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Book SynopsisMake a mindset shift that will open the door to incredible growth and limitless possibility in your business and your life - just by asking the right question.What if everything you did was your choice, including how you spend your time, how much money you make, with whom you have relationships and only doing work that aligns with your purpose? Sound hard? It''s as simple as changing the core question you ask yourself.When you want to accomplish something, stop asking, ''How can I do this?'' Legendary entrepreneur coach Dan Sullivan teaches you to ask instead, ''Who can do this for me?''This question at the heart of the Who Not How philosophy may seem simple, but don''t let the lack of complexity fool you. By mastering Who Not How, you will quickly learn how billionaires and successful entrepreneurs like Dan build incredible businesses and personal freedom, along with massive success.Making this shift involves retraining your brain to stop limiTrade Review“Dan Sullivan is the ultimate coach for entrepreneurs. I’ve been learning from him for over 20 years! Anyone who reads Who Not How will know exactly how the best entrepreneurs createfreedom.”— David Bach, New York Times best-selling author, founder of FinishRich.com, and co-founder of AE Wealth Management“How do you shift your life? You shift your thinking. And how do you shift your thinking? Dan Sullivan says it starts by ‘thinking about your thinking.’ Dan is the entrepreneur’s coach of coaches because he helps you think about your thinking to gain an entirely new perspective that doesn’t just impact your business, it elevates every aspect of your life.”— JJ Virgin, CNS, CHFS, New York Times best-selling author and founder of Mindshare Collaborative “To say that I have thrived both personally and professionally because of Dan Sullivan’s coachingwould be an understatement. Dan is blessed with the innate talent to simplify the most complex business situations and create tools that are so easy to use. The world is better off because of him.”— Ninad Tipnis, founder and principal, JTCPL Designs“Dan Sullivan is a one-of-a-kind human being. There is a clarity, tenacity, and conviction that just oozes out of him. Pay close attention, and that wisdom will rub off on you. His generosity of spirit gives you open access to his fascinating thought process.”— Kathy Kolbe, brain researcher and theorist and founder of Kolbe Corp. “If you want to massively grow some part of your life or business, make lots more money, work less, and enjoy life to the fullest, there’s only one place to go—Dan Sullivan and his Strategic Coach Program. I did, and it made all the difference.”— Richard A. Viguerie, pioneer of political direct mail and chairman of American Target Advertising“Since I met Dan Sullivan, my perspective on freedom and success has never been the same. I can’t get enough of his wisdom and cherish his teaching. The impact on my family and me has been significant. Dan is hands down the best coach for anyone looking to find and then execute the entrepreneurial life they were put on this earth to live!”— Mark Timm, serial entrepreneur and co-author of Mentor to Millions

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Book SynopsisMost humans are significantly richer than their ancestors. Humanity gained nearly all of its wealth in the last two centuries. How did this come to pass? How did the world become rich? Mark Koyama and Jared Rubin dive into the many theories of why modern economic growth happened when and where it did. They discuss recently advanced theories rooted in geography, politics, culture, demography, and colonialism. Pieces of each of these theories help explain key events on the path to modern riches. Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in 18th-century Britain? Why did some European countries, the US, and Japan catch up in the 19th century? Why did it take until the late 20th and 21st centuries for other countries? Why have some still not caught up? Koyama and Rubin show that the past can provide a guide for how countries can escape poverty. There are certain prerequisites that all successful economies seem to have. But there is also no panacea. A society’s past and its institutions and culture play a key role in shaping how it may – or may not – develop.Trade Review"A vivid and crystal-clear summary of the very large body of research compiled in the past two decades on the most important question in economic history. Well informed, solidly anchored in historical facts and economic analysis, this book is a must for economics students."—Joel Mokyr, Northwestern University "In our current moment, when many are worried about the future of growth for the environment and the planet, this thought-provoking book by two leading scholars tells the story of how and why economic growth took off, and how it hugely raised living standards, but also increased inequality and misery on the way. This is a must-read for anybody worried about the future of growth and poverty on our planet."—Daron Acemoglu, MIT "[T]imely, consolidated, and refreshingly succinct.... It is likely to be a seminal text for years to come."—The Economic History ReviewTable of ContentsPreface 1 Why, When, and How Did the World Become Rich? 2 Did Some Societies Win the Geography Lottery? 3 Is it all Just Institutions? 4 Did Culture Make Some Rich and Others Poor? 5 Fewer Babies? 6 Was it Just a Matter of Colonization and Exploitation? 7 Why Did Northwestern Europe Become Rich First? 8 Britain’s Industrial Revolution 9 The Rise of the Modern Economy 10 Industrialization and the World it Created 11 The World is Rich Bibliography

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Book Synopsis''BRILLIANTLY CLEAR AND CAPTIVATING PROSE'' STEPHEN FRYA WATERSTONES BOOK OF YEAR 2023An award-winning mathematician explores the maths behind the games we love and why we love to play them.Where should you move first in Connect 4?Which property is best in Monopoly?How can pi help you win Rock Paper Scissors?Crossing oceans, continents and millennia, award-winning mathematician Marcus du Sautoy explores how maths and games have always been deeply intertwined. As well as being integral to human psychology and culture throughout the ages, games provided the first opportunities for deep mathematical insight into the world. This grand adventure teaches us how to strategise, play better and win more often.The subject matter is fun (I mean, isn't it quite literally the definition of fun?) and du Sautoy's enthusiasm is infectious' THE SUNDAY TIMESLively, creative and humane exactly as one would expect from Marcus du Sautoy' TIM HARFORD, author of How To Make The World Add Up''A delightful and addictive celebration of games. You'll keep wanting one more go'' DARA Ó BRIAIN, author of Is There Anybody Out There?You do not need to be a seasoned player nor a skilled mathematician to relish this enchanting read. However, this book may just encourage you to become one or the other' REINER KNIZIA, award-winning game designer

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Book SynopsisIntroducing first year PhD students to standard graduate econometrics material, this work covers the standard material necessary for understanding the principal techniques of econometrics from ordinary least squares through cointegration. It is useful for those who intend to write a thesis on applied topics and also for the theoretically inclined.Trade Review"Students of econometrics and their teachers will find this book to be the best introduction to the subject at the graduate and advanced undergraduate level. Starting with least squares regression, Hayashi provides an elegant exposition of all the standard topics of econometrics, including a detailed discussion of stationary and non-stationary time series. The particular strength of the book is the excellent balance between econometric theory and its applications, using GMM as an organizing principle throughout. Each chapter includes a detailed empirical example taken from classic and current applications of econometrics."—Dale Jorgensen, Harvard University"Econometrics will be a very useful book for intermediate and advanced graduate courses. It covers the topics with an easy to understand approach while at the same time offering a rigorous analysis. The computer programming tips and problems should also be useful to students. I highly recommend this book for an up-to-date coverage and thoughtful discussion of topics in the methodology and application of econometrics."—Jerry A. Hausman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology"Econometrics covers both modern and classic topics without shifting gears. The coverage is quite advanced yet the presentation is simple. Hayashi brings students to the frontier of applied econometric practice through a careful and efficient discussion of modern economic theory. The empirical exercises are very useful. . . . The projects are carefully crafted and have been thoroughly debugged."—Mark W. Watson, Princeton University"Econometrics strikes a good balance between technical rigor and clear exposition. . . . The use of empirical examples is well done throughout. I very much like the use of old 'classic' examples. It gives students a sense of history—and shows that great empirical econometrics is a matter of having important ideas and good data, not just fancy new methods. . . . The style is just great, informal and engaging."—James H. Stock, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard UniversityTable of ContentsList of Figures xvii Preface xix 1 Finite-Sample Properties of OLS 3 1.1 The Classical Linear Regression Model 3 The Linearity Assumption 4 Matrix Notation 6 The Strict Exogeneity Assumption 7 Implications of Strict Exogeneity 8 Strict Exogeneity in Time-Series Models 9 Other Assumptions of the Model 10 The Classical Regression Model for Random Samples 12 "Fixed" Regressors 13 1.2 The Algebra of Least Squares 15 OLS Minimizes the Sum of Squared Residuals 15 Normal Equations 16 Two Expressions for the OLS Estimator 18 More Concepts and Algebra 18 Influential Analysis (optional) 21 A Note on the Computation of OLS Estimates 23 1.3 Finite-Sample Properties of OLS 27 Finite-Sample Distribution of b 27 Finite-Sample Properties of s2 30 Estimate of Var(b | X) 31 1.4 Hypothesis Testing under Normality 33 Normally Distributed Error Terms 33 Testing Hypotheses about Individual Regression Coefficients 35 Decision Rule for the t-Test 37 Confidence Interval 38 p-Value 38 Linear Hypotheses 39 The F-Test 40 A More Convenient Expression for F 42 t versus F 43 An Example of a Test Statistic Whose Distribution Depends on X 45 1.5 Relation to Maximum Likelihood 47 The Maximum Likelihood Principle 47 Conditional versus Unconditional Likelihood 47 The Log Likelihood for the Regression Model 48 ML via Concentrated Likelihood 48 Cramer-Rao Bound for the Classical Regression Model 49 The F-Test as a Likelihood Ratio Test 52 Quasi-Maximum Likelihood 53 1.6 Generalized Least Squares (GLS) 54 Consequence of Relaxing Assumption 1.4 55 Efficient Estimation with Known V 55 A Special Case: Weighted Least Squares (WLS) 58 Limiting Nature of GLS 58 1.7 Application: Returns to Scale in Electricity Supply 60 The Electricity Supply Industry 60 The Data 60 Why Do We Need Econometrics? 61 The Cobb-Douglas Technology 62 How Do We Know Things Are Cobb-Douglas? 63 Are the OLS Assumptions Satisfied? 64 Restricted Least Squares 65 Testing the Homogeneity of the Cost Function 65 Detour: A Cautionary Note on R2 67 Testing Constant Returns to Scale 67 Importance of Plotting Residuals 68 Subsequent Developments 68 Problem Set 71 Answers to Selected Questions 84 2 Large-Sample Theory 88 2.1 Review of Limit Theorems for Sequences of Random Variables 88 Various Modes of Convergence 89 Three Useful Results 92 Viewing Estimators as Sequences of Random Variables 94 Laws of Large Numbers and Central Limit Theorems 95 2.2 Fundamental Concepts in Time-Series Analysis 97 Need for Ergodic Stationarity 97 Various Classes of Stochastic Processes 98 Different Formulation of Lack of Serial Dependence 106 The CLT for Ergodic Stationary Martingale Differences Sequences 106 2.3 Large-Sample Distribution of the OLS Estimator 109 The Model 109 Asymptotic Distribution of the OLS Estimator 113 s2 Is Consistent 115 2.4 Hypothesis Testing 117 Testing Linear Hypotheses 117 The Test Is Consistent 119 Asymptotic Power 120 Testing Nonlinear Hypotheses 121 2.5 Estimating E([not displayable]) Consistently 123 Using Residuals for the Errors 123 Data Matrix Representation of S 125 Finite-Sample Considerations 125 2.6 Implications of Conditional Homoskedasticity 126 Conditional versus Unconditional Homoskedasticity 126 Reduction to Finite-Sample Formulas 127 Large-Sample Distribution of t and F Statistics 128 Variations of Asymptotic Tests under Conditional Homoskedasticity 129 2.7 Testing Conditional Homoskedasticity 131 2.8 Estimation with Parameterized Conditional Heteroskedasticity (optional) 133 The Functional Form 133 WLS with Known [alpha] 134 Regression of e2i on zi Provides a Consistent Estimate of [alpha] 135 WLS with Estimated [alpha] 136 OLS versus WLS 137 2.9 Least Squares Projection 137 Optimally Predicting the Value of the Dependent Variable 138 Best Linear Predictor 139 OLS Consistently Estimates the Projection Coefficients 140 2.10 Testing for Serial Correlation 141 Box-Pierce and Ljung-Box 142 Sample Autocorrelations Calculated from Residuals 144 Testing with Predetermined, but Not Strictly Exogenous, Regressors 146 An Auxiliary Regression-Based Test 147 2.11 Application: Rational Expectations Econometrics 150 The Efficient Market Hypotheses 150 Testable Implications 152 Testing for Serial Correlation 153 Is the Nominal Interest Rate the Optimal Predictor? 156 Rt Is Not Strictly Exogenous 158 Subsequent Developments 159 2.12 Time Regressions 160 The Asymptotic Distribution of the OLS Estimates 161 Hypothesis Testing for Time Regressions 163 2.A Asymptotics with Fixed Regressors 164 2.B Proof of Proposition 2.10 165 Problem Set 168 Answers to Selected Questions 183 3 Single-Equation GMM 186 3.1 Endogeneity Bias: Working's Example 187 A Simultaneous Equations Model of Market Equilibrium 187 Endogeneity Bias 188 Observable Supply Shifters 189 3.2 More Examples 193 A Simple Macroeconometric Model 193 Errors-in-Variables 194 Production Function 196 3.3 The General Formulation 198 Regressors and Instruments 198 Identification 200 Order Condition for Identification 202 The Assumption for Asymptotic Normality 202 3.4 Generalized Method of Moments Defined 204 Method of Moments 205 Generalized Method of Moments 206 Sampling Error 207 3.5 Large-Sample Properties of GMM 208 Asymptotic Distribution of the GMM Estimator 209 Estimation of Error Variance 210 Hypothesis Testing 211 Estimation of S 212 Efficient GMM Estimator 212 Asymptotic Power 214 Small-Sample Properties 215 3.6 Testing Overidentifying Restrictions 217 Testing Subsets of Orthogonality Conditions 218 3.7 Hypothesis Testing by the Likelihood-Ratio Principle 222 The LR Statistic for the Regression Model 223 Variable Addition Test (optional) 224 3.8 Implications of Conditional Homoskedasticity 225 Efficient GMM Becomes 2SLS 226 J Becomes Sargan's Statistic 227 Small-Sample Properties of 2SLS 229 Alternative Derivations of 2SLS 229 When Regressors Are Predetermined 231 Testing a Subset of Orthogonality Conditions 232 Testing Conditional Homoskedasticity 234 Testing for Serial Correlation 234 3.9 Application: Returns from Schooling 236 The NLS-Y Data 236 The Semi-Log Wage Equation 237 Omitted Variable Bias 238 IQ as the Measure of Ability 239 Errors-in-Variables 239 2SLS to Correct for the Bias 242 Subsequent Developments 243 Problem Set 244 Answers to Selected Questions 254 4 Multiple-Equation GMM 258 4.1 The Multiple-Equation Model 259 Linearity 259 Stationarity and Ergodicity 260 Orthogonality Conditions 261 Identification 262 The Assumption for Asymptotic Normality 264 Connection to the "Complete" System of Simultaneous Equations 265 4.2 Multiple-Equation GMM Defined 265 4.3 Large-Sample Theory 268 4.4 Single-Equation versus Multiple-Equation Estimation 271 When Are They "Equivalent"? 272 Joint Estimation Can Be Hazardous 273 4.5 Special Cases of Multiple-Equation GMM: FIVE, 3SLS, and SUR 274 Conditional Homoskedasticity 274 Full-Information Instrumental Variables Efficient (FIVE) 275 Three-Stage Least Squares (3SLS) 276 Seemingly Unrelated Regressions (SUR) 279 SUR versus OLS 281 4.6 Common Coefficients 286 The Model with Common Coefficients 286 The GMM Estimator 287 Imposing Conditional Homoskedasticity 288 Pooled OLS 290 Beautifying the Formulas 292 The Restriction That Isn't 293 4.7 Application: Interrelated Factor Demands 296 The Translog Cost Function 296 Factor Shares 297 Substitution Elasticities 298 Properties of Cost Functions 299 Stochastic Specifications 300 The Nature of Restrictions 301 Multivariate Regression Subject to Cross-Equation Restrictions 302 Which Equation to Delete? 304 Results 305 Problem Set 308 Answers to Selected Questions 320 5 Panel Data 323 5.1 The Error-Components Model 324 Error Components 324 Group Means 327 A Reparameterization 327 5.2 The Fixed-Effects Estimator 330 The Formula 330 Large-Sample Properties 331 Digression: When [eta]i Is Spherical 333 Random Effects versus Fixed Effects 334 Relaxing Conditional Homoskedasticity 335 5.3 Unbalanced Panels (optional) 337 "Zeroing Out" Missing Observations 338 Zeroing Out versus Compression 339 No Selectivity Bias 340 5.4 Application: International Differences in Growth Rates 342 Derivation of the Estimation Equation 342 Appending the Error Term 343 Treatment of [alpha]i 344 Consistent Estimation of Speed of Convergence 345 Appendix 5.A: Distribution of Hausman Statistic 346 Problem Set 349 Answers to Selected Questions 363 6 Serial Correlation 365 6.1 Modeling Serial Correlation: Linear Processes 365 MA(q) 366 MA([infinity]) as a Mean Square Limit 366 Filters 369 Inverting Lag Polynomials 372 6.2 ARMA Processes 375 AR(1) and Its MA([infinity]) Representation 376 Autocovariances of AR(1) 378 AR(p) and Its MA([infinity]) Representation 378 ARMA(p,q) 380 ARMA(p) with Common Roots 382 Invertibility 383 Autocovariance-Generating Function and the Spectrum 383 6.3 Vector Processes 387 6.4 Estimating Autoregressions 392 Estimation of AR(1) 392 Estimation of AR(p) 393 Choice of Lag Length 394 Estimation of VARs 397 Estimation of ARMA(p,q) 398 6.5 Asymptotics for Sample Means of Serially Correlated Processes 400 LLN for Covariance-Stationary Processes 401 Two Central Limit Theorems 402 Multivariate Extension 404 6.6 Incorporating Serial Correlation in GMM 406 The Model and Asymptotic Results 406 Estimating S When Autocovariances Vanish after Finite Lags 407 Using Kernels to Estimate S 408 VARHAC 410 6.7 Estimation under Conditional Homoskedasticity (Optional) 413 Kernel-Based Estimation of S under Conditional Homoskedasticity 413 Data Matrix Representation of Estimated Long-Run Variance 414 Relation to GLS 415 6.8 Application: Forward Exchange Rates as Optimal Predictors 418 The Market Efficiency Hypothesis 419 Testing Whether the Unconditional Mean Is Zero 420 Regression Tests 423 Problem Set 428 Answers to Selected Questions 441 7 Extremum Estimators 445 7.1 Extremum Estimators 446 "Measurability" of [theta] 446 Two Classes of Extremum Estimators 447 Maximum Likelihood (ML) 448 Conditional Maximum Likelihood 450 Invariance of ML 452 Nonlinear Least Squares (NLS) 453 Linear and Nonlinear GMM 454 7.2 Consistency 456 Two Consistency Theorems for Extremum Estimators 456 Consistency of M-Estimators 458 Concavity after Reparameterization 461 Identification in NLS and ML 462 Consistency of GMM 467 7.3 Asymptotic Normality 469 Asymptotic Normality of M-Estimators 470 Consistent Asymptotic Variance Estimation 473 Asymptotic Normality of Conditional ML 474 Two Examples 476 Asymptotic Normality of GMM 478 GMM versus ML 481 Expressing the Sampling Error in a Common Format 483 7.4 Hypothesis Testing 487 The Null Hypothesis 487 The Working Assumptions 489 The Wald Statistic 489 The Lagrange Multiplier (LM) Statistic 491 The Likelihood Ratio (LR) Statistic 493 Summary of the Trinity 494 7.5 Numerical Optimization 497 Newton-Raphson 497 Gauss-Newton 498 Writing Newton-Raphson and Gauss-Newton in a Common Format 498 Equations Nonlinear in Parameters Only 499 Problem Set 501 Answers to Selected Questions 505 8 Examples of Maximum Likelihood 507 8.1 Qualitative Response (QR) Models 507 Score and Hessian for Observation t 508 Consistency 509 Asymptotic Normality 510 8.2 Truncated Regression Models 511 The Model 511 Truncated Distributions 512 The Likelihood Function 513 Reparameterizing the Likelihood Function 514 Verifying Consistency and Asymptotic Normality 515 Recovering Original Parameters 517 8.3 Censored Regression (Tobit) Models 518 Tobit Likelihood Function 518 Reparameterization 519 8.4 Multivariate Regressions 521 The Multivariate Regression Model Restated 522 The Likelihood Function 523 Maximizing the Likelihood Function 524 Consistency and Asymptotic Normality 525 8.5 FIML 526 The Multiple-Equation Model with Common Instruments Restated 526 The Complete System of Simultaneous Equations 529 Relationship between ([Gamma]0, [Beta]0) and [delta]0 530 The FIML Likelihood Function 531 The FIML Concentrated Likelihood Function 532 Testing Overidentifying Restrictions 533 Properties of the FIML Estimator 533 ML Estimation of the SUR Model 535 8.6 LIML 538 LIML Defined 538 Computation of LIML 540 LIML versus 2SLS 542 8.7 Serially Correlated Observations 543 Two Questions 543 Unconditional ML for Dependent Observations 545 ML Estimation of AR.1/ Processes 546 Conditional ML Estimation of AR(1) Processes 547 Conditional ML Estimation of AR(p) and VAR(p) Processes 549 Problem Set 551 9 Unit-Root Econometrics 557 9.1 Modeling Trends 557 Integrated Processes 558 Why Is It Important to Know if the Process Is I(1)? 560 Which Should Be Taken as the Null, I(0) or I(1)? 562 Other Approaches to Modeling Trends 563 9.2 Tools for Unit-Root Econometrics 563 Linear I(0) Processes 563 Approximating I(1) by a Random Walk 564 Relation to ARMA Models 566 The Wiener Process 567 A Useful Lemma 570 9.3 Dickey-Fuller Tests 573 The AR(1) Model 573 Deriving the Limiting Distribution under the I(1) Null 574 Incorporating the Intercept 577 Incorporating Time Trend 581 9.4 Augmented Dickey-Fuller Tests 585 The Augmented Autoregression 585 Limiting Distribution of the OLS Estimator 586 Deriving Test Statistics 590 Testing Hypotheses about [zeta] 591 What to Do When p Is Unknown? 592 A Suggestion for the Choice of pmax(T) 594 Including the Intercept in the Regression 595 Incorporating Time Trend 597 Summary of the DF and ADF Tests and Other Unit-Root Tests 599 9.5 Which Unit-Root Test to Use? 601 Local-to-Unity Asymptotics 602 Small-Sample Properties 602 9.6 Application: Purchasing Power Parity 603 The Embarrassing Resiliency of the Random Walk Model? 604 Problem Set 605 Answers to Selected Questions 619 10 Cointegration 623 10.1 Cointegrated Systems 624 Linear Vector I(0) and I(1) Processes 624 The Beveridge-Nelson Decomposition 627 Cointegration Defined 629 10.2 Alternative Representations of Cointegrated Systems 633 Phillips's Triangular Representation 633 VAR and Cointegration 636 The Vector Error-Correction Model (VECM) 638 Johansen's ML Procedure 640 10.3 Testing the Null of No Cointegration 643 Spurious Regressions 643 The Residual-Based Test for Cointegration 644 Testing the Null of Cointegration 649 10.4 Inference on Cointegrating Vectors 650 The SOLS Estimator 650 The Bivariate Example 652 Continuing with the Bivariate Example 653 Allowing for Serial Correlation 654 General Case 657 Other Estimators and Finite-Sample Properties 658 10.5 Application: the Demand for Money in the United States 659 The Data 660 (m - p, y, R) as a Cointegrated System 660 DOLS 662 Unstable Money Demand? 663 Problem Set 665 Appendix. Partitioned Matrices and Kronecker Products 670 Addition and Multiplication of Partitioned Matrices 671 Inverting Partitioned Matrices 672

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Book SynopsisA modern classic, The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America is the book Buffett autographs most and likes best. Its popularity and longevity over three decades attest to the widespread appetite for this definitive statement of Mr. Buffett's thoughts that's uniquely comprehensive, non-repetitive, and digestible. New and experienced readers alike will gain an invaluable informal education by perusing this classic arrangement of Mr. Buffett''s best writings.

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Book SynopsisThe executive director of the Design Program at Stanford and the co-founder of Electronic Arts outline strategies for enabling a thriving life by incorporating design thinking habits that promote fulfillment and meaning by emulating the examples of the engineers of today''s most popular technologies.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface to the Second Edition ix 1. Making Complexity Work 1 2. Moral Purpose 19 3. Nuance: Understanding Change 41 4. Relationships, Relationships, Relationships 63 5. Knowledge Building and Deep Learning 91 6. Coherence Making 117 7. Leadership for Change 135 References 155 About the Author 163 Acknowledgments 165 Index 167

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Book SynopsisWhen James Womack, Daniel Jones, and Daniel Roos wrote THE MACHINE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD in 1990, Japanese automakers, and Toyota in particular, were making a strong showing by applying the principles of lean production. However, the full power of lean principles was unproven, and they had not been applied outside of the auto industry. Today, the power of lean production has been conclusively proved by Toyota''s unparalleled success, and the concepts have been widely applied in many industries. Based on MIT''s pioneering global study of industrial competition, THE MACHINE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD offers a groundbreaking analysis of the entire lean business system, including product development, supplier management, sales, service, and production - an analysis even more relevant today as GM and Ford struggle to survive and a wide range of British abd American companies embrace lean production. A new Foreword by the authors brings the story up to date and details how their predictions were right. As a result, this reissue of a classic is as insightful and instructive today as when it was first published.

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Book SynopsisThe New York Times bestseller, now in paperback and updated with a new introductionConfidence. We want it. We need it. But it can be maddeningly enigmatic and out of reach. The authors of the New York Times bestseller Womenomics deconstruct this essential, elusive, and misunderstood quality and offer a blueprint for bringing more of it into our lives.Is confidence hardwired into the DNA of a lucky few, or can anyone learn it? Is it best expressed by bravado, or is there another way to show confidence? Which is more important: confidence or competence? Why do so many women, even the most successful, struggle with feelings of self-doubt? Is there a secret to channeling our inner confidence?In The Confidence Code, journalists Katty Kay and Claire Shipman travel to the frontiers of neuroscience on a hunt for the confidence gene and reveal surprising new research on its roots in our brains. They visit the worldRTrade Review"The Confidence Code belongs in the bagof every woman in America. It combines groundbreaking scientific research and firsthand accounts from the world's most powerful woman." -- Joanna Coles, Editor-in-Chief, Cosmopolitan "How do we make the most of our talents, skills, and interests? This book demonstrates that it's not enough to know what we're doing; our confidence is a key factor in our success. Fascinating reading for every woman who wants to take her life to the next level." -- Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project "All too often, even the most successful women have indicated that their confidence is fleeting or domain-specific. The gifted authors who were behind Womenomics prove that can change. Discover how you can specifically develop that enduring sense of self-assurance in this remarkable book." -- Marshall Goldsmith, author of the international bestseller What Got You Here Won't Get You There "Kay and Shipman shine a perceptive light on the crucial role that confidence plays in the ability of women to succeed. They offer women practical advice and the vision of a more hopeful future." -- Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, and author of Lean In "Kay and Shipman provide a great blueprint for raising daughters...All of this research, as well as the authors' own recounting of experiences with doubt in their professional lives, effectively builds into a comprehensive set of ingredients for the confident woman." -- Publishers Weekly "An insightful look at how internalizing cultural stereotypes can hold women back from competing with men." -- Kirkus "[Kay and Shipman] have written an enlightening, fascinating book that explains the relationship between confidence, resilience, risk and reward...This book can definitely help you learn to boost your confidence." -- Success "[Kay and Shipman dive] into tons of fascinating research and stats that are worth reading...[b]ut most importantly, the book provides some seriously actionable advice from some of the most successful women in the world (authors included)." -- Self.com

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Book Synopsis“On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer.” —Satoru IwataTHE USA TODAY BESTSELLER "A welcome salve and a book that anyone who cares about gaming should own and read." - Forbes Satoru Iwata was the global president and CEO of Nintendo and a gifted programmer who played a key role in the creation of many of the world’s best-known games. He led the production of innovative platforms such as the Nintendo DS and the Wii, and laid the groundwork for the development of the wildly successful Pokémon Go game and the Nintendo Switch. Known for his analytical and imaginative mind, but even more for his humility and people-first approach to leadership, Satoru Iwata was beloved by game fans and developers worldwide. In this motivational collection, Satoru Iwata addresses diverse subjects such as locating bottlenecks, how success breeds resistance to change, and why programmers should never say no. Drawn from the “Iwata Asks” series of interviews with key contributors to Nintendo games and hardware, and featuring conversations with renowned Mario franchise creator Shigeru Miyamoto and creator of EarthBound Shigesato Itoi, Ask Iwata offers game fans and business leaders an insight into the leadership, development, and design philosophies of one of the most beloved figures in gaming history.

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Book SynopsisThe dangerous work of leading change--somebody has to do it. Will you put yourself on the line?To lead is to live dangerously. It's romantic and exciting to think of leadership as all inspiration, decisive action, and rich rewards, but leading requires taking risks that can jeopardize your career and your personal life. It requires putting yourself on the line, disrupting the status quo, and surfacing hidden conflict. And when people resist and push back, there's a strong temptation to play it safe. Those who choose to lead plunge in, take the risks, and sometimes get burned. But it doesn't have to be that way say renowned leadership experts Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linsky. In Leadership on the Line, they show how it's possible to make a difference without getting "taken out" or pushed aside. They present everyday tools that give equal weight to the dangerous work of leading change and the critical importance of personal survival. Through vivid stories from all walks of life, the authors present straightforward strategies for navigating the perilous straits of leadership. Whether you're a parent or a politician, a CEO or a community activist, this practical book shows how you can exercise leadership and survive and thrive to enjoy the fruits of your labor.

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Book SynopsisThis is the road map to a seven-figure business . . . in one year or less The word "entrepreneur" is today's favorite buzzword, and any aspiring business owner has likely encountered an overwhelming number of so-called "easy paths to success." The truth is that building a real, profitable, sustainable business requires thousands of hours of commitment, grit, and hard work. It's no wonder why more than half of new businesses close within six years of opening, and fewer than 5 percent will ever earn more than $1 million annually. 12 Months to $1 Million condenses the startup phase into one fast-paced year that has helped hundreds of new entrepreneurs hit the million-dollar level by using an exclusive and foolproof formula. By cutting out the noise and providing a clear and proven plan, this roadmap helps even brand-new entrepreneurs make decisions quickly, get their product up for sale, and launch it to a crowd that is ready and waiting to buy. This one-year plan will guide you through the three stages to your first $1 million: * The Grind (Months 0-4): This step-by-step plan will help you identify a winning product idea, target customers that are guaranteed to buy, secure funding, and take your first sale within your first four months. * The Growth (Months 5 - 8): Once you're in business, you will discover how to use cheap and effective advertising strategies to get your product to at least 25 sales per day, so you can prove you have a profitable business. * The Gold (Months 9-12): It's time to establish series of products available for sale, until you are averaging at least 100 sales per day, getting you closer to the million-dollar mark every single day. Through his training sessions at Capitalism.com, Ryan Daniel Moran has helped new and experienced entrepreneurs launch scalable and sustainable online businesses. He's seen more than 100 entrepreneurs cross the seven-figure barrier, many of whom go on to sell their businesses. If your goal is to be a full-time entrepreneur, get ready for one chaotic, stressful, and rewarding year. If you have the guts to complete it, you will be the proud owner of a million-dollar business and be in a position to call your own shots for life.Trade Review"Ryan has been on my podcast several times, and I enjoy watching his journey. As douchey as this title is, I am confident that it will inspire a new kind of entrepreneur." -Gary Vaynerchuk, chairman of VaynerX, and bestselling author "Ryan has used his own challenges-and the knowledge of so many inspiring and successful entrepreneurs that came before us-to outline a recipe that will make it so much easier to expand your business and yourself. Pay attention and reap the benefits!" -Suzy Batiz, creator and CEO of Poo~Pourri and supernatural "With the world as polarized as it is, it takes a special ability to present a unifying message around business, money, and capitalism, and Ryan does just that. I've never seen someone provide such a detailed playbook to hitting your first million, and there is no one better to do this than Ryan Daniel Moran." -JP Sears, comedian, author, and host of Awaken With JPTable of ContentsContents Foreword by Russell Brunson Preface: Don't Read this Book Introduction 1: The Landscape of Opportunity 2: The Mindset of a Seven-Figure Entrepreneur 3: Step One: Choose Your Customer 4: Step Two: Develop Your First Product 5: Step Three: Funding Your Business 6: Step Four: Stack the Deck 7: Step Five: Launching Your First Product 8: Step Six: Growing to Twenty-Five Sales a Day 9: Step Seven: Build a Million-Dollar Brand 10: Step Eight: Getting to $100k per Month and Beyond 11: Step Nine: Putting It All Together 12: Step Ten: The Big Payday Conclusion: The Adventure Never Ends Index

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Book SynopsisA groundbreaking approach to creating memorable messages that are easy to process, hard to forget, and impossible to ignoreâusing the latest in brain scienceAudiences forget up to 90% of what you communicate. How can your employees and customers decide to act on your message if they only remember a tenth of it? How do you know which tenth theyâll remember? How will you stay on their minds long enough to spark the action you need? Many experts have offered techniques on how to improve your own memory, but not how to influence other peopleâs memoryâand impact their decisions. Drawing on the latest research in neuroscience and cognitive psychology, Carmen Simon, PhD, reveals how to avoid the hazards of random recall and deliver just the right amount of content. No more redundant meetings, rambling e-mails, or anemic presentations. In Impossible to Ignore, she shows you how to execute a proven three-step plan for persuasion:1.&nbspTable of ContentsCHAPTER 1: MEMORY IS A MEANS TO AN END Why memory matters in decision-making CHAPTER 2: A BUSINESS APPROACH TO MEMORY Three steps to influence memory and decisions CHAPTER 3: CONTROL WHAT YOUR AUDIENCE REMEMBERS Practical ways to avoid the hazards of random memory CHAPTER 4: MADE YOU LOOK How cues pave the way to action CHAPTER 5: THE PARADOX OF SURPRISE The price we pay for extra attention, time, and engagement CHAPTER 6: SWEET ANTICIPATION How to build excitement for what happens next CHAPTER 7: WHAT MAKES A MESSAGE REPEATABLE? Techniques to convince others to share your words CHAPTER 8: BECOME MEMORABLE WITH DISTINCTION How to stay on people’s minds long enough to spark action CHAPTER 9: MEMORABLE STORYTELLING The science of retrieving memories CHAPTER 10: HOW MUCH CONTENT IS TOO MUCH? How to handle content sacrifice CHAPTER 11: HOW DOES THE BRAIN DECIDE? The neurobiology and neuroeconomics of choice8 CHAPTER 12: THE RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN AND THE INTENT TO BE REMEMBERED How to balance accidental and purposeful forgetting

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Book SynopsisRon Eringa is a Leadership Developer. His mission is to create organizations where people love to work and where real customer value is created. In the last 20 years he has built expertise on how to lead IT organizations that use Agile and Scrum. After an initial education in electrical engineering and software engineering he ended up in different leadership roles. In these roles he discovered the leadership capabilities that are essential to create autonomous teams with a high level of maturity and creativity. He believes that autonomous teams are the fundament of a modern organization that thrives in this complex and ever-changing world. Kurt Bittner has been delivering working products in short, feedback-driven cycles for nearly 40 years, and has helped many organizations do the same. He is particularly interested in helping people form strong, self-organizing, high-performance teams that deliver solutions that customers love, and helping organizations use emTable of ContentsForeword xi Preface xv Introduction xvii Acknowledgments xxv About the Authors xxvii Chapter 1: An Organization at a Crossroads 1 Complex Challenges Create Urgency for Agility 2 Reducing Dependencies Makes Change Possible 4 Organizational Change Requires Protective, Progressive Dictatorship 10 Two Paths, One Goal 12 Reflections on the Journey 15 Chapter 2: Forming Teams and Discovering Purpose 17 Changing the Organization, One Team at a Time 18 Finding the Right People 22 Empowering Teams 26 Placing the Customer at the Center of the Change 29 Reflections on the Journey 35 Chapter 3: Shifting from Output to Impact 37 "What Gets Measured Gets Done" 38 Reflections on the Journey 53 Chapter 4: Learning to Let Go 55 Empowerment Doesn't Come for Free 56 Agile Leaders Help Teams to Grow Their Ability to Reach Audacious Goals 60 Letting Go in Small Steps 65 Slow Decision-Making Kills Team Self-Management 69 Reflections on the Journey 73 Chapter 5: The Predictable Existential Crisis 75 New Ways of Working Threaten the Old System 76 Reflections on the Journey 97 Chapter 6: Leaders, Everywhere 99 Nurturing and Growing an Agile Organization 100 Reward Building Teams and Leadership, Not Silos 114 Promotional Rewards Lock in Organizational Structures 117 Performance Reviews Don't Go Away, but They Do Change Dramatically 118 Reflections on the Journey 122 Chapter 7: Aligning the Organization 123 Evolving the Operating Model 124 Scale Agility by Removing Dependencies 131 Consolidating Support and Eliminating Opposition 132 Realign Compensation Plans 140 Realign Career Paths 141 Embrace Catalytic Leadership 142 Replace Status Meetings with Transparency 143 Be Realistic About How Long the Transition Will Take, and What It Means 146 Reflections on the Journey 147 Chapter 8: Aligning the Culture 149 What Makes Changing Culture Hard 150 Agile Leaders Must First Find Their Own Way 152 Build Bridges to the New Culture 153 Anticipate and Overcome Setbacks 159 Use "Self-Sustenance" as a Measure of Success 162 Agile Journeys Never Really End 165 Reflections on the Journey 168 Appendix A: Patterns and Anti-Patterns for Effective Leadership 169 Appendix B: Doreen's Sketchnotes 171 Index

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Book SynopsisBen Horowitz, a leading venture capitalist, modern management expert, and New York Times bestselling author combines lessons both from history and modern organisational practice with practical and often surprising advice to help us build cultures that can weather both good and bad times.The times and circumstances in which people were raised often shape them yet a few leaders have managed to shape their times. In this follow-up to the bestselling business classic The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Ben Horowitz turns his attention to a question crucial to every organisation: How do you create and sustain the culture you want? This book is a journey through cultures ancient to modern, spotlighting models of leadership and culture-building from the samurai to prison gangs. Along the way, it answers fundamental questions: Who are we? How do people talk about us when we're not around? How do we treat our customers? Can we be trusted?Because who you are is not the values you list on the wallTrade ReviewPraise for The Hard Thing About Hard Things: ‘For anyone interested in building, growing or leading a great company, this book is an incredibly valuable resource – and a funny and insightful read’ Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook ‘Ben’s book is a great read – with uncomfortable truths about entrepreneurship and how to lead a company’ Larry Page, CEO of Google ‘Stripping away the veneer of management-speak, Ben’s writing carries the authority of somebody who has been through all of this. This results are simple, thorough and compelling’ Dick Costolo, CEO of Twitter ‘More than any other business book released this year, Hard Things gives an insider’s perspective on what it’s like to lead and scale a start-up’ Business Insider's Best Business Books of 2014) ‘This is easily one of the essential books every business leader should read if they’re looking for proven and honest management advice’ Entrepreneur's 25 Amazing Business Books from 2014) ‘The most valuable book on start-up management hands down’ PandoDaily ‘There is more than enough substance in Mr. Horowitz’s impressive tome to turn it into a leadership classic’ The Economist

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Book SynopsisNow, in the long-anticipated Bollinger on Bollinger Bands, John Bollinger himself explains how to use this extraordinary technique to effectively compare price and indicator movements.Table of ContentsPart I In the BeginningChapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 The Raw MaterialsChapter 3 Time FramesChapter 4 Continuous AdviceChapter 5 Be Your Own MasterPart II The BasicsChapter 6 HistoryChapter 7 ConstructionChapter 8 Bollinger Band IndicatorsChapter 9 StatisticsPart III Bollinger Bands on their OwnChapter 10 Pattern RecognitionChapter 11 Five-Point PatternsChapter 12 W-Type BottomsChapter 13 M-Type TopsChapter 14 Walking the BandsChapter 15 The SqueezeChapter 16 Method I: Volatility BreakoutPart IV Bollinger Bands With IndicatorsChapter 17 Bollinger Bands and IndicatorsChapter 18 Volume IndicatorsChapter 19 Method II: Trend FollowingChapter 20 Method III: ReversalsPart V Advanced TopicsChapter 21 Normalizing IndicatorsChapter 22 Day TradingPart VI Summing Up15 Basic RulesWrapping It UpEndnotesGlossaryBibliographyIndexAbout The Author

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Book SynopsisWhat do you want to be when you grow up? It''s a familiar question we''re all asked as kids. While seemingly harmless, the question has unintended consequences. It can make you feel like you need to choose one job, one passion, one thing to be about. Guess what? You don''t. Having a lot of different interests, projects and curiosities doesn''t make you a jack-of-all-trades, master of none. Your endless curiosity doesn''t mean you are broken or flaky. What you are is a multipotentialite: someone with many interests and creative pursuits. And that is actually your biggest strength.How to Be Everything helps you channel your diverse passions and skills to work for you. Based on her popular TED talk, Why some of us don''t have one true calling, Emilie Wapnick flips the script on conventional career advice. Instead of suggesting that you specialize, choose a niche or accumulate 10,000 hours of practice in a single area, Wapnick provides a practical framewoTrade Review“Feel-good, encouraging advice on distilling a variety of passions and interests into success. This book is chock full of great exercises and practical advice and we highly recommend picking up a copy. ” — Forbes “We are all unique, so why does there only seem to be one path towards success? How to Be Everything throws out this one-size-fits-all approach and explains how to make our diverse skills sets work for us. — Todd Rose, Harvard University scientist, co-founder and president of the Center for Individual Opportunity, and author of The End of Average “Emilie brings hope, tools, inspiration and affirmation to the most misunderstood and undervalued segment of our society: multipotentialites. I raise my fist in solidarity, and celebrate this groundbreaking book!” — Pamela Slim, author of Body of Work and Escape from Cubicle Nation “If you’ve struggled finding your place in a world that rewards conformity, you know that choosing a single profession isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. You’re no longer alone—Emilie’s HOW TO BE EVERYTHING is a beautiful guide with practical tools to help you find your way without losing yourself.” — Chris Guillebeau, New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness of Pursuit and The $100 Startup How to be Everything helps you understand and process your diverse skills so you don’t have to sacrifice your potential. This book will help you fulfill your biggest dreams; all of them! — Buzzfeed “If you still don’t know what you’re doing with your life, Emilie Wapnick’s new book will make you feel better.” — Bustle “How to Be Everything is an empowering guide...This book is for the kind of people who can’t choose just one path because they aspire to be Art Directors + Restaurant Owners + Teachers + Best-Selling Authors + more all in this lifetime” — Darla Magazine

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Book SynopsisThe bestselling classic on disruptive innovation by renowned author Clayton M. Christensen.A Wall Street Journal and Businessweek Bestseller.Named by the Economist as one of the six most important books about business ever written.Named by Fast Company as one of the most influential leadership books in its Leadership Hall of Fame.His work is cited by the world''s best-known thought leaders, from Steve Jobs to Malcolm Gladwell. In this classic bestseller—one of the most influential business books of all time—innovation expert Clayton Christensen shows how even the most outstanding companies can do everything right yet still lose market leadership.Now with a foreword by Marc Benioff, the cofounder and CEO of Salesforce, Christensen explains why most companies miss out on new waves of innovation. No matter the industry, he says, a successful company with established products will get

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Book SynopsisIn Return to Growth, Jon Moynihan analyses the UK's decades-long stagnant economy and looks at what can be done to resuscitate it.

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Book SynopsisHow women can improve their productivity, happiness, and physical well-being by keeping their natural cycles in mind and working with them (rather than ignoring them).In the FLO teaches women how to use their 28-day cycle to optimize their life by letting their internal clock and natural rhythms guide time management, diet, fitness, etc. (This is so simple and yet under-utilized it is shocking. It makes perfect sense when you think about it: You have different energy levels at different times of the month, different libido levels, etc. so why not use foresight to plan projects for when you are at your most effective, and understand when you need more emotional connection with others?)There are specific tips on what to eat and how to exercise depending on what phase you are inand it works. Women are getting promotions, losing weight, and in one case thus far, literally clearing their endometriosis by using the cycle syncing method.

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Book SynopsisRobin Sharma believes there are certain skills and attitudes that allow you to rise to extraordinary success. In his powerful new parable, he offers a story designed to help people from all walks of life to achieve great things. Blake DiFranco is down on his luck, trying to make ends meet. His job is unsatisfying, and he is disenchanted with the world around him. One day, an enigmatic friend offers him a life-altering opportunity: spend a day studying with a mysterious group of teachers and learn the secrets of limitless success. The next morning, he embarks on a journey to discover the true meaning of the LWT philosophy - Lead Without a Title. He is ushered through the lessons of the four teachers: Anna, a maid who shows him that every job can be done with passion; Ty, a surfer who reminds him how important it is to rise to the riskiest challenges; Jackson, a former CEO who shows him the value of relationships; and Jet, a masseur who proves that greatness begins within. Blake's world changes as the teachers make him realize his own potential to achieve greater things than he'd ever imagined. The book is packed with real-world lessons and inspiring exercises that will help any business person realize extraordinary results. Sharma distils over fifteen years of working with high-performers to deliver real-world strategies and foster a winning mindset. Here are formulas that will build success amidst times of deep change and will help readers to make positive changes both at work and at home.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Brown writes with a winning combination of thoughtfulness, pragmatism and enthusiasm... He avoids the trap of presenting design thinking as a panacea. Mr. Brown charts its failures as well as successes…” — New York Times “It’s like getting golf tips from Tiger Wood’s coach. Tim Brown’s firm IDEO has won more medals for innovative design than anyone in the world. If you want to be more innovative at work or in life, study with the coach of champions.” — Chip Heath, co-author of Made to Stick “In his new book, the CEO of design shop IDEO shows how even hospitals can transform the way they work by tapping frontline staff to engineer change.” — BusinessWeek “This should be mandatory reading for marketers and engineers who can’t understand why a product as cool as the Segway wasn’t a breakout hit.” — Inc. “Tim Brown has written the definitive book on design thinking. Brown’s wit, experience, and compelling stories create a delightful journey. His masterpiece captures the emotions, mindset, and methods required for designing everything from a product, to an experience, to a strategy in entirely different ways.” — Robert I. Sutton, author of The No Asshole Rule “With people like Brown codifying design thinking, the tools are out there to solve our problems if a few people are willing to attack them with that sort of tenacity.” — Core77 “Tim Brown’s vision, intellect, empathy and humility shine through every page of this book. Change by Design is for dreamers and doers, for corporate executives and NGO leaders, for teachers, students and those interested in the art of innovation.” — Jacqueline Novogratz, founder, Acumen Fund and author, The Blue Sweater “Design thinking... is a way of seeing the world and approaching constraints that is holistic, interdisciplinary, and inspiring.” — Ivy Ross, executive vice president of marketing, The Gap “Brown is clear, persuasive, and often funny... Even for those of us without our own sovereign nation or blue-chip corporation, design thinking offers a guide for rethinking and organizing our everyday creative processes.” — SEED “Brown makes a potent case for employing this creative collaboration in a variety of settings.” — Miami Herald “With clarity and crispness, Tim Brown, CEO of the honored, global design consultancy IDEO, demonstrates through noteworthy examples how the principles of design found in a studio can be applied to many of the most urgent challenges facing society, business and government today.” — Peter F. Eder, World Future Review “In his highly readable and compelling new book, Change by Design, Tim argues that “design thinking” needs to permeate every organization—and shape all of its interactions with its constituents.” — Gary Hamel, writer of Management 2.0

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Book SynopsisThis New York Times bestseller and business classic has been fully updated for a world where skilled communication is more important than ever.The book that revolutionized business communications has been updated for todayâs communication challenges. Crucial Conversations provides powerful skills to ensure every conversationâespecially difficult onesâleads to the results you want. Written in an engaging and witty style, it teaches readers how to be persuasive rather than abrasive, how to get back to productive dialogue when others blow up or clam up, and it offers powerful skills for mastering high-stakes conversations, regardless of the topic or person.This new edition addresses issues that have arisen in recent years. Youâll learn how to: Respond when someone initiates a crucial conversation with you Identify and address the lag time between identifying a problem and discussing it Communicate more effectively across digital me

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Book SynopsisThe bestselling holy grail of trading information-now brought completely up to date to give traders an edge in the marketplaceâœSound trading advice and lots of ideas you can use to develop your own trading methodology.â-Jack Schwager, author of Market Wizards and The New Market WizardsThis trading masterpiece has been fully updated to address all the concerns of today's market environment. With substantial new material, this second edition features Tharp's new 17-step trading model. Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom also addresses reward to risk multiples, as well as insightful new interviews with top traders, and features updated examples and charts.Table of ContentsForeword by Chuck Whitman1.The Legend of the Holy Grail2.New: Q&A with Great Traders3.Judgmental Biases4.Setting Your Objectives 5.Steps to Developing a System (heavily revised)6.New: Secular Markets7.Selecting a Concept that Works8.New: Using R Multiples9.Understanding Expectancy10.Using Setups11.Entry or Market Timing12.Protecting Your Capital13.How to Take Profits14.The Opportunity & Cost Factors15.Position Sizing16.Conclusions

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Book SynopsisDoug Rose has been transforming organizations through technology, training, and process optimization for more than 25 years. He is the author of the Project Management Institute (PMI) first major publication on the agile framework, Leading Agile Teams. He is also the author of Data Science: Create Teams That Ask the Right Questions and Deliver Real Value and Enterprise Agility for Dummies. Doug has a master degree (MS) in information management, a law degree (JD) from Syracuse University, and a BA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is also a Scaled Agile Framework Program Consultant (SPC), Certified Technical Trainer (CTT+), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP-SM), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PMI Agile Certified Professional (PMI-ACP), Project Management Professional (PMP), and Certified Developer for Apache Hadoop (CCDH). You can attend his lively and engaging business and project management courses at the University of Chicago or oTable of ContentsForeword xv Preface xix PART I: Thinking Machines: An Overview of Artificial Intelligence 1 Chapter 1: What Is Artificial Intelligence? 3 What Is Intelligence? 4 Testing Machine Intelligence 6 The General Problem Solver 8 Strong and Weak Artificial Intelligence 11 Artificial Intelligence Planning 14 Learning over Memorizing 15 Chapter Takeaways 18 Chapter 2: The Rise of Machine Learning 19 Practical Applications of Machine Learning 22 Artificial Neural Networks 24 The Fall and Rise of the Perceptron 27 Big Data Arrives 30 Chapter Takeaways 33 Chapter 3: Zeroing in on the Best Approach 35 Expert System Versus Machine Learning 35 Supervised Versus Unsupervised Learning 37 Backpropagation of Errors 38 Regression Analysis 41 Chapter Takeaways 43 Chapter 4: Common AI Applications 45 Intelligent Robots 45 Natural Language Processing 48 The Internet of Things 50 Chapter Takeaways 51 Chapter 5: Putting AI to Work on Big Data 53 Understanding the Concept of Big Data 54 Teaming Up with a Data Scientist 54 Machine Learning and Data Mining: What’s the Difference? 55 Making the Leap from Data Mining to Machine Learning 56 Taking the Right Approach 57 Chapter Takeaways 59 Chapter 6: Weighing Your Options 61 Chapter Takeaways 64 PART II: Machine Learning 65 Chapter 7: What Is Machine Learning? 67 How a Machine Learns 71 Working with Data 74 Applying Machine Learning 77 Different Types of Learning 79 Chapter Takeaways 81 Chapter 8: Different Ways a Machine Learns 83 Supervised Machine Learning 83 Unsupervised Machine Learning 86 Semi-Supervised Machine Learning 89 Reinforcement Learning 91 Chapter Takeaways 93 Chapter 9: Popular Machine Learning Algorithms 95 Decision Trees 99 k-Nearest Neighbor 101 k-Means Clustering 104 Regression Analysis 108 Naive Bayes 110 Chapter Takeaways 113 Chapter 10: Applying Machine Learning Algorithms 115 Fitting the Model to Your Data 119 Choosing Algorithms 120 Ensemble Modeling 121 Deciding on a Machine Learning Approach 123 Chapter Takeaways 124 Chapter 11: Words of Advice 125 Start Asking Questions 125 Don’t Mix Training Data with Test Data 127 Don’t Overstate a Model’s Accuracy 127 Know Your Algorithms 128 Chapter Takeaways 128 PART III: Artificial Neural Networks 129 Chapter 12: What Are Artificial Neural Networks? 131 Why the Brain Analogy? 133 Just Another Amazing Algorithm 133 Getting to Know the Perceptron 135 Squeezing Down a Sigmoid Neuron 138 Adding Bias 141 Chapter Takeaways 142 Chapter 13: Artificial Neural Networks in Action 143 Feeding Data into the Network 143 What Goes on in the Hidden Layers 145 Understanding Activation Functions 149 Adding Weights 151 Adding Bias 152 Chapter Takeaways 153 Chapter 14: Letting Your Network Learn 155 Starting with Random Weights and Biases 156 Making Your Network Pay for Its Mistakes: The Cost Function 157 Combining the Cost Function with Gradient Descent 158 Using Backpropagation to Correct for Errors 160 Tuning Your Network 163 Employing the Chain Rule 164 Batching the Data Set with Stochastic Gradient Descent 166 Chapter Takeaways 167 Chapter 15: Using Neural Networks to Classify or Cluster 169 Solving Classification Problems 170 Solving Clustering Problems 172 Chapter Takeaways 174 Chapter 16: Key Challenges 175 Obtaining Enough Quality Data 175 Keeping Training and Test Data Separate 176 Carefully Choosing Your Training Data 177 Taking an Exploratory Approach 177 Choosing the Right Tool for the Job 178 Chapter Takeaways 178 PART IV: Putting Artificial Intelligence to Work 179 Chapter 17: Harnessing the Power of Natural Language Processing 181 Extracting Meaning from Text and Speech with NLU 183 Delivering Sensible Responses with NLG 184 Automating Customer Service 186 Reviewing the Top NLP Tools and Resources 187 NLU Tools 189 NLG Tools 190 Chapter Takeaways 191 Chapter 18: Automating Customer Interactions 193 Choosing Natural Language Technologies 195 Review the Top Tools for Creating Chatbots and Virtual Agents 196 Chapter Takeaways 198 Chapter 19: Improving Data-Based Decision-Making 199 Choosing Between Automated and Intuitive Decision-Making 201 Gathering Data in Real Time from IoT Devices 202 Reviewing Automated Decision-Making Tools 204 Chapter Takeaways 205 Chapter 20: Using Machine Learning to Predict Events and Outcomes 207 Machine Learning Is Really about Labeling Data 208 Looking at What Machine Learning Can Do 210 Predict What Customers Will Buy 210 Answer Questions Before They’re Asked 210 Make Better Decisions Faster 212 Replicate Expertise in Your Business 213 Use Your Power for Good, Not Evil: Machine Learning Ethics 214 Review the Top Machine Learning Tools 216 Chapter Takeaways 218 Chapter 21: Building Artificial Minds 219 Separating Intelligence from Automation 221 Adding Layers for Deep Learning 222 Considering Applications for Artificial Neural Networks 223 Classifying Your Best Customers 224 Recommending Store Layouts 225 Analyzing and Tracking Biometrics 226 Reviewing the Top Deep Learning Tools 228 Chapter Takeaways 229 Index 231

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Book SynopsisA Washington Post Bestseller Three Principles for Managing--and Avoiding--the Problems of Growth Why is profitable growth so hard to achieve and sustain? Most executives manage their companies as if the solution to that problem lies in the external environment: find an attractive market, formulate the right strategy, win new customers. But when Bain & Company's Chris Zook and James Allen, authors of the bestselling Profit from the Core, researched this question, they found that when companies fail to achieve their growth targets, 90 percent of the time the root causes are internal, not external--increasing distance from the front lines, loss of accountability, proliferating processes and bureaucracy, to name only a few. What's more, companies experience a set of predictable internal crises, at predictable stages, as they grow. Even for healthy companies, these crises, if not managed properly, stifle the ability to grow further--and can actively lead to decline. The key insight from Zook and Allen's research is that managing these choke points requires a "founder's mentality"--behaviors typically embodied by a bold, ambitious founder--to restore speed, focus, and connection to customers: * An insurgent's clear mission and purpose * An unambiguous owner mindset * A relentless obsession with the front line Based on the authors' decade-long study of companies in more than forty countries, The Founder's Mentality demonstrates the strong relationship between these three traits in companies of all kinds--not just start-ups--and their ability to sustain performance. Through rich analysis and inspiring examples, this book shows how any leader--not only a founder--can instill and leverage a founder's mentality throughout their organization and find lasting, profitable growth.Trade Review"While speed, innovation, big data, and disruption are the business buzzwords of the day, the best books of 2016 argue for a more considered and considerate, human-centered, inclusive, and deliberately constructive approach to business. Change is in the air and technology is on the rise, but business is still a human pursuit, and should be humane. In a media climate dominated by Twitterstorms and sound bites, it is important to dive deeper into the issues and inform ourselves more fully before taking action. These books help do that." -- Editorial Director Dylan Schleicher on the 800-CEO-READ 2016 Business Book of the Year Longlist, which includes THE FOUNDER'S MENTALITY "As a founder myself, I get it. I care about my company so much. I understand what it means to have a founder around. ... I think your book is so interesting, so right on." -- J.J. Abrams, MSNBC's "Your Business" "In a good book, I look for people who have made a ton of mistakes, so I can learn from them. One of the observations in The Founder's Mentality [by Chris Zook and James Allen] is that founder-led companies in general perform better on the stock market." -- Chieh Huang, cofounder and CEO of Boxed on what he reads at 30,000 feet, as seen in Forbes "Chris Zook and James Allen have done a fine job of putting this theory into words. Their book, The Founder's Mentality is the product of a lot of research, and thousands of hours of experience by these two senior Bain partners." -- Management Today, UK "Fascinating and worth noting." -- Amanda Lang, Bloomberg GO "If your company isn't soaring as anticipated, look inside not out. Chances are your problems aren't due to market forces but rather issues such as a distancing from core principles, becoming deaf to your consumer's voice and sometimes a founder not empowering his people. These are some of the insights gleaned from The Founder's Mentality." -- USA Today "Summer is here, and everyone needs a business book or two to read. I'm recommending The Founder's Mentality: How to Overcome the Predictable Crises of Growth by two very senior partners and strategy practice heads at Bain & Company--Chris Zook and James Allen. -- Forbes.com "Excellent ... Zook and Allen's book focuses on how to manage the following dilemma: How can we manage growth without destroying what made us great? ...The Founder's Mentality causes us to appreciate the brilliance of an IKEA and to take practical steps to keep the Founder's Mentality at the forefront of the way we define strategy, the way we hire front line people, and the way we design compensation systems." -- Psychology Today "Chris Zook and James Allen are known for their books on strategy ... Their new book [The Founder's Mentality] is a departure in the sense that they turn their attention, for the first time, from external strategy to internal, but it continues their now fifteen-year bent of focusing on companies' roots in the process of helping them in periods of growth. ... In that sense, Zook and Allen are staying true to their own core--their core research on how companies grow, which is immense and impressive, and their core purpose of helping leaders through that process. The other consistency across all their books is the great blend of research and storytelling." -- 800-CEO-READ (Editor's Choice) "The founder mentality mixes passion with chutzpah for success...The result of this mentality is a bonus for shareholders. When Mr. Allen and Mr. Zook looked at shareholder returns in the S&P 500 over 15 years, they found firms with strong founder influence performed 3.1 times better." -- Financial Times "This is a very thoughtful and assured exploration of a key challenge that faces all organisations as they scale that will interest founders and those concerned about the long-term health of their organisations." -- The Irish Times "If you are a business in the early-growth stages or believe that having an "early-growth" mindset will be crucial to helping your business, then The Founder's Mentality will provide the vision that you need to begin planning. The book 's authors conducted extensive research on companies in the U.S. and abroad and use that information to provide basic, down-to-Earth principles that can immediately shift your brain (and that of your employees) into a new way of thinking." -- Small Business Trends (smallbiztrends.com) "The duo Chris Zook and James Allen have delivered a bull's-eye. With The Founders Mentality they have written a book that is both practical and technically sound, six out of six stars...Buy this book." -- Borsen (Denmark) "...filled with examples of how large companies like Apple, Haier, Google, IKEA, and Nike have managed to stay in touch with their core values, even as they've grown massive." -- Inc. ADVANCE PRAISE for The Founder's Mentality: Carlos Brito, CEO, Anheuser-Busch InBev-- "The concept of the 'founder's mentality,' and in particular our 'ownership' culture, has been central to our evolution and growth as a company. Remembering how we became successful in the first place has helped us act boldly and quickly with an insurgent mindset. This book offers great insights for business owners and leaders." Michael Dell, founder and CEO, Dell Inc.-- "As a founder I resonate strongly with the themes of The Founder's Mentality, especially with regard to the overwhelming importance of speed, singular focus, and the ability to invest for the long term." Adrian Gore, founder and CEO, Discovery Group-- "Zook and Allen share invaluable insight as to how to preserve a company's founding purpose, perspective, and energy, while preventing institutionalization from diluting it. Their work has been instrumental in the way my leadership team and I think about our culture, our structure, and our business model." Linda Rottenberg, cofounder and CEO, Endeavor Global-- "In this heavily researched and compelling book, Zook and Allen provide a road map for winning growth. Companies that build and maintain healthy cultures scale with speed and sidestep avoidable stall-out. Whether you are a start-up entrepreneur, an investor, or a Fortune 500 manager, you need The Founder's Mentality!" Les Wexner, founder and CEO, L Brands-- "As companies grow, scale and complexity can become a real threat to momentum. Zook and Allen's The Founder's Mentality offers useful insights to help leaders maintain agility in order to sustain their success."

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Book SynopsisHow people succeed and how you can, too.***Sunday Times no. 1 bestseller***Alastair Campbell knows all about winning. As Tony Blair's chief spokesman and strategist he helped guide the Labour Party to victory in three successive general elections, and he's fascinated by what it takes to win.How do sports stars excel, entrepreneurs thrive, or individuals achieve their ambition? Is their ability to win innate? Or is the winning mindset something we can all develop? Drawing on the wisdom of an astonishing array of talented people from elite athletes to top managers, from rulers of countries to rulers of global business empires Alastair Campbell uses his forensic skills, as well as his own experience of politics and sport, to get to the heart of success. He examines how winners tick. He considers how they build great teams. He analyses how they deal with unexpected setbacks and new challenges. He judges what the very different worlds of politics, business and sport can learn from one another. And he sets out a blueprint for winning that we can all follow.Trade ReviewThis book is a winning project in its own right… I was captivated with the simplicity of the messages and the rich illustrations learned from many lives . . . Alastair Campbell deserves congratulations on an engaging text that can help other talented and committed people with potential for success to become winners themselves. -- Aldwyn Cooper * Huffington Post *Law firm leaders preparing for 2016 should read Winners by Alastair Campbell…Campbell tells a fine political anecdote and reports perceptively on interviews with captains of industry, but is most inspiring on sport... Books on strategy and team-working can be heavy-going but he maintains a light touch; and in Adam Smith’s words, gives us some of that “vicarious pleasure” derived from closely observing the “rich and great”. -- Richard Sussking * The Times *Compelling * Guardian *You cannot read Alastair Campbell’s Winners and How They Succeed without being impressed by how many high achievers he knows. This is a handbook for anyone who would like to be like them -- Andy McSmith * Independent, Books of the Year *One of the most interesting people in Britain and this book is one of the most interesting about winners. -- Gavin Esler

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart I: Foundations 1. Globalizing Business 2. Formal Institutions: Political, Economic and Legal Systems 3. Informal Institutions: Analyzing Culture 4. Firm Resources: Competitiveness and Growth Part II: Business Across Borders 5. Trading Internationally 6. Investing Abroad Directly 7. Exchange Rates Part III: Globalization 8. European Integration 9. Global Integration and Multilateral Organizations 10. Responsible Business Part IV: The Firm on the Global Stage 11. Starting International Business 12. Foreign Entry Strategies 13. Competitive Dynamics 14. Global Growth Strategies : Partnerships and Acquisitions Part V: Operations in the Global MNE 15. Organizing and Innovating in the MNE 16. People in the MNE 17. Customers and Suppliers of the MNE Part VI: Integrative Cases

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Book SynopsisIn this book, Melissa Perri explains how laying the foundation for great product management can help companies solve real customer problems while achieving business goals.

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Book SynopsisWhen we are baffled by the insanity of the “other side”—in our politics, at work, or at home—it’s because we aren’t seeing how the conflict itself has taken over. That’s what “high conflict” does. It’s the invisible hand of our time. And it’s different from the useful friction of healthy conflict. That’s good conflict, and it’s a necessary force that pushes us to be better people. High conflict is what happens when discord distills into a good-versus-evil kind of feud, the kind with an us and a them. In this state, the brain behaves differently. We feel increasingly certain of our own superiority, and everything we do to try to end the conflict, usually makes it worse. Eventually, we can start to mimic the behavior of our adversaries, harming what we hold most dear. In this “compulsively readable” (Evan Osnos, National Book Award-winning author) book, New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist Amanda Ripley investigates how good people get captured by high conflict—and how they break free. Our journey begins in California, where a world-renowned conflict expert struggles to extract himself from a political feud. Then we meet a Chicago gang leader who dedicates his life to a vendetta—only to realize, years later, that the story he’d told himself about the conflict was not quite true. Next, we travel to Colombia, to find out whether thousands of people can be nudged out of high conflict at scale. Finally, we return to America to see what happens when a group of liberal Manhattan Jews and conservative Michigan corrections officers choose to stay in each other’s homes in order to understand one another better, even as they continue to disagree. All these people, in dramatically different situations, were drawn into high conflict by similar forces, including conflict entrepreneurs, humiliation, and false binaries. But ultimately, all of them found ways to transform high conflict into good conflict, the kind that made them better people. They rehumanized and recatego­rized their opponents, and they revived curiosity and wonder, even as they continued to fight for what they knew was right. People do escape high conflict. Individuals—even entire communities—can short-circuit the feedback loops of outrage and blame, if they want to. This is an “insightful and enthralling” (The New York Times Book Review) book—and a mind-opening new way to think about conflict that will transform how we move through the world.Trade Review"Insightful and enthralling...with a scrupulous eye for scientific evidence that is rare in a book this entertaining, Ripley also explains how it is possible for hardened combatants to leave behind the conflicts that once defined the core of their identity." — New York Times Book Review"Amanda Ripley has combined skilled reporting, deep research, and riveting storytelling into a stellar work about an urgent topic. At a moment when too many Americans are at each other’s throats, this is the book our country needs." – Daniel H. Pink, author of When, Drive, and To Sell is Human "Rarely have I read a book as downright clairvoyant as High Conflict. While most of us were raging at the rage in our culture, Amanda Ripley composed a lucid, compulsively readable roadmap to a world in which we can live with one another again. Honestly, I’ll never argue the same way again." – Evan Osnos, National Book Award winning author of Joe Biden “Ripley brilliantly illuminates the forces driving us to build impenetrable walls between ourselves and differing others, as well as the forces empowering us to build bridges over those walls. The lessons couldn’t be more captivating or timely.” — Robert Cialdini, author of Influence and Pre-Suasion “This is one of the most important books that will be published in 2021. The COVID vaccine will soon free humanity from a biological pandemic, and this book, if widely read, could free humanity from an equally deadly scourge— high conflict.” – Jonathan Haidt, Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership, NYU-Stern School of Business, author of The Righteous Mind, co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind “The unforgettable stories in this book show how even people who disagree profoundly can still connect with one another and make progress. A book to give you confidence in the future.” – Omar Epps “A brilliant book that reveals how poisonous showdowns work. But more than just highlighting the problems, Ripley's book also provides solutions. Equally valuable in our personal lives, as in navigating the polarized time we’re living in.” – Jonah Berger, New York Times bestselling author of The Catalyst and Contagious "Amanda Ripley shows that the same minds that get us into bitter tribal battles can get us out of them. Via riveting stories in diverse settings—urban gangland, a war-torn central American nation, fractious municipal politics—Ripley proves that happy endings can happen in real life." – Robert Wright, New York Times bestselling author of Why Buddhism is True "The fascinating stories, global history, and dialogue from local politics Ripley includes keep the book moving at a brisk pace... Readers interested in conflict management and negotiation and the decision-making process will be intrigued as Ripley thoughtfully explains the intensities and nuances of conflict, and the crux of high conflict in any setting." — Booklist "A revealing study of 'high conflict,' the intractable sort that seems to be running like a virus through American society... Ripley’s observations are provocative, and she introduces us to ideas of mediation and problem-solving that would make many people less miserable if put into practice... Students of mediation, social psychology, and conflict resolution will find much of value here."— Kirkus Reviews "Illuminating. Amanda takes us around the world to understand how people learn to stop demonizing the other side and start agreeing to disagree productively. I think it should be required reading for everyone in politics and the media—and for anyone who’s had a squabble with a colleague or a blowup at a family gathering." — Adam Grant (LinkedIn)

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Book SynopsisMarty Neumeier's professional mission is to incite business revolution by unleashing the power of design thinking. He does this by writing books, conducting workshops, and speaking internationally about the power of brand, innovation, and design. His bestselling whiteboard books include THE BRAND GAP, ZAG, and THE DESIGNFUL COMPANY. His video, MARTY NEUMEIER'S INNOVATION WORKSHOP, combines highlights from all three books into a hands-on learning experience. Marty serves as Director of Transformation at Liquid Agency, and divides his writing time between California and southwest France.Trade Review“The surprise book of the year!” — JOHN MOORE, EDITOR AT FAST COMPANY “The first book on brand that seems fresh and relevant.” — RIC GREFE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF AIGA, THE PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR DESIGN “A pleasure to read. THE BRAND GAP consistently provides deep, practical advice in a light, visual way. Learn about the power of imagery and the role of research in building a heavy-duty brand—without the heavy-duty reading.” — DAVID A. AAKER, AUTHOR OF BRAND PORTFOLIO STRATEGY AND BUILDING STRONG BRANDS “Finally, a book that cuts to the heart of what brand is all about—connecting the rational and the emotional, the theoretical and the practical, the logical and the magical to create a sustainable competitive advantage.” — SUSAN ROCKRISE, WORLDWIDE CREATIVE DIRECTOR, INTEL “A well-managed brand is the lifeblood of any successful company. Read this book before your competitors do!” — TOM KELLEY, GENERAL MANAGER, IDEO, AND CO-AUTHOR OF THE ART OF INNOVATION “In THE BRAND GAP, Neumeier reminds us that the ultimate moment of truth for all brands is the customer experience. Customer perceptions trump our own perceptions.” — KURT KUEHN, SENIOR VP OF WORLDWIDE MARKETING AND SALES, UPS “This is not just another book on brand. This is the ONLY book you’ll need to read in business, engineering, and design school.” — CLEMENT MOK, design entrepreneur “Must-reading for anyone who wants to understand how their business strategy will succeed or fail when put to the ultimate test: ‘Do customers perceive a difference that’s desirable?’” — STEVE HARRINGTON, DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS, HEWLETT-PACKARD “The book slices like a hot knife through all the turgid, pseudo-academic nonsense that surrounds branding. It’s now on the course list for my graduate students, and new members of my team at Ogilvy get a copy with their training materials.” — BRIAN COLLINS, EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR, OGILVY Table of Contents Introduction Discipline 1: Differentiate Discipline 2: Collaborate Discipline 3: Innovate Discipline 4: Validate Discipline 5: Cultivate Take Home Lessons Brand Glossary Acknowledgments Recommended Reading

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Book SynopsisPopular finance blogger Nick Maggiulli crunches the numbers to answer the biggest questions in personal finance and investing, while providing you with proven ways to build your wealth right away.

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Book SynopsisThe ultimate business how-to book by the icon of American business and one of the world''s most revered and respected leaders, Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric.Winning explores the changes of recent times and the new economic realities, and more than that, it identifies the central, immutable principals of doing business right and doing it well.Winning is a book for the people in business who sweat, get their nails dirty, hire, fire, make hard decisions, and pay the price when those decisions are wrong, said Welch. I see this book as a handbook for people in the trenches, turning their companies and the economy around, not just today, but for years to come. I think it will be useful for people just starting their careers or their own businesses to seasoned managers running multi-billion dollar enterprises. I''ve learned an enormous amount about what works and what doesn''t work throughout my career and I''m very excited about sharing it in Winning.Welch will teach people how to win in business by distilling his experience in three critical areas: working within an organization, dealing with competitors, and handling matters of life and career. Critical to Welch''s writing such an accessible, useful guide is his unique collaboration with his wife, Suzy, the former editor of the Harvard Business Review, who brings expertise in management, writing talent and a woman''s sensibility to articulating the components of Welch''s success.Trade Review“Manager of the Century”— Fortune “Jack is the Tiger woods of management. All CEOs want to emulate him. They won’t be able to, but they’ll come closer if they listen carefully to what he has to say”— Warren Buffett, Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway “An American treasure, Jack Welch teaches us how a leader with keen intellect, guts, and honor can impart courage to people around him, weather unexpected storms, inspire confidence, and take an organization to greater and greater heights. His formula challenges all of us and any institution striving for excellence.”— Bernadine Healy, M.D., President and CEO, American Red Cross

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Book SynopsisRichard Dennis ran a classified ad in the "Wall Street Journal" looking for trainees. His trainees became known as the "Turtles". This book tells the story of the Turtles, their selection, their training, how they made (and lost) astounding fortunes, and certainly not least, the tools readers will need to start trading like Turtles themselves.Trade Review"Tells the 'real stories' rather than just the glossy good bits-a thoroughly good read." -- Your Trading Edge "This warmly written book brilliantly captures the formation and evolution of the legendary Turtle investment program. It is loaded with wonderful anecdotal insights plus lessons on trading, risk, and life we should all follow. It should be on any novice or seasoned trader's bookshelf alike. A must read!" -- Michael Shannon, Original Turtle

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Book SynopsisPeter Drucker is widely regarded as the father of modern management, offering penetrating insights into business that still resonate today. But Drucker also offers deep wisdom on how to manage our personal lives and how to become more effective leaders. In these two classic articles from Harvard Business Review, Drucker reveals the keys to becoming your own chief executive officer as well as a better leader of others. "Managing Oneself" identifies the probing questions you need to ask to gain the insights essential for taking charge of your career, while "What Makes an Effective Executive" outlines the key behaviors you must adopt in order to lead. Together, they chart a powerful course to help you carve out your place in the world.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“With engaging intelligence, Hicks makes a lucid case for the importance of acknowledging a person’s worth within organizations and businesses. It’s a useful book, not only for managers and CEOs, but for anyone wanting to better understand how to bring about the best in themselves and those around them.”—Nina MacLaughlin, Boston GlobeWinner of the 2019 PROSE awards, Business, Management and Finance category“Leading with Dignity conveys a simple, but powerful message: people want to be treated well, and when they are, it brings out the best in them.”—Jon Gordon, author of The Energy Bus and The Power of Positive Leadership“This ‘how-to’ sparks the scaling of dignity within and across us to strengthen human and social capacity. A gift to give and get.”—Dana Born, co-director of the Center for Public Leadership, Harvard University“Nothing short of a landmark publication that will change and influence the public conversation on how we organize and manage.”—Michael Pirson, Fordham University“Donna Hicks articulates for business leaders not only a grand concept but also a practical framework for strengthening corporate culture by recognizing and promoting the inherent value in each employee.”—Kenneth C. Frazier, Chairman and CEO, Merck & Co., Inc.“There has never been a more important time for dignity to be recognized as the key to outstanding institutional, organizational, and community leadership. This book offers a practical and empowering roadmap showing leaders how to build, strengthen, and energize their organizations by cultivating the dignity of all people.”—Linda M. Hartling, Ph.D., Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies “Corporate codes of ethics list treating people with dignity as a core value. Hicks’s book Leading with Dignity brilliantly explains its meaning through practical steps resulting in an ethical culture.”—W. Michael Hoffman, executive director, Center for Business Ethics, Bentley University “This important book speaks directly to leadership and reminds all of us in organizational leadership roles how vital it is to create cultures where the concept of dignity is both understood and embraced. Dignity in practice truly begins at the top!”—Jeanette Clough, president and CEO, Mount Auburn Hospital

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Book SynopsisThe classic work from the âœfather of value investingââfully updated for todayâs generation of investorsFirst published in 1934, Security Analysis is one of the most influential financial books ever written. With more than million copies sold, it has provided generations of investors with the timeless value investing philosophy and techniques of the legendary Benjamin Graham and David L. Dodd.Security Analysis, Seventh Edition features the ideas and methods of todayâs masters of value investing, who discuss the influence of Graham and Dodd on todayâs markets and contextualize the philosophy that has influenced so many famous investors.The successful value investor must constantly be in the process of reinvention, of raising his or her game to navigate the terrain of new eras, novel securities, nascent businesses, emerging industries, shifting standards, and evolving market conditions. With the diverse perspectives of experienced contributors

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Simply put, this intriguing book offers fascinating research about the brain’s functions, limitations and capacities, and it teaches us how we can “direct” our own brain chemistry in order to achieve fulfillment and success. Well worth reading and ingesting these skills.” — Stephen R. Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People “This is the best, the most helpful, and the brainiest book I’ve read on how the brain affects how, why and what we do and act.” — Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Business and University Professor, University of Southern California and author of On Becoming a Leader “This book will improve how you work—by showing you how your brain works!” — Marshall Goldsmith, author of What Got You Here Won't Get You There “Rock makes the science of your mind accessible and relevant.” — Daniel Akst, Fortune Small Business “Rock deserves an ovation for his writing and direction.” — Fort Worth Star-Telegram “Rock makes the science of your mind accessible and relevant.” — Fortune Small Business "A highly informative look at the way our minds work at work." — St. Paul Pioneer Press

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Book SynopsisAn entertaining, illustrated adaptation of Ray Dalio’s Principles, the #1 New York Times bestseller that has sold more than two million copies worldwide.Principles for Success distills Ray Dalio’s 600-page bestseller, Principles: Life & Work, down to an easy-to-read and entertaining format that’s acces­sible to readers of all ages. It contains the key elements of the unconven­tional principles that helped Dalio become one of the world’s most suc­cessful people—and that have now been read and shared by millions worldwide—including how to set goals, learn from mistakes, and collaborate with others to produce exceptional results. Whether you’re already a fan of the ideas in Princi­ples or are discovering them for the first time, this illustrated guide will help you achieve success in having the life that you want to have.Trade ReviewPraise for Ray Dalio and Principles: “Ray Dalio has provided me with invaluable guidance and insights.” —Bill Gates “[Ray’s Principles are] filled with such wisdom.” —Arianna Huffington “Ray’s my mentor. . . Principles changed my life.” —Diddy “I learned so much from Ray’s Principles and even more from talking to him.” —Gwyneth Paltrow “Principles is the book I wish I’d had as a young entrepreneur.” —Mark Cuban “Principles is a must-read.” —Marc Benioff “Everyone with goals and dreams can learn from Ray’s approach.” —Michael Bloomberg “Principles had a profound positive impact on my leadership style.” —Reed Hastings “I found Principles to be truly extraordinary.” —Tony Robbins “[Ray’s Principles] has already changed how I think about making decisions in my life and in my business.” —Tim Ferriss

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Book SynopsisLearn how to turn the supposedly unreachable people in your lives into allies, devoted customers, loyal colleagues, and lifetime friends.Table of Contents CONTENTS Foreword by Keith Ferrazzi xiii Preface to the Paperback Edition xv Acknowledgments xvii SECTION I The Secret to Reaching Anyone 1 1 Who’s Holding YOU Hostage? 3 2 A Little Science: How the Brain Goes from “No” to “Yes” 14 SECTION II The 9 Core Rules for Getting Through to Anyone 25 3 Move Yourself from “Oh F#@& to OK” 27 4 Rewire Yourself to Listen 36 5 Make the Other Person Feel “Felt” 45 6 Be More Interested Than Interesting 55 7 Make People Feel Valuable 64 8 Help People to Exhale Emotionally and Mentally 69 9 Check Your Dissonance at the Door 77 10 When All Seems Lost—Bare Your Neck 87 11 Steer Clear of Toxic People 94 SECTION III 12 Easy-to-Use Tools for Achieving Buy-in and Getting Through 109 12 The Impossibility Question 111 13 The Magic Paradox 116 14 The Empathy Jolt 123 15 The Reverse Play, Empathy Jolt #2 132 16 “Do You Believe That?” 138 17 The Power of “Hmmm. . . .” 142 18 The Stipulation Gambit 150 19 From Transaction to Transformation 155 20 Side by Side 163 21 Fill in the Blanks 170 22 Take It All the Way to “No” 176 23 The Power Thank You and Power Apology 180 SECTION IV Fast Fixes for 7 Challenging Situations 187 24 The Team from Hell 189 25 Climbing the Ladder 194 26 The Narcissist at the Table 197 27 Stranger in Town 200 28 The Human Explosion 204 29 Getting Through to Yourself 209 30 Six Degrees of Separation 215 Afterword 221 Index 223 About the Author 231 Keynotes/Workshops 233

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Book SynopsisBuilding Distinctive Brand Assets provides readers with long-term strategies to build and protect Distinctive Assets.Table of ContentsTable of Contents List of Figures List of Tables Contributors Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. The formation of a brand identity 3. The role of distinctive assets 4. How distinctive assets help build mental availability 5. How distinctive assets help build physical availability 6. Using distinctive assets to signal meaning 7. The corporate, parent, sub-brand hierarchy 8. Measuring asset strength 9. Metrics: Fame 10. Metrics: Uniqueness 11. Metrics: The Grid 12. Types of distinctive assets 13. Colour as an asset 14. The Power of Sound 15. Taglines and other words 16. The celebrity dilemma 17. Keeping relevant (in a changing world) Bibliography

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