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El ego es el enemigo

Es frecuente ver en el entorno los obstáculos para lograr nuestras metas. Sin embargo, hay un poderoso enemigo interior que es en realidad la causa que nos impide avanzar en muchos sentidos: el ego. Al inicio de nuestras carreras, el ego nos impide aprender y desarrollar talentos. Si logramos el éxito, nos ciega al punto que negamos nuestras propias falencias; y ante el fracaso, el ego magnifica cualquier falla y hace más difícil recuperarnos. El ego, en cualquier etapa, es la verdadera traba para nuestro crecimiento personal y profesional. De ahí que en este libro Ryan Holiday nos lleve por poderosas lecciones, tácticas y estrategias de cómo personalidades de diversas ocupaciones y campos consiguieron aplacar su ego (esa versión distorsionada que habían creado de sí mismos) como el primer paso para alcanzar niveles más altos de autoconocimiento e influencia. En una época en la que se privilegia la individualidad y la autopromoción, es necesario entender qué es el ego y cómo dominarlo antes de que domine nuestras vidas. "A menudo se nos dice que para lograr el éxito, necesitamos confianza. Con una franqueza refrescante, Ryan Holiday desafía esa suposición, destacando cómo podemos ganar confianza buscando algo más grande que nuestro propio éxito". –Adam Grant, autor de Originales "Este libro nos da una receta: la humildad. Está lleno de historias y citas que le ayudarán a salir de su propio camino. Ya sea que esté empezando o comenzando de nuevo, encontrará algo que sacar de aquí". –Austin Kleon, autor de Roba como un artista "De una manera inspiradora y práctica, Ryan Holiday nos enseña cómo manejar y domesticar nuestro ego, esta bestia insaciable que vive dentro de nosotros para que podamos concentrarnos en lo que realmente importa y producir el mejor trabajo posible". –Robert Greene, autor de Las 48 leyes del poder

Helping People Win at Work

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Ken Blanchard’s Leading at a Higher Level techniques are inspiring thousands of leaders to build high-performing organizations that make life better for everyone. Now, in Helping People Win at Work, Blanchard and WD-40 Company leader Garry Ridge reveal how WD-40 has used Blanchard’s techniques of Partnering for Performance with every employee--achieving levels of engagement and commitment that have fortified the bottom line. Ridge introduces WD-40 Company’s year-round performance review system, explaining its goals, features, and the cultural changes it requires. Next, he shares his leadership point of view: what he expects of people, what they can expect of him, and where his beliefs about leadership and motivation come from. Finally, Blanchard explains why WD-40 Company’s Partnering for Performance system works so well--and how to leverage its high-value techniques in your organization. In this book, you’ll learn how to: · Stop building failure into your mentoring of employees· Set goals using the SMART approach: specific, motivational, attainable, relevant and trackable· Help people move through all four stages of mastery· Create a culture that shares knowledge and encourages nonstop learning “I’m thrilled that the first book in our Leading at a Higher Level series is with Garry Ridge, president of WD-40 Company. For years I’ve been concerned about how people’s performance is evaluated. People are often forced into a normal distribution curve, or even worse, rank ordered. Not only does this not build trust, it also does not hold managers responsible for coaching people and helping them win. The manager’s responsibility is focused on sorting people out. When I was a college professor, I always gave my students the final exam at the beginning of the course and spent the rest of the semester helping them answer the questions so that they could get an A. Life is all about getting As, not some stupid normal distribution curve. Garry Ridge got this, and wow! What a difference it has made in WD-40 Company’s performance.”--Ken Blanchard “When I first heard Ken talk about giving his final exam at the beginning of the course and then teaching students the answers so they could get an A, it blew me away. Why don’t we do that in business? So that’s exactly what I did at WD-40 Company when we set up our ‘Don’t Mark My Paper, Help Me Get an A’ performance management system. Has it made a difference? You’d better believe it. Ever since we began the system, our company’s annual sales have more than tripled, from $100 million to more than $339 million. And we’ve accomplished this feat while making the company a great place to work.”--Garry Ridge

Get Rich Collection - 50 Classic Books on How to Attract Money and Success in your Life:

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We proudly present this collection of classic self-help works on how to attract success and money in your life. CONTENTS: 1. Napoleon Hill - Think and Grow Rich 2. Benjamin Franklin - The Way to Wealth 3. Charles F. Haanel - The Master Key System 4. Florence Scovel Shinn - The Game of Life and How to Play it 5. Wallace D. Wattles - How to Get What You Want 6. Wallace D. Wattles - The Science of Getting Rich 7. Wallace D. Wattles - The Science of Being Well 8. Wallace D. Wattles - The Science of Being Great 9. P.T. Barnum - The Art of Money Getting 10. Dale Carnegie - The Art of Public Speaking 11. James Allen - As A Man Thinketh 12. James Allen - From Poverty to Power 13. James Allen - Eight Pillars of Prosperity 14. James Allen - Foundation Stones to Happiness and Success 15. James Allen - Men and Systems 16. James Allen - Above Life's Turmoil 17. James Allen - The Life Triumphant 18. Lao Tzu - Tao Te Ching 19. Khalil Gibran - The Prophet 20. Orison Swett Marden & Abner Bayley - An Iron Will 21. Orison Swett Marden - Ambition and Success 22. Orison Swett Marden - The Victorious Attitude 23. Orison Swett Marden - Architects of Fate; Or, Steps to Success and Power 24. Orison Swett Marden - Pushing to the Front 25. Orison Swett Marden - How to Succeed 26. Orison Swett Marden - Cheerfulness As a Life Power 27. Marcus Aurelius - Meditations 28. Henry Thomas Hamblin - Within You is the Power 29. William Crosbie Hunter - Dollars and Sense 30. William Crosbie Hunter - Evening Round-Up 31. Joseph Murphy - The Power of Your Subconscious Mind 32. Ralph Waldo Emerson - Self-Reliance 33. Ralph Waldo Emerson - Compensation 34. Henry H. Brown - Concentration: The Road to Success 35. Henry H. Brown - Dollars Want Me 36. Russell H. Conwell - Acres of Diamonds 37. Russell H. Conwell - The Key to Success 38. Russell H. Conwell - What You Can Do With Your Will Power 39. Russell H. Conwell - Every Man is Own University 40. William Atkinson - The Art of Logical Thinking 41. William Atkinson - The Psychology of Salesmanship 42. B.F. Austin - How to Make Money 43. H.A. Lewis - Hidden Treasure 44. L.W. Rogers - Self-Development and the Way to Power 45. Douglas Fairbanks - Laugh and Live 46. Douglas Fairbanks - Making Life Worth While 47. Sun Tzu - The Art of War 48. Samuel Smiles - Character 49. Samuel Smiles - Thrift 50. Samuel Smiles - Self-Help

A World Without Email

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A New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellerFrom New York Times bestselling author Cal Newport comes a bold vision for liberating workers from the tyranny of the inbox--and unleashing a new era of productivity.Modern knowledge workers communicate constantly. Their days are defined by a relentless barrage of incoming messages and back-and-forth digital conversations--a state of constant, anxious chatter in which nobody can disconnect, and so nobody has the cognitive bandwidth to perform substantive work. There was a time when tools like email felt cutting edge, but a thorough review of current evidence reveals that the "hyperactive hive mind" workflow they helped create has become a productivity disaster, reducing profitability and perhaps even slowing overall economic growth. Equally worrisome, it makes us miserable. Humans are simply not wired for constant digital communication.We have become so used to an inbox-driven workday that it's hard to imagine alternatives. But they do exist. Drawing on years of investigative reporting, author and computer science professor Cal Newport makes the case that our current approach to work is broken, then lays out a series of principles and concrete instructions for fixing it. In A World without Email, he argues for a workplace in which clear processes--not haphazard messaging--define how tasks are identified, assigned and reviewed. Each person works on fewer things (but does them better), and aggressive investment in support reduces the ever-increasing burden of administrative tasks. Above all else, important communication is streamlined, and inboxes and chat channels are no longer central to how work unfolds.The knowledge sector's evolution beyond the hyperactive hive mind is inevitable. The question is not whether a world without email is coming (it is), but whether you'll be ahead of this trend. If you're a CEO seeking a competitive edge, an entrepreneur convinced your productivity could be higher, or an employee exhausted by your inbox, A World Without Email will convince you that the time has come for bold changes, and will walk you through exactly how to make them happen.

THE ART OF PUBLIC SPEAKING

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This eBook edition of "The Art Of Public Speaking" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Dale Carnegie (1888-1955) was an American writer and lecturer and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, and interpersonal skills. Content: ACQUIRING CONFIDENCE BEFORE AN AUDIENCE THE SIN OF MONOTONY EFFICIENCY THROUGH EMPHASIS AND SUBORDINATION EFFICIENCY THROUGH CHANGE OF PITCH EFFICIENCY THROUGH CHANGE OF PACE PAUSE AND POWER EFFICIENCY THROUGH INFLECTION CONCENTRATION IN DELIVERY FORCE FEELING AND ENTHUSIASM FLUENCY THROUGH PREPARATION THE VOICE VOICE CHARM DISTINCTNESS AND PRECISION OF UTTERANCE THE TRUTH ABOUT GESTURE METHODS OF DELIVERY THOUGHT AND RESERVE POWER SUBJECT AND PREPARATION INFLUENCING BY EXPOSITION INFLUENCING BY DESCRIPTION INFLUENCING BY NARRATION INFLUENCING BY SUGGESTION INFLUENCING BY ARGUMENT INFLUENCING BY PERSUASION INFLUENCING THE CROWD RIDING THE WINGED HORSE GROWING A VOCABULARY MEMORY TRAINING RIGHT THINKING AND PERSONALITY AFTER-DINNER AND OTHER OCCASIONAL SPEAKING MAKING CONVERSATION EFFECTIVE FIFTY QUESTIONS FOR DEBATE THIRTY THEMES FOR SPEECHES SUGGESTIVE SUBJECTS FOR SPEECHES SPEECHES FOR STUDY AND PRACTISE

eDemocracy & eGovernment

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Dieses Fachbuch systematisiert die Internetnutzung für Verwaltung und Politik durch die Prozessbereiche eAssistance (Portale, Zugang für Alle, Qualitätssicherung), eProcurement (elektronische Beschaffung, Public Offering), eService (Behördendienste für Bürger und Unternehmen), eContracting (elektronischer Verhandlungsprozess, digitale Signatur, Public Key Infrastructure), eSettlement (Versorgungskette, Distribution, Sicherheit), eCollaboration (virtuelle Arbeitsformen, Social Software), eDemocracy (elektronische Wahlen, Public Memory) und eCommunity (Community Bildung, Kommunikation und Partizipation). Neben Grundlagen werden Fallstudien von Verwaltungsinstitutionen und Forschungszentren aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz vorgestellt. Das Buch richtet sich an Studierende der Wirtschafts- und Politikwissenschaften an Universitäten und Fachhochschulen sowie an Interessierte, die sich mit den digitalen Austausch- und Partizipationsoptionen in der Wissensgesellschaft auseinandersetzen.

Web 2.0

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Web 2.0 is one of the most prominent business models for information systems available today. It brings together technology and social networks, and the interactivity that creates business value. Web 2.0: The Business Model, an edited volume, is the first reference that integrates the business implications of Web 2.0/3.0, along with its linkage to business. The Editors’ discussions emphasize three major components of Web 2.0: social networks analysis, recommendation systems and community building. This volume also includes a number of successful business models for business exploitation using Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 with various case studies.Web 2.0: The Business Model is designed for professionals working as policy makers, corporate quality managers, and government officers in IT, as well as for researchers, professors and advance-level students in computer science and business management.

The Vogue of Managing People in Workplace

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This book provides a detailed vogue picture of workforce management. Nowadays, the methodology of people management has been more advanced and dynamic; it becomes highly competitive. Keeping in mind the significance of economic and social development of the country, the author has tried to draw attention on innovative and creative practices of workforce retention in business. The book provides an idea on the way of merchandising with people, cultural dynamics with impacted leadership, investment in people for organizational transformation and the future of people management with artificial intelligence.

Padre ricco padre povero

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Padre ricco padre povero vi aiuterà a * eliminare la convinzione che occorre uno stipendio alto per diventare ricchi * non pensare più che la casa sia un attivo * dimostrare ai genitori che il sistema scolastico non fornisce una preparazione economico-finanziaria * spiegare una volta per tutte la differenza fra attivi e passivi * insegnare ai vostri figli come conseguire il successo economico

Where Bears Roam The Streets

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“Parker’s exquisitely titled book is as off-kilter as a Kurt Vonnegut novel, and wholly absorbing.” —Maclean’sJeff Parker went to Russia intending to write a book about the country’s resurgence as a major global superpower under President Vladimir Putin and about the emergence, for perhaps the first time in history, of a Russian middle class. But Russia tends to resist any attempt to pin it down. In the midst of the social and financial upheaval of the years that followed, the answers Parker sought only raised more questions: What was Russia? How did it work? How did people live? And how could they eat kholodetz (meat jelly)?As tensions strain once again between Russia and the West, Parker looks beyond the global politics to the heart of everyday life by giving us the story of his friendship with Igor, a barkeep and draft dodger. Igor is not the model perestroika-generation man nor some kind of Putin-era everyman; he is, like The Dude in The Big Lebowski, a man for his time and place. He is the metaphor for a Russia in crisis, and, as Keith Gessen wrote, “his story is the story of Russia over the last twenty years.” Where Bears Roam the Streets gives a moving account of a friendship between two people who grew up on the opposing sides of the Cold War and paints a smart, funny, revealing portrait of a country that continues to beguile.

How to Make Money at Home in Spare Time by Mail

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Lost and out of print for over sixty years, Robert Collier's "How to Make Money At Home In Spare Time By Mail" will be a welcome addition to your success library. Robert Collier is one of the greatest copywriters. His clssic marketing, personal growth and success books have inspired generations to live up to their highest potential.

Warum Nationen scheitern

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Der Klassiker - von sechs Wirtschaftsnobelpreisträgern empfohlen, eine Pflichtlektüre!Warum sind Nationen reich oder arm?Starökonom Daron Acemoglu und Harvard-Politologe James Robinson geben eine ebenso schlüssige wie eindrucksvolle Antwort auf diese grundlegende Frage. Anhand zahlreicher, faszinierender Fallbeispiele – von den Conquistadores über die Industrielle Revolution bis zum heutigen China, von Sierra Leone bis Kolumbien – zeigen sie, mit welcher Macht die Eliten mittels repressiver Institutionen sämtliche Regeln zu ihren Gunsten manipulieren - zum Schaden der vielen Einzelnen. Ein spannendes und faszinierendes Plädoyer dafür, dass Geschichte und Geographie kein Schicksal sind. Und ein überzeugendes Beispiel, dass die richtige Analyse der Vergangenheit neue Wege zum Verständnis unserer Gegenwart und neue Perspektiven für die Zukunft eröffnet. Ein provokatives, brillantes und einzigartiges Buch.»Dieses Buch werden unsere Ur-Ur-Urenkel in zweihundert Jahren noch lesen.« George Akerlof, Nobelpreisträger für Wirtschaftswissenschaften»Eine absolut überzeugende Studie.« Gary S. Becker, Nobelpreisträger für Wirtschaftswissenschaften »Ein wirklich wichtiges Buch.« Michael Spence, Nobelpreisträger für Wirtschaftswissenschaften »Acemoglu und Robinson begeistern und regen zum Nachdenken an.« Robert Solow, Nobelpreisträger für Wirtschaftswissenschaften»Ein wichtiges, unverzichtbares Werk.« Peter Diamond, Nobelpreisträger für Wirtschaftswissenschaften »Ein wichtiger Beitrag zur Debatte, warum Staaten mit gleicher Vorrausetzung sich so wesentlich in wirtschaftlichen und politischen Entwicklungen unterscheiden.« Kenneth J. Arrow, Nobelpreisträger für Wirtschaftswissenschaften»Diese faktenreiche und ermutigende Streitschrift lehrt uns, dass die Geschichte glücklich enden kann, wenn ihr kein Mensch mehr als Versuchsobjekt dient.«Michael Holmes, NZZ am Sonntag »Anderthalb Jahrzehnte Arbeit eines Pools von Wissenschaftlern, auf 600 Seiten zusammengefasst durch zwei Forscher von Weltrang – und dies kommt heraus: eine Liebeserklärung an Institutionen, die im Sinne ihrer Bürger funktionieren. […] bestechend.«Elisabeth von Thadden, Die Zeit»Sie werden von diesem Buch begeistert sein.« Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Preisträger und Autor der Weltbestseller »Kollaps« und »Arm und Reich«» Ein höchst lesenswertes Buch.«Francis Fukuyama, Autor des Bestsellers »Das Ende der Geschichte« »Ein phantastisches Buch. Acemoglu und Robinson gehen das wichtigste Problem der Sozialwissenschaften an – eine Frage, die führende Denker seit Jahrhunderten plagt – und liefern eine in ihrer Einfachheit und Wirkmächtigkeit brillante Antwort. Eine wunderbar lesbare Mischung aus Geschichte, Politikwissenschaft und Ökonomie, die unser Denken verändern wird. Pflichtlektüre.«Steven Levitt, Autor von »Freakonomics«

Summary of Sabri Suby's Sell Like Crazy

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Excerpt From Summary of Sabri Suby's Sell Like Crazy #1 The truth is, no matter how much you’ve been taught about digital marketing in the past, you haven’t been told the full story. #2 The real money is in the 37 percent of people who are still undecided, and are in ‘buying mode’. These are prospects who are gathering information, or ‘problem aware’.

Live Life in Crescendo

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A “beautiful, inspiring, and important” (Professor Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Prize Laureate) final book from the legendary leadership expert, Stephen R. Covey, internationally bestselling author of the classic The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.Stephen R. Covey spent his long and storied career inspiring millions of individuals to make their lives more effective, compassionate, and meaningful. Near the end of his life, Covey felt there was a final component to his work: How do you live your best life no matter your age?Live Life in Crescendo is Covey’s directive to live life in crescendo, meaning to continually grow in contribution, learning, and influence. In the same way that music builds on previous notes but leaves us anticipating the next note, a life builds on the past but unfolds in the future. The Crescendo Mentality urges you to use whatever you have—your time, talents, skills, resources, gifts, passion, money, influence—to enrich the lives of people around you, including your family, neighborhood, community, and the world.Cowritten with his daughter, Cynthia Covey Haller, and published posthumously, Live Life in Crescendo is a life-changing and life-affirming book that will “inspire you to dream bigger and bolder” (Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again) and befits the generosity and wisdom of the late Stephen R. Covey.

Transitions in Regional Economic Development

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At a time of extraordinary challenges confronting the world, this book analyses some of the profound changes occurring in the development of cities and regions. It discusses the uncertainties associated with the stalling of hyper-globalization and asks whether this creates opportunities for resurgent regional economies driven by local capabilities, resource efficiencies and domestic production. Theory and evidence on socio-economic and environmental transitions underway in many regions are brought together. Implications of the shifting balance of global power towards emerging economies in the East are explored, along with the consequences of urbanization in the global South for politics and democracy. Dilemmas surrounding migration are also discussed, including whether incomers displace local workers and depress wages, or bring benefits in the form of know-how, new technology and investment. More integrative concepts of the region and theories of regional development are analysed, recognising the role of human capital, knowledge, innovation, finance, infrastructure and institutions. This was originally published as a special issue of Regional Studies.

Golden Rules for Making Money

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"Golden Rules for Making Money: The Art of Money Getting" by P. T. Barnum is a timeless guide to financial success. Drawing from his own rise from humble beginnings to becoming a renowned showman, Barnum imparts practical wisdom on money management, entrepreneurship, and interpersonal skills. Through his "golden rules," he shares insights on seizing opportunities, cultivating a strong work ethic, and maintaining integrity in business. With anecdotes and advice, the book remains a beacon for anyone aspiring to navigate the complexities of wealth acquisition and personal achievement.

New Trends in Data Warehousing and Data Analysis

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Most of modern enterprises, institutions, and organizations rely on knowledge-based management systems. In these systems, knowledge is gained from data analysis. Nowadays, knowledge-based management systems include data warehouses as their core components. The purpose of building a data warehouse is twofold. Firstly, to integrate multiple heterogeneous, autonomous, and distributed data sources within an enterprise. Secondly, to provide a platform for advanced, complex, and efficient data analysis. Data integrated in a data warehouse are analyzed by the so-called On-Line Analytical Processing (OLAP) applications designed among others for discovering trends, patterns of behavior, and anomalies as well as for finding dependencies between data. Massive amounts of integrated data and the complexity of integrated data that more and more often come from WEB-based, XML-based, spatio-temporal, object, and multimedia systems, make data integration and processing challenging. The objective of NEW TRENDS IN DATA WAREHOUSING AND DATA ANALYSIS is fourfold: First, to bring together the most recent research and practical achievements in the DW and OLAP technologies. Second, to open and discuss new, just emerging areas of further development. Third, to provide the up-to-date bibliography of published works and the resource of research achievements for anyone interested in up-to-date data warehouse issues. And, finally, to assist in the dissemination of knowledge in the field of advanced DW and OLAP. Stanislaw Kozielski works as a professor at the Silesian University of Technology, Poland. In 1977 he earned his Ph.D. in computer science (model building for information systems). In 1988 he received the D.Sc. in computer science (database design), and in 1997 he received the professor title in computer science. Between 1971-1991 and 2002-2007 he took part in several research, academic and industrial projects on software tools design, databases, information systems design, and information technologies. Between 1991-1996 he was the vice-dean and in 1996-2002 he was the dean of the Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science of the Silesian University of Technology. His main research areas encompass databases (design, query languages), data warehouse technologies (efficiency, multidimensional modeling), and distributed processing (database query). Dr. hab. Robert Wrembel is an Assistant Professor in the Institute of Computing Science at Poznan University of Technology, Poland. In 2008 he received the post-doctoral degree in computer science, specializing in database systems and data warehouses. He was elected a deputy dean of the Faculty of Computing Science and Management for the period Sept. 2008 - Aug. 2011. Since 1996 he has been actively involved in five research projects on databases and four industrial projects in the field of information technologies. He has paid a number of visits to research and education centers, including INRIA Paris-Rocquencourt (France), the Paris Dauphine University (France), Klagenfurt University (Austria), and Loyola University (USA). His main research interests encompass data warehouse technologies (temporal, multiversion, object-relational) and object-oriented systems (views, data access optimization, methods and views materialization).

Valuation

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Valuation: Theories and Concepts provides an understanding on how to value companies that employ non-standard accounting procedures, particularly companies in emerging markets and those that require a wider variety of options than standard texts provide. The book offers a broader, more holistic perspective that is perfectly suited to companies and worldwide markets. By emphasizing cases on valuation, including mergers and acquisition valuation, it responds to the growing expectation that students and professionals must generate comprehensive perspectives based on thorough investigations and a library of valuation theories. Readers will gain a better understanding of the development of complete analyses, including trend analysis of financial parameters, ratio analysis, and differing perspectives on valuation and strategic initiatives. Case studies include stock market performance and synergies and the intrinsic value of the firm are compared with offer price. In addition, full data sets for each chapter are available online. Provides an understanding on how to value companies that employ non-standard accounting procedures, particularly companies in emerging markets Gives readers the ability to compare the intrinsic value of the firm with the offer price Showcases a variety of valuation techniques and provides details about handling each part of the valuation process Each case has data in excel spreadsheets for all companies, and data sets for each chapter are available online

Trump: The Way to the Top

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The host of the hit reality show The Apprentice presents an invaluable collection of grounded, hard-hitting advice on business success, from people who have made it to the boss’s chair at some of America’s most thriving companies. How can you find the way to the top? Ask people who are already there.Because you can’t know it all. No matter how smart you are, no matter how comprehensive your education, no matter how wide-ranging your business experience, there’s simply no way to acquire all the wisdom you need to make your business flourish. You need to learn from those who have blazed a trail before you. Donald Trump has asked many of the brightest, most successful businesspeople he knows—and some he doesn't know—to answer this question: What's the best business advice you ever received? The result is a compelling resource of wisdom and wit that reveals how some of the most accomplished people conduct their personal and business affairs, giving an inside look into the secrets of corporate success. But the advice doesn’t only come from the upper echelons of the Fortune 500. Thoughts poured in from executives at thriving companies large and small, ranging from well-known icons such as Staples, American Airlines, Lillian Vernon, and Boeing to family-run operations like Orleans Homebuilders and Carlson Companies.The Way to the Top brings together the core ideas that have guided more than 150 of today’s top businesspeople, offering a range of inspiring and practical advice on making good decisions, conducting yourself appropriately, developing your career, communicating with others, leading a team effectively, and much more. Some of the entries are simple entreaties, some portray intriguing vignettes, and others outline lists of guiding principles; all are illuminating, instructive, and insightful.A telling to-do list for the aspiring professional, The Way to the Top belongs on every business bookshelf.

The Energy Bus

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Fuel your life with positive energy with this bestselling fableIt's Monday morning and George walks out of the front door to his car and a flat tire. This is the least of his problems. His home life is in shambles and his team at work is in disarray. With a big product launch coming in two weeks, he has to find a way to get it together or risk losing his marriage and job. Forced to take the bus to work, George meets a unique bus driver and an interesting cast of characters who, over the course of two weeks, share the ten rules for the ride of his life. In the process, they help him turn around his work and life, saving his job and marriage from destruction.The Energy Bus, an international bestseller, takes readers on an enlightening and inspiring ride that reveals ten secrets for approaching life and work with the kind of positive, forward thinking that leads to true accomplishment—at work and at home. Build positive energy with vision, trust, optimism, enthusiasm, purpose, and spirit Learn how to turn negative energy into positive achievement Overcome obstacles and bring out the best in yourself and your team For managers and team leaders or anyone looking to turn negative situations into positive outcomes, The Energy Bus provides a powerful plan for overcoming common life and work obstacles and bringing out the best in yourself and your team. When you get on The Energy Bus, you'll enjoy the ride of your life.

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