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A curated shelf from my library — what I've read and recommend, what I'm in the middle of, and what's next. Mostly business, product, tech, and the odd tangent. Tap a book for the details.

Currently reading 7

Antifragile
Things That Gain from Disorder
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pages
544
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Decision-Making & Problem Solving
- Investments & Securities
- Movements
- Phenomenology
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Antifragile is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don’t understand. The other books in the series are Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, Skin in the Game, and The Bed of Procrustes. Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the bestselling author of The Black Swan and one of the foremost thinkers of our time, reveals how to thrive in an uncertain world. Just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension, and rumors…
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Apple
The First 50 Years
by David Pogue
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pages
608
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Computers & Information Technology
- Digital
- Electronics
- History
This book lavishly illustrates the first 50 years of Apple’s history through stunning, full-color photographs. Instant New York Times Bestseller In time for Apple’s 50th anniversary, CBS Sunday Morning correspondent David Pogue tells the iconic company’s entire life story: how it was born, nearly died, was born again under Steve Jobs, and became, under CEO Tim Cook, the most valuable company in the world. The book features new facts that correct the record and illuminate its subversive culture and fresh interviews with the legendary figures who shaped Apple into what it is today. On April 1…
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Disciplined Entrepreneurship Workbook
by Bill Aulet
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pages
288
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- General
- Personal Finance
The essential companion to the book that revolutionized entrepreneurship Disciplined Entrepreneurship Workbook provides a practical manual for working the 24-step framework presented in Disciplined Entrepreneurship. Unlocking key lessons and breaking down the steps, this book helps you delve deeper into the framework to get your business up and running with a greater chance for success. You'll find the tools you need to sharpen your instinct, engage your creativity, work through hardship, and give the people what they want—even if they don't yet know that they want it. Real-world examples…
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Forget the Funnel
A Customer-Led Approach for Driving Predictable, Recurring Revenue
by Georgiana Laudi, Claire Suellentrop
Publisher
Lioncrest Publishing
Pages
158
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Computers & Information Technology
- Digital Marketing
- E-Commerce
- Industries
Your product is great. So why is marketing it so hard? Many SaaS companies struggle with marketing. Teams try everything they can to drive more traffic, leads, and signups. Yet revenue growth remains...lumpy. Slow. Frustratingly inconsistent. If this sounds familiar, the problem isn't you or your ideas; it's that you're guessing at what resonates with your target customers. In Forget the Funnel, Georgiana Laudi and Claire Suellentrop share the Customer-Led Growth Framework they've developed to help companies of all sizes solve their product marketing struggles and hit ambitious targets. This…
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No Rules Rules
Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention
by Reed Hastings, Erin Meyer
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Pages
320
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Computers & Information Technology
- Entertainment
- Industries
- Leadership
The New York Times bestseller Shortlisted for the 2020 Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings reveals for the first time the unorthodox culture behind one of the world's most innovative, imaginative, and successful companies There has never before been a company like Netflix. It has led nothing short of a revolution in the entertainment industries, generating billions of dollars in annual revenue while capturing the imaginations of hundreds of millions of people in over 190 countries. But to reach these great heights, Netflix, which launched in…
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Own the Room
Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence
by Amy Jen Su, Muriel Maignan Wilkins
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pages
240
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Careers
- General
- Motivational
- Skills
Find your signature voice People are drawn to and influenced by leaders who communicate authentically, connect easily with people, and have immediate impact. So how do you become one of them? How can you learn to “own the room”? This book will help you develop your leadership presence. According to Amy Jen Su and Muriel Maignan Wilkins, leadership presence is the ability to consistently and clearly articulate your value proposition while influencing and connecting with others. They offer a simple and compelling framework, as well as practical advice about how you can develop your own personal…
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The Art of AI Product Development
Delivering Business Value
by Janna Lipenkova
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pages
330
Language
English
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computers
- Data Science
- General
- Machine Learning
A hands-on guide for delivering value with AI-driven products! Learn how AI can improve content creation, accelerate data analysis, and upgrade process automation. The Art of AI Product Development offers a clear, practical approach to creating products that use AI. It provides real-world guidance on defining your AI strategy, developing useful AI features, and supporting user trust and adoption. Rather than chasing trends, the book focuses on core principles and long-term thinking—foundations that remain relevant as the field evolves. Inside The Art of AI Product Development, you will learn…
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365 Ways to be Your Own Life Coach
A Programme for Personal and Professional Growth - in Just a Few Minutes a Day
by David Lawrence Preston
Publisher
How To Books
Pages
234
Language
English
- General
- Personal Growth
- Reference
- Self-Help
- Success
Life coaches aim to support and encourage their clients in their personal and professional growth by helping them to identify and achieve their goals. Good coaches don't give advice, but help the client to find the answer for themselves. But they are expensive. With this book, you can transform your life with no financial outlay other than the cover price. Using the author's eight steps to success you'll learn how to: - Choose your goals - Use the power of your mind - Build desirable personal qualities into yourself - Evaluate your current situation - Consider your options - Take action in…
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Authentic Leadership (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
by Bill George, Rob Goffee, Herminia Ibarra, Gareth Jones, Harvard Business Review
Publisher
Harvard Business Press
Pages
160
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Emotions
- Interpersonal Relations
- Leadership
- Motivational
What does it mean to be yourself at work? As a leader, how do you strike the right balance between vulnerability and authority? This book explains the role of authenticity in emotionally intelligent leadership. You'll learn how to discover your authentic self, when emotional responses are appropriate, how conforming to specific standards can hurt you, and when you need to feel like a fake. This volume includes the work of: • Bill George • Herminia Ibarra • Rob Goffee • Gareth Jones This collection of articles includes: "Discovering Your Authentic Leadership" by Bill George, Peter Sims, Andrew…
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Beyond Vibe Coding
From Coder to AI-Era Developer
by Addy Osmani
Publisher
"O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Pages
254
Language
English
- Artificial Intelligence
- Business & Productivity Software
- Business Intelligence
- Computers
- Data Science
AI is transforming software development, shifting programmers from writing code to collaborating with AI in an intent-driven workflow. Vibe coding—a prompt-first, exploratory approach where you describe what you want in natural language and let a large language model fill in the blanks—represents a radical shift in the developer's role from writing code todirecting it. However, vibe coding comes with a serious caveat: Like a high-speed exploratory vehicle, it can take you off the beaten path quickly. Beyond Vibe Coding: From Coder to AI-Era Developer explores how AI-powered coding assistants…
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Build
An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making - The New York Times bestseller
by Tony Fadell
Publisher
Random House
Pages
416
Language
English
- Biography & Autobiography
- Business & Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- General
- Personal Growth
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER (MAY 2022). An unorthodox guide to making things worth making, from 'the father of the iPod and iPhone' and the creator of Nest. Everyone deserves a mentor. For every career crisis, every fork in the road, you need someone to talk to. Someone who's been there before, who knows exactly how wobbly and conflicted you feel, who can give it to you straight: Here's how to think about choosing a job. Here's how to be a better manager. Here's how to approach design. Here's how to start a company. Here's how to run it. Tony Fadell learned all these lessons the hard way…
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Capital in the Twenty-First Century
by Thomas Piketty
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pages
816
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Comparative
- Development
- Economic Development
- Economic History
A New York Times #1 Bestseller An Amazon #1 Bestseller A Wall Street Journal #1 Bestseller A USA Today Bestseller A Sunday Times Bestseller A Guardian Best Book of the 21st Century Winner of the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award Winner of the British Academy Medal Finalist, National Book Critics Circle Award “It seems safe to say that Capital in the Twenty-First Century, the magnum opus of the French economist Thomas Piketty, will be the most important economics book of the year—and maybe of the decade.” —Paul Krugman, New York Times “The book aims to revolutionize…
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Change by Design
How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation
by Tim Brown
Publisher
Harper Collins
Pages
272
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Business Development
- Decision-Making & Problem Solving
- Design
- Development
In Change by Design, Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO, the celebrated innovation and design firm, shows how the techniques and strategies of design belong at every level of business. Change by Design is not a book by designers for designers; this is a book for creative leaders who seek to infuse design thinking into every level of an organization, product, or service to drive new alternatives for business and society.
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Creativity, Inc.
an inspiring look at how creativity can - and should - be harnessed for business success by the founder of Pixar
by Ed Catmull
Publisher
Random House
Pages
496
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Business Development
- Development
- Entertainment
- General
THE EXPANDED EDITION 'Just might be the best business book ever written' Forbes Magazine 'This book should be required reading for any manager' Charles Duhigg 'Full of detail about an interesting, intricate business' The Wall Street Journal ______________________________________________ The co-founder and longtime president of Pixar updates and expands upon his 2014 New York Times bestseller on creative leadership, reflecting on the management principles used to build Pixar's singularly successful culture, including all he learned in the past nine years that allowed Pixar to retain its…
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Designing for Behavior Change
Applying Psychology and Behavioral Economics
by Stephen Wendel
Publisher
"O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Pages
384
Language
English
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Computers
- Design
- Internet
- Movements
Designers and managers hope their products become essential for users—integrated into their lives like Instagram, Lyft, and others have become. Such deep integration isn’t accidental: it’s a process of careful design and iterative learning, especially for technology companies. This guide shows you how to apply behavioral science—research that supports many products—to help your users achieve their goals using your product. In this updated edition, Stephen Wendel, head of behavioral science at Morningstar, takes you step-by-step through the process of incorporating behavioral science into…
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Disciplined Entrepreneurship Startup Tactics
15 Tactics to Turn Your Business Plan into a Business
by Paul Cheek
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pages
288
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Freelance & Self-Employment
- General
- Personal Finance
A hands-on, practical roadmap to get from great idea to successful company In Disciplined Entrepreneurship: Startup Tactics, renowned entrepreneur and Executive Director of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship Paul Cheek delivers an actionable field guide to transforming your one great idea into a functional, funded, and staffed startup. Building on the ideas presented in the bestselling Disciplined Entrepreneurship, the author delivers a startlingly complete and comprehensive set of solutions you can implement immediately to advance your company to its next stage of growth. This…
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Emotional Intelligence
Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
by Daniel Goleman
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pages
368
Language
English
- Emotions
- General
- Personal Growth
- Psychology
- Self-Help
#1 BESTSELLER • The groundbreaking book that redefines what it means to be smart, with a new introduction by the author “A thoughtfully written, persuasive account explaining emotional intelligence and why it can be crucial.”—USA Today Everyone knows that high IQ is no guarantee of success, happiness, or virtue, but until Emotional Intelligence, we could only guess why. Daniel Goleman's brilliant report from the frontiers of psychology and neuroscience offers startling new insight into our “two minds”—the rational and the emotional—and how they together shape our destiny. Drawing on…
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Entrepreneurial Finance: A Definitive Guide
by Vincenzo Buttice, Massimo Gaetano Colombo, Annalisa Croce, Giancarlo Giudici, Massimiliano Guerini, Francesca Tenca
Publisher
World Scientific
Pages
164
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Corporate Finance
- Entrepreneurship
- General
- Investments & Securities
This book synthesises current knowledge on entrepreneurial finance. It provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the state-of-the-art in entrepreneurial finance, with a focus on its ecosystem and main players. It analyses different channels of funding for young and growing ventures, namely debt financing, venture capital, business angels, and new forms of alternative finance, highlighting their advantages and disadvantages from an entrepreneur's perspective. It further discusses the characteristics of financial markets in entrepreneurial finance, examining financial gaps and public…
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Find Your Why
A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team
by Peter Docker, David Mead, Simon Sinek
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Pages
256
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Leadership
- Management
- Motivational
Start With Why has led millions of readers to rethink everything they do – in their personal lives, their careers and their organizations. Now Find Your Why picks up where Start With Why left off. It shows you how to apply Simon Sinek’s powerful insights so that you can find more inspiration at work -- and in turn inspire those around you. I believe fulfillment is a right and not a privilege. We are all entitled to wake up in the morning inspired to go to work, feel safe when we’re there and return home fulfilled at the end of the day. Achieving that fulfillment starts with understanding…
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Give and Take
A Revolutionary Approach to Success
by Adam Grant
Publisher
Phoenix / Orion Books
Pages
366
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Management
The motivations behind today's most successful leaders and entrepreneurs come to a simple yet decisive explanation: there are people who give, people who take, people who match, and people who fake. Our world is filled with these givers, takers, matchers and fakers. Amazingly, those who succeed (not only personally, but for their clients and companies) don't take or match. They give (although they're not necessarily philanthropic.) 'Give and Take' presents the fascinating secret of givers' success. The results are unequivocal: givers gain big. Jack Welch, Richard Branson, Jon Huntsman Sr…
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Good to Great
Why Some Companies Make the Leap ... and Others Don't
by James Charles Collins, Jim Collins
Publisher
Random House Business
Pages
300
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Management
Built to Last showed how great companies triumph over time and how long-term sustained performance can be engineered into the DNA of an enterprise from the very beginning. But what about the company that is not born with great DNA? How can good companies, mediocre companies, even bad companies achieve enduring greatness? For years, this question preyed on the mind of Jim Collins. Are there companies that defy.
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Grow the Pie
How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit – Updated and Revised
by Alex Edmans
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pages
450
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
- Business Ethics
- Corporate Governance
- Economics
A Financial Times Book of the Year 2020! Should companies be run for profit or purpose? In this ground-breaking book, acclaimed finance professor and TED speaker Alex Edmans shows it's not an either-or choice. Drawing from real-life examples spanning industries and countries, Edmans demonstrates that purpose-driven businesses are consistently more successful in the long-term. But a purposeful company must navigate difficult trade-offs and take tough decisions. Edmans provides a roadmap for company leaders to put purpose into practice, and overcome the hurdles that hold many back. He explains…
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Homo Deus
‘An intoxicating brew of science, philosophy and futurism’ Mail on Sunday
by Yuval Noah Harari
Publisher
Random House
Pages
528
Language
English
- 21st Century
- Anthropology
- Biotechnology
- Cultural & Social
- Future Studies
**THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLER** Sapiens showed us where we came from. In our increasingly uncertain times, Homo Deus shows us where we're going. 'Spellbinding' Guardian The world-renowned historian and intellectual Yuval Noah Harari envisions a near future in which we face a new set of challenges. Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century and beyond - from overcoming death to creating artificial life. It asks the fundamental questions: how can we protect this fragile world from our own destructive power? And what does our future hold?…
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Joy of Strategy
A Business Plan for Life
by Allison Rimm
Publisher
Routledge
Pages
256
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Careers
- General
Your life is serious business, but who says you can't find joy along the way? As a person with unique gifts to offer, it is your responsibility to use your talents wisely and it is your right to enjoy yourself while doing so. Just as a successful business requires a mission and a plan, so does a fulfilling life. In The Joy of Strategy, Allison Rimm provides a structured, step-by-step program to create a business plan for your life. Through conventional business techniques and unconventional wisdom, The Joy of Strategy is the go-to guide for achieving satisfaction both in and out of work…
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L'organizzazione dell'impresa. Processi, progetti, conoscenza, persone
by Emilio Bartezzaghi
Publisher
Rizzoli
Pages
648
Language
Italian
- Business & Economics
- Management
L'evoluzione delle organizzazioni ha portato al centro dell'attenzione i temi della gestione per processi, della gestione dei progetti, della conoscenza organizzativa e della gestione delle risorse umane. Si tratta di temi cruciali sia per chi si trova a progettare o a gestire le moderne organizzazioni, sia per chi svolge le proprie attività tecnico-professionali in contesti evoluti. Il volume "Organizzazione dell'impresa" li approfondisce e fornisce una visione integrata dell'innovazione organizzativa seguendo l'impostazione della Scuola di Ingegneria Gestionale del Politecnico di Milano…
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Managing Uncertainty
Strategies for Surviving and Thriving in Turbulent Times
by Marion Devine, Michel Syrett
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pages
224
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- General
A guide to understanding and responding to business uncertainty in the twenty-first century Managing uncertainty has become a new business imperative. Technological discontinuities, regulatory upheavals, geopolitical shocks, abrupt shifts in consumer tastes or behavior, and many other factors have emerged or intensified in recent years and together conspire to undermine even the most carefully constructed business strategies. Managing Uncertainty: Strategies for Surviving and Thriving in Turbulent Times addresses these new challenges, assessing the sources of business turbulence, how to…
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Managing Your Anxiety (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
by Alice Boyes, Judson Brewer, Jacqueline Carter, Rasmus Hougaard, Harvard Business Review
Publisher
Harvard Business Press
Pages
160
Language
English
- Anxieties & Phobias
- Business & Economics
- General
- Leadership
- Motivational
What's the worst that can happen? Anxiety is the most prevalent mental disorder worldwide. But rumination, worry, and catastrophizing don't have to hold you back at work. By understanding how anxiety works, you can better manage these feelings. This book will help you distinguish stress from anxiety, use self-compassion and mindfulness to combat the symptoms, find the support you need, and move forward more comfortably and confidently in your job. This volume includes the work of: • Alice Boyes • Judson Brewer • Rasmus Hougaard • Jacqueline Carter How to be human at work. The HBR Emotional…
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Marketing Management
by Alexander Chernev, Kevin Lane Keller, Philip Kotler
Publisher
Pearson Education
Pages
608
Language
English
Start thinking like a marketer with the gold-standard text for today's Marketing Management. Marketing Management, 16th edition by Kotler, Keller, and Chernev, is the latest version of this landmark text, offering an extensive analysis of the latest theories and practices in the marketing environment. Ideal for undergraduates and graduates who want to follow a career in the field, the book introduces you to the Marketing Manager's way of thinking, focusing on the role, issues, and decisions that Managers face in alignment with company needs and objectives. The text's reader-friendly content…
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Net Positive
How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take
by Paul Polman, Andrew Winston
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pages
352
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
- Commerce
- Development
- Environmental Economics
A Financial Times Best Business Book of the Year Named one of 10 Best New Management Books for 2022 by Thinkers50 "An advocate of sustainable capitalism explains how it's done" -- The Economist "Polman's new book with the sustainable business expert Andrew Winston...argues that it's profitable to do business with the goal of making the world better." -- The New York Times Named as recommended reading by Fortune's CEO Daily "...Polman has been one of the most significant chief executives of his era and that his approach to business and its role in society has been both valuable and…
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Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal
by Oren Klaff
Publisher
McGraw Hill Professional
Pages
240
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Management
- Training
Gold Medal Winner--Tops Sales World's Best Sales and Marketing Book “Fast, fun and immensely practical.” —JOE SULLIVAN, Founder, Flextronics “Move over Neil Strauss and game theory. Pitch Anything reveals the next big thing in social dynamics: game for business.” —JOSH WHITFORD, Founder, Echelon Media “What do supermodels and venture capitalists have in common? They hear hundreds of pitches a year. Pitch Anything makes sure you get the nod (or wink) you deserve.” —RALPH CRAM, Investor “Pitch Anything offers a new method that will differentiate you from the rest of the pack.” —JASON JONES…
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Reinvent Your Business Model
How to Seize the White Space for Transformative Growth
by Mark W. Johnson
Publisher
Harvard Business Press
Pages
240
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- Leadership
- Management
- Strategic Planning
Named a Top 10 Business Strategy Book of 2018 by Inc. magazine In his pioneering book Seizing the White Space, Mark W. Johnson argued that business model innovation is the most proven path to transformational growth. Since then, Uber, Airbnb, and other startups have disrupted whole industries; incumbents such as Blockbuster, Sears, Toys "R" Us, and BlackBerry have fallen by the wayside; and digital transformation has become one of the business world's hottest (and least understood) slogans. Nearly a decade later, the art and science of business model innovation is more relevant than ever. In…
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Sapiens
THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER
by Yuval Noah Harari
Publisher
Random House
Pages
512
Language
English
- Anthropology
- Civilization
- Cultural & Social
- General
- History
'Interesting and provocative... It gives you a sense of how briefly we've been on this Earth' Barack Obama What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us Sapiens? One of the world's preeminent historians and thinkers, Yuval Noah Harari challenges everything we know about being human. Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it: us. In this bold and provocative book, Yuval Noah Harari explores who we are, how we got here and where we're going. **ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY**…
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Se pianto un albero posso mangiare una bistecca? Guida scientifica per un ambientalismo consapevole
by Giacomo Moro Mauretto
Publisher
Mondadori
Pages
240
Language
Italian
- Ecology
- Environmental Conservation & Protection
- Life Sciences
- Nature
- Science
Emetto più CO2 se mangio carne bovina biologica, polli da allevamento intensivo, frutti di mare o un trancio di pesce spada? È davvero utile adottare alveari di api o finanziare aziende o associazioni che piantano alberi in giro per il mondo? Ogni giorno la nostra vita è riempita da una serie di dilemmi etici e morali che assomigliano molto a queste domande. Ormai, infatti, abbiamo tutti gli strumenti per capire che ogni nostro comportamento produce un impatto sul pianeta. Eppure, nonostante questa consapevolezza, spesso ci sentiamo impotenti di fronte ai mille problemi che la crisi…
Small Business Management
Creating a Sustainable Competitive Advantage
by Timothy S. Hatten
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Pages
584
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- General
- Management
- New Business Enterprises
Small Business Management, Eighth Edition equips students with the tools to navigate important financial, legal, marketing, and managerial decisions when creating and growing a sustainable small business. Author Timothy S. Hatten provides new cases, real-world examples, and illuminating features that spotlight the diverse, innovative contributions of small business owners to the economy. Whether your students dream of launching a new venture, purchasing a franchise, managing a lifestyle business, or joining the family company, they will learn important best practices for competing in the…
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Speed & Scale
A Global Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now
by John Doerr
Publisher
Penguin UK
Pages
448
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Development
- Environmental Conservation & Protection
- Environmental Economics
- Environmental Policy
#1 bestselling author and acclaimed venture capitalist John Doerr reveals a sweeping action plan to conquer humanity's greatest challenge: climate change. In 2006, John Doerr was moved by Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth and a challenge from his teenage daughter: "Dad, your generation created this problem. You better fix it." Since then, Doerr has searched for solutions to this existential problem-as an investor, an advocate and a philanthropist. Fifteen years later, despite breakthroughs in batteries, electric vehicles, plant-based proteins and solar and wind power, global warming continues…
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Startup Studio Manifesto
by Manuela Maiocco, Farhad Alessandro Mohammadi, Ferdinando de Blasio di Palizzi
Publisher
Independently Published
Language
English
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Ten Types of Innovation
The Discipline of Building Breakthroughs
by Larry Keeley, Ryan Pikkel, Brian Quinn, Helen Walters
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pages
288
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- General
- Research & Development
Innovation principles to bring about meaningful and sustainable growth in your organization Using a list of more than 2,000 successful innovations, including Cirque du Soleil, early IBM mainframes, the Ford Model-T, and many more, the authors applied a proprietary algorithm and determined ten meaningful groupings—the Ten Types of Innovation—that provided insight into innovation. The Ten Types of Innovation explores these insights to diagnose patterns of innovation within industries, to identify innovation opportunities, and to evaluate how firms are performing against competitors. The…
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The Advantage
Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business
by Patrick M. Lencioni
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pages
240
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- General
- Leadership
- Management
- Organizational Behavior
There is a competitive advantage out there, arguably more powerful than any other. Is it superior strategy? Faster innovation? Smarter employees? No, New York Times best-selling author, Patrick Lencioni, argues that the seminal difference between successful companies and mediocre ones has little to do with what they know and how smart they are and more to do with how healthy they are. In this book, Lencioni brings together his vast experience and many of the themes cultivated in his other best-selling books and delivers a first: a cohesive and comprehensive exploration of the unique advantage…
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The AI Product Playbook
Strategies, Skills, and Frameworks for the AI-Driven Product Manager
by Diego Granados, Marily Nika
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Pages
336
Language
English
- Artificial Intelligence
- Business & Economics
- Computer Science
- Computers
- General
A comprehensive guide for aspiring and current AI product managers The AI Product Playbook: Strategies, Skills, and Frameworks for the AI-Driven Product Manager, by Dr. Marily Nika and Diego Granados, is a practical resource designed to empower product managers to effectively build, launch, and manage successful AI-powered products. This playbook bridges the gap between artificial intelligence theory and real-world product management, offering actionable learnings tailored to non-technical professionals. Drawing from extensive industry experience, Dr. Nika and Granados introduce the three…
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The Anxious Achiever
Turn Your Biggest Fears into Your Leadership Superpower
by Morra Aarons-Mele
Publisher
Harvard Business Press
Pages
272
Language
English
- Anxieties & Phobias
- Business & Economics
- Leadership
- Personal Growth
- Personal Success
Named one of the ten "Best New Management books of the year" by Thinkers50. Winner, Axiom Award for 2023 "Best Leadership Book." Turn anxiety into a leadership superpower—from entrepreneur, mental health advocate, and top-rated podcaster Morra Aarons-Mele. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illnesses in the world. But in our workplaces, anxiety has been a hidden problem—there in plain sight but ignored. Until now. The Anxious Achiever is a book with a mission: to normalize anxiety and leadership. As leadership expert and self-proclaimed anxious achiever Morra Aarons-Mele argues…
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The Black Swan: Second Edition
The Impact of the Highly Improbable Fragility"
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pages
480
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Corporate Finance
- Decision-Making & Problem Solving
- General
- Social Science
The most influential book of the past seventy-five years: a groundbreaking exploration of everything we know about what we don’t know, now with a new section called “On Robustness and Fragility.” A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than it was. The astonishing success of Google was a black swan; so was 9/11. For Nassim Nicholas Taleb, black swans underlie almost everything about our world, from the…
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The Business of Expertise
How Entrepreneurial Experts Convert Insight to Impact + Wealth
by David C. Baker
Publisher
RockBench Publishing
Pages
233
Language
English
"This passionate expertise manifesto is intended to elevate the impact of advisors who sell insight as entrepreneurs. Three foundational chapters form the basis of the entire book: experts develop insight by isolating patterns in data; they convert those insights to wealth by crafting a unique positioning for which few available substitutes exist; and their confidence grows as the marketplace embraces their application of expertise. The next fifteen chapters--building on that foundation--each answer a single question, starting with the role of expertise in a developed society, how important…
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The End of Work
The Decline of the Global Labor Force and the Dawn of the Post-market Era
by Jeremy Rifkin
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages
350
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Economics
- General
- Labor
- Social Aspects
Jeremy Rifkin argues that we are entering a new phase in history - one characterized by the steady and inevitable decline of jobs. The world, says Rifkin, is fast polarizing into two potentially irreconcilable forces: on one side, an information elite that controls and manages the high-tech global economy; and on the other, the growing numbers displaced workers, who have few prospects and little hope for meaningful employment in an increasingly automated world. The end of work could mean the demise of civilization as we have come to know it, or signal the beginning of a great social…
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The Entrepreneur's Guide to Customer Development: A cheat sheet to The Four Steps to the Epiphany
“This is a must read for all startups and stakeholders.” — Steve Blank , author of The 4 Steps to the Epiphany, creator of Customer Development methodology “The Entrepreneur’s Guide is an easy read. It is written in a conversational tone, doesn’t take itself too seriously, and avoids extraneous fluff.” — Eric Ries , Author & Creator of the Lean Startup methodology “Get the CustDev book to dive deep into customer interviews and understand how your product can be developed to meet your customers' needs.” — Dan Martell , Founder of Flowtown, angel investor Customer Development is a four-step…
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
by Ben Horowitz
Publisher
Harper Collins
Pages
304
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Decision-Making & Problem Solving
- Leadership
- Management
- Motivational
Ben Horowitz, cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz and one of Silicon Valley's most respected and experienced entrepreneurs, offers essential advice on building and running a startup—practical wisdom for managing the toughest problems business school doesn’t cover, based on his popular ben’s blog. While many people talk about how great it is to start a business, very few are honest about how difficult it is to run one. Ben Horowitz analyzes the problems that confront leaders every day, sharing the insights he’s gained developing, managing, selling, buying, investing in, and supervising technology…
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The Ministry for the Future
by Kim Stanley Robinson
Publisher
Hachette UK
Pages
480
Language
English
- Fiction
- General
- Global Warming & Climate Change
- Nature & the Environment
- Science
ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVOURITE READS OF THE YEAR 'If I could get policymakers and citizens everywhere to read just one book this year, it would be Kim Stanley Robinson's The Ministry for the Future' Ezra Klein, Vox 'A great read' Bill Gates The Ministry for the Future is a masterpiece of the imagination, using fictional eyewitness accounts to tell the story of how climate change will affect us all. Its setting is not a desolate, postapocalyptic world, but a future that is almost upon us. Chosen by Barack Obama as one of his favorite books of the year, this extraordinary novel from visionary…
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The Mom Test
How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you
by Rob Fitzpatrick
Publisher
Robfitz Ltd
Pages
136
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- General
- Sales & Selling
The Mom Test is a quick, practical guide that will save you time, money, and heartbreak. They say you shouldn't ask your mom whether your business is a good idea, because she loves you and will lie to you. This is technically true, but it misses the point. You shouldn't ask anyone if your business is a good idea. It's a bad question and everyone will lie to you at least a little . As a matter of fact, it's not their responsibility to tell you the truth. It's your responsibility to find it and it's worth doing right . Talking to customers is one of the foundational skills of both Customer…
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The Startup Owner's Manual
The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company
by Steve Blank, Bob Dorf
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pages
608
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- General
- Leadership
- Personal Finance
More than 100,000 entrepreneurs rely on this book. The National Science Foundation pays hundreds of startup teams each year to follow the process outlined in the book, and it's taught at Stanford, Berkeley, Columbia and more than 100 other leading universities worldwide. Why? The Startup Owner's Manual guides you, step-by-step, as you put the Customer Development process to work. This method was created by renowned Silicon Valley startup expert Steve Blank, co-creator with Eric Ries of the "Lean Startup" movement and tested and refined by him for more than a decade. This 608-page how-to guide…
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
by Daniel Kahneman
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages
512
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
- Decision-Making & Problem Solving
- Psychology
*Major New York Times Bestseller *More than 2.6 million copies sold *One of The New York Times Book Review's ten best books of the year *Selected by The Wall Street Journal as one of the best nonfiction books of the year *Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient *Daniel Kahneman's work with Amos Tversky is the subject of Michael Lewis's best-selling The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds In his mega bestseller, Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman, world-famous psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and…
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Valutazione delle aziende
by Aswath Damodaran
Publisher
Maggioli Editore
Pages
720
Language
Italian
- Budgeting
- Business & Economics
- Corporate Finance
- General
La capacità di valutare un asset è un'abilità essenziale in molti ambienti professionali, dalla finanza aziendale al portfolio management alla strategia. La valutazione rappresenta quindi uno dei principali punti di contatto tra mondo accademico e pratica professionale, coinvolgendo, da un lato, i sofisticati modelli della teoria della finanza, dall'altro, l'esperienza, il fiuto e la capacità di leggere in profondità i bilanci aziendali. Aswath Damodaran, che con i suoi libri è da molti anni un punto di riferimento in materia, in questo volume fornisce un esame lineare e comprensibile degli…
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Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader
by Herminia Ibarra
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pages
200
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Careers
- General
- Leadership
- Motivational
You aspire to lead with greater impact. The problem is you’re busy executing on today’s demands. You know you have to carve out time from your day job to build your leadership skills, but it’s easy to let immediate problems and old mind-sets get in the way. Herminia Ibarra—an expert on professional leadership and development and a renowned professor at INSEAD, a leading international business school—shows how managers and executives at all levels can step up to leadership by making small but crucial changes in their jobs, their networks, and themselves. In Act Like a Leader, Think Like a…
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Atomic Habits
the life-changing million-copy #1 bestseller
by James Clear
Publisher
Random House
Pages
271
Language
English
- Cognitive Psychology & Cognition
- General
- Happiness
- Interpersonal Relations
- Personal Growth
THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: OVER 15 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE Transform your life with tiny changes in behaviour, starting now. People think that when you want to change your life, you need to think big. But world-renowned habits expert James Clear has discovered another way. He knows that real change comes from the compound effect of hundreds of small decisions: doing two push-ups a day, waking up five minutes early, or holding a single short phone call. He calls them atomic habits. In this ground-breaking book, Clears reveals exactly how these minuscule changes can grow…
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Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition
How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant
by W. Chan Kim, Renee Mauborgne
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pages
256
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Business Development
- Development
- Management
- Strategic Planning
The global phenomenon that has sold 3.5 million copies, is published in a record-breaking 43 languages and is a bestseller across five continents—now updated and expanded with new content. This global bestseller, embraced by organizations and industries worldwide, challenges everything you thought you knew about the requirements for strategic success. Now updated with fresh content from the authors, Blue Ocean Strategy argues that cutthroat competition results in nothing but a bloody red ocean of rivals fighting over a shrinking profit pool. Based on a study of 150 strategic moves (spanning…
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Built to Last
Successful Habits of Visionary Companies
by Jim Collins, Jerry I. Porras
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pages
368
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Corporate & Business History
- Development
- Management
- Sustainable Development
Drawing upon a six-year research project at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras took eighteen truly exceptional and long-lasting companies and studied each in direct comparison to one of its top competitors. They examined the companies from their very beginnings to the present day -- as start-ups, as midsize companies, and as large corporations. Throughout, the authors asked: "What makes the truly exceptional companies different from the comparison companies and what were the common practices these enduringly great companies followed…
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Business Model Generation
A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers
by Alexander Osterwalder, Yves Pigneur
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pages
288
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- General
- Management
Business Model Generation is a handbook for visionaries, game changers, and challengers striving to defy outmoded business models and design tomorrow's enterprises. If your organization needs to adapt to harsh new realities, but you don't yet have a strategy that will get you out in front of your competitors, you need Business Model Generation. Co-created by 470 "Business Model Canvas" practitioners from 45 countries, the book features a beautiful, highly visual, 4-color design that takes powerful strategic ideas and tools, and makes them easy to implement in your organization. It explains…
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Chip War
The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
by Chris Miller
Publisher
Limited, Simon & Schuster
Pages
431
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- General
- Industries
***Winner of the 2022 Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award*** 'Pulse quickening. A nonfiction thriller - equal parts The China Syndrome and Mission Impossible' New York Times An epic account of the decades-long battle to control the world's most critical resource--microchip technology Power in the modern world - military, economic, geopolitical - is built on a foundation of computer chips. America has maintained its lead as a superpower because it has dominated advances in computer chips and all the technology that chips have enabled. (Virtually everything runs on chips: cars…
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The practical and effective guide to developing successful new ideas quickly, from the New York Times bestselling authors
by Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky
Publisher
Random House
Pages
240
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Business Development
- Development
- Entrepreneurship
- Motivational
'The new playbook for building the future. A concise, actionable masterclass on design and strategy.' Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn Ever had a good idea but didn’t know how to begin? The New York Times bestselling authors of Sprint reveal the smart way to start ambitious projects. Every big project – whether it’s technology, sneakers or a neighbourhood café – requires a big investment to get going. Unfortunately, most of them flop. Too many teams waste time, money and opportunity because they follow the wrong strategy and lose sight of what really matters: Do people want what you’re…
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Company of One
Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business
by Paul Jarvis
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages
675
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
- Careers
- Economics
- Entrepreneurship
What if the real key to a richer and more fulfilling career was not to create and scale a new start-up, but rather, to be able to work for yourself, determine your own hours, and become a (highly profitable) and sustainable company of one? Suppose the better--and smarter--solution is simply to remain small? This book explains how to do just that. Company of One is a refreshingly new approach centered on staying small and avoiding growth, for any size business. Not as a freelancer who only gets paid on a per piece basis, and not as an entrepreneurial start-up that wants to scale as soon as…
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Data-Driven Marketing
The 15 Metrics Everyone in Marketing Should Know
by Mark Jeffery
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pages
320
Language
English
- Advertising & Promotion
- Business & Economics
- Digital Marketing
- E-Commerce
- General
NAMED BEST MARKETING BOOK OF 2011 BY THE AMERICAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION How organizations can deliver significant performance gains through strategic investment in marketing In the new era of tight marketing budgets, no organization can continue to spend on marketing without knowing what's working and what's wasted. Data-driven marketing improves efficiency and effectiveness of marketing expenditures across the spectrum of marketing activities from branding and awareness, trail and loyalty, to new product launch and Internet marketing. Based on new research from the Kellogg School of…
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Deep Purpose
The Heart and Soul of High-performance Companies
by Ranjay Gulati
Publisher
Penguin Business
Pages
304
Language
English
'Gulati shows what it takes to walk the talk on purpose ... Insightful, practical and timely' Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Think Again Unlock your corporate purpose, create social value and boost profits Many companies have used purpose as a corporate buzzword to appear virtuous internally, and look good to the outside world. But a poor understanding of the importance of real purpose can have detrimental consequences for the profitability and sustainability of a business. Deep Purpose is the essential guide to putting purpose at the core of a company, and in doing so…
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Design-driven Innovation
Changing the Rules of Competition by Radically Innovating what Things Mean
by Roberto Verganti
Publisher
Harvard Business Press
Pages
272
Language
English
- Automation
- Business & Economics
- Industrial Management
- Management
- Technology & Engineering
Roberto Verganti's fascinating analysis will stimulate all thoughtful business readers, students, and practitioners alike. This passionate and keenly observed book offers a valuable and provocative new view, and will be a fundamental reference for all those interested in design and determined to pursue innovation as a driving factor in their profession. -- Luca di Montezemolo, Chairman Ferrari S.p.A. and Fiat S.p.A. Every manager interested in innovation should read this book. The perspectives it provides will make a crucial difference to managers in the twenty-first century. -- Marco…
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Disciplined Entrepreneurship: 24 Steps to a Successful Startup
by Bill Aulet
Pages
262
Book by Aulet, Bill
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Emotional Intelligence
Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
by Daniel Goleman
Publisher
A&C Black
Pages
368
Language
English
- Body, Mind & Spirit
- General
A 25th anniversary edition of the number one, multi-million copy international bestseller that taught us how emotional intelligence is more important than IQ - 'a revolutionary, paradigm-shattering idea' (Harvard Business Review) Featuring a new introduction from the author Does IQ define our destiny? In his groundbreaking bestseller, Daniel Goleman argues that our view of human intelligence is far too narrow. It is not our IQ, but our emotional intelligence that plays a major role in thought, decision-making and individual success. Self-awareness, impulse control, persistence, motivation…
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Enchantment
The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds and Actions
by Guy Kawasaki
Publisher
Penguin Books Limited
Pages
211
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- General
- Sales & Selling
- Self-Help
'The power of a really good idea to transform the marketplace and individual customer experiences is huge. Enchantment offers a wealth of insights to help businesses and entrepreneurs tap into that potential'Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group Enchantment n- 1) To charm, delight, enrapture. How do companies such as Apple create such enchanting products? And how do some people always seem to enchant others? According to bestselling business guru Guy Kawasaki, anyone can learn the art of enchantment. It transforms situations and relationships, turns cynics into believers, and…
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Excellent Business Plan
Come pianificare una startup, sviluppare un'impresa e monitorare la performance
by Kingsley A. Borello
Publisher
HOEPLI EDITORE
Pages
400
Language
Italian
- Business & Economics
- General
- Strategic Planning
I grandi progetti hanno bisogno di grandi doti imprenditoriali: visione, determinazione, capacità di organizzare e di comunicare. Oggi non è realistico pensare che l'intuito e le capacità personali siano sufficienti, in quanto è indispensabile un approccio analitico, volto a interpretare il mercato e la sua evoluzione. Proprio a questo secondo scopo serve il business plan. Ovvero, condurre un'analisi dinamica del contesto competitivo e del progetto d'impresa, con il benefi cio di ridurre gli effetti di eventi imprevisti, spesso causa di un aumento del livello di rischio imprenditoriale. Il…
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Fate pace con il potere
Contro la retorica della leadership
by Luca Baiguini
Publisher
EGEA spa
Published
2024
Pages
157
Language
Italian
- Business & Economics
- Human Resources & Personnel Management
Il potere non gode di buona fama. Affermazioni come «meno potere e più leadership», elenchi di distinzioni tra l’essere capo e l’essere leader (tutte, naturalmente, a favore di quest’ultimo) e ricette preconfezionate su come condurre un gruppo al successo riempiono libri, articoli, post. La realtà della vita – nelle organizzazioni così come nei rapporti personali – è però ben diversa. Il potere esiste, eccome. Alimenta le decisioni, innerva le relazioni, influisce sui comportamenti. Spesso peraltro in modo positivo. Fate pace con il potere è dedicato a questo convitato di pietra, per…
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Frontiera
Perché sarà un nuovo secolo americano
by Francesco Costa
Publisher
Mondadori
Pages
266
C'è una storia che ascoltiamo da un po' di tempo, e descrive la più grande superpotenza del pianeta come in balìa di un irrimediabile declino. È la narrazione di un paese che balla sull'orlo del precipizio, dove la radicalizzazione non è arrestata, le differenze fra conservatori e progressisti si sono allargate e le donne hanno perso persino il diritto a interrompere una gravidanza. Tutto vero. L'aria che si respira oltreoceano è elettrica, le tensioni razziali si sono inasprite e c'è un ex presidente che ha cercato di restare al potere dopo la sconfitta, che deve rispondere di oltre 90 gravi…
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HBR Guide to Being a Great Boss
by Harvard Business Review
Publisher
Harvard Business Press
Pages
272
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Leadership
- Management
- Personal Success
- Skills
Are you a good boss—or a great one? Good bosses can handle the day-to-day work of running a team. Great bosses go beyond that, finding ways to help employees become better versions of themselves as people and professionals. But as a manager, how do you reach that next level? The HBR Guide to Being a Great Boss contains practical tips and advice to help you become a more well-rounded leader, one who sparks creativity, engagement, collaboration, and growth in your team. You'll learn how to: • Magnify your people's strengths • Create a welcoming, inclusive culture • Communicate effectively—and…
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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself (with bonus article "How Will You Measure Your Life?" by Clayton M. Christensen)
by Clayton M. Christensen, Peter F. Drucker, Daniel Goleman, Harvard Business Review
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pages
176
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Management
The path to your professional success starts with a critical look in the mirror. If you read nothing else on managing yourself, read these 10 articles (plus the bonus article “How Will You Measure Your Life?” by Clayton M. Christensen). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles to select the most important ones to help you maximize yourself. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself will inspire you to: • Stay engaged throughout your 50+-year work life • Tap into your deepest values • Solicit candid feedback • Replenish physical and mental energy • Balance work, home…
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High-Impact Tools for Teams
5 Tools to Align Team Members, Build Trust, and Get Results Fast
by Stefano Mastrogiacomo, Alexander Osterwalder
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pages
336
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Business Communication
- Leadership
- Management
- Meetings & Presentations
Take advantage of a powerful visual management tool for teams as you work together and deliver great results. It's been used by thousands of teams for project success! 59% of U.S. workers say that communication is their team's biggest obstacle to success, followed by accountability at 29% (Atlassian). High-Impact Tools for Teams explains a simple, powerful tool that helps team leaders and members align and get clarity on exactly who is responsible for each part of the team's most important activities and projects. The tool is complemented by 4 trust add-ons that help teams build trust and…
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How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
by Bill Gates
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pages
272
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Environmental
- Environmental Economics
- General
- Global Warming & Climate Change
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical—and accessible—plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe. Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science, and finance, he has focused on what must be done in order to stop the planet's slide to certain environmental disaster. In this book, he not only explains why we need to work…
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Il cammino della comunità
by Adriano Olivetti
Publisher
Edizioni di Comunità
Pages
68
Language
Italian
- Democracy
- History & Theory
- Political Ideologies
- Political Science
“Abbiamo portato in tutti i villaggi le nostre armi segrete: i libri, i corsi, le opere dell’ingegno e dell’arte. Noi crediamo nella virtù rivoluzionaria della cultura che dona all’uomo il suo vero potere”. In queste parole Adriano Olivetti riassumeva l’esperienza delle prime Comunità, guidata dalla fiducia nelle possibilità umane e nel dialogo sempre vivo tra tecnica e cultura. Come sottolinea Salvatore Settis nella presentazione del volume, l’esperienza delle Comunità olivettiane rappresenta ancora oggi un forte stimolo per il rinnovamento politico, sociale e culturale: “Oggi più che mai…
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Il codice segreto del linguaggio
Come affinare l'intelligenza linguistica e costruire la comunicazione perfetta in 10 passi. Nuova ediz.
by Paolo Borzacchiello
Publisher
ROI Edizioni
Pages
268
Language
Italian
- Business & Economics
- General
- Marketing
Il linguaggio è una delle più importanti peculiarità dell'essere umano e ciò che gli ha permesso di evolversi in maniera del tutto differente dalle altre specie del pianeta. Tutti lo utilizziamo sin da piccoli con naturalezza per comunicare, ma farlo in maniera professionale, nel mercato di oggi che non lascia margini di errore, non è per niente facile. Con Il codice segreto del linguaggio, Paolo Borzacchiello ci mette a disposizione il frutto di vent'anni di studio sulla comunicazione e l'intelligenza linguistica: un metodo che fonde neuroscienze, linguistica, storytelling ed esperienza sul…
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Istruzioni per rendersi infelici
by Paul Watzlawick
Publisher
Feltrinelli Editore
Pages
120
Language
Italian
- Body, Mind & Spirit
- General
- Psychology
- Self-Help
È giunta l'ora di farla finita con la favola millenaria secondo cui felicità, beatitudine e serenità sono mete desiderabili della vita. Troppo a lungo ci è stato fatto credere, e noi ingenuamente abbiamo creduto, che la ricerca della felicità conduca infine alla felicità. Basta con i dissennati consigli di guru e sessuologi, con i decaloghi fumosi di tecnocrati e maestri di vita, con le prediche sulla pace interiore e le paralizzanti esortazioni alla spontaneità. Watzlawick mobilita tutti gli espedienti argomentativi, tutti i mezzi a sua disposizione, dall'intelligenza critica allo humour…
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It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work
by Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pages
240
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Leadership
- Management
- Management Science
- Workplace Culture
In this timely manifesto, the authors of the New York Times bestseller Rework broadly reject the prevailing notion that long hours, aggressive hustle, and "whatever it takes" are required to run a successful business today. In Rework, Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson introduced a new path to working effectively. Now, they build on their message with a bold, iconoclastic strategy for creating the ideal company culture—what they call "the calm company." Their approach directly attack the chaos, anxiety, and stress that plagues millions of workplaces and hampers billions of workers every…
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L'analisi strategica per le decisioni aziendali
by Robert M. Grant
Publisher
Il Mulino
Pages
504
Language
Italian
- Business & Economics
- Strategic Planning
Il testo fornisce a manager e studenti i concetti, gli schemi teorici e le tecniche necessari per prendere le decisioni strategiche migliori. Il volume è rigoroso e aggiornato, ma grazie alla chiarezza espositiva resta accessibile a studenti con percorsi formativi e livelli di esperienza differenti. Questa nuova edizione mantiene l'attenzione sulle attività fondamentali della strategia: identificare i fattori cruciali alla base di una performance aziendale superiore e formulare e implementare una strategia in grado di sfruttarli; pone anche un'enfasi particolare sui processi strategici in…
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L'arte del negoziato. Per chi vuole ottenere il meglio in una trattativa ed evitare lo scontro
by Roger Fisher, Bruce Patton, William Ury
Publisher
Corbaccio
Pages
252
Language
Italian
- General
- Personal Growth
- Self-Help
- Success
Tutti i giorni ci capita di negoziare, anche quando non ce ne rendiamo conto. Si negozia con la propria moglie o il proprio marito su dove andare a cena e con il figlio sull'ora in cui deve rientrare dalla discoteca. Il negoziato è il mezzo fondamentale per ottenere dagli altri quello che vogliamo. In tutti i campi - dal lavoro all'amore, dalla vita famigliare a quella sociale, dalla semplice spesa quotidiana all'acquisto di un'auto o di una casa - saper trattare significa ottenere, vincere, avere ragione. Conoscere le tecniche della trattativa significa avere un asso nella manica, un…
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L'impresa. Sistemi di governo, valutazione e controllo
by Giovanni Azzone, Umberto Bertelè
Publisher
Rizzoli
Pages
704
Language
Italian
- Business & Economics
- General
- Industries
- Management
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L'incendio. Reportage su una generazione tra Iran, Ucraina e Afghanistan
by Cecilia Sala
Publisher
Mondadori
Pages
208
Language
Italian
- General
- Literary Collections
- Political Freedom
- Political Science
Un viaggio negli scenari più caldi del mondo, dall'Europa orientale al Medio Oriente. Kateryna, soldatessa ucraina. Assim, studente iraniano in prima fila ai cortei della protesta Donna, Vita, Libertà. Nabila, campionessa di kickboxing musulmana e lesbica. Zarifa, che fa politica in Afghanistan. Loro sono quattro tra i protagonisti di questo viaggio, Cecilia Sala li ha seguiti alle feste e tra le bombe. Il risultato è un racconto corale, straziante, verissimo, che ci mostra in presa diretta «tre incendi che bruciano il mondo» e lo sconvolgono oltre i confini dei paesi in cui sono divampati.
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La gestione dell'impresa. Organizzazione, processi decisionali, marketing, acquisti e supply chain
by Gianluca Spina
Publisher
Rizzoli
Pages
673
Language
Italian
- Business & Economics
- Decision-Making & Problem Solving
- Strategic Planning
Il management non è un sapere che si possa imparare solo sui libri. L'esperienza pratica è insostituibile. E, tuttavia, la conoscenza teorica certamente aiuta. Per questo le imprese ricercano continuamente giovani con una preparazione gestionale, magari innestata su un background tecnico-scientifico. Manager già fatti e tecnici specialisti che aspirano a posizioni manageriali affollano i master e i corsi di formazione gestionale. A questo pubblico, oltre che agli studenti universitari, si rivolge "La gestione dell'impresa". L'impostazione è quella della Scuola di Ingegneria Gestionale del…
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Le leggi fondamentali della stupidità umana
by Carlo Cipolla
Pages
20
Leadership Essentials
A Practical Manual for Personal Effectiveness and Extraordinary Business Results
by Filippo Passerini
Pages
174
Leading Change
by John P. Kotter
Publisher
Harvard Business Press
Pages
194
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Leadership
The international bestseller--now with a new preface by author John Kotter. Millions worldwide have read and embraced John Kotter's ideas on change management and leadership. From the ill-fated dot-com bubble to unprecedented M&A activity to scandal, greed, and ultimately, recession--we've learned that widespread and difficult change is no longer the exception. It's the rule. Now with a new preface, this refreshed edition of the global bestseller Leading Change is more relevant than ever. John Kotter's now-legendary eight-step process for managing change with positive results has become the…
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Marathon, Revised and Updated 5th Edition
The Ultimate Training Guide: Advice, Plans, and Programs for Half and Full Marathons
by Hal Higdon
Publisher
Harmony/Rodale
Pages
368
Language
English
- Exercise
- General
- Health & Fitness
- Running & Jogging
- Sports & Recreation
Now completely updated and revised--a new edition of the long-running marathon training guide that has helped more than half a million people reach their goals. Marathon: The Ultimate Training Guide is among the bestselling running books of all time for many reasons, but above all others is this one: It works. Marathon running has changed in the seven years since the fourth edition--there are more runners than ever before, the popularity of half-marathons has grown immensely, and guidelines for best recovery and diet practices have changed. This revised fifth edition includes a new chapter on…
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Marketing 4.0. Dal tradizionale al digitale
by Philip Kotler
Publisher
Hoepli
Pages
168
Language
Italian
- Business & Economics
- General
- Sales & Selling
Da quando Marketing 3.0 ha diffuso in tutto il mondo l'idea del "marketing umanistico" nuovi strumenti e tecnologie avanzate permettono di raccogliere informazioni più precise sui nostri clienti: chi sono e come prendono le decisioni d'acquisto. Paradossalmente l'analisi dei big data consente di creare prodotti e servizi sempre più personalizzati, e Marketing 4.0 espone con autorevolezza una metodologia che permette di accompagnare i clienti nel percorso dalla brand awareness alla brand advocacy. In questo nuovo e attesissimo progetto Philip Kotler, il padre del marketing moderno, presenta…
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Marketing 5.0. Tecnologie per l'umanità
by Hermawan Kartajaya, Philip Kotler, Iwan Setiawan
Publisher
Hoepli
Pages
238
Language
Italian
- Business & Economics
- General
- Sales & Selling
Frutto della riflessione di colui che ha messo a punto le "4P" del marketing, Marketing 5.0 - Tecnologie per l'umanità costituisce l'ultimo aggiornamento del fondamentale lavoro di Philip Kotler, celebre autorità del marketing internazionale. In questo libro Kotler, con Kartajaya e Setiawan, integra le tendenze che i marketer devono affrontare oggi: gli ultimi sviluppi del progresso tecnologico, i cambiamenti nel comportamento dei consumatori e quelli dei modelli di business tradizionali. Marketing 5.0 descrive, in modo operativo e chiaro, come questi tre cambiamenti fondamentali nei mercati…
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Measure what Matters
OKRs - the Simple Idea that Drives 10x Growth
by John Doerr
Publisher
Portfolio Penguin
Pages
306
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Leadership
"The revolutionary movement behind the explosive growth of Intel, Google, Amazon and Uber. With a foreword by Larry Page, and contributions from Bono and Bill Gates. Measure What Matters is about using Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), a revolutionary approach to goal-setting, to make tough choices in business. In 1999, legendary venture capitalist John Doerr invested $11.8 million in a startup that had amazing technology, entrepreneurial energy and sky-high ambitions, but no real business plan. Doerr introduced the founders to OKRs and with them at the foundation of their management, the…
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Negoziazione. Strategie, strumenti, best practice
by Bruce Barry, Roy J. Lewicki, David M. Saunders
Publisher
EGEA
Pages
240
Language
Italian
- Business & Economics
- Strategic Planning
In qualsiasi organizzazione saper negoziare è un'abilità fondamentale per gestire efficacemente conflitti e divergenze. La negoziazione è un processo che richiede preparazione e competenze specifiche, come l'essere in grado di scegliere lo stile negoziale più adatto, la strategia migliore e le relative tecniche a seconda della situazione. Il volume, arrivato alla sesta edizione americana, accompagna il lettore nel percorso che porta a migliorare le proprie capacità negoziali, in modo molto pragmatico. Definisce i diversi tipi di negoziazione (distributiva, integrativa, multiparte…
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Neuromarketing applicato. Un approccio scientifico al marketing del futuro
by Giuliano Trenti
Publisher
Hoepli
Pages
258
Language
Italian
- Business & Economics
- General
- Life Sciences
- Neuroscience
- Sales & Selling
Conoscere i desideri delle persone e gli aspetti che influenzano le loro decisioni d'acquisto è la chiave di volta per il successo di ogni progetto di marketing. Ma come fare a entrare nelle menti e nei cuori dei consumatori? La risposta si chiama Neuromarketing applicato. Grazie a questo manuale apprenderete le principali nozioni della neurobiologia del desiderio, scoprirete il ruolo fondamentale della dopamina e l'importanza dell'irrazionalità nelle decisioni umane. Comprenderete il concetto di ricompensa e la sua capacità di far aumentare il desiderio di acquisto: il processo decisionale e…
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Nudge
The Final Edition
by Cass R Sunstein, Richard H. Thaler
Publisher
Penguin UK
Pages
384
Language
English
- Applied Psychology
- Business & Economics
- Consumer Behavior
- Decision-Making & Problem Solving
- Economics
The completely updated, final edition of the global bestseller - one of the most influential books of the 21st century 'Few books can be said to have changed the world, but Nudge did. The Final Edition is marvellous: funny, useful, and wise' Daniel Kahneman Nudge has transformed the way individuals, companies and governments look at the world - and in the process has become one of the most important books of the twenty-first century. This completely updated edition offers a wealth of new insights for fans and newcomers alike - about COVID-19, diet, personal finance, retirement savings…
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Operations Strategy
by Mike Lewis, Nigel Slack
Publisher
Pearson Education
Pages
507
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Management
- Operations Research
Operations Strategy, 6th Edition, by Slack and Lewis, builds on concepts from strategic management, operations management, marketing and HRM. The text encourages a thorough understanding of operations strategy, exploring key activities, decisions and processes adopted by a broad range of organisations in different sectors, making it the ideal text for MBA students, upper-level undergraduates, postgraduates and executives. Operations strategy is fundamental to the success of any organisation and a major source of competitive advantage. The way an organisation manages their operations…
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Overcrowded. Il manifesto di un nuovo modo di guardare all'innovazione
by Roberto Verganti
Publisher
Hoepli
Pages
248
Language
Italian
- Business & Economics
- General
Viviamo in un mondo in cui le nuove idee abbondano. Ciò che manca alla maggior parte delle aziende non è "un'idea in più" ma la capacità di dare senso alla sovrabbondanza di nuove opportunità. Oggi i classici libri sull'innovazione consigliano di impegnarsi in sessioni di brainstorming creativo e sollecitare contributi esterni, sia dai clienti sia dalle comunità. Questo genere d'innovazione può essere efficace per migliorare i prodotti ma non per cogliere le opportunità più rilevanti del mercato. Questo libro offre un nuovo punto di vista, l'innovazione di significato, che meglio si adegua al…
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Personalized
Customer Strategy in the Age of AI
by Mark Abraham, David C. Edelman
Publisher
Harvard Business Press
Pages
288
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Customer Relations
- Digital Marketing
- E-Commerce
- General
In a world where consumers expect more—instantly and seamlessly—personalization is a strategic imperative. Consumers want personalized experiences, but few companies are rising to the challenge. Those that succeed in personalization build trusted relationships with millions of customers and engage with them at every step throughout their journey. Through the power of AI, they rethink their operations and unleash the creativity of their teams to fine-tune every interaction, delighting customers in the process. But most companies are not doing personalization well, leading to wasted money…
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Platform Thinking
Read the past. Write the future.
by Tommaso Buganza, Daniel Trabucchi
Publisher
Business Expert Press
Pages
196
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Computers
- Computers & Information Technology
- Data Modeling & Design
- Data Science
What does platform thinking mean? It is the ability to put platform-based mechanisms at the core of digital business transformations in business. Digital platforms like Uber, Spotify, Airbnb, Booking.com, and many others completely re-shaped the daily life of millions of users. However, many innovation leaders struggle to conceive the significance of their impact. Platform-based business models are not just the real of geeks’ startups, digital services, and Unicorns. This book shows there that their potential in creating value is higher than suspected. Even though platform ecosystems are…
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Project Management
Planning and Control Techniques
by Rory Burke
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pages
432
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Management
- Project Management
The latest edition of Project Management has been significantly revised to include important new developments in the field. The previous editions of this best-selling book from Rory Burke have been widely used on university degree programmes, executive management training courses, planning software courses and professional certification. Features: • Reflects changes in the new versions of the bodies of knowledge of PMI® (Project Management Institute based in America) and the APM (British Association for Project Management) • 7 additional chapters including expanded coverage of project…
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Project nutrition
Per essere padroni dei concetti e non schiavi delle diete
by Andrea Biasci
Publisher
Project Editions
Pages
509
Language
Italian
- Diet & Nutrition
- Diets
- Health & Fitness
- Medical
- Nutrition
Project Nutrition è il libro sull'alimentazione che si trova esattamente a metà tra i testi universitari e quelli divulgativi. Prende i libri accademici, le ricerche scientifiche più importanti e le semplifica per il grande pubblico, li rende accessibili. Non vende nessuna dieta, nessuna strategia miracolosa, ma descrive nel pratico esattamente come mangiare. Ti fornirà gli strumenti per essere autonomo, consapevole ed informato. Attraverso un piano alimentare che ti porterà a migliorare la tua composizione corporea, la tua salute e la tua performance.
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Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire
by Rebecca Henderson
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pages
268
Language
English
Free market capitalism is one of humanity's greatest inventions and the greatest source of prosperity the world has ever seen. But this success has been costly. Capitalism is on the verge of destroying the planet and destabilizing society as wealth rushes to the top. The time for action is running short. Rebecca Henderson's rigorous research in economics, psychology, and organizational behavior, as well as her many years of work with companies around the world, gives us a path forward. She debunks the worldview that the only purpose of business is to make money and maximize shareholder value…
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Remote
Office Not Required
by Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson
Publisher
Crown
Pages
256
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Human Resources & Personnel Management
- Office Management
- Workplace Culture
The classic guide to working from home and why we should embrace a virtual office, from the bestselling authors of Rework “A paradigm-smashing, compulsively readable case for a radically remote workplace.”—Susan Cain, New York Times bestselling author of Quiet Does working from home—or anywhere else but the office—make sense? In Remote, Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, the founders of Basecamp, bring new insight to the hotly debated argument. While providing a complete overview of remote work’s challenges, Jason and David persuasively argue that, often, the advantages of working…
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Scarcity Brain
Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough
by Michael Easter
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Pages
304
Language
English
- Addiction
- Alcohol
- Biography & Autobiography
- Cognitive Science
- Emotions
The New York Times Bestseller *** As featured on The Joe Rogan Experience and Diary of a CEO *** Are we hardwired to crave more? From food and stuff to information and influence, why can't we ever get enough? Michael Easter, author of The Comfort Crisis and one of the world's leading experts on behavior change, shows that the problem isn't you. The problem is the scarcity loop, left over from our ancient ancestors, who had to constantly seek and consume to survive. For the scarcity loop to work, you need three things: opportunity, unpredictable rewards and quick repeatability. New technology…
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Sistemi di controllo di gestione. Metodi, strumenti e applicazioni
by Giovanni Azzone
Publisher
Rizzoli
Pages
384
Language
Italian
- Budgeting
- Business & Economics
A vent'anni dai primi sintomi di crisi delle soluzioni tradizionali, il processo di innovazione dei sistemi di controllo di gestione appare sostanzialmente compiuto. Vocaboli un tempo sconosciuti - balanced scorecard, activity based management, economic value added, intangible assets monitor, benchmarking - si sono trasformati da termini esoterici in componenti di un "nuovo framework", che ha trovato ampia diffusione nelle imprese e che si sta progressivamente integrando con altri "sistemi", come il risk management e i controlli interni. Questo testo, che rappresenta la naturale evoluzione e…
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Six Thinking Hats
by Edward De Bono
Publisher
Penguin Life
Pages
177
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Creativity
- Decision-Making & Problem Solving
- Education
- Game Theory
THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING PHENOMENON Do you regularly find yourself in long, unstructured meetings which end without a decision? Are you a team leader looking for tips on increasing productivity? Or are you looking for ways to enhance collaboration? Six Thinking Hats, Edward de Bono's classic book on meetings, remains as relevant as ever. Used to huge success by big companies and organisations such as IBM, Siemens and NASA, the Six-Hats method is a proven way to: - Reduce meeting lengths to one quarter of what they were previously - Make decisions in just 15 minutes, rather than 3…
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Sprint
How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
by Jake Knapp, Braden Kowitz, John Zeratsky
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pages
229
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Business Development
- Decision-Making & Problem Solving
- Development
- Entrepreneurship
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER "Sprint offers a transformative formula for testing ideas that works whether you're at a startup or a large organization. Within five days, you'll move from idea to prototype to decision, saving you and your team countless hours and countless dollars. A must read for entrepreneurs of all stripes." --Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup From three partners at Google Ventures, a unique five-day process for solving tough problems, proven at more than a hundred companies. Entrepreneurs and leaders face big questions every day: What's the…
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Start with Why
How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
by Simon Sinek
Publisher
Penguin
Pages
144
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- Leadership
- Motivational
The inspiring, life-changing bestseller by the author of LEADERS EAT LAST and TOGETHER IS BETTER. In 2009, Simon Sinek started a movement to help people become more inspired at work, and in turn inspire their colleagues and customers. Since then, millions have been touched by the power of his ideas, including more than 28 million who’ve watched his TED Talk based on START WITH WHY -- the third most popular TED video of all time. Sinek starts with a fundamental question: Why are some people and organizations more innovative, more influential, and more profitable than others? Why do some…
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Startup CEO
A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business (Techstars)
by Matt Blumberg
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pages
427
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Corporate Finance
- Entrepreneurship
- General
- Venture Capital
You’re only a startup CEO once. Do it well with Startup CEO, a "master class in building a business." —Dick Costolo, Former CEO, Twitter Being a startup CEO is a job like no other: it’s difficult, risky, stressful, lonely, and often learned through trial and error. As a startup CEO seeing things for the first time, you’re likely to make mistakes, fail, get things wrong, and feel like you don’t have any control over outcomes. Author Matt Blumberg has been there, and in Startup CEO he shares his experience, mistakes, and lessons learned as he guided Return Path from a handful of employees and…
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Startup CXO
A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company's Critical Functions and Teams
by Matt Blumberg
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pages
602
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- General
- Political Science
- Public Affairs & Administration
One of the greatest challenges for startup teams is scaling because usually there's not a blueprint to follow, people are learning their function as they go, and everyone is wearing multiple hats. There can be lots of trial and error, lots of missteps, and lots of valuable time and money squandered as companies scale. Matt Blumberg and his team understand the scaling challenges—they've been there, and it took them nearly 20 years to scale and achieve a successful exit. Along the way they learned what worked and what didn’t work, and they share their lessons learned in Startup CXO. Unlike…
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Strategia II edizione
by Umberto Bertelè
Publisher
EGEA spa
Pages
186
Language
Italian
- Business & Economics
- Management
"La strategia militare è centrata sulla competizione, con un grande interlocutore che è il nemico. La strategia di un'impresa è competizione sul mercato, solitamente con più competitori; ma è anche acquisizione di imprese concorrenti o complementari, sottoscrizione di alleanze, integrazione lungo la supply chain, ricerca e sviluppo di prodotti e soluzioni innovative, affermazione dei brand e conquista di nuovi clienti, capacità di attrazione delle risorse umane pregiate, conquista della fiducia degli investitori e delle banche e capacità di attrazione delle risorse finanziarie, responsabilità…
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TED Talks
The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking
by Chris Anderson
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Pages
269
Language
English
"For anyone who has ever been inspired by a TED talk, this is an insider's guide to creating talks that are unforgettable. Since taking over TED in the early 2000s, Chris Anderson has shown how carefully crafted short talks can be the key to unlocking empathy, stirring excitement, spreading knowledge, and promoting a shared dream. Done right, a talk can electrify a room and transform an audience's worldview. Done right, a talk is more powerful than anything in written form. This book explains how the miracle of powerful public speaking is achieved, and equips you to give it your best shot…
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Testing Business Ideas
A Field Guide for Rapid Experimentation
by David J. Bland, Alexander Osterwalder
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pages
368
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- General
- Marketing
- Personal Finance
A practical guide to effective business model testing 7 out of 10 new products fail to deliver on expectations. Testing Business Ideas aims to reverse that statistic. In the tradition of Alex Osterwalder’s global bestseller Business Model Generation, this practical guide contains a library of hands-on techniques for rapidly testing new business ideas. Testing Business Ideas explains how systematically testing business ideas dramatically reduces the risk and increases the likelihood of success for any new venture or business project. It builds on the internationally popular Business Model…
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The Business of Platforms
Strategy in the Age of Digital Competition, Innovation, and Power
by Michael A. Cusumano, Annabelle Gawer, David B. Yoffie
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pages
320
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Business Development
- Development
- E-Commerce
- General
A trio of experts on high-tech business strategy and innovation reveal the principles that have made platform businesses the most valuable firms in the world and the first trillion-dollar companies. Managers and entrepreneurs in the digital era must learn to live in two worlds—the conventional economy and the platform economy. Platforms that operate for business purposes usually exist at the level of an industry or ecosystem, bringing together individuals and organizations so they can innovate and interact in ways not otherwise possible. Platforms create economic value far beyond what we see…
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The climate book
by Greta Thunberg
Publisher
Mondadori
Pages
436
Language
Italian
- Environmental Conservation & Protection
- Global Warming & Climate Change
- Nature
- Science
I discorsi di Greta Thunberg hanno scosso il mondo. Con "The Climate Book", ha creato uno strumento essenziale per chiunque voglia contribuire a salvarlo. Sembra un'impresa impossibile: garantire un futuro sicuro alla vita sulla Terra, su una scala e a una velocità mai viste al mondo, al cospetto di forze enormi e potenti: non solo i magnati del petrolio e i governi, ma il sistema climatico stesso che cambia. Le probabilità giocano a nostro sfavore e non abbiamo più tempo. Ma non deve andare per forza così. In tutto il mondo, geofisici e matematici, oceanografi e meteorologi, ingegneri…
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The Definitive Business Plan
The Fast-track to Intelligent Business Planning for Executives and Entrepreneurs
by Richard Stutely
Publisher
Financial Times Prentice Hall
Pages
346
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- Management
This comprehensive book will ensure your business plan is robust enough to start, run or revitalise any business enterprise. Whether your goal is raising start-up finance for a new business, requesting venture funding from a corporate parent or directing operational management, The Definitive Business Plan will help you deliver the information the decision-makers are really looking for. Accessible to the newcomer and detailed enough for the experienced planner, the third edition of this international bestseller explains how to tailor a plan for specific readerships and meet specific…
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The Definitive Guide to Business Finance
What Smart Managers Do with the Numbers
by Richard Stutely
Publisher
Pearson Education
Pages
412
Language
English
Guides managers through the intricacies of business finances, with advice on how to deal with financial directors, external accountants, auditors, commercial bankers and investment bankers.
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The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive: A Leadership Fable
by Patrick Lencioni
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Pages
184
Language
English
- Business & Money
- Business Culture
- Business Development & Entrepreneurship
- Custom Stores
- Entrepreneurship
A gripping tale that reveals what occupies the minds of the world’s best business leadersAs CEO, most everything that Rich O'Connor did had something to do with at least one of the four disciplines on his famed "yellow sheet." Some of the firm's executives joked that he was obsessed with it.Interestingly, only a handful of people knew what was on that sheet, and so it remained something of a mystery. Which was okay with Rich, because no one really needed to understand it, other than him. He certainly never suspected that it would become the blueprint of an employee's plan to destroy the…
The Innovator's Dilemma
When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail
by Clayton M. Christensen
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pages
253
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Decision-Making & Problem Solving
- Management
- Strategic Planning
Named one of 100 Leadership & Success Books to Read in a Lifetime by Amazon Editors A Wall Street Journal and Businessweek bestseller. Named by Fast Company as one of the most influential leadership books in its Leadership Hall of Fame. An innovation classic. From Steve Jobs to Jeff Bezos, Clay Christensen's work continues to underpin today's most innovative leaders and organizations. The bestselling classic on disruptive innovation, by renowned author Clayton M. Christensen. His work is cited by the world's best-known thought leaders, from Steve Jobs to Malcolm Gladwell. In this classic…
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The Invincible Company
How to Constantly Reinvent Your Organization with Inspiration From the World's Best Business Models
by Frederic Etiemble, Alexander Osterwalder, Yves Pigneur, Alan Smith
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pages
400
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- Leadership
- Management
The long-awaited follow-up to the international bestsellers, Business Model Generation and Value Proposition Design Alex Osterwalder and Yves Pigneurs’ Business Model Canvas changed the way the world creates and plans new business models. It has been used by corporations and startups and consultants around the world and is taught in hundreds of universities. After years of researching how the world’s best companies develop, test, and scale new business models, the authors have produced their definitive work. The Invincible Company explains what every organization can learn from the business…
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The Lean Startup
How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
by Eric Ries
Publisher
Currency
Pages
336
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Entrepreneurship
Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched. Eric Ries defines a startup as an organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty. This is just as true for one person in a garage as it is for a group of seasoned professionals in a Fortune 500 boardroom. What they have in common is a mission to penetrate the fog of uncertainty to discover a successful path to a sustainable business. The Lean Startup…
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The Right-and Wrong-Stuff
How Brilliant Careers Are Made and Unmade
by Carter Cast
Publisher
Hachette UK
Pages
288
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Careers
- General
- Job Hunting
- Leadership
"Warning: Your career might be in danger of going off the rails. You probably have blind spots that are leaving you closer to the edge than you realize. Fortunately, Carter Cast has the solution. In this smart, engaging book he shows you how to avoid career derailment by becoming more self-aware, more agile, and more effective. This is the book you wish you had twenty years ago, which is why you should read it now." -- Daniel H. Pink, New York Times bestselling author of Drive and To Sell Is Human The Right -- and Wrong -- Stuff is a candid, unvarnished guide to the bumpy road to success. The…
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The Strategic Career
Let Business Principles Guide You
by Bill Barnett
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Pages
304
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Careers
- General
- Strategic Planning
A comprehensive guide to planning your career using sound business strategy concepts. We often hear that finding the work we are meant for will multiply our accomplishments and enable us to attain new levels of personal satisfaction. Yet, many who are planning their careers find that the job market has shifted to the advantage of employers, whether because of the recession, globalization, IT-driven productivity, or other changes in the business landscape. Faced with these tough circumstances, it is more critical than ever for professionals to create a plan of attack and make sound decisions…
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Un bel lavoro
Ridare significato e valore a ciò che facciamo
by Alfonso Fuggetta
Publisher
EGEA
Pages
121
Language
Italian
- Business & Economics
- General
- Industrial & Organizational Psychology
- Labor
- Psychology
«E adesso trovati un bel lavoro»: è questo l'invito che nella nostra società segna da tempo l'ingresso nella vita adulta, alimentando un'ambizione che difficilmente ci abbandonerà. Ma che cos'è «un bel lavoro»? E siamo certi che dobbiamo per forza lavorare o forse verrà un giorno in cui lavorare non sarà più necessario e l'automazione ci avrà liberato da tale necessità? In questo godibilissimo saggio, Fuggetta enuclea le dieci caratteristiche chiave che fanno di un lavoro «un bel lavoro», declinandole tra obiettivi individuali e modalità relazionali, tra riflessioni personali e pillole…
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Value Proposition Design
How to Create Products and Services Customers Want
by Gregory Bernarda, Alexander Osterwalder, Yves Pigneur, Alan Smith
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pages
320
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- General
- Industrial Design
- Personal Finance
The authors of the international bestseller Business Model Generation explain how to create value propositions customers can’t resist Value Proposition Design helps you tackle the core challenge of every business — creating compelling products and services customers want to buy. This highly practical book, paired with its online companion, will teach you the processes and tools you need to create products that sell. Using the same stunning visual format as the authors’ global bestseller, Business Model Generation, this sequel explains how to use the “Value Proposition Canvas” to design, test…
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What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know: An Insider Reveals How to Get Smart Funding for Your Billion Dollar Idea
by Brian Cohen, John Kador
Publisher
McGraw Hill Professional
Pages
272
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Entrepreneurship
WHAT IF YOU HAD AN ANGEL ON YOUR SIDE? "Terrific advice from a master of the angel investing game. Brian Cohen reveals the art and craft of raising angel money. An investment in this book will pay off a thousandfold." -- DR. HOWARD MORGAN, founder and partner at First Round Capital When you connect with the right angel investor, it's like finding a new best friend--you just have to know what makes him or her happy. Smart funding is waiting for smart founders. Raising funds is all about connecting with the investor who's right for you--and What Every Angel Investor Wants You to Know shows you…
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What's Your Digital Business Model?
Six Questions to Help You Build the Next-Generation Enterprise
by Peter Weill, Stephanie Woerner
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pages
256
Language
English
- Business & Economics
- Computers
- Information Management
- Information Technology
- Management Information Systems
What is your digital business model? While many leaders of companies recognize the threat from digital--and the potential opportunity--they lack a common language or a compelling framework to help them assess it and, more importantly, to direct them. They don't know how to think about their digital business model. In this probing and practical book, Peter Weill and Stephanie Woerner provide much-needed tools, self-assessments, motivating examples, and key financial analyses of where the profits will likely be made. Based on five years of study at the MIT Center for Information Systems…
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Your Deceptive Mind
A Scientific Guide to Critical Thinking Skills
by Steven Novella
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pages
230
Language
English
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