Driving Change
You are either driving change, or you are being driven by change. Which is it to be?A recent world-wide pandemic forced change upon 7 billion people, ending a long period of "perceived" relative stability.Although we know intellectually that change is inevitable, society conditions us to prefer stability and security.The fundamental truth of reality is that change is the ONLY constant.By conditioning ourselves into the habit of many micro-changes, we are better able to emotionally accept major changes. Instead of resisting change, we flow alongside it, and become part of it.This book offers the mindset for taking control of the rudder of change in your life, and in your business. It will provide you with practical ideas and tools for change, both personally and professionally."This coaching benefitted my personal and professional growth," said Javier Henriquez, CIO, Consorcio Nacional de Seguros. An expert in business productivity, author William Fintan Bohan has trained and coached thousands of managers, supervisors, and workers over the last 30 years, developing their skills to help generate millions of dollars of productivity improvements, while writing books to deepen the learning process. This is his third book. His next will be Doubling Productivity of a Start-up. (About the Author)Born in Dublin, Ireland, William Fintan Bohan was mainly educated in London, earning the higher degrees of "Design of Production Machines and Systems" at Cranfield Institute of Technology in England, and "R矇sistance des Mat矇riaux" at Universit矇 de Technologie de Compi癡gne in France. Having consulted for companies in the United Kingdom, France, Singapore, Mexico, South Africa, the United States, Chile, Argentina, Peru, and Panama, the author currently resides in Santiago, Chile, where he is a performance improvement facilitator.
Write Like a Thought Leader
Companies and individuals with solutions to important problems are producing volumes of written materials - but their ideas aren't being heard. That's an irony of the modern world: Those with unique ideas often go unheard because they are too focused on their niche, while other people hog the microphone simply because they are good communicators. If you are a subject-matter expert who wants to be recognized for your ideas and have a bigger impact with your work, you are not alone. "Write Like a Thought Leader" empowers experts of all types to make their ideas easily accessible to the global audience already at their fingertips. Gone are the days of stories that are too academic, have an old or uninteresting storyline, or simply present the facts. Experts, including consultants, scientists, lawyers and finance professionals, can now get their good ideas out of their heads and onto paper. This book shows smart people how to write smarter with The Story-Framing System created by Rhea Wessel. It will help you make the leap from subject-matter expert to thought leader by improving an essential skill in business - writing. Instead of finding that your best ideas have gotten lost or buried, you'll be able to move the conversation forward. To write like a thought leader, subject-matter experts must go through a three-step process and be willing to give away your knowledge for free - no strings attached. By following the steps outlined in this book, you'll establish a respected voice, gain trust, command a loyal following, and maximize the impact of your work.
Korea, the Iron Silk Road and the Belt and Road Initiative
Korea as a "middle power" in the last decades saw a growing importance, partly through greater economic clout, partly through greater cultural and soft power ("K-pop"), and partly through collective action in institutions like G 20. However, recent instability in Northeast Asia, plus growing trade conflicts and political conflicts in the region and worldwide, endanger this position. Moreover, the tremendous rise of China in economic, geo-political and cultural terms overshadowed the Korean development. However, also here the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative seems to dominate the headlines, as well as the policy fora and practical business decisions. Therefore, this book discusses an urgent, indeed pressing topic: how can middle powers like South Korea and Germany benefit from closer economic and political linkages across the Eurasian landmass, in particular the Belt and Road Initiative dominated by China.? Should they rather jump on the bandwagon or should they follow distinct own initiatives, either in their region or inter-regionally?
Work as a Calling
This book provides a novel paradigm for reimagining the idea of 'work as a calling, ' which serves as a corrective that better supports the individuals' search for meaning and their contribution to the common good, arguing that the two go hand in hand, and so they cannot be separated.
The Multiple Case Study Design
This unique volume offers novice and experienced researchers a brief, student-centric research methods text specifically devoted to the multiple case study design.
Women at Work
If you're a working woman looking for guidance on how to collaborate successfully with other women, here is your unofficial guide. In Women at Work: Successful Tips for Working Together, author Rebecca Cassidy shares the lessons she's learned from her mentors, other notable women, and her own experiences working in female dominated workplaces.Her hypothesis is simple: The rules for success when working in a primarily female environment are different than those for women working in a primarily male environment. By sharing her own career missteps, interviews and research, Cassidy has found a strategy, rooted in sociology, that will help any woman better understand themselves and their colleagues in a more constructive way. Through analyzing various stereotypes, the reader will be able to self-identify, correct and find a clear pathway forward-complete with promise of personal growth and career advances.There is finally a business book on the shelf for women by women. Begin making informed decisions on how to work with women and navigate your own career successfully. You no longer have to figure it out on your own.
Vulture Funds
Currently, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF), global debt reaches the amount of USD 184 trillion in nominal terms, considering sovereign and private debtors. As is widely known, most indebted countries are developed nations. Nevertheless, a big percentage of the current world debt is on emerging market economies or even worst, in low income developing countries. Some of them have faced default situations in the past, accompanied by social, economic and political crisis. When a sovereign debt default occurs, a preponderant role is usually played by highly speculative investment funds, also commonly known as vulture funds. Several legal tools have been applied throughout history to mitigate damaging effects of debt negotiation with highly speculative creditors. Proposals always face a key point in between avoiding or reducing the moral hazard on the part of debtor States and not rewarding creditor bad faith behavior while harming general interest. In the last twenty years, collective action clauses (CACs) included by States into prospectus when issuing sovereign bonds, have been playing a key role in offering countries a tool to deal with creditors in debt restructuration process when default situations occur or are expected to occur, allowing countries to reach debt restructuration agreements with bond holders without requiring unanimous consent. However, is estimated that USD 300 billion in sovereign bonds are circulating in financial markets without including CACs in its prospectus. That fact offers the essential tool to vulture funds to block agreements when restructuration processes are expected to occur. A legislative path has been initiated by Belgium and France when it comes to propose actions against vulture funds. This book will analyze some weakness aspects regarding legislative initiatives and will propose creation of vulture funds registries.
Ethics for People Who Work in Tech
--This book is for computer and data scientists, software developers and engineers, designers, and people in management or marketing roles. The book's aim is to empower these people to take responsibility; to 'upgrade' their skills for ethical reflection, inquiry, and deliberation.
Ethics for People Who Work in Tech
--This book is for computer and data scientists, software developers and engineers, designers, and people in management or marketing roles. The book's aim is to empower these people to take responsibility; to 'upgrade' their skills for ethical reflection, inquiry, and deliberation.
Chief Executive Offenders and Economic Crime
This book examines the role of Chief Executives in white collar crime from a convenience theory perspective. The work will be a valuable resource for academics and researchers in the areas of Criminology and criminal justice, law enforcement policy, business management and organizational behavior.
Introduction to Machine Learning with Applications in Information Security
Introduction to Machine Learning with Applications in Information Security, Second Edition provides a classroom-tested introduction to a wide variety of machine learning and deep learning algorithms and techniques, reinforced via realistic applications.
Welcome to the Age of Emotion - How to attract and connect with customers using video. A videography handbook for your business
80% of internet traffic is now video traffic - unfortunately this means that there are a lot of boring, unengaging videos being produced. Don't let your videos suffer that fate.Welcome to the Age of Emotion is a book for business owners, entrepreneurs and brand managers who want increased connectivity and engagement with their brand.It focuses on harnessing the emotive powers of video to target prospects and turn them into loyal customers and fans of your brand or company.Michael Langdon is a video strategist who has worked with some of the biggest brands in the world, including Facebook, TikTok and Mashable. In this book, he will take you through everything you need to know, from lighting setups and camera angles to video strategies for different platforms to help you succeed with video.By reading Welcome to the Age of Emotion you will learn: The science behind emotion in businessThe three filming tips that make your phone videos look professionalThe one video that will work best for your businessHow to create a killer video email signaturethe videos that can generate up to 142,000% ROIHow to connect with and keep new clients with video messagesTactics and strategies to quadruple your conversion rates"We're going to be in a world a few years from now where the vast majority of the content that people consume online will be video"Mark ZuckerbergIf you feel like you are having trouble attracting and keeping clients engaged with your current videos, this book is for you.Welcome to the Age of Emotion will supercharge your video content strategy, even if you're already working with creative agencies or videographers.If you want to start producing videos that are in the top 5% most engaging videos on the internet, then scroll up and click the Add to Cart button.
Csr and Codes of Business Ethics in the Usa, Austria (Eu) and China and Their Enforcement in International Supply Chain Arbitrations
This book analyzes the implementation of CSR reporting and codes of business conduct and ethics in the legal systems of the USA, Austria and China and their enforcement in international supply chain arbitrations. The book demonstrates that long-term profit maximization is increasingly intertwined with corporate ethics and CSR policies. In order to prevent window-dressing and greenwashing, certain control mechanisms and legal standards are required along the entire supply chain.This book introduces an ethics and CSR system recommending a reward-based whistleblowing mechanism, internal oversight by a CSR and Ethics Committee comprised of independent board members and at least one sustainability expert, and an external, independent and comprehensive assurance of CSR reports provided by auditing firms or newly formed governmental agencies consisting of certified CSR experts.The author emphasizes the significance for supply chain leaders to ensure contractual enforcement of their codes of business ethics and conduct along the supply chain. Against this background, the author created a comprehensive fictitious case scenario covering a supply chain dispute arising from the breach of the supply chain leader's code of business conduct and ethics by a lower-tier supply chain member. The author acknowledges the fact that in most of the cases the governing law of international supply chain contracts is English law or law based on English law. Thus, the author discusses potential contractual claims for damages arising from a loss of profits caused by a loss of reputation resulting from violations of core provisions of the chain leader's supplier code of conduct pursuant to English law. As international supply chain disputes usually involve more than two parties, and international arbitration is the ideal means for the resolution of these disputes, the book compares the arbitration rules for consolidations and joinders of some of the most significant international arbitration institutions: SIAC, ICC, AIAC, ICDR, VIAC, CIETAC and HKIAC.The book is directed at legal practitioners, legislators of various jurisdictions, board members of corporations, ethics and compliance officers, academics, researchers and students. It is the author's main goal that the book serves as an inspirational source for the establishment or the improvement of a corporate ethics and CSR system preventing window-dressing and greenwashing and covering the entire supply chain. Furthermore, it is intended that students develop a deeper understanding for the enforcement of corporate ethics and CSR policies.
Shackles Released
From prestige to a draconian prison sentence, this is an intriguing true-life saga of one woman's inspirational rise from the cotton fields in the back country region of Moro, Arkansas to executive boardrooms as a decorated CPA in Corporate America, and on to the heights of entrepreneurial success as the owner of an extremely large tax office. But as soon as she obtained the exceptional american dream, she is confronted with the brutal reality of the fragility of her freedom as a black woman in America daring to reach too high. Her story takes a sudden and dark turn when one IRS federal agent fixed his gaze on her success with a relentless determination to orchestrate her demise. Her story takes a real candid look at the painfully disturbing reality our broken criminal justice system and its mass-incarceration machine that feeds on its own citizens, with a particularly insatiable appetite for those of African American descent.
Soft Skills for Dummies
Soft skills make the hard skills work! Soft skills are the personal qualities that make you a great communicator, problem solver, and leader on the job--and in your personal life. Soft Skills For Dummies helps you hone in on the traits you already have--or fine tune the ones that may need some extra attention--to market yourself as a workplace leader who's in touch with what today's employers are looking for: people who can lead and inspire through interpersonal communication, cultural awareness, time management, teamwork, critical thinking, and problem solving. - Sharpen the skills you need for a successful career - Improve your ability to work with others - Become a more confident job seeker and leader - Grasp the concept of soft skills through real-world applications, inspirational stories, and industry spotlights With content based on a time-tested curriculum designed to prepare you for work and life success, this book is packed with everything you need to build your soft skills to make the strongest impact possible.
Dumbing Down
1. Introduction: The Rise and Puzzling Fall of the Swedish Educational System.- 2. The Silver Age of Swedish Education.- 3. Educational Performance in Swedish Schools-What Are the Facts?.- 4. The Malaise in the School System.- 5. Two Views of Knowledge and Teaching.- 6. The Rise of "Post-Truth" Schooling.- 7. The Deinstitutionalization and Fragmentation of the Swedish School System.- 8. A Perfect Storm.- 9. The Way Forward for Sweden and Other Western Countries.
Dumbing Down
1. Introduction: The Rise and Puzzling Fall of the Swedish Educational System.- 2. The Silver Age of Swedish Education.- 3. Educational Performance in Swedish Schools-What Are the Facts?.- 4. The Malaise in the School System.- 5. Two Views of Knowledge and Teaching.- 6. The Rise of "Post-Truth" Schooling.- 7. The Deinstitutionalization and Fragmentation of the Swedish School System.- 8. A Perfect Storm.- 9. The Way Forward for Sweden and Other Western Countries.
Soulfluent(R) Leadership Business Guide
If you're a soulful, purpose-driven entrepreneur looking for tools to help you reach even greater heights, the Soulfluent(R) Leadership Business Guide is the resource you need to help you amplify your message, build your visibility and step into powerful leadership. Do you love what you do but you feel you've reached an upper limit in your business?Has your business plateaued?Are you afraid of losing your core self as a you scale your company?Do you lack clarity about how to evolve your leadership?Maybe you're excited to expand your vision to new heights, but something is holding you back. As leaders, we're influenced by powerful archetypes that drive human nature. This book helps you identify your Soulfluent(R) Leadership Archetype, align with it instead of resisting it, and engage powerful energy that can help you succeed beyond your wildest dreams by embracing your natural leadership style and superpowers. With these fresh insights, you will flourish as you make bold moves, maximize your profits, grow your community and build a legacy that fulfills your soul's work - all without sacrificing your time, relationships or health.
James Allen's the Path to Prosperity
There is a path to permanent prosperity and peace, free from worry and fear! And the best news is, you already have the tools at your disposal to access the true riches that await you. If you will commit to improving your inner life, you can create the outward life that you want. In The Path to Prosperity, James Allen, author of the bestselling personal development classic As a Man Thinketh, reveals the source of true and lasting prosperity--and the reasons why so many individuals who are chasing success are instead meeting with failure and misery. Most people are seeking self-serving ends--money, power, influence, importance--but by grasping for "more" they are left empty and dissatisfied. This book is for those who sense that real success is not a number or a title; it is a mental state. As you build your destiny, you will discover: How to remove the destructive forces in your life through the power of thoughtYour ability to attract positive people and circumstances into your lifeHow to overcome negative thinking and cultivate calmness and tranquilityWhy desire is actually holding you back from successHow to obtain prosperity through service and good stewardshipThis modernized version of The Path to Prosperity provides easily digestible lessons, followed by topics for further reflection and discussion questions that will help you individually or collectively work through life's biggest questions in a practical, energizing way. When you have gained the understanding that comes from learning and applying these lessons, you will be in a position to create your own life--your own circumstances. You will be able to change evil into good and write, with a master hand, the story of your destiny.
The Power of Inclusion in Family Business
The Power of Inclusion in Family Business is a guide for grooming the next generation of responsible women owners in family businesses, so they can thrive, achieve, and become leaders and wealth stewards in their multigenerational family firms and family offices.
The Money and Banking History of Kuwait
Kuwait lies at the head of the Arabian Gulf bordering Iraq and Saudi Arabia. It is located close to the frontier between Iraq and Iran. Kuwait forcefully entered the modern era in 1938 when oil was discovered although it was not fully exploited until the early 1950s. By the 1960s Kuwait had become the richest country in the world (wealth being measured in terms of national income per capita). In 1961 Kuwait gained its independence from Great Britain, a significant milestone in its political and economic development. This story of the money and banking history of Kuwait provides a fresh perspective on a nation that within a matter of decades has become a sophisticated banking centre. Author Brian Kettell was motivated to write this thorough account of the subject because of the lack of detailed texts available. He explains Kuwait's unique story lucidly and with authority. The book will be of interest to the layman and expert alike providing fresh insights and comprehensive detail. The text is largely based on data available from the UK archives thereby providing a unique insight into the rich history of money and banking in Kuwait. Brian is uniquely placed as an expert in money and banking of the Middle East having worked in the region in several senior banking and financial positions. He most recently worked as advisor to the CEO of a branch of the Islamic Development Bank in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Prior to that he was Economic Advisor for the Central Bank of Bahrain and has had advisory positions at a range of financial institutions including Noor Islamic Bank (UAE), the African Development Bank and the UK Treasury. He has published 28 books on banking and financial markets and currently lives in the UAE.
The Business Owner's Dilemma
Too many business owners aren't enjoying the success they've earned. The pressure of continuing growth while also planning their existing success leaves most owners overwhelmed.After serving as a guide and partner to some of the world's most successful business owners for nearly twenty years, author Ali Nasser identified three critical dilemmas challenging their minds: 1.The Re-Investment Dilemma(TM): How do I re-invest my success? 2.The Legacy Dilemma(TM): What is it all for? 3.The Exit Dilemma(TM): What is my best exit strategy?Ali has successfully turned those challenges into opportunities via the Wealth Integration System for Entrepreneurs(TM) (WISE(TM)). This powerful and proprietary framework reveals how business owners can integrate business, wealth, and life decisions to create the outcomes they truly desire.The Business Owner's Dilemma will help you: - Gain clarity over your dilemmas.- Learn a simple and powerful design to approach all aspects of entrepreneurial wealth.- Take control and decide on a path to capture your life's work.Successful owners understand it is impossible to capture and monetize success without strategy and integration. WISE(TM) creates the path to bring it all together and take your results to the next level.
Economics for the Ib Diploma: Quantitative Skills Workbook
Reinforce and improve your students' quantitative skills with this write-in workbook, which includes exam-style practice questions. - Prepare for the new assessment model with exam-style questions that are broken down to help students understand the question as a whole and the way they will need to tackle it. - Questions are presented in the chronological order of the syllabus, to aid knowledge and understanding of the new course (first exams 2022). - Provides lots of opportunities to practice quantitative skills, techniques and methods with exam-style questions. - Detailed mark schemes are provided to support students' assessment success, from a highly experienced author, IB workshop leader and teacher. - Answers available to download for free: www.hoddereducation.co.uk/ib-extras
The Art of Retreats
Business leaders need to find inner peace if they are to create an inspiring and sustainable future. But how can we develop the strength and foresight we need to lead with purpose when growth and profit are constantly driving our efforts? How can we link our actions with results amid increasing noise and complexity? How can we think strategically and expand our consciousness when technology keeps us hooked to our devices? By introducing periods of retreat, leaders develop greater self-awareness and achieve the clarity, balance, and purpose to do not just what is good for business but also what is right for the world. The Art of Retreats provides simple, practical advice for creating effective solo retreats, from the occasional hour carved into the day to profoundly insightful weekends and more. Drawing on a unique combination of business experience, science, philosophy, and ancient wisdom, it offers deep reflections, practices, and contemplations that will help leaders find peace, resolve, and wisdom in an otherwise hectic life.
Writing a Second-Chance Love Story
Jane Austen's final novel, Persuasion, opens in an unusual way-with two hearts already broken. Anne Elliot and Captain Frederick Wentworth have endured seven years of separation and longing after Anne was convinced by family and friends to refuse his proposal. When they meet again, the central question they face is one that resonates for readers in every time and place: Can we earn a second chance at love?In their Story Grid Masterwork Analysis Guide, editors Mai Nguyen and Celeste Sharpe show precisely how Austen layered her complex love story with all the necessary obstacles, secrets, and sacrifices to get Anne and Frederick to their well-deserved happy ending. Nguyen and Sharpe analyze Austen's innovative story scene-by-scene to reveal the genius of Anne's heroic journey to recapture her voice and agency.If you dream of crafting stories where characters must navigate their own do-overs in love, friendship, or other meaningful relationships, this writer's guide to Persuasion provides a map to help you find your way.
Brilliance by Design
Many subject matter experts are just that, subject matter experts - not experts in the art of teaching, facilitating, or designing. Thousands of authors, trainers, and speakers have great content, but they lack the skills required to convey their content in a way that inspires learners to unleash their brilliance and move the learning to practice.. They often spend 70% of their time on WHAT they are going to teach, and 30% of their time on HOW, when they should be spending 30% on WHAT, and 70% on HOW. Their instructional techniques often are at odds with their message of inclusivity, eagerness for people to learn, and hopes that their content will change lives and organizations. ''Brilliance by Design'' outlines how to design learning interactions (such as meetings and workshops) that enable people to do their best thinking. Using the tested, signature ENGAGE model, it helps anyone who brings people together for the purpose of learning, problem - solving, or innovating to develop a clear, high - impact training design that unleashes brilliance. It presents a model that enables teachers to analyze learner and teacher needs, create objectives that meet those needs, and incorporate interactive tools that ''fire 'em up, '' ensuring all key outcomes are met. To help readers unleash the brilliance in others, this book provides the structure, tools, language, and models needed to create optimal learning experiences from their ideas, practices, models and books. In learning these techniques, readers will achieve powerful outcomes, building communities of learners who share best practices and communicate at a deep and profound level while doing real work.
Reclaiming economics for future generations
Today's economies fail to recognise that we are in a rapidly worsening crisis, reproducing and often worsening vast and harmful inequalities between people and countries. The current models are unsustainable, and at a time when global temperatures are rising and divides are deepening, humanity is left in a rapidly worsening situation of its own making, the destruction of the living world, which will make large parts of the earth uninhabitable. Without access to the knowledge, skills or tools to build a better future, local, national and global economies will continue to fail to address the interlinked challenges of systemic racism, inequalities faced by women, the Covid-19 pandemic and the nature and climate emergency. Across the world, economics students are coming together under the banner of the student movement, Rethinking Economics, to create a better economics - one which can help to create a world where all our children can flourish regardless of their gender, background or birthplace. Drawing on over sixty interviews with students and professionals from identities and backgrounds marginalised in economics and a wide range of global and historical research, this book illustrates the ways in which the discipline is currently not fit for purpose and sets out a vision for how it can be diversified, decolonised and democratised. The struggle to reclaim economics could not be more crucial - our futures depend on it. This book explains how it can be done.This book is relevant to United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 8, Decent work and economic growth
Credit Score
If you want to discover how to effectively repair your credit, pay off debt and save money, then keep reading...Are you sick and tired of being the victim of faulty credit reporting or mistakes of the past. Have you thought about doing something about your credit score but feel overwhelmed and don't know where to start?do you finally want to say goodbye to being worried the next time a potential employer, landlord or bank says they are going to check your credit?if so, then you've come to the right place. In this book you will discover: - How to completely eliminate your debt for life to finally achieve what you are looking for.- Basics of credit repair to understand why it is crucial to have a good score.- Secrets of credit repair to fix your score quicker and better.- The benefits of good credit to enjoy your favorable financial situation for a long time- How to keep your score healthy and take advantage of that for future needs. The book explains clearly and effectively how you must act to repay a debt, how to talk to banks, and how to write dispute letters.It is simple to understand even for a person not familiar with economics and finance.Inside, there is the method you were looking for to repair your debit and a guide to understand how credit repair works and how you have to change your lifestyle not to have a bad credit score again.
Reclaiming Economics for Future Generations
Today's economies fail to recognise that we are in a rapidly worsening crisis, reproducing and often worsening vast and harmful inequalities between people and countries. The current models are unsustainable, and at a time when global temperatures are rising and divides are deepening, humanity is left in a rapidly worsening situation of its own making, the destruction of the living world, which will make large parts of the earth uninhabitable. Without access to the knowledge, skills or tools to build a better future, local, national and global economies will continue to fail to address the interlinked challenges of systemic racism, inequalities faced by women, the Covid-19 pandemic and the nature and climate emergency. Across the world, economics students are coming together under the banner of the student movement, Rethinking Economics, to create a better economics - one which can help to create a world where all our children can flourish regardless of their gender, background or birthplace. Drawing on over sixty interviews with students and professionals from identities and backgrounds marginalised in economics and a wide range of global and historical research, this book illustrates the ways in which the discipline is currently not fit for purpose and sets out a vision for how it can be diversified, decolonised and democratised. The struggle to reclaim economics could not be more crucial - our futures depend on it. This book explains how it can be done.This book is relevant to United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 8, Decent work and economic growth
When Women Lead
This groundbreaking, deeply reported work from CNBC's Julia Boorstin reveals the key characteristics that help top female leaders thrive as they innovate, grow businesses, and navigate crises --"a must-read for all leaders as they consider the future of work" (Eve Rodsky, New York Times bestselling author of Fair Play and Find Your Unicorn Space) Julia Boorstin was thirteen when her mother told her that, by the time she grew up, women could be just as powerful as men, "captains of industry, running the biggest companies!" A decade later, working at a top business publication and seeing the dearth of women in positions of leadership, Boorstin assumed her mom had been wrong. But over the following two decades as a TV reporter and creator of CNBC's Disruptor 50 franchise, interviewing, and studying thousands of executives, she realized that a gender-equity utopia shouldn't be a pipe dream. Yes, women faced massive social and institutional headwinds, and struggled with double standards and what psychologists call "pattern matching." Yet those who thrived, Boorstin found, shared key commonalities that made them uniquely equipped to lead, grow businesses, and navigate crises. They were highly adaptive to change, deeply empathetic in their management style, and much more likely to integrate diverse points of view into their business strategies, filling voids that their male counterparts had overlooked for generations. By utilizing those strengths, they had invented new business models, disrupted industries, and made massive profits along the way. Here, in When Women Lead, Boorstin brings together the stories of over sixty of those female CEOs and leaders, and provides "critical insights into how women-founded companies begin, operate, and prosper" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). Her combination of narrative and research reveals how once-underestimated characteristics, from vulnerability and gratitude to divergent thinking, can be vital superpowers--and that anyone can work these approaches to their advantage. Featuring new interviews with Katrina Lake, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jenn Hyman, Whitney Wolfe Herd, Lena Waithe, Shivani Siroya, Julia Collins, and more, Boorstein's revelatory book "lays out a new, inclusive vision for leadership and our world at large that we all will benefit from" (Arianna Huffington, Founder & CEO, Thrive).
The Rise of Positive Luxury
Offering a holistic approach to positive luxury, this comprehensive book provides a novel framework grounded in the new paradigm of Transformative Luxury Research (TLR) stream.
The Economic Impact of Government Policy on China's Private Higher Education Sector
This book provides an overview of the growth of the private higher education sector in China and in addition provides an analysis of some of the key drivers of this growth and impediments to it. What is new about the book is that it combines the results of a series of interviews with work that is more quantitative in nature. The book is of use to not only those engaged in academic research but also those who more generally wish to know more about an educational sector that is growing in importance. The most obvious factors promoting expansion of this sector have been the growth in per capita incomes, higher levels of participation in secondary school education, the strong growth in demand for graduates and the inability of the public sector to keep pace with demand. All of these factors intermingled with the involvement of government regulation. This regulation, however, is not uniform across all of China given the different provincial government departments of education that are also involved in dealing with private higher education institutions. In particular, this book looks at the way in which the Chinese government's regulatory framework (both national and provincial) influenced the development of the sector and the way in which it operates, especially the private higher education component of that sector. The analysis undertaken finds that there is a link between regulation and the private higher education sector growth and a link between the funding of the government sector. The more intense regulation was, and the more funds provided to the state sector, the less scope there was for the private sector to expand. Growth of the private sector, therefore, did not just depend upon rising demand for higher education overall, but also to a fair degree of tolerance on the part of government. Much of this work, in subsequent years, has been supported by the further changes that have been undertaken in the Chinese higher education sector. Over the years, the growth of the Chinese higher education sector has stabilised, as has the private segment of this sector.
The Legal Literature of Accounting
This book, first published in 1988, is an English translation of the sixteenth-century Spanish treatise Tratado de Cuentas or On Accounts by Diego del Castillo. This work makes clear the important relationship between law and accounting.
She Did It and So Can You
Have you ever wondered how She Did It? And if you could do it too? Recent years have made more women stop and question what is really serving them in life. They've made us wonder how we can pivot and break the patterns holding us back. But how do you go from where you are now to the life you desire? What actions do you have to take today to get there? In She Did It you'll discover how 17 women from around the world created rapid success in their lives and business. You'll learn how they overcame their fear and blocks and what actions they took to break through it all and change everything. Not only will you get to know 17 incredible and inspirational stories, but you'll also get to learn from them. In each chapter, they'll share a few steps you can implement in your own life or business TODAY - not in months or years from now! This book will show you that it's possible to change your life or start a business from scratch and create rapid success in both. You'll discover how the women in this book are no different to you - they were also afraid and had blocks to overcome at times as well. The following stories you're about to read have proven results and each chapter provides secrets that will help you create rapid success in your life and business. Each woman has a different story, different challenges to overcome and achieved different successes. Just remember that success is available to all. She Did It! ...and so can you!
Your Toolbox to...Unleash Your Superpowers
Your toolbox to Unleash Your Superpowers The menstruating human's guide to biohacking & hormonal harmony! Everything you ever needed to know about your period, menstrual cycle, and hormones - in one heck of a book.
Heartful Leadership - A Primer for Transforming Education
Mindfulness has become a very popular concept in recent years. This book positions heartfulness as an additional requirement for holistic leadership in the education sector and beyond. Mindfulness alone will not account for all the progress needed to cope with key challenges of our times, such as the system shock COVID-19 imposed, and artificial intelligence is triggering at the moment. Heartful leaders will spot more opportunities and will create better educational solutions. They will enable truly unique learning journeys and foster more human development.
Organizational Ethnography
This textbook explores practices, first-hand experiences and emerging ideas within organizational ethnography, providing a toolkit that prepares ethnographers for the uncertainties and realities of fieldworking. Students faced with the complexities of qualitative observational techniques and considerations, such as the scope of the research, the personal and professional intertwined life of the qualitative research or the decision of when to leave the field, will find the book an extremely useful, practical guide. A range of experiences from a variety of academics at different stages of their career, to highlight the differences in practices, approaches and encounters, are presented. The themes of the individual chapters cover three main areas: aspects to consider and reflect on before undertaking an ethnography, the process and experiences of conducting ethnographic work and considerations for after the fieldwork. Particular attention is given to appreciating the complexity and practicalities of ethnographic work, providing a more experience-driven text, and understanding perspectives from a range of different approaches to organizational ethnography. This book should be a recommended text for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students studying research methods within Business and Management. It is particularly important for all students and academics undertaking qualitative research, especially ethnography.
OECD Review of Well-being Policies and Practices in Dubai’s Private School Sector
In recent years, the Emirate of Dubai has been placing a stronger emphasis on people's well-being with the aim of making Dubai "an inclusive and cohesive society (...) that is the preferred place to live, work and visit and a pivotal hub in the global economy". Within the education sector, KHDA and private schools have introduced a number of initiatives to help raise awareness, measure and support students' and staff's well-being.
The Team Coaching Casebook
Teams are a crucial part of working life, and they can also be a source of challenges, frustrations and opportunities. This industry first book explores the breadth of approaches available throughout a team coaching engagement narrated through case studies and editorial commentary. It illustrates the eclectic and emergent nature of interventions that enable teams to achieve lasting positive changes in capability. Drawing together 23 cases from multiple theoretical perspectives and industries from team coaching practitioners from across the globe, this book: -Includes the experiences, insights and learning of team leaders and team members as well as the team coaches with quotes and data from each engagement -Offers insight into the original need for the team coaching in each case study-Explores how the team relates to itself, its stakeholders and the wider system-Explains how the team coach or coaches engaged with the team detailing the specific practices the team coach used and the outcomes achieved-Features forewords from leading writers on coaching and team coaching: Nick Smith, Peter Hawkins and Paul Lawrence These features make it a fresh and valuable source of insight and reflection for both novice and experienced team coaches, team leaders, organisational sponsors, and buyers of team coaching. "Readers will take away a tangible sense of current team coaching practice and frameworks and feel more capable, knowledgeable, and confident working with teams." Dr. Catherine Carr, Team Coach, Supervisor and Systemic Team Coaching Instructor, Co-Author of High Performance Team Coaching "This casebook offers inspiration and wisdom from an impressive array of experienced practitioners." Ruth Wageman, PhD., Author of Senior Leadership Teams: What it Takes to Make them Great, Founder of 6 Team Conditions "This book presents action research at its best. With its diverse array of settings, the book conveys practical wisdom related to the challenges and opportunities of team coaching." Amy C. Edmondson, Professor at Harvard Business School, Author of The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and GrowthDavid Clutterbuck is one of the early pioneers of coaching and is co-founder of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC). He is also practice lead of Coaching and Mentoring International (CMI). Tammy Turner is CEO of Turner International and is Core Faculty and Head of Supervision at the Global Coach Training Institute (GTCI). She is an accredited master team and individual coach. Colm Murphy is an accredited master executive coach and team coach and Head of Coaching at Smurfit Executive Development, University College Dublin, Ireland. Colm is managing director of Dynamic Leadership Development. He is also Core Faculty at the Global Coach Training Institute (GTCI).
You, the Leader (HBR Women at Work Series)
It's time for female leaders to stand out.Women often aren't seen for their leadership potential. We face a double bind, forced to choose whether to be liked or respected, while neither one alone is enough to secure a seat at the table. It's up to organizations to change, but until then, what's an aspiring female leader to do?You, the Leader tackles the obstacles you face as you chart your path to the top, from not getting credit for your work to feeling unseen to being subjected to unfair biases and expectations. Filled with advice, tips, and relatable conversations, this book will help you better understand how you can remain authentic while showing yourself as a valued leader in your organization.This book will inspire you to: See yourself as a leaderDevelop an executive voiceAdvocate for yourself and your workSupport the women around youThe HBR Women at Work series spotlights the real challenges and opportunities women experience throughout their careers. With interviews from the popular podcast of the same name and related articles, stories, and research, these books provide inspiration and advice for taking on topics at work like inequity, advancement, and building community. Featuring detailed discussion guides, this series will help you spark important conversations about where we're at and how to move forward.
Cues
Wall Street Journal bestseller! For anyone who wants to be heard at work, earn that overdue promotion, or win more clients, deals, and projects, the bestselling author of Captivate, Vanessa Van Edwards, shares her advanced guide to improving professional relationships through the power of cues. What makes someone charismatic? Why do some captivate a room, while others have trouble managing a small meeting? What makes some ideas spread, while other good ones fall by the wayside? If you have ever been interrupted in meetings, overlooked for career opportunities or had your ideas ignored, your cues may be the problem - and the solution. Cues - the tiny signals we send to others 24/7 through our body language, facial expressions, word choice, and vocal inflection - have a massive impact on how we, and our ideas, come across. Our cues can either enhance our message or undermine it. In this entertaining and accessible guide to the hidden language of cues, Vanessa Van Edwards teaches you how to convey power, trust, leadership, likeability, and charisma in every interaction. You'll learn: - Which body language cues assert, "I'm a leader, and here's why you should join me." - Which vocal cues make you sound more confident - Which verbal cues to use in your r矇sum矇, branding, and emails to increase trust (and generate excitement about interacting with you.) - Which visual cues you are sending in your profile pictures, clothing, and professional brand. Whether you're pitching an investment, negotiating a job offer, or having a tough conversation with a colleague, cues can help you improve your relationships, express empathy, and create meaningful connections with lasting impact. This is an indispensable guide for entrepreneurs, team leaders, young professionals, and anyone who wants to be more influential.
Speak Up, Speak Out (HBR Women at Work Series)
Make yourself heard.Having your voice heard at work can be challenging, whether you're confronting a colleague about an inappropriate comment or trying to avoid being talked over by a male peer. But you can find ways to raise issues without raising your voice.Speak Up, Speak Out provides the research, advice, and practical tips you need to address issues large and small. From talking about sexual harassment to handling microaggressions to breaking through subconsciously gendered conversational patterns, you'll find the insight and sample language you need to be heard.This book will inspire you to: Address and redirect an inappropriate conversationStep in when you witness questionable behaviorBreak ingrained conversational habits like apologizing and complimentingDeal with interrupters and those who habitually speak over othersThe HBR Women at Work Series spotlights the real challenges and opportunities women experience throughout their careers. With interviews from the popular podcast of the same name and related articles, stories, and research, these books provide inspiration and advice for taking on issues at work such as inequity, advancement, and building community. Featuring detailed discussion guides, this series will help you spark important conversations about where we're at and how to move forward.
The Money and Banking History of Qatar
In 1945 Qatar had no schools or telephones and only one doctor to serve the estimated population of around 25,000. During the 1950s and 1960s the economy grew as oil revenues poured in. By the mid-1970s Qatar had the second highest GNP per head in the world, exceeded only by Kuwait. The evolution of the monetary and banking system in Qatar enabling this transformation has not, until now, been well documented. This book chronicles the abandonment of the Gulf rupee as the official currency and the adoption of the Qatari riyal, the creation of a currency board followed by the Qatar Monetary Agency and ultimately the creation of a central bank. The text draws uniquely on statistical analysis drawn from the official archives and from the British Embassy for the time period. The author was formerly an advisor to the CEO of a branch of the Islamic Development Bank Group in Saudi Arabia and previously Chief Economist at the Central Bank of Bahrain.
