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In this endlessly fascinating book, New Yorker columnist James Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea that has profound implications: large groups of people are smarter than an elite few, no matter how brilliant. Groups are better at solving problems, fostering innovation, coming to wise decisions, even predicting the future.

Nigger: it is arguably the most consequential social insult in American history, though, at the same time, a word that reminds us of “the ironies and dilemmas, tragedies and glories of the American experience.” In this tour de force, distinguished Harvard Law School professor Randall Kennedy - author of the highly acclaimed Race, Crime, and the Law - “put[s] a tracer on nigger”, to identify how it has been used and by whom, while analyzing the controversies to which it has given rise.

One reason many people cannot get started with freelancing, whether it is for a side gig or a full-time career, is that they are not sure what to do. It is not easy to know what skills to use or what skills are marketable. This is important as you need the expertise to complete high-quality work and the skills you offer must be in demand if you are going to get any work. To work out which skills to use and what sort of work to target to kickstart your freelancing career, 20 Critical Steps for Skills Assessment for New Freelancers takes you through the top steps that you should take to get ...

Required listening for any organization that interacts with the public - ranging from independent consultants to established large corporations and small businesses to new start-ups and nonprofits - The New Rules of Sales and Service is the essential guidebook for anyone attempting to navigate the exciting and evolving digital landscape.

This book stitches together a complete design journey from beginning to end, guiding listeners (you) step-by-step in a practical way from the initial spark of an idea all the way to scaling it into a better business. Design a Better Business includes a comprehensive set of tools (over twenty total!) and skills that will help you harness opportunity from uncertainty by building the right team(s) and balancing your point of view against new findings from the outside world.

Larry has been a landscaper for years, working at a small lawn care company. He becomes disgruntled with his boss and decides to start his own business when his wife gets pregnant. After an unexpected car accident, Larry faces the reality that he owns a job instead of a business. Join Larry as he experiences employee troubles, unhappy clients, and ultimately realizes the dream of owning a small business.

Si tienes una idea de emprendimiento o ya operas tu negocio, pequeño o a gran escala, este libro es para ti. Aprende a identificar tu mercado y cliente ideal, a trazar los planes de ventas y marketing, a realizar un análisis de resultados, a reconocer el valor de los equipos de trabajo y la ética empresarial.

You are the one you’ve been waiting for – guide yourself onto the best path in life by becoming your own personal leader. Life in the 21st century summons new kinds of challenges. In today’s reality we are expected to excel, required to have it all, sometimes at the price of our peace of mind. But we have our own needs as well – mental, spiritual, physical, intellectual, and many more – which demand our attention. In the end, our happiness depends on ourselves alone, which is why we must learn to take responsibility for our wellbeing. The Personal Leader will give you the ...

In A New Kind of Diversity, best-selling author Tim Elmore brings his decades of research and leadership experience to bear on what might be the biggest, most dramatic, and most disruptive shift the American workforce has ever seen: the vast diversity of several generations living—and working—together.

Affinity For a mature audience. Sexual situations. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Affinity" is a beautifully written tale of love, growth, and the bonds that shape us. The author masterfully weaves nostalgia with present-day challenges, creating a story that is both inspiring and deeply moving." — **Carlos Mendoza** Affinity is a profoundly moving tale of love, friendship, and the intricate dance of life's unexpected turns. Follow the heartfelt journey of Lory and Samantha, two women whose lives were forever intertwined during their vibrant college days. Bound by an unbreakable connection, they ...

In an age of Twitter, smartphones, and self-service kiosks, high-tech but still high-touch customer service is the answer. Today’s customers are a hard bunch to crack. Time-strapped, screen-addicted, value-savvy, and socially engaged, their expectations are tougher than ever for a business to keep up with. They are empowered like never before and expect businesses to respect that sense of empowerment - lashing out at those that don’t. Take heart: Old-fashioned customer service, fully retooled for today’s blistering pace and digitally connected reality, is what you need to build the kind of loyal customer base that allows you to survive - and thrive.

The fact is, over 90 percent of all new start-ups fail. Every entrepreneur must face this harsh reality and learn to master it if they hope to survive and wind up on top. In Surviving a Startup, Hoffman brings listeners on a wild ride, sharing with them the tumultuous journey of launching a venture-funded start-up and revealing what it takes to make it.

Problem: Most Americans don't realize the potential gold mine in blue-collar business. By blue-collar business I mean a business providing a specialized service requiring a trained employee and manual labor. In my case it is chimney sweeping, but it can range from construction to gardening to plumbing and junk removal. There are literally thousands and thousands of opportunities, but many people don't consider blue-collar work as an option and are missing out as a result.

The process of getting a new job seems straightforward: find job opportunities, send resumes, appear at interviews, and accept job offers. Indeed, it is far from rocket science. Yet scores of highly capable, sincere, and hardworking people often remain stuck in undesirable jobs or struggle with unemployment for painfully long periods of time. Why? ‘How to get a new job’ is one of the most useful but taken-for-granted and ignored subjects. Lacking understanding of what works and what doesn’t in the job market, many people end up stretching their job search longer than necessary or ...

There are almost endless benefits to starting an S-Corp that give both you personally and your company a financial and legal edge. Still, often, the process can be very daunting. It can seem like there's an NEVER ENDING amount of paperwork and legal terminology that is meant to trip you up. The truth is it's very easy to get things wrong when forming an S-Corp. It can cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars, countless hours, and serious legal trouble. Don't risk it.

Do you want to make money by serving people when they are at their happiest? If so, then starting your own event venue business can be a great idea! Think about it, people are always going to get married, have babies, and need to celebrate birthdays, graduations, and plenty of other events! This is why starting this business has a sea of opportunities. Your earning potential is high and your venue is mostly only going to get booked on the weekends! Here are some of the things you’ll learn in this book:

Keeping skin healthy is a booming industry, and yet it seems like almost no one agrees on what actually works. What one person says is vital another says is toxic. We have not cured acne or eczema, allergies keep getting worse, and autoimmune conditions are becoming increasingly common. In Clean, doctor and journalist James Hamblin explores how we got here, examining the science and culture of how we care for our skin today.

The Cofounder’s Handbook brings business partnerships into the spotlight where they belong. Most people don’t realize how much their partnership affects the strength of their business. The right cofounder multiplies your success. But the wrong partner divides your attention and effort, hinders your business’s progress, and potentially destroys it from within.

While today’s business world is dominated by technology and data analysis, award-winning financial journalist and anthropology PhD Gillian Tett advocates thinking like an anthropologist to better understand consumer behavior, markets, and organizations to address some of society’s most urgent challenges.

Now more than ever, you don’t need a fancy office, Ivy League degree, or millions of dollars in venture capital to launch a business that matters for the communities you care most about. Software, the internet, and remote work have made it possible for entrepreneurs to start for free, make a customer of anyone, and grow a profitable, sustainable company from anywhere.