Real World Careers

The Average Is Always Wrong is a completely pragmatic and hands-on guide to harnessing data to transform your business for the better. Experienced CEO and CMO Ian Shepherd takes you behind the jargon and puts together a powerful change programme anyone can enact in their business right now, to reap the rewards of simple but sophisticated uses of data. Filled with practical examples and case studies, listeners will come away with a powerful understanding of the real value of data and the analytical techniques that can drive profit growth.

Discover how to live on your terms. Are you sick and tired of following conventional wisdom, living your life on the terms of other people, and following the beaten track? Do you want to learn how to break free from going through the motions and live the way you want? With practical advice and simple exercises that you can start practicing immediately, this profound and detailed audiobook provides an all-new way of looking at life. Drawing on fundamental lessons you’ve already learned, this groundbreaking approach arms you with the knowledge you need to take life into your own hands.

This audiobook provides actual examples of incidents within our era of the oldest rules of gaining and maintaining wealth, riches and success. Each and every instance is true to life not only in its concept and ideology but also in its execution. Put it to the test and watch it work for you.

Today’s workplace has evolved. Yet the strategies to empower employees and teams are still maturing. Getting the Job Done fills this gap by providing a practical framework to inspire teams and keep them accountable for ultimate success. Rather than impose a single method to make you a better project manager, Getting the Job Done gives a flexible strategy that will help you lead confidently, take advantage of all the perspectives on your team, and get the job done on time without having to sacrifice quality.

In 1958, my fаthеr, Luре Ochoa, wаѕ a wоrld аmаtеur bоxіng champion, which еаrnеd hіm a рlасе іn thе ѕроrt'ѕ hаll оf fаmе. I’m like him: I am a bоrn fіghtеr, оnlу I chose another rіng–thаt of еntrерrеnеurѕhір and buѕіnеѕѕ. Thіѕ ring is реrреtuаl, аnd thе rudеnеѕѕ уоu experience hеrе mаkеѕ a blow to the сhіn dеlіvеrеd bу Mіkе "Iron" Tуѕоn in hіѕ рrіmе pale in соmраrіѕоn.

Communication is the exchange of information between two or more people. This can be verbal, for example when two people converse, or it can be non-verbal, like the information we perceive through facial expressions or gestures that us know if a person is angry or cheerful. Within non-verbal communication, physical communication is of great importance: A kiss, a handshake, or a hug transfers a lot of information. Communication can be positive, negative, effective or ineffective.

Practical life skills that every young adult should know before leaving home. Congratulations, your life as a young adult is about to start. The world is now full of possibilities and adventures! But are you ready to leave home? Do you have all the skills to live independently and thrive?

Almost everything in life is negotiable. Whether we're children trying to stay up past our bedtimes, employees who want some time off or a raise, or friends trying to decide where to go for dinner, we use negotiation to get what we want. But, negotiation doesn't have to be an "I win and you lose" proposition. In WIN! Positive Negotiating and Decision Making for the Real World, authors Dan Strutzel and Traci Shoblom will teach listeners the four steps to make sure that Everybody WINS.

This new book aims to help leaders develop an efficient and effective hiring process, so the firing process happens less often and when it does, both parties are on the same page. Whether the leader is a young entrepreneur or an experienced business owner, hiring and firing well is one of the most important skills to possess.

There’s a mid-sized trailer that sets its wheels down on the fairground every year, and on that trailer is a little room. In that little room, there are about 30 mirrors that are designed to be a confusing maze, and a challenge to escape from, once entered. The object of this house of mirrors is to see if you can walk through the maze of mirrors and get out on the other end without getting lost inside that maze of illusions. When I was a young child, I would get stuck in that maze so many times. I would always get fooled by the illusion that there was a way out right in front of me.

Stop buying the "success conspiracy theory"! There are no real secrets.The ideas and principles you need to reach your personal, business, and company goals are all around you. You just have to know where to look. This short book brings you timeless success strategies with clear examples of how you can use them.

If you work on the high street, you won't need reminding that traditional, bricks and mortar retail hasn't had an easy go of it in recent years. Thankfully, after half-a-decade of financial gloom, there is light at the end of the tunnel and it looks like the economy might just be turning a corner. But this doesn't necessarily mean a return to easy street.

All too often CIOs can get caught up in all of the technical details of the job: boosting uptime, replacing servers, guarding against cyber criminals, etc. What we tend to forget is that IT exists to serve the rest of the business and they are there (in most cases) to make money. This means that there needs to be a business side to IT and that is one of a CIO's key responsibilities.

If you've ever set a goal and not achieved it, don't panic. You are not alone, and help is at hand. In this refreshing two part book, business inspiration specialist David Pearl shares some refreshing new ideas which will help you set and realise your goals. In Part 2 we look at how you turn the people around you into allies and supporters who help you make your vision real. You will also learn how to manifest your goals as much by what you think as what you do.

As the world has become more and more digital, the importance of the role of a CIO within a firm has increased. No longer can CIOs be content to focus exclusively on technical topics. Instead, we now have to consider what the company's goals are and how technology can be used to help the company achieve those goals.

If you've ever set a goal and not achieved it, don't panic. You are not alone, and help is at hand. In this refreshing two-part book, business inspiration specialist David Pearl shares some refreshing new ideas which will help you set and realise your goals. In Part 1, David guides you on a journey through your own life, looking at why goals are so important and how the complexities of modern life can so easily distract us from reaching them.