Résultats pour "the accidental" dans Business et carrière

The high-energy tale of how two socially awkward Ivy Leaguers, trying to increase their chances with the opposite sex, ended up creating Facebook. Eduardo Saverin and Mark Zuckerberg were Harvard undergraduates and best friends–outsiders at a school filled with polished prep-school grads and...

In The Accidental CIO, veteran software developer-turned-executive Scott Millett delivers an essential playbook to becoming an impactful, strategic leader at any stage of your IT leadership journey. You'll find a wealth of hands-on advice for tackling the many challenges and paradoxes that face technology leaders, from creating an aligned IT strategy, defining a target architecture, designing a balanced operating model, and leading teams and executing strategy.

Get out of the firefighting business and into the business of developing the people who develop your profits. Successful salespeople rightfully become sales managers because of superior sales records. Yet too often these sales stars get stuck doing their old sales job while also trying to juggle their manager role, and too often companies neglect to train their sales managers how to excel as managers. That's the "sales management trap", and it's exactly what The Accidental Sales Manager addresses and solves. 

In a story reminiscent of A Year in Provence and We Bought a Zoo, a spontaneous drive from San Francisco to wine country leads a harried corporate executive and his family to a dilapidated 19th century Victorian home. They set out to return the house to its former grandeur—a journey that...

If you are feeling stressed out with your life, career, and personal finances, read on.... This audiobook inspires, motivates, and teaches you step by step on how to build generational wealth. In the audiobook, Michael Dillard provides the formula that he used to go from unemployed on a Friday to traveling around the world as a Foreign Service officer on a Monday. How did Michael go from a life of food stamps to a man who helps eradicate poverty throughout the world? Through his life stories, he aims to inspire everyone who is contemplating a major life or career change.

We will each at some point face challenging times where uncertainty and confusion are all we feel and vulnerability and courage are the only way forward. For Dan Holden, walking into a herd of 1,200-pound horses is never a neutral experience. It can certainly be intimidating but, as he discovered, it can also be healing and a profound spiritual experience. He was dropped into what he experienced as an ‘advanced alien civilization’ when he enrolled in a Coaching with Horses program. It was as if “…The horses called me”. The ‘call’ has altered his life. This book is a response to the call.

When it comes to civil service, William James has been there, done that. Starting at the lowest rung in federal service, he achieved the rare feat of climbing to the highest levels of leadership, shaping decisions that impacted millions. The Accidental Executive chronicles William’s remarkable career from a GS-1 clerk handling routine paperwork to the federal Senior Executive Service, balancing mission and bureaucracy while navigating the revolution of global technological change.

If you're responsible for founder-led marketing, trying to build a marketing system, or searching for a marketing strategy that can drive predictable revenue and sustainable business growth, you're exactly who this book was written for. YOU DIDN'T START YOUR COMPANY TO RUN MARKETING. And yet somehow, here you are; reviewing ad campaigns, debating agency reports, and spending Tuesday nights trying to figure out why growth feels harder than it should. The Accidental CMO is for founders at $1M-$30M companies who inherited marketing by default and are ready to stop winging it.

Filled with insights and tips, this updated edition of The Accidental Instructional Designer, by e-learning veteran Cammy Bean, covers nearly every aspect of the learning design process for those getting started or even for the experienced practitioner in need of new ideas.

Not all salespeople plan on a career in sales. Often, sales chooses them and suddenly they find themselves in a profession they aren't fully prepared for. The Accidental Salesperson is the answer, providing the advice and inspiration they need to master the essentials and hit the ground running. Fully updated to reflect the changes in the marketplace, the second edition provides a much-needed roadmap anyone can use to excel in sales.

It isn't enough to just do your job anymore. In order to thrive in today's marketplace, all of us, regardless of our role, have to be ready to generate brilliant ideas on demand. Business creativity expert Todd Henry explains how to establish effective practices that unleash your creative potential. Born out of his consultancy and his popular podcast, Henry has created a practical method for discovering your personal creative rhythm.

In The Accidental Youtuber, embark on a journey with Peter as he shares his rollercoaster ride from orphan to YouTube success. With a blend of candid storytelling and actionable insights, this book unveils the secrets behind creating engaging content, growing a loyal audience, and monetizing your passion on the world's largest video platform.

Make a quantum leap in your power, influence, and performance as a leader. Whether you are an entrepreneur, a CEO, a VP, or a manager or want to be one, this book is a must read!

In this engaging business fiction debut, Tom Voccola convincingly takes us into the pressured, reactionary world of The Accidental CEO and delivers a powerful new message for all who aspire to lead.

Most people never choose sales. They fall into it by accident and one day realise they are actually quite good at something they never meant to do. This show is the story of that moment, and the framework hiding inside it

What's an accidental agile project manager, you ask? Anyone who suddenly and unexpectedly finds themselves responsible for an agile project. Maybe, the home remodel project turned out to be a little more complicated and complex than you expected. Or, your manager gave you a project management book and put you in charge of an important work project. It's not uncommon to see team leaders doing project managers' work, and they may not even be aware.

When a manager is pressed to find a project manager for an important client, he looks to Rhett Sero, our to-be hero. He introduces Rhett to Heda Heldenmacher, a noted project management consultant. Designed to increase success, this book is for accidental and new project managers, beginning project management learners, and those exploring project management careers or looking for a refresher. Told in the form of a business fable, concepts are put in everyday terms and stories make it more memorable. 

What if we put limits and boundaries around what it means to be a strong woman? What if you could be strong and ask for help? Karen Wright is one of the most experienced, skilled, and respected executive coaches in the world. And, as a business owner, single parent, and sole provider, she has lived the “I’m doing it all” life. In The Accidental Alpha Woman, she combines what she’s learned on her personal journey with what she knows professionally to provide a simple but powerful framework to solve this whole “strong woman” problem.

Two different innovators that stumbled on ideas in the veterinary field, built a company, then sold for millions........ without having any idea what they were doing. Each week, Ira and Stacee will spin the wheel of start-up questions and share the knowledge they wish they had back then.

Lindsey Stephens has spent her working life across the media, so she knows a good story. And that’s what sparked her idea for the Accidental Careers podcast, where she talks frankly and with great humour with fascinating people who are in jobs they never imagined would be their 9 to 5 (and then some) when they were sitting in front of the careers officer at school. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did you know that your morning coffee could be thanks to a herd of energetic goats? Or that a forgotten ingredient is behind the invention of the beloved brownie? Who got the fright of their life discovering corn could pop? And which popular soft drink first started out as a medicinal syrup? In Serendipity, Oscar Farinetti, founder of the high-end global food chain Eataly, shares fifty remarkable stories of how some of the greatest successes and examples of excellence in the food world came about by chance.