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1) The creative curve: how the intersection of the familiar and the unknown leads to breakout success
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2018.
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1 Edition.
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"Big data entrepreneur Allen Gannett overturns the mythology around creative genius, and reveals the science and secrets behind achieving breakout commercial success in any field. We have been spoon-fed the notion that creativity is the province of genius -- of those favored, brilliant few whose moments of insight arrive in unpredictable flashes of divine inspiration. And if we are not a genius, we might as well pack it in and give up. Either we...
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Random House
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2013
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First edition.
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English
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"The consequential age we are living in will be remembered as one of the great turning points in civilization. Once we turn, though, where will we be? That is the compelling question Al Gore sets out to answer by examining the drivers of global change, connecting the dots among the social, economic, and political forces shaping our present and future. A rising global consciousness is forcing people around the world, but especially Americans, to rethink...
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Americans have long been ambivalent toward foreign direct investment in the United States. Foreign multinational corporations may be a source of capital, technology, and jobs. But what are the implications for US workers, firms, communities, and consumers as the United States remains the most popular destination for foreign multinational investment? Theodore H. Moran and Lindsay Oldenski find that foreign multinational firms that invest in the United...
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Does the job you have (or the job you want) require customer interactions? Do you want to handle difficult customers with ease? Do you long for recognition of your customer service skills? Do you know what it takes to be a customer service professional? Every business has customers, and employers are seeking to hire, retain and reward employees who have the skills, the knowledge and the motivation to provide a consistently superior level of service...
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Running a successful business is an achievement that many people never realize. How is it that some people struggle to manage a business, but to some, it almost seems like they always know the right thing to do? We have seen many promising small businesses collapse in a few months, yet others have grown into large enterprises. These are businesses that both operate in the same environment, yet not all of them make it. If you have ever wanted to start...
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Companies that are owned and run by families need to develop leadership and entrepreneurial skills just like any other company, but family firms face obstacles that 'hire and fire' companies don't. Family dynamics rarely perfectly mirror the best practices in the latest Harvard Business Review. So what factors in the family and work environments enable the creation of leaders who share the entrepreneurial fire of the founders? Do specific education,...
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Professional Projectionist, Clem Harrod, brings over 25 years of knowledge and experience to his company CLEMCO.AV. He established the organization with the mission to Coach, Lead, Educate and Mentor those studying Audio-Visual Technology and working in the Live Event Production Industry. Clem now focuses his energy on helping Independent Contractors enjoy a life with less stress and more financial opportunities. Through his career in Video Projection,...
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A companion guidebook to the number-one bestselling Good to Great, focused on implementation of the flywheel concept, one of Jim Collins' most memorable ideas that has been used across industries and the social sectors, and with startups.
The key to business success is not a single innovation or one plan. It is the act of turning the flywheel, slowly gaining momentum and eventually reaching a breakthrough. Building upon the flywheel concept introduced...
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Learn―and teach others―to embrace change and collaboration
In Rebooting Your Brain: Using Motivational Intelligence to Adjust Your Mindset, Reach Your Goals, and Realize Unlimited Success, leadership development and sales expert, David Naylor delivers an incisive exploration of why people struggle and how to escape the shackles that hold individuals and organizations back. Leveraging the latest insights of cognitive psychology, neuroscience,...
10) Business Development: 7 Easy Steps to Master Growth Hacking, Lead Generation, Sales Funnels, Traf
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Are you looking to assess your organization's performance and looking for ways to improve organizational growth and prospects?
Are you unsure how to go about creating relationships, strong strategies, brand awareness, and marketplace expansion?
Are you struggling to establish a big-picture view or long-term growth perspective in your business development strategy?
Business Development is the guide you need! We will teach you how to establish your...
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When there are 6 million private sector small and medium-sized businesses within the UK, why is it that just 4% of them scale beyond 10 employees/around £1m turnover? And, equally importantly, what is preventing 75% of these from then scaling beyond 50?
Drawing on BizSmart's own research and experiences of working with hundreds of owner-managers, Kevin Brent explores the key reasons why most organisations do not scale and how the challenges change...
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Your value to your clients extends well beyond the diligent bookkeeping you bring into their business - it's the intelligence you can provide. It's the insights that emerge from your experience, your facilitation, and the powerful questions you ask.
Ultimately, this book is an invitation to explore how, in the eyes of your growing client list, your services can be seen not as an expense but as a very wise and fruitful investment.
It's about becoming...
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Harmony is sublime in music but deadly to innovation. The only way to create new, hybrid solutions is to clash. Innovation happens when we bring people with contrasting perspectives and complementary areas of expertise together in one room. We innovate best with people who challenge us, not people who agree with us. It sounds like a recipe for chaos and confusion. But in The Innovation Code, Jeff DeGraff, dubbed the "Dean of Innovation," and Staney...
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Network marketing-also known as direct selling and multilevel marketing-has turned millions of people into successful business owners. But to truly reach their earning potential, network marketers need to successfully grow their businesses by recruiting the right people. Written by a true network marketing superstar who personally enlisted over 1,000 people in her first year, the book reveals a proven, innovative approach to recruiting that gets results...
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The Magic of Tiny Business. You Don't Have to Go Big to Make a Great Living. Too many of us feel trapped by work that doesn't allow us to live our purpose, feed our passions, or use our gifts. We fantasize about starting our own business, but we're told this will mean going deeply into debt, spending years working eighty hours a week, and coping with the relentless pressure to grow. Eco-Bags founder Sharon Rowe says there's another way: go tiny. She...
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Former Procter & Gamble Vice President for IT and Shared Services, Tony Saldanha gives you the keys to a successful digital transformation: a proven five-stage model and a disciplined process for executing it. Digital transformation is more important than ever now that we're in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, where the lines between the physical, digital, and biological worlds are becoming ever more blurred. But fully 70 percent of digital transformations...
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Raise Capital on Your Own Terms. How to Fund Your Business without Selling Your Soul. You're an entrepreneur-you want to be your own boss, life a live you love, and do something great. But businesses need money, so you max out your credit cards, take out a second mortgage, and maybe even drive for Uber at night. You do everything yourself and on the cheap. Why? Because you think the only alternative is to make a devil's bargain with some venture capitalist...
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The Transformational ConsumerFuel a Lifelong Love Affair with Your Customers by Helping Them Get Healthier, Wealthier, and Wiser They are the most valuable, least understood customers of our time. They buy over $4 trillion in life-improving products and services every year. If you serve their deeply human drive to continually improve their lives, they will eagerly engage with your brand at a time when most people are tuning out corporate messages....
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Craig Saphin is a successful, experienced, and articulate business leader. In Scaling New Heights he provides his structured business strategy framework to a wider audience.
If your business stagnates, re-starting growth requires a rethink. Scaling New Heights, helps business leaders and entrepreneurs get a new perspective and relaunch their business.
Is this you?
A successful, energetic and intelligent entrepreneur?
Someone who has grown one...
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The best of W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne's articles on blue ocean strategy, all in one place.
The seminal book Blue Ocean Strategy has sold over 3.6 million copies globally and is in print in 46 languages. But much of W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne's work on creating new market spaces was originally published in the pages of Harvard Business Review. This book brings the best of those articles together all in one place. Piece by piece, these...
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