A Cynic's Business Wisdom: Winning Through Flexible Ethics
- 2h 34m
- Jay J. Silverberg
- Business Expert Press
- 2021
A Cynic’s Business Wisdom is an entrepreneur’s manual from the edgy perspective that cynicism teaches us to have a healthy respect for the unexpected.
It equips us to effectively deal with real-world business challenges and capitalize on opportunities. Essentially, it is the flip side of all those “instant-gratification-sugar-coated-success-guaranteed-get-rich-overnight” books.
This manual is a keen reflection of converting collegiate knowledge into actions that are intended to give you an advantage in dealing with people, selling, networking, negotiating, managing, and controlling every business situation you find yourself in.
It responds to questions posed and issues raised by entrepreneurs, academics, trainers, mentors, and businesspeople over all my years delivering business consulting, and expounds on my advanced business workshops, and on my very own business ventures.
Business often is not pretty. Business is not always fair. People are out to win at virtually any cost. Those footsteps you hear are a constant reminder that you have a target on your back. Flexible business ethics are part of empowering you to play by your own rules, recognize that business is a game, nobody owes you a break, there are no black-and-white norms, and that business ethics are flexible.
Understand how to play the game to win.
About the Author
Jay J. Silverberg is a business rebel who has started and run a number of successful businesses. This manual is a culmination of his business adventures and misadventures and offers up a multitude of inestimably valuable lessons. As an entrepreneurial trainer, Jay has developed innovative programs for both the beginner and the advanced businessperson, and delivered training and mentoring to thousands of entrepreneurs, managers, and business professionals. As a business consultant, Jay s practice ranges from start-ups to Fortune 500 firms with projects that have spanned the globe. He has also represented government trade and economic development ministries at national and international conferences. Jay resides on Vancouver Island, British Columbia with his wife, Linda, who inspires him to always do better. Jay can be contacted at silverberg88@gmail.com. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
In this Book
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Overture
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What is Business? It's Not Rocket Science
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Business is a Game
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Be a Business Rebel
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Business is Inspired Craziness
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The Glorified Image of Being Self-Employed
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Flexible Business Ethics
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Use the System. Rule the System.
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The Human Instinct to Fight on Another Day
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The Psychology of Business
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“What's in it for Me” (WIIFM) Thinking
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Planning is Dreaming and Scheming
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Opportunities and the Shiny Coin Syndrome
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Communications and Networking Involves Talking AND Listening. Sounds So Easy, Right?
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Never Surrender Control. You Earned it. You Keep it
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Marketing—Setting up the Almighty Sale
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Sales are Your Lifeblood
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Be Yourself, or Someone Else—Playacting is Part of Business
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Running Your Business, Not Vice Versa
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Money, Money, Money
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There's a Time to Quit. Here's How
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More Business Adventures of How it Works in Real Life
