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You know him as the founder of Microsoft; the philanthropic, kind-hearted billionaire who has donated endless funds to good causes around the world. But there's another side to Bill Gates.<br/><br/>We might like to think of the Gates Foundation as an innocent charity giving away money, collaborating with stakeholders, and listening to the desires of the populations it hopes to help, but is that how it works in practice?<br/><br/>Combining rich storytelling and ground-breaking reporting, <i>The Bill Gates Problem </i>offers readers a provocative and timely counter-narrative about one of the world's most widely recognized individuals - a true global celebrity with international reach. But more than that, this book speaks to a vital political question around economic inequality and the erosion of democratic institutions - why should the super-rich be able to transform their wealth into political power, and just how far can they go?

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n Funky Business: Talent Makes Capital Dance Kjell A. Nordström & Jonas Ridderstråle launch a manifesto for the new world of business. Forget what has come before, this is the future for organizations and leaders. We are all condemned to freedom. We cannot delegate the understanding of what drives tomorrows society to politicians and executives. The funky future is here and now its all up to you. Funky Business is essential reading for those trying to learn the language and recipes of the new economy. Funky Business gives a unique, informed, and defiantly funky perspective on the new world order. It is the antidote to bland writing and bland thinking -Tom Peters, a frequent visitor to Scandinavia. They bring a slice of rock n roll rebellion to the international speaking circuit Nordström and Ridderstråle make a refreshing change. -The (London) Times In a world of suits, Nordström and Ridderstråle´s message is refreshingly different. -Business Life Magazine also rating the duo as one of the top five in the International Guru League Table You might even begin to believe that business is the new rock and roll as they take the stage... in front of 2,500 people. -Across the Board Magazine Nordström & Ridderstråle offer a distinctive & definitive European voice in contrast to the bland platitudes usually on offer, -The Freethinkers A to Z forthcoming book featuring Nordström & Ridderstråle as leading contributors to the new business zeitgeist Funky Business proves that brain beats brawn and that people are the source of any companys competitive advantage. Compellingly written; rigorously argued. -Jan Carlzon, fellow Swede, service guru and Scandinavian Airlines turnaround artist Funky Business is not a traditional management book and the authors themselves are not traditional researchers at the Stockholm School of Economics This probably contributes to their popularity in the Board Rooms and a constant demand for them as speakers. -Svenska Dagbladet, Swedish Daily in article about Funky Business titled "Talent makes capital dance"

Recounting the life and times of one of the most respected men in the world, The Snowballis the most fascinating financial success story of our time. Warren Buffett, the legendary Omaha investor has never written a memoir, but finally has given Alice Schroeder unprecedented access to him and all those closest to his work, opinions, struggles, triumphs, follies and wisdom. The result is this personally revealing and complete biography of 'The Oracle of Omaha'. Fully revised and updated with two new chapters on Buffett and the credit crunch, The Snowball is indispensable reading for those who wish to know the man behind the outstanding achievements.

Hello. My book is about values and numbers I have a passion for both. It is very difficult to start a successful business without a firm values-based foundation and it is almost impossible to run a successful business unless everyone understands the numbers. Approximately Right shows you how to do this whether youre a start-up or an established company; whether youre 22 or 75. "This book isn´t Approximately Right. It is Absolutely Right". Carl-Henric Svanberg, Ordförande för BP och Volvo, tidigare VD för Ericsson och Assa Abloy "De enkla lösningarna är oftast de bästa. Approximately Right visar hur de kan genomföras på ett handgripligt sätt." Thomas Berglund, VD för Capio och tidigare VD för Securitas "Det här är en managementbok som jag skulle ha behövt läsa när jag var 20 år gammal." Lars Mattsson, Seniorrådgivare på Solberg och tidigare ekonomiskribent

Not understanding is a form of insight. This being the case, we have a great many deep insights into the question of how organisations are constructed and how they work. The question of management, in other words. We have a good grasp, and yet there is much that we do not understand. We do not believe that this is because we are stupid or ignorant, rather that it is due to the deficiencies of the explanations offered.<br/>This book is emancipatory in its purpose. The aim is to provide release from the repression of inadequate explanations. The idea is that we should get a better picture of how organisations work by trying out various methods for reading them better. Our attempt to reveal or render intelligible1 what happens is based on the fact that what happens within organisations, as in their construction, is so often expressed using suggestive descriptions or images. In short, metaphors.<br/>Metaphors make description more comprehensible and easier to sell. But when it comes to organisations, metaphors also suppress our reasoning and our feelings. They control what we are able to see, and how we interpret what we see. It is from this tyranny of metaphors that we will try to liberate ourselves. Often, metaphors themselves will be the tools we will use for revelation. Our liberation will therefore be only partial.<br/>This book is aimed at all those active professionals who are not yet able to vote through solutions without first knowing what the problem might be. Those who have grown tired of simply relying on their gut feeling and who want to understand before saying "No, I don't agree with that" or "ok, I'll go along with that". These members of organisations who are more critical in their thinking cannot be few in number.<br/>At the same time, we also address colleagues carrying out research and higher education students. We believe that the time has come to throw out much of what has been written about organisation and the process of organising. The field is bogged down by a great many theories and models that have lost the explanatory power they once held or may have held. This book aims to be one of the new voices after the clean-up.

<b>Do big government debts and fast rates of adding to them threaten our collective well-being? In this groundbreaking analysis, Ray Dalio, one of the greatest investors of our time and the #1 <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of <i>Principles</i>, shares the reasons behind his fears for the US debt markets, answering some of the most important market and economic questions we now face: Are there limits to debt growth? Can a big, important reserve currency country like the US really go broke? Is there such a thing as a 'Big Debt Cycle' that can tell us when to worry about debt and what to do about it? </b><br/><br/> For decades, politicians, policymakers and investors have debated these questions, but the Big Debt Cycle that helps answer them is not talked about or well understood. With the US debt issue coming to a head, Dalio's <i>How Countries Go Broke </i>provides the first-ever detailed analysis of the Big Debt Cycle, explaining its implications and offering a surprisingly straightforward solution to getting debt problems like those faced by the US under control.<br/><br/> Dalio has built his career as a leading global macro investor by studying the patterns of history to develop unconventional perspectives on what's happening in markets and economies today. It was this approach that led him, in the years leading up to the 2008 Great Financial Crisis, to study the Great Depression and other past big debt crises and use what he learned to navigate the turbulent markets successfully. By looking closely at thirty-five cases over the past 100 years when governments have gone broke and studying the mechanics behind them, Dalio has developed a first-of-its-kind template for what to watch for and what to do when the threat is as significant as his measures show that it now is. He has discussed this template with treasury secretaries and central bankers from around the world and is now sharing it with the public to help bring urgent attention to the big risks the US and a number of other countries face - and to explain how to avoid the worst-case scenario.