Business Wisdom

In The Forgotten Foundations of Fundraising, Jeremy Beer and Jeffrey Cain, cofounders of American Philanthropic, a leading consulting firm for nonprofit organizations, offer practical lessons and unconventional wisdom for both nonprofit leaders and novices in the art and science of raising money. Drawing upon a wealth of experience, deploying an army of anecdotes, and using eye-opening American Philanthropic survey data, the authors provide a brisk, irreverent, and supremely useful introduction to fundraising for charities and nonprofits.

Begin with Yes: At Work for You isn’t a book that sits comfortably on a shelf. It’s a critical examination of workplace issues that provides concrete solutions that account for all viewpoints. Its workplace wisdom informs and entertains while answering the questions that are key to any business venture: How can we make this work? How can we overcome our differences to be the best we can be? The world of the workplace has changed dramatically in recent years. New technologies, new leadership philosophies and new cultural norms have created challenges that could either transform or ...

FORGE A MEANINGFUL PATH TO SUCCESS WHEN YOU DISCOVER THE COVENANT SECRET Uncovering the seven keys to super-success in life and business can be a simple as reading a tale, a parable, if you will, especially when the teller of the tale is the best-selling co-author of the Wall Street classic "The Fall of the House of Hutton" and the founder and CEO of the fin-tech startup, StockSquirrel, John Feloni. "The Covenant Secret" tells the story of a fresh-out-of-business-school and intensely-focused-on-money entrepreneur, Bill Rand, whose startup company is not doing too well. Unbeknownst to him, ...

An inspiring downloadable audiobook, giving a new angle on business and management, drawn from nature's most productive creatures. 'It seemed to me that the bees were working on the very same kinds of problems we are trying to solve. How can large, diverse groups work together harmoniously and productively? Perhaps we could take what the bees do so well and apply it to our institutions.' When Michael O'Malley first took up beekeeping he thought it would be a nice hobby to share with his son.

In today's fast-paced and often stressful work environments, the message of Spiraling Up is more urgent than ever. Negativity can quickly spiral out of control, eroding trust, stifling innovation, and undermining performance. But it doesn't have to be this way. In Spiraling Up, Dr. Russell Verhey presents a powerful framework for reversing negativity and creating thriving workplace cultures.

Learn how to identify your strengths, align your work with your goals, and take action that helps you achieve your version of success.

What if you could interview top Christian women leaders and ask their advice on how to be successful (eternally significant) and glorify God with your work? Threads of Wisdom documents the journeys and best advice of 10 women that lead marketplace and non-profit organizations, in their own words.

365 Days of Abundance is a truly inspirational daily devotional that will help you create abundance in every aspect of your life. Health, wealth, wisdom, and true happiness are all within your reach. Discover joy, inspiration, overwhelming gratitude, and overflowing abundance; discover your heart’s burning desire and translate that desire into real success.

By following Bruce’s 40-year restaurant career, you’ll learn the most common financial mistakes independent restaurateurs make and the strategies that can turn around any restaurant. In this book, you’ll learn the business strategies that, when applied to any hospitality operation, will ensure success. Make your financial operations effortless by learning the math of restaurant operations, avoiding the most common myths of restaurant operations, and turning the magic of restaurant operations into success!

Selfistry offers a fresh take on embodying authentic spiritual principles. It is an innovative and integrative framework for self-reflection—an opportunity for the genuinely curious to reconsider their relationship with themselves and the cosmos. Listeners will learn about the nature of the “self” as described in ancient texts as well as modern science. They will come to understand what it means to observe oneself and engage in mindfulness in daily life, as well as how to address their assumptions about the fundamental nature of existence.

As a sales leader, I look for weekly inspiration. However, I struggled to find powerful motivators to share with my team. My mom carried in her mind a pocketful of one-liners. She would pull one out and masterfully speak into a situation. I began to write down her wisdom tidbits and share during my sales meetings.

Knowing what to do is great, but applying what you have learned is the real secret to success. You gain your greatest riches in life when you read, study and take action on what you have learned. By listening to this book you are acting on your explicit faith that you can become a person you desire to be. By raising your sights to your higher self you are visualizing the perfect outcome for your purpose and plan.

In the first nine chapters of Proverbs—Solomon’s letter to his son who will be king someday—Solomon provides an astounding amount of wisdom. If the son will listen to, accept, and claim this wisdom for his own, he will be a wonderful king and enjoy the fruits of kingship. The question is, will he? Business and Personal Wisdom: A Wise King’s Advice takes the wisdom Solomon gave and translates it into wisdom for us today using historical references and anecdotes from author Bob Biles’ career and personal life.

In Outlast, Tao Master Arthur Levitan brings new life to ancient Tao philosophies. Master Levitan illuminates the fundamentals of Taoism through personal stories of hardship and perseverance. Outlast will equip you with the wisdom to not only weather the storm but to come out the other side with your character intact and the strength to move forward.

Wisdom has always been a precious and powerful resource, but what exactly is it, and how can we cultivate and apply it? As a problem-solving tool, it has never been more necessary, and as a guide to living well, it is our best friend. To explore its nature and use, its cultivation and benefits, best-selling author Miguel Mendonça interviews 25 highly accomplished and insightful artists, activists, writers, and teachers from around the world.

In order to be successful both today and in the future, you need to separate yourself from the competition by practicing the breakthrough principle of adaptive innovation. How? By delivering an experience that the competition either cannot or will not attempt to copy. This is literally impossible if you stick to what is already familiar to you because whatever is familiar to you and your customers is likely to be familiar to your competition. You must create a new experience that is unique to you and that fosters a powerful emotional attachment with your target customer.

While many customer service books discuss customer loyalty, the concept of customer imprinting has never been introduced into the customer service conversation - until now. Customer Relationship Imprinting reveals why some businesses have fiercely loyal customers who will pay much more for the same goods and services instead of doing business with their competitors. Barnett demystifies the success secrets of these top customer-centric businesses so that you can infuse the main ingredients of customer imprinting into your organization.

Get Off Your Attitude means to think positive and take action - talk, believe, act, and think in a positive manner and change your life!

Becoming a successful entrepreneur takes energy and drive. Less than 20% make it beyond the first three years. Achieving the next level, the status of business titan - the upper echelon of leadership - takes an unrelenting commitment to turn an idea into a plan, a plan into a startup venture, and a venture into a successful business. The chances of getting to the top are slim at best, relying on a particular set of skills and attributes.

If you’re ready to detach from the toxicity of the corporate mindset, The Joy Manifesto is your guide, your motivation, your workbook, and your accountability partner, inviting you back into your heart to name, honor, and center your unique brand of leadership. This transformative work by renowned joy coaches Dr. Jax Black and Tomer Yogev proves that self-love is the truest compass for navigating our constantly changing world—while delivering bottom-line results for you and your organization.