Corporate Power

McKinsey earns billions advising almost every major corporation as well as countless governments, including Britain's, the USA's and China's. It boasts of its ability to maximise efficiency while making the world a better place. Its millionaire partners and network of alumni go on to top jobs in the world's most powerful organisations. And yet, shielded by non-disclosure agreements, its work remains largely secret—until now. In this propulsive investigation, two prize-winning journalists reveal the reality.

Every facet of American life is being overtaken by big platform monopolists like Facebook, Google, and Bayer (which has merged with the former agricultural giant Monsanto), resulting in a greater concentration of wealth and power than we've seen since the Gilded Age. They are evolving into political entities that often have more influence than the actual government, bending state and federal legislatures to their will and even creating arbitration courts that circumvent the US justice system.

Unleashing Firepower, Masters of Business Excellence has brought together experts from various corners of the world, spanning diverse disciplines, to breathe life into this book. How can a former Navy SEAL extract lessons from their experiences and apply them to thrive as a successful entrepreneur? Moreover, how can a former 3-Star General shed light on the crucial prerequisite of establishing the right team mindset before embarking on significant AI integration in today's business landscape? The term "Business Excellence" widely signifies the elevation of standards in the business realm. ...

WHY IMPLEMENT CORE VALUES IN YOUR BUSINESS 1. Improved Decision-Making 2. Cohesive Company Culture 3. Meaningful Employee Satisfaction and Engagement 4. Maintain Strong Business Ethic 5. Build Customer Credibility and Loyalty 6. Create Competitive Advantage 7. Strategic Alignment with Mission and Vision 8. Encourage Innovation and Creativity 9. Effective and Consistent Leadership 10. Positive Reputation RESULT: a more purpose-driven, ethical, and successful organization.

Jerry is slowly getting to know his new coworkers and how things work at the Temple, the most powerful organization in the country. He quickly finds out that he will need to face a world full of intrigues, strange politics and corporate games. Jerry is aiming for the highest positions in the Temple. Question is, how to achieve that in an environment, where sexual harassment, lies, and deceit are part of the day-to-day business? This boook explores the modern corporate world where games and intrigues are part of daily business. To become someone, a newcomer needs to adapt to this and find ...

Unlock the Future of Leadership with AI In AI-Powered Leadership — Revolutionize Your Business Strategy with Generative AI, discover how cutting-edge AI technologies like ChatGPT can transform your approach to leadership and strategic decision-making. This book provides actionable frameworks and real-world case studies from top executives who have successfully leveraged AI to drive innovation, improve customer engagement, and lead their companies to new heights. What You Will Learn: How to integrate generative AI into high-level decision-making processes Frameworks for transforming ...

The Business Case for Kindness introduces a new business model - grounded in kindness, respect, and trust (KRT). This new model has the ability to transform a business, a leader, and a team. It also has the ability to make our world a better place. In this book, you will be presented with data, history, and case studies to help you implement the KRT model. You will learn the must have leadership skills in order to thrive in today’s workplace and in the workplace of the future.

In times of crisis, many turn to prayer. We know that the prayer of a righteous man avails much, (James 5:16); however, corporate prayer changes history! It is the power engine of the Church but in many ways overlooked today in the "busyness" of our lives. In the book of Acts, community in prayer was the driving force that launched the New Testament Church onto the pages of history and the Gospel to the nations. What communities of committed prayer accomplish are not well understood in the “numbers” driven Christian culture today. Yet, in these committed cells are elements of covenant, ...

A lady brings her car to the garage. She needs a simple oil change, and an apparently not as simple tire rotation. Interesting and true anecdote. Quite the read.

The legal home to over a million companies, Delaware has more registered businesses than residents. Why do virtually all of the biggest corporations in the United States register there? This book reveals how a systematic enterprise lies behind the business-friendly corporate veneer, one that has kept the state afloat financially by diverting public funds away from some of the poorest people in the United States and supporting dictators and criminals across the world.

Return to Decize, where conflict between the new foundry and the workers is brewing into rebellion. Join Haywood Vale as he struggles to feed a desperate populace with his garden magic. Now a full Gardener six years after his devastating conflict with the blood mage he might be the only one who can save the city. As a master of Baari's twisting and a dabbler in the devoured god, Bileam, he must make a choice between standing up for the people of Decize or hiding in his gardens. When Haywood makes a desperate attempt to save lives he is swept into a conflict that might topple the city, ...

From Empress Mills to the Iron and Steel Plant, from the establishment of IISc to the building of the Taj Mahal Hotel, Jamsetji's vision made India stand tall. In this carefully researched account, R. Gopalakrishnan and Harish Bhat provide insights into the entrepreneurial principles of Jamsetji that helped created such a successful and enduring enterprise.

What happens when betrayal becomes the spark for redemption and love reclaims what was lost? In The Merger of Hearts, Alexandra Bennett has spent years building Innovation Plaza, a thriving tech empire born from her grit and vision. But her hard-earned success faces its ultimate test when a hostile takeover threatens to unravel everything. Leading the charge is Alexander Drake, the billionaire CEO who was once her partner in business—and in love. Their history is tangled with passion, ambition, and betrayal, and now Alexandra must confront her greatest rival as he holds her company—and ...

He didn’t just offer her salvation. He wrote her obedience into every clause. Camille I was one of the top litigators in Manhattan—until someone framed me and my license vanished overnight. Enter Damien Voss: billionaire CEO, predator in a custom suit, and the man who holds the keys to my redemption. But his offer isn’t a job. It’s a contract. A leash. A collar. A command.Obey, or lose everything. I swore I’d fight him. Then he made me strip. Made me kneel. And my body responded before my brain could scream. Damien She was always mine. She just didn’t know it yet. Camille Blake ...

In Spying on Democracy, National Lawyers Guild executive director Heidi Boghosian documents the disturbing increase in surveillance of ordinary citizens and the danger it poses to our privacy, our civil liberties, and the future of democracy itself. Boghosian reveals how technology is being used to categorize and monitor people based on their associations, their movements, their purchases, and their perceived political beliefs.

In Leaders of Influence: Balancing Power, Peacemaking, and Purpose; leadership authors and consultants, Bill Riggs and Matthew Casassa, explore the nuanced world of leadership by comparing some of the most impactful leaders across history with today’s most influential figures. This book examines how core values such as authority, compassion, innovation, and vision have shaped leaders throughout time—whether in religious, political, or corporate settings—and how these principles can be applied to today’s dynamic leadership challenges. With insight gained from figures as diverse as ...

In the heart of New Orleans three women run a funeral home by day and a magical bow business at night. Each bow judges its wearer--punishing the wicked and rewarding the virtuous. But when a sinister businessman threatens their livelihood, the power of their bows and sisterhood is put to the ultimate test. Will they weave a tale of triumph or unravel in the face of darkness? Come find out by reading Gail's Garden, the third in the Order of the Midnight Bloom Series.

David Korten argues that global corporate consolidation of power is but one manifestation of what he calls "Empire", the organization of society by hierarchies of dominance that have held sway for the past 5,000 years. Empire has always resulted in misery for the many and fortune for the few. Now it threatens the very future of humanity. The Great Turning traces the ancient roots of Empire and charts its long evolution from monarchies to the transnational institutions of the global economy.

Today's heads of big companies are as recognizable to us as the most popular entertainers or sports stars, but the heart and soul of every organization are those leaders below the CEO. Today's celebrity CEO has become either a figurehead or an egomaniac, and often too public a personality to get the real work done. That work is done instead by teams of leaders - exceptional deputies who forge great partnerships to maximize both organizational and personal success.

In the spring of 2021, when news outlets feasted on "the Facebook Files," Frances Haugen went public as the former employee who blew the whistle on the company by copying tens of thousands of documents. She testified to Congress and spoke to the media. She was hailed at President Biden's first State of the Union Address. She made sure everyone understood exactly what the documents revealed: Facebook not only set its algorithm to reward extremism, it knew that its customers were using the platform to foment violence, to spread falsehoods, to diminish the self-esteem of young people, and more.