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Readers will gain vital and accurate knowledge about the music business, how musicians get paid, the legal framework for business, and will learn to recognize and leverage opportunities through overcoming the inevitable obstacles to success in a rapidly-changing industry.The author offers valuable insights into the niche readers might fill with their career, and discover their unique path to success. Readers will come away with a greater understanding of the scope and demands of the music and entertainment industry.

This book is for anyone who wants to achieve better personal and organizational effectiveness and fruitful business relationships.It is designed to give both the theoretical knowledge and the tools for action to change your organization's power dynamics. To operate in a global environment that is increasingly relational than transactional, it is vital to cultivate globally competitive leaders to deal with ongoing change and challenges. The Power of Belonging addresses these challenges faced by leaders today, both when influencing and achieving organizational goals.This is also a book for individuals too, because we cannot define ourselves by single dimensions-we are a synthesis of our backgrounds, experiences and philosophies. Thus, the most challenging lesson to learn is that belonging will remain a puzzle until we find that it has a unique dwelling place-that we must first profoundly belong to ourselves. So are you ready to be a change agent? Great then this book is for you!

This book introduces capacity management, describes cash flow dynamics, and offers ideas about how to manage both Business leaders rely on accounting data such as profit and calculated costs as a guide to whether they are making money. Should they? Accounting was designed to report financial performance not model cash flow. Accruals can disconnect cash flow from the timing and extent to which it occurs. Statements of cash flow do not provide insight into what was bought and how efficiently it was used. Costs and profits are not absolute, they change based on the model you use to calculate them. To manage cash, you must manage what you buy and how effectively you use it. The largest expenditure for most companies is capacity; space, labor, materials, equipment, and technology. Unless you model and manage capacity effectively, you will not achieve the cash flow results you seek. This book introduces capacity management, describes cash flow dynamics, and offers ideas about how to manage both. After reading it, you be able to see, understand, and manage cash flow as never before.

Are You Ready for Future Crises?The right leadership is critical for organizations to navigate successfully toward resolving insurmountable challenges in any crisis event. The book aims to help leaders at all levels unlearn and relearn effective crisis leadership. Among the ideas, the book covers include:Lessons from past decades on how leaders respond successfully to crises. The best practice "C.R.I.S.I.S." Leadership Model which outlines the critical skills and competencies that leaders demonstrate effectively during times of crisis. How organizations can be better prepared for future crises by navigating successfully the challenges posed by mega-disruptive forces that may impact their supply chains and business sustainability plans.

This book demonstrates how brands use AI to entice customers and discusses the use of AI as a competitive advantage for marketers.Did you know that investors at Wall Street wait for the Groundhog Day's forecast to make their financial decisions? Did you know that your favorite influencer is not a real person? Did you know that your smartphone works like a magic wand? Don't you feel cursed without it? You will know all about it in this book. Consumers just like you are looking for an effortless life and technology is making it possible with self-driving and self-parking cars, smart houses, beds automatically adjusting to one's sleeping needs, and robot vacuuming homes all without human intervention while we share our personal QRCodes. Brands bring you magical solutions: Mr Clean Magic Eraser, L'Oreal Magic Roots, and you can customize your life by magically creating your own world with the metaverse and the products you want with a 3D printer. Technology and magic enclose mysteries that we cannot assess; we see the input and the output, but no one knows exactly what happens within the process. Extensively documented with publications and empirical research, this book demonstrates how brands use AI to entice customers. It also discusses the use of AI as a competitive advantage for marketers and its deployment around the world. Whether you are curious and confused about technology or a marketer without IT background expected to incorporate AI in your marketing strategies, this book is for you so put some magic in your life!

This book navigates us through thick and thin and gives us a holistic description of what is supply chain resilience, which are the factors that affect it, and which are the most effective resilience strategies that we need to implement in our supply chains in order to survive during turbulent times. In a world where pandemics, natural disasters, climate change, and wars are only some of the disruptions that supply chains are facing, resiliency has become the alpha and the omega of supply chain management. his book navigates us through thick and thin and gives us a holistic description of what is supply chain resilience, which are the factors that affect it, and which are the most effective resilience strategies that we need to implement in our supply chains in order to survive during turbulent times. The book is divided into three distinct parts. In the first one discusses the term supply chain resilience-its importance, its components, and the most important supply chain resilience metrics. The author presents real life examples of well-known companies which were successful in enhancing the resilience of their supply chains. The second part presents all the factors that can influence the resilience of a supply chain and concludes with discussions of seventeen supply chain resilience strategies which can be used by almost any company, in any industry, in any part of the world. This holistic approach on supply chain resilience makes this book unique. At the end of each chapter, professors will find a dedicated part which will assist them in managing their in-class interaction with students. This book can be used as an academic compendium or as a guide for supply chain professionals who want to cement the resilience of their supply chains and successfully navigate through crisis.

Autonomy is complex. It is independent and dependent. 21st century work requires an autonomous mindset to thrive. Individuals and organizations wishing to thrive will create an environment to enable their autonomy for best decision making. This autonomy includes characteristics of agency, seeing options, and taking control of decisions, all requiring an environment to support them. Valuing and practicing autonomy is essential to thriving in the 21st century.The only competitive force in the 21st century that is not matchable by competitors is the members of the organization and their commitment to the vision and mindset of the organization. Organizations need environments that support workers' autonomy and commitment to the organization. This book helps individuals and their organizations build environments that will ensure autonomous mindsets and decisions.

This practical and informative primer is a new kind of teaching tool that is easy to read, easy to understand, and easy to apply.Dr. Flynn presents the functional areas of business from entrepreneurship to small business development, legal structure, growth strategy, going global, finance, digitization, marketing, and management. Theory is matched with game-changing realities in today's business environment such as far-reaching networked digital supply chains, personalized geolocation marketing, 5 nm micro-processing chip architecture and hyperscale data centers triggering the generative AI boom, and sophisticated hybrid legal structures and financial management systems.

Recently, large parts of the world faced record high temperatures-another item on a long list of warning signs about the climate. This book is for the reader interested in having a better understanding of the nature and causes of climate change and the measures being undertaken.Global Climate Change suggests success is unlikely and to prevent catastrophe, more radical and uncomfortable actions will be needed. Many groups in society (e.g. governments, economies, businesses, public services) will need to undertake such actions to mitigate climate change and deal with its consequences. This book provides guidance about what these actions will involve.

Good project decisions result in successful careers and profitable companies. Bad decisions can be costly and cause operational downtime, may hurt employee morale, and impact customers and suppliers. Making a good decision has become very difficult because of increasing operating complexity and less marketplace predictability. Because of this: employers rate critical thinking and decision making as a top essential skill.Business problems are complex - so why do we continue to use a standard one-dimensional approach to solve complex, risky, and unpredictable problems?This book takes a novel but practical, multi-dimensional approach to making value-creating project decisions-decisions which use less resources to produce maximum value, including: Link company strategy and goals to project concepts, How to assess which projects produce value, Risk, Make or buy project criteria, Service based project decisions.This book is intended for project managers, supply chain professionals, and operationally focused roles for individuals having responsibility for successfully delivering projects and want to take charge of their career.

A novel about personal finance-and life.Reboot tells the story of Lisa, who is recently divorced and confronted with many of the potentially intimidating financial decisions we all must make.She learns about: credit cards, car loans, home buying, Social Security, retirement living, and moreas she takes control of her finances and her life from a place of curiosity and self-respect. One reviewer wrote: "Drama blends with practical money smarts. Join this captivating journey to financial stability."

Great leaders all share a common secret: they prioritize personal development.Successful Self-Leadership: An Inside-Out Approach in Seven Steps is not your typical leadership guide. Its seven diagnostic tools for each practice make it unique, providing practical and immediately applicable resources. This book incorporates the latest research to help you unlock your potential and prepare for the journey of self-leadership, ensuring you are well-equipped to apply the knowledge in your daily life.Dr. Tim Baker shares his unique Self-Leadership Development Framework, which consists of seven personal leadership practices, including The Inner and Outer Game, which separates the good from the great leaders.At its core, the book focuses on the concept of self-awareness, first taught by Socrates and foundational to genuine leadership. It introduces seven unique practices essential for today's leaders, equipping you with the tools to tap into your inner potential.The book emphasizes that deep self-awareness, the journey of genuinely understanding oneself, is not a one-time destination but a continuous, engaging process that leaders should commit to. This understanding is crucial to personal and leadership success, and the book will guide you in staying engaged and committed to this process.Successful Self-Leadership: An Inside-Out Approach in Seven Steps promisesgreater self-awarenessmore confidencesuperior focus anddynamic interpersonal skills.Begin your path to greatness today-because the best investment you can make is in yourself. Your journey starts now!

Disconnected: Exploring the Decline of Social Networks examines the future of social networks, highlighting their transformation from community builders to sources of misinformation and frustration. Using interdisciplinary insights, it uncovers the complex interplay of technological, social, and cultural factors behind this shift. It discusses the impact on individuals, businesses, and society, proposing pathways to a healthier digital environment.The book delves into the fascinating journey of social networks, tracing their evolution from tools that fostered community building to platforms that can sometimes spread misinformation. It explores how privacy issues are crucial in shaping user experiences and trust. Disconnected also examines the phenomenon of algorithmic polarization, where algorithms create echo chambers and contribute to the spread of disinformation. The author explores the social and cultural factors that influence social networks. Additionally, he includes case studies that highlight the real-world impacts of social networks on individuals, businesses, and society as a whole. Readers will discover practical solutions that offer pathways to creating a healthier digital environment, enable recognition of misinformation and privacy issues more effectively as well as gain strategic insights that will help navigate and influence the future of social networks.

A practical 'how to' book showing the world's anxiety-filled introverts (and anxiety-filled extroverts too) how they can not only survive but also thrive in the workplace, as told by one of their own.The workplace often seems geared towards extroverts and people with high self-confidence, and it can lead to the rest of us putting artificial limits on ourselves. In this book, you will receive a first-hand description of how to succeed in the workplace, as told by a self-described anxiety-filled introvert who successfully navigated that world, moving from technical roles to management to executive leadership.This book will enable you to: Better understand the internal struggles that many of us experience and that can make life more difficult for us at work, from social anxiety to imposter syndrome to fear of public speaking and more, Implement real-world, practical techniques to mitigate these internal struggles and prevent them from becoming career derailers, while also turning them into an advantage, Create your own personal toolkit of methods for coping with stress and anxiety at work and protect your mental health.This book goes beyond theory. It's not a collection of platitudes and clichéd motivational sayings-it's relatable, practical, and told with humor. If you're one of the world's many anxiety-filled introverts (or extroverts) and are looking for help thriving in the workplace, High Impact at Low Decibels is for you.

Why do we continue to struggle with data? With all the powerful tools we have in processing power, data tools, and computer programming, we still search for some elusive truth to pervasive problems. AI hallucinates, 'good data' that we started with is suddenly unintelligible, systems that should talk to each other seamlessly continually experience errors and need correction.What we fail to incorporate into our data world is the fact that data is language and has entwined in that language its own code that does not get captured in databases, APIs, LLMs and the systems we use day in and day out. So, how can we crack this data code?By stepping back, we can incorporate the tools that already exist in applied linguistics used to crack the human language code into our approaches in how we tackle the data code challenge. Just because we call it data doesn't mean that it doesn't suffer from bias or the need for context. But by recognizing these linguistic challenges, and infusing that inside the data, we can create data code that can be cracked, data that tells us its biases, context, and purpose, and for who that data is actually useful to, and for whom it is not.If you are interested in data, and why understanding language and jargon can help you crack the data code, this book is for you. If you've had a data challenge and have struggled to find a way to understand it, the practical foundational principles inside can help you frame your problem in a different way. And in doing so, help you crack the data code.

The tools I learned in recovery from addiction can help anyone find peace and develop resilience at work.The principles behind Twelve Step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous are simple but profoundly useful for restoring balance and building confidence. Recovery at Work provides practical examples for applying tools to overcome the stress and burnout of daily work life and to build a better career. Twelve Step principles have helped millions of people in recovery, and they can work for anyone.Dozens of real, personal stories illustrate ways to handle work challenges and conflicts with honesty, humility, hope, compassion, and courage. Examples show how to find your footing-as though you're walking along a narrow ridge-without overreacting or numbing out.With practice, you'll get better at discerning what you can and can't control at work. You'll learn to accept what you can't control and become more skillful at changing what you can control.

Embrace the future with confidence and harness the transformative power of artificial intelligence to supercharge your nonprofit's efficiency and impact.Guided by our motto "Don't be afraid, be prepared," this book demystifies AI, making it accessible and practical for everyday use in your organization. It provides straightforward strategies and real-world examples to show how AI can streamline operations, enhance your mission's impact, and revolutionize problem-solving.This guide is your key to navigating the evolving landscape of nonprofit management, arming you with the tools and knowledge needed to thrive in an era of innovation. Prepare to lead your organization toward a successful, impactful future.

4-Gen Leadership: Thriving in a Multi-Generational Workplace is a practical guide for those aspiring to be multi-generational leaders in today's evolving business landscape. 4-gen leadership is the philosophy and actions leaders can take to help all generations (baby boomers, Gen X, millennials, and Gen Z) be accepted, honored, and united into one effective, harmonious team. The authors have created a resource that leaders across every industry at all levels of leadership will find useful. This book helps established and emerging leaders understand the generations in their workforce and how to bridge the new generation gaps in their organizations.Each chapter contains reflective questions to help the readers apply the book's concepts to their work environment; a section titled Voices from the Generations, which shares insightful views from one of the many successful leaders interviewed for the project; a Real-World Connection segment, which is a scenario in which the readers see how a hypothetical problem might be solved by using a multi-gen leadership lens; and finally, an activity worksheet that points readers toward the next steps they can take to strengthen their multi-gen leadership skills and the culture.

In an era marked by rapid innovation and disruptive technologies like AI, unforeseen global challenges like the recent pandemic, and pressing sustainability challenges, businesses' survival and success hinge on their ability to transform continuously.The success stories of industry giants like Amazon, Uber, and Airbnb reveal a crucial insight: Thriving in today's market isn't just about innovative products or cutting-edge technology-it's about pioneering business models. This book introduces the Transformative Strategic Thinking (TST) toolkit, a creative thinking methodology designed for businesses eager to embrace change and explore new business model scenarios. The TST toolkit combines analytical tools for evaluating current business models with five transformational practices for experimenting with new ones. Concluding with real-life success stories of three entrepreneurs who navigated disruptive innovations and black swan events through the TST approach, this book provides a hands-on perspective on transforming business models. Different from traditional strategy literature, this book doesn't offer off-the-shelf formulas but empowers you to think creatively. With step-by-step guidance, visual collaboration tools, real-world case examples, exercises, and design tips, you will learn to dissect your current business model, identify areas for improvement, and foster a creative approach to developing new models. Targeted at forward-thinking managers, daring entrepreneurs, aspiring business leaders, and ambitious startup founders, the TST toolkit equips them to challenge conventional business models and design innovative ones. It is equally valuable for students and enthusiasts of business design, design thinking, and entrepreneurship.

Nice Guys Finish Last and Other Workplace Lies: Successfully Navigating the Modern Workplace serves as an essential resource for today's worker. It directly identifies and exposes the lies, half-truths and misperceptions that cause havoc and disruption in the workplace, offering time-tested principles addressing workplace challenges and facilitating workplace success and advancement.Today's modern workplace can be an extremely challenging place. Virtually everyone has a story about an impossible boss, a difficult coworker, a challenging deadline, a toxic work environment, a lack of resources, an annoying new policy- leaving today's worker in serious need of trusted advice to navigate the daily challenges they face.Unfortunately, much of the advice circulating in today's workplace is misleading and untrue, full of rarely challenged and generally accepted principles and "truths" that are actually false. Regrettably, well-meaning people often adopt these lies, myths, and misrepresentations and too often suffer the consequences of the poor advice that they convey.Nice Guys Finish Last and Other Workplace Lies: Successfully Navigating the Modern Workplace meets this urgent need by serving as an essential resource for today's worker. It directly identifies and exposes the lies, half-truths and misperceptions that cause havoc and disruption in the workplace, offering time-tested principles addressing workplace challenges and facilitating workplace success and advancement.Written by an experienced NASA engineer with a long career of practical, hands-on experience leading technical teams on complex spaceflight missions, this book leverages years of experience to clearly identify the lies and mistruths prevalent in today's workforce. Armed with a wealth of examples from his own challenging workplace experiences, each chapter identifies common workplace falsehoods and highlights key principles vital for workplace success.Written in a straightforward, entertaining, and easy to digest manner, Nice Guys Finish Last and Other Workplace Lies dispels commonly accepted workplace myths and provides the reader with the benefits of a lifetime of practical workplace experiences without having to experience the "school of hard knocks" themselves.

Unlock Brilliant Strategies with AI-Enhanced MarketingDiscover the future of marketing with our comprehensive guide that introduces the MVOSSTE framework. Augmented by cutting-edge generative AI, this book offers a clear roadmap from mis-sion to execution, empowering you to craft innovative and effective marketing strategies. Perfect for marketers eager to stay ahead of the curve, our guide transforms complex concepts into actionable insights for unparalleled success.

Deception and Financial Mayhem explores whether the corporate psychopath accountant can be identified, modeled, and ultimately constrained.This book extensively discusses accounting fraud, including recent accounting scandals, and its relationship with Corporate Governance. Major accounting fraud models, including The Fraud Triangle, are examined and the lens of The Dark Triad (Machiavellianism, Narcissism, Psychopathy) is also presented to better understand the perpetrators of accounting fraud. Utilizing the Levenson's Self-Report Psychopathy Scale, a multiple regression model known as the 'Corporate Psychopath Equation' is proposed to potentially identify psychopathic tendencies in accountants and auditors. The foundational aspects of blockchain technology are covered along with its potential to prevent accounting fraud. The authors outline automation technologies and 'People-Centric Approaches', including the Sheikh Maniar Crowe Anti-Fraud Culture Builder-which can potentially foster an ethical culture and deter accounting fraud until the blockchain technology becomes ubiquitous. Finally, perpetual vigilance is advised, even as the specter of the corporate psychopath accountant may diminish.

Quantum technology interest is accelerating for two key reasons: first, quantum technologies promise transformative capabilities. Indeed, quantum computing is seen as a strategic necessity by the world's leading economies. Second, experts unanimously agree that a cryptographically-relevant quantum computer will have the capability to break classical encryption that keeps our data and transactions private. Thus, organizations are challenged to protect their most sensitive information data and systems before a cryptographically-relevant quantum computer is accessible to hackers despite already over-burdened cybersecurity teams.Quantum Cybersecurity Program Management by Dr Greg Skulmoski and Dr Ashkan Memari is part of a series of books: Shields Up: Cybersecurity Project Management outlines a risk-based approach to cybersecurity project management including technology and process improvement projects. Cybersecurity Training: A Pathway to Readiness outlines best practices in training and instructional design to upskill the organization's people. Quantum Cybersecurity builds upon Shields Up (technology and process) and Cybersecurity Training (people) to provide a program approach to deliver the diversity of quantum projects and initiatives organizations encounter.The authors of Quantum Cybersecurity bring together best practices found in standards and frameworks in a risk-based approach to implementing a quantum program of projects. Tailored for quantum champions, IT security architects, business leaders, project managers, digital leadership, and board members, Quantum Cybersecurity offers actionable guidance. Urgent and early adopters will find a practical guide for a quick start to their quantum projects.

This book is perfect for corporate leaders, marketing communication practitioners, and students who want to gain a deep understanding of effective relationship management.It draws on research from business, organizational psychology, and communication whose insights it applies to practice through clear and practical examples. The chapters discuss the process of building and maintaining relationships via the consistent implementation of corporate values to ensure the stakeholders' identification with the company.The reader will explore relationship management with employees and consumers in local and international environments, in offline and online interactions, and in times of crises. Finally, the chapters represent a journey into the role that leadership styles, internal cultures, and social media play in relationship management.

Have you ever felt frustrated by bureaucratic red tape or found management theories too abstract to apply? The Agile Equilibrium: Balancing Organizational Freedom and Structure is your guide to navigating these challenges with practical, actionable insights. This book demystifies the complexities of management, offering a framework that harmonizes freedom and structure-two critical elements for organizations and teams facing the rapid pace of technological change. Drawing on the latest research and the author's experience across the public, private, and academic sectors, this book provides real-world examples and best practices at the organizational, team, and individual levels. Whether you're a manager looking to boost team dynamics, an entrepreneur striving for organizational agility, or a student eager to master key management principles, this book is an essential resource for enhancing both workplace satisfaction and productivity.