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Hacking Planet Earth: How Geoengineering Can Help Us Reimagine the Future
by Thomas M. KostigenAn exploration of the cutting-edge technology that will enable us to confront the realities of climate change.For decades scientists and environmentalists have sounded the alarm about the effects of global warming. We are now past the tipping point. As floods, storms, and extreme temperatures become our daily reality, "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" efforts aren't enough anymore. In Hacking Planet Earth, New York Times bestselling author Thomas Kostigen takes readers to the frontlines of geoengineering projects that scientists, entrepreneurs, engineers, and other visionaries around the world are developing to solve the problems associated with climate change. From giant parasols hovering above the Earth to shield us from an unforgiving sun, to lasers shooting up into clouds to coax out much-needed water, Kostigen introduces readers to this inspiring work and the people who are spearheading it. These futurist, far- thinking, world-changing ideas will save us, and Hacking Planet Earth offers readers their new vision for the future.
Hacking Sales: The Playbook for Building a High-Velocity Sales Machine
by Max AltschulerStay ahead of the sales evolution with a more efficient approach to everything Hacking Sales helps you transform your sales process using the next generation of tools, tactics and strategies. Author Max Altschuler has dedicated his business to helping companies build modern, efficient, high tech sales processes that generate more revenue while using fewer resources. In this book, he shows you the most effective changes you can make, starting today, to evolve your sales and continually raise the bar. You'll walk through the entire sales process from start to finish, learning critical hacks every step of the way. Find and capture your lowest-hanging fruit at the top of the funnel, build massive lead lists using ICP and TAM, utilize multiple prospecting strategies, perfect your follow-ups, nurture leads, outsource where advantageous, and much more. Build, refine, and enhance your pipeline over time, close deals faster, and use the right tools for the job--this book is your roadmap to fast and efficient revenue growth. Without a reliable process, you're disjointed, disorganized, and ultimately, underperforming. Whether you're building a sales process from scratch or looking to become your company's rock star, this book shows you how to make it happen. Hacking Sales shows you how to get ahead of everyone else with focused effort and the most effective approach to modern sales.
Hacking the Human: Social Engineering Techniques and Security Countermeasures
by Ian MannInformation security is about people, yet in most organizations protection remains focused on technical countermeasures. The human element is crucial in the majority of successful attacks on systems and attackers are rarely required to find technical vulnerabilities, hacking the human is usually sufficient. Ian Mann turns the black art of social engineering into an information security risk that can be understood, measured and managed effectively. The text highlights the main sources of risk from social engineering and draws on psychological models to explain the basis for human vulnerabilities. Chapters on vulnerability mapping, developing a range of protection systems and awareness training provide a practical and authoritative guide to the risks and countermeasures that are available. There is a singular lack of useful information for security and IT professionals regarding the human vulnerabilities that social engineering attacks tend to exploit. Ian Mann provides a rich mix of examples, applied research and practical solutions that will enable you to assess the level of risk in your organization; measure the strength of your current security and enhance your training and systemic countermeasures accordingly. If you are responsible for physical or information security or the protection of your business and employees from significant risk, then Hacking the Human is a must-read.
Hacking Work
by Bill Jensen Josh KleinWhy work harder than you have to? One manager kept his senior execs happy by secretly hacking into the company's database, providing them the reports they needed in one-third the time. Hacking is a powerful solution to every stupid procedure, tool, rule, and process we are forced to endure. Benevolent hackers are saving business from itself. It would be so much easier to do great work if not for lingering bureaucracies, outdated technologies, and deeply irrational rules and procedures. These things are killing us. Frustrating? Hell, yes. But take heart-there's an army of heroes coming to the rescue. Today's top performers are taking matters into their own hands: bypassing sacred structures, using forbidden tools, and ignoring silly corporate edicts. In other words, they are hacking work to increase their efficiency and job satisfaction. Consultant Bill Jensen teamed up with hacker Josh Klein to expose the cheat codes that enable people to work smarter instead of harder. Once employees learn how to hack their work, they accomplish more in less time. They cut through red tape and circumvent stupid rules. It's about making the system work for you, so you can take control of your workload, increase your productivity, and help your company succeed-in spite of itself.
Hacking Your Education
by Dale J. StephensIn his provocative new book, Dale J. Stephens explains why a college diploma isn't necessary for success.
Hacks for Life and Career: A Millennial’s Guide to Making it Big
by Sandeep DasBeing a millennial is not easy. While the average millennial struggles with low remuneration and motivation, there are others who become Instagram influencers and earn oodles of money and fame. This book aims to provide life hacks that can help millennials face the world professionally and personally. It discusses various topics along the lines of entrepreneurship, self-help, technological disruption and financial literacy. In this holistic guide for today’s millennials, the author breaks down various day-to-day business concepts such as pricing, inflation, GDP and so on. The book also provides a glimpse of industries—FMCG, consulting, e-commerce, banking—to help readers understand the culture and demands of these industries. The book tries to speak to all kinds of millennials, be it the ones starting their slash careers or those beginning a new entrepreneurial venture. Hacks for Life and Career includes tips on managing difficult bosses and colleagues along with life hacks to upsell oneself in a corporate career. It also provides career-related assistance like creating an impactful resume and acing various rounds of job selection. The book answers the often-asked question of whether to pursue an Indian degree or an international degree. And finally, the secret sauce that will help them land that job with a nine-digit salary. The book will appeal to millennials who are trying to make a career in corporate India.
Had It Coming: What's Fair in the Age of #MeToo?
by Robyn DoolittleAn illuminating, timely look at the changing landscape of sexual politics by the author of Crazy Town.For nearly two years, Globe and Mail reporter Robyn Doolittle investigated how Canadian police handle sexual assault cases. Her findings were shocking: across the country, in big cities and small towns, the system was dismissing a high number of allegations as "unfounded." A police officer would simply view the claim as baseless and no investigation would follow. Of the 26,500 reported cases of sexual assault in 2015, only 1,400 resulted in convictions. The response to Doolittle's groundbreaking Unfounded series was swift. Federal ministers immediately vowed to establish better oversight, training, and policies; Prime Minister Trudeau announced $100 million to combat gender-based violence; Statistics Canada began to collect and publish unfounded rates; and to date, about a third of the country's forces have pledged to review more than 10,000 sex-assault cases dating back to 2010. Had It Coming picks up where the Unfounded series left off. Doolittle brings a personal voice to what has been a turning point for most women: the #MeToo movement and its aftermath. The world is now increasingly aware of the pervasiveness of rape culture in which powerful men got away with sexual assault and harassment for years: from Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein, Bill O'Reilly, and Matt Lauer, to Charlie Rose and Jian Ghomeshi. But Doolittle looks beyond specific cases to the big picture. The issue of "consent" figures largely: not only is the public confused about what it means, but an astounding number of police officers and judges do not understand Canadian consent law. The brain's reaction to trauma and how it affects memory is also crucial to understanding victim statements. Surprisingly, Canada has the most progressive sexual assault laws in the developed world, yet the system is failing victims at every stage. Had It Coming is not a diatribe or manifesto, but a nuanced and informed look at how attitudes around sexual behaviour have changed and still need to change.
Hadoop Cluster Deployment
by Danil ZburivskyThis book is a step-by-step tutorial filled with practical examples which will show you how to build and manage a Hadoop cluster along with its intricacies.This book is ideal for database administrators, data engineers, and system administrators, and it will act as an invaluable reference if you are planning to use the Hadoop platform in your organization. It is expected that you have basic Linux skills since all the examples in this book use this operating system. It is also useful if you have access to test hardware or virtual machines to be able to follow the examples in the book.
Hadoop Essentials
by Shiva AchariIf you are a system or application developer interested in learning how to solve practical problems using the Hadoop framework, then this book is ideal for you. This book is also meant for Hadoop professionals who want to find solutions to the different challenges they come across in their Hadoop projects.
Hadoop for Finance Essentials
by Rajiv TiwariThis book is perfect for developers, analysts, architects or managers who would like to perform big data analytics with Hadoop for the financial sector. This book is also helpful for technology professionals from other industry sectors who have recently switched or like to switch their business domain to financial sector. Familiarity with big data, Java programming, database and data warehouse, and business intelligence would be beneficial.
Haftungsvermeidung in der Unternehmenskrise: Praxiswissen und Taktik für Geschäftsführer und Vorstände
by Christoph PoertzgenDieses Buch richtet sich speziell an Geschäftsführer und Vorstände von Unternehmen, die sich in einer Krise befinden und von Insolvenz bedroht sind. Die Lektüre setzt keine juristischen Kenntnisse voraus. Die besonderen Pflichten und Haftungsrisiken für Manager werden verständlich und praxisnah erläutert. Dazu werden viele systematische Zusammenhänge beleuchtet. Nicht-Juristen lernen die wichtigsten Haftungsfallen kennen und erhalten zahlreiche Tipps zu ihrer Vermeidung.Das Buch dient auch der Vorbereitung und Begleitung einer Beratung durch einen Rechtsanwalt oder sonstigen Krisenberater, und zwar sowohl in der eigentlichen Krise als auch in einem späteren Haftpflichtprozess.
Haftungsvermeidung in der Unternehmenskrise: Praxiswissen und Taktik für Geschäftsführer und Vorstände
by Christoph PoertzgenDieses Buch richtet sich speziell an Geschäftsführer und Vorstände von Unternehmen, die sich in einer Krise befinden und von Insolvenz bedroht sind. Die Lektüre setzt keine juristischen Kenntnisse voraus. Die besonderen Pflichten und Haftungsrisiken für Manager werden verständlich und praxisnah erläutert. Dazu werden viele systematische Zusammenhänge beleuchtet. Nicht-Juristen lernen die wichtigsten Haftungsfallen kennen und erhalten zahlreiche Tipps zu ihrer Vermeidung. Das Buch dient auch der Vorbereitung und Begleitung einer Beratung durch einen Rechtsanwalt oder sonstigen Krisenberater, und zwar sowohl in der eigentlichen Krise als auch in einem späteren Haftpflichtprozess.
Haga Correr la Voz: Relaciones Públicas y Redes Sociales para Escritores
by Llc Tell-Tale Publishing GroupAborde el negocio de la redacción con un plan orientado hacia el éxito. Nancy Gideon, ganadora de premios como escritora de más de 60 libros, comparte su experiencia de más de veinticinco años de carrera para proveerle una guía paso a paso de cómo invertir su tiempo y dinero sabiamente. Haga Correr la Voz: Relaciones Públicas y Redes Sociales para Escritores. El Presupuesto del Tiempo y del Dinero le mostrará cómo establecer un presupuesto personal y de redacción, cómo lidiar con asuntos de impuestos, priorizar y dar valor a su tiempo, y hacer un plan de negocios para su futuro como autor dentro de una narración sencilla y divertida impregnada de ejemplos comunes y consejos para ahorrar tiempo y dinero
Haga que su Día Cuente: El Secreto de su Exito lo Determina su Agenda Diaria
by John C. MaxwellEl experto en liderazgo y autor de éxitos de ventas del New York Times y de la revista BusinessWeek John C. Maxwell muestra cómo sacar provecho de su día. HAGA QUE SU DÍA CUENTE ¿Cómo puede saber si usted está aprovechando al máximo su hoy para que pueda tener un mejor mañana? En esta guía compacta y accesible, Maxwell ofrece ciertas disciplinas diarias que causan gran impacto en poco tiempo. El autor muestra cómo tomar doce impactantes decisiones de vida, que al manejarlas en tan sólo unos minutos al día, le ayudarán a aclarar sus propias prioridades y le conducirán a una vida más exitosa y satisfactoria. Aprenda cómo controlar su agenda, expandir su creatividad y pensamiento, administrar su dinero, mejorar y construir relaciones, fomentar su crecimiento personal, y mucho más. Comience ahora mismo y el éxito de mañana estará asegurado cuando haga que su día cuente.
Hágase rico en un click: La guía imprescindible para ganar dinero en internet
by Marc OstrofskyHoy existen incontables formas de ganar dinero gracias a internet, y sin ser un experto. Internet es sin duda la herramienta empresarial más potente en la historia de la humanidad. Usted la puede emplear para ganar dinero, ahorrar y crear nuevas fuentes de ingresos de forma rápida y fácil, en muchos casos sin necesidad de un capital inicial. Hágase rico en un clic le enseña cómo empezar a ganar dinero online de manera inmediata con el uso de Facebook, Twitter y otras redes sociales, con el registro de dominios y productos digitales, o incluso cobrando de Google. Marc Ostrofsky, un empresario y pionero en internet cuyas empresas facturan 75 millones de dólares al año, expone las estrategias que le hicieron millonario sin tener ninguna preparación técnica y sin haber creado jamás una página web. Su clave para alcanzar el éxito son las siguientes: conozca sus fortalezas, delegue en terceros aquello en lo que no es bueno y sea consciente de sus limitaciones. Si usted cree que ha llegado tarde para aprovechar las oportunidades que se abren en el mundo digital, Ostrofsky le demostrará que se equivoca. Todos tenemos la capacidad para aprender y sacar partido de la nueva economía, independientemente de nuestras habilidades técnicas o nuestra experiencia. Los expertos opinan...«¿Conseguir un trabajo o crear un empleo? Hoy todo el mundo puede ganar dinero en internet. Mi amigo Marc nos muestra cómo.»Steve Wozniak, cofundador de Apple «El futuro de las empresas surgidas de internet es asombroso. Este accesible libro le ofrece pautas y consejos para lograr el éxito económico.»Dr. Stephen R. Covey, autor de Los 7 hábitos de la gente altamente efectiva «Marc Ostrofsky sabe hacerse rico en un clic. Todas y cada una de sus increíblemente exitosas iniciativas parten de una idea simple y barata. Lo que diferencia a Marc es su visión de la red. Tiene más ideas para ganar dinero en internet que nadie. Si busca la voz de la experiencia, Hágase rico en un click es un libro que debería leer.»Jan E. Smith, presidente de Disney Interactive «Internet es una mezcla de arte, ciencia y conocimientos combinados para la búsqueda permanente del tesoro escondido. Marc ha demostrado que es posible alcanzar el éxito una y otra vez. Si quiere ganar dinero, desde su casa, a tiempo completo o parcial, ¡Hágase rico en un click es su libro!»Mike Filsaime, presidente y CEO de MarketingDotCom.com
Hágase rico en un click
by Marc OstrofskyHágase rico en un click le enseña cómo empezar a ganar dinero online inmediatamente. Su autor plantea las estrategias que le hicieron millonario sin tener ninguna preparación técnica y sin haber creado jamás una página web. Su clave para el éxito: ¡conozca sus fortalezas, delegue en terceros aquello en lo que es débil y sea consciente de lo que carece! Esta guía incluye pautas paso a paso para alcanzar su éxito económico. En este libro encontrará cientos de formas para ganar dinero empleando Facebook, Twitter y otras redes socials, registar dominios, Pay Per Click, generar productos digitales, e incluso llegar a cobrar de Google. Todos tenemos la capacidad para aprender y sacar partido de la nueva economía.
Hahn and Economic Methodology
by Thomas Boylan Paschal O'GormanHahn on Methodology: The Quest for Understanding addresses two fundamental questions: (i) what is distinctive about economic theorising?; (ii) what is the cognitive value of the outcome of this activity of economic theorising, i.e. economic theory. We will argue that for Hahn, economic theorising is distinctive with respect to four dimensions. Firstly, the aim of economic theory is neither to describe nor explain the real economic world, as in the physical sciences. Rather the aim is to achieve objective, but non-scientific, understanding. Secondly, the central question for economic theory remains for Hahn how to understand, but not to predict as in physics for instance, how decentralised choices interact and perhaps get co-ordinated. Thirdly, Hahn identifies ‘three commitments’ without which, he argues, economic theorising for him is not possible. Finally, economic theorising has a distinctive approach, which Hahn calls its ‘grammar of argumentation’.
Haier: Taking a Chinese Company Global in 2011
by Phillip Andrews Krishna G. Palepu Tarun KhannaIn 2011, Haier, China's leading appliance manufacturer, had over $20 billion in worldwide sales and had just been named the leading refrigerator manufacturer worldwide. This case describes Haier's rise over three decades, from a defunct refrigerator factory in China's Shandong province to an international player with $5.5 billion in overseas sales. Haier had followed a nontraditional expansion strategy of entering the developed markets of Europe and the United States as a niche player before venturing into Middle Eastern and neighboring Asian markets. Looking ahead to the next decade, Haier CEO Zhang Ruimin saw opportunities for Haier to grow through product diversification and additional market penetration in both developed and emerging markets. He and his colleagues would depend on their experience of acquiring numerous companies, entering and retaining new markets, restructuring the organization, and managing hundreds of subsidiaries around the world. They would need to determine which of the lessons learned from Haier's international operations should be implemented in China and which skills learned at home could best be applied abroad.
Haier: Incubating Entrepreneurs in a Chinese Giant
by Nancy Hua Dai Rosabeth Moss KanterCEO Zhang Ruimin must plan how to accelerate the growth of self-managed micro-enterprises. Platforms were Haier's business platforms operating in five major sectors: white goods transformation, investment and incubation, financial holdings, real estate, and cultural industry. Platform owners incubated micro-enterprises on their platforms with the resources Haier had, but they were not the supervisors of micro-enterprises. His goal was to tear down the walls between the organization, shortening the time the company took to respond to users' needs, with the ultimate goal of "zero distance" between employees and users. Haier had engaged in a series of organizational changes since 2005, the most recent of which started in 2012. His latest experimentation was turning Haier into a platform for entrepreneurship. Employees and those outside Haier could set up micro-enterprises on Haier's platforms. Zhang thought Haier was on the right track, but the model had to prove itself in practice. He set a timetable: the micro-enterprises must reach the tipping point by September 20, 2018, which meant the micro-enterprise would have become a platform to which all resource providers would flock and stay loyal. There was no precedent of transformation like this anywhere. Would Haier succeed? What could Haier do to push the micro-enterprises to get to the tipping point?
Haier: Zero Distance to the Customer (B)
by Marshall Meyer Shelley Xin Li Dennis CampbellSupplement
Haier: Zero Distance to the Customer (C)
by Marshall Meyer Shelley Xin Li Dennis CampbellSupplement
Haier: Zero Distance to the Customer (A)
by Marshall Meyer Shelley Xin Li Kristin Stack Dennis CampbellCase
Haier: Taking a Chinese Company Global
by Ingrid Vargas Krishna G. Palepu Tarun KhannaIn 2005, Haier, China's leading appliance manufacturer, had over $12 billion in worldwide sales and was the third-ranked global appliance brand behind Whirlpool and GE. Describes Haier's rise from a defunct refrigerator factory in China's Qingdao province to an international player with nearly $4 billion in overseas sales. Haier had followed a nontraditional expansion strategy of entering the developed markets of Europe and the United States as a niche player before venturing into neighboring Asian markets. Facing intense competition and price wars in the domestic market, in 2005 Haier was redoubling its efforts to build a globally recognized brand. Could Haier complete with the likes of Whirlpool and GE in their home market? Could Haier successfully defend against Chinese and multinational challengers in China while building a brand overseas?
Haier Group (A)
by Lynn Sharp Paine Robert J. CrawfordZhang Ruimin, founder and CEO of China's Haier Group, must decide whether to acquire Red Star Electric Appliance Co., an insolvent local manufacturer of washing machines. Although Haier, slated to become one of China's first global brand names, has successfully turned around other failing enterprises by infusing its distinctive culture and management style, it is not clear whether that approach will work at Red Star. Both Haier and Red Star are "collective enterprises."
Haier Hefei Electronics Co. (A)
by Lynn Sharp PaineThe Haier Group, the first mainland Chinese company to make the Financial Times list of Asia's "most admired companies," attributes its success in large measure to the new value system it has sought to instill throughout the organization. However, when Haier takes over the Yellow Mountain television factory in the distant Hefei province at the behest of Hefei's government, workers strike against the Haier culture and what it stands for. The immediate catalyst is the labor contract Haier has asked them to sign. Haier's management must decide what's fair and how to respond to the workers' demands in the face of local government pressure to compromise.