How can you improve your leadership skills? What ethical dilemmas may you face as a manager and what approach should you take to confront them? What can you do to become a leader of your people will respect and trust them to lead them in a crisis? These are questions that so many business leaders ask themselves today. And they're the very same questions that Joseph Medina faced during his time in the United States Marine Corps and in the business world. In this book, you receive a unique insight into the leadership style of a decorated Marine and business leader. You'll discover the lessons Medina learned from several of the U.S. military's most distinguished leaders, as well as how you can apply these lessons to your business.

Marty Strong's direct and compelling message is focused on business but in truth, its leadership tenets are agnostic as to industry, marketplace, private or public setting. This is not a textbook. It is a personal conversation between a high-performance business leader and professionals searching for actionable insights that deliver results. Be Nimble provides mentorship, tips, tools, and useful examples to help drive home its valuable leadership insights. Marty Strong has an accomplished leadership career spanning four decades. He worked his way from enlisted SEAL Team member to the SEAL Officer corps, retiring with twenty years’ service in that highly-decorated and esteemed military unit. He is the author of the Time Warrior Sagas and the SEAL Strike Series.

Businesses compete on an ever-shifting battlefield. Owners are stretched. They wear too many hats; they have too few resources and too little time to accomplish all they want. Losing focus is the top challenge that business leaders face. Sifting through both new ideas and those tried and true business practices, Gary Klaben and Adam Blonsky, boil it down into nine principles to lead your company through its daily battles. If you've led a business, you'll recognize many of these practical principles. The question is: are you keeping up with them and how can you keep them current and simple? The Business Battlefield is designed to be a quick read -- something you can pick up and finish in an hour on any plane ride. Business leaders will find a quick refresher to reinforce your current practices along with some simple, thought-provoking and useful tools to ready your company for the next battle.

Veteran leadership coach presents the Principles of War applied in both military and business environments. This book will enable business leaders to quickly and effectively apply The Principles of War in their own planning and operations.

"A ROLLICKING READ ABOUT THE CORPORATE WORLD'S GREATEST RIVALRIES." ADAM GRANT, New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and Originals, and host of the TED podcast WorkLife Based on the chart-topping BUSINESS WARS podcast, here are the stories and lessons from history's greatest business rivalries - retold as you've never heard them before. Some of the companies here have been featured on the podcast, many are entirely new, and ALL of the material presents a fresh perspective, with each chapter thematically inspired by a chapter of Sun Tzu's classic, The Art of War. From the pocket showdown of iPhone vs Blackberry to the epic stand-off of Beats vs Monster, The Art of Business Wars goes deep into the business trenches to explore the stories behind the stories. In this gripping study of triumph and disaster, you'll discover the real-life love spat between the co-founders of Tinder which led to the creation of its competitor Bumble, the battle of the fast fashion giants H&M and Zara where speed is everything, how Wrigley almost bit off more than it could chew, and Nintendo leveled up in America. With these and many more tales from business battlefields all over the world The Art of Business Wars reveals the strategies, positioning, dirty tricks, and eye for exploiting vulnerabilities, that make the difference between success and failure. David Brown, host of the hit podcast Business Wars, masterfully frames some of the biggest business rivalries in history using the wisdom and pragmatic advice of revered Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu. Each battle Brown examines tells a story of contending wits, strategies, and resources. He chronicles the rise of companies as they formulate innovative plans, vanquish foes, and adapt to shifting societal needs. The goal: stay ahead of the competition and emerge victorious as an industry titan. Compiling powerful insights uncovered over hundreds of episodes and more than a year of in-depth research, Brown offers an extraordinary formula for victory woven into a series of gripping, real-life tales straight from the business trenches. The stories in The Art of Business Wars are fascinating, but the lessons we draw from them - about determination, ingenuity, patience, grit, subtlety, and other key traits that contribute to a victorious enterprise - are invaluable, whether you're a software-slinging freelancer or the CEO of a multinational corporation.

This book brings the strategies of the battlefield to the global coliseum of business competition. The winning military strategies at Thermoyplae, Gettysburg, Waterloo, Iwo Jima, Desert Storm, and more have become the strategies of companies like HP, Wal-Mart, AOL, and GE. From old-line industries to e-commerce startups and for an entire corporation, division, or department, offered here in practical format, with real world examples, are winning battlefield strategies that can become the business reader's own.

"Being a business leader is similar to being a commander in war." This sentiment sets the tone for a tactical guide to not only surviving but thriving amid industry disruption, globalization, and digital transformation. In today's concrete jungle, the life of an entrepreneur and business leader can be perilous. Each day brings the possibility of new opportunities, unforeseen risks, and inevitable emergencies. At every turn, technology is either friend or foe (and sometimes both). The enemy isn't just across town; they're across the globe, waging cybersecurity attacks in constant succession. Everyone is fighting for the same customers, employees, resources, protections, and market share. The name of the game? Do more with less. The mission? Protect your bottom line. Technology is non-negotiable. Ignorance is peril. Knowing which technology solutions make the most sense for your business can no longer be left to chance. As a veteran of the United States Army, A-Jay is no stranger to combat training and preparation. In his latest book, The Art of War in Business Technology, A-Jay brings lessons in warfare to the digital battlefield. His field-ready tactical guide for business owners is a compilation of easy-to-deploy strategies for simplifying technology management. Inside, you'll find real-life stories, applications, and practical advice for gaining a better vantage point over operations, navigating business technology, developing a strong digital foothold, and positioning yourself for long-term success. Are you ready to future-proof your business?