Widely acknowledged as the world's foremost authority on leadership, John Kotter has devoted his remarkable career to studying organizations and those who run them, and his bestselling books and essays have guided and inspired leaders at all levels. Here, in this collection of his acclaimed Harvard Business Review articles, is an astute assessment of the real work of leaders, as only John Kotter can offer. To complement the HBR articles, Kotter also...

Participate in the Lessons of Experience of a boy born in Bellevue, Kentucky, continuing through high school in Pinellas County, Florida, and then the University of Cincinnati. Follow the twenty-three years of experiences as he joins the Financial Management Program and then goes on the fast track program of corporate audit staff, and increasingly more responsible positions to become the chief financial officer (CFO) of two of GE's industrial businesses...

In this memoir, one of the most successful investment bankers on Bay Street shares the lessons he learned about business and life in a long and successful career as president of Burns Fry and then as vice-chairman of BMO Nesbitt Burns. Lessons Learned on Bay Street tells the inside story of how Donald K. Johnson led financing transactions involving hundreds of millions of dollars for Canadian and international corporations, deals that involved some...

Financial (or business) acumen is essential for all managers and owners of businesses if they are to truly understand how to make them successful. Yet, for general (non-financial) managers and owners, business finance is often perceived to be "difficult" and/or plain boring. This book, written by an experienced and popular teacher of finance to thousands of non-financial managers, explains in very simple but engaging terms what are the goals of a...

Apple, Starbucks, Amazon, Zara, McDonald's - these are some of the brands and companies that are at the forefront of today's global economy. They are embedded in virtually every city and town. But when the global economy goes wrong (as in 2008), it can leave local communities vulnerable in the form of unemployment and bankruptcy. This forward-looking book argues for the creation of local economies as a means of resisting the seismic changes that globalization...

The Millionaire's Guide to GPT Chatbots: How to Automate Your Business and Scale Your Success is a comprehensive resource that empowers entrepreneurs, business owners, remote workers, and millionaires to harness the power of GPT chatbots for business automation and exponential growth. As the demand for virtual personal assistants continues to surge, GPT chatbots have emerged as a revolutionary tool for optimizing business operations. This book unveils...

Mit rasanter Geschwindigkeit bringt die digitale Transformation alternative Zahlungsmittel hervor: sogenannte Kryptowährungen. Weltweit führend ist der Bitcoin. Einige nutzen ihn als Spekulationsobjekt, andere zur Vermögenssicherung. Wiederum andere möchten mit ihm den Zahlungsverkehr 24/7 und unabhängig von Zwischenhändlern durchführen. Vielen erscheint der Bitcoin aber noch als zu abstrakte Idee, um darin eine Zukunft zu sehen. Dieser Quick...

Inside Silicon Valley is a must read for entrepreneurs wishing to raise venture capital and anyone with a fascination for the inner workings of Silicon Valley, the epicenter of the dot com world of venture capital. The book relates 'fly on the wall stories' from venture capital investment presentations made by entrepreneurs who have successfully raised hundreds of millions of dollars. You will learn the craft of creating an investment pitch deck,...

A comprehensive but succinct step-by-step guide to building a financial forecast model in Excel.All the steps are fully explained with screenshots from a case model which can be downloaded online and used to practice as you work through the manual. The manual contains additional chapters focussing on circularity in models and how to troubleshoot related problems. The manual also includes a guide on to how to thoroughly check a model for errors and...

Bewertung, Kauf und Optimierung von Unternehmen bilden bei jedem M&A-Prozess und jeder Übernahme oder Beteiligung den Handlungsrahmen für Investoren. Oft besteht jedoch Unsicherheit bei den handelnden Personen: Wie bewertet man eine Firma realistisch? Was ist beim Kauf zu beachten? Wie geht man an die Optimierung heran? Mit diesem essential von Quirin Graf Adelmann und Michael Rassinger erhalten Unternehmenskäufer eine Handreichung, die sich als...