Summaries of books about Business & Finance:
Coaching Agile Teams
A Companion for ScrumMasters, Agile Coaches, and Project Managers in Transition
Adkins Lyssa
The book provides insights and practical tools for leading agile teams, focusing on the role of the ScrumMaster or agile coach in fostering collaboration, facilitating growth, and navigating the challenges of agile transformation. It covers topics such as team dynamics, coaching strategies, and the nuances of servant leadership within the context of agile project management.
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Forex For Beginners
What you need to know to get started, and everything in between
Anna Coulling
The book serves as an introductory guide to the foreign exchange (Forex) market, providing readers with the foundational knowledge necessary to understand currency trading, including market analysis, trading techniques, and risk management strategies. It also covers the psychological aspects of trading and offers practical insights to equip beginners with the tools needed to start and develop their Forex trading journey.
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Buyology
How Everything We Believe About Why We Buy is Wrong
Martin Lindstrom
The book delves into the psychology behind what drives purchasing decisions, revealing that much of consumer behavior is unconscious. It presents findings from a three-year neuromarketing study, which used brain-imaging technology to examine the effectiveness of advertisements, brands, and products.
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The Bogleheads' Guide to the Three-Fund Portfolio
How a Simple Portfolio of Three Total Market Index Funds Outperforms Most Investors with Less Risk
Taylor Larimore
The book advocates for a simple investment strategy using just three index funds to cover the U.S. stock market, international stocks, and U.S. bonds, arguing that this approach minimizes costs, simplifies decision-making, and often yields better long-term returns than more complex investment strategies. It provides practical advice on how to construct and maintain this portfolio, emphasizing the benefits of low fees, broad diversification, and the importance of staying the course over time.
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The Path
Accelerating Your Journey to Financial Freedom
Tony Robbins|Tony Robbins
The book provides strategies and insights on how to achieve financial independence and grow wealth through investment advice, mindset shifts, and financial planning. It includes interviews with financial experts, actionable steps for readers to take control of their financial destiny, and explores the psychological barriers that often hinder financial success.
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Nine Lies About Work
A Freethinking Leader’s Guide to the Real World
Marcus Buckingham|Ashley Goodall
The book challenges conventional wisdom about work by debunking nine common myths, such as the belief that people care which company they work for and that the best plan wins. It offers insights and evidence to support a new perspective on leadership and organizational success, emphasizing the importance of individual uniqueness and the real drivers of employee engagement.
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Real Estate Investing Gone Bad
21 true stories of what NOT to do when investing in real estate and flipping houses
Phil Pustejovsky
The book presents a collection of cautionary tales from various real estate investors who experienced significant failures or challenges in their investment endeavors. It provides insights into common mistakes and missteps in property investment and house flipping, offering lessons on how to avoid similar pitfalls.
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Change by Design
How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation
Tim Brown
The book presents the concept of design thinking, a problem-solving approach that involves empathy, creativity, and rationality to meet user needs and drive innovation in organizations. It outlines how this methodology can be applied across various industries to design products, services, and experiences that are both user-centric and economically viable.
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Vivid Vision
A Remarkable Tool For Aligning Your Business Around a Shared Vision of the Future
Cameron Herold
The book provides a detailed guide for business leaders on how to craft a clear, detailed vision of their company's future, known as a Vivid Vision, which encompasses all aspects of the organization. It outlines a step-by-step process for creating and implementing this vision to align teams, motivate employees, and drive growth towards the envisioned future.
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The Leader's Greatest Return
Attracting, Developing, and Multiplying Leaders
John C. Maxwell
The book provides insights and strategies for nurturing and developing leadership potential in others, emphasizing the importance of creating a culture that encourages growth and the multiplication of leaders within an organization. It offers practical advice on identifying potential leaders, investing in their development, and empowering them to cultivate their own leadership abilities to positively impact the team and business.
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