Modern Business

We have all been told that the key to success is a brilliant strategy. Plan your moves, outsmart your rivals, dominate the market. But what if the whole idea of strategy is mostly a story we tell ourselves after the fact—a comforting bedtime tale for grown-ups who are terrified of chaos?

Possessing powerful communication skills is the single most effective lifehack you can use to skyrocket yourself to massive success in every area of your life. Without proper communication skills, you're going to be ineffective in your personal and business life. If you're tired of not knowing how to form (and keep) connections with new acquaintances, how to defuse tense situations or if want to learn how to get people to buy into your idea, then this book is for you.

The Art of War by Sun Tzu has been a much-studied work of military strategy for hundreds of years, influencing great leaders in all walks of life. Here, respected business journalist Mark Smith applies the lessons to the role of the entrepreneur by showing how the axioms of General Sun Tzu apply to business and other ventures to develop strategies for long-term success.

How to Start a Side Hustle will help you to identify your passion and purpose, refine your business idea (why, when, who, how?), and assist you with brand execution and marketing. Entrepreneur and coach Kaylene Langford will provide you with the right tools you need to build a strong business model and set you up so you continue to kick goals. Featuring inspirational quotes from industry leaders, this guide also provides activities for you to work through along the way and mindset hacks to ensure you don't lose confidence.

With the rapidly changing world that we live in, a new business or brand is introduced to us each day. Every brand needs a unique marketing strategy to make it big! This easy and compact manual sets out to decode the essential questions about marketing, using wisdom from ancient Indian scriptures to tackle modern marketing challenges.

Next-Gen Surveillance: A Practical Guide to Modern Security Systems for Home & Business provides a comprehensive, step-by-step guide for anyone looking to secure their property with modern technology. Written by an experienced engineer with hands-on experience designing personal home security...

If you are new to AI and want a practical, no-nonsense guide to using it in sales and marketing, this book is for you. No jargon, no hype, and no assumption that you already know what a parameter or a context window is. This book is for sales and marketing professionals who are still figuring out where AI fits in their day. That includes B2B marketers, enterprise sales reps, marketing ops specialists, revenue ops managers, growth marketers, email marketers, content creators, and anyone whose role touches the buyer journey.

Build the discipline to stay focused, keep your word, and become the man you know you are capable of becoming. The Daily Discipline Playbook is a practical guide for modern men who want stronger self-control, mental toughness, better habits, sharper focus, and lasting personal discipline. This book is for men who are tired of starting strong and falling off, making promises they do not keep, wasting time on distractions, and letting comfort decide their future.

The Art of War by Sun Tzu has been a much-studied work of military strategy for hundreds of years, influencing great leaders in all walks of life. Here, business journalist Mark Smith applies the lessons to the role of the entrepreneur by showing how the axioms of General Sun Tzu apply to creating and expanding a business in a successful and meaningful way.

In a bustling café plagued by chaos, Elizabeth “Liz” Harrington, a seasoned Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, arrives not for coffee, but for clarity. Through five structured chapters aligned with the DMAIC framework (Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control), Liz guides the transformation of The Coffee House from reactive disorder to data-driven excellence.

Consider, for example, the case of the Swedish match king. At one time, Ivar Kreuger, manufactured almost half of the world's matches, with monopolies in 16 countries. He had so much money that he was a reliable lender to many countries, becoming known as the 'saviour of Europe' for his willingness to give aid to banks crippled by World War I. At the time of the 1929 market crash, his was the most widely held stock in the world. When he killed himself three years later, the whole thing went up in flames.

Part of being an executive is leading companies to success. As such, when an executive is experiencing extreme and prolonged stress, anxiety, isolation, and depression - what I’m calling “executive loneliness” - they often do nothing to address it for fear of appearing unsuccessful. Not addressing it exacerbates the negative and difficult feelings to the point where it becomes more and more difficult for them to function. It takes a toll on their whole life.

The corporate ladder is gone. It's been replaced by a game—and if you don't know the rules, you're going to lose. For nearly twenty years, John D. Romero climbed to the top 1% of U.S. income earners, holding elite financial licenses (Series 7, 66, 24) and advising thousands of clients—from struggling families to $150M net-worth individuals. Then, he walked away. Why? Because the corporate world quietly replaced true leaders with corporate cowards who climb via flattery, credit-theft, and politics instead of excellence.

New York Times bestselling authors Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg turn their sharp reporting and propulsive writing to the NFL, going inside the most influential and successful teams—including the Eagles, the Ravens, and the Rams—and showing what it takes to build winning teams in the...

The Archer's Advantage: Ancient Wisdom and Modern Practice for Business Leaders unites an Olympic gold medalist and worldwide recognized archery coach with a renowned leadership expert. Together, Juan Carlos Holgado and Michael Watkins translate the discipline, mental focus, and precision of...

From one of the world's leading economists, a sweeping new history of the twentieth century - a century that left us vastly richer, yet still profoundly dissatisfied. Before 1870, most people lived in dire poverty, the benefits of the slow crawl of invention continually offset by a growing...

The ultimate do-it-now guide to getting started in managed services. Now includes chapters on cloud services, bundling, and more. Whether you're a new computer consultant or an experienced technician making the move to managed services, this is the perfect audiobook for you! The audiobook includes step-by-step instructions for creating service offerings, reformulating your business, creating service agreements, and more!

The Art of Money Getting: "The Art of Money Getting" is not a get-rich-quick manual, but a masterful guide on building wealth with absolute integrity. The legendary entrepreneur shares twenty golden rules that remain highly relevant today. Instead of simple business tricks, Barnum offers unwavering principles: avoiding debt at all costs, persevering with tenacity, being meticulous, and maintaining an impeccable character.

The days of simply posting affiliate links and hoping for commissions are over. Today's successful affiliate marketers build trust, create valuable content, understand their audience, and use modern technology to work smarter. In Affiliate Marketing with AI, you'll discover how to combine the power of artificial intelligence with proven affiliate marketing strategies to build a sustainable online business in today's competitive digital world.

In an age driven by desire, what happens when you want two different things? Set in the pristine, precarious world of MoMA, The Modern is a brilliantly wry and insightful debut about art, sexuality, commitment and whether being on the right path can lead to the wrong place. Longlisted for the...