Being a startup CEO is a job like no other: it's difficult, risky, stressful and, in venture capitalist and long-time Return Path Board Member Fred Wilson's view, "lonely, heavy duty, and a thankless task." As a startup CEO, seeing things for the first time, you're likely to make mistakes, to fail, to get things wrong, and to feel like you don't have any control over outcomes. Author Matt Blumberg has been there, and in Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business, Second Edition he...

The One Truth is the One Thing that Explains Everything The One Truth, by 14x bestselling author and thought leader Jon Gordon, guides you on a path to discover revolutionary insights, ancient truths and practical strategies to elevate your mind, unlock your power and live life to the fullest. The One Truth is that our state of mind, the thoughts we think, the words we say, the life we live, the power we have and everything we experience is ultimately influenced by oneness and separateness. A...

An expert and accessible exploration of the scale and impact of global tax avoidance.

Learn how to develop a clear and calm way to be more creative, gain greater focus and reclaim productivity.

The greatest motivational book of all time! "Truly "thoughts are things," and powerful things at that, when they are mixed with definiteness of purpose, persistence, and a burning desire for their translation into riches, or other material objects." (taken from Chapter 1, Introduction) Napoleon Hill's thirteen step programme will set you on the path to wealth and success. Think and Grow Rich reveals the money-making secrets of hundreds of America's most affluent people. By thinking like them,...

De vier personages in ‘Wie heeft mijn Kaas gepikt?’ van Spencer Johnson worden geconfronteerd met ingrijpende veranderingen; elk reageert anders als zijn Kaas plotseling op is. Zie je een verandering als een uitdaging of word je erdoor verlamd?

Die Kaas is een metafoor voor wat we in het leven nastreven en waaraan we ons hechten: een interessante baan, een warme relatie, geld, een eigen huis, gezondheid, spiritueel evenwicht… Hebben we onze Kaas gevonden, dan is de neiging groot ons era...

Opgroeien in een ondernemersgezin heeft impact op wie je bent.

Je voelt het aan alles. Hoe je in het leven staat. Hoe je met veel energie en enthousiasme dingen aanpakt en kansen ziet. Hoe je doorgaat tot je erbij neervalt, hard bent voor jezelf en voor anderen, en je vreselijk opwindt over mensen die de kantjes er vanaf lopen.

Opgroeien in de zaak van je ouders – de winkel, de fabriek, de boerderij, het restaurant of de kwekerij. Het geeft je een brede set aan persoonskenmerken en kwalite...

The five-day workweek is a pillar of modern life, but it isn't backed by science, ancient wisdom, or divine decree. It's simply a relic of the industrial age and it's time for an upgrade. What if we could accomplish more while working fewer days?

In Hooked, Nir Eyal reveals how successful companies create products people can't put down - and how you can too 'A must-read for everyone who cares about driving customer engagement' Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup 'The most high bandwidth, high octane, and valuable presentation I have ever seen on this subject' Rory Sutherland, vice chairman, Ogilvy & Mather Winner of best Marketing book in 800-CEO-READ Business Book Awards 2014 'The book everyone in Silicon Valley is talking about' B...

The Challenge

Built to Last, the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how long-term sustained performance can be engineered into the DNA of an enterprise from the very beginning.

But what about the company that is not born with great DNA? How can good companies, mediocre companies, even bad companies achieve enduring greatness?

The Study

For years, this question preyed on the mind of Jim Collins. Are there companies that defy gravity and ...