Sunday, June 14, 2020

iTunes Store: Top 25 Books in Business & Personal Finance 2020-06-14

David Brown - The Art and Science of Dealing with Difficult People artwork The Art and Science of Dealing with Difficult People
David Brown
Genre: Management & Leadership
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: October 01, 2011
Publisher: Skyhorse
Seller: Simon & Schuster Canada

In The Art and Science of Dealing with Difficult People , David Brown pinpoints the seven principles of relationship building that are crucial to creating a successful working environment. Brown breaks down each principle by providing easy to understand instructions and universally applicable management skills. Brown’s philosophy is to approach work place discord as a problem from both a managerial and lower level perspective. He offers advice on how to treat employees, while at the same time asking leaders to reflect and make self-adjustments which will facilitate a more efficient work space. Readers will gain a deeper understanding of how their employees view management personnel, what leadership skills are most effective, and how to ensure two-way communication. Using Brown’s tried and true tools, anyone can learn to focus on how to motivate, establish trust, and form a psychological contract. Numerous case studies throughout allow readers to observe the concrete application of Brown’s suggestions in real-life scenarios and complex situations, such as mergers and staff integration, information management, and more. In addition, The Art and Science of Dealing with Difficult People provides readers with skills drawn from an understanding of the basic fundamentals of human behavior.



James Clear - Atomic Habits artwork Atomic Habits
An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
James Clear
Genre: Management & Leadership
Price: $16.99
Publish Date: October 16, 2018
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

The instant New York Times bestseller . Over 1 million copies sold! Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights. Clear is known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work. Here, he draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible. Along the way, readers will be inspired and entertained with true stories from Olympic gold medalists, award-winning artists, business leaders, life-saving physicians, and star comedians who have used the science of small habits to master their craft and vault to the top of their field. Learn how to:    •   make time for new habits (even when life gets crazy);    •   overcome a lack of motivation and willpower;    •   design your environment to make success easier;    •   get back on track when you fall off course; ...and much more. Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits--whether you are a team looking to win a championship, an organization hoping to redefine an industry, or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress, or achieve any other goal.



Robert Iger - The Ride of a Lifetime artwork The Ride of a Lifetime
Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company
Robert Iger
Genre: Management & Leadership
Price: $16.99
Publish Date: September 23, 2019
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A memoir of leadership and success : The executive chairman of Disney,  Time ’s 2019 businessperson of the year, shares the ideas and values he embraced during his fifteen years as CEO while reinventing one of the world’s most beloved companies  and inspiring the people who bring the magic to life. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR Robert Iger became CEO of The Walt Disney Company in 2005, during a difficult time. Competition was more intense than ever and technology was changing faster than at any time in the company’s history. His vision came down to three clear ideas: Recommit to the concept that quality matters, embrace technology instead of fighting it, and think bigger—think global—and turn Disney into a stronger brand in international markets. Today, Disney is the largest, most admired media company in the world, counting Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, and 21st Century Fox among its properties. Its value is nearly five times what it was when Iger took over, and he is recognized as one of the most innovative and successful CEOs of our era. In  The Ride of a Lifetime , Robert Iger shares the lessons he learned while running Disney and leading its 220,000-plus employees, and he explores the principles that are necessary for true leadership, including: •  Optimism.  Even in the face of difficulty, an optimistic leader will find the path toward the best possible outcome and focus on that, rather than give in to pessimism and blaming. •  Courage.  Leaders have to be willing to take risks and place big bets. Fear of failure destroys creativity. •  Decisiveness.  All decisions, no matter how difficult, can be made on a timely basis. Indecisiveness is both wasteful and destructive to morale. •  Fairness.  Treat people decently, with empathy, and be accessible to them. This book is about the relentless curiosity that has driven Iger for forty-five years, since the day he started as the lowliest studio grunt at ABC. It’s also about thoughtfulness and respect, and a decency-over-dollars approach that has become the bedrock of every project and partnership Iger pursues, from a deep friendship with Steve Jobs in his final years to an abiding love of the  Star Wars  mythology.   “The ideas in this book strike me as universal” Iger writes. “Not just to the aspiring CEOs of the world, but to anyone wanting to feel less fearful, more confidently themselves, as they navigate their professional and even personal lives.”



Russell Brunson - Traffic Secrets artwork Traffic Secrets
The Underground Playbook for Filling Your Websites and Funnels with Your Dream Customers
Russell Brunson
Genre: Marketing & Sales
Price: $0.99
Publish Date: March 26, 2020
Publisher: Hay House
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

Master the evergreen traffic strategies to fill your website and funnels with your dream customers in this timeless book from the $100M entrepreneur and co-founder of the software company ClickFunnels. The biggest problem that most entrepreneurs have isn't creating an amazing product or service; it's getting their future customers to discover that they even exist. Every year, tens of thousands of businesses start and fail because the entrepreneurs don't understand this one essential skill: the art and science of getting tra­ffic (or people) to find you. And that is a tragedy. Traffic Secrets was written to help you get your message out to the world about your products and services. I strongly believe that entrepreneurs are the only people on earth who can actually change the world. It won't happen in government, and I don't think it will happen in schools. It'll happen because of entrepreneurs like you, who are crazy enough to build products and services that will actually change the world. It'll happen because we are crazy enough to risk everything to try and make that dream become a reality. To all the entrepreneurs who fail in their first year of business, what a tragedy it is when the one thing they risked everything for never fully gets to see the light of day. Waiting for people to come to you is not a strategy. Understanding exactly WHO your dream customer is, discovering where they're congregating, and throwing out the hooks that will grab their attention to pull them into your funnels (where you can tell them a story and make them an offer) is the strategy. That's the big secret. Traffic is just people. This book will help you find YOUR people, so you can focus on changing their world with the products and services that you sell.



Brené Brown - Dare to Lead artwork Dare to Lead
Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.
Brené Brown
Genre: Management & Leadership
Price: $16.99
Publish Date: October 09, 2018
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER •  Brené Brown has taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong, and brave the wilderness. Now, based on new research conducted with leaders, change makers, and culture shifters, she’s showing us how to put those ideas into practice so we can step up and lead. Don’t miss the hourlong Netflix special  Brené Brown: The Call to Courage ! NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BLOOMBERG Leadership is not about titles, status, and wielding power. A leader is anyone who takes responsibility for recognizing the potential in people and ideas, and has the courage to develop that potential. When we dare to lead, we don’t pretend to have the right answers; we stay curious and ask the right questions. We don’t see power as finite and hoard it; we know that power becomes infinite when we share it with others. We don’t avoid difficult conversations and situations; we lean into vulnerability when it’s necessary to do good work. But daring leadership in a culture defined by scarcity, fear, and uncertainty requires skill-building around traits that are deeply and uniquely human. The irony is that we’re choosing not to invest in developing the hearts and minds of leaders at the exact same time as we’re scrambling to figure out what we have to offer that machines and AI can’t do better and faster. What can we do better? Empathy, connection, and courage, to start. Four-time #1 New York Times bestselling author Brené Brown has spent the past two decades studying the emotions and experiences that give meaning to our lives, and the past seven years working with transformative leaders and teams spanning the globe. She found that leaders in organizations ranging from small entrepreneurial startups and family-owned businesses to nonprofits, civic organizations, and Fortune 50 companies all ask the same question:  How do you cultivate braver, more daring leaders, and how do you embed the value of courage in your culture?  In this new book, Brown uses research, stories, and examples to answer these questions in the no-BS style that millions of readers have come to expect and love. Brown writes, “One of the most important findings of my career is that daring leadership is a collection of four skill sets that are 100 percent teachable, observable, and measurable. It’s learning and unlearning that requires brave work, tough conversations, and showing up with your whole heart. Easy? No. Because choosing courage over comfort is not always our default. Worth it? Always. We want to be brave with our lives and our work. It’s why we’re here.” Whether you’ve read Daring Greatly and Rising Strong or you’re new to Brené Brown’s work, this book is for anyone who wants to step up and into brave leadership.



Robert T. Kiyosaki - Rich Dad Poor Dad artwork Rich Dad Poor Dad
What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money - That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!
Robert T. Kiyosaki
Genre: Personal Finance
Price: $10.99
Publish Date: September 18, 2015
Publisher: Plata Publishing, LLC.
Seller: Perseus Books, LLC

In Rich Dad Poor Dad, the #1 Personal Finance book of all time, Robert Kiyosaki shares the story of his two dad: his real father, whom he calls his ‘poor dad,’ and the father of his best friend, the man who became his mentor and his ‘rich dad.’ One man was well educated and an employee all his life, the other’s education was “street smarts” over traditional classroom education and he took the path of entrepreneurship…a road that led him to become one of the wealthiest men in Hawaii. Robert’s poor dad struggled financially all his life, and these two dads—these very different points of view of money, investing, and employment—shaped Robert’s thinking about money. Robert has challenged and changed the way tens of millions of people, around the world, think about money and investing and he has become a global advocate for financial education and the path to financial freedom. Rich Dad Poor Dad (and the Rich Dad series it spawned) has sold over 36 million copies in English and translated editions around the world. Rich Dad Poor Dad will… • explode the myth that you need to earn a high income to become rich • challenge the belief that your house is an asset • show parents why they can’t rely on the school system to teach their kids about money • define, once and for all, an asset and a liability • explain the difference between good debt and bad debt • teach you to see the world of money from different perspectives • discuss the shift in mindset that can put you on the road to financial freedom



Ryan Holiday - The Obstacle Is the Way artwork The Obstacle Is the Way
The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
Ryan Holiday
Genre: Management & Leadership
Price: $10.99
Publish Date: May 01, 2014
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

#1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller The Obstacle is the Way  has become a cult classic, beloved by men and women around the world who apply its wisdom to become more successful at whatever they do. Its many fans include a former governor and movie star (Arnold Schwarzenegger), a hip hop icon (LL Cool J), an Irish tennis pro (James McGee), an NBC sportscaster (Michele Tafoya), and the coaches and players of winning teams like the New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Cubs, and University of Texas men’s basketball team. The book draws its inspiration from stoicism, the ancient Greek philosophy of enduring pain or adversity with perseverance and resilience. Stoics focus on the things they  can  control, let go of everything else, and turn every new obstacle into an opportunity to get better, stronger, tougher. As Marcus Aurelius put it nearly 2000 years ago: “The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.”  Ryan Holiday shows us how some of the most successful people in history—from John D. Rockefeller to Amelia Earhart to Ulysses S. Grant to Steve Jobs—have applied stoicism to overcome difficult or even impossible situations. Their embrace of these principles ultimately mattered more than their natural intelligence, talents, or luck. If you’re feeling frustrated, demoralized, or stuck in a rut, this book can help you turn your problems into your biggest advantages. And along the way it will inspire you with dozens of true stories of the greats from every age and era.



Simon Sinek - The Infinite Game artwork The Infinite Game
Simon Sinek
Genre: Management & Leadership
Price: $16.99
Publish Date: October 15, 2019
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

From the New York Times bestselling author of Start With Why and Leaders Eat Last , a bold framework for leadership in today’s ever-changing world.   How do we win a game that has no end? Finite games, like football or chess, have known players, fixed rules and a clear endpoint. The winners and losers are easily identified. Infinite games, games with no finish line, like business or politics, or life itself, have players who come and go. The rules of an infinite game are changeable while infinite games have no defined endpoint. There are no winners or losers—only ahead and behind.    The question is, how do we play to succeed in the game we’re in?   In this revelatory new book, Simon Sinek offers a framework for leading with an infinite mindset. On one hand, none of us can resist the fleeting thrills of a promotion earned or a tournament won, yet these rewards fade quickly. In pursuit of a Just Cause, we will commit to a vision of a future world so appealing that we will build it week after week, month after month, year after year. Although we do not know the exact form this world will take, working toward it gives our work and our life meaning.   Leaders who embrace an infinite mindset build stronger, more innovative, more inspiring organizations. Ultimately, they are the ones who lead us into the future.



Stephanie Kelton - The Deficit Myth artwork The Deficit Myth
Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy
Stephanie Kelton
Genre: Economics
Price: $23.99
Publish Date: June 09, 2020
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

The leading thinker and most visible public advocate of modern monetary theory - the freshest and most important idea about economics in decades - delivers a radically different, bold, new understanding for how to build a just and prosperous society. Stephanie Kelton's brilliant exploration of modern monetary theory (MMT) dramatically changes our understanding of how we can best deal with crucial issues ranging from poverty and inequality to creating jobs, expanding health care coverage, climate change, and building resilient infrastructure. Any ambitious proposal, however, inevitably runs into the buzz saw of how to find the money to pay for it, rooted in myths about deficits that are hobbling us as a country. Kelton busts through the myths that prevent us from taking action: that the federal government should budget like a household, that deficits will harm the next generation, that deficits crowd-out private investment and undermine long-term growth, that entitlements are propelling us toward a grave fiscal crisis. MMT, as Kelton shows, shifts the terrain from narrow budgetary questions to one of broader economic and social benefits. With its important new ways of understanding money, taxes, and the critical role of deficit spending, MMT redefines how to responsibly use our resources so that we can maximize our potential as a society. MMT gives us the power to imagine a new politics and a new economy and move from a narrative of scarcity to one of opportunity.



Robert T. Kiyosaki - Rich Dad Poor Dad artwork Rich Dad Poor Dad
What the Rich Teach their Kids About Money
Robert T. Kiyosaki
Genre: Accounting
Price: $4.99
Publish Date: September 23, 2019
Publisher: Zack Bowman
Seller: Ingram DV LLC

In Rich Dad Poor Dad, the #1 Personal Finance book of all time, Robert Kiyosaki shares the story of his two dad: his real father, whom he calls his poor dad,’ and the father of his best friend, the man who became his mentor and his rich dad.’ One man was well educated and an employee all his life, the other’s education was street smarts” over traditional classroom education and he took the path of entrepreneurship a road that led him to become one of the wealthiest men in Hawaii. Robert’s poor dad struggled financially all his life, and these two dads?these very different points of view of money, investing, and employment shaped Robert’s thinking about money. Robert has challenged and changed the way tens of millions of people, around the world, think about money and investing and he has become a global advocate for financial education and the path to financial freedom. Rich Dad Poor Dad (and the Rich Dad series it spawned) has sold over 36 million copies in English and translated editions around the world. --------------------------------------------------------------- Rich Dad Poor Dad will? --------------------------------------------------------------- Explode the myth that you need to earn a high income to become rich. Challenge the belief that your house is an asset. Show parents why they can’t  rely on the school system to teach their kids about money Define, once and for all, an asset and a liability. Explain the difference between good debt and bad debt. Teach you to see the world of money from different perspectives. Discuss the shift in mindset that can put you on the road to financial freedom.



Benjamin Graham - The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed artwork The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed
Benjamin Graham
Genre: Investing
Price: $16.99
Publish Date: March 17, 2009
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
Seller: Harper Collins Canada Limited

The greatest investment advisor of the twentieth century, Benjamin Graham taught and inspired people worldwide. Graham's philosophy of “value investing”—which shields investors from substantial error and teaches them to develop long-term strategies—has made The Intelligent Investor the stock market bible ever since its original publication in 1949. Over the years, market developments have proven the wisdom of Graham’s strategies. While preserving the integrity of Graham’s original text, this revised edition includes updated commentary by noted financial journalist Jason Zweig, whose perspective incorporates the realities of today’s market, draws parallels between Graham’s examples and today’s financial headlines, and gives readers a more thorough understanding of how to apply Graham’s principles. Vital and indispensable, The Intelligent Investor is the most important book you will ever read on how to reach your financial goals.



Frances Frei & Anne Morriss - Unleashed artwork Unleashed
The Unapologetic Leader's Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You
Frances Frei & Anne Morriss
Genre: Management & Leadership
Price: $38.99
Publish Date: June 02, 2020
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Seller: Perseus Books, LLC

The Power of Empowering Others Leadership isn't easy. It takes grit, courage, and vision, among other things, that can be hard to come by on your toughest days. When leaders and aspiring leaders seek out advice, they're often told to try harder. Dig deeper. Look in the mirror and own your natural-born strengths and fix any real or perceived career-limiting deficiencies. Frances Frei and Anne Morriss offer a different worldview. They argue that this popular leadership advice glosses over the most important thing you do as a leader: build others up. Leadership isn't about you. It's about how effective you are at empowering other people—and making sure this impact endures even in your absence. As Frei and Morriss show through inspiring stories from ancient Rome to present-day Silicon Valley, the origins of great leadership are found, paradoxically, not in worrying about your own status and advancement, but in the unrelenting focus on other people's potential. Unleashed provides radical advice for the practice of leadership today. Showing how the boldest, most effective leaders use a special combination of trust, love, and belonging to create an environment in which other people can excel, Frei and Morriss offer practical, battle-tested tools—based on their work with companies such as Uber, Riot Games, WeWork, and others—along with interviews and stories from their own personal experience, to make these ideas come alive. This book is your indispensable guide for unleashing greatness in other people . . . and, ultimately, in yourself. To learn more, please visit theleadersguide.com.



David Bach - The Automatic Millionaire: Canadian Edition artwork The Automatic Millionaire: Canadian Edition
A Powerful One-Step Plan to Live and Finish Rich
David Bach
Genre: Personal Finance
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: December 12, 2003
Publisher: Doubleday Canada
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

Internationally bestselling financial advisor David Bach’s Automatic Millionaire promotes a revolutionary system for making even the most undisciplined money managers rich. The Automatic Millionaire shows readers how to change their financial practices and even their lives, the simple and automatic way. The book begins with a powerful story about an average Canadian couple — he’s a low-level manager, she’s a beautician — whose joint income never exceeds $55,000 a year, yet who somehow manage to own two homes debt-free, put two kids through college, and retire at fifty-five with more than $1 million in savings. The incredible message Bach delivers is that the key to getting rich is “automating” the way to wealth by “paying yourself first,” using automatic funded retirement accounts and money market accounts to secure the future and pay for the present. A concise guide that’s a fixture on bestseller lists, The Automatic Millionaire introduces readers to a system that is powerful and simple — an automatically effective, life-changing system that delivers. Do it once, the rest is automatic.



David Kadavy - The Heart to Start artwork The Heart to Start
Stop Procrastinating & Start Creating
David Kadavy
Genre: Small Business & Entrepreneurship
Price: $3.99
Publish Date: February 13, 2017
Publisher: Kadavy, Inc.
Seller: Kadavy, Inc.

“ THE HEART TO START  IS SOLID ADVICE FROM DAVID KADAVY. IT'S NOT TOO LATE.” — Seth Godin “[KADAVY'S] LIVELY, MOTIVATING ENTRY INTO THE SELF-HELP GENRE.” —Publisher's Weekly “READ IT, THEN SHARE IT WITH A FRIEND. I LOVED IT.” —Jeff Goins, bestselling author of  Real Artists Don't Starve “I WISH THIS WAS THE BOOK I STARTED WITH. I DESPERATELY NEEDED IT.” —James Altucher, entrepreneur and bestselling author of  Choose Yourself Don't die before you make your dent in the universe. Do you ever feel like you have something special to offer the world? Something that only you can bring to the table? With your unique talents, past experiences, and passions, you can make something totally new. Is it a novel? Is it a screenplay? A Michelin-star restaurant? Maybe it's the next billion-dollar app, or a world-changing non-profit. Whatever it is, it's your art. And it's just waiting to get out of you. All you have to do is start. In  The Heart to Start,  David Kadavy takes you through his journey from cubicle-dweller to best-selling author, showing you how to systematically break through creative resistance, overcome perfectionism, and bring your work into the world. • Find "The Art Inside You," and learn to see the forces that keep you from making it real. Tap into your potential. • Catch yourself "Inflating The Investment," and learn how to find the time to follow your art, even if you feel like you don't have the time. • Bust through writer's block by overcoming "The Linear Work Distortion." • Use your own procrastination to your advantage with "Motivational Judo." The examples are woven amongst the stories of great creators. From Maya Angelou to Seth Godin. From J. K. Rowling to Steven Pressfield. You'll hear from a Hollywood screenwriter, a chef, and even a creator of a hit board game. Whether you're writing a novel, starting a business, screenwriting, or making a film – whether you're a writer, an artist, an entrepreneur, or culinary master –  The Heart to Start  will arm you with the creative confidence you need to win the inner war and let your art shine. Pablo Picasso once said "Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone." The world needs your work, so don't wait.  Download the free sample of  The Heart to Start , and find the time, motivation, and confidence to make your art real.



Stephen R. Covey - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People artwork The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
The Interactive Edition
Stephen R. Covey
Genre: Management & Leadership
Price: $10.99
Publish Date: December 31, 2014
Publisher: FranklinCovey Co.
Seller: Mango Media

This twenty-fifth anniversary edition of Stephen Covey’s cherished classic commemorates the timeless wisdom of the 7 Habits. One of the most inspiring and impactful books ever written, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has captivated readers for 25 years. It has transformed the lives of Presidents and CEOs, educators and parents— in short, millions of people of all ages and occupations. An updated interactive edition of Stephen R. Covey’s most famous work, supported with videos, explanatory infographics, self-tests and more, is here to continue those valuable lessons.



Darren Hardy - The Compound Effect artwork The Compound Effect
Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success
Darren Hardy
Genre: Careers
Price: $14.99
Expected Publish Date: September 15, 2020
Publisher: Hachette Books
Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

Do you want success? More success than you have now? And even more success than you ever imagined possible? That is what this book is about. Achieving it. No gimmicks. No hyperbole. Finally, just the truth on what it takes to earn success As the central curator of the success media industry for over 25 years, author Darren Hardy has heard it all, seen it all, and tried most of it. This book reveals the core principles that drive success. The Compound Effect contains the essence of what every superachiever needs to know, practice, and master to obtain extraordinary success. Inside you will find strategies on:How to win--every time! The No. 1 strategy to achieve any goal and triumph over any competitor, even if they're smarter, more talented or more experienced.Eradicating your bad habits (some you might be unaware of!) that are derailing your progress.Painlessly installing the few key disciplines required for major breakthroughs.The real, lasting keys to motivation--how to get yourself to do things you don't feel like doing.Capturing the elusive, awesome force of momentum. Catch this, and you'll be unstoppable.The acceleration secrets of superachievers. Do they have an unfair advantage? Yes, they do, and now you can too!If you're serious about living an extraordinary life, use the power of The Compound Effect to create the success you desire. Begin your journey today!



Edward W. Merrow & Neeraj Nandurdikar - Leading Complex Projects artwork Leading Complex Projects
A Data-Driven Approach to Mastering the Human Side of Project Management
Edward W. Merrow & Neeraj Nandurdikar
Genre: Business & Personal Finance
Price: $31.99
Publish Date: April 06, 2018
Publisher: Wiley
Seller: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Ltd.

Quantitative analysis of outcomes vs PMs at the individual level Leading Complex Projects takes a unique approach to post-mortem analysis to provide project managers with invaluable insight. For the first time, individual PM characteristics are quantitatively linked to project outcomes through a major study investigating the role of project leadership in the success and failure of complex industrial projects; hard data on the backgrounds, education, and personality characteristics of over 100 directors of complex projects is analyzed against the backdrop of project performance to provide insight into controllable determinants of outcomes. By placing these analyses alongside their own data, PMs will gain greater insight into areas of weakness and strength, locate recurring obstacles, and identify project components in need of greater planning, oversight, or control. The role of leadership is to deliver results; in project management, this means taking responsibility for project outcomes. PMs are driven by continuous improvement, and this book provides a wealth of insight to help you achieve the next step forward. Understand why small, simple projects consistently outperform larger, more complex projects Delve into the project manager's role in generating successful outcomes Examine the data from over 100 PMs of complex industrial projects Link PM characteristics to project outcome to find areas for improvement Complex industrial projects from around the world provide a solid basis for quantitative analysis of outcomes—and the PMs who drive them. Although the majority of the data is taken from projects in the petroleum industry, the insights gleaned from analysis are widely applicable across industry lines for PMs who lead complex projects of any stripe. Leading Complex Projects provides clear, data-backed improvement guidance for anyone in a project management role.



Harjit Singh - Project Management Analytics artwork Project Management Analytics
A Data-Driven Approach to Making Rational and Effective Project Decisions
Harjit Singh
Genre: Business & Personal Finance
Price: $84.99
Publish Date: November 25, 2015
Publisher: Pearson Education
Seller: Pearson Education Inc.

To manage projects, you must not only control schedules and costs: you must also manage growing operational uncertainty. Today’s powerful analytics tools and methods can help you do all of this far more successfully. In Project Management Analytics , Harjit Singh shows how to bring greater evidence-based clarity and rationality to all your key decisions throughout the full project lifecycle. Singh identifies the components and characteristics of a good project decision and shows how to improve decisions by using predictive, prescriptive, statistical, and other methods. You’ll learn how to mitigate risks by identifying meaningful historical patterns and trends; optimize allocation and use of scarce resources within project constraints; automate data-driven decision-making processes based on huge data sets; and effectively handle multiple interrelated decision criteria. Singh also helps you integrate analytics into the project management methods you already use, combining today’s best analytical techniques with proven approaches such as PMI PMBOK® and Lean Six Sigma. Project managers can no longer rely on vague impressions or seat-of-the-pants intuition. Fortunately, you don’t have to. With Project Management Analytics , you can use facts, evidence, and knowledge—and get far better results. Achieve efficient, reliable, consistent, and fact-based project decision-making Systematically bring data and objective analysis to key project decisions Avoid “garbage in, garbage out” Properly collect, store, analyze, and interpret your project-related data Optimize multi-criteria decisions in large group environments Use the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to improve complex real-world decisions Streamline projects the way you streamline other business processes Leverage data-driven Lean Six Sigma to manage projects more effectively



Dale Walters, Sally Taylor & David Levine - Taxation of Canadians in America artwork Taxation of Canadians in America
Are you at risk?
Dale Walters, Sally Taylor & David Levine
Genre: Personal Finance
Price: $12.99
Publish Date: November 30, 2012
Publisher: Self-Counsel Press
Seller: Ingram DV LLC

Are you a Canadian who spends your winters in the southern United States, or occasionally conducts work in the US? Many Canadians do not know that they need a work visa to legally conduct business during their stay in the United States. Even more worrisome is that they don’t know that they may be required to file taxes with the IRS. This law also applies to those telecommuting from the US for Canadian businesses. The consequences of declining to pay taxes or not obtaining a work visa can be severe. One could end up being declared an illegal immigrant and being deported!



Jake Bernstein - Secrecy World (Now the Major Motion Picture THE LAUNDROMAT) artwork Secrecy World (Now the Major Motion Picture THE LAUNDROMAT)
Inside the Panama Papers, Illicit Money Networks, and the Global Elite
Jake Bernstein
Genre: Industries & Professions
Price: $10.99
Publish Date: November 21, 2017
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Seller: Macmillan

A two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist takes us inside the world revealed by the Panama Papers, a landscape of illicit money, political corruption, and fraud on a global scale. A hidden circulatory system flows beneath the surface of global finance, carrying trillions of dollars from drug trafficking, tax evasion, bribery, and other illegal enterprises. This network masks the identities of the individuals who benefit from these activities, aided by bankers, lawyers, and auditors who get paid to look the other way. In Secrecy World , the Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporter Jake Bernstein explores this shadow economy and how it evolved, drawing on millions of leaked documents from the files of the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca—a trove now known as the Panama Papers—as well as other journalistic and government investigations. Bernstein shows how shell companies operate, how they allow the superwealthy and celebrities to escape taxes, and how they provide cover for illicit activities on a massive scale by crime bosses and corrupt politicians across the globe. Bernstein traveled to the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, and within the United States to uncover how these strands fit together—who is involved, how they operate, and the real-world impact. He recounts how Mossack Fonseca was exposed and what lies ahead for the corporations, banks, law firms, individuals, and governments that are implicated. Secrecy World offers a disturbing and sobering view of how the world really works and raises critical questions about financial and legal institutions we may once have trusted.



Grant Sabatier - Financial Freedom artwork Financial Freedom
A Proven Path to All the Money You Will Ever Need
Grant Sabatier
Genre: Personal Finance
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: February 05, 2019
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

The International Bestseller "This book blew my mind. More importantly, it made financial independence seem achievable .  I read  Financial Freedom  three times, cover-to-cover."  — Lifehacker M oney is unlimited. Time i s not. Become financially independent as fast as possible. In 2010, 24-year old Grant Sabatier woke up to find he had $2.26 in his bank account. Five years later, he had a net worth of over $1.25 million, and CNBC began calling him "the Millennial Millionaire." By age 30, he had reached financial independence. Along the way he uncovered that most of the accepted wisdom about money, work, and retirement is either incorrect, incomplete, or so old-school it's obsolete. Financial Freedom is a step-by-step path to make more money in less time, so you have more time for the things you love. It challenges the accepted narrative of spending decades working a traditional 9 to 5 job, pinching pennies, and finally earning the right to retirement at age 65, and instead offers readers an alternative: forget everything you've ever learned about money so that you can actually live the life you want. Sabatier offers surprising, counter-intuitive advice on topics such as how to: *   Create profitable side hustles that you can turn into passive income streams or full-time businesses *   Save money without giving up what makes you happy *   Negotiate more out of your employer than you thought possible *   Travel the world for less *   Live for free--or better yet, make money on your living situation *   Create a simple, money-making portfolio that only needs minor adjustments *   Think creatively--there are so many ways to make money, but we don't see them. But most importantly, Sabatier highlights that, while one's ability to make money is limitless, one's time is not. There's also a limit to how much you can save, but not to how much money you can make. No one should spend precious years working at a job they dislike or worrying about how to make ends meet. Perhaps the biggest surprise: You need less money to "retire" at age 30 than you do at age 65. Financial Freedom is not merely a laundry list of advice to follow to get rich quick--it's a practical roadmap to living life on one's own terms, as soon as possible.



Jérémy Chevalond - La loi de l'attraction: Les 7 clefs indispensables pour votre succès dans tous les domaines artwork La loi de l'attraction: Les 7 clefs indispensables pour votre succès dans tous les domaines
Les 7 clefs indispensables pour votre succès dans tous les domaines
Jérémy Chevalond
Genre: Business & Personal Finance
Price: $8.99
Publish Date: July 19, 2013
Publisher: LPA Publishing
Seller: Smashwords, Inc.

La loi de l'attraction n'a rien de surnaturel, elle est juste parfois présentée de façon mystique alors qu'il s'agit tout simplement d'une loi de la nature, d'une forme d'"écologie" de la réalité selon laquelle pourquoi tant de personnes vivent une vie malheureuse ou très pauvre, pendant que d'autres jouissent d'une excellente qualité de vie tant sur le plan matériel que dans le domaine affectif. Si vous estimez ne pas encore avoir reçu de la vie tout ce qu'elle peut vous offrir de mieux, peut-être le temps est-il venu pour vous d'activer les sept clefs indispensables pour une bonne maîtrise de la loi de l'attraction. C'est une loi qui permet incontestablement – si elle est bien utilisée – d'attirer le succès dans tous les domaines de la vie. Cependant elle soulève de nombreuses approches plus ou moins fiables et même si le livre Le Secret de Rhonda Byrne et Jocelyne Roy reste le meilleur livre pour en comprendre la partie théorique, peu d'ouvrages sérieux proposent une vraie mise en pratique. Et puis, ceux qui le font ne permettent pas toujours d'en appliquer véritablement les principes dans la vie réelle. On trouve de plus en plus d'écrits sur le sujet, mais la façon dont la loi de l'attraction y est abordée tient plus souvent du mythe que de la réalité. Maintenant qu'en serait-il pour vous si un utilisateur avisé de la loi de l'attraction vous dévoilait ses secrets pour vous permettre tout comme lui, d'en expérimenter concrètement les vrais effets, et d'attirer le succès dans n'importe-quel domaine de votre vie ? C'est précisément ce que fait Jérémy Chevalond – auteur de "Comment devenir riche en ligne" – en vous révélant dans ce nouveau guide sept clefs sans lesquelles la loi de l'attraction ne donnerait pas de vrais résultats, car elles sont autant de "catalyseurs" pour vous permettre de provoquer des effets mesurables dans la vie réelle. Loin des théories fumeuses sur le sujet, dans ce manuel simple mais redoutablement efficace vous allez pouvoir découvrir: ==> Comment attirer le succès là où tant de personnes qui essaient la loi de l'attraction échouent. ==> Ce qu'il faut savoir exactement et simplement, pour vous assurer une parfaite maîtrise de cette puissante loi. ==> Vous utilisez déjà la loi de l'attraction sans le savoir. Voici pourquoi, et comment la tourner à votre avantage... (Suite dans 2ème clef). ==> Pourquoi la volonté ne fonctionne pas la plupart du temps, et ce qui fonctionne vraiment (3ème clef). ==> Comment éliminer d'un trait et totalement toute perspective d'échec, et ne générer que des succès grâce à une simple approche utilisée d'une certaine façon (5ème clef). ==> Et bien plus encore ! Ne loupez pas l'une de ces occasions que l'on a rarement dans la vie de saisir une vraie chance, et procurez-vous sans plus attendre les 7 clefs indispensables pour faire de l'attraction du succès une réalité de votre vie.



Peter Lynch - Learn to Earn artwork Learn to Earn
A Beginner's Guide to the Basics of Investing and
Peter Lynch
Genre: Investing
Price: $18.99
Publish Date: November 27, 2012
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Seller: Simon & Schuster Canada

Mutual-fund superstar Peter Lynch and author John Rothchild explain the basic principles of the stock market and business in an investing guide that will enlighten and entertain anyone who is high-school age or older. Many investors, including some with substantial portfolios, have only the sketchiest idea of how the stock market works. The reason, say Lynch and Rothchild, is that the basics of investing—the fundamentals of our economic system and what they have to do with the stock market—aren’t taught in school. At a time when individuals have to make important decisions about saving for college and 401(k) retirement funds, this failure to provide a basic education in investing can have tragic consequences. For those who know what to look for, investment opportunities are everywhere. The average high-school student is familiar with Nike, Reebok, McDonald’s, the Gap, and the Body Shop. Nearly every teenager in America drinks Coke or Pepsi, but only a very few own shares in either company or even understand how to buy them. Every student studies American history, but few realize that our country was settled by European colonists financed by public companies in England and Holland—and the basic principles behind public companies haven’t changed in more than three hundred years. In Learn to Earn , Lynch and Rothchild explain in a style accessible to anyone who is high-school age or older how to read a stock table in the daily newspaper, how to understand a company annual report, and why everyone should pay attention to the stock market. They explain not only how to invest, but also how to think like an investor.



Linda Babcock & Sara Laschever - Ask For It artwork Ask For It
How Women Can Use Negotiation to Get What They Really Want
Linda Babcock & Sara Laschever
Genre: Management & Leadership
Price: $15.99
Publish Date: February 26, 2008
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

In their groundbreaking book, Women Don’t Ask , Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever uncovered a startling fact: even women who negotiate brilliantly on behalf of others often falter when it comes to asking for themselves. Now they’ve developed the action plan that women all over the country requested—a guide to negotiation that starts before you get to the bargaining table. Ask for It explains why it’s essential to ask (men do it all the time) and teaches you how to ask effectively, in ways that feel comfortable to you as a woman. Whether you currently avoid negotiating like the plague or consider yourself hard-charging and fearless, Babcock and Laschever’s compelling stories of real women will help you recognize how much more you deserve—whether it’s a raise, that overdue promotion, an exciting new assignment, or even extra help around the house. Their four-phase program, backed by years of research, will show you how to identify what you’re really worth, maximize your bargaining power, develop the best strategy for your situation, and manage the reactions and emotions that may arise—on both sides. Guided step-by-step, you’ll learn how to draw on the special strengths you bring to the negotiating table to reach agreements that benefit everyone involved. This collaborative, problem-solving approach will propel you to new places both professionally and personally—and open doors you thought were closed. Because if you never hear no, you’re not asking enough.



Helaine Olen & Harold Pollack - The Index Card artwork The Index Card
Why Personal Finance Doesn't Have to Be Complicated
Helaine Olen & Harold Pollack
Genre: Personal Finance
Price: $11.99
Publish Date: January 05, 2016
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

“The newbie investor will not find a better guide to personal finance.”  —Burton Malkiel,  author of  A RANDOM WALK DOWN WALL STREET     TV analysts and money managers would have you believe your finances are enormously complicated, and if you don’t follow their guidance, you’ll end up in the poorhouse.   They’re wrong.   When University of Chicago professor Harold Pollack interviewed Helaine Olen, an award-winning financial journalist and the author of the bestselling Pound Foolish , he made an off­hand suggestion: everything you need to know about managing your money could fit on an index card. To prove his point, he grabbed a 4" x 6" card, scribbled down a list of rules, and posted a picture of the card online. The post went viral.   Now, Pollack teams up with Olen to explain why the ten simple rules of the index card outperform more complicated financial strategies. Inside is an easy-to-follow action plan that works in good times and bad, giving you the tools, knowledge, and confidence to seize control of your financial life.