Argues that a manager's central responsibility is to create and implement strategies, challenges popular motivational practices, and shares anecdotes discussing how to enable action-oriented plans for real-world results.

"An illustrated "instant MBA" degree presented in an engaging, sketch notes-style that that covers all the main concepts taught in a traditional business school program--at a fraction of the cost"-- "Jason Barron spent 516 hours in class, completed mountains of homework and shelled out tens of thousands of dollars to complete his MBA at the BYU Marriott School of Business. Along the way, rather than taking boring notes that he would never read (nor...

"Daymond John has never been a stranger to hard work. And he also knows how spectacularly a killer work ethic can pay off. As a young man, he started a hip-hop inspired fashion brand on the streets of Queens, New York, with a $40 budget by hand-sewing hats between his shifts at Red Lobster. Today, his brand, FUBU, has over $6 billion in sales. While others might be searching for a shortcut to the top, says Daymond, the truth is that if you want to...

"Explores how investing in a racially and ethnically diverse workforce will help make contemporary businesses more dynamic, powerful, and profitable In our fast-changing demographic landscape, companies that proactively embrace diversity in all areas of their operations will be best poised to thrive. Renowned business leader and visionary Carol Fulp explores staffing trends in the US and provides a blueprint for what businesses must do to maintain...

Make the jump from enjoying your handmade/craft/art hobby to running a profitable business. Offers step-by-step advice on what it takes to bring in extra income or even one day run a full-time business on Etsy. Outlines the basic business skills and knowledge you need to run a business on Etsy and explains how Etsy makes entrepreneurship attainable for everyone.

"This book applies a model to business growth, examining the successful strategies that ordinary weeds use to spread and prosper in almost any situation. This is a system based on adapting the strategies, attributes, and tools used by weeds to take root, dominate, defend their space, and further expand their domain, providing a pathway to transform a team into a collective of weeds operating on behalf of the company, acting as an incubator for innovation...

"Part manifesto, part guide for managing in the digital age, this book argues that software developers are the new rockstars of companies large and small, and yet most executives don't know how to leverage their talents across the organization-at least until they've read this book from serial entrepreneur and CEO of Twilio Jeff Lawson"--