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"From early on, we are taught that there's only one path to getting ahead: do well at school, get a certain kind of job, and avoid failure at all costs. We're so busy trying to follow these rules that we never stop and ask ourselves: What's my purpose? Is my 9-5 really what I want to do? What kind of job or business do I really want to pursue? Do I have the power to make it happen? With Simon Squibb's incisive new book, you can make it happen. Squibb...
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"Intimidated by activists on the left, virtually every major corporation in America has embraced woke politics. For years, these businesses could get away with progressive virtual signaling without worrying about alienating customers. But things have changed. As high-profile backlashes at companies like Anheuser-Busch, Disney, and Target show us, customers are fighting back. Companies who cave to the demands of left-wing social justice activists are...
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It's one of the most recognizable brands on the planet. Yet, Heinz's meteoric rise is full of surprises. Heinz went gangbusters after World War II with aggressive ad campaigns that crushed their rivals... only to be outsold by salsa in the 1990s. How did they survive it all? Find out as we pour it on thick in the fast history of Heinz.
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"Sam Vander Wielen started her career as a lawyer. It made her miserable. So she pivoted from barrister to food blogger...but, that didn't work out either. The blogger became a health coach, and while that allowed her to finally quit the law firm, it turned out to be an unsustainable business. Dedicated to online entrepreneurship and the freedom it allowed her to live life in her own way, Vander Wielen leaned into her existing skill set and created...
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What costs around a nickel per stick and can help give you a million-dollar smile? Founded in 1891, Wrigley's is the world's most popular gum. They even have their name on the second oldest major league baseball stadium. With gum sales of over {20}1.3 billion dollars a year, they rake in more than double their nearest competitor. Grab a stick and get ready for the chewable history of Wrigley's.
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When Bill Rosenberg founded Dunkin Donuts in 1950, he set out to serve the freshest and most delicious donuts and coffee the world had ever seen. In the process, he revolutionized the game bringing 52 flavors to a treat that had only ever had four. From their battle with Krispy Kreme and Starbucks to how they really invented munchkins, get ready. It's time to make the donuts.
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Since its founding in 1965, the brainchild of a nuclear physicist and a would-be-med student, Subway has grown from a small storefront in Bridgeport, Connecticut to the biggest restaurant chain on the planet. Selling ove 8 million sandwiches a day, Subway changed how we eat, battled tenacious rivals, and faced an almost career-ending controversy. Pick your favorite bread and toppings, and get ready for the fast history of Subway.
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Over the last half century, fast food has become a nearly {20}300 billion dollar staple for Americans on the go. A series of entrepreneurs created some of the biggest innovations not just in fast food, but in the entire history of food. From the invention of the hamburger patty by the eventual founder of White Castle to the McDonald's Speedee system that has been replicated by countless fast food chains to the 30 minutes or less guarantee that started...
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Told in alternating voices, follows Miguel and his newly adopted street savvy cat Lolo as they build a loving and supportive friendship in Washington Heights.
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It is the world's number one cookie brand by far, but the cookie that built this empire was already being sold by Nabisco's competitors. Competitors who were once co-founders of Nabisco. Still, shrewd marketing (and recipe tweaks) made the Oreo the world's favorite cookie. Following it up with Chips Ahoy and SnackWell's, Nabisco's story is packed with boardroom intrigue, personal vengeance, and a few colossal failures. Twist it, lick it, and dunk...
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"Really Rich is a timely work of prescriptive finance by social media influencer and entrepreneur Nicholas Crown. Crown shows established, and future generations of businesspeople that without the social grease of kindness, coupled with a financial model that views the world as a "non-zero-sum game," immeasurable value would be robbed from society and innovation would grind to a halt. In Really Rich, Crown provides readers with an original, ten-point...
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The inevitability of failure in the pursuit of success is a profound concept that highlights the role of setbacks and mistakes as integral components of the journey toward achieving goals. This perspective redefines failure not as a permanent defeat but as a necessary step in the learning process.
Failure is often perceived negatively, but it can be redefined as an opportunity for growth and learning. It is a feedback mechanism that provides valuable...
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Finally, a booklet that integrates the best of business management with the realities of the nonprofit world! While helpful to any reader, the booklet is targeted at those who work in, volunteer with, and support the nonprofit sector. Jim Morgan believes no matter your role in life or job title, anyone can improve their management skills with understanding and practice. He shares his proven leadership insights and management principles through easy-to-remember...
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Wealth Explosion: Slash Your Taxes, Boost Your Finances
⭐⭐ Simplified Guide & Explanations Included ⭐⭐
Are you aiming to advance your financial knowledge and achieve greater financial stability by effectively reducing your tax burden?
Seeking an all-encompassing guide that offers everything you need to maximize your wealth and minimize your taxes?
Your search ends here!
This guide acts as your definitive companion, helping you...
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Featuring interviews with communications professors and business professionals,this program delves into written digital communication and explores how punctuation, emoticons, emojiis, and formatting take the place that nonverbal communication holds during in-person communication. It explains that it is easy to misinterpret written communication and presents tips on how to use these "nonverbal" written cues to communicate more effectively in personal...
17) How to Work with Complicated People: Strategies for Effective Collaboration with (Nearly) Anyone
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Bestselling author and transformational speaker Ryan Leak shares research-based strategies for working with even the most challenging people to create more collaborative and productive teams.
Who is the most complicated person you work with?
You probably don't have to think very hard to answer that question. You already know their name, their job title, their quirks, and their flaws. You have firsthand experience with the mental...
Who is the most complicated person you work with?
You probably don't have to think very hard to answer that question. You already know their name, their job title, their quirks, and their flaws. You have firsthand experience with the mental...
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Could this reunion be the death of them? The Precipice is a legendary, family-owned hotel on the rocky coast of Maine. With the recent passing of their father, the Bishop sisters--Iris, Vicki, and Faith--have come for the weekend to claim it. But with a hurricane looming and each of the Bishop sisters harboring dangerous secrets, there's murder in the air-- and not everyone who checks into the Precipice will be checking out. Each sister wants what...
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"Star-crossed lovers learn that practicing romance leads to the perfect happy ending in this warmhearted reimagining of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Since heartbreak entered the scene, Juliet Wilmot, once a hopeless romantic, has sworn off love. But when she's presented with the chance to revisit romance-purely for practice-with the gorgeous, off-limits guy she keeps serendipitously running into, it feels like a sign from the universe. Quiet, shy...