Business Magazines

Over his 30-year career at Condé Nast, Nicholas Coleridge has witnessed it all. From the anxieties of the Princess of Wales to the blazing fury of Mohamed Al-Fayed, his story is also the story of the people who populate the glamorous world of glossy magazines. With relish and astonishing candour, he offers the inside scoop on Tina Brown and Anna Wintour, David Bowie and Philip Green, Kate Moss and Beyonce and a surreal weekend away with Bob Geldof and William Hague.

An effective executive does not need to be a leader in the sense that the term is now most commonly used. Harry Truman did not have one ounce of charisma, for example, yet he was among the most effective chief executives in U.S. history. Similarly, some of the best business and nonprofit CEOs Drucker has worked with over his 65-year consulting career were not stereotypical leaders.

With Zoom, Fortune magazine extends one of its most successful franchises, 40 Under 40, to bring you original insight on the best-kept secrets of top entrepreneurs, business leaders, and rising tech stars. Discover how Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh built a uniquely attractive corporate culture, how Under Armour founder Kevin Plank took on Nike, and what Marissa Mayer told herself before leaping from a safe post at Google to the high-risk top job at Yahoo. Zoom features the fascinating profiles of these and other young innovators and provides listeners with tips to fast-track their own career success.

How are you today? We would hazard a guess that your answer will be along the lines of "I'm so busy", "I feel so frazzled", or "what-am-I doing-even listening to-this-book, I've got so much to do!" However, we also suspect that you know in your heart of hearts that life's not supposed to feel like this. You're not supposed to feel like you're in a hamster wheel that you can't get off; that life is a whirlwind or one never-ending to do list. You know there has to be another way.

If you are an Entrepreneur, how do you write Executive Summaries & Business Plans to get the money from an Investor? If you are an Investor, how do you read Executive Summaries & Business Plans to know whether or not to invest? In only 60 minutes of conversation and instruction learn the answer to this question from the author of The Entrepreneur's Guide who helped bring American Power Conversion (APCC-NASDAQ) public in 1988, a company that recently sold for $6.1 Billion.

What makes for a successful board of directors, and how is it accomplished? In only 60 minutes of conversation and instruction, learn the answer to this question from the author of The Entrepreneur's Guide, who helped bring American Power Conversion public in 1988, a company that recently sold for $6.1 billion.

How do you hire and train sales people, and how do you use them effectively? In only 60 minutes of conversation and instruction, learn the answer to this question from the author of The Entrepreneur's Guide. He helped bring American Power Conversion (Nasdaq: APCC) public in 1988, a company that recently sold for $6.1 Billion.

How confident are you? If you feel like your confidence could do with a bit of a boost to help make personal and professional situations easier Real Confidence will help you take on the confidence robbers, keep track of your confidence daily and incorporate confidence-building habits into your life on a regular basis.

Consider, for example, the case of the Swedish match king. At one time, Ivar Kreuger, manufactured almost half of the world's matches, with monopolies in 16 countries. He had so much money that he was a reliable lender to many countries, becoming known as the 'saviour of Europe' for his willingness to give aid to banks crippled by World War I. At the time of the 1929 market crash, his was the most widely held stock in the world. When he killed himself three years later, the whole thing went up in flames.

In Business Spotlight Audio 2/2014 für März/April gibt es zwei Spezialthemen. Zunächst geht es um gutes Zuhören und Strategien, die eine Person zu einem guten Zuhörer machen. Damit beginnt eine neue Reihe über grundlegende Fertigkeiten, die im Geschäftsalltag unerlässlich sind. Den zweiten Schwerpunkt bilden die englischen Begriffe für Berufe und Berufsbezeichnungen, die Ihnen in Form eines Quiz präsentiert werden.

In only 60 minutes of conversation and instruction, learn what it takes to survive and win in the Legal System.

How much of innovation is inspiration, and how much is hard work? The answer lies somewhere in the middle, says management thinker Peter Drucker. In this HBR classic from 1985, he argues that innovation is real work that can and should be managed like any other corporate function. Success is more likely to result from the systematic pursuit of opportunities than from a flash of genius. Indeed, most innovative business ideas arise through the methodical analysis of seven areas of opportunity.

In Business Spotlight Audio 3/2015 für Mai/Juni gibt es zwei Spezialthemen. Zunächst geht es darum, wie man in einem Team generell und in einem internationalen Team im Besonderen effektiv arbeitet. Der zweite Schwerpunkt beruht auf einem Test. Dieser befasst sich mit der richtigen Aussprache verschiedener englischer Vokale und Konsonanten, die Nichtmuttersprachlern Probleme bereiten und zu sprachlichen Missverständnissen führen können.

In Business Spotlight Audio 2/2013 für März/April werden zwei Spezialthemen präsentiert. Im ersten geht es um strategische Schachzüge...

In Business Spotlight Audio 1/2014 für Januar/Februar gibt es zwei Spezialthemen. Den ersten Schwerpunkt bildet das Thema Unsicherheit am Arbeitsplatz. Ständiges Umstrukturieren und Unklarheit über die eigene Position verunsichern viele Arbeitnehmer und beeinträchtigen ihre Leistung. Im Gespräch mit einem Experten hören Sie, wie Sie mit dieser Situation umgehen. Beim zweiten Thema dreht sich alles um wichtige Begriffe, die Sie kennen müssen, wenn Sie Ihre Geschäfte auf Englisch abwickeln.

In Business Spotlight Audio 4/2013 für Juli/August werden zwei Spezialthemen behandelt. Beim ersten Thema geht es um das Treffen von Entscheidungen...

Sind alle am Tisch Ja-Sager? Bloß nicht! Dieses Hörbuch zeigt, wie Meinungsverschiedenheiten positiv eingesetzt werden können...

Unser Experte Bob Dignen erklärt, wie man ein guter Gesprächspartner sein kann. Hierzu werden auch Wendungen geübt...

Klar, dass Ihre Ideen die besten sind! Nur, wie "verkaufen" Sie diese den Kollegen und dem Chef...

In Business Spotlight Audio 6/2012 für November/Dezember werden zwei Spezialthemen präsentiert. Im ersten geht es um schwierige Gespräche...