Business Survival

Considered to be one of the most financially successful people in the world when he was alive, Howard Hughes attracts attention even 40 years after his death. From being a business tycoon to an aerospace engineer and inventor to being a maverick filmmaker, Hughes seemed to have tried it all.

No matter how smart and talented you are, you need the help of others to reach your true potential. Solid connections with the right people are just as important as being good at what you do. This fully revised edition of The Networking Survival Guide reveals tried-and-true networking tactics, as well as new ways to harness the extraordinary influence of social networking sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

Ignorance of technology is the new measure of illiteracy. Is it hurting you and your business? Are critical IT decisions being made by the right people in your organization? In many small to medium-sized companies, key business decisions are being made by the IT support folks (geeks), while technology decisions are being made by management. Too often signals get mixed and decisions with less than ideal judgment or clarity are made.

Discover the spellbinding new series that masterfully weaves together corporate intrigue and spiritual awakening in a thrilling tale of transformation. Two Worlds Collide In a world where power and ambition reign supreme, two extraordinary individuals find themselves at the crossroads of destiny. Follow Samantha Westbrook, a brilliant corporate strategist in Shanghai's cutthroat business world, and Kalen Doran, a tactical genius at the Central War Academy, as they navigate their parallel journeys from material success to spiritual enlightenment. A Journey of Transformation When mysterious ...

Over the years David Nash has taken thousands of hours of T4T (Training for Training) classes. He holds or has held certifications in Homeland Security terrorism response, active shooter response, radiological safety, firearms, chemical agent, baton, defensive tactics, taser, simunitions, basic corrections, emergency management, and armed security. He runs his own training company and still teaches privately. This book is the culmination of all those instructor courses and his own personal experience.

Love Your Team is a conversation-by-conversation survival guide for sales managers who want to thrive in a world where their top talent can walk out the door without taking a single step. Helen Fanucci provides detailed instructions on how to shift focus from merely hitting sales goals to putting sellers first—as people and performers—making YOU the reason they join, stay, and win.

Rags-to-riches stories abound in American lore, but even Horatio Alger would have been hard-pressed to write one as powerful as Richard Grasso's: the son of a working-class family whose childhood dream was to become a cop. He grew up in New York City's outer boroughs, far removed from the marble halls, expensive suits, and imported cigars of the New York Stock Exchange. Here is the riveting story of how he rose to become the most influential CEO in the Exchange's history.

Four decades ago, when I started my own small business, I looked for a book that would explain all the nuts and bolts of day-to-day survival as a small business. There wasn’t one. And there still isn’t one. So, I wrote one.

"The Superstruct Manifesto" challenges common beliefs and encourages founders to create supportive environments that foster success. By avoiding the pitfalls of blindly following popular tech company trends, founders can cultivate the behaviors necessary for their organization's growth and progress.

If you’re planning to build a freelance career in an artistic industry, SOLO is the perfect field guide for creative entrepreneurs at every level. Whether you’re starting out, or a seasoned professional, this audiobook will give you the tools you need to push forward on your journey to building your brand and becoming a sought-after commodity. Complete with real-life examples, pre-written forms, and psychological business strategy, SOLO will be the audiobook you reference throughout your career for advice and inspiration as you turn your brand into an empire.

Whether you’re new to freelance life, thinking of taking the leap, or more experienced, the messiness and challenges of self-employment can trip you up if you’re not prepared. Survival Skills for Freelancers is your secret weapon to help you do what you love and love what you do.

In this compelling journey through twenty-six countries, Simon Mundy traces how the struggle to respond to the climate crisis is rapidly reshaping the modern world–shattering communities, shaking global business and propelling waves of cutting-edge innovation. Telling unforgettable human stories, meeting scientists and business tycoons, activists and political leaders, this is an account of disaster and survival, of frantic adaptation and groundbreaking innovation, of hope, and of the forces that will define our future.

REALIZAR TU PROYECTO DE VIDA NECESITARÁ DE ALGO MÁS QUE ECHARLE GANAS. LA CLAVE ESTARÁ EN INTRODUCIR EN TU VIDA EL CONCEPTO DE PERVIVENCIA.

Anyone who opts for self-employment quickly learns that succeeding as your own boss is no walk in the park. While professional freedom has many, many joys, it also involves significant risks. If you’re considering self-employment, or you’re already self-employed, The Self-Employment Survival Guide: Proven Strategies to Succeed as Your Own Boss alerts you to the challenges involved and provides proven strategies for surmounting these obstacles and succeeding.

Dick Smith is a remarkable and proud Australian. He has been part of our national consciousness for over 50 years as an innovative and astute businessman, a groundbreaking adventurer, a generous philanthropist and a provocateur for the causes he feels deeply about. Yet, despite his great successes and achievements, Dick has remained down to earth and close to his roots.

As one of six children of British medical missionaries, John Hoyte grew up in China till age 13. During World War ll, he and his siblings, separated from their parents, were interned by the Japanese for nearly four years. In his 20s, he led a British expedition over the Alps with an elephant to investigate which way Hannibal and his army of 30,000 men and 37 elephants had taken in 218 BC. Later, he founded a start-up corporation in Silicon Valley and was an inventor and entrepreneur. With each surprising twist and turn of his journey, John has built a fulfilling life, infused with purpose and creativity.

Your Career 2.0 presents a glimpse of hope and more fulfilling options in a world where Corporate America has broken the social contract with its employees. This audiobook is the starting point of your journey toward self-sufficiency and financial freedom. The unique coaching experience of The Entrepreneur's Source described here takes you on a journey of discovery toward your dreams.

Este audiolibro está pensado para las personas que trabajan en el mundo de los negocios y que desean maximizar su potencial para obtener resultados óptimos. Cada una de estas leyes es indispensable para que puedas realizar tu potencial. La transgresión de cualquiera de estas leyes puede costarte meses de frustración y poco rendimiento. Mientras escuchas, tómate unos momentos con cada ley y evalúa honestamente tu conducta y comportamiento. Sólo necesitas una idea nueva para cambiar la dirección de tu vida.

Drawing from Machiavelli’s The Prince and applying it to modern leadership, this bold, unflinching guide shows how power actually works inside companies—from the boardroom to the backchannel. Whether you're managing up, fighting for visibility, or plotting your next move, this book gives you the raw, strategic playbook that most leadership books politely ignore.

We all know there are major, overlapping, global crises ahead of humanity: climate change, mass migration, new warfare, big tech, further pandemics, authoritarian capitalism. Rather than be daunted, this book charts a way that we can respond. With expertise from his work at the highest levels of international politics, education, activism and business, Tom Fletcher offers a practical manifesto that can help us transform the way we learn, live and work together. Amongst its key survival skills, this book offers ideas on how we renew education, restore society and reimagine the future.