Future Business

In an unparalleled collaboration, two leading global thinkers in technology and foreign affairs give us their widely anticipated, transformational vision of the future: a world where everyone is connected - a world full of challenges and benefits that are ours to meet and to harness. Eric Schmidt is one of Silicon Valley’s great leaders, having taken Google from a small startup to one of the world’s most influential companies. Jared Cohen is the director of Google Ideas and a former adviser to secretaries of state Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton.

Delivering the Digital Restaurant explores the massive disruption facing restaurants through firsthand accounts of food industry veterans and start-up entrepreneurs innovating the future of food. Combining sociological observations, rich industry data, and insider knowledge, Delivering paints a picture of how food is evolving and how you as a leader, owner, or operator can successfully innovate and meet the new consumer demands to capitalize on the opportunities ahead.

The Apples, Amazons and Googles of the next few decades will be biotech companies. The tech companies of the last few years have changed how we do things but the businesses driving the biotech revolution are about making life better. These companies will solve many of our most intractable problems: cancer, dementia, diabetes, elderly care, mental health challenges, even power generation and agricultural production. Biotech will mean that we can live far better, safer, healthier, wealthier, happier, and longer lives.

This audiobook is a practical, evidence-based guide to seven key leadership disciplines that will help anyone working in health care to pursue brighter futures. In this audiobook, Andrew Garman looks at the major changes facing health-care organizations and the leadership competencies required to successfully meet those challenges. He explains how people become more effective leaders over time and what science tells us works best in making this happen.

We told women that to break glass ceilings and succeed in their careers, all they needed to do is dream big, raise their hands, and lean in. But data tells a different story. Historic numbers of women left their jobs in 2021, resulting in their lowest workforce participation since 1988. Women’s unemployment rose to nearly fifteen percent, and globally women lost over $800 billion in wages. Fifty-one percent of women say that their mental health has declined, while anxiety and depression rates have skyrocketed.

MASTER IT, BEFORE IT MASTERS YOU! You're feeling the pain. The sting of the digital age is spreading across every industry, and the realm of accountancy is not immune. The spreadsheets, the tax laws, the endless balance sheets - it's all evolving rapidly. And with AI and ChatGPT disrupting the landscape, you can't help but feel overwhelmed. That pain of staying relevant, the agitation of continually playing catch up, it's all-consuming. Your clients demand swift, precise results, and the tools you've relied on for years are becoming increasingly obsolete. The third pain is in the ...

Amid the turbulence of a global pandemic, worldwide social justice movements, and accelerated digital transformation, one thing is clear - work will no longer be the same. The Future of Work: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review will provide you with today's most essential thinking about creating a work-from-anywhere organization, harnessing AI as part of your team, creating an inclusive culture, and building a purpose-driven organization.

'As AI continues to evolve, one of the most talked-about and impactful advancements across industries is Agentic AI. But what exactly is Agentic AI, and why does it matter so much to businesses and individuals right now?' Agentic AI goes beyond simply automating tasks. It can plan, make decisions, take action, and adapt to new information. AI agents are capable of collaborating with other agents, systems, and people—reshaping how work gets done and how value is created. The rise of these digital workers will have a profound effect on industries, roles, and organizations of all sizes.

Working from Home: Making the New Normal Work for You provides listeners with a detailed strategy on how to turn working from home into a powerful career choice. Author and Salesforce executive Karen Mangia teaches listeners how to: build the future of work in any kind of space: ideas for your home office that fit anywhere; create personalized time management routines designed specifically for remote productivity, impact, and balance - even while wearing your sweatpants; deal with Zoom fatigue; and more.

What happens when the art of storytelling meets the speed of machines? In The AI Effect: How Artificial Intelligence Is Rewriting the Rules of Public Relations, Nick Leighton – communications strategist, agency founder, and global advisor, delivers a playbook for the future of public relations in a world powered by artificial intelligence. With wit, clarity, and a sense of urgency, Leighton challenges PR professionals to stop reacting to disruption and start designing within it. AI isn’t coming, it’s already here. It can write press releases, analyze sentiment, even mimic tone. But ...

Business owners, consumers, and employees have long relied on the news to make financial decisions—what to buy, who to hire, and what products to sell. In the 21st century, that news has shifted. Only the big businesses and executives can afford expensive subscriptions, while most consumers and small-business owners are left scrambling to find the news they need to succeed and thrive. The Future of Business Journalism explores how the field evolved into this divide and offers solutions on how business journalism can once again provide the stories and content that a broad society needs.

With emerging technology transforming customer expectations, it’s more important than ever to keep a laser focus on the experience companies provide their customers. In The Customer of the Future, customer experience futurist Blake Morgan outlines 10 easy-to-follow customer experience guidelines that integrate emerging technologies with effective strategies to combat disconnected processes, silo mentalities, and a lack of buyer perspective.

Unlock the hidden power of pricing with The Profit Advantage! Pricing isn’t just a number; it’s the strongest lever for profitability and long-term growth. In this essential guide, you’ll learn how to design, test, and optimize pricing strategies that align with your customers’ needs, drive retention, and future-proof your business. Packed with actionable insights and real-world case studies, The Profit Advantage will show you how to: Identify the ideal pricing model for your business, from tiered plans to value-based pricing. Retain customers and reduce churn with offers tailored ...

Growth is a fundamental human need. It is at the root of everything that gives us a feeling of accomplishment, satisfaction, meaning, and progress. Yet many people find their growth stalled at some point. In The Laws of Lifetime Growth, Dan Sullivan and Catherine Nomura offer 10 simple laws that everyone can use to keep a fresh, innovative perspective on their lives and the world around them.

Dive into the audio journey of Disrupt Disruption, where your guide, Pascal Finette, unravels the truth behind disruption. We often miss the real forces dictating business shifts, risking misunderstandings from the past and missing transformative opportunities for our organizations.

From making faster, better decisions to automating rote work to enabling robots to respond to emotions, AI and machine learning are already reshaping business and society. What should you and your company be doing today to ensure that you're poised for success and keeping up with your competitors in the age of AI? Artificial Intelligence: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review brings you today's most essential thinking on AI and explains how to launch the right initiatives at your company to capitalize on the opportunity of the machine intelligence revolution.

Over the past two centuries or so, capitalism has undergone profound changes - economic cycles that veer from boom to bust - from which it has always emerged transformed and strengthened. Surveying this turbulent history, Paul Mason's Postcapitalism argues that we are on the brink of a change so big and so profound that this time capitalism itself, the immensely complex system within which entire societies function, will mutate into something wholly new.

Your new business went online yesterday and you've got a marketing budget of zero. How are you supposed to create a movement around your product? How can you get to your first thousand - or million - customers? Starting from zero, it feels impossible. Enter the growth hacker. You may not have heard of growth hacking yet, but you've certainly used the billion dollar brands built by it: Hotmail, AirBnB, Facebook, Dropbox, amongst many others. Growth hackers thrive on doing what traditional businessmen would consider impossible: creating something from nothing.

Master Python for AI in just five days, even if you’ve never written a single line of code before! Are you a young adult eager to dive into the fascinating world of Artificial Intelligence but overwhelmed by technical jargon? Are you a business professional wanting to leverage AI for competitive advantage yet unsure where to start? Are you an aspiring AI enthusiast craving practical skills but feeling daunted by complex theories? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, fear not. You are part of a community of curious minds driven by a passion for technology, and you're about ...

In today’s rapidly changing world, where climate change, social justice, and responsible governance are taking centre stage, businesses are under increasing pressure to adopt sustainable practices. More than just a buzzword, ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) has become the cornerstone of responsible leadership, driving the next wave of innovation, risk management, and long-term profitability. "ESG Leadership: Mastering Sustainability Strategies for a Net ZERO Future" is the ultimate guide for leaders, entrepreneurs, managers, and sustainability professionals who want to gain deep ...