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  Common Purpose - How Great...

  Marshall Goldsmith, Joel Kurtzman

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  Over the years, thousands of books, articles, studies and theories  have been developed on the topic of leadership. People are  fascinated by the subject and with how they can become better  leaders or rise to leadership-level positions. And yet, despite all  this work, a consensus has not emerged with respect to what  leadership is, how leaders develop, and  perhaps most  importantly  how to become a more effective leader. The  appetite for books that provide answers to these questions is  almost insatiable.   COMMON PURPOSE will answer these questions. But it will be  different from all those leadership books already on the shelf  because it will show that common purpose, is the heart and  soul of great leadership. Common purpose is a new concept.  What is common purpose? It is that rare, almost-palpable  experience that happens when a leader coalesces a group, team or  community into a creative, dynamic, brave and nearly invincible  we.  It happens the moment the  organizations values, tools, objectives and hopes are  internalized in a way that enables people to work tirelessly toward  a goal. Years ago, there was a book about the inner game of tennis  which changed the way people think about and play sports. Common  purpose is the inner game of leadership. Common purpose is rarely  achieved. But Kurtzman has observed that when a leader is able to  bring it about, the results are outsized, measurable and  inspiring.  COMMON PURPOSE is a book about leaders, leadership and how to  lead. It is based on Kurtzmans recent interviews with more  than 50 leaders. It is also based on research on leadership he has  conducted over the years beginning at The New York Times,  the Harvard Business Review, Booz & Company, during his  career as a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, his own consulting  firm and for groups like Mercer HR, Korn/Ferry International and  Heidrick & Struggles.

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  Democracy at Work - A Cure for...

  Richard Wolffe

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  What, and who, are we working for? A thoughtful assessment on our current society from “probably America’s most prominent Marxist economist” (The New York Times).Capitalism as a system has spawned deepening economic crisis alongside its bought-and-paid-for political establishment. Neither serves the needs of our society. Whether it is secure, well-paid, and meaningful jobs or a sustainable relationship with the natural environment that we depend on, our society is not delivering the results people need and deserve.One key cause for this intolerable state of affairs is the lack of genuine democracy in our economy as well as in our politics. The solution requires the institution of genuine economic democracy, starting with workers managing their own workplaces, as the basis for a genuine political democracy.Here Richard D. Wolff lays out a hopeful and concrete vision of how to make that possible, addressing the many people who have concluded economic inequality and politics as usual can no longer be tolerated and are looking for a concrete program of action. “Wolff’s constructive and innovative ideas suggest new and promising foundations for much more authentic democracy and sustainable and equitable development, ideas that can be implemented directly and carried forward. A very valuable contribution in troubled times.” —Noam Chomsky, leading public intellectual and author of Hope and Prospects

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  The Metaverse Handbook -...

  QuHarrison Terry, Scott "DJ...

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  The metaverse is here. Are you ready?In The Metaverse Handbook: Innovating for the Internet's Next Tectonic Shift, a duo of experienced tech and culture experts delivers a can't-miss guide to participating in the most promising new technology since the advent of the web. Through dozens of metaverse creator case studies and concise, actionable insights, you'll walk away from this book understanding how to explore and implement the latest metaverse tech emerging from blockchain, XR, and web3.In The Metaverse Handbook, you'll discover: what the metaverse is, why you should care about it, and how to build your metaverse strategy; the history of the metaverse and primers on critical technologies driving the metaverse, including non-fungible tokens, XR, the blockchain, and web3; and how to unearth unique metaverse opportunities in digital communities, commerce, and immersive experiences. As the metaverse has rapidly become the technology platform and marketing buzzword of the future, this new reality for companies, creators, and consumers is not easily understood at the surface level. Those who aim to be at the forefront of this exciting new arena must first understand the foundations and central technologies of the metaverse.

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  Smart Growth - How to Grow Your...

  Whitney Johnson

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  Growth is the goal.To help people develop their potential, to articulate and become the self that they want to be, are capable of being, and that best serves them and others in the short and long term is what we as individuals and leaders strive toward. But how do we grow? It turns out it happens in a predictable way, which means we can understand where we are in our growth and chart a way forward. In this compact, complete guide, Whitney Johnson helps you envision how growth happens and proactively direct yourself, or others in your organization, to help make the leaps needed to achieve goals. The growth and learning journey comes in three phases, the Launch Point, the Sweet Spot, and the High End, and within each phase, we play roles that keep us moving toward our goals. Compelling examples of successful people will show you when growth is slow and why, and how to keep going, and what to do when growth and learning are almost too fast to keep up with, and how to leap from one growth journey to another.As individuals grow so do organizations and societies. Growth is learning put into action, ideally action that betters the world as we better ourselves and our small niches within it, both personal and professional. Growth occurs when learning is internalized, when we try something new and invest the effort to move it from being something we do, to something we are.

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  The Virtual Sales Handbook - A...

  Christian Milner Nymand, Mante...

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  Learn to engage your B2B customers through effective virtual sales meetings and presentationsThe global COVID-19 pandemic has radically changed how business-to-business companies interact with their customers. The traditional face-to-face meeting has quickly become a thing of the past—the virtual customer engagement model is the new normal. To secure existing and future revenue streams in the virtual B2B sales environment, companies must equip their commercial frontline with the confidence, skills, and tools necessary for effectively engaging customers virtually.The Virtual Sales Handbook: A Hands-on Approach to Engaging Customers is designed for sales reps, commercial managers, customer relationship managers, and other customer-facing professionals working in the virtual realm. Step-by-step, listeners learn to prepare for a virtual sales meeting, create compelling virtual presentations, build energy through effective openers, develop trust in the virtual world, drive impact through virtual meeting follow-up, and much more. Throughout the book, listeners are provided with an abundance of tips and tricks, illustrative examples and case studies, and actionable strategies based on extensive implementation and upskilling experience.

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  Unconventional Success - A...

  David F. Swensen

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  The author of Pioneering Portfolio Management shows individuals how to avoid the for-profit mutual fund industry and get better returns on their money. 
   
  In Unconventional Success, investment legend and bestselling author David F. Swensen offers incontrovertible evidence that the for-profit mutual fund industry consistently fails the average investor. From excessive management fees to the frequent “churning” of portfolios, the relentless pursuit of profits by mutual fund management companies harms individual clients. Perhaps most destructive of all are the hidden schemes that limit investor choice and reduce returns, including pay-to-play product-placement fees, stale-price trading scams, soft-dollar kickbacks, and 12b-1 distribution charges. 
   
  Even if investors manage to emerge unscathed from an encounter with the profit-seeking mutual fund industry, individuals face the likelihood of self-inflicted pain. The common practice of selling losers and buying winners (and doing both too often) damages portfolio returns and increases tax liabilities, delivering a one-two punch to investor aspirations. 
   
  In short: Nearly insurmountable hurdles confront ordinary investors. 
   
  Swensen’s solution: A contrarian investment alternative that promotes well-diversified, equity-oriented, market-mimicking portfolios that reward investors who exhibit the courage to stay the course. Swensen suggests implementing his nonconformist proposal with investor-friendly, not-for-profit investment companies such as Vanguard and TIAA-CREF. By avoiding actively managed funds and employing client-oriented mutual fund managers, investors create the preconditions for investment success. Bottom line? Unconventional Success provides the guidance and financial know-how for improving the personal investor’s financial future. 
   
  “Reveals why the mutual fund industry as a whole does a disservice to the individual investor.” —Booklist  
   
  “What he has to say is worth listening to.” —The New York Times

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