First Business

Hiring Your First Employees and Contractors emphasizes the benefits of starting with contractors and only evolving to hiring employees when absolutely required. The entrepreneur and small firm manager is provided concrete benchmarks and approaches for hiring contractors and employees, with the emphasis always on how to extend the entrepreneur's reach so as to focus on improving core values and core competencies.

This new offering from management expert Gary S. Topchik, coauthor of The First-Time Manager, Fifth Edition, covers the basics of team building, giving novice managers all the activities and information they need to achieve team-building success. From making the transition from team member to team leader, to holding team members accountable, to managing challenging situations and resolving conflict, The First-Time Manager's Guide to Team Building tells listeners how their own management style can influence how successful their teams become.

In a world where crises lurk around every corner, this book is your insurance policy. It's your guide to transparent communication, decisive action, and constant improvement. Whether you're a crisis pro or just starting out, "End Game First" will change your game. It's not just a book; it's your ticket to emerging stronger from any challenge.

Here's a biographical profile of Henry J. Kaiser, a great industrialist and philanthropist who had a profound impact on America's ability to prevail in World War II. People tend to regard the great American titans of the past as robber barons, men who made their fortunes off the backs of the oppressed, flaunting laws and living like nabobs while others had to scratch for a living.

Are you thinking about starting your own dental practice and want to get it right the first time? For the enterprising dentist, The Simple Guide to Starting a Dental Practice and Getting it Right the First Time is an invaluable resource. Starting a practice from scratch in today's competitive market can be a scary proposition, but this guide will walk you through the steps to turn your dream into a reality.

Does your brand have what it takes to be a Reputation King? Scott and DJ think so. As two of the leading online reputation management experts running one of the largest and most trusted online review platforms in the world, Scott Brandley and DJ Sprague have helped thousands of brands to significantly increase their trust, traffic, and sales. Now, for the first time ever, they pull back the curtain and show you: how the online rating and review world really works, why it's deliberately rigged for you to fail, and what you can do to ethically "hack the system" to win!

Each year, thousands of first-year teachers walk into their new classrooms with thoughts of hitting the ground and running on their quest to change the world. Unfortunately, they soon discover that the realities of teaching do not match up to their expectations, leaving them in a whirlpool of stress, struggling to stay afloat. This audiobook attempts to prepare those wonderful teachers for the things that they will encounter.

In Dante’s Renaissance-sparking Divine Comedy, Virgil guides the hero Dante through the many layers of Hell to reach paradise. Entrepreneurs, too, walk through a hellscape of risk so they may create wealth, freedom and meaning. Survival First ushers in a new Renaissance by guiding modern Dantes through this hellscape. Survival First humanizes risk by discarding academic jargon and complex formulas for simple logic, emotional realism and the stories of ordinary entrepreneurs.

In How to Manage in Times of Crisis, you will learn how to prepare for inevitable approaching challenges in life and business and how to navigate them with the best results. Released as a written version of his presentation to the Russian Academy of Economics in 2009 (just after the 2008 financial crisis), where Dr. Adizes is an honorary scientific advisor and recipient of an honorary doctorate, this audiobook version of Dr. Adizes' speech gives us hope, and an appropriate strategy, to prepare and rebuild.

Kip Tindell, the founder and CEO of The Container Store, reveals the seven secrets to keeping both customers and employees happy and all fully engaged. In Uncontainable, Tindell reveals his approach for building a business where everyone associated with it thrives through embodying the tenets of conscious capitalism. Tindell's seven foundation principles are the road map that drives everyone at The Container Store to achieve the goals of the company.

Awaken Your Purpose is a 28-day guide to clarity, healing, and abundance. Erica Carrico—award-winning Life Purpose and Business Coach—shares the exact process that has helped thousands break free from unfulfilling careers and launch purpose-driven businesses.

The word affiliate marketing is heard and seen a lot on the Internet. This book will introduce you to the world of affiliate marketing. Many people make a good career out of it. Affiliate marketing is a good career for many people. However, you cannot just treat it like a fun hobby that you can do with very minimal effort and expect to get a money printing machine. This is the interesting world. Now dive in with me.

Ever wonder why you've had more strategy conversations than you can count, but not a single strategist discussion you can remember? That's because strategy has made a career out of ignoring the strategist—until now. Strategists First will help you learn what every strategist needs to know, including: who strategists are, what strategists believe, how strategists behave, where strategists thrive, when strategists strike, and why strategists matter.

In The First Five, Patrick brings to light the realities of teaching, especially in the first five years. He immerses you in his world with personal stories that lead to lessons, questions, and exercises to help you reflect on your own journey. If we want to make a long-lasting impact, we need to know more than just what to do; we need to start sharing our stories, not just our strategies. The work we do together throughout this book and beyond will leave you feeling hopeful, empowered, and challenged. No matter where you start, know that this work is ongoing.

The One Minute Sales Series: Volume 1, First Impressions, gives listeners quick, relevant, practical applications, and motivation for ensuring you make a solid first impression with your customers. Volume one, First Impressions, reminds us to "Wash your ass!" Whether you meet your customers face-to-face, over the phone, or online, learn some practical advice to ensure you win this part of the sales process.

One professional transition that stands out and is vital to your career is shifting from playing the role of an individual contributor to becoming a manager. There are a lot of things that new managers need to learn apart from leading others. You need to work on yourself, win your team members' trust and respect, become a motivator for them, and find the right balance between the delegation of responsibilities and maintaining control. Becoming a manager is the first step in this process. You work hard, dedicate long hours, and give up your weekends to earn a promotion.

Do you own a blog or a website that can't get any traffic? Are you selling an online product which doesn't get any customers? Most people today give up on their online journey after some time because they do not see any results. No one visits their website and no conversation occurs on their written articles. This, in turn, demotivates them. Well, we all have been through that stage, I have been through that stage. But, instead of giving up, I looked for a solution.

Who doesn't want to be a millionaire? Well, if you have ever wanted to join the growing ranks of British millionaires, then this is the audiobook for you. Here, 16 self-made multimillionaires come clean about how they became filthy rich. There is no such thing as a 'typical millionaire'. Some are middle-aged, others are barely out of school; some come from nothing, others reinvent themselves after changing careers. In fact, all they have in common is ambition, motivation and the ability to think big.

There is an illusion propagated by Hollywood and the media that other people have somehow worked out this 'life thing' better than us. Look around the people you work with and you will see individuals who seem unshakable, brimming over with self-esteem and personal power. But how do you know it is what it first appears? Even the strongest and most successful people have deeply negative self-talk that they keep hidden under a protective outward-facing veneer.

You have a great idea. Now what? That first mile - where an innovation moves from an idea on paper to the market - is often plagued by failure. In fact less than 1 percent of ideas launched by big companies end up having real impact. The ideas aren't the problem. It's the process. The First Mile focuses on the critical moment when an innovator moves from planning to reality. It is a perilous place where hidden traps snare entrepreneurs, and roadblocks slow innovators inside large companies.