“Align Your Brand Strategy to Outrun and Outlast Your Competition” Elephant Walk offers an interesting and entertaining glimpse into the world of African Elephants, and what makes them the lords of the jungle. Businesses can emulate those attributes to take the lead in their marketplace. Balancing business performance and brand strategy builds resilient, high values business. This book provides insights into the branding process, the value of executive leadership, and the process to develo...

Every new entrepreneur or business leader asks: “What do I do next?” Powering The Wave answers this question using a simple gearbox analogy that puts into perspective all the key elements that must be synchronized to successfully build and run a business. This keeps the big picture at the forefront so the next steps are easy to see, and in the right context. MATCH YOUR INNOVATION TO A POWERFUL BUSINESS GEARBOX TO DRIVE THE WAVES OF CHANGE Every new entrepreneur or new business leader ask "...

Surviving A Simple Life is the real-life account of Patrick Smyth's development from a young boy until he completed military service. Most of the story is set in a remote part of South Africa, a secluded life in the bush veldt with very little contact with the outside world. Experience his transition from a seemingly normal suburban life to a military-style boarding school far away. Share in his trials of discipline and punishment exacerbated by systemic bullying. Witness the choices he ma...

Get the know-how to close a deal and make your quota—in a day!Closing a Sale In A Day For Dummies outlines the anatomy of a sales closing, offers strategies for asking the right questions, and gives you invaluable tips for overcoming tough customers.The anatomy of a closeQuestioning and listening strategiesNo frills closing techniquesOvercoming tough customersThis e-book also links to an online com...

Worldwide, business faces daunting challenges. Competition in every industry is increasingly hostile. The operating environment is increasingly complex. And the cost of missteps and lost opportunities is rising. In this new arena, strategic planning is more important than ever and the ability to turn plans into action - fast - is critical to success. Yet most management tools were designed for a different age, and most change efforts fail. Making Sense of Strategy is a handbook for every b...

For new managers, the first experience can be overwhelming. For the employees of that new manager, the experience can be horrible, uninspiring, and demoralizing. Too often a new manager, just like a new teacher, is placed in the position with little support, guidance, or advice.HELP ME I'M LOST offers practical advice using the author's actual experience in helping to guide the new manager. Learning from the mistakes of someone else can make that first assignment easier, more enjoya...

Entrepreneurs are a special breed. With clear-eyed vision and sheer grit -- and in the face of incredible odds and challenges -- they create new, successful enterprises. They also share a secret pain. Once their business is built, they suffer in the day-to-day management roles they've fashioned for themselves, burdened with responsibilities they hadn't foreseen or don't want.But they can't or don't know how to let go.In this practical and compelling book, Bruce Hunter provi...

The reality is it's not easy to start and grow a business, but you can overcome the barriers and have success in business as an entrepreneur with the kind of information that's in The Entrepreneur Bridge: How to Overcome the 7 Top Barriers to Business Success.In this book, you'll learn: • Seven top barriers to entrepreneur business success • Motivation and methods to build bridges over the barriers • A Roadmap with a system of methods, templates and guidance that accelerate entrepr...

"Fire! Wake up! The shelter is on fire!"His students affectionately call him "Doc Survival." He's Quebec's Indiana Jones in a forest setting. Searching for the treasures of the wilderness has been his life-long quest; with passion as his only guide, he has dared to penetrate the forest on its own terms, facing increasingly difficult challenges in the hope of becoming nature's confidant, of learning her secrets.Professor emeritus André-François Bourbeau holds a Guin...

If you knew you couldn’t fail, what is the greatest thing you would dare to dream? Is the job you now have the one you’ve always wanted? As personal success expert Brian Tracy can attest, it’s not until you deal with the dissatisfactions of the present that you can move onward and upward to create the wonderful future that is possible for you.This transformative book reveals how everyone can remake themselves and put an end to the chronic stress, unhappiness, and d...

WARNING: This book contains material that may be offensive to some readers. It is an instructional guide covering tactical actions and capabilities which should only be executed in last-resort survival situations.This book was written for non-military readers who believe in self-reliance and wish to develop advanced, just-in-case capabilities for themselves and their families. It leads the reader through progressively more complex preparations and activities.

Gain the basic skills you'd need to live through a cataclysmic event—one humbling and angst-filled lesson at a timeWe're inundated daily with images of chaos and catastrophe from movies, books, and the nightly news. When Sam Sheridan became a father, these tales of disaster became impossible to ignore, and he was beset with nightmares about being unable to protect his son. He soon realized, however, that each possible doomsday scenario required a different skillset...