Capital Management

Ask anyone from the CEO to the shipping clerk about the organization’s most valuable asset, and you’ll get the same answer: “The people!” However, when it comes to the valuation of that organization, especially in terms of intangible assets, items like patents and trademarks wind up seeming to be more valuable. How can that be? Simple: They’re more quantifiable. In The NEW ROI: Return on Individuals, we delve into placing a more quantifiable value on the human capital asset – the most valuable asset in every organization. Additionally, we explore universal ways to promote even ...

Conquer the CMA Part 2 Exam: Certified Management Accountant Exam Study Guide offers a clear and focused overview of the key topics covered on the CMA Part 2 exam, specifically in the domain of Strategic Financial Management. This unofficial guide is designed for busy professionals seeking a compact supplement to more comprehensive study tools. Rather than attempting to cover every detail, it helps readers zero in on the most essential areas: risk assessment, financial decision-making, performance management, and long-term strategic planning. This guide walks you through the core principles...

A rising business star shares brilliant insights and shortcuts to help you thrive as an entrepreneur - even if you don't have any money to start.You don't need to be university educated, have money, be creative or even have an idea to get rich. You just need to be willing to break the rules. How to Be a Capitalist Without Any Capital will teach you how to be a modern opportunist.

Embark on a captivating journey into a not-so-distant future where the world teeters on the edge of transformation. Meet Hope Valencia, one of the world's most accomplished PT-SOF agents for the League of Consciousness, as she embarks on a mission that defies the boundaries of time and space. Her adventure commences in the future city of Amsterdam, cloaked in an aura of uncertainty, where a cryptic task awaits her.

After making millions of dollars flipping hundreds of houses, Dan Zitofsky's wife informed him that he was failing as a husband and father. In spite of providing his family "everything they could ever desire", he was not giving them what they really wanted, personal time with him. Working 100-hour weeks on real estate deals and rehab projects, Dan was never home. And, even when he was, he wasn't "present" for his family. Stressing over business problems with his phone always in his hand, Dan Zitofsky's highly successful real estate investing business had taken over his life.

Description: Unlock the secrets of finance and economics with "Fundamentals of Finance & Economics for Businesses – Crash Course," your comprehensive guide to mastering the essentials of financial management, investment strategies, and economic analysis. Whether you're a budding entrepreneur, a seasoned business owner, or an aspiring investor, this book equips you with the knowledge and tools to make informed financial decisions and achieve your financial goals. What's Inside: Introduction to Finance and Economics: Understand the critical role finance and economics play in business ...

Overthinking manifests itself as an overwhelming fear that, although unrealistic, ends up taking control of your thoughts and completely blocking your actions. Excessive thinking generates excessive thinking. It is a process that feeds itself and leads inevitably to exhaustion, both emotional and physical because your mind never stops running and consuming energy. If you are genuinely motivated by the desire to reverse this vicious circle, but perhaps you never had the right approach to solving the problem, this audiobook may be what you are missing to accomplish the mission.

In two decades as a television reporter, T. J. Winick covered many scandals. The biggest mistake he saw brands make was to try to “make it go away” by refusing to apologize, declining to comment, or going on the attack—anything to deflect attention. Often that kind of response becomes a scandal of its own. In his book, Winick argues instead for transparency, honesty, authenticity, and empathy. Handled correctly, the way you address an egregious violation of your standards can increase your reputation capital.

In this hysterical, astute book, HR industry expert Jim Dunn explores how humor can improve our professional environments and personal development by exploring questions like: How is humor a superpower for fostering collaborative environments? Are funny employees more effective? How can laughter turn crisis into connection and opportunity? How can instituting a culture of levity shape team dynamics and improve job satisfaction?

In Cash is King, working capital and cash strategist Peter W. Kingma delivers an insightful and practical discussion of why your company's cash position should be on an equal footing with sales, cost, and service, and how to make that happen. You'll learn why cash is the fuel in your corporate engine and discover the attributes of an organizational cash culture and how to adopt them within your own firm.

Are you one of those people who constantly strive to do something extraordinary with their lives? Do you have a keen interest in studying money but don't know where to start from? Do you aim to make yourself financially stable while investing with proper knowledge of the fundamentals of money-making? Are you searching for a book that covers everything from the history of money, the basics of investing, saving and financial planning to developing an attitude and mindset that makes you wealthy? If yes, The Energetic Nature of Money will propel you over the concerns and roadblocks that have ...

“It's good to learn from your mistakes. It's better to learn from other people's mistakes.” - Warren Buffett “I know I'll perform better if I rub my nose in my mistakes. This is a wonderful trick to learn.” - Charlie Munger Buffett acquired Berkshire Hathaway Inc in 1965. It was a sick textile company. He turned it into a self-sustaining machine that generates massive returns for its Owners. The book has 38 stories of companies and industries. In them, Buffett made many types of mistakes that investors face. The book starts with the acquisition of Berkshire Hathaway. It goes up to ...

In Activate Human Capital, author Richard N. Morrison outlines the eight "People-Focused Principles of Management", and he explains them in terms of the values that motivate people to want to do the work given to them. And even more, he shows how these values will actually get employees to initiate their work because they will see how it contributes to the overall purpose of the business. Each principle is linked to a component of human fulfillment, and then through research, personal experience, and shared stories.

Unlock the secrets to financial resilience and wealth preservation with 'Fortify Your Finances: The Investor's Guide to Risk Management and Portfolio Optimization.' This groundbreaking guide equips investors with the essential tools and strategies to navigate turbulent markets, mitigate risks, and optimize portfolio performance. From identifying and assessing risks to implementing strategic asset allocation strategies, this comprehensive handbook covers everything you need to know to safeguard your capital and achieve long-term investment success. Whether you're a seasoned investor looking ...

In Return on Integrity: The New Definition of ROI and Why Leaders Need to Know It, author John G. Blumberg asks CEOs and top leadership to dig deep, to find the core values they live by, and in turn to engage an impactful set of core values for the organization they lead. These values are not just a guide; they should be the basis of every decision and action in the organization. The new ROI is the value built at the intersection of personal and organizational core values - creating a stronger organization built on a stronger base - while establishing the meaningful return CEOs and their leadership ambassadors experience by living and leading with integrity.

When it was founded in 1993, Long-Term was hailed as the most impressive hedge fund in history. But after four years in which the firm dazzled Wall Street as a $100 billion moneymaking juggernaut, it suddenly suffered catastrophic losses that jeopardized not only the biggest banks on Wall Street but the stability of the financial system itself. The dramatic story of Long-Term's fall is now a chilling harbinger of the crisis that would strike all of Wall Street, from Lehman Brothers to AIG, a decade later.

In Secrets of Silicon Valley, entrepreneur and media commentator Deborah Perry Piscione takes us inside this vibrant ecosystem where meritocracy rules the day. She explores Silicon Valley's exceptionally risk-tolerant culture, and why it thrives despite the many laws that make California one of the worst states in the union for business.

Real wages have stagnated or declined for most workers, job insecurity has increased, and retirement income is uncertain. Why have jobs gotten so much worse? As Peter Cappelli argues, these issues and others stem from the logic of financial accounting and its fundamental flaws in dealing with human capital. Financial accounting views employee costs as fixed costs that cannot be reduced and fails to account for the costs of bad employees and poor management. The simple goal of today's executives is to drive down employment costs, even if it raises costs elsewhere.

Work sucks. It’s not the job, it’s the people. There’s the guy who hates everything. The woman that derails every meeting. The jackass that built an evil empire around the accounting system. If they’d just go away, life at work would be a lot better. So fire them as nature intended. The law of the jungle has striking parallels in the office jungles of work. I’ll guide you through the wilderness of the organizational predator to show you how to hunt vile coworkers, even bosses, all the way to the pink slip.

After launching his first company while still in college, Jason Baptiste cofounded his current venture, Onswipe, in his early twenties, turning it into a multimillion-dollar company in less than a year. Now, drawing on his own experience as a bootstrapping but hungry entrepreneur, as well as on examples from today’s most famous companies, he guides would-be tech moguls through every stage of the process - from testing a concept to acquiring customers to determining the best pricing model - in a cheap, practical way.