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Why do we use eighty-year-old metrics to understand today’s economy? The ways that statisticians and governments measure the economy were developed in the 1940s, when the urgent economic problems were entirely different from those of today. In The Measure of Progress, Diane Coyle argues that the framework underpinning today’s economic statistics is so outdated that it functions as a distorting lens, or even a set of blinkers. When policymakers rely on such an antiquated conceptual tool, how can they measure, understand, and respond with any precision to what is happening in today’s digital economy? Coyle makes the case for a new framework, one that takes into consideration current economic realities. Coyle explains why economic statistics matter. They are essential for guiding better economic policies; they involve questions of freedom, justice, life, and death. Governments use statistics that affect people’s lives in ways large and small. The metrics for economic growth were developed when a lack of physical rather than natural capital was the binding constraint on growth, intangible value was less important, and the pressing economic policy challenge was managing demand rather than supply. Today’s challenges are different. Growth in living standards in rich economies has slowed, despite remarkable innovation, particularly in digital technologies. As a result, politics is contentious and democracy strained. Coyle argues that to understand the current economy, we need different data collected in a different framework of categories and definitions, and she offers some suggestions about what this would entail. Only with a new approach to measurement will we be able to achieve the right kind of growth for the benefit of all.

Counting What Really Matters

The Measure of Progress

*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* As seen in The Financial Times Business Books of the Month "If you work, and you talk, you need this book." - Jefferson Fisher, bestselling author of 'The Next Conversation' From the creator of AdviceWithErin, the 'internet's big sister' for your career, comes the straight-talking guide to what to say at work-and how to say it with confidence. You know that moment. You're in an interview, on a Zoom, or sitting in a meeting. Someone says, "Tell me about yourself." And your mind goes blank. What are they really asking? Why does everyone else seem to know the rules? And why didn't anyone teach us this? Erin McGoff is here to do just that. In The Secret Language of Work, Erin shares her signature, customisable scripts to help you handle the moments that matter most, from interviews and salary negotiations to setting boundaries, speaking up in meetings, navigating office politics and advocating for yourself. You'll learn exactly what to say, word for word, so you can stop second-guessing and start showing up with clarity. Learning how to say the right words, in the right order, in the right way, at the right time, is an art that too few people are taught. But communication is the ultimate career advantage. And it's a skill you can learn. With Erin's practical advice and no-nonsense scripts, you'll master the secret language of work, build real confidence, and create the career you deserve.

Hyper-Helpful Scripts for Every Situation

The Secret Language of Work

The acclaimed host of The Learning Leader Show delivers the bracing message that growth comes at a cost and equips readers with a rigorous, practical roadmap for paying that price and achieving lasting excellence in work and life.&nbsp;Ambitious people know what they want to do and where they want to go, but they aren’t sure how to get there. Abstract advice feels good but ultimately changes nothing. Only concrete action can change habits, which in turn changes lives.The Price of Becoming is a clear guide with instructions for overcoming complacency, mastering communication, and making better decisions under pressure. Ryan Hawk draws from over 700 interviews with some of the world’s leading experts, leaders, thinkers, and doers, including Jim Collins, Simon Sinek, Adam Grant, Tony Robbins, James Clear, Jocko Willink, Susan Cain, Seth Godin, and General Stanley McChrystal, to answer one powerful question: “What can I do today to build a better me?”Ryan distills their numerous insights, data, and direct personal experiences into a practical, actionable framework he divides into three sections:<ul><li>Learn—Fuel Your Intake Engine</li><li>Work—Take Action</li><li>Lead—Teach Others</li></ul>Personal growth is about pushing your edges. Going beyond your current zone of comfort and competency. Clear, practical, and timeless, The Price of Becoming is an empowering and informative handbook designed to help you sustain excellence and build the life and career you envision through intentional, continuous learning, and growth.

The Compounding Practices of High Performance

The Price of Becoming

Im Leben dreht sich alles ums Verkaufen - ob Produkte, Ideen oder dich selbst. Wer das versteht, verdient mehr, macht schneller Karriere und lebt erfolgreicher.Dieses Buch zeigt dir, wie richtig gutes Verkaufen funktioniert: klar, systematisch, mit Energie und Konsequenz. Du lernst, wie Top-Verkäufer denken, wie du Menschen für dich gewinnst, Vertrauen und Beziehungen aufbaust und Abschlüsse erzielst - ohne Druck oder flaches Hardselling.Der ultimative Leitfaden für Verkäufer, Unternehmer und alle, die sich selbst oder ihre Produkte besser verkaufen wollen.<ul><li>Du lernst, wie Top-Verkäufer denken - und was sie konsequent anders machen als der Durchschnitt.</li><li>Du erhältst eine klare Anleitung, wie du dich und dein Produkt besser verkaufst.</li><li>Du lernst von einem Profi, der nur das vermittelt, was in der Praxis wirklich funktioniert.</li><li>Du erfährst, wie du langfristige Kundenbeziehungen aufbaust und pflegst, statt ständig neuen Abschlüssen hinterherzulaufen.</li><li>Du beschleunigst deine Karriere und lernst, wie du dich sichtbar von der Masse abhebst.</li><li>Du machst deinen Erfolg im Vertrieb planbar - mit System, Struktur und ohne Zufall.</li>
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Der ultimative Leitfaden, um dich und dein Produkt besser zu verkaufen

Verkauf dich hoch

'A gem of a book, serious and clever yet funny and playful' Financial Times 'Professor of philosophy and a public intellectual for the internet age, Callard shows how Socrates can inform the way we live our lives - from romance to politics' Guardian Socrates has been hiding in plain sight. We call him the father of Western philosophy, but what exactly are his philosophical views? He is famous for his humility, but readers often find him arrogant and condescending. We parrot his claim that 'the unexamined life is not worth living,' yet take no steps to live examined ones. We know that he was tried, convicted, and executed for 'corrupting the youth,' but freely assign Socratic dialogues to today's youths, to introduce them to philosophy. We've lost sight of what made him so dangerous. In Open Socrates, acclaimed philosopher Agnes Callard recovers the radical energy at the centre of Socrates' thought and shows why it is still the way to a good life. Callard draws our attention to Socrates' startling discovery that we don't know how to ask ourselves the most important questions- about how we should live, and how we might change. Before a person even has a chance to reflect, their bodily desires or the forces of social conformity have already answered on their behalf. To ask the most important questions, we need help. Callard argues that the true ambition of the famous "Socratic method" is to reveal what one human being can be to another. You can use another person in many ways-for survival, for pleasure, for comfort- but you are engaging them to the fullest when you call on them to help answer your questions and challenge your answers. Here Callard shows that Socrates' method allows us to make progress in thinking about how to manage romantic love, how to confront one's own death, and how to approach politics. In the process, she gives us nothing less than a new ethics to live by.

The Case for a Philosophical Life

Open Socrates

Um wirklich etwas zu erreichen, müssen wir oft mit Menschen arbeiten, deren Meinung wir nicht teilen, die wir nicht mögen oder denen wir gar nicht vertrauen. 
Gerade in der heutigen Zeit voller Spannungen wird eine produktive Zusammenarbeit immer schwieriger und gleichzeitig immer wichtiger. 
Dieser Bestseller über Konfliktlösung hat bereits Tausenden Menschen geholfen, über tiefgreifende Gräben hinweg produktiv zusammenzuarbeiten. Die erweiterte Neuausgabe enthält zusätzliches Material, das speziell auf unsere zunehmend polarisierte Welt zugeschnitten ist.Nach mehr als 30 Jahren Erfahrung mit Führungskräften in über 50 Ländern zeigt Adam Kahane, warum traditionelle Zusammenarbeit, die auf Harmonie und Konsens setzt, nicht mehr ausreicht. Stattdessen stellt er einen radikal neuen Ansatz vor, der Unstimmigkeit, Experimentieren und echte Mitgestaltung vorsieht.Zentral sind dabei drei Strategien, um schwierige Kooperationen zu meistern: 
¿ &nbsp; &nbsp;sich auf Konflikte und Kontakte gleichermaßen einlassen, 
¿ &nbsp; &nbsp;Neues ausprobieren und daraus lernen, 
¿ &nbsp; &nbsp;sich aktiv am Geschehen beteiligen.Anhand aktueller Beispiele und Fallstudien zeigt dieses wertvolle Buch, wie wir mit Menschen zusammenarbeiten können, deren Ansichten wir vielleicht nicht teilen. Mit praxisnahen Werkzeugen, einem Diskussionsleitfaden und Modellen für den Umgang mit der permanenten Pluralität in unseren polarisierten Zeiten liefert Kahane wertvolle Impulse, wie aus Konflikten echter Fortschritt werden kann.

Um wirklich etwas zu erreichen, müssen wir oft mit Menschen arbeiten, deren Meinung wir nicht teilen, die wir nicht mögen oder denen wir gar nicht vertrauen.
 
 Gerade in der heutigen Zeit voller Spannungen wird eine produktive Zusammenarbeit immer schwieriger und gleichzeitig immer wichtiger.
 
 Dieser Bestseller über Konfliktlösung hat bereits Tausenden Menschen geholfen, über tiefgreifende Gräben hinweg produktiv zusammenzuarbeiten. Die erweiterte Neuausgabe enthält zusätzliches Material, das speziell auf unsere zunehmend polarisierte Welt zugeschnitten ist.
 Nach mehr als 30 Jahren Erfahrung mit Führungskräften in über 50 Ländern zeigt Adam Kahane, warum traditionelle Zusammenarbeit, die auf Harmonie und Konsens setzt, nicht mehr ausreicht. Stattdessen stellt er einen radikal neuen Ansatz vor, der Unstimmigkeit, Experimentieren und echte Mitgestaltung vorsieht.
 Zentral sind dabei drei Strategien, um schwierige Kooperationen zu meistern:
 
 • &nbsp; &nbsp;sich auf Konflikte und Kontakte gleichermaßen einlassen,
 
 • &nbsp; &nbsp;Neues ausprobieren und daraus lernen,
 
 • &nbsp; &nbsp;sich aktiv am Geschehen beteiligen.
 Anhand aktueller Beispiele und Fallstudien zeigt dieses wertvolle Buch, wie wir mit Menschen zusammenarbeiten können, deren Ansichten wir vielleicht nicht teilen. Mit praxisnahen Werkzeugen, einem Diskussionsleitfaden und Modellen für den Umgang mit der permanenten Pluralität in unseren polarisierten Zeiten liefert Kahane wertvolle Impulse, wie aus Konflikten echter Fortschritt werden kann.

Wie man mit Menschen zusammenarbeitet, deren Meinung man nicht teilt, die man nicht mag oder denen man nicht vertraut

Mit Feinden verhandeln

Five daily habits that reduce burnout, build engagement, and create a stronger organization, with no complex programs or HR mandates required. Burnout is at record levels, and most leadership advice isn't solving it, because it's too complicated, it lands on HR teams who can't change daily culture, or it simply doesn't stick. This book offers something more useful: 5 simple, repeatable practices that managers, executives, and CEOs can weave into their existing routines right now, across in-person, hybrid, and AI-supported teams. The 5 practices: <ul><li>Celebrate Someone</li><li>Go, See, and Help</li><li>Be Interested</li><li>Cocreate</li><li>Do It First</li></ul> These are daily actions grounded in research and built for how work actually happens today, including distributed teams and AI-integrated workflows. Leaders who adopt them create cultures of support that sustain themselves without top-down mandates or expensive rollouts. This book is for managers frustrated that engagement programs don't stick and for executives who want tools they can use today, not initiatives that take months. Supporting your people isn't just the right thing to do; it builds more profitable, resilient organizations. Start here.

Transform your workplace with 5 simple daily practices that reduce burnout, boost engagement, and drive sustainable organizational success—no complex programs or HR mandates required. Employee burnout is at record levels. Thousands of leadership books promise solutions, but existing advice doesn't stick—it's too complicated, it's hard to implement, or it gets dumped on HR teams who lack the power to change how work actually gets done. And as AI tools reshape workflows and hybrid work becomes the norm, leaders face even more pressure to provide clarity, support, and stability. They need something different: practical daily habits they can start tomorrow that create real, lasting change. This book cuts through the noise with 5 essential practices every manager, executive, and CEO can turn into habits that spread throughout their organization like a positive virus: <ul><li>Recognize good work immediately</li><li>Help your team daily</li><li>Be genuinely curious about people</li><li>Insist on cocreation</li><li>Be the change</li></ul> These are simple, repeatable actions leaders can weave into their existing routines starting today—actions that support people across in-person, hybrid, and increasingly AI-supported workplaces. Because supporting employees isn't just the right thing to do—it builds stronger, more profitable organizations.

The 5 Daily Practices of the Employee-Centric Leader

Make Work Work

An unconventional, hands-on guide to turning ideas into products that matter—and that people love—from the legendary Silicon Valley pioneer, founder of Zynga, and creator of Stanford Graduate School of Business’s product management course.Mark Pincus has been at the forefront of each iteration of the internet. He built the original app company ahead of the mobile app economy&nbsp;and sold virtual goods to the masses long before in-app purchase generated $85 billion on smartphones. As the founder of Zynga, he brought us FarmVille, CityVille, and Words with Friends, launching eight hit games and reaching more than a billion users in four years.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pincus has turned hit-making into a repeatable system, birthing one of his favorite guiding principles that “all new fails”. Life at the Speed of Play is his framework for moving faster and massively increasing your odds of success. His insights and advice are essential in the new world of AI, where&nbsp;speed of testing and learning defines winners.Bursting with wit, wisdom, and a core belief in tech’s endless capacity, each chapter of Life at the Speed of Play contains actionable takeaways based on Pincus’s unorthodox “Mark-isms” including “hire people with broken resumes,” “protect investors from themselves,” and, paradoxically, to “f*** scale” in favor of quality over quantity.What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School for the twenty-first century, here is the essential “bible” for entrepreneurs, product managers, innovators, and anyone who has an idea—digital or analog—that they dream of turning into a reality.

An unconventional, hands-on guide to turning ideas into products that matter—and that people love—from the legendary Silicon Valley pioneer, founder of Zynga, and creator of Stanford Graduate School of Business’s product management course.Mark Pincus has been at the forefront of each iteration of the internet. He built the original app company ahead of the mobile app economy&nbsp;and sold virtual goods to the masses long before in-app purchase generated $85 billion on smartphones. As the founder of Zynga, he brought us FarmVille, CityVille, and Words with Friends, launching eight hit games and reaching more than a billion users in four years.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pincus has turned hit-making into a repeatable system, birthing one of his favorite guiding principles that “all new fails”. Life at the Speed of Play is his framework for moving faster and massively increasing your odds of success. His insights and advice are essential in the new world of AI, where&nbsp;speed of testing and learning defines winners.Bursting with wit, wisdom, and a core belief in tech’s endless capacity, each chapter of Life at the Speed of Play contains actionable takeaways based on Pincus’s unorthodox “Mark-isms” including “hire people with broken resumes,” “protect investors from themselves,” and, paradoxically, to “f*** scale” in favor of quality over quantity.What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School for the twenty-first century, here is the essential “bible” for entrepreneurs, product managers, innovators, and anyone who has an idea—digital or analog—that they dream of turning into a reality.

Launch Products People Love!

Life at the Speed of Play

The powerful proven blueprint for confident conversations and meaningful connection, from the bestselling author of Cues and Captivate Does the thought of small talk with strangers make you want to hide under the couch? Do you crave close friendships but find yourself overanalyzing every social interaction afterward? Do you want to be seen as confident, capable, and genuinely likable — without feeling fake or forced? Are you tired of communication advice that makes you feel manipulative, rehearsed, or inauthentic? If you feel like you were never taught the unspoken rules for how to interact with others, look no further. In Conversation, popular behavior researcher and bestselling people skills author Vanessa Van Edwards delivers a practical, science-backed playbook for transforming how you show up in any situation. Grounded in decades of research and written in clear, engaging language, Conversation gives you a powerful framework for mastering small talk, building instant rapport, and being the most memorable person in the room (in a good way!) You’ll discover how to: <ul><li>Break the ice without being awkward</li><li>Stop overthinking what to say next and tune in to your conversation partner</li><li>Pose the 9 power questions that will level up any relationship</li><li>Change the subject or end a conversation without damaging the relationship</li><li>Decode people’s personality patterns so you’re never guessing how to respond</li><li>Be authentically assertive so you come across as both credible and likable without sacrificing what makes you, you</li></ul> If you’re ready to feel grounded instead of anxious, speak with authority without sounding rehearsed, and build relationships that elevate both your career and your personal life — this book will show you how.

How to Be Instantly Likeable in Any Interaction

Conversation

"START MAKING SOME SERIOUS MONEY...FOLLOW MIKE'S COUNTERINTUITIVE ADVICE AND PUT PROFITS FIRST." -Verne Harnish, author of Scaling Up "A BRILLIANT SMACK-UPSIDE-THE-HEAD REVELATION FOR ENTREPRENEURS." -Sally Hogshead, author of Fascinate "PROFIT FIRST MAY ARGUABLY BE ONE OF THE GREATEST 'HACKS' OF ALL TIME...WATCH THE PROFITS ROLL IN." -Chris Guillebeau, author of Born for This and The $100 Startup "A GAME CHANGER...YOU NEED THIS BOOK." -Michael Port, author of Steal the Show "A MUST-READ FOR BUSINESSES LARGE AND SMALL." -Jenny Blake, author of Pivot "THE ROAD MAP TO AVOID BECOMING A STATISTIC." -Dawn Fotopulos, associate professor of business, The King's College, New York City; author of Accounting for the Numberphobic The entrepreneur behind three multi-million dollar companies offers a simple, counterintuitive cash management solution that will help small businesses break out of the doom spiral and achieve instant profitability. Conventional accounting uses the logical (albeit, flawed) formula: Sales - Expenses = Profit. The problem is, businesses are run by humans, and humans aren't always logical. Serial entrepreneur Mike Michalowicz has developed a behavioral approach to accounting to flip the formula: Sales - Profit = Expenses. Just as the most effective weight loss strategy is to limit portions by using smaller plates, Michalowicz shows that by taking profit first and apportioning only what remains for expenses, entrepreneurs will transform their businesses from cash-eating monsters to profitable cash cows. Using Michalowicz's Profit First system, readers will learn that: · Following 4 simple principles can simplify accounting and make it easier to manage a profitable business by looking at bank account balances. · A small, profitable business can be worth much more than a large business surviving on its top line. · Businesses that attain early and sustained profitability have a better shot at achieving long-term growth. With dozens of case studies, practical, step-by-step advice, and his signature sense of humour, Michalowicz has the game-changing roadmap for any entrepreneur to make money they always dreamed of.

Profit First

How new technology is rapidly changing the nature of money and the way we pay A diverse and growing range of financial institutions and platforms--from PayPal and Venmo to WeChat, Alipay, and the brave new world of stablecoins--has harnessed new technology to disrupt the system of money and payments as we know it. Beyond Banks explains why this disruption holds out the promise of faster, cheaper, more convenient, and more secure payments, but also how it increasingly risks exposing consumers, businesses, and governments to the problem of bad money. Dan Awrey traces the origins of our current bundled system of banking, money, and payments. He explains why the problem of bad money--the result of antiquated and inadequate laws and regulation that fail to establish credible commitments to hold, transfer, or return a customer's money on demand--requires that policymakers fundamentally rethink their approach toward the design of the laws and institutions at the heart of this system. He presents ways to effectively unbundle banking from money and payments, ensure the credibility of monetary commitments, and promote the stability of this system. Awrey also envisions a more forward-looking role for policymakers in encouraging greater technological experimentation, competition, and innovation in the realm of payments. Beyond Banks sheds critical light on the important but too often dysfunctional relationship among technology, regulation, and money, and lays the foundations for a safer, more nimble, and more inclusive system of money and payments.

Technology, Regulation, and the Future of Money

Beyond Banks

"When are you going to get a real job?"

Will Leonard heard this question for eighteen years. From fishing cutlery out of restaurant drains in Brisbane to running nightclubs in Brighton where the cocaine budget exceeded marketing. From Dubai's passport hierarchy to Singapore's corporate towers. He collected titles, air miles, and the growing suspicion that climbing the ladder just meant you could see how pointless the view was.

The irony? Once he finally got a "real job" was when he got made redundant.
Turns out that was the best thing that ever happened to him.

The employment contract is dead. AI is eating execution jobs for breakfast. And the fractional economy-where you work for multiple companies instead of giving your life to one-has doubled in the last two years. Most people are panicking.
But the skills this new economy actually requires? Reading situations without a playbook. Building solutions with nothing. Staying functional when everything's on fire.

Hospitality workers have been doing that for generations. They just never got credit for it.
Part memoir, part framework-this book connects eighteen years of chaos to the career that finally made sense.

This book is for:
Anyone stuck in the gap between who they're supposed to be and who they actually are. Hospitality workers tired of the question. Executives watching their industries shift underneath them. Anyone who suspects the old rules stopped working but doesn't know what comes next.

You're not lost. You just haven't connected the dots yet.

How 18 years in hospitality prepared me for the future of work

When are you going to get a real job?

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