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Visionary Leadership in a Turbulent World: Thriving in the New VUCA Context is the thoughtful analysis of nine expert authors from around the globe who put VUCA under the microscope and take the listener on a journey that looks at VUCA from a number of different leadership perspectives. Through their research and writing these nine authors seek to provide sense-making and insights that are combined with practical tips and frameworks to help leadership embrace this new VUCA context and learn how to thrive within it.

Certain businesses are legendary, exerting immense influence in their field. Zingerman’s in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is one of those places. Over the years, the flagship deli has expanded into a community of more than a dozen businesses, including a wildly successful mail order operation, restaurants, bakery, coffee roastery, creamery, candy maker, and events space—transforming Ann Arbor into a destination for food lovers.

Do you yearn for a life filled with inner peace and tranquility, even amidst a world of turmoil? In the idyllic village of Abyei, a young woman named Nyakor grapples with this very question. Peace seems to blanket her village, yet a disquieting sense of unease lingers. How can they claim tranquility when the world around them is engulfed by conflict? Seeking answers, Nyakor turns to Panyim, the revered elder whose wisdom runs as deep as the village river. Panyim reveals a profound truth: true peace begins within. Living Peacefully is your invitation to join Nyakor and Panyim on a ...

When Ted Turner started out in business, he owned a small billboard company in rural Georgia. Over the decades, he built a multi-billion empire that included CNN, Turner Classic Movies (TCM), MGM studios, and the Atlanta Braves. Risk-taking, careful planning, and steely determination are the hallmarks of this brash, outspoken, and wildly successful media mogul. On the other side of the world, his counterpart—Australian-born Rupert Murdoch—began with one small newspaper and parlayed it into more than 100 newspapers and magazines around the globe.

Business Beyond Borders explains culture through real-life stories that resonate and bring it to life. From negotiating with Bedouins in the Libyan Sahara, to managing a team of Russians in Moscow, from out-running an earthquake during a keynote presentation in Tokyo, to losing a government "handler" in Beijing, each of the 23 stories illustrates a critical cultural issue that global managers need to understand today.

Unlock the secret to building a business that isn't just insanely profitable but deeply meaningful, freeing you to concentrate on what truly matters. With a unique blend of management theories, practical frameworks and a step-by-step guide to navigating the entrepreneurial landscape, the book offers more than wisdom; it provides a roadmap.

Many of the United States' most innovative entrepreneurs have been immigrants, from Andrew Carnegie, Alexander Graham Bell, and Charles Pfizer to Sergey Brin, Vinod Khosla, and Elon Musk. Nearly half of Fortune 500 companies and one-quarter of all new small businesses were founded by immigrants, generating trillions of dollars annually, employing millions of workers, and helping establish the United States as the most entrepreneurial, technologically advanced society on earth.

In a business world that spans several continents, it is no longer common for everyone to speak English as a first language. Whether you speak English as a first, second, or even third language, intercultural business communication means that getting it right first time has never been more important for you and your organization. English can never be standardized in the global and digital marketplace; instead, we can learn how to customize business English according to our own values and culture and communicate successfully across borders.

We are now in a season where it has become popular to use the “coined” phrase Marketplace Ministry. But many believers still aren’t quite sure what marketplace ministry is and isn’t. While everyone is called to the great commission, there is a unique group of Kingdom Believers who fit into a broad yet very specific category that includes: SoloPreneurs, entrepreneurs, serial business developers, music and arts professionals, and more.

On December 30, 2019, Carlos Ghosn became the most famous fugitive on the planet when the former chairman of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance fled to Lebanon from house arrest in Japan. This political-judicial thriller describes in detail for the first time how Ghosn was arrested on arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo a year earlier and incarcerated for 130 days.

Discover the ultimate, field-tested guide to managing people effectively in any situation. Success in your personal life and professional career, more often than not, depends entirely on your people management skills. In this comprehensive, yet concise step-by-step guide, Rory Sullivan brings his vast and successful experience in management to bear and shows you exactly how to get your employees, colleagues and bosses to give their best to help successfully achieve proven results in your role as a manager.

New for 2023! Bring your business to new heights with this comprehensive guidebook on utilizing social media to promote your brand and increase revenue!

Forged by fire In April 2020, our family moved to Bozeman, MT, where I took on a new role as Managing Director Strategic IT at Montana State University. From my first day on the job, the outbreak of the global COVID-19 pandemic forced us to think on our toes, constantly change our strategies and tactics, and always be ready for surprises. Applying my learnings from high-stake, high-pressure roles in Amazon allowed me to help transform the organization and culture while rebuilding team morale and keeping motivation high. During the pandemic, my team delivered high-impact outcomes at an ...

In this eye-opening, essential guidebook for the new world of work, John Winsor and Jin Paik, leaders at the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard, show how the massive reset of the pandemic allowed talented workers everywhere to exit their jobs without leaving the workforce. Now some are freelancing for multiple companies or starting small businesses, leaving hiring managers scratching their heads over a workforce gone AWOL. What's more, talent has more power than ever using platforms such as Freelancer.com, Fiverr, and Upwork, setting their own terms for work.

The hiring market is more difficult than ever to navigate, especially for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). It feels impossible to stay competitive when large companies can offer 24/7 services with ease. But this is not the end of the road for SMBs. In fact, it’s an opportunity. You are no longer limited by your geography in terms of the talent you can hire—the world is your talent pool. It is only a matter of leveraging that talent effectively to allow your business to start operating at a higher level.

The global supply chain is broken. From delayed shipments to inefficiencies, it seems like it might be easier to start over than try to navigate what we’ve got. However, there is another path. Joe Hudicka, one of the thought leaders of the supply chain industry, has a plan. Through Connected Conversations™, new technologies, and a sprinkle of AI, we can take an inefficient system and turn it into one that delivers goods on time, every time, autonomously.

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¿No te gustaria ser un verdadero casanova moderno? Poder conquistar y seducir a cualquier mujer que se te antoje y hacerla tuya…entonces este libro es para ti. Aprende a ser un hombre irresistible y ten el poder de atraer a las mujeres con técnicas de seducción al estilo casanova.

From family and friends, to romantic partners, professional interactions, and community connections, relationships are an integral part of life. Just as our heart pumps blood throughout our physical bodies to keep us alive, relationships are the lifeblood that helps keep our social and emotional worlds going. Despite the importance of relationships, many of us struggle when it comes to creating healthy and meaningful ones. We are incredibly advanced in science, technology, and medicine – yet when it comes to getting along with others we struggle.