Corporate Crap: Lessons Learned from 40 Years in Corporate America takes a humorous look at the business practices that lead employees to look for new employment … like meetings, performance reviews, downsizing, and bosses from hell. And let’s not forget the esteem-sapping elements like dress codes, task forces, brainstorming, and engagement surveys; flip...

For more than twenty years, Dan Sachs has helped established and emerging businesses use hospitality practices to strengthen employee moral, customer retention, and profits. In The Million Dollar Greeting, readers accompany Sachs as he travels across the United States and Canada, interviewing leaders from both large and small companies, including:

Ari...

"The most entertaining book written on investing." — The Seattle Times
"After twenty years and many re-reads, Reminiscences is still one of my all-time favorites." — Kenneth L. Fisher, Forbes
"A must-read classic for all investors, whether brand-new or experienced." — William O'Neil, Investor's Business Daily founder and Chairman, 
"Whilst stock market tomes...

Change Bites is the only book that provides readers with a step-by-step guide for how to change eating habits and health regardless of eating style, including vegan, paleo, gluten-free, and keto diets. This process exposes the pitfalls and challenges of a food change no matter how big or small. The book focuses on five tips to a successful health...

From the bestselling authors of The Power of Visual Storytelling comes the highly anticipated follow-up, The Laws of Brand Storytelling―the definitive quick-reading rulebook for how to use the power of storytelling to win over customers’ hearts, minds, and long-term loyalty   

We have been sharing stories from the beginning of human civilization―for good...

Vince Weber grew up on the tough streets of New York City during the Depression and World War II, and went on to become a successful banker, businessman, and entrepreneur. In From Street Kid to CEO he shares what he’s learned the hard way over the years, through trial and error, in all kinds of circumstances—what he calls the “Seven Rules for Success in...

The one primer you need to develop your leadership skills.

Put aside all the overhyped new frameworks, the listicles, the "10 best things you need to succeed as a leader today." The critical leadership practices--the ones that will allow a leader to make the biggest impact over time--are well established. They're about how you create a vision and inspire...

From a former World Bank Executive and renowned investor―a detailed roadmap to adding consistent, sustainable value to globally diversified portfolios

For many investors, alpha is akin to the Holy Grail. Risk-adjusted returns above benchmarks―alpha―are particularly challenging to achieve even with a sound strategy. Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg is an expert on...

Every day more than 100 billion emails are exchanged, yet only one in seven is critically important. Add in the fact that the average employee now spends over one-quarter of the workday reading and answering emails, and it’s no wonder that 40% of workers believe it’s not possible to succeed at work, make a good living, and have enough time to contribute to...

Jason Barron spent 516 hours in class, completed mountains of homework and shelled out tens of thousands of dollars to complete his MBA at the BYU Marriott School of Business. Along the way, rather than taking boring notes that he would never read (nor use) again, Jason created sketch notes for each class—visually capturing the essential points of his...

Approximately 80 per cent of European and American citizens live in an urban environment. Due to their large populations and extensive commercial establishments, urban areas require large quantities of goods and services for commercial and domestic use. This results in increasing levels of demand for freight transport services. Freight transport in towns...

Getting to grips with artificial intelligence (AI) and the way it's changing the world of work is essential for HR professionals. From using natural language processing to ensure job adverts are free from bias and gendered language to implementing chat bots to enhance the employee experience, AI has created opportunities for the HR function. Artificial...

A World Class Transformation

World Class offers an inside view into the remarkable turnaround of an underperforming medical center in New York City into a world class institution. Ten years ago, NYU Langone Health was losing tens of millions of dollars and ranked in the bottom third of academic medical center hospitals for quality and safety. Today, the...

Fifty Scams and Hoaxes is a light-hearted investigation into some of the worst examples of financial skulduggery, medical quackery and ingenious hoaxing from history. Along the way we will come across a Pope advocating a drink based on cocaine, a pill to avoid hangovers, a woman who gave birth to rabbits, the man who broke the bank twice, the first examples...

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"Ray Dalio's excellent study provides an innovative way of thinking about debt crises and the policy response." - Ben Bernanke 

"Ray Dalio's book is must reading for anyone who aspires to prevent or manage through the next...

Are your sales results always awesome? Or do some months leave you wondering if you’ll be able to pay your mortgage? 
​One of the most difficult parts of being a professional salesperson is managing the emotional peaks and valleys that accompany the ups and downs of sales. But according to Weldon Long, there is no challenge you can’t overcome, and he shows...

Time is running out.

Massive change is upon us and business to business (B2B) sales organizations are breaking down. The old sales strategies aren’t working like they used to—you used to know exactly how to be effective, but now you’re not so sure. Competitors have raced ahead and there are only two options left: Embrace the change. Or ignore it and fall...

Author Jeremy Dale believes that too many businesses create an environment that encourages mediocrity and corporate norms that deliver lukewarm results at best. In The Punk Rock of Business, Dale offers a road map away from average and towards innovation through a mindset rooted in punk rock principles. In this fast-paced, actionable guidebook, readers will...

Innovation is a top strategic priority for firms across all industries. And we are in the midst of a new era, as over the last decade, the advancement of digital technologies and the development of a collaborative culture has created the conditions for new approaches to innovation. In The Innovation Navigator, Tucker J. Marion and Sebastian K. Fixson...

Confidence is the number one growth opportunity for leaders, according to executive and leadership coach Tim Ressmeyer, Ph.D. In this highly practical book, the author integrates insights and experience from his years working in nonprofits, higher education, corporate, and as an entrepreneur running a coaching company. The book uncovers the impact of...

Since the end of World War II, most people around the world regarded the United States as the land of opportunity. The baby boomers and Generation X knew it best as "the land of milk and honey." It was a place where people could easily raise a family and with hard work could achieve anything they set their mind to. The American Dream, a dream of a land...

You can effectively relate, connect, understand, and lead... if you have the right set of tools.

Each of us has two sets of tools. The first toolbox is filled with the technical skills, equipment, and devices needed to help us carry out our activities. The second toolbox is invisible. It contains the tools that we use in human interactions.

According to...

Simple, science-based tools to stop procrastination

Even with overflowing inboxes, thousands of unread notifications, and unmet deadlines, most people still can’t manage to take control of their time and stop procrastinating. The End of Procrastination tackles this ubiquitous issue head on, helping you stop putting off work and reclaim your time. Author Petr...

Investing your life in your family brings you joy, and doing it on a single income doesn't need to stress you out! In You Can Stay Home with Your Kids! Erin Odom of The Humbled Homemaker blog shares her best money-saving tips so you can live frugally and thrive as a stay-at-home or work-from-home mom.

From the moment you discovered you were going to be a...

 What's the worst thing you can hear when you have a good idea at work?
“That's not how we do it here!”
 
In their iconic bestseller Our Iceberg Is Melting, John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber used a simple fable about penguins to explain the process of lead­ing people through major changes. Now, ten years later, they're back with another...

For young professionals and seasoned executives alike, The Genius Habit explores how a process of tracking thoughts and behavior can help you spend more time in your “Zone of Genius.” Coined by consultant Laura Garnett, the Zone of Genius is that sweet spot in which you are challenged, fulfilled, and happily engaged in the work you’re doing.

Both...

Most of us live with the stubborn idea that we'll always have tomorrow. But sooner or later all of our tomorrows will run out. Each day that you postpone the hard work and succumb to the clutter that chokes creativity, discipline, and innovation will result in a net deficit to the world, to your company, and to yourself. Die Empty is a tool for...

In this thoroughly revised and updated 25th-anniversary edition of his now-classic work, John C. Maxwell reveals how to develop the vision, value, influence, and motivation required of successful leaders.

Twenty-five years ago, John Maxwell published the book that forever transformed how we think about leadership. Developing the Leader Within You...

Create a healthy money mindset that will eliminate financial stress, form a positive money habit, and align your finances with your values...

Take control of your finances and de-stress your relationship with money! Like food, money is something all of us use but none of us talk about—creating a stressful relationship that most of us suffer from, obsess...

THE MILLION-COPY NEW YORK TIMES, BUSINESS WEEK, WALL STREET JOURNALAND USA TODAY BESTSELLER IS BACK - COMPLETELY UPDATED!

With over ONE MILLION copies sold - Smart Women Finish Rich is one of the most popular financial books for women ever written. A perennial bestseller for over two decades, now Bach returns with a completely updated, expanded and...

Based on the #1 New York Times bestseller The 5 Love Languages®(over 12 million copies sold),

Dramatically improve workplace relationships simply by learning your coworkers’ language of appreciation.

This book will give you the tools to improve staff morale, create a more positive workplace, and increase employee engagement. How? By teaching you to...