Object 5—Parallelograms (as in Extendable Mirrors) 181 Starting from (0,0,0,0. . .0) 182 Summary 200 CHAPTER 10 An Amazon Mining Expedition 201 Summary 210 CHAPTER 11 More 211 Vignette: What Do Markets Look Like to Viruses? 213 CHAPTER 12 Appendix: Using Hypernomics on Your Own 217 Stating the Problem 220 Data Collection 221 Data Entry 223 Data Manipulation 225 Data Interpretation 229 Summary 235 Vignette: The Importance of Going Deep into the Data 237 CHAPTER 13 Neoclassical Economics and Hypernomics Differences 241 Glossary 243 References 247 Index 279

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Book SynopsisA new approach to understanding money and achieving financial fulfillment Former Vice-Chairman of the U.S. President''s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy, John Hope Bryant, delivers an accessible and powerful resource for everyday Americans seeking to build a strong financial foundation. This book is an easy-to-read first step toward a fulfilling financial future, helping you understand your relationship to work and money, and a key component to untangling the surprisingly simple puzzle of personal finance. With an insightful foreword by Doug McMillon, President and CEO of Walmart Inc., you''ll learn how to create wealth for yourself and your family, regardless of your educational or employment background, and how to establish a financial mindset that contributes to a sound future. You''ll also discover: The answers to tough money questions, including the actual utility of new financial inventions like cryptocurrency How to think about

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Book SynopsisHow a broad range of new immensely powerful technologies is disrupting and transforming every corner of our realityand why you must act and adapt Unsupervised: Navigating and Influencing a World Controlled by Powerful New Technologies examines the fast-emerging technologies and tools that are already starting to completely revolutionize our world. Beyond that, the book takes an in-depth look at how we have arrived at this dizzying point in our history, who holds the reins of these formidable technologies, mostly without any supervision. It explains why we as business leaders, entrepreneurs, academics, educators, lawmakers, investors or users and all responsible citizens must act now to influence and help oversee the future of a technological world. Quantum computing, artificial intelligence, blockchain, decentralization, virtual and augmented reality, and permanent connectivity are just a few of the technologies and trends considered, but the book delves much deTable of ContentsForeword viii Preface x Introduction xv Suggested Reading xxx Part I Important Technologies You Cannot Ignore 1 Chapter 1 Foundational Technologies 7 Chapter 2 Enabling Technology 43 Chapter 3 Consumer-Facing Hardware Technologies 77 Chapter 4 Important Uses of Technologies You Cannot Ignore 97 Part II The Impact and Implications on Humanity of Disruptive Technologies 137 Chapter 5 Reinventing the Economy 141 Chapter 6 Reinventing Work 171 Chapter 7 Reinventing Education 197 Chapter 8 Reinventing Information and Communication 207 Chapter 9 Reinventing Control 227 Chapter 10 Reinventing the Planet 247 Chapter 11 Reinventing Humans and Humanity 263 Chapter 12 Technology Reinventing Itself 279 Chapter 13 Key Influencers on Frontier Technologies 295 Part III Final Thoughts 327 Chapter 14 Ethics and Policy 329 Chapter 15 Conclusion 339 Chapter 16 Final Word 351 About the Authors 355 Index 357

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface xvii Acknowledgements xxi About the Author xxv Chapter 1: An Introduction to Cycles and Secular Trends 1 Repeating Cycles 3 The Social and Political Cycle 4 The Business Cycle 8 Super Cycles in Financial Markets 9 Psychology and Financial Market Super Cycles 11 Part I: Structural Trends and Market Super Cycles 19 Chapter 2: Equity Cycles and Their Drivers 21 The Four Phases of the Equity Cycle 22 1. Despair 23 2. Hope 23 3. Growth 24 4. Optimism 24 The Drivers of the Four Phases 24 The Cycle and Bear Markets 28 Identifying the Transition from Bear Market to Bull Market 30 Valuations and the Market Inflection 30 Growth and the Market Inflection 32 Combining Growth and Valuation as a Signal 36 Inflation, Interest Rates and the Market Inflection 37 Combining Growth and Interest Rates 39 Chapter 3: Super Cycles and Their Drivers 41 Super Cycles in Economic Activity 42 The Modern Era: Growth from the 1820s 47 Super Cycles in Inflation 50 Super Cycles in Interest Rates 53 Super Cycles and Government Debt 55 Super Cycles in Inequality 56 Super Cycles in Financial Markets 59 Super Cycles in Equities 63 Structural upswings 1. 1949–1968: Post-World War II Boom 66 2. 1982–2000: The Modern Cycle 66 3. 2009–2020: The Post-Financial-Crisis Cycle and Zero Interest Rates 67 ‘Fat and Flat’ super cycles 1. 1968–1982: Inflation and Low Returns 68 2. 2000–2009: Bubbles and Troubles 68 Part II: Analysing Post-war Super Cycles 71 Chapter 4: 1949–1968: Post-World War II Boom 73 International Agreements and Falling Risk Premia 75 Strong Economic Growth 76 Technological Innovation 79 Low and Stable Real Interest Rates 81 A Boom in World Trade 83 A Baby Boom 83 The Consumer and Credit Boom 85 All-Consuming Consumerism 87 Chapter 5: 1968–1982: Inflation and Low Returns 91 A Lost Decade for Investors 92 The Bubble Before the Bust 93 High Interest Rates and Low Growth 95 The Collapse of Bretton Woods 96 Social Unrest and Strikes 100 Collapsing Trade, Increased Protectionism and Regulation 104 Increased Public Spending, Lower Margins 105 The End of the Downturn 107 Chapter 6: 1982–2000: The Modern Cycle 109 1. The Great Moderation 110 2. Disinflation and a Lower Cost of Capital 112 European Interest Rate Convergence 112 Monetary Policy and the ‘Fed Put’ 114 3. Supply-Side Reforms (Including Deregulation and Privatisation) 117 Tax Reforms 118 Deregulation and Privatisation 121 4. The End of the Soviet Union (Lower Geopolitical Risk) 123 5. Globalisation and Cooperation 124 Technology and the Labour Market 128 6. The Impact of China and India 128 7. Bubbles and Financial Innovation 129 The Japan Bubble and the Tech Bubble 130 Chapter 7: 2000–2009: Bubbles and Troubles 133 The Bursting of the Technology Bubble 135 The Financial Crisis of 2007–2009 138 Leverage and Financial Innovation 140 The Decline in Long-Term Growth Expectations 147 The Rise in the Equity Risk Premium 148 The Negative Correlation Between Bonds and Equities 150 Chapter 8: 2009–2020: The Post- Financial- Crisis Cycle and Zero Interest Rates 153 1. Weak Growth but High Equity Returns 154 The Aftershock of the Financial Crisis 157 2. The Era of Free Money 160 The Collapse in Government Bond Yields 162 3. Low Volatility 166 4. Rising Equity Valuations 168 5. Technology and the Outperformance of Growth versus Value 171 The Extraordinary Gap between Growth and Value 172 6. The Outperformance of the United States Over the Rest of the World 176 Zero Rates and the Demand for Risk Assets 179 Chapter 9: The Pandemic and the Return of ‘Fat and Flat’ 183 Pandemic Pandemonium 183 The Pandemic Shock 184 Another Tech Bubble 189 The Medicine Worked 193 The Pandemic and Inflation 196 From Disinflation to Reflation 197 Getting Real – The Shift Higher in the Real Cost of Capital 200 The Golden Rules Resurface 202 Sector Leadership and the Rotation Towards Value 202 Part III: the Post-modern Cycle 207 Chapter 10: The Post-Modern Cycle 209 Structural Shifts and Opportunities 210 Differences from the Modern Cycle 212 1. A Rise in the Cost of Capital 213 The Re-emergence of Inflation 215 2. A Slowdown in Trend Growth 218 3. A Shift from Globalisation to Regionalisation 220 4. A Rise in the Cost of Labour and Commodities 225 Post-Pandemic Reversal 229 The Consequences and Investment Implications 230 AI and the Labour Market 232 5. An Increase in Government Spending and Debt 234 The Rise in Regulation and Industrial Policy 237 Energy Transition Spending to Increase 239 6. A Rise in Capital and Infrastructure Spending 242 7. Changing Demographics 245 Ageing Populations and Deficits 246 Ageing Populations and New Markets 247 8. An Increase in Geopolitical Tensions and the Multipolar World 249 Chapter 11: The Post-Modern Cycle and Technology 251 Why Technology Wins 254 Characteristics of Technology Revolutions 255 Exuberance, Speculation and Bubbles 256 The Dominance Effects 259 The Emergence of Secondary Technologies 260 Can Technology Remain the Biggest Sector? 262 Can the Current Group of Dominant Technology Companies Remain Leaders? 264 Why Newer Technologies May Enhance Productivity 268 Weak Productivity in the Internet World 271 From ‘Nice to Have’ to ‘Need to Have’ 271 Productivity and the Impact of AI 272 The PEARLs Framework for AI and Technology 274 The Pioneers 275 The Enablers 275 The Adaptors 277 The Reformers 278 The Laggards 279 Chapter 12: The Post- Modern Cycle: Opportunities in the ‘Old Economy’ 285 Opportunities in the ‘Old Economy’ 286 Defence Spending 289 Infrastructure Spending 291 Green Spending 292 Government Policy and Spending 294 Commodities Spending 298 How Investment Markets Can Help Fund the Capex Boom 300 The Future of Jobs 301 Don’t Forget the Power of Nostalgia 303 On Your Bike 305 Chapter 13: Summary and Conclusions 309 Cycles 309 Super Cycles 311 The Post-Modern Cycle 313 References 315 Suggested Reading 335 Index 343

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Book SynopsisAn expert playbook for effective strategy execution with a focus on proven, real-world, implementation In The Execution Challenge: Delivering Great Strategy at Scale, a team of renowned strategy execution researchers and consultants delivers a practical and insightful new take on how to effectively execute strategy in today''s complex, fast-changing environments. The authors focus on the often missing HOW of strategy execution exploring the holistic perspectives, skills, and approaches needed to inform and translate strategy and create and maintain a line-of-sight between your strategy and its execution. You''ll find proven techniques that you can implement to ensure that changes in business strategy are reflected in complementary changes to the organizational project portfolio.The Execution Challengeincludes over 70 diagrams and figures, an organizational assessment, and reusable frameworks. You''ll also discover: A comprehensive lea

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Book SynopsisBy taking radical responsibility for your own healing, you unveil the high-conscious leader within that our world needs right now. You don't outrun or outgrow the formative experiences that have shaped who you are. So, it makes sense that your emotional history would also be the foundation of your leadership style. If what got you to this point may now be the very thing that is holding you back, then Heal to Lead was written for you. Everything you've read about conscious leadership is based on self-awareness and personal growth, yet the missing link has been trauma healing. If you want greater collaboration with your people, the confidence to inspire growth in your organization, and a more meaningful connection to yourself, your community, and the natural world, it's time to do the inner work. This book shows you how to develop high-conscious leadership, rooted in deep introspection, vulnerability, compassion, and reciprocity with all beings. Inside, for

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Book SynopsisA penetrating look at how web3 will shape our shared future In The Future of Community: How to Leverage Web3 Technologies to Grow Your Business, a team of web3 visionaries and tech-savvy executives delivers a groundbreaking new take on the seismic impact web3 is havingand will continue to haveon our technological and social landscapes. The authors discuss why web3 really is the next big thing to shape our digital and offline futures and how it will transform the world. You'll discover a whole host of web3 applications poised to excite and disrupt industries around the world, from fan tokens that reshape how we think about interactions between artists and fans to self-sovereign identities on the blockchain that allow you to take full control over how your personal data is used and collected online. You'll also find: Insightful explorations of technologies and techniques like tokenization, decentralized marketplaces, decentralized autonomous organizations, and moreExplanations of how webTable of ContentsForeword ix Authors’ Note xv Introduction: What Is the Future of Community? 1 1 Back to the Future 5 2 Three Men and a Pool 35 3 The Power of Web3 45 4 More than a Cartoon Party: Supercharging the Creator Economy 69 5 Building Community the Right Way 83 6 Mic Check 1, 2: A New Way to Communicate 105 7 The Perfect Playbook: How to Make the Right Calls 133 8 The Rise of the Machines: How AI Will Affect Us All 157 9 Liars, Cheaters, Scammers, and Cash Grabbers 167 10 The Future of Work 179 11 The Future of Community 199 Acknowledgments 217 About the Authors 221 Index 225

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Book SynopsisA hands-on manual for discovering what makes you tick and going after your dreams Finding Your Passion For Dummies offers you guidance and practical advice on how to identify and pursue your passion. With exercises to help you understand your values, interests, and natural talents, you can identify what you are passionate aboutat any age. This self-discovery process will help you find more happiness, and a sense of purpose and direction in life. When you find your passion, you'll be able to pursue it in a way that aligns with your values and interests. This book provides the motivation, the inspiration, and the how-to. In the friendly Dummies style you know and love, you'll get guidance on setting goals, exploring your interests, pursuing education, and overcoming any obstacles that stand between you and what you really want out of life. Identify your natural skills and talentsDiscover hobbies and activities that excite you Learn how to overcome obstacles as you change your lifeEmbraceTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part 1: Figuring Out What You’re Passionate About 5 Chapter 1: What It Means to Find Your Passion 7 Chapter 2: Looking Inward: Self-Discovery 21 Chapter 3: Overcoming Obstacles to Finding Your Passion 51 Chapter 4: Exploring Different Areas of Interest 63 Part 2: Going After What You Want 77 Chapter 5: Setting Goals in Pursuit of Your Passion 79 Chapter 6: Networking and Building Connections 99 Chapter 7: Finding Passion in Your Current Career 123 Chapter 8: Leaping into Entrepreneurship 139 Chapter 9: Pursuing Education and Training 159 Chapter 10: Developing Your Skills and Expertise 175 Chapter 11: Harnessing the Power of Personal Branding 191 Part 3: Setting Yourself Up for Success 211 Chapter 12: Understanding the Growth Mindset 213 Chapter 13: Managing Your Time and Priorities 235 Chapter 14: Overcoming Fear and Taking Risks 249 Chapter 15: Building a Support System 265 Part 4: Practicing Well-Being and Self-Care 281 Chapter 16: Dealing with Setbacks and Rejection 283 Chapter 17: The Role of Self-Care in Finding Passion 301 Chapter 18: Embracing Failure and Learning from Mistakes 315 Chapter 19: Managing Stress and Burnout 329 Part 5: The Part of Tens 345 Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Fuel Your Passion 347 Chapter 21: Ten Fun Things to Do While Trying to Find Your Passion 351 Index 355

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Book SynopsisAn easy-to-follow and realistic path to financial security and independence In The Roadmap to Financial Freedom: A Millionaire''s Guide to Building Automated Wealth, veteran Certified Public Accountant and founder of Budgetdog Academy, Brennan Schlagbaum, delivers an inspiring and practical account of how he and his family paid off over $300,000 in debt. He''ll also show you how you can apply the same principles to your own life to transform your financial situation. In the book, you''ll discover how to track, grow, and protect your money as you work your way closer to financial freedom. You''ll also find: Comprehensive strategies for crafting a plan to turn around your personal finances Ways to give to others that help you in your path to financial security Rock-solid budgeting techniques that help you get control of your income and spending patterns Perfect for members of new and growing families, young professionals, an

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Book SynopsisMake some headway in the notoriously tough subject of business statistics Business Statistics For Dummies helps you understand the core concepts and principles of business statistics, and how they relate to the business world. This book tracks to a typical introductory course offered at the undergraduate, so you know you'll find all the content you need to pass your class and get your degree. You'll get an introduction to statistical problems and processes common to the world of global business and economics. Written in clear and simple language, Business Statistics For Dummies gives you an introduction to probability, sampling techniques and distributions, and drawing conclusions from data. You'll also discover how to use charts and graphs to visualize the most important properties of a data set. Grasp the core concepts, principles, and methods of business statistics Learn tricky concepts with simplified explanations and illustrative graphsTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with Business Statistics 5 Chapter 1: The Art and Science of Business Statistics 7 Chapter 2: Pictures Tell the Story: Graphical Representations of Data 21 Chapter 3: Identifying the Center of a Data Set 35 Chapter 4: Measuring Variation in a Data Set 53 Chapter 5: Measuring How Data Sets Are Related to Each Other 71 Part 2: Probability Theory and Probability Distributions 95 Chapter 6: Probability Theory: Measuring the Likelihood of Events 97 Chapter 7: Probability Distributions and Random Variables 115 Chapter 8: The Binomial and Poisson Distributions 127 Chapter 9: The Normal Distribution: So Many Possibilities! 145 Chapter 10: Sampling Techniques and Distributions 165 Part 3: Drawing Conclusions from Samples 185 Chapter 11: Confidence Intervals and the Student’s t-Distribution 187 Chapter 12: Testing Hypotheses about the Population Mean 205 Chapter 13: Applications of the Chi-Square Distribution 245 Chapter 14: Applications of the F-Distribution 273 Part 4: More Advanced Techniques: Regression Analysis and Spreadsheet Modeling 287 Chapter 15: Simple Regression Analysis 289 Chapter 16: Key Statistical Techniques in Excel 317 Part 5: The Part of Tens 343 Chapter 17: Ten Common Errors That Arise in Statistical Analysis 345 Chapter 18: (Almost) Ten Key Categories of Formulas for Business Statistics 353 Index 363

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Book SynopsisNATIONAL BESTSELLERLead teams and organizations to unparalleled excellence through transformational leadership As we face a global leadership crisis, the decade of real-world experience and research from best-selling author and renowned thought leader Matt Mayberry in The Transformational Leader has never been more timely. Mayberry shares his experience working with hundreds of corporate leadership teams, transforming underperforming teams into top performers, and coaching executives to become the leaders their organizations need through transformational leadership''s four core attributes: idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration. This book is more than just a guide to a proven approach to achieving leadership success; it''s a call to action that challenges you to step outside your comfort zone and create a culture where everyone feels valued, heard, and inspired. In this book, r

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Book SynopsisUnlock the full capabilities of ChatGPT at work, at home, and in your day-to-day By now, you've heard of ChatGPT and its incredible potential. You may even have tried to use it a few times just to see it in action for yourself. But have you ever wondered what ChatGPT is truly capable of? Killer ChatGPT Prompts: Harness the Power of AI for Success and Profit will show you the true power of Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT. In the book, veteran IT educator and trusted author Guy Hart-Davis shows you the exact prompts he's discovered to unlock a huge variety of expert business writing, like emails and proposals, data analysis use cases, lesson plans, information exchange scripts, and more! You'll also find: The perfect prompts for a huge array of job roles, including those in sales and marketing, web development, HR, customer support, and more Use cases for ChatGPT in the home, with your kids, and in your relationship HundredsTable of ContentsIntroduction v Chapter 1 Get Started with ChatGPT Prompts 1 Chapter 2 ChatGPT Prompts for Getting a Job 31 Chapter 3 ChatGPT Prompts for Managing Your Work and Schedule 49 Chapter 4 ChatGPT Prompts for Business Writing 63 Chapter 5 ChatGPT Prompts for Research and Analysis 77 Chapter 6 ChatGPT Prompts for Communication and Knowledge Sharing 91 Chapter 7 ChatGPT Prompts for Web Development 105 Chapter 8 ChatGPT Prompts for Programming 115 Chapter 9 ChatGPT Prompts for HR and Training 123 Chapter 10 ChatGPT Prompts for Sales and Marketing 139 Chapter 11 ChatGPT Prompts for Teachers 157 Chapter 12 ChatGPT Prompts for Students 169 Chapter 13 ChatGPT Prompts for Creative Writing and Fiction Writing 185 Chapter 14 ChatGPT Prompts for Home Efficiency and Enjoyment 193 Chapter 15 ChatGPT Prompts for Personal Development and Relationships 203 Appendix: How Can You Use ChatGPT’s Output? 217 Author’s Acknowledgments 221 About the Author 223 Index 225

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Book SynopsisLearn the rules of the game of capitalism so you can play to win and build wealth Crash Course on Capitalism and Money: Lessons from the World's Most Expensive City is not your typical personal finance guide. Written by the founders of the top personal finance blog in Singapore, this book acknowledges the frustrations many young people feel as they enter the world of money, and it shows you how to develop the mindset necessary to thrive for the rest of your life. Through visual storytelling, Crash Course on Capitalism and Money melds personal finance, economics, sociology, and psychology to create a book that shows you the path to financial success. If you're ready to rise above discontentment, accept the reality you find yourself in, and put in the work it takes to survive, then thrive in today's worldthen this is the book for you. In this book, you'll find a collection of the most popular comics by The Woke Salaryman. The stories are accompanied by commentaries that offer additional context on how each story fits within the bigger framework of approaching the daunting challenge of navigating money, life and purpose in these times. Why you should get the book: It's a guided tour from the perspective of the disillusioned youth who feel like the game is rigged and the odds are stacked against their favor. The comics and illustrated essays make the technical and boring aspects of personal finance more accessible and interesting. Actionable step-by-step tips on how to make your first steps after graduation. The point is not just to make as much money as possible, but rather to think about personal finance as an important strategic aspect in your life, from which you can then achieve your life goals. For young people just beginning their personal finance journeys, as well as anyone who wants to make better financial and life choices while navigating the rules of capitalism and wealth, Crash Course on Capitalism and Money is a fun and enlightening read.Table of ContentsFOREWOR CHAPTER 1: ACCEPT THAT LIFE IS UNFAIRCHAPTER UNFAIR How much in life is actually up to you? The Four Horsemen of Success Stop blaming the poor for being poor CHAPTER 2: START YOUR FINANCIAL REVOLUTIONCHAPTER REVOLUTION The first 100k is the hardest, but it gets easier Young people are obsessed with investing (they shouldn’t) The 10 timeless principles to increase your income Why you should think like a business (sometimes) CHAPTER 3: THE REALITIES OF THE 2020sCHAPTER 2020s My generation had it worse! Why inequality looks the way it does How I feel about foreigners moving into my homeland CHAPTER 4: BE WEALTHIER THAN THE RICHCHAPTER RICH The one big reason why some rich people will never be happy Why I’m shamelessly downgrading Should I hustle? Or should I lie flat? CHAPTER 5: PARTING WORDS CHAPTER WORDS APPENDIX

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Book SynopsisA blueprint to new levels of company growth leveraging your firm's Partner Ecosystem In Ecosystem-Led Growth: A Blueprint For Sales and Marketing Success Using the Power of Partnerships, veteran entrepreneur and tech leader Bob Moore delivers an intuitive and insightful guide to using your company's Partner Ecosystem to unlock countless leads, break sales records, scale your organization, and build a once-in-a-generation business. In the book, you'll discover why partnerships are no longer the domain of partner people schmoozing at conferences. Instead, they can be used to unlock vast amounts of data, new relationships, and scalable growth plays. You'll learn about: Transformational technologies that bring partner data to your fingertipsSavvy companies and executives who convert that data into untapped growth opportunitiesReal-world examples of go-to-market leaders at dozens of leading tech companies implementing a powerful new perspective on growth An indispensable roadmap to an exciting new strategy for scaling your firm, Ecosystem-Led Growth will earn a place on the bookshelves of managers, executives, founders, entrepreneurs, salespeople, marketers, and anyone else interested in taking their company to new heights.

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Book SynopsisIn Myth of Money: Breaking Out of the Failing Financial System, renowned finance, crypto, and economics thought leader Tatiana Koffman delivers an insightful and informative take on the past, present, and future of money, and the rise of cryptocurrencies as a transformative force in the financial world. Koffman has witnessed multiple financial collapses firsthandbeginning with the fall of the USSR, when her family lost everything, followed by the subprime mortgage crisis that marked the start of her new career, and then the economic fallout of COVID-19. As Bitcoin gains its footing globally, she has observed its meteoric rise and catastrophic falls with a keen understanding that these are early steps of a system poised to redefine finance. Navigating her way from traditional finance and into the realms of venture capital, crypto, and digital assets, as she writes about fintech, Koffman''s journey takes us from Eastern Europe to Canada, to Bitcoin Beach in El Sal

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Book SynopsisLevel-up employee productivity, creativity, and inspiration at your workplace In The Power of Play: The Game Design Approach to Transforming Employee Engagement, the Managing Director for Willow Ventures a global insurance innovation leaderGeorge Kesselman, delivers a one-of-a-kind and exciting take on employee productivity and engagement. He dives deep into increasing divergence between work and how we approach motivation, and moving beyond the gamification of work, exploring the motivational and behavioural elements behind the fun kind of problem solving we find in games and showing you how to apply them to your workplace. In the book, you'll discover how to apply the principles of game design to the professional environment so you can realize higher levels of motivation, productivity, and creativity from your teams. You'll also find: Strategies to make your workplace more enjoyable and improve talent recruitment and retention Practical insighTable of ContentsPreface vii Introduction: Let’s Press Start ix Part I Work- Off: the Brief History of Work and a Sneak Peek Inside Our Heads 1 1 Trapped in the Cycle: The Woes of Enforced Gamification 3 2 The Journey to Work 1.0 19 3 The Industrial Revolution: Hello, Work 2.0 29 4 Work 2.5 and Getting Stuck 41 5 Work 3.0: The Internet Work Revolution 51 Part II Who Said It Can’t Be All Fun and Games? 63 6 Designing Fun: The Magic of Games 65 7 Games Give Us a Ray of Hope 73 8 Game Time, Game Type 87 Part III the Science of Motivation 117 9 Motivations 119 10 Forced Mindfulness: Why It Removes the Power of Freedom and Choice in Enjoyment 141 Part IV the Intersection Between Games And Work 153 11 How We Learn 155 12 Embracing Open Source: Unleashing the Power of Collaboration 169 13 Esports Work: Blurring the Lines between Play and Profession 177 Part V Level- Up Work 185 14 Level 1 Skills: Breaking Free from the Skills Trap 187 15 Level 2 Skills: Testing 201 16 Level 3 Skills: And the Future of Work Is. 213 About the Author 223 About the Book 225 Acknowledgments 227 Index 229

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive and insightful approach enabling finance mangers to contribute to business performance and valuation In Financial Management: Partner in Driving Performance and Value, experienced financial executive and consultant Jack Alexander delivers a fresh, new take on improving performance and creating shareholder value for CFOs, controllers, C-suite executives, and FP&A professionals. In the book, you'll learn about best practices in operational and strategic planning, forecasting, enterprise performance management, business valuation, capital investment, mergers and acquisitions, developing finance talent, supporting growth, and more. Frameworks for dealing with the pace of change and level of uncertainty in today's environment are also provided, including scenario planning, business agility and monitoring external forces. The book provides actionable insights and practical tools for finance professionals to contribute as trusted advisors and business partnTable of ContentsPreface 1. Partner in Driving Performance and Value I. Fundamentals and Key Partner Capabilities 2. The Fundamentals of Finance and Financial Statement Analysis 3. Skills, Knowledge and Attributes for Financial Business Partners 4. Developing Predictive and Analytical Models 5. Presenting and Communicating Business Information II. Financial Leadership in the 21st Century 6. Essential Ingredients for Value Creation: Growth and ROIC 7. Managing Hunan Capital and Building a High-Performance Finance Team 8. Strategic Analysis and Planning 9. The Role of Finance in Supporting Growth 10. The External View: Markets, Competitors, Economic and Geo-political Forces 11. Course Corrections: Business Transformations and Restructurings 12. Leveraging and Promoting Technology Investments 13. Scenario Analysis and Planning 14. Adaptability: Innovation Agility & Resilience III. Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) 15. Enterprise Performance Management and Execution 16. Dashboards and Key Performance Indicators 17. Institutionalizing Performance Management 18. Benchmarking Performance IV. Business Projections and Plans 19. Business Projections and Plans, Introduction and Best Practices 20. Budgets, Operating Plans and Forecasts 21. Long-term Projections V. Planning and Analysis for Critical Business and Value Drivers 22. Revenue and Gross Margins 23. Operating Efficiency: Costs and Expenses 24. Capital Management and Cash Flow - Working Capital 25. Capital Management and Cash Flow - Capital Assets 26. Risk and the Cost of Capital 27. Capital Structure and Financial Leverage VI. Valuation and Capital Investment Decisions 28. Capital Investment Decisions - Introduction and Key Concepts 29. Capital Investment Decisions – Advanced Topics 30. Business Valuation and Value Drivers 31. Analysis of Mergers and Acquisitions VII. Summary 32. Summary and Where to From Here? Supplemental Information Glossary References Acknowledgments About the Author About the Website Index

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