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Too many companies are managed not by leaders but by mere role players and faceless bureaucrats. What would it take to replace these empty suits with real leaders - men and women who are confident in who they are and who truly inspire people to achieve extraordinary results? Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones argue that leaders don't become great by aspiring to a list of universal character traits. Rather, effective leaders are authentic: They deploy individual strengths to engage followers' hearts, minds, and souls.

Twenty-five years after his life was transformed by the power of Go for No, Eric Bratton is at the pinnacle of his career. A successful entrepreneur, he has built a life most would envy. But when the opportunity to realize his lifelong dream of owning a premier golf course appears, he finds himself facing the same fears and doubts that plagued him decades ago.

How to Win Client Business When You Don't Know Where to Start provides a masterclass in teaching the practical techniques and concrete strategies that professional services providers were never taught in school or on the job. Pragmatic lessons take the place of the vaguely defined principles found in competing books to turn listeners from sales novices into rainmakers.

A step-by-step system for seven-figure success. Rock Your Network Marketing Business will help you discover how to promote products, power prospect, present your opportunity, product, or service, powerfully "close", power start your new distributor and duplicate, plus much, much more.

Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days is a collection of interviews with founders of famous technology companies about what happened in the very earliest days. These people are celebrities now. What was it like when they were just a couple friends with an idea? Founders like Steve Wozniak (Apple), Caterina Fake (Flickr), Mitch Kapor (Lotus), Max Levchin (PayPal), and Sabeer Bhatia (Hotmail) tell you in their own words about their surprising and often very funny discoveries as they learned how to build a company.

Most entrepreneurs dream of building one unicorn. Elon Musk has built six: PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, Neuralink, The Boring Company, and xAI. His companies don’t just reach massive valuations—they revolutionize entire industries and reshape the future. The Musk Way unveils the four core principles behind that success. Based on exclusive interviews with former SpaceX, Tesla, Neuralink, and PayPal employees—and drawn from 9,200 research notes—Alejandro Sahuquillo, a former entrepreneur with more than 10 million views on his YouTube channels, distills Musk’s method into a clear, actionable system.

Content creation on YouTube in 2025 isn’t about grinding harder — it’s about building smarter systems with AI.This beginner-friendly guide shows you how to grow a YouTube channel from scratch using ChatGPT, Canva AI, and video automation tools — without needing technical skills, expensive software, or a team.

With a nod to Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs, Walt Disney, and other ruthless yet highly successful managers, author Dan S. Kennedy delivers the answer. In this new edition, Kennedy expands on his proven (if radical) strategies to get accountability, profitability, and productivity from employees. In his traditional "No B.S." style, Kennedy kicks traditional leadership and management ideas squarely in the teeth with a realistic, straightforward assessment of the real relationship between business owners and their employees.

Von was träumst du wirklich? Schon früh wird uns beigebracht, dass es nur einen richtigen Weg gibt – gute Noten, ein sicherer Job und keine Misserfolge. Doch wenn wir diesem Pfad folgen, vergessen wir oft, innezuhalten und uns zu fragen: Was erfüllt mich eigentlich wirklich? Simon Squibb, Unternehmer, Angel Investor und TikTok-Star, hat es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, Millionen junger Entrepreneuren dabei zu helfen, ihre wahre Leidenschaft zu entdecken, diese mutig zu verfolgen und die ersten Schritte Richtung Traumunternehmen zu wagen.

Shut Up, Stop Whining, and Get a Life is a Wall Street Journal number-one best seller that isn't afraid to tell you it's time to change. From motivational speaker Larry Winget, also known as "The Pit-bull of Personal Development" and "The World's Only Irritational Speaker", comes a not-so-typical self-help book. Winget's hilarious and in-your-face observations about the sometimes ugly truth of life will kick you in the butt and encourage you to change your life for the better.

Starting a Pest Control Business: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Launching and Growing a Successful Pest Management Company by VentureNest Books is a comprehensive resource for anyone looking to enter the thriving pest control industry. This guide provides aspiring entrepreneurs with the knowledge and strategies necessary to successfully launch and grow a pest management company. The book addresses key challenges faced by new business owners, such as creating an effective business plan, understanding regulatory requirements, and implementing successful marketing strategies.

The Passive Income Playbook: Unleashing the Power of Passive Income to Achieve Financial Freedom is your ultimate guide to building lasting wealth without trading time for money. Whether you're a complete beginner or already dabbling in side hustles, this playbook gives you the mindset, strategies, and proven systems to create multiple streams of income that work for you—day and night.

Chief Operating Officer is one of the most complex senior management roles in organisations today. It embraces a range of disciplines, from Technology to Human Resources, from Legal to Risk. Yet, unlike other senior executive roles, there is no established framework or body of knowledge to support the COO. This book de-mystifies the COO role and breaks it into 16 core elements; the three fundamental pillars of Culture, Strategy and Change, plus 13 technical areas. It outlines responsibilities, warning signs, and how to boost performance.

Most entrepreneurs are running on fumes—trapped in a loop of doing, fixing, and catching up. You can’t step away without something slipping. Deep down, you know the problem isn’t effort—it’s control. The "hustle" is a lie. The path to a million-dollar business isn't working harder; it's shifting from Operator to Architect — building systems that do the draining, repetitive work for you.

Are you a startup founder with a great product but no sales? Do prospective clients say your product is interesting, but no one’s buying? Collin Stewart, founder and CEO of Predictable Revenue, shares hard-earned lessons about navigating the chaos of a startup and the daunting task of finding your first customers. The Terrifying Art of Finding Customers is a straight-talking guide for founders focused on tackling the essential steps to growth in the right sequence.

Discover Proven Methods to Build Online Income Streams Using the Power of Artificial Intelligence — Even with No Tech Skills!

Artificial intelligence is no longer just for engineers or Silicon Valley insiders. In 2026, the most significant money is being made by non-coders who know how to use AI agents to automate businesses, launch services, and create recurring income. Agentic AI for Non-Coders is a practical, step-by-step guide that shows how everyday entrepreneurs, creators, and business owners are making money with AI agents, without coding, without technical backgrounds, and without building software from scratch.

Starting a digital marketing agency is a double-edged sword. You get started as a freelancer with no money. You build everything yourself through your blood, sweat, and tears. Then, you discover it’s one of the hardest businesses to scale. You are the product. Before you know it, you have built your own prison of clients who want constant meetings, phone calls, email requests, and they expect miracles.

It’s one thing to have a business idea, or even to start a creative business. It’s quite another to scale it sustainably without increasing your financial and emotional stress. For most small business owners, what starts exciting and energising quickly turns into something overwhelming and energy depleting. You spend so much time in your business, it’s hard to find any time to work on your business. Avoid this pitfall with Passion Purpose Profit, a practical guide that gives you the tools you need to build something successful, minus the stress.

This special edition of A Book of Five Rings contains one hour of traditional Japanese flute (shakuhachi) and 43 minutes of music by traditional japanese ensemble. The music appears track by track at the end of the two and a half hour audiobook and is included as wonderful compliment to this dynamic and elegant listening experience. Legendary 17th-century swordsman Miyamoto Musashi’s exposition of sword fighting, strategy, and Zen philosophy.