Business Strategy

21 Business and marketing lessons is inspired by the streets of Pattaya, one of the world’s largest red light districts. People are either fascinated, excited or repulsed by the concept of prostitution, especially when it comes to extreme places like Pattaya. Once you get passed any initial judgement or emotional reaction there is actually a lot to learn. As an international author and speaker on the topic of business, Leon was invited to speak at an event held in this notorious red-light area. Most people are shocked or amazed by this city. As a business man, and a lifetime student of ...

More than 20 years ago, Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton introduced the balanced scorecard, a revolutionary performance measurement system that allowed organizations to quantify intangible assets such as people, information, and customer relationships. Then, in The Strategy-Focused Organization, Kaplan and Norton showed how organizations achieved breakthrough performance with a management system that put the balanced scorecard into action.

Buy as many lattes as you want. Spend extravagantly on the things you love. Live your rich life instead of tracking every last expense with Ramit Sethi’s simple, powerful, and effective six-week program for gaining control over your finances. This isn’t typical advice from a money expert. In this completely updated second edition, Ramit teaches you how to choose long-term investments and the right bank accounts. With his characteristic no-BS perspective, he shows how to squeeze every hidden benefit out of your credit cards.

If you’re tired of building a business that looks good but feels exhausting, The Slow Hustle is your permission slip to do things differently. This is not another high-performance productivity manual. It’s a business book for the sensitive, the intentional, the boundary-aware, and the quietly ambitious. For the people who want to grow something meaningful — but don’t want to burn out doing it. Author Eliot Sage offers a steady, soul-deep reimagining of what it means to succeed — without selling your values, overextending your body, or pretending to be louder than you are. Inside, ...

Chock-full of real-world examples of mistakes, heartbreak, and redemption that makes it sound more like a juicy exposé than a business book, Love as a Business Strategy offers a new, people-first framework for achieving any business outcome. Written by authors who aren't fans of run-of-the-mill, nap-inducing business or leadership books, this book clearly shows that a better way of doing business is possible, helping listeners ditch the status quo, embrace humanity, and achieve lasting success.

It's no secret that culture is the key to attracting and engaging top talent and seizing the competitive edge. But the vast majority of culture efforts fail as quickly as they started. Why? Because leaders are missing the big picture. They're creating and communicating values but failing to ensure the values are tied to the purpose and the strategy of the company while also being integrated into processes, operations, and behaviors.

Global Marketing: Strategies for a Connected World is the definitive roadmap for anyone seeking to excel in today’s internationally integrated marketplace. Drawing on cutting-edge research, real-world case studies, and hands-on frameworks, this comprehensive guide reveals how to: Identify High-Potential Markets: Use robust analysis techniques to spot growth opportunities in diverse regions. Adapt Products and Brands: Implement best practices for balancing global consistency with local customization. Leverage Digital and Social Platforms: Master e-commerce, influencer marketing, and cross-...

The book that revolutionized business communications has been updated for today's workplace. Crucial Conversations provides powerful skills to ensure every conversation - especially difficult ones - leads to the results you want. Written in an engaging and witty style, it teaches listeners how to be persuasive rather than abrasive, how to get back to productive dialogue when others blow up or clam up, and it offers powerful skills for mastering high-stakes conversations, regardless of the topic or person.

Consider this book your strategic toolbox, full of Bethenny’s smartest and most practical no-nonsense business principles and tactics, illustrated through her own compelling stories and lessons from the entrepreneurial front and experience building the successful Skinnygirl and Bethenny brands, becoming a successful television and podcast producer, and managing her philanthropic foundation.

Before COVID, both Qantas and its CEO Alan Joyce were flying high, the darlings of customers, staff and investors. After Covid hit, only money mattered—in particular, the company’s share price and extraordinary executive bonuses. Illegally redundant workers, unethical flight credits, abysmal customer service, antique aircraft: these became Qantas’ new brand. How did things go so badly wrong? For the first time, The Chairman’s Lounge tells the full story of how one company banked the nation’s loyalty and then cashed in on it.

In the competitive high-stakes game of big business, it is no secret that companies work the legislative and legal systems to gain advantage in the marketplace. It's called competitive legal strategy, by which some companies make the rules and others are forced to operate within restrictive boundaries that add cost and inconvenience to entering a given market. Rather than pass judgment on these tactics, Shell exposes these realities in order to give business owners and managers the legal knowledge to make better, more profitable strategic decisions. Citing numerous real-world cases, he ...

Are you a small or medium-sized business owner, executive, or entrepreneur ready to take your company to the next level? Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) might seem like a strategy reserved for large corporations, but in reality, they offer transformative growth opportunities for businesses of all sizes. In M&A for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Michael Hofer, Ph.D., an expert with years of M&A experience, unveils the secrets of harnessing M&A to accelerate growth, expand into new markets, gain valuable expertise, and secure a stronger competitive position—all tailored to the unique ...

Frameworks For Business Success provides guidance on how to build a foundational structure that will help entrepreneurs succeed and maximize their return on investment. The author delves deeply into topics such as systems and processes, key performance indicators, project and change management, and utilizing business resources. He also includes sections about executive retreats, strategic workshops, and wellness. The ultimate aim of the book is for entrepreneurs to be able to identify what they need in order to create an increasingly profitable business that can take them from where they ...

Las claves estratégicas de uno de los grupos empresariales más exitosos y emblemáticos de México. Establecida en 1945, Bimbo surgió a partir de la experiencia de sus fundadores en la panadería El Molino para producir y vender pan de caja en el territorio de la República Mexicana. Ahora, con presencia en más de treinta países, es un emblema del crecimiento empresarial mexicano en un mundo globalizado y competitivo.

Howard Marks, the chairman and cofounder of Oaktree Capital Management, is renowned for his insightful assessments of market opportunity and risk. After four decades spent ascending to the top of the investment management profession, he is today sought out by the world's leading value investors, and his client memos brim with insightful commentary and a time-tested, fundamental philosophy. The Most Important Thing explains the keys to successful investment and the pitfalls that can destroy capital or ruin a career.

The definitive volume on Enron's amazing rise and scandalous fall, from an award-winning team of Fortune investigative reporters.

Ever felt the thrill of a brilliant business idea only to slam into the brick wall of risk and uncertainty? You're not alone. Even giants like Elon Musk and Warren Buffett faced the same daunting question at some point: "Is it worth the risk?" The old business model would have you jump through hoops of fire, risk losing money and time, often only to hit a dead end. But those days are gone. Today, the smartest business owners on the planet know that financial growth doesn't have to be a roll of the dice. Are you ready to step into this new paradigm?

In an effort to get Charlie out of her system once and for all, Nova offers a proposition: one night, no strings. They’ll kick their uncomfortable attraction to the curb and return to their respective responsibilities. But their explosive night together scatters their expectations like fallen leaves. And with Charlie in town as the temporary head of Lovelight Farms, Nova can’t quite avoid him.

Objectives and Key Results is the first full-fledged reference guide on Objectives and Key Results, a critical-thinking framework designed to help organizations create value through focus, alignment, and better communication. Written by two leading OKRs consultants and researchers, this audiobook provides a one-stop resource for organizations looking to quantify qualitative goals. You'll learn how OKRs came to be and how leading companies use them every day to help teams and employees stretch their thinking about what's possible.

Achieve the Impossible in 100 Days!Are you ready to turn your vision into reality and achieve massive success in just 100 days? In this groundbreaking Second Edition of Vision to Reality, master coach and multi-bestselling author Honorée Corder shares the proven STMA™ (Short-Term Massive Action) system that has helped countless individuals transform their lives and businesses. Through a powerful combination of clear goal setting, unshakeable self-belief, smart strategy, and relentless accountability, the STMA™ 100-Day Program gives you the tools and motivation you need to achieve more ...