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Screw It, Let’s Do It: Lessons in Life by Richard Branson
Global entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson is a hugely successful international entrepreneur and chairman of the Virgin Group. He is an iconic figure and a role-model for many young entrepreneurs. Having built a business empire and made billions, he is famously renowned for his unique style, approachability, and ability to challenge and succeed against the odds. Screw It, Lets Do It reveals the lessons from his life that have helped him through his business and personal life challenges. His personal life lessons featured in the book include, always believe it can be done and that, if others disagree with you, try and try again until you achieve your goal; or that you must truly love what you do. Essential reading for any budding entrepreneur. |
Connected: 24 Hours in the Global Economy by Daniel Altman
What if you could look behind the headlines of the global economy to see how it really worked? Instead of listening to pundits, politicians, and protestors, you could see at first-hand how everyone from migrant workers to central bank governors lived their lives. Then you could decide for yourself where the big trends were heading. Well, now you can. Connected: 24 Hours in the Global Economy isn’t another polemic for or against globalization. Daniel Altman takes you on a whirlwind journey through more than a dozen cities, gathering points of view from moguls, ministers, and the men and women on the street. At each stop, you’ll hear how the world’s workers played their parts in the events of a single day. Starting with their stories, related in their own words, you’ll take on pressing questions in new ways: Can poor countries become rich too quickly? Can corruption ever be a good thing? Do companies need crises in order to stay competitive?
What determines the global economic pecking order? Most importantly, you’ll learn how the billions of decisions made by individuals can and do change the future. The book offers a deeply intellectual understanding of our amazingly complex and dynamic world economy. |
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From Dust to Diamonds by Beulah Thumbadoo
‘Social entrepreneurship’ is a term that is gaining much interest around the world, so much so that it has become a course of academic study in leading institutions globally. There is currently no simple or universal definition for the term, but essentially it is popularizing the work of committed individuals who through innovative approaches aim to effect some form of large scale social change. South Africa is no exception and From Dust to Diamonds is a title profiling nineteen social entrepreneurs mostly from the Gauteng province and the innovative approaches they have taken in order to tackle the various social challenges existing in their communities at various points in South Africa’s recent history. |
There’s a Tsotsi in the Boardroom by Muzi Kuzwayo
There’s a Tsotsi in the Boardroom provocatively deals with a story as old as history itself. Everyone wants to be a chief - whether it’s in a boardroom, a parliament, a church or on the streets. Despite the odds having been stacked against them, many people in South Africa have successfully made it. And many of them didn’t wait for opportunities to open up for them – they simply broke down the doors. You may find the book a little uncomfortable and a bit raw at times, but as the author says: “What do you expect? I am a product of Bantu education. I can tell it like it is.” Essentially this book takes the mystery out of the boardroom and puts a human face to the big corporate names. It shows how simple the principles of business really are and how the human element can make or break an enterprise. Street-wise and savy, this book provides a cutting assessment of the current state of business in South Africa.
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