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In a world where crises lurk around every corner, this book is your insurance policy. It's your guide to transparent communication, decisive action, and constant improvement. Whether you're a crisis pro or just starting out, "End Game First" will change your game. It's not just a book; it's your ticket to emerging stronger from any challenge.

This new offering from management expert Gary S. Topchik, coauthor of The First-Time Manager, Fifth Edition, covers the basics of team building, giving novice managers all the activities and information they need to achieve team-building success. From making the transition from team member to team leader, to holding team members accountable, to managing challenging situations and resolving conflict, The First-Time Manager's Guide to Team Building tells listeners how their own management style can influence how successful their teams become.

The recent pandemic has decimated many small retail businesses, especially in the clothing sector. While big box stores pivoted to online sales, local "mom and pop" shops were left without a roadmap, and many closed their doors permanently. One store in Pikesville, Maryland managed to survive and thrive by using an unorthodox approach: the Poshmark reseller app, and a guy who knows nothing about clothes (hint: the author of this book). Outlandish but true.

Join author Ronda Conger on her new approach of what it means to be a leader of leaders - and it starts with you. It's time that you go first, stop blaming others, and take charge. Learn leadership principles that you can implement immediately, how to create a "love wins" culture, and get tactical exercises to share with your team. If you want to ensure your success as a leader, create an unbeatable team, and be a leader worth following, embracing You Go First is the first step.

Change Is Good, You Go First by Tom Feltenstien and Mac Anderson is not your typical business book on implementing change. The 21 stories will inspire you and your team to stop conducting business as usual! This creative audiobook will help you embrace change and realize change can be good!

Private Label Millionaire Secrets is the step-by-step blueprint to make millions by creating your own private-label brand. Although the authors are currently leveraging the Amazon FBA platform, they’ve developed unique skills in the marketing trenches offline. They’ve been able to apply those strategies that have made them wealthy to the new age of e-commerce, specifically Amazon's marketplace. What you'll find in this book will significantly increase your chances of private-label success.

Written by the seventh-generation Beam family member and master distiller Frederick Booker Noe III, Beam, Straight Up is the first audiobook by a Beam, the family behind the 217-year whiskey dynasty and makers of one of the world's best-selling bourbons.

“How much should I charge?!” It’s the question that confuses so many self-employed women. Millions of women do not understand how to price their services correctly—and end up undercharging and earning less than they deserve.

The story revolves around Vince Steadfast, the newly named CEO of imaginary manufacturer Verity Glassworks, which has fallen on difficult times. Vince is hired to help the once iconic company return to its glory days, and he brings with him a parting gift from his mentor and former boss: a stunning crystal coffee cup from Verity's halcyon days. The cup turns out to be magic - truly - and helps him come to understand and reinvigorate the values that Verity has misplaced along the way.

Decades ago, the Visitors descended on Earth. They claimed to bring peace and prosperity. Their real goal was the total subjugation of humankind. But humanity did not give up its only home without a fight. After a devastating war, the Visitors were driven back to Mars. Their millions of willing human collaborators were left behind. The task of hunting down these former alien collaborators and bringing them to justice falls to Federal Recovery Agents like Nathan Foster.

Passing the CPA exam can change your life. It changed mine. This short guide provides you with the strategies and tactics, tips and techniques that I myself used to pass the CPA exam. I hope you find the ideas useful as you prepare to sit for, and pass, the exam.

Buying a Business with Seller Financing Your Step-by-Step Guide to Acquiring a Business Without Bank Hassles Want to own a business - but don’t have hundreds of thousands in cash? This no-fluff guide shows you how to buy a profitable business using creative deal structures and seller financing, so you can build wealth without begging banks for approval. Perfect for first-time buyers, this book walks you through every step of the acquisition process—from identifying the right business, to negotiating flexible terms, to taking control with confidence. You’ll learn: How seller financing ...

Magic, murder, and mischievous pixies - just another day in Elderberry Grove As a third-generation magical pest control witch, Juniper Green thought she'd seen it all. Pixie infestations? No problem. Garden gnome uprisings? Just another Tuesday. But when a routine call from Elderberry Grove's most difficult client ends with Juniper finding a dead body in the herb garden, she realizes some problems can't be solved with a simple banishing spell. With her trusty familiar Iris by her side, Juniper reluctantly teams up with the town's non-magical sheriff to investigate the murder. But as they ...

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, until it doesn’t. It was one hot night and I wanted so much more. But the next morning, she was gone. The only thing she took with her was my heart. I never figured love at first sight was real, but it was. Skip forward eight years later and guess who shows up needing a job? Just so happens that I need an assistant. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. She’s a smart cookie, though, and feels the tension between us. I’m not sure if it’s lust, love, or my need for revenge, but I’m not giving up without a fight. My lover turned enemy,...

The First-Time Leader provides basic frameworks, processes, and tools to help first-time leaders and their teams deliver better results faster. Leading is about inspiring and enabling others to do their absolute best, together, to realize a meaningful and rewarding shared purpose.

Our book demystifies the art of negotiation, proving that with the right techniques and mindset, anyone can become a master. Say goodbye to self-doubt and hello to confident deal-making! Arm yourself with the proven strategies in this book, and watch as you navigate negotiations with confidence and acumen, regardless of your starting point.

By learning how the stock market really works, you can give yourself an advantage over 99.99 percent of people who try to profit from it. Rather than sudden spikes of profit, followed by massive slumps in losses, you’ll get steady, consistent profits if you start putting these tips, ideas, and strategies into practice without delay.

Selling technology to businesses can be one of the most rewarding careers, but getting started can be hard. Most knowledge is gained through word of mouth, and it can take years to learn how to perform well and consistently hit your target. In this how-to guide, you'll be introduced to the "sales flywheel", where Charlie Cowan will share his 20 years of technology sales experience and walk you through the external and internal tasks that combine to deliver a successful sales process.

Are you interested in finding out strategies to become a successful trader buying and selling options? If yes, keep reading. An option is a contract that allows the holder to either buy or sell an asset at a predetermined price on or before a specific date. With futures, you have to buy that date on the contract. With an option, you have a choice. If the underlying asset doesn't do what you would like it to, you can walk away without purchasing or selling. You will lose the premium you paid at the beginning, but this can be a lot less expensive than exercising the whole contract. The buyer ...

In this formative period, from 1941-78, Buffett developed and honed the investment philosophy that would lead him to become so successful as his career progressed. But it was not all plain sailing - Buffett made mistakes along the way - and Arnold shows how Buffett learned through success and failure how to select companies worth backing. Arnold also includes insightful "learning points" at the end of each chapter, which reveal how investors can learn from the craft of Warren Buffett to improve their own investing.