From the Kennedy White House to Real Estate Everest

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Follow the life of a celebrated guru, from hardscrabble boy to self-made man

In Ringside Stories, real estate guru Dick Corbett reveals the secrets to his success in business and in life, tracking the rough-and-ready life of a man who won't accept failure as an outcome. Setbacks large and small are taken as lessons for the future, and one small success leads to another, larger one until the dream achieved is grander than any restless youth could have imagined. In Corbett's long a...

The Inside-Out Approach to Managing Corporate Reputation

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Learn a revolutionary new approach to promoting, defending, sustaining and, if necessary, restoring a company's reputation

In today's digitized, social networked world, a company or brand reputation can soar to dizzying heights or be buried in the blink of an eye. Never has it been more vital for every company to have a comprehensive strategy in place for managing its good name and for restoring and rebuilding its damaged reputation, should the worst happen. Written by a recognized inte...

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Rosa Chun is Professor of Corporate Reputation, Ethics and Marketing at IMD. Her research and consultancy work have focused on developing corporate reputation as a strategic framework for senior management. She demonstrates how firms' financial and non-financial performance are linked to their superior internal reputation, ethical leadership and media comments during a crisis. Her latest work focuses on industry competitiveness and the role of counterfeit brands, environmentalism and p...

A Story About Creating the Impossible

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A young entrepreneur who has lost his company and fortune gives up hope and jumps off The Golden Gate Bridge. Fortunately, in this business fable of true success, instead of losing his life he is saved by a homeless man who carries him to a nearby park. There the homeless man explains that a dream told him to go to the bridge to save the man who jumped off, then take the man to see the Winemaker.

The pair embarks upon a challenging but life-changing journey through the wine country of Cali...

How a Group of Iconoclasts Are Using Cognitive Science to Advance the Business of Alpha Generation

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Smarter decision-making based on cognitive science

AlphaBrain is the investor's guide to achieving more, doing better, and reaching higher. At its core, the magnitude of your success is based on the quality of your decisions. The problem is that human beings are poor decision-makers; we tend to approach problems after they arise instead of planning for them in advance. We put too much weight on instinct, belief, and "gut feeling." We make the same mistakes over and ...

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STEPHEN DUNEIER is CEO of Bija Advisors. Through coaching, workshops and publishing, Bija Advisors uses cognitive science to help the world's most successful institutional investors and business leaders make better decisions and achieve better results.

How to Make Networking Work for You

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Who do you need around you?

Networking is an essential skill; it's the key to your success. So why are so many of our connections superficial and transactional? And why do they get us nowhere in our personal or professional life? Maybe because we've lost sight of the fact that it's not about the quantity of connections you make, but the quality of the relationships you build and nuture.From internationally-acclaimed entrepreneur and Fortune 500 mentor Janine Garner, It's Who Y...

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Janine Garner is a leading international expert on leadership, influence and collaboration, the author of From Me to We, and the founder and CEO of LBDGroup.

Brokers and Dealers in Securities 2018

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Founded in 1887, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) represents the CPA and accounting profession nationally and globally regarding rule-making and standard-setting, and serves as an advocate before legislative bodies, public interest groups and other professional organizations. The AICPA develops standards for audits of private companies and other services by CPAs; provides educational guidance materials to its members; develops and grades the Uniform CPA Ex...

How to be you and lead true

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What's happened to real? In a world of jargon, acronyms and distrust, does authenticity in leadership mean anything anymore?

The answer is a resounding YES. As the expectations of customers and employees evolve at a breakneck pace, businesses and organisations are starving for real communication and authentic leadership.

But there's a lot of baggage and distrust to overcome. Real Communication shows you how decades of systematic ...

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GABRIELLE DOLAN is a global thought leader on authentic leadership and business storytelling. She is a highly sought after international keynote speaker and trainer, and the founder of Jargon Free Fridays (www.jargonfreefridays.com). She is also the author of five business books including Stories for Work: The Essential Guide to Business Storytelling and Ignite: Real Leadership, Real Talk, Real Results.

Spotting Financial Bubbles Before They Burst

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The new, fully-updated edition of the respected guide to understanding financial extremes, evaluating investment opportunities, and identifying future bubbles

Now in its second edition, Boombustology is an authoritative, up-to-date guide on the history of booms, busts, and financial cycles. Engaging and accessible, this popular book helps investors, policymakers, and analysts navigate the radical uncertainty that plagues today’s uncertain investing and economic envi...

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VIKRAM MANSHARAMANI is an experienced global equity investor and a Lecturer at Yale University, where he teaches a seminar called "Financial Booms and Busts." Mansharamani has a PhD and MS from the MIT Sloan School of Management, an MS in political science from the MIT Security Studies Program, and a BA from Yale University. He lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.

An Executive Guide for Corporate Boards in the Digital Era

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An essential guide for board members and executives who need to understand the impact of digital on their thinking and decision making

Duty of Care: An Executive's Guide for Corporate Boards in the Digital Era offers a much needed guide for board directors and leaders who need to get up-to-speed and close their digital knowledge gap in order to make the right decisions about digital technology investment and deployments. Written in easy-to-read language, this book targets ...

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Alizabeth Calder (North York, Ontario, Canada) is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at HomEquity Bank, Canada’s largest provider of reverse home mortgages. She is a globally recognized business leader and advisor who has more than three decades of experience in banking, financial services, transportation, logistics, health care, analytics, professional services, and information technology. She has been an expert in cyber security since the 1980s and a successful CI...

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A set that combines the three books written by wealth educators and property millionaires John Lee and Vincent Wong 

This inspiring and informative resource helps you define your financial goals and identify the steps you need to take to achieve them. Exploring common myths and misinformation surrounding wealth – such as “money is the root of all evil” – this set shows how overcoming fear and self-doubt can change the way you think about wealth...