In this comprehensive and action-oriented guide, "The 5 Day Lean Six Sigma Green Belt," you'll embark on a transformative journey to acquire essential Lean Six Sigma skills in an incredibly short span. Authored by a highly experienced Master Black Belt with a proven track record of successfulimplementations, this book is tailored for professionals seeking to accelerate their careers and drive operational excellence.Throughout the book, you'll be immersed in practical, real-w...

A collaboration of nine internationally recognized experts on change, this book describes their individual journeys to personal and business success.

Michael Bayer is a former chief of the Department of State’s (DOS) transnational criminal investigative office. Bayer’s book addresses the ques- tion of how the United States can engage international partners more effectively to address worldwide manifestations of destabilizing violence, often indiscriminately labeled “terrorism.”Bayer researched and wrote this book while participating in the Research Fellows Program under the Center for Strategic Intelligence Research (CSIR) at th...

BUSINESS IS NOT STATIC.In 2020, we were reminded of this as the Covid-19 pandemic proved to be the catalyst that would transform the ways we do business. It was a global phenomenon not seen by the world in one hundred years.This book was written in the dark days of businesses grinding to a halt. A time when companies and entrepreneurs faced tough decisions involving redefining business models and mission, laying off workers, or even going bankrupt. Thousands of people learn...

The first comprehensive political science account of energy poverty, arguing that governments can improve energy access for their citizens through appropriate policy design.In today's industrialized world, almost everything we do consumes energy. While industrialized countries enjoy all the amenities of modern energy, more than a billion people in the developing world still lack energy access. Why is energy poverty persistent in some countries and not in others? Of...

Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead is still remembered and enjoyed today as the philosopher's first best-selling novel. In this unique study of The Fountainhead, Dr. Robert Mayhew brings together historical, literary, and philosophical essays that analyze the novel's style, its use of humor, and its virtues of productivity, independence, and integrity. The essays make extensive use of previously unpublished material from the Ayn Rand Archives, offering a new collection of materi...

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Canada's most famous adman spills a career's worth of marketing secrets, so anyone can compete with the best in their business--whatever that business might be.Big companies spend a fortune marketing their wares and services. Can yours? Invariably people ask advertising veteran and CBC Radio host Terry O'Reilly one question more than any other: How does a little business compete with the big guys? After decades at the helm of an award-winni...

An a-z handbook on how to start a home day care, day care centers, day care costs, infant day care, baby day care and much more.

Here are 30 ideas for making a different in a world that needs you from New York Times bestselling author Seth Godin.

The difference between helping and selling is just two letters If you're wondering how to make your products seem more exciting online, you're asking the wrong question. You're not competing for attention only against other similar products. You're competing against your customers' friends and family and viral videos and cute puppies. To win attention these days you must ask a different question: "How can we help?" Jay Baer's Youtility offers a new approach that cuts through the clutter: m...

The author of the bestselling The Art of Innovation reveals the strategies IDEO, the world-famous design firm, uses to foster innovative thinking throughout an organization and overcome the naysayers who stifle creativity.The role of the devil's advocate is nearly universal in business today. It allows individuals to step outside themselves and raise questions and concerns that effectively kill new projects and ideas, while claiming no personal responsibil...

New York Times Bestseller and Wall Street Journal Bestseller! Bar Rescue's Jon Taffer presents a new guide to getting what you want in life and business--to stop making excuses so you can get back to winning.During his many years as an entrepreneur, consultant, and star of the Paramount Network's hit show Bar Rescue, Jon Taffer has witnessed the destruction that results when people bullsh*t themselves. Excuses are the root cause ...