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Brought to you by Penguin. A guide to the 10 power moves that have built Taylor Swift’s superstardom and empire, from a former Strategist at Harvard Business School’s Institute for Strategy Taylor Swift’s genius is not limited to her singing and songcraft: as the founder of her own...

“Everyone wants everyone else to change.” That is the fundamental reason why most organizational transformations fail. Leaders want their people to exhibit behaviors that they don’t exhibit themselves. Team members feel powerless to make significant change just because of where they are situated on the organization chart. Improvement Starts with I provides you with a framework to change this through a simple plan that, when followed, will deliver outstanding engagement, improvement, and results, helping you avoid the potholes into which countless companies have fallen.

Brought to you by Penguin. What's the point of a business without a purpose? James Reed, Chairman and CEO of Reed and author of Why You? 101 Interview Questions You'll Never Fear Again, is on a mission to reform capitalism. Corporations, he argues, are largely ignoring their employees, customers...

A moving memoir from a woman who made a fortune in a man's world and then gave it all away...soon to be turned into a film In 1962, Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley created a software company when the concept of software barely existed. Freelance Programmers employed women to work on complex projects...

Why do well-intentioned plans for improving the human condition go tragically awry? Author James C. Scott analyzes failed cases of large-scale authoritarian plans in a variety of fields. Centrally managed social plans misfire, Scott argues, when they impose schematic visions that do violence to complex interdependencies that are not - and cannot - be fully understood. Further, the success of designs for social organization depends upon the recognition that local, practical knowledge is as important as formal, epistemic knowledge.

What if you could build a complete six-figure online business—from attracting your first followers to generating consistent revenue—using AI tools that do in hours what used to take teams of specialists weeks to accomplish? While most entrepreneurs waste years piecing together scattered advice about social media, digital marketing, and e-commerce separately, early adopters are using AI to build integrated business ecosystems that attract audiences, drive traffic, and generate sales automatically.

What is economic growth? And why, historically, has it occurred in only a few places? Previous efforts to answer these questions have focused on institutions, geography, finances, and psychology. But according to MIT's anti-disciplinarian César Hidalgo, understanding the nature of economic growth demands transcending the social sciences and including the natural sciences of information, networks, and complexity. To understand the growth of economies, Hidalgo argues, we first need to understand the growth of order.

From the authors of the internationally-bestselling business classic The Challenger Sale 'A handbook of practices that will help you get into your customers' heads, deliver good value, and win the sale' Daniel H. Pink, author of To Sell is Human and Drive...

This book reveals what it takes for consultants of all types, as well as organizational leaders, to be really helpful in dealing with the complex, systemic, constantly changing organizational problems of today. They need to rapidly create a relationship of trust and openness that enables clients, subordinates, and team members to reveal what is really on their minds and to jointly develop a sense of what is the problem and what kind of adaptive response could best deal with it.

Reimagine your future, adjust your efforts, jump into action and work for just ten more years before doing what the hell you want! Building a business can be confusing. Entrepreneurs aren't sure whether to keep control or delegate and automate, say yes or say no, work all hours or prioritise work-life balance. They take advice from all directions and wind up feeling overwhelmed and overworked without a finish line in sight.

Millionaire maker Dan S. Kennedy has told it like it is for over thirty years: If you're not focusing on converting social media traffic into sales, you might as well set your money on fire. Now, this ultimate collection of Kennedy's best sales and marketing wisdom from twelve of his bestselling titles showcases the top content from the legendary millionaire maker himself.

Winning Social Media in 2026 is your practical roadmap to growing an audience, creating engaging content, and building real income in the modern creator economy. Whether you're starting from zero or trying to revive a stagnant account, this guide breaks down the exact strategies creators need to succeed in today's AI-driven social platforms.

Tej purchased 15 properties in nine months, 150+ miles from home, using investor finance of which he'd raised £598,000 in five months. His portfolio grew from £0 to £1.3 million. All whilst growing a podcast to 550,000 listens in 100 countries. On paper, Tej was "financially free" very quickly, but the reality was very different from that.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The host of Bossbabe shows you how to build a thriving, scalable small business that aligns with your values—anytime, anywhere. With the right business strategy, new and experienced entrepreneurs can achieve work-life balance and financial fulfillment. With exclusive...

Through a series of cult commandments, Jody reveals how you can change how people feel about you and your brand, and why some brands effortlessly attract a devoted following while others struggle on the sidelines.

Wealth. Stability. Freedom. Hard work is often not enough to achieve these universal goals. Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings know the systemic barriers that keep those who are hustling from achieving their dreams and it's now their mission to level the playing field. For the first time since having built a multimillion following for their Earn Your Leisure platform, including legendary entrepreneurs from Tyler Perry to Patricia Bright, they reveal their game plan for financial freedom.

In this outrageously enjoyable guide to productive inspiration, discover a four-step, repeatable process for thinking better, leveraging your mind’s every resource, and developing winning ideas in any context. The wheels of creativity are spinning faster than ever thanks to the democratization of information, the proliferation of digital platforms, and the rapid rise of AI. In Creativity Machine, bestselling author, comedian, and the Onion’s longest serving editor in chief Scott Dikkers shows you how to make these tools work for you.

This is a 30-day execution playbook. Each chapter builds on the last. Complete the action steps, and you'll have a working AI system—not just theoretical knowledge.

Learn all you need to know about day trading, all the strategies that work in 2019, how much money you need to start, and more.

A business parable about how to create a start-up that won't trap you when you want to sell it. According to John Warrillow, the number one mistake entrepreneurs make is to build a business that relies too heavily on them. Thus, when the time comes to sell, buyers aren't confident that the company-even if it's profitable-can stand on its own. To illustrate this, Warrillow introduces us to a fictional small business owner named Alex who is struggling to sell his advertising agency.