Arts Management

Negotiation is a social activity that involves disciplines like language, observation, reaction, listening, speaking, storytelling, humor, and sensing. The number one thing you bring to every negotiation is you. This book helps you understand how these various behaviors and disciplines come to play and therefore how you can become a better negotiator. The book helps you develop the mindset and tools to become a great negotiator for yourself and for others.

The world of business books is a curious place where one can find everyone from great businesspeople like Warren Buffett, Steve Jobs and Elon Musk to the most spectacular business failures such as Enron and the subprime business market. There are geniuses, hard workers, academics and entrepreneurs as well a few charlatans and hucksters. There's even room for Donald Trump. The 70 titles covered were chosen with various parameters in mind to cover a range of areas of business.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French pilot and creator of the Little Prince: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!

Imagínate por un momento despertando cada mañana con una sensación de calma y confianza, sabiendo que tienes el poder de manifestar todo lo que deseas. Visualiza cómo cada uno de tus sueños se hacen realidad, tus metas financieras alcanzadas y una vida llena de oportunidades y éxito. Todo esto y más es posible si te adentras en las páginas de este audiolibro.

Where most leaders struggle with accomplishing their goals and getting buy-in from their teams, this book provides a methodology that will help any leader guide their team successfully. Leadership takes many forms in many different environments. Leaders come in all shapes and sizes, too. No matter the environment or who you are as a leader, one thing is for certain: Effective leadership is not a matter of personality or circumstances. It is a process that is applicable to every leader of every stripe in every environment.

Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter and creator of the "Scream": Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!

Once an elephant wondered; you think I can fly? All right, I will try my best but don’t blame me for the earthquake if I fall. I hope I don't fall on you. We constantly chase the activities & events which provide us instant results, and just because of it most of us are stuck in routine jobs and the work we never wanted to do in our lives. We chase work even when we don't want to. We always want to do something great in our lives but overlook the beautiful aspect that’s latent power in our soul; The Power of Nothing. We all have different destinations according to our respective ...

The Little Book of Stoic Wisdom is a classical primer for anyone wanting to understand true Stoicism—and even though we're living in drastically different times than the ancients, many of the lessons of Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius still stand today. The millennia-old mindset will show you how to learn the Stoic art of mindful acceptance, foster calmness, and reach your full potential.

“Innovate to Elevate” is a revolutionary guide by Emmanuel Simms that challenges young leaders, educators, and community advocates to merge the vibrant worlds of STEM and the arts. This book not only dismantles the traditional boundaries that separate these fields but also illustrates how integrating them can ignite creativity, foster innovation, and elevate leadership capabilities in any discipline.

Herman Melville, American writer and creator of Moby Dick: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

The Art of Process Improvement is a high level strategic book aimed at leaders looking to cut expenses, improve employee morale and maximize profits. This book focuses on managing the improvement process, from instilling a corporate culture where change and innovation is welcomed to understanding the proper environment and conditions for implementing change, which is basically what a process improvement initiative is, the introduction of change into the environment. Companies which don’t make process improvement part of the corporate culture may generate profits during times of economic ...

Are you drowning in commitments you never wanted to make? From the boss who "just needs one more thing" at 5 PM Friday to the friend who assumes you'll babysit (again), your life is probably full of people who mistake your kindness for weakness. Meanwhile, your calendar is bursting, your stress levels are through the roof, and that little voice in your head keeps whispering, "When is it MY turn?" Good news: It can be your turn right now. In this refreshingly honest and laugh-out-loud funny guide, recovering people-pleaser Jordan Taylor shows you how to reclaim your time, energy, and sanity ...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Art of Life Admin, written and read by Elizabeth Emens. This book will give you many hours of your life back. Every day, an unseen form of labour creeps into our lives, stealing precious moments of free time, placing a strain on our schedules and relationships, and earning neither appreciation nor compensation in return. Scheduling doctor's appointments. Planning a party. Buying a present. Filling out paperwork. This labour is 'life admin' - the kind of secretarial and managerial work necessary to run a life and a household.

The Art of Making Sh!t Up combines the lessons learned from a personal journey with the teachings derived from years of honing valuable skills through performing and presenting to thousands of people to demonstrate how working together has helped others found and grow several multimillion-dollar companies. By focusing on topics that serve as pain points and detailing the tools and techniques of improv, this audiobook helps people and organizations utilize new skill sets to be more productive, more accepting, and more "all in" to create a stronger teammate and team.

Patricia Highsmith, author of classics such as The Talented Mr. Ripley and Strangers on a Train, was a lesbian and a writer who defied simple categorization. Marijane Meaker is the author of more than 40 books. Meaker and Highsmith met in New York City, became lovers, and embarked on a romance amidst the bohemian set of Greenwich Village and the literary crowd of Fire Island. Written with wit and brassy candor, this is a revealing look at a controversial icon of popular American fiction.

"Selling your winners and holding your losers is like cutting the flowers and watering the woods." - Peter Lynch Investors lose their potential fortunes in the stock market because of wrong selling. Understanding this is critical. You might have wondered why brokers make more ‘Buy’ recommendations than ‘Sell’ recommendations. Because Selling in the stock market is riskier, hard, requires strategy, and is an art. But you are going to realize real profits only when you sell successfully. Until then, it’s just paper gains, subject to the market’s unpredictable ups and downs. ...

In "The Art of Money Getting," P.T. Barnum, one of the most famous showmen and entrepreneurs of the 19th century, shares his timeless wisdom on achieving financial success. Known for his extraordinary business acumen and flair for entertainment, Barnum distills his principles and strategies for making money into practical, down-to-earth advice that remains relevant today.

Are you ready to master money? One of the richest and most famous men in the world, P.T. Barnum wrote, "Money is in some respects like fire; it is a very excellent servant but a terrible master." This book contains his twenty golden rules for making money and living well.

Embark on a captivating journey into the rich, loamy soils of Maine with "The Maine Spud Guide," the ultimate resource for anyone interested in the art and science of potato farming in this storied state. Whether you're a seasoned agriculturalist or a curious reader with a burgeoning interest in horticulture, this comprehensive guide will dig deep, unearthing the secrets of the humble potato from ground to table. Your adventure begins by delving into "The World of Maine Potatoes," where you'll explore the state's pivotal role in the history of potato cultivation. Untangle the roots of this ...

Friedrich Schiller, frisches Mitglied der "Deutschen Gesellschaft", einer Vereinigung, die sich um die deutsche Sprache bemühte, wollte sich 1784 um die Stelle des Sekretärs der Gesellschaft bewerben. Er hielt bei seiner Bewerbung eben diese Rede über die "Schaubühne als moralische Anstalt." Seiner Meinung nach diente die Bühne als eine moralische Anstalt, eine Schule praktischer Weisheit, als gesellschaftspolitische Anstalt, als Instrument der Aufklärung und nicht zuletzt als ästhetische Bildungsanstalt.