Carlye Adler Livres

The 7 key steps to help you convince anyone to see your potential from Suneel Gupta, rising business star and the New York Stock Exchange's 'New Face of Innovation'

The inspiring memoir of a man who traded a career to found Pencils of Promise, an organization that has built over 100 schools in the developing world

The real story of risking it all and going for broke unfolds here, challenging conventional wisdom that startups must emerge from Silicon Valley, be led by young engineers, and rely on VC funding. Mikkel Svane shares the unconventional journey of founding Zendesk in a Copenhagen loft with two friends, all in their thirties, seeking to escape corporate monotony. Today, Zendesk is a leading enterprise software company with a global customer base. However, its path to success was fraught with challenges, including near bankruptcy and a pivotal move to California. Through humorous and candid anecdotes, Mikkel recounts the trials of leaving stable jobs and the journey to their IPO, all while maintaining their friendship. Much like Zendesk's mission to simplify customer service, this narrative dispels myths about startups and founders. Mikkel's insights, drawn from real experiences, often defy traditional entrepreneurial advice, highlighting the realities of failure, the potential of seemingly mundane ideas, and the importance of community engagement. He addresses hiring strategies and effective communication, offering practical wisdom from someone actively navigating the startup landscape. This book is essential for aspiring entrepreneurs, providing inspiration and guidance to pursue their dreams and craft their own narratives.

Many people understand humor's power intuitively, but when it comes to using it with intention far fewer know how. As a result, humor is vastly under-leveraged in most workplaces. Research shows that humor is one of the most powerful tools we have for accomplishing serious things. Aaker and Bagdonas draw on findings by behavioral scientists, advice from world-class comedians, and stories from real-life business leaders to reveal how humor works and how you can make greater and better use of it. -- adapted from jacket

How did salesforce.com grow from a start up in a rented apartment into the world's fastest growing software company in less than a decade? For the first time, Marc Benioff, the visionary founder, chairman and CEO of salesforce.com, tells how he and his team created and used new business, technology, and philanthropic models tailored to this time of extraordinary change. Showing how salesforce.com not only survived the dotcom implosion of 2001, but went on to define itself as the leader of the cloud computing revolution and spark a $46-billion dollar industry, Benioff's story will help business leaders and entrepreneurs stand out, innovate better, and grow faster in any economic climate. In Behind the Cloud, Benioff shares the strategies that have inspired employees, turned customers into evangelists, leveraged an ecosystem of partners, and allowed innovation to flourish.

In "The Business of Changing the World," Marc Benioff and 19 influential leaders share how companies can enhance their culture while making a positive impact. They provide insights on starting philanthropy programs that boost performance and morale, featuring stories from CEOs like those of Starbucks and Intel.

Podtitul: 7 rád ako si získať pozornosť Niektorí ľudia dokážu získať dôveru šéfov či investorov, zatiaľ čo iní nie, a tento jav má svoj dôvod. Ten však nesúvisí so skúsenosťami, pôvodom či podnikateľským plánom. Presvedčiví jednotlivci majú akúsi skrytú vlastnosť, ktorá motivuje ostatných. Často sa to považuje za prirodzený talent alebo charizmu. Keď Suneela Guptu odmietli všetci investori, položil si otázku, či sa táto vlastnosť dá získať. Získal poznatky od najväčších svetových mysliteľov a objavil spôsob, ako efektívne prezentovať nové nápady, čo mu prinieslo miliónové investície a zmeny v korporáciách. Kniha odhaľuje tajomstvá úspechu producentov oscarových filmov, rizikových investorov, zakladateľov startupov a vedúcich pracovníkov významných spoločností ako Lego a Pixar. Suneel sa stal „novou tvárou inovácií“ newyorskej burzy. Prelomová kniha ukazuje, že kľúčom k úspechu nie je charizma ani známosti, ale schopnosť presvedčiť ostatných, aby vám dali šancu. Po jej prečítaní sa naučíte, ako túto schopnosť získať.