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Andrew Ross Sorkin details the exploits and dramatic events as they unfolded at the onset and peak of the 2008 – 2011 financial crisis. Nominated for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize, this title combines first-person accounts and incredible journalism to weave together a ‘fly on the wall’ narrative of what went down.
Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System from Crisis — and Themselves It has been described as “intellectually rigorous” and “fluent & original” by credible management & economics publications. It’s difficult to think about influential British business people without thinking of Richard Branson. The serial entrepreneur has had his hands in more businesses than you could count on two hands. These companies include Virgin Records, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Media & most recently Virgin Galactic. From a “feminist hero” ( Elle, The Guardian) comes a fearless firsthand account of the workplace discrimination suit that “has blown open a conversation about the status of women” ( The New York Times) in the tech industry. Entrepreneurs are always on a quest to win the race against time. As if that weren't stressful enough, we also have to enhance our willpower and strengthen our self-discipline. If not, then all of the distractions flying around will stand in the way of us getting things done.
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What better organisation to produce extensive and lengthy research than Gallup – a polling and survey company of renown based in the US. Bill Gates Used to Fly Economy All the Time When He Could Easily Afford First Class — For a Surprisingly Relatable Reason Another former winner, Sebastian Mallaby (whose biography of Alan Greenspan, The Man Who Knew, triumphed in 2016) makes another appearance on the longlist with The Power Law : Venture Capital and the Art of Disruption. It is a deep dig into the roots of the venture capital industry that underpinned the rise of Silicon Valley. Mallaby attempts to answer the question “Did the VCs create the success, or did they merely show up for it?” The book is written by father & daughter team David & Reiko. Its tagline is ‘turning fans into customers, and customers into fans’. What they mean by this is creating what they call a ‘fanocracy’– an organisation that puts the needs and wishes of fans ahead of every other priority. Ignore Everybody and 39 Other Keys to Creativity is a funny book that might just boost your creativity at work or in your own business. Hugh is an avid blogger and has been writing about creative topics for several years.
This UK business book longlist wouldn’t be complete without a title from one of the most famous female business leaders in the UK; Karren Brady.It needs to be four-skill focused. That is, it needs to contain activities to support speaking, writing, reading and listening. Learning English becomes fun and easy when you learn with movie trailers, music videos, news and inspiring talks. The findings from this huge study have been brought together by Jim Harter in a format that will inform managers at junior or senior levels in an organisation.