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Book SynopsisIn this groundbreaking ethnographic analysis of crypto economies and their global markets and communities, Koray Caliskan offers an inside view of how cryptocurrencies are made and traded.Trade ReviewWith impressive clarity—drawing from striking interviews, fieldwork, and big data analysis—Data Money develops a pioneering analysis of cryptocurrencies, while transcending disciplinary boundaries and setting a new agenda for future research. Thank you, Koray Caliskan, for helping us make sense of the social world of money in the twenty-first century! -- Viviana A. Zelizer, author of The Social Meaning of Money and Economic Lives: How Culture Shapes the EconomyData Money offers a novel, surprising, and persuasive account of the nature and development of cryptocurrencies. Drawing on extensive research among those who design, manage, and use them, the book combines a brilliant account of a social world seen from the inside with a perceptive analysis of how these new forms of money work. -- Timothy Mitchell, author of Carbon Democracy: Political Power in the Age of OilData Money is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the new world of cryptocurrencies. Caliskan has a genuine insider's understanding of that world, and writes about it with verve and insight. His book is a vitally important contribution by one of the most exciting scholars in the new generation of economic sociologists. -- Donald MacKenzie, author of Trading at the Speed of Light: How Ultrafast Algorithms Are Transforming Financial MarketsA well-articulated take on a particularly obtuse subject. * Publishers Weekly *Table of ContentsTables and FiguresAcknowledgments1. The Historical Novelty of Data Money and Its Makers, Markets, and Regulation2. The Materiality of Data Money and the Infrastructure and Taxonomy of Blockchains3. Understanding Cryptocurrency Exchange Platforms and Markets4. Global Cryptocurrency Communities as Data Money Makers5. The Emergence and Demise of a Cryptocurrency Community6. A New Framework for Cryptocurrency Taxation and Exchange Platform Regulation7. What Is to Be Done with Crypto Economies?NotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisUnlock consistent trading success with the power of Trading Composure! Embark on a transformative journey with Trading Composure: Mastering Your Mind for Trading Success. Supported by paradigm-shifting exercises, case studies, and personal anecdotes from successful career trader and trading psychology coach Yvan Byeajee, readers will learn how to befriend uncertainty and build a trading psychology edge amidst the market''s dynamic dance. Whether you''re a newbie trader or a seasoned one, this insightful read will reshape your trading perspective and help you deliver tangible results. Highlights of the Book: Embracing Uncertainty: Learn what uncertainty is, how and why it manifests, and how to turn it to your advantage. The Emotional Edge: Gain a comprehensive understanding of your mental landscape and cultivate a trading psychology that thrives amidst trading''s challenges. Discover the Wi

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Book SynopsisBecoming an Organizational Scholar covers reflective, personal stories of prolific, top scholars under 45, with academic success gained across 17 different European and North and South American countries at 31 higher education institutions. The editors present the idea of a unique or authentic scholar, successfully Navigating the Academic Odyssey.Reflecting upon their career journeys through introspection and narrative essays, the contributors clarify the definition and description of academia, its activities, roles and different aspects related to academic work. They express their opinions on academic success factors and common career Though the content is primarily targeted for the rising cohort of doctoral candidates and early-career researchers, this publication also targets the institutional gatekeepers, the universities and business schools worldwide, as well as professional associations in the field of organization and management.Trade Review’This book offers personal stories of rabbits beating wolves, jumping off mountains into the unknown sharing advice and guidance to help grow one’s career. It’s incredibly useful; not least a copy would have helped dodge many trainwrecks learning the ropes. Have a read.’ -- - Giles Hirst, Australian National University‘The editors were too modest in targeting this inspirational global collection of fascinating individual stories primarily for the rising cohort of doctoral candidates and early-career researchers.Schools’ leaders worldwide should encourage all their faculty members to read the book, reflect and jointly reinvent their respective institutions as exciting and synergetic archipelagos of the faculty individual Ithacas.’ -- - Milenko Gudic, Founding and Managing Director of IMTA, Slovenia‘The novelty of this volume is exceptional. To have had such a resource at the start of my academic career would have helped me immensely to navigate many of the unexpected twists and turns along the way. The collection of insights from contributors globally, explaining their very personal experiences, makes the text both highly relatable and relevant!’ -- - Elaine Farndale, The Pennsylvania State University, US‘Working in academia is a wonderful privilege but it can also be a hugely uncertain and at times intimidating world to join and find one's place in.Becoming an Organizational Scholar: Navigating the Academic Odyssey provides a host of rich and very personal lessons from a diverse and inspiring group of international scholars based on their lived experiences of that world. The narrative style makes for a compelling read and it is the book I wish I had when I started on my journey. I highly recommend it.’ -- - David Collings, Dublin City University, Ireland‘Science is a sweet fruit that tastes very bitter at the beginning. This book gives a great and extremely valuable orientation that sweetens especially the beginning of an academic career. A must read for anyone who is starting their PhD and plans to establish themselves permanently in science.’ -- - Christian M. Ringle, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany and University of Waikato, New Zealand‘The academic career is fulfilling, but its passage is bumpy, especially in the early years. This unique book offers a roadmap via personal stories of a diverse group of mid-career management scholars who have mastered the journey. The stories are appealing, and offer much to learn. Their collection is compelling, making the book an essential resource for early-career organization scientists, program administrators, and academic consultants.’ -- Fariborz Damanpour, Rutgers University, US‘This book provides a timely and wide-ranging series of international case studies of routes to becoming an academic, transitions from graduate student to academic status, balancing on the four-legged stool of academic practice (research, teaching, service and entrepreneurship), and developing an academic career. It is a lively and informative read for junior researchers planning for or in the early stages of academic careers.’ -- - Stan Taylor, Durham University, UK‘Odyssey is certainly the right word for the very challenging and personalized career journeys of organizational scholars, striving to move the field forward with scholarship that matters while ticking the necessary career boxes. This engaging book is not only very informative for the would-be Odysseus, but deeply inspiring.' -- - Blake Ashforth, Arizona State University, US‘This captivating book of personal stories, experiences, and practical advice is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand how to better navigate the often confusing, mysterious, and frustrating ivory towers of academia. In a world where “publish or perish” is the standard by which all academics are often judged, this book offers readers refreshing alternative opportunities and pathways that have the potential to lead to successful and meaningful faculty careers.’ -- - John Sumanth, Wake Forest University, USTable of ContentsContents: PART I PREPARING FOR THE VOYAGE 1 An academic career – initiating the journey 2 Tomislav Hernaus and Matej Černe 2 Academic work design as a three- or four-legged stool 15 Tomislav Hernaus and Matej Černe PART II ACADEMIC CAREER AS A JOURNEY 3 Academic career as an Odyssey: allegories from the work of Homer and personal experiences in modern Greece 31 Eleanna Galanaki 4 Reflections of a traveling academic: the good, the bad… often not anticipated 42 Hana Milanov 5 How I keep myself motivated: dancing between consultancy and academia 53 Amy Van Looy PART III ACADEMIC CAREER TRANSITIONS 6 Career nomad: from career instinct to action? 67 Jelena Zikic 7 My academic life: a series of fortunate events 79 Matej Černe 8 Future work selves in academia 95 Karoline Strauss PART IV ACADEMIC BALANCING AND ROLE SWITCHING 9 Multiple paths for scholarly impact 110 Ante Glavaš 10 Walking the line: in search of academic balance 128 Tomislav Hernaus 11 Dissociative identities in academia: notes on paradox and multimodal role-play 144 Alf Rehn 12 Cooperation and conflict in academia 158 Sonja Rispens PART V PERSONAL STYLE WITHIN ACADEMIA 13 The road taken: my personal Odyssey in academia 173 Kristina Potočnik 14 Tuning up your academic career: one story, many tunes 186 Joana Story 15 Everything is a process, even an academic career 198 Jan Mendling 16 Doing things differently: turning the game of academia upside down 212 Markus Hällgren 17 What happens when your kids draw your career? 223 Spencer Harrison PART VI SEIZING THE HORIZON 18 The day after tomorrow: academic career dilemmas and choices 239 Matej Černe and Tomislav Hernaus Index 255

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Book SynopsisToxic work culture is driving away 1 in 5 employees at an annual cost of US $44.6 billion to American organizations. Yet ironically, toxic leaders often achieve stellar financial profits, continue to get promoted and remain in their leadership roles. In Toxic Leaders and Tough Bosses - Organizational Guardrails to Keep High Performers on Track, employment law attorney Teresa A. Daniel JD, PhD, draws upon numerous studies and interviews to show the real, devastating impact of toxic workplace culture and why leaders must care. This book discusses what signs to look out for in a toxic workplace, factors that promote toxic behavior, types of leaders and how they impact their organization, the role of HR in managing employee wellbeing, and what to look out for in exceptional leaders. With evidence-based strategies for building stronger workplace culture, including tools to help organizations develop better leaders and managers, it makes a compelling case for eradicating toxic leaders as

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Book SynopsisDrive revenue and grow your business by using the powerful concept of scarcityScarcity isn't just one of the key principles of influence, it's arguably the most powerfulâinvoking the kind of primal instincts that were essential to our ancestors' survival. It's also the explanation for why, in the mid-1990's, $29.99 Tickle-Me-Elmo dolls were being scalped for $7,000 apiece.And yet, for all its power, scarcity is a principle that's little understood, even as it's frequently employed in sales and marketing campaigns. Research on scarcity is published mainly in academic journals, not easily accessible to the mainstream public, and often written from an economic, rather than psychological, point of view.In The Power of Scarcity, Dr. Mindy Weinstein leverages her deep expertise in both marketing and psychology to reveal how this influence principle can be used to boost sales, win negotiations, spark action, develop community, build customer loyalty, and

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Book SynopsisThe rise to power of populists like Donald Trump is usually attributed to the shifting values and policy preferences of voters-the demand side. Why Populism shifts the public debate on populism and examines the other half of the equation-the supply side. Kenny argues that to understand the rise of populism is to understand the cost of different strategies for winning and keeping power. For the aspiring leader, populism-appealing directly to the people through mass communication-can be a quicker, cheaper, and more effective strategy than working through a political party. Probing the long history of populism in the West from its Ancient Greek roots to the present, this highly readable book shows that the ''economic laws of populism are constant.'' ''Forget ideology. Forget resentment. Forget racism or sexism.'' Populism, the author writes, is the result of a hidden strategic calculus.Trade Review'Understanding the lure of populism is vital for anyone who cares about the strength of democracy. Applying an economic lens to two millennia of evidence, Paul Kenny shows how factors such as communications technologies, crises, and party factions have shaped the rise of populists. A bold book on a big topic.' Andrew Leigh, MP and author of What's the Worst That Could Happen? Existential Risk and Extreme Politics'A true tour-de-force! Kenny marshals vast historical knowledge to show how populist politics has flourished through the ages, from Ancient Greek democracy to the French Revolution, the rise of Hitler, and the irruption of Trump. Drawing on transaction cost economics, this impressive book demonstrates why charismatic authority often has huge political payoffs and how mass support can vault ambitious outsiders to supreme leadership. Crucial for understanding the present age of populism!' Kurt Weyland, University of Texas at Austin'This compelling book argues that populism is a particularly efficient political strategy, directly mobilizing popular support without heavy investments in organization or ideology. Drawing on historical analyses ranging from ancient Athens and Rome to revolutionary France to modern America, this is a rich and fascinating argument.' Anna Grzymala-Busse, Stanford University'Recommended.' A. Stalker, ChoiceTable of Contents1. The Price of Power; 2. Populists before Parties; 3. After the Revolution; 4. Democracy's Children; 5. Crisis and Charisma; 6. Survival of the Fittest; 7. Parties, Factions, and Populism; 8. Populism and Democracy.

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Book SynopsisGreen Mountain Coffee founder Bob Stiller delivers the timeless leadership approach he pioneered in the 1990s to help you increase engagement, retention, and revenueDecades before the business world discovered the power of authentic staff engagement, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters cofounder Bob Stiller was busy creating a company with a mission to build an engaged workforce focused on innovation. In the end, Green Mountain became a place where people realized they could make a difference, where their input mattered, where they were rewarded fairly, and where they can gro. It became a place workers feel good about.  A community.  A happy place that got better and better.  And business results followed. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters went public, moved to selling wholesale exclusively, invested in Keurig, and became one of the few coffee companies to ever reach $1 billion in sales. It became one of the top-performing stocks of the 1990s on the N

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction: What This Book Is About 1 1 Ten Key Principles of Contracting 13 2 Data, Methods, and Nomenclature 29 3 Contracting and Project Outcomes: The Common Strategies 45 4 Exploring Why They Work the Way They Do 77 5 The Unusual EPC Lump- Sum Strategies 115 6 Collaborative and Relational Contracting Strategies 135 7 Prequalification 159 8 The Use of Supplemental Incentives 181 9 It’s All About Risk 215 10 Who Should Control Contracting Strategy? 243 11 The Effects of Scale 253 12 Toward Fair, Balanced, and Smart 261 Appendix: Description of Independent Project Analysis, Inc. 271 Glossary 275 Index 283

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Book SynopsisIs economics a neutral scientific field, or is it riddled with eurocentric biases that stem from its origins in the development of capitalism, colonialism, and slavery? This book makes the case that economics cannot extricate itself from its highly problematic imperial context without a rigorous process of decolonization, which must involve questioning and re-assessing the development of the field and how it came to be represented as a universal and objective science. In doing so, argue the authors, we can challenge the existing intellectual hierarchies and show that the field as it stands now has become ill-equipped to tackle the critical questions of our time, such as structural racism, environmental crisis, informal labour relations and the role of power in shaping economic outcomes. A decolonized economics can help us pioneer alternative – and better – ways of understanding economic questions by introducing key interventions by non-Western thinkers and non-eurocentric theories. This is a critical guide for anyone intellectually curious to understand how economics can be decolonized and what can be learned from a decolonized economics.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface xiii Part 1 Strategy and Execution 1 Operations and Supply Chain Strategy for Competitiveness 2 2 Executing Strategy: Project Management 46 Part 2 Output and Process Planning 3 Designing the Output and its Delivery Process 90 4 Capacity and Scheduling 138 5 Strategic Management of Supply Chains 176 6 Supply Chain Planning and Analytics 229 Part 3 Managing and Improving the Process 7 Monitoring and Controlling the Processes 276 8 Process Improvement: Six Sigma 302 9 Process Improvement: Lean 339 Cases C-1 Area Under the Normal Distribution A-1 Glossary G-1 Index I-1

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Book SynopsisThe New York Times and No. 1 Wall Street Journal bestsellerBlue Ocean Shift is the essential follow-up to the classic Blue Ocean Strategy, the 3.6 million copy global bestseller by world-renowned professors W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne.Drawing on more than a decade of new work, Kim and Mauborgne show you how to move beyond competing, how to inspire people’s confidence and seize new growth, guiding you step by step through how to take your organization from a red ocean, crowded with competition, to a blue ocean of uncontested market space. By combining the insights of human psychology with practical market-creating tools and real-world guidance, Kim and Mauborgne deliver the definitive guide to shift yourself, your team, or your organization to new heights of confidence, market creation and growth. They show why non-disruptive creation is as important as disruption in seizing new growth.Blue Ocean Shift is packed with all-new research and examples of how leaders in diverse industries and organizations made the shift and created new markets by applying the processes and tools outlined in the book. Whether you are a cash-strapped start-up or a large, established company, a non-profit or national government, you will learn how to move from red to blue oceans in a way that builds people’s confidence so that they own and drive the process.With battle-tested lessons learned from successes and failures in the field, Blue Ocean Shift is critical reading for leaders, managers and entrepreneurs alike. You’ll learn what works, what doesn’t, and how to avoid the pitfalls along the way. This book will empower you to succeed as you embark on your own blue ocean journey. Blue Ocean Shift is indispensable for anyone committed to building a compelling future.Table of ContentsSection - i: Preface Unit - 1: PART ONE: Blue Ocean Shift Chapter - 1: Reach Beyond the Best Chapter - 2: The Fundamentals of Market-Creating Strategy Chapter - 3: The Mind of a Blue Ocean Strategist Chapter - 4: Humanness, Confidence, and Creative Competence Unit - 2: PART TWO: The Five Steps to Making a Blue Ocean Shift Unit - 2.1: Step One: Get Started Chapter - 5: Choosing the Right Place to Start Chapter - 6: Constructing the Right Blue Ocean Team Unit - 2.2: Step Two: Understand Where You Are Now Chapter - 7: Getting Clear About the Current State of Play Unit - 2.3: Step Three: Imagine Where You Could Be Chapter - 8: Uncovering the Hidden Pain Points That Limit the Size of Your Industry Chapter - 9: Discovering an Ocean of Noncustomers Unit - 2.4: Step Four: Find How You Get There Chapter - 10: Reconstructing Market Boundaries—Systematically Chapter - 11: Developing Alternative Blue Ocean Opportunities Unit - 2.5: Step Five: Make Your Move Chapter - 12: Selecting Your Blue Ocean Move and Conducting Rapid Market Tests Chapter - 13: Finalizing and Launching Your Blue Ocean Move Section - ii: Epilogue: A National Blue Ocean Shift in Action Section - iii: Notes Acknowledgements - iv: Acknowledgments Section - v: Bibliography Index - vi: Index Section - vii: About the Authors

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Age of Ecosystems 1 Part One 1 Sparks of Magic 15 Certain features of the economy have remained the same for years and years, but now they’re changing 2 The Walls Come Tumbling Down 31 The Dawn of an Ecosystem Economy 3 The Exhilarating Path Ahead 55 How the Uncertain Future Will Shape the Evolution of Ecosystems Part Two 4 Going Where the Puck Will Be 95 Choosing Where to Play in the New Ecosystem Economy 5 It Takes a Village 129 Finding Your Place in the Ecosystem, Choosing Your Role, and Picking the Right Collaborators 6 Survival of the Fittest—Changing from the Inside Out 159 How to Make the Leap Conclusion: Ten Time-Tested Principles for the Emerging Ecosystem Economy 187 Finding Prosperity in a World of Sectors Without Borders Acknowledgments 199 List of Illustrations 201 Notes 203 About the Authors 215 Index 219

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Book SynopsisDeveloping Skills for the classroom and beyond: Fundamentals of Cost Accounting lets the student see the development of cost accounting tools and techniques as a natural response to decision making. Using a procedural approach, the material in the text is presented from the perspective of both the preparer of information and the user of the information. This allows both accounting majors and those students planning other careers to appreciate the issues from both sides.

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Book SynopsisDr. Bill Carlson is professor emeritus of economics at St. Olaf College, where he taught for 31 years, serving several times as department chair and in various administrative functions, including director of academic computing. He has also held leave assignments with the U.S. government and the University of Minnesota in addition to lecturing at many different universities. He was elected an honorary member of Phi Beta Kappa. In addition, he spent 10 years in private industry and contract research prior to beginning his career at St. Olaf. His education includes engineering degrees from Michigan Technological University (BS) and from the Illinois Institute of Technology (MS) and a PhD in quantitative management from the Rackham Graduate School at the University of Michigan. Numerous research projects related to management, highway safety, and statistical education have produced more than50 publications. He received the Metropolitan Insurance Award of Merit for SafetTable of Contents Describing Data: Graphical Describing Data: Numerical Probability Discrete Random Variables and Probability Distributions Continuous Random Variables and Probability Distributions Sampling and Sampling Distributions Estimation: Single Population Estimation: Additional Topics Hypothesis Testing: Single Population Hypothesis Testing: Additional Topics Simple Regression Multiple Regression Additional Topics in Regression Analysis Analysis of Categorical Data Analysis of Variance Time-Series Analysis and Forecasting Additional Topics in Sampling

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Book SynopsisJo Owen has worked with over 100 of the best, and a couple of the worst, organisations on our planet. He is a founder of eight NGOs which have a collective turnover of 100 million annually. He led businesses in Japan, North America and Europe; he created a business bank; he was a partner at Accenture and is one of the founders of Teach First which is now the largest graduate recruiter in the UK. Table of Contents Introduction and Summary: Real managers for the real world Rational Management Skills: Dealing with problems, tasks and money Emotional Management Skills: Dealing with people Political Management Skills: Acquiring power to make things happen Management Quotient Skills: Managing your journey

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Book SynopsisMike Grigsby, based in Orlando, Florida, has more than 30 years' experience in the field of marketing analytics. He was formerly vice president of customer insights and advanced analytics at Brierley and Partners and of strategic business analysis and advanced analytics at Targetbase and has also held leadership positions at Hewlett-Packard and Gap. Previously an adjunct professor at the University of Texas at Dallas, he taught analytics at both graduate and undergraduate levels. He is the author of Advanced Customer Analytics, also published by Kogan Page.Trade Review"In Marketing Analytics, Mike Grigsby takes passionate marketing strategists on a practical, real-life journey for solving common marketing challenges. By combining the concepts and knowledge areas of statistics, marketing strategy and consumer behaviour, Grigsby recommends scientific and innovative solutions to common marketing problems in the current business environment. I highly recommend reading this book as it adds a completely new dimension to marketing science." * Kristina Domazetoska, Project Manager and Implementation Consultant at Insala – Talent Development and Mentoring Solutions *"Grigsby's book is the right blend of theory applied to the real-world large-scale data problems of marketing. It's exactly the book I wish I'd had when I started out in this field." * Jeff Weiner, Senior Director, Analytics, One10 *Table of Contents Section - 00: Introduction; Section - PART ONE: How can marketing analytics help you?; Chapter - 01: Overview of statistics; Chapter - 02: Consumer behaviour and marketing strategy; Chapter - 03: What is an insight?; Section - PART TWO: Dependent variable techniques; Chapter - 04: Modelling demand and elasticity; Chapter - 05: Polynomial distributed lags; Chapter - 06: Using Poisson regression; Chapter - 07: Logistic regression and market basket analysis; Chapter - 08: Survival modelling and lifetime value; Chapter - 09: Panel regression and same store sales; Chapter - 10: Introduction to forecasting; Section - PART THREE: Interrelationship techniques; Chapter - 11: Simultaneous equations; Chapter - 12: Principal components and factor analysis; Chapter - 13: Segmentation overview; Chapter - 14: Tools of segmentation; Section - PART FOUR: Focus on media and loyalty; Chapter - 15: Modelling marcom value; Chapter - 16: Media mix modelling; Chapter - 17: Overview of loyalty; Chapter - 18: Loyalty with SEM; Chapter - 19: The customer loyalty journey; Section - PART FIVE: More important topics for everyday marketing; Chapter - 20: Statistical testing; Chapter - 21: Introduction to Big Data; Chapter - 22: Conclusion - The finale; Chapter - 23: References; Chapter - 24: Further reading;

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Book SynopsisThe secret to work relationships that sing from a top thought-leader in coaching Have you ever had the experience of working with someone . and they just didn't "get" you? For whatever reason, they do all the things that wind you up, put you off and drive you nuts. And have you ever had the experience of working with someone . and you just didn't "get" them? You couldn't figure out what made them tick, and you know you were underwhelming as a manager and leader for them. Of course, you have. We all have. And why, we wonder, do those experiences keep happening? Particularly when we've also experienced the opposite: great working relationships that soar. In How To Work with (Almost) Anyone, internationally bestselling, celebrated author Michael Bungay Stanier (MBS) shares a tested process that sets up working relationships for the best possible success. It shows you how to communicate about who you are and what brings out the best and the worst in you. It gives you the tools to talk with your colleagues about each of your operating manuals, and to set a social contract for how you'll work together (not just what you'll be working on). It teaches you how to keep relationships strong and healthy, clear and clean. Not every relationship can be rainbows and unicorns and free-flowing ginger beer. But everyone who relates can do a better job at amplifying the best of each other, navigating the dark spots, and staying resilient and generous. With How To Work with (Almost) Anyone, MBS reveals the secret to better, more successful relationships.

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Book SynopsisPrinciples of International Economic Law provides a comprehensive overview of the central topics in international economic law, with an emphasis on the interplay between the different economic and political interests on both the international and domestic levels. Following recent tendencies, the book examines classical topics of international economic law - such as WTO law, investment protection, commercial law, and monetary law - in context with emerging aspects of human rights, environmental protection, and the legitimate claims of developing countries. A perfect introductory text to the field of international economic law, the book thoroughly analyses legal developments within their wider political, economic, or social context. Topics covered range from codes of conduct for multinational enterprises, to human rights implications of the exploiting natural resources and the legal impact of climate protection. The book demonstrates the economic foundations and economic implications of

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Book SynopsisPractical wisdom on tools, concepts, and strategies to build, grow, and optimize your business 91% of small and medium sized businesses fail in the first 10 years. What is the other 9% doing to succeed? The 9% Edge is a highly practical guide to entrepreneurship and taking your business to the next level, no matter where you currently are in your build. Developed from extensive research on businesses and their founders, combined with the 26 years of real-world, firsthand experience of author Candy Valentino, this book breaks down the core principles and concepts that are essential to bridging the knowledge gap between different stages of a build, and contains a wealth of tools and strategies, explained in plain English, that can be put into practice as soon as today. Valentino went from a teenager living in a little white trailer on government assistance, to building, scaling, and selling multiple businesses in various industries and helping countless o

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Book SynopsisIn a globalized world full of noise, brands are constantly launching messages through different channels. For the last two decades, brands, marketers, and creatives have faced the difficult task of reaching those individuals who do not want to watch or listen to what they are trying to tell them. By producing fewer ads or making them louder or more striking, more brands and communications professionals are not going to get those people to pay more attention to their messages; they will only want to avoid advertising in all media. Examining the Future of Advertising and Brands in the New Entertainment Landscape provides a theoretical, reflective, and empirical perspective on branded content and branded entertainment in relation to audience engagement. It reviews different cases about branded content to address the dramatic change that brands and conventional advertising are facing short term. Covering topics such as branded content measurement tools, digital entertainment culture, and government storytelling, this premier reference source is an excellent resource for marketers, advertising agencies, brand managers, business leaders and managers, communications professionals, government officials, non-profit organizations, students and educators of higher education, academic libraries, researchers, and academicians.

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This insightful Advanced Introduction provides a road map for building and maintaining a sustainable career. Delving into the meaning of a ‘sustainable career’, the book examines the factors that threaten a career’s sustainability, such as economic turbulence, changes in organizational practices, and advances in technology, offering actions that can be taken to overcome these threats and strengthen the sustainability of careers.Key Features: Identifies the role of gender in building a sustainable career Introduces a new model of career sustainability, emphasizing the relevance of employees’ home life in building a sustainable career Demonstrates how building a sustainable career is the shared responsibility of employees and their families, employers, and society Establishes that some groups in society are substantially more vulnerable than others and require additional or different resources to build and maintain a sustainable career This Advanced Introduction will be a valuable guide for scholars and advanced students of sustainable careers, human resource management, and organizational behavior. It will also be useful for practitioners and policy makers in these fields as well as individuals who want to build a more sustainable career.Trade Review‘How does one build and sustain a career over the lifespan? Greenhaus and Callanan provide a roadmap for how to navigate careers in today’s turbulent work environment. Full of practical tips and research-based insights, this book is a must read for anyone at any career stage who is interested in achieving health, satisfaction, and productivity at work.’ -- Tammy Allen, University of South Florida, US‘Jeff Greenhaus’s and Gerard A. Callanan’s book, Advanced Introduction to Sustainable Careers is a well-researched, well-written, and highly accessible book on the latest literature on sustainable careers. Readers will walk away with fresh new insights on sustainable careers, and how to build, manage, and renew them for healthy satisfied and productive lives on and off the job. Scholars, students, and managers will gain new understandings on the contemporary career challenges faced across the workforce in building sustainable careers including gig workers, vulnerable populations, the continuing work-home barriers facing women’s careers, and the career issues all workers face in increasingly turbulent environments.’ -- Ellen Ernst Kossek, Purdue University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. An overview of the concept of a sustainable career 2. A model of career sustainability 3. Building a sustainable career: appraising the present and the future 4. Building a sustainable career: taking action 5. Employees who face vulnerabilities and obstacles to a sustainable career 6. The challenges of maintaining a sustainable career over the life span 7. Gender and the work–home challenge 8. Concluding thoughts on sustainable careers Index

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Book SynopsisNothing stays buried foreverLifeboat volunteer DI Shona Oliver receives a Mayday call coming from Kilcatrin Island. Upon the beach is the badly burned body of a man, and a boy lies gravely injured nearby. Strewn around them are scores of Second World War incendiary bombs, presumably washed up by the tide from Beaufort’s Dyke, an offshore arms dump deep in the Irish Sea.The dead man is a local fisherman – his son the other victim – and it rocks the tight-knit community on the shores of the Solway Firth. As lead detective, Shona has to maintain a professional distance. But she can’t ignore the hardship that her neighbours who make a living at sea are experiencing. Anger is directed at the Ministry of Defence when the fallout threatens tourism, and livelihoods including Shona’s own family B&B business are at risk. Suspicious behaviour seems to be found at every turn. It’s impossible for Shona to get to the truth unless she can gain the trust of those who know more than they’ve been willing to reveal. But blind loyalty may mean she’s too late to save those still in danger – including herself. The second instalment in an exciting new Scottish crime series featuring a detective with nerves of steel. Perfect for fans of Neil Lancaster, G. R. Halliday and Ann Cleeves.Praise for Dead Man Deep ‘A real cracker of a book. Combining police procedural with the perils of volunteer lifeboat crew and some dodgy MOD arms dumping thrown in for good measure...’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review‘I absolutely loved this book. So much so I read it in one sitting. The twists kept the pages turning and left me shocked at the end. I definitely recommend this series to all crime fiction fans!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review‘Fun page turner, this one will have you pining for the Scottish coast!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review‘A very well-written and likeable character… this had the makings of a cracking series.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review‘Shona Oliver is flawed but hard working and always with good intentions. Lynne McEwan has created a captivating character and I hope more books follow!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review‘Excellent storyline and characters, so what more do you need? The next title can’t come quickly enough.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review‘A riveting Scottish police procedural.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. Providing a panoramic overview of the evolving world of scenario planning, this Advanced Introduction uses topical case studies to analyze the developing methodologies of scenario planning. Written by Paul J.H. Schoemaker, a leading authority on the topic, this book synthesizes rigorous theory and practical experiences including best practises, normative views, and future challenges or opportunities for scenario planning. Key Features: Explains why future uncertainties require more than traditional risk analysis when ambiguous unknowns or Black Swans are involved Illustrates scenario planning through an in-depth case analysis of the biosciences which, in the wake of global pandemics, are gaining in societal import Examines how historical thinking and historiography can enrich scenarios by revisiting future projections made for South Africa post-apartheid Shows why scenario planning fosters critical and creative thinking by overcoming myopic framing, overconfidence and other biases in organizations Examines methodological and statistical techniques in scenario planning, including model building and simulations, and their connections to strategy formulation Interdisciplinary in its approach, this Advanced Introduction will prove invaluable to students and scholars of public policy, business management, and organizational studies. Its tools and practical advice will also be a vital resource to practitioners and policy leaders involved in leading or implementing scenario planning in their organizations.Trade Review‘Deep uncertainty and associated “black swan” events underscore the continued relevance of scenario planning. This book outlines how this management tool can be used to enhance a firm’s dynamic capabilities. Scenario planning builds a coherent narrative around possible futures or “states of the world.” Their delineation supports rapid decision making when crises erupts, thereby protecting stakeholders and addressing new opportunities while the competition suffers from “deer in the headlights” syndrome. Schoemaker shows the reader how scenario planning can improve decision making and organizational responsiveness in turbulent times and reminds us that there is no one recipe for scenario planning, and that management teams will improve over time as they conduct scenario planning exercises. A “must read” for practitioners and scholars trying to understand the origins of scenario planning as a tool for better strategic management.’ -- David J. Teece, University of California, Berkeley, US‘Masterfully laid out, this engaging book provides leaders a practical toolkit to proactively navigate an increasingly uncertain world. Its scope, depth, examples and wisdom will enable students, academics and professionals from many walks of life to lead change and orchestrate success as I experienced first-hand with Paul.’ -- Govi Rao, CEO of Phase Change Solutions and former head of LED at Philips‘A wonderful introduction to the field of scenario planning, replete with a comprehensive background history, summary of the necessary tools, and biases to be aware of when managing clients. There simply is not a better basic introductory text written in the history of scenario planning up until now. This book will sit alongside other landmark introductions to the field such as van der Heijden's Scenarios and Schwartz's The Art of the Long View. It is as useful for students new to scenario planning as for long-time academic practitioners looking for a refresher or a handy text for their clients.’ -- Nicholas J. Rowland, Penn State University, US‘A remarkably thoughtful overview of the art and science of scenario planning. No author is better equipped than Paul Schoemaker to bridge the world of practitioners and of academics.’ -- Philip E. Tetlock, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, US‘This volume, illustrated with compelling examples, presents in a coherent way the work of the most cited scenario planning scholar. His approach in scenario planning is to inform decision-making by foreseeing possibilities early. The book covers theoretical as well as practical aspects of scenario planning which will be of interest for beginners and seasoned practitioners alike.’ -- Rafael Ramirez, University of Oxford, UK‘Schoemaker's book is, simply, a tour-de-force from one of the founders of both the academic study and consultancy application of the scenario approach to improving decision making in the face of future uncertainty. In it, he covers the development and status of research endeavours that underpin growing academic and practitioner interest, in our post-Covid era.’ -- George Wright, Strathclyde University, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction to scenario planning 2. What scenario planning is about PART I SETTING THE STAGE 3. A short history of scenario planning 4. Scenarios for the biosciences 5. Juxtaposing scenario narratives PART II LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD 6. Methodological perspectives and pointers 7. History, uncertainty and subjectivism 8. Links to strategy, plans and choices PART III MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES 9. Biases and practical pitfalls 10. Conclusions and future challenges Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with Supply Chain Management 5 Chapter 1: The Growing Demand for Supply Chain Management 7 Chapter 2: Seeing Supply Chains from Different Perspectives 19 Chapter 3: Evaluating Your Supply Chain Strategy 31 Part 2: Managing Supply Chain Processes 47 Chapter 4: Connecting Supply Chain Processes 49 Chapter 5: Planning the Supply Chain 57 Chapter 6: Sourcing, Purchasing, and Procurement 69 Chapter 7: Making Your Products or Services 87 Chapter 8: Delivering Your Products or Services 105 Chapter 9: Managing Product Returns and Reverse Supply Chains 131 Chapter 10: Enabling Your Supply Chain 139 Part 3: Using Technology to Manage Supply Chains 157 Chapter 11: Selecting Supply Chain Software 159 Chapter 12: Integrating Advanced Manufacturing into Your Supply Chain 181 Chapter 13: Managing Digital Transformation in Supply Chains 193 Chapter 14: Adopting Supply Chain Metrics 209 Chapter 15: Building Supply Chain Analytics 225 Part 4: Driving Value with Supply Chain Management 243 Chapter 16: Improving Your Supply Chain Processes 245 Chapter 17: Optimizing Your Supply Chain 265 Chapter 18: Improving Supply Chain Resilience 283 Chapter 19: Boosting Supply Chain Sustainability 299 Part 5: Building Your Supply Chain Management Career 311 Chapter 20: Selecting a Supply Chain Career 313 Chapter 21: Pursuing Supply Chain Education 329 Part 6: The Part of Tens 349 Chapter 22: Ten Questions to Ask about Your Supply Chain 351 Index 359

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Book SynopsisCompliance has become key to our contemporary markets, societies, and modes of governance across a variety of public and private domains. While this has stimulated a rich body of empirical and practical expertise on compliance, thus far, there has been no comprehensive understanding of what compliance is or how it influences various fields and sectors. The academic knowledge of compliance has remained siloed along different disciplinary domains, regulatory and legal spheres, and mechanisms and interventions. This handbook bridges these divides to provide the first one-stop overview of what compliance is, how we can best study it, and the core mechanisms that shape it. Written by leading experts, chapters offer perspectives from across law, regulatory studies, management science, criminology, economics, sociology, and psychology. This volume is the definitive and comprehensive account of compliance.Trade Review'This Handbook is an indispensable resource for academics and practitioners interested in compliance and ethics. The book assembles an impressive array of leading experts who tackle critical issues from a variety of perspectives. It is essential reading for those interested in controlling organizational misconduct.' Jennifer Arlen, New York University School of Law, editor of The Research Handbook on Corporate Crime and Financial Misdealing'This Handbook is a gold mine for those serious about comprehending the complexities of compliance in building more effective governance and more decent, less dominating, societies.' John Braithwaite, RegNet, Australia National University, author of Responsive Regulation and Crime, Shame and Integration'It turns out there is a solid 'science of compliance,' and it is represented instructively in this thoroughgoing volume.' Robert Cialdini, Psychology and Marketing, Arizona State University, author of Influence and Pre-suasion'Students, scholars and policy makers have good reason to be grateful to van Rooij and Sokol for assembling in one place so much of what needs to be known about regulation. This rich panoply of paradigms and perspectives collects outstanding work with which to understand the persistent struggle to move beyond ceremonial compliance and actually align performance with legally mandated requirements.' Susan S. Silbey, Sociology and Anthropology, Sloan School of Management, MIT, author of The Common Place of Law'Utilizing a broad brush in thinking about compliance, van Rooij and Sokol have brought together an interdisciplinary who's who of thought leaders who tackle essential issues of conceptualization, operationalization and measurement, and the mechanisms that shape compliance.' Sally S. Simpson, Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland, author of Corporate Crime, Law, and Social Control'This sweeping book is an invaluable compendium of key insights gleaned from hundreds of studies on all aspects of compliance. Tapping into scholarship from a wide array of domains, the authors strip away disciplinary jargon and provide structure to enable readers of all backgrounds to learn how government and private-sector rules are established, monitored, and enforced.' Michael Toffel, Technology and Operations Management, Harvard Business SchoolTable of ContentsPart I. Compliance Concepts and Approaches; Part II. Deterrence and Incapacitation; Part III. Incentives; Part IV. Legitimacy and Social Norms; Part V. Capacity and Opportunity; Part VI. Compliance and Cognition; Part VII. Management and Organizational Processes; Part VIII. Measuring and Evaluating Compliance; Part IX. Analysis of Particular Fields.

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Book SynopsisThe Nicolson Digital Scotland Tourist Map is a must-have for planning your trip to Scotland. Clearly shows main tourist attractions, places, national & fore st parks, the increasingly popular long distance driving routes and locations for wild swimming, kayaking & paddleboarding. National cycle routes and long distance footpaths are also included.Featuring:Clear road mapping with mileagesIndex to place names and main tourist attractionsLong distance driving routes footpaths & national cycle routesNational & forest parksLocations for wild swimming, kayaking & paddleboarding

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Book SynopsisA riveting look at the perpetrators, victims, and whistleblowers behind financial crimes, from forensic accounting expert and documentarian Kelly Richmond Pope.Have you ever wondered why Bernie Madoff thought he could brazenly steal his clients' money? Or why investors were so easily duped by Elizabeth Holmes? Or how courageous people like Jeffrey Wigand are willing to become whistleblowers and put their careers on the line?Fraud is everywhere, from Nigerian "princes," embezzlers, and Ponzi schemers to corporate giants like Enron and Volkswagen. And fraud is costly. Each year, consumers, small businesses, governments, and corporations lose trillions of dollars to financial crime.We're so accustomed to hearing about fraud that our abilities to identify it and speak about it are limited.No more. In Fool Me Once, renowned forensic accounting expert Kelly Richmond Pope shows fraud in action, uncovering what makes perps tick, victims so gullible, and whistleblowers so morally righteous, while also encouraging us to look at our own behaviors and motivations in the hope of protecting ourselves and our companies.By the time you finish this book, you'll have a better understanding of—and perhaps even compassion for—perpetrators, a renewed connection to victims, and an appreciation for those who blow the whistle.Filled with fascinating stories and insightful analysis, Fool Me Once will open your eyes and challenge your thinking. It will inspire you to question your own preconceived notions about fraud. It will challenge your beliefs about yourself and other people. And it will help you understand a phenomenon that most of us fail to grasp—until it's too late.Trade Review"With Fool Me Once, Ms. Pope reveals the vulnerabilities that we all share and offers advice on how to guard against those who would prey on us." — The Wall Street JournalNamed one of "40 Nonfiction Books to Watch Out for in 2023" by The Next Big Idea ClubAdvance Praise for Fool Me Once:"Fool Me Once is a lively, relatable, and pragmatic approach to the subject of 'everyday fraud'—the quotidian scams that don't always make headlines but that do always take their toll in human misery, economic disruption, and social mistrust. Intimate stories of victims, perpetrators, and whistleblowers deepen the impact of Kelly Richmond Pope's research, giving us uncommon insights into these all-too-common crimes." — Diana B. Henriques, author, New York Times bestseller The Wizard of Lies"Fool Me Once is insightful, educational, and highly entertaining. Based on hundreds of hours of direct personal contact with fraudsters, Kelly Richmond Pope offers a riveting take on the human side of fraud. A must-read!" — Bethany McLean, coauthor, New York Times bestseller All the Devils Are Here"As someone who has been a certified fraud examiner for most of my career, I have long been fascinated with the psychology of human behavior. I have lived through the WorldCom fraud and have witnessed the devastating impact that fraud can have on the lives of so many people. Fool Me Once is required reading for anyone who wants to better understand perpetrators, victims, and whistleblowers and how to better prevent, detect, and investigate fraud." — Cynthia Cooper, international speaker; author, Extraordinary Circumstances"Accessible, humorous, and engaging, Fool Me Once includes fascinating stories from the perspective of one of the nation's foremost fraud research experts. I recommend this book for corporate and academic discussion or for anyone interested in understanding and preventing fraud. I do not recommend it for potential fraudsters!" — Paula A. Price, former Chief Financial Officer, Macy's; senior lecturer, Harvard Business School"Fool Me Once sets the bar high for how to protect yourself from scammers. It is an essential read." — Joe Navarro, former FBI Special Agent; author, Dangerous Personalities"Kelly Richmond Pope's Fool Me Once is a gripping examination of the growing world of fraud and white-collar crime. Based on a decade of research and interviews with perpetrators, whistleblowers, and victims, the book delves deeply into the motivations behind corruption in all its forms. Pope's expert insights as a forensic accountant, combined with her narrative skills, make the book a must-read for anyone looking to better understand the forces driving this spiraling problem." — Bradley Hope, coauthor, New York Times bestseller, Billion Dollar Whale

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsForeword by Alexander Green xiii Preface xvii Chapter 1 Why Dividend Stocks? 1 “Y’all Must’ve Forgot” 5 Marc Lichtenfeld’s Authentic Italian Trattoria 8 The Numbers 9 Keeping Up with Inflation 12 The 10-11-12 System 14 Summary 16 Notes 16 Chapter 2 What Is a Perpetual Dividend Raiser? 19 Dividend Aristocrats 20 The Index 21 The Champions 23 Junior Aristocrats 26 Survivorship 29 Summary 30 Chapter 3 Past Performance Is No Guarantee of Future Results, but It’s Pretty Darn Close 31 Performance of Perpetual Dividend Raisers 34 How Do Bonds Compare? 49 Are You an Investor from Lake Wobegon? 52 Summary 56 Notes 56 Chapter 4 Why Companies Raise Dividends 59 Buybacks versus Dividends 60 Management Speaks 65 Attracting the Right Shareholders 68 Signals to the Market 72 Summary 73 Notes 74 Chapter 5 Get Rich with Boring Dividend Stocks (Snooze Your Way to Millions) 75 How Much Do You Want to Make? 75 Summary 87 Note 87 Chapter 6 Get Higher Yields (and Maybe Some Tax Benefits) 89 Buying $1 in Assets for $0. 90 89 MLPs 98 REITs 100 BDCs 101 You Don’t Have to Play Mahjong with Mrs. Zuckerberg 103 Preferred Stocks 105 Summary 107 Chapter 7 What You Need to Know to Set Up a Portfolio 109 The Oxford Income Letter Portfolio An Example 111 Setting Up the Portfolio 115 Yields 118 Payout Ratio 121 Dividend Growth Rate 126 Special Dividends 128 Summary 131 Notes 131 Chapter 8 The 10-11-12 System 133 Yield 133 Dividend Growth 134 Payout Ratio 135 Formula 135 Numbers 147 When to Sell 156 Summary 158 Chapter 9 DRIPs and Direct Purchase Plans 159 Summary 163 Chapter 10 Using Options to Turbocharge Your Returns 165 Covered Calls: The Espresso of Income Investing 167 Option Prices 169 Volatility: An Option Seller’s Best Friend 170 Time Is on Your Side 171 Who Should Sell Covered Calls? 172 Annual Returns of 20% 173 Selling Puts 177 Summary 179 Chapter 11 Foreign Stocks 181 One Lump or Two? 182 Lumpy Perpetual Dividend Raisers? 184 Other Risks 186 Summary 188 Chapter 12 Taxes 189 Foreign Taxes 191 Tax-Deferred Strategies 192 Tax Law Changes 194 Summary 194 Note 195 Chapter 13 Crypto 197 Summary 200 Note 201 Conclusion: The End of the Book, the Beginning of Your Future 203 Glossary 207 Acknowledgments 211 About the Author 213 Index 215

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Book Synopsis"For leaders who understand that their growth depends on inner work, this is essential reading" -- Professor Megan Reitz Highly effective leaders express who they are through their thoughts, words and actions. They are inwardly directed and outwardly aware, realistic and astute. They consistently align who they are with how they lead, no matter what is happening around them. In this way, they embody the self-mastery necessary to inspire and lead others well in all situations. Sally-Anne Airey's career in the Royal Navy spanned 23 years, where she observed good and bad leadership. She presents her learnings and arguments as an international business leader, leadership coach and mindfulness teacher. Her reflections on what constitutes the essence of real leadership skill are current and valuable. The book present a simple, all-encompassing framework that enables leaders everywhere to stay true to what really matters. The book is distinctly personal, yet comprehensive. Mindful Command is both an apparent contradiction and a unique synthesis of her personal and professional experience. Airey left the Royal Navy as a Commander. In the years that followed, she learned - through mindfulness - how to command oneself. Her writing style is concise, sharing her learning in a way which is as vivid, clear and accessible, to simplify the journey of others along the path to developing real leadership skill.

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Book SynopsisPerformance management is changing. Adapt your approach along with it.For decades, performance management has been seen as an annual chore by managers and HR departments alike. But this process is changing, and there are ways to make it more effective at all levels of your organization.If you read nothing else on performance management in your organization, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you make your process more adaptable, conduct better feedback conversations, and encourage the growth of your employees.This book will inspire you to: Learn where current performance management processes are falling short Overcome organizational bias to evaluate performance fairly Sculpt employees' jobs to meet their skill sets and interests Boost collaboration by aligning goals across functions Use people analytics ethically and transparently Help your people identify and use their strengths This collection of articles includes "The Performance Management Revolution," by Peter Cappelli and Anna Tavis; "Reinventing Performance Management," by Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall; "Getting 360-Degree Feedback Right," by Maury A. Peiperl; "The Set-Up-to-Fail Syndrome," by Jean-François Manzoni and Jean-Louis Barsoux; "Job Sculpting: The Art of Retaining Your Best People," by Timothy Butler and James Waldroop; "Performance Management Shouldn't Kill Collaboration," by Heidi K. Gardner and Ivan Matviak; "The Happy Tracked Employee," by Ben Waber; "Don't Let Metrics Undermine Your Business," by Michael Harris and Bill Tayler; "Numbers Take Us Only So Far," by Maxine Williams; "Managers Can't Do It All," by Diane Gherson and Lynda Gratton; and "Creating Sustainable Performance," by Gretchen Spreitzer and Christine Porath.HBR's 10 Must Reads paperback series is the definitive collection of books for new and experienced leaders alike. Leaders looking for the inspiration that big ideas provide, both to accelerate their own growth and that of their companies, should look no further. HBR's 10 Must Reads series focuses on the core topics that every ambitious manager needs to know: leadership, strategy, change, managing people, and managing yourself. Harvard Business Review has sorted through hundreds of articles and selected only the most essential reading on each topic. Each title includes timeless advice that will be relevant regardless of an ever‐changing business environment.

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Book SynopsisBuild an innovative new startup using the resources of an existing corporation The Corporate Explorer Fieldbook: How to Build New Ventures in Established Companies is a one-of-a-kind collection of the tools, methodologies, and techniques you need to build successful, market-ready ventures from within existing organizations. The accomplished authors explain how to develop a practical strategy, gather market insights, develop a Jobs-To-Be-Done market canvas, collect customer research, reduce organizational risk, and more. You'll learn how to beat the odds when introducing a new product or service into the marketplace and how to select, develop, and compensate the right people in your company to act as corporate explorers. Finally, the book explains how to secure authentic and enthusiastic buy-in for your new venture at the executive level. The Corporate Explorer Fieldbook will also teach you to: Conduct micro-experiments to distin

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Book SynopsisCodie is the founder and CEO of Contrarian Thinking, a financial advice enterprise with over 2.5+ million subscribers. She is the co-founder of Unconventional Acquisitions, focused on small business acquisitions for the everyman. She has an M.B.A. from Georgetown University, a master's from ESADE and Fundação Getúlio Vargas in Brazil, and a B.A. from Arizona State University. She lives in Austin, TX with her husband.

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Book SynopsisIdeas are the fuel of business, work and your career - it only takes one good one to make a difference. Distilled into this single, handy-sized volume are 60 of the most useful diagrams and visual techniques, many of which are used by consultants, academics, MBA students and the smartest managers and entrepreneurs globally to help them think of and create great ideas. Structured into five key parts (preparing to create ideas; generating ideas; generating more ideas; judging ideas; enacting ideas), the 60 methods are each visually presented and then explained in an accessible manner, including tips and advice on how you can apply them to your own situations.

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Book SynopsisTo create deep change, you have to disturb people, or at least risk doing so. Shaking people out of their comfort zones not only generates the possibility of change but also elicits new information and brings out hidden resources that people need to navigate unfamiliar waters. Nevertheless, provoking without antagonizing or shutting people down and tolerating their pushback are complex challenges, requiring skill and will.This is the first comprehensive provocation roadmap: why provocation is necessary for effectively leading change, the different forms of provocation, action tools and frameworks, and case studies illustrating how change is achieved through the sustained and careful use of provocation and disturbance, with strategies and tactics for minimizing the risks involved. We illustrate, for example, how two Australian farmers challenged centuries-old farming practice to regenerate their properties and how a large American bank used the death of a revered CTrade Review"In an age of ‘strong man’ politics and increased totalitarianism, being superficially provocative is sometimes mistaken for leadership. But this book reveals that using provocation in real leadership requires intelligence, cunning and, perhaps, most importantly, the ability to think outside the square, in persuading people that change that is uncomfortable for them is a good idea. This book gives a roadmap to using provocation as a tool of both leadership and change: recognizing its boundaries, its risks, and the instruments at hand."Laura Tingle, Chief Political Correspondent for the ABC’s 7.30 Report and author of Follow the Leader: Democracy and the Rise of the Strongman"I had the privilege of seeing Michael and Maxime in action when I was their client. Through their wisdom, care, and yes – provocation – I grew as a person and leader, as have so many others. In their book, Provocation as Leadership, they are sharing the secrets of their delicate and powerful art. Drawing from a wide range of disciplines and using rich case studies as illustration, Provocation as Leadership is a deep exploration of both the anatomy of provocation and requisite conditions for it to create change. The book is full of useful tools and frameworks to enable leaders and consultants to assess how, when, and in what form provocation can lead to change that may have otherwise felt unattainable."Karen May, Former Vice President of People Development, Google"Exercising leadership is always risky because it involves taking people out of their comfort zone. Maxime Fern and Michael Johnstone remind us in this splendid book that leading means provoking, and that it is necessary to be brave to do so. They provide valuable and well thought out tools – supported by many examples from which to be inspired – to know how to provoke effectively and not to be damaged in the attempt."Juan Carlos Eichholz, Professor, Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, Chile, and author of Adaptive Capacity"Maxime Fern and Michael Johnstone have delivered a practitioner’s dream: a comprehensive field guide to purposeful provocation. Using detailed case studies and relatable stories from their decades of teaching and training, they animate the theory, provide tools to tackle the practice, and offer an honest assessment of the risks and rewards of this approach. While we know our world’s most wicked challenges lack easy answers, this book will surely sharpen the mind, steady the hands, and embolden the heart of any intrepid changemaker who seeks to tackle them."Laura Berlind, Executive Director, Adaptive Leadership Network, Washington DC"This is a timely written book given the lack of leadership in the world today. Maxime and Michael present powerful principles and concepts that address the realities of helping groups, institutions, and complex systems make progress on their toughest challenges. The art of provocation is a vital leadership skill to get attention and stir people to action."Dean Williams, President, Thinking Heads Global and author of Real Leadership"People experience provocation all the time, especially lately. Rapid technology advances, a global pandemic, evolving understandings about inclusion, high geopolitical tensions, all have many feelings provoked. Provocation as Leadership claims "provocation" as a tool for the greater good and gives examples of how the conscious use of effective provocation can unlock successful change efforts in our families, organizations, and communities. We don’t need less provocation in our world. We need better provocation. This book guides the way."Ed O’Malley, President and CEO of the Kansas Leadership CenterTable of ContentsIntroduction PART 1: What is provocation and why is it necessary? 1. What is provocation? PART 2: Provocative capabilities and skills 2. Observation, interpretation, and questioning - foundation skills for provocation 3. Provocative capabilities 4. Developing a provocative mindset PART 3: Types of provocation 5. Paradox, contradiction, and ambiguity as provocation 6. Stories as provocation 7. Unique forms of provocation PART 4: Application - practicing provocation 8. Paradigm change - breaking with tradition in agriculture 9. Survival - Kibbutz Yizrael and the evolution of an ideology 10. Smashing it to bits - risky tactics to change first nations’ education 11. Living with contradictions - M&T Bank and the transformation battle 12. Confounding expectations - how a public sector business behaved like a start-up 13. Orchestrating conflict: Large-scale reform 14. Putting your head above the parapet - taking risks and speaking out 15. Testing your values - life transitions as personal provocation PART 5: Risks and lessons of provocation 16. Risks of provocation 17. Cultivating provocation - helping people live with disturbance 18. Lessons in the use of provocation 19. Epilogue - the albatross and the conductor

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Book SynopsisHow do you make your way in a fast-changing world? Why do we have less and less time? Why are some people unfaithful? Who governs the world? This book is about change - from the small and seemingly insignificant transitions in our day-to-day lives, to the big and almost incomprehensible shifts in human history. Because if we want to make change happen ourselves, we have to understand it first. Distilling expert wisdom and complex theories, the authors of the bestselling The Decision Book present fifty simple and effective models to help us make sense of our changing world. Everything is in a constant state of change, from the personal and political to economics and the environment. Whether you're buying a new car, deciding who to vote for, or making an investment, this little book offers surprisingly simple explanations of the biggest theories of transformation that will help you see the world anew - and radically challenge some of your preconceived ideas.Trade ReviewPraise for The Decision Book: 'New-year stimuli to anyone who manages anything - even just their desk * Independent *A handy primer for anyone keen to tackle problems in a different way * Director Magazine *It is thought-provoking reading on how the mind works and includes clear-cut diagrams and self-analysis questions * Insight Magazine (Australia) *

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction Acknowledgments About the Author Chapter 1: Overview of U.S. Middle Market Corporate Direct Lending Chapter 2: The Historical Performance of U.S. Middle Market Direct Loans Chapter 3: Performance Comparisons to Other Asset Classes Chapter 4: Current Yield or Yield-to-Maturity? Chapter 5: Comparative Credit Loss Rates Chapter 6: How Liquid Are Direct Loans? Chapter 7: Middle Market Loans as a Hedge Against Rising Interest Rates Chapter 8: Credit as a Separate Asset Class Chapter 9: Senior and Unitranche Direct Lending Chapter 10: Loans and the Theory of Credit Chapter 11: Risk Premiums in U.S. Middle Market Lending Chapter 12: Covenants and the Loan Agreement Chapter 13: Should Direct Loan Portfolios Be Leveraged? Chapter 14: The Democratization of Alternatives Chapter 15: Business Development Companies (BDCs) Chapter 16: Interval and Tender Funds Chapter 17: Selecting Direct Lending Managers Chapter 18: Loan Valuation Chapter 19: Investment Fees Chapter 20: Portfolio Construction Chapter 21: Expected Returns and Risks from Direct Lending Chapter 22: Asset Allocation Chapter 23: All-Weather Private Debt Chapter 24: Enter SOFR Chapter 25: European Middle Market Direct Lending Chapter 26: The Borrower’s Perspective Chapter 27: Enhanced Lending Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisPractice makes perfect! Get the practice you need to succeed on the ACT!With so much riding on the results of your ACT results, you need every advantage available to youâand taking as many practice tests as you can is widely regarded as the most efficient, reliable way to achieve that edge. Packed with a ten full-length simulated ACT testsâthe most practice available anywhereâMcGraw Hill 10 ACT Practice Tests provides the best preparation you can get.Written by renowned test prep experts, McGraw Hill 10 ACT Practice Tests, Seventh Edition explains how the test is structured, what it measures, and how to budget your time for each section. You'll find repeated drills on concepts and questions as they appear on the test, with fully explained answers to help you in any areas that need improvement.In addition to the intensive drills and practice, chapters that include "Understanding the ACT," "Your ACT Study Plan," and "50 Top Strategies for

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