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Spark: Take Your Business from Struggle to Significance

December 17, 2021 By Jeremy Shapiro

Spark by David Hilton

Have you ever dreamed of running your own business? Or are you running your own business and wondering how to grow it to the next level? Most startups fail for these key reasons:  David Hilton will pull you out of the details and enable you to see the business from a higher perspective – a […]

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The ONE Thing

December 15, 2021 By Jeremy Shapiro

People are using this simple, powerful concept to focus on what matters most in their personal and work lives. Companies are helping their employees be more productive with study groups, training, and coaching. Sales teams are boosting sales. Churches are conducting classes and recommending for their members.  By focusing their energy on one thing at […]

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The SCRUM Fieldbook

December 8, 2021 By Jeremy Shapiro

Based on years of work in the field with scores of companies, including Bosch, 3M, Schlumberger, and Rio Tinto, The Scrum Fieldbook delivers a hands-on, practical approach to rapidly delivering value for companies and organizations. Scrum is the secret weapon behind some of today’s most successful companies. Businesses like Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple use Scrum to […]

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Blue Ocean Strategy

September 29, 2021 By Jeremy Shapiro

In this perennial bestseller, embraced by organizations and industries worldwide, globally preeminent management thinkers W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne challenge everything you thought you knew about the requirements for strategic success. Recognized as one of the most iconic and impactful strategy books ever written, Blue Ocean Strategy, now updated with fresh content from the authors, […]

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The One Page Business Plan for the Busy Executive

August 31, 2021 By Jeremy Shapiro

Finally… a simple business planning process for very busy executives… Bankers and Boards of Directors require them. Business educators advocate them. And venture capitalists won’t give you the time of day without one… …yet most executives remain frustrated with their business plan process because it is too complex and too time consuming. Jim Horan’s “One […]

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It’s Not What You Sell, It’s What You Stand For

August 31, 2021 By Jeremy Shapiro

“Roy Spence is a brilliant, sparkling gem. True greatness comes in direct proportion to passionate pursuit of a purpose beyond money.” -Jim Collins, author of Good to Great Over the last thirty-five years, Roy Spence has helped organizations such as Southwest Airlines, BMW, the University of Texas, Wal-Mart, the Clinton Global Initiative, and many others achieve […]

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Built to Last

August 27, 2021 By Jeremy Shapiro

“This is not a book about charismatic visionary leaders. It is not about visionary product concepts or visionary products or visionary market insights. Nor is it about just having a corporate vision. This is a book about something far more important, enduring, and substantial. This is a book about visionary companies.” So write Jim Collins […]

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Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck

August 26, 2021 By Jeremy Shapiro

The new question: Ten years after the worldwide best seller Good to Great, Jim Collins returns to ask: Why do some companies thrive in uncertainty, even chaos, and others do not? In Great by Choice, Collins and his colleague, Morten T. Hansen, enumerate the principles for building a truly great enterprise in unpredictable, tumultuous, and fast-moving times.  […]

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing People

August 24, 2021 By Jeremy Shapiro

Managing people is fraught with challenges―even if you’re a seasoned manager. Here’s how to handle them. If you read nothing else on managing people, read these 10 articles (featuring “Leadership That Gets Results,” by Daniel Goleman). We’ve combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you maximize your employees’ […]

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Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive

August 17, 2021 By Jeremy Shapiro

This straight-from-the-hip handbook by bestselling author and self-made millionaire Harvey Mackay spells out the path to success for readers everywhere. Inside, you will learn how to: Outsell by getting appointments with people who absolutely, positively do not want to see you, and then making them glad they said “yes!” Outmanage by arming yourself with information […]

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