Tag: Leading

Takeaways Secret Truths from Leading a Startup


Free Download Brian M. Friedman, "Takeaways: Secret Truths from Leading a Startup"
English | ISBN: 1544505108 | 2019 | 322 pages | EPUB | 13 MB
Every entrepreneur knows that quick decision-making is a vital part of success. But when you find yourself at a difficult crossroads, the right choice may not be obvious. In those moments, a push in the right direction can be just what you need to get moving again.During the 1,000 maddening days he spent in Silicon Valley, Brian Friedman found himself facing difficult decisions every day in the first few months of his startup. He was in uncharted waters and didn’t always know which direction to swim, but thankfully he had access to some of most successful entrepreneurs, investors, and advisors in the world. With their help, Brian made some gutsy calls in those early days, though sometimes not fast enough.In Takeaways: Secret Truths from Leading a Startup, Brian gives you the tools to make the right decisions quickly in your business. This pocket companion covers the entire lifecycle of a startup, from growth and culture to operations and exit strategies. No matter how long you’ve been in business, Brian’s advice can help point you in the right direction.

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Leading at a Distance (2024)


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Released 1/2024
MP4 | Video: h264, 1280×720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz, 2 Ch
Skill Level: Advanced | Genre: eLearning | Language: English + srt | Duration: 53m | Size: 134 MB
Technology has enabled many former office workers to work from home or anywhere remotely. As the overall job landscape shifts, the number of remote workers will likely continue to increase. For the managers and leaders spearheading these remote teams, as well as teams that consist of remote and in-person employees, making the jump from in-person to virtual leadership can be challenging. In this course, instructor Kevin Eikenberry lays out how to lead effectively from a distance.

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Leading and Managing Successful UX Teams


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Released: 01/2024
Duration: 39m | .MP4 1280×720, 30 fps(r) | AAC, 48000 Hz, 2ch | 101 MB
Level: Beginner + Intermediate | Genre: eLearning | Language: English
Moving up from a user research or design role into team leadership and management can feel like a huge change for those of us more used to hands-on work. Instead of working on projects, you need to step back and manage people and workload, define strategy and creative process, and get to grips with explaining UX in terms business leaders are familiar with.

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Leading From the Top Presidential Lessons in Issues Management


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English | October 9, 2023 | ISBN: 1637425414 | 218 pages | PDF | 2.83 Mb
Leading from the Top is a journey through 90 years of American presidential history to glean lessons in issues management from those who dealt with the most complex issues, on the biggest stage and under the most intense scrutiny.Reading the book, you will learn why asking permission, reframing the issue, and knowing the length of your runway are all important components in successful issues management.This book uses history to build on common knowledge to accelerate recall of the concepts presented. It looks at fifteen presidents, from Franklin Roosevelt to Joe Biden, and examines one issue each managed. Each chapter ends by assessing success or failure through the lens of issues management consulting and providing succinct lessons that readers can draw from and apply to conflict resolution, problem-solving and crisis management.Leading from the Top is written for both aspiring and seasoned leaders to learn about or refine their issues management approaches as well as the reader who is interested in a different way to assess our presidents. This said, the book is not written to be prescriptive on any of the issues presented, but simply to provide perspective and tools to use to do your own assessments going forward.

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Leading a Human Life Wittgenstein, Intentionality, and Romanticism


Free Download Leading a Human Life: Wittgenstein, Intentionality, and Romanticism by Richard Eldridge
English | 1997 | ISBN: 0226203123 | 307 Pages | PDF | 21.7 MB
In this provocative new study, Richard Eldridge presents a highly original and compelling account of Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations, one of the most enduring yet enigmatic works of the twentieth century.

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Leading a Human Life Wittgenstein, Intentionality, and Romanticism


Free Download Leading a Human Life: Wittgenstein, Intentionality, and Romanticism by Richard Eldridge
English | 1997 | ISBN: 0226203123 | 307 Pages | PDF | 21.7 MB
In this provocative new study, Richard Eldridge presents a highly original and compelling account of Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations, one of the most enduring yet enigmatic works of the twentieth century.

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