Sustainable Career

Negotiation and decision-making expert Max Bazerman explores how we can make more ethical choices by aspiring to be better, not perfect.

For business owners and listeners interested in creating a business that serves its owners, "Sustainable: A Fable About Creating a Personally and Economically Sustainable Business" offers much more than just a good listen. It’s a guidebook filled with wisdom and practical solutions for building a business that can thrive well into the future. And it's not another how-to book; there's a great story that you can use to learn from the Aardvark family.

In Sustainable Leadership: Lessons of Vision, Courage, and Grit from the CEOs Who Dared to Build a Better World, accomplished leadership expert Clarke Murphy shares a can't-miss toolkit for delivering remarkable sustainability results. You'll learn what it takes to become a sustainable leader and how you can turn your sustainability promises into tangible action on the ground.

Entrepreneur, bestselling author, and business coach Jadah Sellner knows what it’s like to be burned out, in debt, and just barely holding on to a new business. In the process of launching and building multiple companies, she realized today’s aggressive 24/7 hustle culture wasn’t working for her—or for her clients. In She Builds, Sellner shares a new entrepreneurial model for women, centered on sustainable leadership—a practical framework they can use to create a business on their own terms, prioritize their well-being, and break free from the toxic culture that leads to burnout.

Step into the future with "Solar Energy Technician," a comprehensive, high-value eBook designed to empower, engage, and evolve your understanding of solar energy. Wrap your head around the basics; navigate industry landscapes; and dive deep into the role of a solar energy technician. In this eBook, the first chapter sets the stage with an intriguing introduction to solar energy, outlining its importance and brief history. The second chapter dives into the nitty-gritty, breaking down the solar energy process to make it easy to understand. The gripping narrative continues with an overview of ...

Are you trapped in a never-ending cycle of deadlines and demands, feeling disconnected from the job you once loved? Is your organization turning a blind eye to burnout, despite your colleagues and team experiencing similar struggles? While workplace burnout is gaining recognition, executives remain slow to act, skeptical of the need for change. It's time for you to take meaningful action, not only to prevent burnout for yourself, but also to foster a thriving work environment.

As a manager or executive working in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry, you’re under pressure to do more with less, reduce waste, produce faster, and still turn a profit.

Brenda, Kevin, and the kids were stuck...Brenda had taken a 20 percent pay cut and was told by her boss she should feel "lucky to still have a job". But they were already living paycheck to paycheck. How were they going to get by with 20 percent less income? Move. Brenda was offered a great job six states away. They'd have to sell the house, though. But they didn't have much equity. The few offers they received were lower than what they owed. Can't sell a house if you can't pay off your loan.

In the last thirty years, the developing world has undergone tremendous changes. Overall, poverty has fallen, people live longer and healthier lives, and economies have been transformed. And yet many countries have simply missed the boat. Why have some countries prospered, while others have failed? Stefan Dercon argues that the answer lies not in a specific set of policies, but rather in a key "development bargain," whereby a country's elites shift from protecting their own positions to gambling on a growth-based future.

This audiobook provides a comprehensive exploration of the circular economy, a sustainable alternative to the traditional linear economic model. Listeners will learn key principles, strategies, and innovations driving circularity across industries. Through case studies, practical applications, and expert insights, learners will gain actionable knowledge on waste reduction, resource recovery, sustainable design, business models, and policy frameworks.

Sustainable Business in Iowa provides a simple framework for any professional who is committed to environmental and social performance but who feels stuck and unsure of where to go next.

Launch to Last is the value-first roadmap for modern entrepreneurs who want to build meaningful, profitable, and lasting businesses—without burning out or selling their soul. In this practical, no-fluff guide, you’ll discover a step-by-step blueprint to go from idea to scalable business—with real validation, real systems, and real customer connection.

In The 4 Day Week, entrepreneur and business innovator Andrew Barnes makes the case for the four-day week as the answer to many of the ills of the 21st-century global economy. Barnes conducted an experiment in his own business, the New Zealand trust company Perpetual Guardian, and asked his staff to design a four-day week that would permit them to meet their existing productivity requirements on the same salary but with a 20 percent cut in work hours. The outcomes of this trial, which no business leader had previously attempted on these terms, were stunning.

No experience in farming? No problem! The Profitable Hobby Farm gives you all the tools you need to launch a thriving hobby-farm business. Based on the author's expert guidance and the motivating experiences of other small farmers, it shows you how to blend strategy, marketing, and money management in order to prosper. The Profitable Hobby Farm provides sound, friendly start-up advice on a variety of topics essential to making an initial foray into a local-foods venture. A supplemental PDF is included with this audiobook.

Over the past several years, Hardwick, Vermont, a typical hardscrabble farming community of three thousand residents, has jump-started its economy and redefined its self-image through a local, self-sustaining food system unlike anything else in America.

Every day, a new silver bullet comes out, promising to grow your business, increase your profit margins, and make your life as a business owner easier. Unfortunately, most of them don't work, wasting your time and money. Plus, they take your attention away from other more worthwhile opportunities. The ones that do work for others just never seem to work for you. Blanket prescriptions are like that - never quite hitting the mark for all but the few with the exact symptoms.

In 12 Disciplines of Leadership Excellence, bestselling author and motivational expert Brian Tracy teams up with global learning expert Dr. Peter Chee to reveal simple, straightforward principles any business leader can use to make lasting positive changes in his or her organization.

For hardworking and dedicated professional service providers, Make Them Smile offers a way out of the grind of living hour to billable hour, providing a road map for how to build a scalable, standardized brand that provides a consistent, repeatable, and high-quality customer experience.

Unlock the Secrets of "PURCONOMY" to Thriving in the Purpose-Driven Economy The Future of Work Starts here. Are you ready to align your life, career, and income with your deepest values and aspirations? embrace artificial intelligence (ai) to make your life simple? PURCONOMY is not just a book—it’s your blueprint for transforming purpose into action and creating a meaningful, sustainable, and prosperous life by embracing AI in the emerging Purpose-Driven Economy. Inside PURCONOMY, You'll Discover: A Revolutionary Framework for Purposeful Living Learn how to integrate AI with your ...

Embark on a journey of self-discovery with Nursing Wisely and unlock your true potential. Let Mary Ghazarian MN, NP-PHC, a seasoned nurse psychotherapist, career coach, and entrepreneur, guide you through a series of introspective exercises designed to help you align your professional path with your true passions and aspirations. Nursing Wisely empowers you to thrive, while still embracing the core values of nursing. Using her own experience and deep understanding of the challenging healthcare landscape, Mary’s transformative framework focuses on six pillars.