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Six classic works on economics—with commentary from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Big Short and Liar’s Poker. In books like Liar’s Poker and Moneyball, Michael Lewis has given us an unprecedented look at what goes on behind the scenes on Wall Street. Now he takes us back across the centuries to explore the classics that created and defined not just Wall Street, but the entire economic system we live under today. Brought together with Lewis’s illuminating editorial commentary, they form an essential reference for any student of economics—in fact, for anyone who wants to understand the market forces and government policies that have shaped our world, and will continue to shape our future. Includes: The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith (1776) An Essay on the Principle of Population by Thomas Malthus (1798) Principles of Political Economy and Taxation by David Ricardo (1817) Selections from Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay (1841) The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of Institutions by Thorstein Veblen (1899) The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money by John Maynard Keynes (1936)Show book
#1 New York Times bestselling author Steve Harvey helps you engage the Divine Spirit within you to find your life’s desire and use your own imagination to make your life’s vision a reality. At the beginning of each broadcast of his morning radio show, Steve Harvey offers his millions of listeners a few moments of spiritual advice to inspire and guide them. Fans love Steve’s wisdom and often share his insightful messages with friends and family. In this essential book, Steve expands on those daily words of wisdom by providing fans—and anyone in need of spiritual support, comfort, or guidance—this heartfelt collection of spiritual devotions. Steve beautifully and thoughtfully explains what faith is and how it can work miracles in our daily lives. He also talks in-depth about the power of human imagination and how we can use it to make our dreams come true. Steve believes that no vision enters our minds without our ability to make it a reality. As God inspires us to build and create a larger vision for our lives, Steve shows us that when we combine our inherent power with God’s divine plan, we can each achieve anything. Steve also reveals the power of using imagination, faith, and hard work to make our visions a reality. Written in an engaging storytelling format in Steve’s warm, inviting style, each chapter of this thoughtful book offers invaluable advice and anecdotes that illuminate the power of imagination and how to use our God-given visions to enrich our lives.Show book
In Go Tech, or Go Extinct, Paul Cuatrecasas shares his revolutionary approach to transforming legacy companies into forward-thinking industry leaders through the strategic acquisition of disruptive technology companies. As the founder and CEO of Aquaa Partners, Cuatrecasas has facilitated more than forty-five global merger and acquisition transactions involving technology companies and ranging in size from $1 million to $1.5 billion. Leveraging insights gained from his one-on-one meetings with C-suite executives of over 300 large corporations during 2018 and 2019, Cuatrecasas explains why so many corporates are failing at innovation and why technology companies represent the new secret formula for non-tech corporate incumbents to delight their customers and leave their competition in the dust. Go Tech, or Go Extinct is an insider’s guide to the opportunities available for established companies willing to embrace rapid change without sacrificing their core goals. This resource is designed for ambitious C-suite leaders eager to implement the future-focused actions vital to survive and thrive. Armed with the same priceless wisdom that Cuatrecasas uses to create exponential returns for his clients, you’ll identify and seize smart ideas on how to invest and acquire to radically improve your positioning. In Go Tech, or Go Extinct, you’ll discover:How the right partnerships and acquisitions not only protect your market position, but transform your share priceThe new levers of value creation required to multiply established corporations’ market worthImportant factors in bringing teams of technology talent into your culture without breaking it, and much, much more If you like straightforward advice, proven fact-based tactics, and don’t mind a departure from traditional culture, then you’ll love Paul Cuatrecasas’ tour-de-force.Show book
We live in an exciting time. Technology, globalization and demographic shifts provide new potential for personal and business success. Yet, research tells that only 30% of our attempts to implement change succeed amid the turbulence we encounter both within and outside today’s organizations. We need new ways of thinking and doing if we are to turn potential into performance. Managing at the Leading Edge provides a new evidence-based roadmap for leadership success in a dynamic context. Managing at the Leading Edge highlights lessons from the navigation and piloting practices used in high performing sailing. In the contemporary “white water” business environment, as at sea, achieving goals requires choosing a destination amidst uncertainty, adjusting to continually shifting conditions, converting the push and pull of environmental forces into momentum and using different skills at different times to negotiate hazards and achieve success. Easy-to-grasp and recall, this book proposes a framework of leadership with a dual focus on navigating and piloting. This framework is supported by new evidence-based insights about personal and organizational high performance. Systematic comparisons of high performing leaders and organizations with leaders and organizations that have not yet achieved this distinction illustrate how the principles of navigation and piloting apply. This research featured surveys of over 1,000 senior and mid-level leaders, the results of over a 100 interviews and the author’s extensive consultation experience with a host of leaders and organizations. Through case studies, discussion of relevant research, practical tools and templates, Managing at the Leading Edge will help you learn: * The critical tasks of leader navigating and piloting that lead to successful business change * Leadership skills through which the critical tasks of navigating and piloting are successfully executed including accountability, influence, problem solving agility and engagement * Strategies and tactics for managing points along a strategic initiative’s leading edge through with resistance to change is converted into momentum and progress * The critical hand-offs between the navigating and piloting functions and these functions drive change at the leading edge as synchronized system of high performance leadership * Leadership practices that create organizational high performance Armed with leadership capabilities of high performance navigating and piloting you will be able to recognize and act on opportunities for enhanced leadership impact and achieve results that matter for you, your peers and your organization.Show book
Are you someone who cannot focus on the task at hand because of a nagging thought at the back of your head? Are you finding it difficult to remember some important things? If you answered yes to any of these questions, it may be time for you to learn the benefits of staying focused. Stop being a slave to your mind because that is not going to help you in any way in achieving your goals. If you want to take your productivity to the next level, you need to be able to focus. Distractions are going to be endless but avoiding them is possible if you follow the right steps. “How to Stay Focused” will show you how you can improve your mental focus and avoid distractions that come your way. Using a 7-step process with definitions, breakdowns, and explanations, this will become your go-to guide towards true concentration. Let this guide help you be the best version of yourself. You will gain focusing abilities like never before. No matter what the obstacles are, you will not cow down once you have gone through this 7-step process. If you want to know how you can balance your life and set your priorities straight, you are at the right place. YOU WILL LEARN:The art of avoiding distractions.How to enhance your mental focus.Increase productivity by boosting work concentration.How to practice mindfulnessHow to fight self-doubt.Instilling a sense of self-discipline.Goal setting techniques. Stop hopping from one heap of unfinished paperwork to another and try to complete the work that you have already started. You might feel curious about a lot of things in a day and curiosity is not a bad trait, but like everything else, you have to learn how you can practice it in moderation. If you want to accomplish anything in your life then you first have to learn how to be more focused!Show book
The age of the distributed team is upon us. Teams can now operate and collaborate from locations other than a central office, and events surrounding the 2020 COVID pandemic have thrown its practicality into sharp relief. Managing a team whose members are distributed across several locations requires a different mindset and will remain a must-have for all areas of business from this point forward.Building and Managing High-Performance Distributed Teams explains what the distributed teams concept means to the future of your company. Author Alberto S. Silveira, Jr., leverages his industry knowledge to explore why the high-performance distributed team model is vital to the future of business, and explains how to build and maintain one through times of change. You will learn to differentiate between distributed teams, remote work, offshoring, and what each means in a modern context. Silveira also weaves in stories from his other life as a boater and sailor, using analogies and lessons gained from humankind's thousands of years of maritime adventure to illustrate the value of well-managed teams, and to also convey the importance of life-work balance in today's working world.Whether you are a department head, a business owner, or a team leader, this book presents the no-nonsense knowledge you need now to chart your course for success.Show book
