Management Skills

The essential guide to the basics of personal finance

Selected as one of The Sun’s ‘Top Books to Turn the Page on Money Woes’.

Manage money, plan for the future in five simple steps

Becoming your own financial hero is simpler than you think. The principles of financial security have been cloaked in mystery for generations. Money plays a key role in our daily lives, but for many of us, these skills were not taught or developed at a young age.

THE MONEY BASICS: How to Become Your Own Financial Hero is the straightforward, practical guide to money management, based on Peter Komolafe’s innovative and accessible five-step B. A. S. I. C. approach: Budget, Avoid Debt, Save Early, Invest Early and Credit Score.

Anyone can implement these methods, no matter what your financial situation. Learn the principles of financial security by cutting through the murk and jargon.

The Money Basics will:
· Help you identify poor money habits
· Set you on a budgeting plan that works for you
· Demystify financial terms and processes
· Provide you with a system to control debt, not let it control you
· Define investing once and for all
· And more…

Manage money, and plan for the future with confidence. Take control of the one thing that will give you freedom of choice―money.

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Two startup company founders and angel investors go inside eighteen companies founded by Harvard Business School graduates, uncovering surprising lessons for success and unexpected pitfalls essential for aspiring entrepreneurs.

Conventional “wisdom” holds that the most successful entrepreneurs in the world are born with a genius for starting companies, experience one lightning-bolt moment of inspiration after another, follow a tried-and-true process to scale to a billion dollars, and attract deep-pocketed investors at every turn.

The real story is a bit more unconventional—and much more interesting.

Would-be-entrepreneurs Catalina Daniels and James Sherman, hungry to study and apply the best practices of startups to their own ventures, studied the nuts-and-bolts of entrepreneurship as classmates at Harvard Business School. Years later, after successfully founding and exiting several companies, and as angel investors in start-ups, they were surprised to realize that their experiences greatly differed from what they had been taught in school. HBS provided a world-class education in the basics. But there was so much they learned the hard way—working in the trenches—that, looking back, they wished they’d known before starting up.

Inspired, Daniels and Sherman interviewed eighteen HBS graduates and entrepreneurs about their experiences founding companies such as Blue Apron, Rent the Runway, Gilt, and AdoreMe, probing them  about what they discovered along the way and what they wish they had known beforehand.  The authors bring  these insights to life by showcasing the founders in their own words and giving readers the experience of chatting with these remarkable entrepreneurs over a cup of coffee   No other book has unearthed advice from so many HBS entrepreneurs. The result is wisdom that challenges assumptions, destroys preconceived notions, crystalizes hunches, and articulates perceptions with a depth possessed by few people in the world.

Starting a business is hard. Seventy percent of startups today fail after their seed round, and less than ten percent achieve success for founders and investors. Faced with such a daunting threshold, aspiring entrepreneurs need all the advice, wisdom,  and inspiration  they can get. Smart Startups is written for them—a timeless record of essential knowledge that can help them avoid failure and achieve success.

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For fans of Slay in Your Lane and Little Black Book, this is the much-needed roadmap for young Black women to succeed in the workplace

From tips on setting boundaries, and avoiding the race pay gap, through advice on building your own ‘lady gang’, establishing your value and being able to negotiate, to tackling the serious issues of workplace sexual harassment and racist abuse, this is a comprehensive guide to building the career you want and being recognised in the workplace.
 
It also offers implementable guidance for employers and business owners who are tackling the essential task of building and retaining inclusive and diverse offices, as well as looking to be effective allies and leaders in the future of inclusive working.
 
Packed with interviews and insight from trailblazers at every stage of their careers, including June Sarpong, Aja Barber, Candice Brathwaite, Naomi Ackie and Munroe Bergdorf, this is the ultimate guide to the workplace for black women.

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Launch your new business with confidence and skill using the latest guidance from the UK’s most trusted small business guru 

Starting a business is one of those courageous and audacious decisions that many of us dream about. If you’re ready to take the leap and turn your great idea into action, or you already have, you’ll need to arm yourself with the best strategies you can find. In Starting a Business For Dummies: UK Edition, business growth expert Colin Barrow, MBA, provides these strategies as he walks you through every critical step in launching your company. 

From writing your first business plan to surviving and thriving in your first year, and everything in between, you’ll learn how to go from concept to revenue, handle the post-Brexit United Kingdom regulatory and tax environment and utilise public grants and incentives to help get you off the ground. You’ll also: 

• Understand how the UK business landscape has been impacted by Brexit and COVID-19 and the practical steps you can take to adapt 
• Finance your new venture with grants from the UK government and enjoy brand-new tax incentives aimed at R&D and innovation 
• Find your inspiration with motivating case studies of real-world successes who conquered every challenge the market threw at them 

You’ve spent your life building the skills you’ll need for this moment. Let Starting a Business For Dummies: UK Edition show you how to apply them for maximum effect as you grow your company from an idea into an unstoppable juggernaut. 

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“This book will help readers tackle the really important challenges they face both in developing strategies and putting them into action” Consulting Magazine

Strategy is about shaping the future. Thinking strategically is what separates good managers and great leaders. Learn the fundamentals about how to create winning strategy and lead your team to deliver it. From understanding what strategy can do for you, through to creating a strategy and engaging others with strategy, this book offers practical guidance and expert tips. It is peppered with punchy, memorable examples from real leaders winning (and losing) with real world strategies.

Strategy is simple, but simple is complex. The Third Edition includes updated examples and a new set of practical future-focused tools including the Quick Strategy Canvas and the Big Picture. These will help any manager, regardless of experience, to better develop their inner strategic potential for outstanding results in our ever changing world.

People who wanted to shape the future have created our present. With over 7 billion fellow humans sharing our planet, things are not going to slow down or get simpler. At the heart of strategy is the mind of the individual strategist, and by nurturing your ability to see the big picture you can get better at adapting successfully. You can get better at shaping events to get to somewhere better. Using available means to desirable ends.

Expectations keep shifting, new competitors keep appearing, rules change and then change again, technologies disrupt and then politics shake up the nature of the landscape in which you compete, work and live. Being more strategic is about our-thinking both competitors and limitations.

Strategy is not a solo sport. The Strategy Book focuses on how you can create powerful strategies with other people to deliver success together in a competitive world. It answers the following questions:

· What do we know about strategy?

· What can creative strategy do for you?

· How can you create winning strategies?

· How to think and act strategically?

· How can you engage people with strategy?

· How do you avoid pitfalls and screw-ups?

It can be read as a whole or you can dip into the easy-to-read, bite-size sections as and when you need to deal with a particular issue. The structure has been specially designed to make sections quick and easy to use – you’ll find yourself referring to them again and again.

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A strong business model is the bedrock to business success. But all too often we fail to adapt, clinging to outdated business models that are no longer promising the results we need.

This new edition builds on the well-known methodology of the first edition to allow you to innovate, test and implement new business models within your industry. Discover the idea of business model innovation, from structuring the process of innovation of a company’s business model to encouraging outside-the-box thinking. With expert authors, The Business Model Navigator combines learning research with evidence of high practical impact, allowing you to master the transformation journey and lead your business to success.

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Why LinkedIn Company Pages?
LinkedIn, the premier professional network, offers more than just networking opportunities. Its Company Pages are an untapped goldmine for businesses looking to elevate their brand, generate leads, attract top talent and outshine competitors. Business Gold meticulously guides you through the importance of LinkedIn Company Pages, showcasing why they are essential in today’s digital marketplace.

From Setup to Success
Embark on a journey from setting up your Company Page to employing advanced strategies that integrate seamlessly into your marketing efforts. This book is not just about creating a page; it’s about transforming it into a powerful marketing tool.

Gain Awareness, Authority, and Advantage
Learn how to

• Develop a deep understanding “Awareness” of the significance of Company Pages.
• Establish your brand’s “Authority” with compelling content and engagement strategies.
• Create a competitive “Advantage” by creating an industry-leading community.

Expert Insights & Practical Tips
Business Gold: Build Awareness, Authority and Advantage with LinkedIn Company Pages gives you insights from leading industry LinkedIn experts Michelle J Raymond and Lynnaire Johnston.

Who Should Read This?
Whether you’re a budding entrepreneur, a marketing professional, or a social media manager, if you are a LinkedIn Company Page admin, Business Gold is your essential guide to mastering LinkedIn Company Pages. Transform your LinkedIn presence and give your business the online boost it deserves.

Get your copy of Business Gold today and turn LinkedIn page followers into business opportunities!

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Winner of the ‘Practical Manager’ category at the CMI Management Book of the Year Awards 2015 and now fully revised, updated and with 31 new theories.

“A delight to read and a highly refreshing approach to the world of management. I highly recommend it.” Rebecca Taylor, the Dean and Director of Studies at the Open University Business School

‘I’ll make sure that every manager in our pharmacy outlets gets a copy of this book.’ Manjit Jhooty, Managing Director, Jhoots Pharmacy

‘Every manager should read this book.’

Geoff Round, Chief Executive, Birmingham Civic Housing Association Ltd

101 management theories from the world’s best management thinkers – the fast, focussed and express route to success.

As a busy manager, you need solutions to everyday work problems fast. The Little Book of Big Management Theories gives you access to the very best theories and models that every manager should know and be able to use.

Cutting through the waffle and hype to focus only on the ones that really matter to managers day-to-day, each theory is covered in two pages – what it is, how to use it and the questions you should be asking – so you can immediately apply your new knowledge in the real world.

The Little Book of Big Management Theories will ensure you can:

· Understand a wide range of management theories, their context and how you can apply them

· Discover clear insights into a wide range of practical management issues and how to deal with them.

· Quickly resolve a wide range of management problems

· Better motivate and influence your staff, colleagues and stakeholders

· Be a more effective manager and demonstrate that you are ready for promotion

All you need to know and how to apply it – in a nutshell.

Winner of the ‘Practical Manager’ category at the Chartered Management Institute Management Book of the Year Awards.

Rebecca Taylor, the Dean and Director of Studies at the Open University Business School, explained why the book deserved to win:

“This book was a delight to read and was a highly refreshing approach to the world of management. The ‘big’ ideas have been boiled down into easily-digestible chunks that are perfect either as an introduction or a refresher for the more experienced manager. The personal writing style and lack of preaching makes it a brilliant desk-side companion for a manager of any level, and I highly recommend it.”

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“Sundberg and Begg have produced an essential guide to help leaders tap their organization’s full potential by creating the conditions for critical thinking, clear communication, and nimble execution.”

Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Regret, Drive, and To Sell is Human

Businesses need to be smart to succeed, but it’s not enough to make yourself smarter as the leader or to fill the company with smart people. Businesses full of smart people (and led by them) make stupid decisions all the time. Instead, in today’s rapidly changing, uncertain world you need to design your business itself to be intelligent, to harness the collective abilities of its people by systematically addressing critical thinking, communication and focus.

The real lesson from Amazon, Google and the like – that enables them to keep winning year after year – is that they do business intelligently. Business is complex, which is why it requires a deep, practical intelligence to survive, let alone thrive. This book shows why businesses that act smartest, and display an organizational capacity for critical thinking, underpinned with clear and effective communication, allowing them to develop razor-sharp focus, are the ones that really stand out and achieve sustained success.

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Drawing on a wealth of sources, this priceless collection brings to life extraordinary achievements, many of them forgotten or little known: how Robert Morris, the preeminent merchant of the eighteenth century, financed the American Revolution with his personal credit; how Ray Kroc used a shrewd real estate strategy to turn a faltering hamburger franchise operation into the McDonald’s fast food empire; and how Mary Kay Ash built a billion-dollar direct sales cosmetics company by preaching a message of economic empowerment to women.

Enlightening and fascinating, Forbes(r) Greatest Business Stories of All Time celebrates larger-than-life ambition, inspired leadership, wheeling and dealing, and hard work.

Forbes is a registered trademark of Forbes Inc. Its use is pursuant to a license agreement with Forbes Inc.

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Ian Marcousé’s accessible and engaging textbooks brought together in one updated volume covering everything your students need to know for the Pearson Edexcel A level Business specification.

– Breaks content down into short, clear chapters – covering all topics in the depth students need
– Updated business examples throughout the text and in end of unit case studies bring the subject to life
– A range of questions and activities provide students with the opportunity to apply what they know and practise questions
– Builds students’ confidence with key terms used in context and compiled in an accessible glossary
– Supported by an Answer Guide to assist teaching and save time

This Student Book has been endorsed for use with the Pearson Edexcel A Level Business qualification.

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‘For anyone thinking of doing an MBA, or indeed anyone who wants to understand how the corporate elite are moulded, this is a must read’ Luke Johnson, British entrepreneur

The internationally best-selling business classic that reveals what it’s really like to study an MBA at one of the most prestigious institutions in the world.

Philip Delves Broughton quit his position as New York correspondent for The Daily Telegraph to take his place on one of the most-coveted and exclusive courses in the world – an MBA at Harvard Business School – to acquire the wisdom reserved for the world’s global elite. And what he learns is truly jaw-dropping.

From his first class to graduation – encompassing the guest lectures, the Apprentice-style tasks, the booze-luge, the burnouts and the high flyers – Delves Broughton divulges the advice, wisdom and folly he found whilst studying at the most prestigious business school in the world.

‘Anyone considering enrolling will find this an insightful portrait of Harvard Business School life’ Economist

‘Very funny. An excellent book’ Wall Street Journal

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Discover the life-changing benefits of journaling with the MindJournal guide to journaling for men.

‘This book has the power to change lives.’ — Professor Karen Pine – Leading Psychologist & Founding Director of Do Something Different
‘This beautifully simple, practical book has opened my mind to the life-affirming, health-giving benefits of 30 minutes of daily journaling’ — ***** Reader review
‘A revelation – thank you!’ — ***** Reader review
‘A brilliant book to learn about yourself’ — ***** Reader review
‘Buy this know and change your life’ — ***** Reader review
‘Incredible’ — ***** Reader review
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MindJournal is a groundbreaking movement that’s helped thousands of guys to change their lives.

Guiding you through a scientifically researched framework, MindJournal: This Book Will Make You Stronger will help you to understand the powerful benefits of journaling – leading to a healthier and happier life.

While the objective is to get you writing, the ultimate goal is to help you become more aware of how you look after yourself and the people around you.

Using the 30-question writing program, with detailed explanations and plenty of motivation and support, this book will become a personal trainer for life.

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