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As we enter the age of the entrepreneur, more and more people are moving to self-employment in an effort to achieve that elusive "work-life balance", the lifestyle that for many will be truly afforded only by creating and building their own businesses. The sad thing is that for many who start businesses, the dream all too quickly turns into a nightmare as they chase sales, cash flow, and the clock. There is, however, a solution to constantly chasing the clock and struggling to make ends meet.

Ultimate Course Formula is for coaches, authors, speakers, and consultants (often referred to as “experts”) who want to make a difference in the world. This book is for people who are sharing their knowledge and expertise and want to make money by selling their content. As Iman Aghay expertly teaches audiences around the world how to create a vital impact on our world, expand their reach and touch the lives of those who want and need to hear the message only they are meant to share, he provides a system that has led to many of his students to incredible success.

Welcome to “AfriCAN” - the can-do continent, the vast, vibrant, and diverse continent offering a wealth of human and natural resources that translate into opportunities for business - your business. Complicated? Not necessarily. Africa, with all its diversity and largesse, can be difficult to understand and to grasp. Just like most new business ventures. However, successful business in Africa is as straightforward as ABC: Appetite, Bandwidth, and Capital.

Steered by Tom Szaky, recycling pioneer, eco-capitalist, and founder and CEO of TerraCycle, this audiobook explores current issues of production and consumption, practical steps for improving packaging and reducing waste today, and big ideas and concepts that can be carried forward. Intended to help every business from a small start-up to a large established consumer product company, this audiobook serves as a source of knowledge and inspiration. The message from these pioneers is not to scale back, but to innovate upward.

N°1 DES BEST-SELLERS DU NEW YORK TIMES. Ray Dalio partage les principes non-conformistes de vie et de travail qui ont fait d'un gamin de la classe moyenne de Long Island l'un des hommes les plus riches et prospères de notre temps – et qui peuvent être utilisés par chacun pour atteindre ses propres buts. En 1975, Ray Dalio fondait Bridgewater Associates depuis son deux-pièces à New York.

Technocracy wants to rule the earth in a panopticon of scientific dictatorship. Transhumanists want to live forever and become omniscient. Both are mechanistic systems that see nature as something to be studied, manipulated, and conquered. Both see themselves as the new intelligent designers of the world, including humans. Both seek to craft a future for planet earth that nobody asked for, voted for, or wanted.

Die Vision von Ökonomin Kate Raworth hat sich als brillant erwiesen: Ihr Donut-Modell bietet einen Weg aus der Krise, der Kapitalismus, Ökologie und soziale Grundrechte vereint. In der Mitte des Donuts liegt das gesellschaftliche Fundament, darum der Kreis aus Ökologie, Politik, Wirtschaft...

We all know that IQ, education, knowledge, and technical skills are essential for professionals, but they alone are insufficient for effective leadership. Who you are as a person - your personality and character - drives leadership performance and determines who thrives and who fails. In Personality at Work, psychologist Ron Warren lays out the key personality traits that drive high performance - and the common traits that derail it.  

The world's innovation economy is broken. If you have an idea, depending on who you are or where you live, you might never get a shot. A handful of people in a handful of cities are deciding, behind closed doors, which entrepreneurs get a shot to succeed. The determining factor? Potential profit. In The Innovation Blind Spot, venture capitalist Ross Baird demonstrates how to fix the problem by helping us find better ideas, looking at people, places, and industries often overlooked.

Los problemas de dinero nunca se han solucionado con dinero, sino con ideas nuevas. Sin embargo, cuando pasamos por dificultades económicas, toda nuestra energía se canaliza en tratar de resolverlas, y - paradójicamente - no generamos ideas nuevas. Por eso este audiolibro no trata tanto sobre dinero, sino sobre cómo recuperar la libertad sobre tu tiempo y tu energía. Para ello, debes aprender primero qué es el dinero, los mitos y las creencias que tenemos sobre el mismo, así como las actitudes necesarias para mejorar tu situación económica.

Brian Buffini, an Irish immigrant who went from rags to riches, shares his strategies for anyone who wants to achieve the American dream in this New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller. Brian Buffini embodies the classic rags to riches tale: born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, he...

When faced with problems, many business leaders and teams look for familiar and standard problem-solving methods, often creating unnecessary struggle, frustration, delay, and ineffectiveness in solving the problem - if it is ever solved at all! In other words, they keep reaching for the same old hammer as if every business problem were a nail.

Are You Fully Charged? reveals the three keys that matter most for our daily well-being, as well as our engagement in our work. Drawing on the latest and most practical research from business, psychology, and economics, this audiobook focuses on changes we can make to create better days for ourselves and others.

Can you reverse climate change and promote social justice while generating a profit? Richard Walker shows you how it's both possible and valuable to "do it right". Walker runs a £3bn business that is affecting real change in the most unlikely but critical sector: the supermarket. From restricting single-use plastic to eradicating palm oil from products, his quest is to find purpose with profit for his business.

Embracing ESG—environmental, social, and governance goals—isn't just the right thing to do. It's good business. Companies that don't address their material long-term risks may save a few dollars today, but they're putting themselves, their stakeholders, and their investors in jeopardy. ESG: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review will help you move past the noise and political debates to execute an ESG strategy that best fits your business.

Do you feel that no matter how hard you work, you're treading water at best? Directionless, unmotivated, and stuck in a rut? What if you knew exactly how to capitalize on your strengths and minimize your weaknesses? It's time to break out of your rut and discover what it takes to Find What You Were Born For.

Companies looking to expand used to think about entering international markets, but today you're global from the moment you create a website. Nataly Kelly, Chief Growth Officer at Rebrandly (a global tech company with customers in more than 100 countries) and former VP International Ops and Strategy at HubSpot, says now the goal should be market intensification—building on the presence you already have. Kelly's MARACA model enables companies to distill the mass amounts of data available to determine if, how, and where they should expand by looking at three key areas of measurement.

"Sustainable Sales & Leadership: The Nordic Way" delves deep into the hottest topic in today's business world: sustainability. But this book stands out from ordinary business and leadership books. It's a manifesto for the future, a guide that illuminates the Six Nordic Virtues driving sustainable success in sales and leadership.

The potential of a team of God-inspired, talented, committed people is boundless. But without resilience—including the savvy and skill to get up again (and again) when the going gets tough—teams simply cannot thrive or lead well. Resilience is what sets great leaders and teams apart from those that literally fall apart. It's what's missing when great organizations lose steam.

Brought to you by Penguin. Venture capitalist John Doerr reveals a sweeping-and actionable-plan to conquer humanity's greatest challenge: climate change. In 2006, John Doerr was challenged by his fifteen-year-old daughter to solve the climate crisis. And for 15 years, that has been his goal...