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In this stunning follow-up to his best-selling book, The Five Temptations of a CEO, Patrick Lencioni offers up another leadership fable that's every bit as compelling and illuminating as its predecessor. This time, Lencioni's focus is on a leader's crucial role in building a healthy...

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Insanely Simple, written and read by Ken Segal. 'Simple can be harder than complex. You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple'. -Steve Jobs The obsession with Simplicity is what separates Apple from...

Ra’anan Cohen, a serial entrepreneur and CEO who built startups from scratch to IPO, rips through the “fake it till you make it” façade to reveal the dirt, burnout, and betrayals the startup world hides behind its glossy PR and polished LinkedIn posts. The book that shook the Startup Nation, Confessions of a Unicorn Founder became a national bestseller in Israel’s high-stakes startup scene—now breaking onto the global stage for founders, dreamers, and anyone chasing something bigger.

Obsession is the invisible thread connecting every creator, entrepreneur, and athlete who reaches the pinnacle of their field. The Obsessed are outcasts. Misfits. Rebels. They’re called crazy for being consumed by their craft, for rejecting what’s normal, for turning down a conventional life...

“Innovation” is the hottest buzzword in business. But what if our obsession with finding the next big thing has distracted us from the work that matters most? “The most important book I’ve read in a long time . . . It explains so much about what is wrong with our technology, our...

Exploring how to fuel obsession in an attention economy where people are trying to get offline

Bottled & Sold shows how water went from being a free natural resource to one of the most successful commercial products of the last 100 years - and why we are poorer for it. It's a big story and water is big business. Every second of every day in the United States, a thousand people buy a plastic bottle of water, and every second of every day a thousand more throw one of those bottles away. That adds up to more than 30 billion bottles a year and tens of billions of dollars of sales. Are there legitimate reasons to buy all those bottles?

Obsession tells the stories of the world's most prolific people in culture and commerce. Their origin story, their life purpose, how they get things done. But these are not well-balanced people. To get to the top, you have to be truly obsessed. "Obsession" tells the stories of those who reached the top of their field. What was happening in the world that created the backdrop for their success? How did they spot those trends? Who helped them? And what did they have to sacrifice along the way?Do not try this at home. But maybe, just a little bit.

In Five Obsessions of Elite Organizations, Michael Erath, founder of Next Level Growth, hands you the exact framework high-performing companies use to create clarity, alignment, and unstoppable momentum. No fluff. No corporate buzzwords. Just battle-tested strategies, practical tools, and real-world examples that work. You’ll discover how to:

From the creator of the sensation Postmodern Jukebox -- with millions of fans globally -- comes an inspirational memoir about discovering what you love and turning it into a creative movement. With student loan debt piling up and no lucrative gigs around the corner, Scott Bradlee found himself...

He was one of the brightest stars at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, a brilliant young banker on his way to the top. But Brian Molony had a secret obsession: he loved to gamble. The unsuspecting bank was soon fuelling that obsession, as Molony helped himself to hundreds of thousands...

**THE INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER** Winner of the Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award, the Margaret and John Savage First Book Award, the Axiom Book Awards Gold Medal for Business History, and the 2024 Taste Canada Culinary Narrative Award Shortlisted for the 2024 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize...

THE INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Winner of the Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award Winner of the Margaret and John Savage First Book Award for Non-Fiction Shortlisted for the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Winner of the 2023 Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Paradigm...

Three men. Three businesses. One podcast.Meet Talon, Andy, and John — three entrepreneurs at different stages of life and business, united by one mindset: Obsession is required to win in business and in life.In this first episode, you'll get to know the hosts and the paths that brought them here — from combat zones to car auctions, magazine empires to mental health advocacy. They dive into the mindset shifts that helped them grow, the radical life changes they’ve made, and how your past experiences can fuel your future success.Your hosts:🔹 Talon SmithA retired Navy Chief Hospital ...

Three men. Three businesses. One podcast.Meet Talon, Andy, and John — three entrepreneurs at different stages of life and business, united by one mindset: Obsession is required to win in business and in life.In this first episode, you'll get to know the hosts and the paths that brought them here — from combat zones to car auctions, magazine empires to mental health advocacy. They dive into the mindset shifts that helped them grow, the radical life changes they’ve made, and how your past experiences can fuel your future success.Your hosts:🔹 Talon SmithA retired Navy Chief Hospital ...

Our love affair with our cell phones will grow even stronger over the coming years. A recent study from PEW University says over 44% of us have slept with our cell phones. Honestly, cell phones are changing the way we live, work, shop, receive news and other information. The majority of Americans under age 18 don't know what a landline is and have never lived in a home that had one.

THE FASCINATING INSIDE STORY OF THE QUEST TO BUILD THE WORLD'S MOST AMBITIOUS PROFESSIONAL GAMING LEAGUE--AND THE RACE TO WIN ITS $1,000,000 PRIZE. Welcome to the high-stakes world of esports where shit-talking teenage gamers, billionaire sports franchise owners, and celebrity entrepreneurs are...

A weekly podcast that discusses a topic in entertainment that has our attention and has quickly become our newest obsession

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You have read the books. Attended the conferences. Mapped the customer journey. Trained the team. And something still feels like it is not quite working. This podcast is the honest explanation for why. 15 Minutes Customer Obsession is hosted by Peggy Amelung — Integral Coach, founder of the GHX™ (Genuine Human Xperience) Framework, and alumna of Ritz-Carlton and Bvlgari Hotels. Each episode takes one question most CX and leadership content refuses to ask: not what great organisations do differently, but who their leaders have become. After 157 German-language episodes and 20 years inside ...