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Before you can influence decisions, you need to understand what drives them. In The Choice Factory, Richard Shotton sets out to help you learn. By observing a typical day of decision-making, from trivial food choices to significant work-place moves, he investigates how our behaviour is shaped by psychological shortcuts. With a clear focus on the marketing potential of knowing what makes us tick, Shotton has drawn on evidence from academia, real-life ad campaigns and his own original research.

Drawing from dozens of first-hand accounts, thousands of pages of court documents, and the author’s experience as an employee of many of the companies involved, Yield is a gripping story of technological innovation, hard-nosed politics, and how the business of modern advertising really works.

In a world obsessed with optimization, where morning routines start at dawn and work never seems to end, it's no wonder we feel more depleted than ever. Drawing from two decades of research and consulting with organizations across thirty countries, Dr. James Hewitt reveals a startling paradox: as our knowledge of performance optimization has expanded, our sense of well-being has contracted.

Every day, we absorb body blows: some glancing, others that knock us to the mat. It doesn't matter how well-prepared or tough you think you are. Everyone, at some point, is hit with a haymaker from life. It's the cost of living. And just like in the ring, opting out of pain is not an option. In Hard Lessons From The Hurt Business, former heavyweight boxer Ed Latimore takes listeners on a journey from his hardscrabble childhood in Pittsburgh's public housing projects to his signing with Jay-Z's Roc Nation Sport.

The face of financial services has evolved – and, along with it, the very nature of financial advice. In an increasingly complex world where people are starving for someone they can trust, the time has come for financial advisors to rise to the occasion and reinvent the value they provide to better serve their clients. Of course, to make this evolutionary leap, advisors require a proven, time-tested strategy. A methodology established by one of the most successful advisors in the country and backed by decades of real-world application among thousands of advisors across the country.

Today’s directors face broader mandates than ever. Governance spans strategy, technology, culture, and stakeholder dynamics. Experience still matters — but directors today need fluency, range, and relevance. The Contemporary Board Member is a concise guide for this shift. Based on the skills model from The Contemporary Leader, it adapts key competencies for the boardroom — where influence replaces authority and decisions carry weight without control.

With over 50 years of diverse experience as a CEO, founder, president, acquirer, and CFO of companies surpassing $100 million in revenue, C. Joseph Incrocci has established himself as one of Chicago's leading business consultants specializing in leading, growing, and sometimes outright rescuing privately held mid-market firms. Notably, he was an early adopter of Lean Manufacturing, a distinction that led to his inclusion in a prestigious case study conducted by the University of Chicago.

Today’s workplace is evolving faster than ever. Leaders face the challenge of attracting top talent, retaining skilled employees, and navigating rapid change in technology and workforce expectations. Attract, Retain, and Develop offers practical, actionable strategies to help you thrive in this shifting landscape.

For over three decades, Dr PV Ramana Murthy has been a curious student of leadership. In The Power of Humility, he explores this subject in detail. A result of over five years of rigorous first-hand research and numerous interviews with business leaders, the book provides a fresh perspective on how humble high achievers are rewriting the rules of leadership.

A practical handbook for accelerating innovation, both internally and externally, through engagement with innovation ecosystems.

This motivational guide distills wisdom from a lifetime of coaching great leaders, showing you how to build your own leadership skills quickly and confidently.

During his fourteen years as the head of the NFL Players Association, DeMaurice Smith was a front line advocate for football players through some of the most tumultuous crises in NFL history: Colin Kaepernick’s protests, Deflategate, a lockout, two collective bargaining agreements, and more. But after witnessing the league’s troubling response to discrimination and racial unrest, both within the league and beyond, Smith realized it was time to pull back the curtain and speak truth to power.