Business Systems

This collection of essays deals with the situated management of risk in a wide variety of organizational settings. The emphasis in these contributions is upon the variety of ways in which organizational actors, in combination with a range of material technologies and artifacts, such as safety reporting systems, risk maps, and key risk indicators, accomplish and make sense of the normal work of managing risk - riskwork.

As a small business owner, you know your team is the most important asset to your company, but you are burdened with overcomplicated and unproductive recruitment. You need a strategy that will streamline the process and a set of tools to provide consistency and clarity for informed hiring decisions.

In traditional companies, managers make decisions and workers execute the plan. But Holacracy is a revolutionary and tried-and-tested new system which turns everyone into a leader. The organisation looks like a nest of circles, not a pyramid—but it's not anarchy. It's finally clear who should make each decision—the person on the frontline has that authority—and the organisation succeeds by adapting swiftly to pursue its purpose.

Focusing on the business and financial value of big data analytics, respected technology journalist Frank J. Ohlhorst shares his insights on the newly emerging field of big data analytics in Big Data Analytics. This breakthrough book demonstrates the importance of analytics, defines the processes, highlights the tangible and intangible values, and discusses how you can turn a business liability into actionable material that can be used to redefine markets, improve profits, and identify new business opportunities.

Drawing on BizSmart’s own research and experiences of working with hundreds of owner-managers, Kevin Brent explores the key reasons why most organizations do not scale and how the challenges change as they reach different milestones on the scaleup journey. He then details a practical step-by-step guide to successfully navigate between the milestones in the form of ESUS—a proven system for entrepreneurs to scale up.

Innovation Casino is a new playbook on how executives at large firms can grow digital revenue in the 2020s. Challenged with COVID-19 at the outset, the 2020s are also poised for higher taxes and higher borrowing costs. In this new decade, large corporates will need to change course from betting on big acquisitions (a strategy used by “players” in the innovation casino) to growing organically by creating new reasons for customers to pay a premium and stay loyal.

Managing projects effectively and on time can be tough. But how would you like a system to manage several projects at once, and bring in all of them on time and on budget? What if you could clearly identify your priorities and consistently meet your deadlines? What if factoring in your hard-won wisdom and keenest insights suddenly became systematic for you? How would you like to have more work/life balance, and even be able to go home on time? It's no pipe dream - now you can!

Feeling drained and compromised at work? Struggling to maintain your well-being amidst professional adversity? Are you a Black woman leader navigating unique workplace hurdles? If yes, I invite you to explore empowering insights into overcoming challenges and fostering success.

Unlock the Secrets to Starting and Scaling a Thriving Consulting Business—Even with No Experience! Do you dream of leveraging your expertise into a successful consulting business but don’t know where to start? Are you looking for a proven roadmap that guides you from your first client to a profitable, scalable business? Look no further—this book is your ultimate guide to starting a consulting business, even if you have no prior experience. The consulting industry is booming.

Start your own podcast easily and grow your business with a proven system.

Job Search Templates will help you find an awesome job you can love faster, even if you are going back to work after a career break or starting a new career. You’ll know exactly how to present your skills and your experience and find a new job after a break, restart your career, or start a new career.

We all face the same problem: we’re constantly busy, but we never seem to get anything done. We know we should focus on the task in hand, but it feels impossible with so many distractions and demands on our time. We all need The Pomodoro Technique. This deceptively simple tool, now being used by more than two million people around the world, helps us regain control and achieve our goals. It transforms both work and home life by splitting days into 25-minute ‘pomodoros’ which focus our minds and make us far more productive.

The Digital Sales Rep is a practical, step-by-step guide to prospecting and closing sales online. If you are in outside sales, inside sales, or managing a team of salespeople, you would want to listen to this audiobook. Selling in today’s world has changed. Salespeople need to be part-marketer, part-social media guru, part-digital expert, part-copywriter, part-graphic designer, and of course, part-salesperson. This audiobook will show how you can easily be amazing at all of those tactics.

Humble upbringings did not deter Allen Maxwell from an incredible and dynamic global journey in the navy and later in the private sector as a defense contractor. While navigating complex dynamics in both worlds, he developed the rules of the system that would be critical to survive challenging circumstances such as serving in the Philippines amid political unrest, a near-death collision on the USS Kinkaid, and a devious internal plan to usurp his leadership in Guantanamo Bay.

"How Rich Do You Want to Be?" You're about to learn the money manifesting secrets most people will never know. It has nothing to do with the stock market, real estate, or investing. Getting rich is easy! In fact, it's so simple, anybody can do it! Let me show you the process rich people have known for hundreds of years...You'll learn how to attain massive wealth with just three easy-to-follow steps.

Law of attraction is the one secret that has been around for centuries and the people who know about it, tend to succeed. This audiobook goes into the basics and how you can apply it in your own life to attract what you want. You need to first know exactly what you want in detail to be able to attract it into your life.

Ecosystem Arabia captures the perspectives, insights, and ideas of over 100 of the most influential international thought leaders and experts on developing thriving startup and tech ecosystems, as well as some of the most prominent public and private figures in the Arab world. Through hundreds of hours of one-on-one interviews with key stakeholders, it distills the key drivers of building a sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem anywhere.

Everyone negotiates. You do it every day with your spouse, your children, your boss, your customers, suppliers, etc. Shouldn't you learn to do it better? Negotiation is an art and a science. It is an art because the dynamics of relationships change like a flame, and we need to be able to adapt quickly.

Do you struggle using the Law of Attraction, but believe in the concept? Do you feel that there’s more to it than just “like attracts like”? The fact is, if you’re struggling to attract the things you desire, there will be some form of doubt, fear, negativity, or counteractive belief hidden in your system. Before you can succeed, you must be in an optimum state of being and resonating.

Do you feel a bit overwhelmed or unmotivated? Is passion or purpose missing from your daily routine? Do you want to reignite the drive to achieve personal and professional success? If you want to overcomplicate things, you can probably handle that on your own. But if you want a simple, straightforward, commonsense approach - with a framework that changes both your business and your personal life - then this audiobook is for you.