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НЕЗАКОННОЕ ПОТРЕБЛЕНИЕ НАРКОТИЧЕСКИХ СРЕДСТВ, ПСИХОТРОПНЫХ ВЕЩЕСТВ, ИХ АНАЛОГОВ ПРИЧИНЯЕТ ВРЕД ЗДОРОВЬЮ, ИХ НЕЗАКОННЫЙ ОБОРОТ ЗАПРЕЩЕН И ВЛЕЧЕТ УСТАНОВЛЕННУЮ ЗАКОНОДАТЕЛЬСТВОМ ОТВЕТСТВЕННОСТЬ Как, не теряя оптимизма, поступая порядочно и благопристойно, добиться победы в этом непростом мире Робин Шарма – известный писатель, мыслитель-гуманист. Он входит в число ведущих консультантов по лидерству и личностной оптимизации. Его клиенты – знаменитые миллиардеры, деятели искусств, звезды профессионального спорта и многие компании из рейтинга «Fortune 100». Объединив западные технологии достижения успеха и максимальной работоспособности с восточной мудростью совершенствования разума, тела и духа, он помог миллионам людей по всему миру изменить жизнь. Сегодня – время для героизма. Не только того, который демонстрируют нам основоположники движений и творцы истории, но и того, который необходим для благородных, находчивых и смелых поступков, свойственных каждому человеку. Каждый из нас движим желанием достичь высо…

Излагаются секреты лидерской мудрости легендарного исторического деятеля Японии XVI века Тоётоми Хидэёси, которые с успехом могут быть применены в ХХІ веке. Для широкого круга читателей.

Successfully cope with day-to-day problems—and find joy along the way The Business of Joy provides you with an abundance of practical and immediately applicable life-changing ideas and inspirational, thought-provoking, and entertaining stories and quotes—in an instant. Each chapter is designed to be read and absorbed in approximately 60 seconds, offering you “Golden Nuggets” and “Joy Gems” that will help make positive, lasting change. Inside, you get an abundance of time-tested formulas that can instantly be used to solve common and uncommon day-to-day issues. This, in and of itself, will help to better yourself today, with work and life moving at the lightning speed of thought. Find unique coping mechanisms when facing adversity Benefit from tangible, motivational, and self-management tools to forge ahead Keep perspective regardless of circumstance Build a sturdy foundation for positive culture and change With the simple information in The Business of Joy, you’ll find all the guidance you need to find po…

Tap into the power of the most popular stochastic volatility model for pricing equity derivatives Since its introduction in 1993, the Heston model has become a popular model for pricing equity derivatives, and the most popular stochastic volatility model in financial engineering. This vital resource provides a thorough derivation of the original model, and includes the most important extensions and refinements that have allowed the model to produce option prices that are more accurate and volatility surfaces that better reflect market conditions. The book's material is drawn from research papers and many of the models covered and the computer codes are unavailable from other sources. The book is light on theory and instead highlights the implementation of the models. All of the models found here have been coded in Matlab and C#. This reliable resource offers an understanding of how the original model was derived from Ricatti equations, and shows how to implement implied and local volatility, Fourier metho…

Discover why being a «fast second» is often more financially rewarding than being at the cutting edge. If you get there first, you'll lead the pack, right? Not necessarily! The skill-sets of most established companies, say strategy experts Constantinos Markides and Paul Geroski, are far better suited to scaling up newly created markets pioneered by others (in other words, being «fast seconds») than to creating these markets from scratch. In Fast Second, they explore the characteristics of new markets, describe the skills needed to create and compete in them, and show how these skills match up with different types of companies. Drawing on examples of successful fast-second firms such as Microsoft, Amazon, Canon, JVC, Heinz, and many others, they illustrate how to determine which new markets have the potential to be successful and how to move into them before the competition does, when to make a move into a new market, how to scale up a market, where to position a company in the market, and whether to be a …

Solving the world's water problems is proving to be one of the greatest investment opportunities of our time. Already, world water supplies are inadequate to meet demand, and the problem is going to get much worse in the years ahead. The World Bank estimates that 1.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water and about 50 percent of the world's hospital beds are populated by people who have contracted water-borne diseases. If present consumption rates continue, in 25 years the world will be using 90 percent of all available freshwater. To address the problem, trillions of dollars will need to be invested in water infrastructure projects. And while the problems are most acute in developing and rapidly growing economies, there are huge water infrastructure needs in industrialized countries, as well. In the U.S. alone, it's estimated that more than $1 trillion will be needed for water and wastewater infrastructure projects. In Planet Water, water investment expert Steven Hoffmann explains the dynamics…

This book examines how money, in the absence of interest (Riba) and money market can become an endogenous variable of an economic system. It further tries to integrate money in capital theory and to make monetary sector part of the real sector aiming at removing the problems that arise from separation of the two.

Not a sausage. That is what Gordon Ramsay had when he started out as a chef, working 16-hour days, 6 days a week. When he was struggling to get his first restaurant in the black, he didn't think he'd be famous for a TV show about how to run profitable eateries, or that he'd be head of a business empire. But he is and he did. Here's how."In the beginning there was nothing.Not a sausage – penniless, broke, fucking nothing – and although, at a certain age, that didn’t matter hugely, there came a time when hand-me-downs, cast-offs and football boots of odd sizes all pointed to a problem that seemed to have afflicted me, my mum, my sisters, Ronnie and the whole lot of us. It was as though we had been dealt the ‘all-time dysfunctional’ poker hand.I wish I could say that, from this point on, the penny dropped and I decided to do something about it, but it wasn’t like that. It would take years before the lessons of life, business and money began to click into place – before, as they say, I had a pot to piss in.Th…

An Introduction to Fund Management introduces readers to the economic rationale for the existence of funds, the different types available, investment strategies and many other related issues from the perspective of the investment manager. It gives an overview of the whole business and explores the process and techniques of fund management, performance measurement and fund administration. This updated edition reflects new regulatory changes and industry developments.

If you think you know everything it takes to attain associate/employee engagement, put yourself to the test. This book provides a holistic approach to engagement that will create the competitive edge required to succeed in this economy. –Sharon S. Bilgischer, senior manager, logistics global talent, curriculum and documentation, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. There is clear and mounting evidence that employee engagement keenly correlates to individual, group, and corporate performance in areas such as retention, productivity, customer service, and loyalty. This timely treatment provides a comprehensive framework, language, and process that genuinely connects «People» strategy with «Business» strategy. It offers a research-based blueprint for looking at employee engagement with the same regularity and importance as any other aspect of the organization.

Praise for Throughput Accounting: A Guide to Constraint Management «Throughput Accounting provides managers with a fresh set of eyes to identify and control bottlenecks. The drum, buffer, and rope will become part of the cost accounting lexicon in the future.» —Geoffrey Garland, Controller, StacoSwitch, Inc. «This is good stuff! Steven Bragg has introduced us to an accounting structure that will enhance our bottom line utilizing throughput accounting methodology. Finally! We have a presentable means to transform a company's financial functions to support the cultural change to throughput accounting.» —Rick J. Stevens, President, LeanThinkingbyAccountants, LLC «A thought-provoking, insightful, and useful book that explains how older conventions of accounting can lead to poor management decisions. Instead of focusing on typical cost-cutting methods only, Mr. Bragg provides CFOs with a systemic approach on how to instead focus on maximizing profits and become better business partners.» —Arif Iqball, Executiv…

The comprehensive, six-books-in-one package Canadian investors can trust with their money Designed for those investors who are already familiar with the fundamentals of the investment process and are looking to take their finances to the next level, Building Wealth All-in-One For Canadians For Dummies, is a higher-end title that will make diversifying your portfolio—the key to successful investing—a cinch. Offering readers a wealth of information on investment techniques, along with options ranging from stocks and mutual funds to trading on the Foreign Exchange and buying investment properties, the book is: Fully up-to-date and packed with current content Written by Canadian authors who understand Canadian finances Filled with everything you need to know about investing The ultimate resource for Canadian investors looking to make more profitable investment decisions, Building Wealth For Canadians For Dummies All-in-One is the book you need to take the next step towards increasing your wealth.

A straightforward guide to taking tax breaks and deductions Completely revised to reflect important changes in this year's tax laws, J.K. Lasser's 1001 Deductions & Tax Breaks 2011 will help you take advantage of every tax break and deduction you may be entitled to. This comprehensive guide is clearly organized by subject matter so you can easily find situations that may apply to you. Each tax benefit is also clearly explained-along with the eligibility requirements for claiming the benefit-while planning tips and common pitfalls associated with the benefit in question are discussed in detail. New tax law alerts are also included throughout the book, so you can make the most informed decisions possible. Discusses deductions and tax breaks with regard to your family, home, car, job, investments, education, charitable giving, health coverage, and much more Packed with hundreds of updated examples, practical advice, and real-world examples Online supplement to update developments Other titles by Weltman: J.K…

A new approach to investing based on how Wall Street insiders approach the market The Indomitable Investor deconstructs the stock market as the public has come to know it and reconstitutes it from the inside out from the perspective of the fortunate few who dominate Wall Street. By revealing how top investors and traders think and act Steven Sears shows the stock market to be an undulating ocean of money, with seasoned investors reading the waves others cannot. Teaching readers to think about the market in radically different ways, The Indomitable Investor shows how to improve returns—and, just as importantly, avoid losses—with disciplines deployed by people who almost always do exactly the opposite of what Wall Street says to do. Laying bare great fallacies, the book explains that non-professional investors wrongly think the stock market is a place to make money, which is what Wall Street wants them to try to do. The Indomitable Investor says otherwise and shows how Wall Street's best investors have a co…

Книга «У каждого свой дар. MBTI: Определение типов» в формате 10-минутного чтения: обзоры лучших книг, только самое важное и полезное. Индикаторы типов Майерс-Бриггс (Myers-Briggs Type Indicators – MBTI) представляют собой тест на определение типа личности, используемый во всем мире, начиная с 1940-х годов. Данный тест заложил основы психометрических методов тестирования, которыми работодатели пользуются по сей день. ЦИТАТА: «Люди с развитой интроверсией могут вполне успешно контактировать с окружающим миром, если это им необходимо. Однако наиболее эффективно они действуют в пределах своего внутреннего мира, предаваясь размышлениям и рефлексии. Точно так же обстоит дело и с развитыми экстравертами: они могут достаточно эффективно работать с абстрактными идеями, однако лучше всего выполняют свою работу, активно действуя в контакте с окружающим миром. Такие естественные предпочтения остаются у людей обоих типов в течение всей жизни, так же как право- или леворукость».

Книга «Навыки людей: Как отстаивать свое мнение, выслушивать других и решать конфликты» в формате 10-минутного чтения: обзоры лучших книг, только самое важное и полезное. Роберт Болтон является главой Ridge Associates, компании, оказывающей обучающие и консультационные услуги по проблемам взаимоотношений на рабочем месте и развитию навыков межличностного общения. Ранее он разработал обучающие программы для Государственного департамента психогигиены Нью-Йорка, а также основал психиатрическую клинику. Свою вторую книгу он написал совместно с супругой Дороти: «Стили поведения человека на работе: как сделать плохие отношения хорошими, а хорошие – еще лучше». Цитата: «При общении с остальными мы испытываем потребность в определении их как „интеллигентных“, „надоедливых“, „глупых“ или „занудных“. Но, делая это, мы перестаем различать перед собой личность и начинаем высматривать лишь некий тип».

Книга «Навыки людей: Как отстаивать свое мнение, выслушивать других и решать конфликты» в формате 10-минутного чтения: обзоры лучших книг, только самое важное и полезное. Роберт Болтон является главой Ridge Associates, компании, оказывающей обучающие и консультационные услуги по проблемам взаимоотношений на рабочем месте и развитию навыков межличностного общения. Ранее он разработал обучающие программы для Государственного департамента психогигиены Нью-Йорка, а также основал психиатрическую клинику. Свою вторую книгу он написал совместно с супругой Дороти: «Стили поведения человека на работе: как сделать плохие отношения хорошими, а хорошие – еще лучше». Цитата: «При общении с остальными мы испытываем потребность в определении их как „интеллигентных“, „надоедливых“, „глупых“ или „занудных“. Но, делая это, мы перестаем различать перед собой личность и начинаем высматривать лишь некий тип».

Это аудио – сокращенная версия книги Анджелы Бэрон, Майкла Армстронга «Управление результативностью. Система оценки результатов в действии». Только самые ценные мысли, идеи, кейсы, примеры. О книге Люди – основное конкурентное преимущество любой успешной компании, потому что бизнес-процессы и продукты можно скопировать. Результативность организации складывается из результативности всех ее сотрудников. Иногда в компании работают опытные, ответственные профессионалы, но их общая результативность невысока. Почему так происходит? Ответ знают Марк Армстронг и Анжела Бэрон, консультанты британского Королевского института персонала и развития. В книге «Управление результативностью. Система оценки результатов в действии» они рассказывают о том, что делать руководителю, чтобы его команда начала приносить тот результат, на который в действительности способна. Послушайте аудиосаммари – вы сможете использовать опыт десятков успешных компаний и узнаете, как дать возможность каждому сотруднику работать в комфортной о…

Venezia e il suo polo industriale. Un insediamento produttivo, tra i maggiori ì n Europa, a ridosso della città storica e di un ecosistema lagunare unico e delicatissimo: quale rischio ambientale e quale compatibilità? Venezia e il suo polo industriale. Un insediamento produttivo, tra i maggiori ì n Europa, a ridosso della città storica e di un ecosistema lagunare unico e delicatissimo: quale rischio ambientale e quale compatibilità? Porto Marghera, ovverossia il gigantismo industriale nel Veneto della piccola e diffusa impresa produttiva: quale relazione tra due morfologie produttive così diverse? Questi problemi e le lotte sindacali e politiche per gestire il cambiamento dell’ultimo trentennio, analizzati e raccontati con interviste a personalità “chiave” nelle vicende veneziane e nazionali: Gastone Angelin, Giorgio Brazzolotto, Cesco Chinello, Roberto Coin, Gianni De Michelis, Wladimiro Dorigo, Girolamo Federici, Pio Galli, Giosuè Orlando, Gianni Pellicani, Roberto Pravatà, Turiddu Pugliese, Giuseppe …

The Way of Nowhere is a business book by the UK’s hottest change management consultancy who have led transformations in some of Britain’s biggest and best known organisations. An invaluable resource for anyone who wants to make a creative difference in their lives and the lives of people around them.Inspired by the unique practice of 'nowhere', a community of companies that specialise in co-creation, this is an inspirational book that will help you break through to a more creative and strategic futureRenowned for their world-class approach to innovation, the nowhere group works with a wide range of businesses, government agencies and individuals to develop their creativity to its full potential. Now, their book maps out the groundbreaking ways that anyone can become more productive, playing a more creative role in your organisation while simultaneously nurturing your own growth along the way.It contains eight breakthrough questions designed to stimulate and enrich our creative capacity, both as an individ…

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Вавилон был самым процветающим городом древности именно потому, что его жители знали цену деньгам, следовали основным принципам накопления богатства и умели грамотно им распоряжаться. «Деньги всегда в изобилии у тех, кто знает простые принципы их получения» – и эти принципы изложены в десяти притчах. В них уважаемые жители Вавилона расскажут о своем непростом пути от бедности к богатству: как они сумели побороть пагубные пристрастия и стать самыми успешными людьми города. Они дадут простые, а главное, действенные советы, которые помогут читателю правильно распоряжаться заработком, копить и приумножать богатство, исполнять свои желания и добиваться независимости, – то, о чем другие только мечтают. В формате PDF A4 сохранён издательский дизайн.

No nonsense solutions from the straight-talking face of British business. IF FUNDAMENTAL REFORM DOES NOT TAKE PLACE THEN WE ARE DEAD IN THE WATER. GLOBALISATION DOES NOT TAKE PRISONERS. BRITAIN MUST BECOME FIT FOR PURPOSE IN THE 21ST CENTURY. This is the explosive, first book from 'the face of British business', Lord Digby Jones. With a renowned, no-nonsense, straight-talking approach, he is one of the world's most acclaimed business commentators. In his candid and forthright style Fixing Britain puts the spotlight on critical national and international business issues and lays out the essential reform urgently needed for the growth of our nation. Knowledgeable, authoritative and independent, Digby highlights how untenable the status quo is in the UK, and sets out how Britain can get back in – and stay in – the globalised race. Sending a clear message to government, business leaders, strategists and the media, Fixing Britain explores the effective linkage of change at all levels, from Westminster to educa…

The must-read guide to understanding corporate politics in order to get ahead Designed to provide the reader with an understanding of corporate politics from a positive perspective, I Wish I'd Known That Earlier in My Career uses case studies to teach the essentials of organizational dynamics, power networks, and the decision-making processes and dilemmas involved in business. Examining corporate politics and the barriers many managers face in their efforts to reach the top, the book works to build awareness and strategies for business and career success. Taking a refreshing new approach to workplace politics, the book presents new ways to think about embracing opportunities in order to achieve personal and organization-wide career satisfaction. Rather than encouraging employees to move on and start their own businesses, it instead details how to move up within their current companies by learning to understand power bases and conversation more thoroughly. Combines individual case studies and real life sit…

In 2008, Howard Schultz, the president and chairman of Starbucks, made the unprecedented decision to return as the CEO eight years after he stepped down from daily oversight of the company and became chairman. Concerned that Starbucks had lost its way, Schultz was determined to help it return to its core values and restore not only its financial health, but also its soul. In Onward, he shares the remarkable story of his return and the company's ongoing transformation under his leadership, revealing how, during one of the most tumultuous economic times in history, Starbucks again achieved profitability and sustainability without sacrificing humanity. Offering readers a snapshot of a moment in history that left no company unscathed, the book zooms in to show, in riveting detail, how one company struggled and recreated itself in the midst of it all. The fast paced narrative is driven by day-to-day tension as conflicts arise and lets readers into Schultz's psyche as he comes to terms with his limitations and …

¿Por qué algunas personas logran ser ricas a una edad temprana mientras que otras luchan por pagar sus cuentas hasta su lecho de muerte? ¿Cuál es la diferencia entre las personas? Sigue leyendo… Tal vez no tengas idea de esto, pero puede haber un millonario viviendo al lado. En América, el 7% de los hogares son millonarios. Si hay tanto dinero alrededor, ¿por qué es tan difícil ser rico? ¿Cuál es el secreto detrás de esto? Hay gente que trabaja duro toda su vida y nunca llega a ganar más que lo suficiente para comer y pagar las cuentas. ¿Cómo es que algunas personas ganan dinero con facilidad y otras no? En este libro ”Cómo Atraer Dinero Usando el Poder de la Mente” aprenderás un poderoso acelerador de la riqueza. No tienes que ser una enciclopedia de las finanzas. Atraer dinero tiene más que ver con la mentalidad que con el conocimiento. Una vez que definas tus metas, puedes desarrollar tus pensamientos de una manera positiva, con el fin de atraer el dinero que deseas. Alguno ¿Por qué algunas personas lo…

Discovering the Leader in You Workbook From the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) comes a highly accessible workbook based on the concepts outlined in the revised and updated edition of Discovering the Leader in You. The workbook contains a variety of questions and exercises designed to help professionals reflect on, examine, explore, and discover concepts and issues related to their role as leaders. Most of the activities can be completed while working through the book, others require more time, and some involve other people. To gain the greatest benefit, it is suggested that all the activities be done as thoughtfully and as honestly as possible. Once you have completed the exercises and tasks outlined in the workbook, you will be able to Clarify your purpose for leading, based on a clear leadership vision and a core set of values Articulate your leadership strengths and areas for development Understand who you are as a leader in the context of both your work and your personal life Determine when and …

This 24-page article is perfect for leaders with limited time and budget. It provides a concise overview of Kouzes and Posner's model and overall thoughts on leadership in the realm of financial services. Ideal for orienting readers to the Five Practices® model at the beginning of a workshop or coaching session, the piece contains two Leadership Challenge case studies drawn from financial services, a short description of the Five Practices®, a section on «Learning to Lead», and background information on the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI).

An organizational guide to assessing, measuring, and building leadership capacity Leadership capacity has emerged as a key source of competitive advantage in today's economy. But many organizations struggle to develop the capacity they need to succeed. This book offers concrete and precise strategies to close the leadership gap. It explains in detail how to conduct a leadership analysis, determining exactly where the gaps are in both organizational and individual leadership; analyzes the challenges a company faces; helps in understanding an organization's leadership deficit; and generates leadership solutions tailored to the organization's particular needs and shortcomings.

Filled with insights from leading Australian CEOs, Master CEOs taps into the thoughts of Australia's leading chief executive officers or managing directors in an effort to understand why they are such outstanding leaders, and why the companies they run have delivered above-average results. Master CEOs is not only about management – it also delivers a very strong message on leadership. To be interviewed for the book, the CEO had to be in charge of their company for at least 10 years and delivered shareholders a return greater than the share market in that period. CEOs covered include: Gerry Harvey from Harvey Norman, Paul Little from Toll Holdings, Graham Turner from Flight Centre, David Simmons from Hills Industries and many more. All new interviews, never before published.

Американский предприниматель Джон Дэвисон Рокфеллер – первый в истории человечества «долларовый» миллиардер. Основав в 1870 году нефтяную компанию «Стандарт Ойл», Рокфеллер заложил фундамент системы управления империей. Предпринимательская жилка проявилась у Рокфеллера еще в раннем детстве. Джон покупал фунт конфет, делил его на маленькие кучки и с наценкой распродавал собственным сестрам. Филантроп по образу мыслей, Джон Дэвисон основал также «Фонд Рокфеллера» и жертвовал немалые суммы на медицинские и образовательные нужды. «Мемуары миллиардера» – это руководство по достижению целей от человека, для которого занятие бизнесом было вопросом воспитания, порядка и силы характера.

Praise for Lecturing Birds On Flying «Finally, a book taking a critical look at quantitative finance models, illuminating both their flawed fantasy assumptions as well as the uncritical use of such models on Wall Street, in many cases, leading to billion dollar losses. Pablo Triana knows both the financial industry and the academic community from the inside. A must-read for anyone interested in finance.» —Dr. Espen Gaarder Haug, trader, thinker, and author of Derivatives Models on Models «A thoroughly readable explanation of the problems that have beset the models and quantitative techniques that have underpinned so much of finance in recent years. If only the bankers had heeded this message a few years before, we might not be in such a big mess today.» —Gillian Tett, Assistant Editor of the Financial Times, overseeing global financial markets coverage, and author of Fool's Gold «Pablo Triana dismembers quantitative finance, in theory and in practice, with expertise, anger,and an excellent eye for the ill…

A practical roadmap for developing successful e-business strategic plans E-Business Expectations provides a critical review of the process of evolving a product or service from prototype to practical technology. Written by renown expert on technology issues, this book provides business executives and managers with tools they can use to position their product or service to best satisfy their customer's needs. It guides readers from unrealistic to realistic expectations of what a firm's technology can bring to its e-business strategy. This book provides managers with a solid foundation for creating realistic technological expectations for their e-business in terms of repeatability, scalability, operating environment, resource requirements, and compatibility issues. Bryan P. Bergeron (Brookline, MA) has over thirty years' experience designing and working with computers and electronics. He teaches technology and business at Harvard Medical School and MIT and is Editor in Chief of e.MD, Technical Editor of Pos…

A complete guide to planning an estate under today's tax rules When it comes to your estate-no matter how big or small it may be-you shouldn't leave anything to chance. Proper planning is necessary to protect both your assets and your heirs. Experts Stewart Welch III, Harold Apolinsky, and Craig Stephens know this better than anyone else, and in the Third Edition of J.K. Lasser's New Rules for Estate and Tax Planning, they offer valuable advice and solid strategies to help you plan your estate under today's tax rules. Packed with up-to-the-minute facts, this practical resource covers essential issues; including how new legislation will impact inheritances and trusts, the do's and don't of gifting, retirement planning, and much more. Reflects the most recent changes in tax laws as applicable to estate taxation Offers useful planning with regard to trusts, charitable contributions, life insurance, and wills Outlines the best ways to preserve your wealth through proper planning strategies Filled with in-dept…

Smart Leadership provides a completely up to date overview of the current thinking on leadership. It outlines the latest theories and principles you need to apply to be a successful leader and includes tips and wisdom from the greatest business thinkers and writers. Smart books are essential primers to the key issues facing business people. They are practical and action-oriented, providing instant knowledge for ambitious and hungry professionals who want to make a lasting impression throughout their career. Smart books are designed to give killer approaches to key business subjects, and deliver sound principles in a style that is both informative and has attitude. They are the prefect resource for time-starved, information-hungry business people everywhere!

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The Price Advantage by three preeminent experts at McKinsey & Company is the most pragmatic and insightful book on pricing available. Based on in-depth, first-hand experience with hundreds of companies, this book is designed to provide managers with comprehensive guidance through the maze of pricing issues. The authors demonstrate why pricing excellence is critical to corporate success and profitability, then explain state-of-the-art approaches to analyzing and improving your own pricing strategy for any product or service. Their advice is critical for readers who need to develop pricing strategies that work in both good economic times and bad.

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The rise of the renminbi and what it means for forex markets Chinese authorities have ambitious plans to «internationalize» the renminbi, transforming it from a tightly controlled domestic legal tender into a global currency for international trade, held by both private and public sector asset managers. The Offshore Renminbi examines this impending currency revolution, outlining why the emergence of China as a major economic power will likely soon be matched by a transformation of the renminbi's role in the global financial system. It explains how new markets for «offshore» renminbi are developing outside mainland China since the country is not yet ready to fully open up its economy to international capital flows, and the regulations that govern them. The potential growth for the renminbi market is vast, thanks to China's role in the global trading community. The early stages of the internationalization effort were small-scale, but momentum has greatly increased over the past 18 months, making this book m…

How to plan for the commercial real estate collapse Encompassing apartment, office, retail, hospitality, warehouse, manufacturing, and flex or R & D buildings, commercial real estate (CRE) investment in the U.S. totaled $6.4 trillion at the end of 2008. As noted in the February 2010 Congressional Oversight Panel Report, $1.4 trillion of CRE debt is coming due by 2014 and half of the CRE projects securing such debt are underwater. Commercial Real Estate Restructuring Revolution: Strategies, Tranche Warfare, and Prospects for Recovery looks at how we got into this mess–impacts of the housing crisis, debt structures, lender-borrower collusion, and bankruptcy abuses–and offers possible solutions to the CRE crisis. Along the way, author Stephen Meister: • Discusses how CRE value losses are being driven by investors’ risk adjusted cap rates, not just poorer market fundamentals • Discusses strategies and emerging trends in CRE foreclosures, including forced lender fundings, lender attempts to chill bids and UCC …

A former Senior VP of Apple shares how Steve Jobs motivated people to do the best work of their lives Jay Elliot was hired personally by Steve Jobs, just in time to accompany him on the last of his historic visits to Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center, the visits that changed the course of computing. As Senior VP of Apple, Jay served as Steve's right-hand man and trouble-shooter, overseeing all corporate operations and business planning, as well as software development and HR. In Leading Apple with Steve Jobs, Jay details how Steve managed and motivated his people—and what every manager can learn from Jobs about motivating people to do the best work of their lives. Steve Jobs used the phrase «Pirates! Not the Navy» as a rallying cry—a metaphor to «Think Different.» In the days of developing the Macintosh, it became a four-word mission statement. It expresses the heart of Apple and Steve. The management principles that grew out of that statement form the backbone of this book. Explains how to find talented …

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An updated look at best rules of investing provided by two of the world's greatest financial thinkers In the updated edition of The Elements of Investing, authors Charles Ellis and Burton Malkiel—two of the world's greatest financial thinkers—have again combined their talents to produce a straight-talking book about investing and saving. Written with every investor in mind, this reliable resource will put you on a path towards a lifetime of financial success. Page by page, Malkiel and Ellis skillfully focus their message to address the essentials and offer a set of simple, but powerful thoughts on how to avoid Mr. Market and his «loser's game,» and instead enjoy the «winner's» approach to investing. All the investment rules and principles you need to succeed are here—with clear advice on how to follow them. Shows you how to focus on the long term instead of following market fluctuations that are likely to lead to costly investing mistakes Contains investment insights that can carry you all the way to, and…

How to build a financial plan that really blends into your life The latest volume in the bestselling Ultimate series, Jim Stovall and Tim Maurer's The Ultimate Financial Plan: Balancing Your Money and Life is a one-stop, comprehensive, personal financial planning book exploring the intersection of money and life. The Ultimate Financial Plan examines the connection between actions, thoughts, and feelings when it comes to all things financial. The key to getting the most out of your wealth, the authors argue, is certainly found in the wise utilization of tools, like budgets, bank accounts, 401(k)s, IRAs, Roth IRAs, education savings plans, and real estate, as well as home, auto, business, health, disability, and long term care insurance, but even more so in the contentment found in balancing money's influence in our lives with personal values and goals. An insider's look into the recently humbled «Big 3»—the banks, brokerage firms, and insurance companies—and the inner workings that often set their propriet…

A blueprint for reinventing the core of your business Value in the next phase of the digital era will go to those companies that don't just try digital but also scale it. Digital@Scale examines what it takes for companies to break through the gravitational pull of their legacy organizations and capture the full value of digital. Digging into more than fifty detailed case studies and years of McKinsey experience and data, the authors, along with a group of expert contributors, show how companies can move beyond incremental change to transform the business where the greatest value is generated—at its core. The authors provide practical insights into the three pillars of digital transformations that successfully scale: reinventing the business model, building out a business architecture from the customer back into the organization, and establishing an 'amoeba' IT and organizational foundation that learns and evolves. This is the ideal guide for all leaders who recognize the power and promise of a digital tra…

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