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Everybody hates meetings. And why shouldn't they? Most meetings are poorly led, counterproductive, and time-wasting. Based on decades of practice and research, best-selling authors Weisbord and Janoff have come to the conclusion that most people lead meetings incorrectly. They, instead, propose 10 contrarian principles that actually get things done.

In today's fast-moving and competitive business environment, strong leadership, insightful strategy, and effective innovation are critical links to staying ahead of your competition. Getting your business house in order can often be complicated, but does it really have to be? How do you take MBA 101 lessons, great models, and exceptional concepts and put them into play in the real world? Business Strategy: Plan, Execute, Win! strives to answers these questions in an educational and entertaining format.

Allan Abbott ran the leading hearse, mortuary, and funeral services company in Hollywood and saw up close how celebrities really live and die. The Forrest Gump of the funeral industry, Abbott was everywhere celebrities died, from helping to prepare Marilyn Monroe's body for burial to standing next to Christopher Walken at Natalie Wood's funeral. This book tells the rags-to-shroud story of how a young man with a hearse became the funeral driver to the stars.

Picture this: It's the dead of night, and you're lying wide awake, haunted by the haunting question: "Where the heck is my life headed?" We've all had those sleepless moments, grappling with profound queries like, "What's my true purpose?" and "How on Earth can I steer my life in a new, exciting direction?" Meet Patrick Mork, an ex-Google executive and serial tech maven, who slammed face-first into that daunting wall in 2017. At the age of 45, he found himself jobless, having been let go not once but twice in under 18 months, at two different startups. His epiphany hit him like a freight ...

On June 23, 1997 - barely three weeks after her 18th birthday - Kristen Modafferi, a tall, vivacious brunette, ended her workday and vanished into thin air. An investigation into her disappearance has yet to produce a trace.

In Responsible Dental Ownership, Alex Zlatin explores the best business practices for dental owners, starting with determining your purpose and your practice’s defining ethical intentions. In this audiobook, you’ll learn everything it takes to become a responsible dental owner. From the importance of human resources to the main drivers of dental practices, Zlatin covers everything you wish you had learned in dental school.

How did you get here, reading this book? You may have been looking for information on how search engine optimization (SEO) works or something similar. Whether you got to reading this through a search on Google, Bing, Yahoo, or another search engine to get this book, I'm delighted you're here to learn about SEO. In this case, you most likely used the Amazon search bar. That, too, is a search engine, similar to Google and Binge. The same ideas apply to all search engines. One of the most often asked questions is, "What is SEO, and how does it work?" Search engine optimization, or SEO, may be ...

Recent best-selling books have completely altered the way we understand how humans work and play together. Zina Sutch and Patrick Malone hope to flip a light switch and illuminate, above all else, that leadership begins with heart and soul. In five succinct chapters, they show that we lead best when we tap into our genetically driven human nature to love and nurture, connect and trust. This book seeks to reintroduce the warmth of human interaction and emotion into the leadership tool kit.

Wie haben wir Erfolg, ohne verbissen zu sein? Wie schaffen wir es, unser Privatleben und unseren Beruf so miteinander zu verbinden, dass sie sich ergänzen und bereichern? Wie schöpfen wir aus der Fülle, statt uns vom Alltag auffressen zu lassen? Um all diese Fragen geht es in „Perfekt!“, dem neuen Hörbuch von Robert Greene. Und der Bestseller-Autor aus den USA bietet Lösungen...

Born 1898 in the Northern-Italian city of Modena, Enzo Ferrari lived his dream and founded the world’s most famous sports car manufacturer. This book analyzes how he achieved his goals by what are considered to be modern concepts. Or were leadership theories, emotional intelligence, business ethics, client orientation, and sustainability already guiding principles of business in the beginning of the last century.

Some negotiations are easy. Others are more difficult. And then there are situations that seem completely hopeless. Malhotra identifies three broad approaches for breaking deadlocks and resolving conflicts, and draws out scores of actionable lessons using behind-the-scenes stories of fascinating real-life negotiations, including drafting of the US Constitution, ending bitter disputes in the NFL and NHL, and beating the odds in complex business situations.

This book is a comprehensive guide to using AI to automate and optimize key tasks, increase conversions, and drive unprecedented business growth in your affiliate marketing business. Written for affiliate marketers of all levels, this book provides a clear and concise guide to implementing AI, including identifying the right tools and technologies and integrating them into your existing process.

Today’s consumers buy from people and brands they like, trust, and have a relationship with. Period. It has never been more important to build relationships with your customers, or followers with an online presence. Enter social media. Most social media marketing books and courses tell you to pump out content, throw a million things at the wall, and see what sticks.

George W. Romney was a remarkable person. As chairman of American Motors Corporation from 1954 to 1962, he saved that company from sure destruction and led it to its greatest success. He later became the most popular governor in Michigan history, a Republican stalwart beloved in a Democratic state. He ran for the presidency in 1967 and served as Secretary of HUD in the first Nixon administration before leaving over concerns about the president.

Learn from the past. Understand the present. Explore the future.

Since technology has made it easy to access, share, and distribute company data, many managers avoid live interaction, instead relying on emails, text messages, web-based seminars to manage their employees. But although technology has changed, people have not. There is still a need for effective face-to-face communication; managers need to have the ability to ask the right questions and use the answers to find solutions.

Many of Philip K. Dick’s books and short stories seem like hallucinations, leading us to distant future scenarios or into surreal parallel worlds. On a second look, we discover that these social and technical developments are emerging, if they do not already exist. Dick’s philosophy is in harmony with W. Edwards Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge. Both ideas jointly together show important ways to prevent a dystopia and to use the new technologies to humanize the corporate world, including a focus on ethics, compliance, and sustainability.

What constitutes ethical business behavior? What does it mean to do the right thing? In a world that regularly stretches the limits of truth and fairness, these questions hold the key to personal and professional success. The Trusted Way is the story of Brad Parsons and the unexpected mentors he meets on his journey from morally challenged entrepreneur to trusted advisor and friend. Along the way, he learns about the Four-Way Test, a simple yet powerful yardstick that can be used to measure the impact of a person's thoughts, words, and deeds toward others.

¿Qué pasaría si existiera una forma de tener la estabilidad de un trabajo convencional con la emoción del emprendimiento? Convertirse en un emprendedor de tiempo completo puede parecer glamoroso desde afuera. Pero la verdad es que el emprendimiento requiere tiempo, esfuerzo y sacrificio, los primeros pasos de la apuesta están marcados por la inversión, la aventura y la incertidumbre económica.

Despite what the old adage says, the customer is not always right. Even companies that can seemingly do no wrong-like the coffeehouse giant Starbucks-have only recently started to figure this out.