Reid Hoffman

Ben Casnocha

Chris Yeh

Arguing that today's dynamic business environments have irrevocably transformed the employer-employee relationship, a guide for managers outlines win-win strategies that promote trust between workers and management through flexible, alliance-based working agreements. 100,000 first printing.

Managing Talent in the Networked Age

The Alliance

From the co-founder and chairman of LinkedIn and author Ben Casnocha comes a revolutionary new book on how to apply the strategies of successful entrepreneurship to your career: in other words, how to run the 'start-up of you'. In a world where wages are virtually stagnant, creative disruption is rocking every industry, global competition for jobs is fierce, and job security is a thing of the past, we're all on our own when it comes to our careers. In the face of such uncertainty, the key to success is to think and act like an entrepreneur: to be nimble and self-reliant, to be innovative, and to know how to network and stand out from the crowd. And this is precisely what Hoffman and Casnocha show you how to do in a book that is both inspirational and supremely practical. Just as LinkedIn is the one online community that no professional can afford not to belong to, this is the book that no professional can afford to be without.

Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career

The Start-up of You

what a (very) young CEO learned on his journey through Silicon Valley

My start-up life

Harvard Business Review

Michael D. Watkins

The Leadership Transitions and Team Building Collection includes two important books: The First 90 Days, Updated and Expanded, by Michael D. Watkins, and The Alliance, by Reid Hoffman, Ben Casnocha, and Chris Yeh. Transitions are a critical time for leaders. In fact, most agree that moving into a new role is the biggest challenge a manager will face. While transitions offer a chance to start fresh and make needed changes in an organization, they also place leaders in a position of acute vulnerability. Missteps made during the crucial first three months in a new role can jeopardize or even derail your success. In The First 90 Days, Watkins offers proven strategies for conquering the challenges of transitions—no matter where you are in your career. The Alliance, coauthored by the founder of LinkedIn, introduces a new, realistic loyalty pact between employer and employee. The employer-employee relationship is broken, and managers face a seemingly impossible dilemma: the old model of guaranteed long-term employment no longer works in a business environment defined by continuous change, but neither does a system in which every employee acts like a free agent. The solution? Stop thinking of employees as either family or as free agents. Think of them instead as allies. This bold but practical guide for managers and executives will give you the tools you need to recruit, manage, and retain the kind of employees who will make your company thrive in today’s world of constant innovation and fast-paced change.

Leadership Transitions and Team Building: Leadership Collection (2 Books)

In un mondo in cui il rischio lavoro è alto, la concorrenza globale è aspra e il patto fra datore di lavoro e dipendente sta venendo meno, occorre attrezzarsi. Occorre imparare a gestire il proprio percorso professionale come un'impresa, meglio ancora come una start-up: predisporre un piano, essere pronti al cambiamento, avere una soluzione di riserva sono i primi passi per assicurarsi un vantaggio competitivo. Se poi - come anche in Italia recenti indagini dimostrano - la selezione per le posizioni aperte si avvale sempre più spesso di canali informali nei quali le conoscenze personali giocano un ruolo fondamentale, saper gestire una buona rete di relazioni si rivela il fattore vincente. In questo quadro, i social network offrono oggi uno strumento indispensabile, a patto di saperli usare con intelligenza. Forti della loro esperienza di imprenditori e, nel caso di Hoffman, del punto di vista privilegiato che solo il fondatore di LinkedIn può avere, gli autori forniscono indicazioni per non commettere errori.

La vita come impresa

Teniamoci in contatto

Reid Hoffnman

Una estrategia innovadora para avanzar en el exigente entorno profesional de hoy. El mejor negocio eres tú te proporciona las herramientas para ponerte al mando de tu carrera y mantener el control sobre tu futuro. La seguridad en el empleo es cosa del pasado y la competencia en el mercado de trabajo se ha hecho feroz. Todos los sectores económicos están experimentando transformaciones radicales. Frente a esta situación, el cofundador y presidente de LinkedIn, Reid Hoffman, junto con Ben Casnocha, plantean que la clave para impulsar tu carrera en este entorno altamente competitivo radica en gestionarla como si tú mismo fueras un negocio vivo, palpitante y en crecimiento. Partiendo de su experiencia en el lanzamiento de innumerables iniciativas empresariales en Silicon Valley, los autores recomiendan que actúes como un empresario que acaba delanzar un nuevo negocio: invierte en ti mismo, desarrolla tus contactos, asume riesgos y saca provecho de la incertidumbre y la volatilidad. En estos principios radican las estrategias imprescindibles para avanzar profesionalmente. Los expertos opinan: «Ser emprendedor no consiste en crear una empresa; se trata en realidad de una forma de ver el mundo, que permite descubrir oportunidades allá donde otros ven problemas, y asumir riesgos cuando otros buscan seguridad. El mejor negocio eres tú ofrece pautas para alcanzar el éxito, sea cual sea tu trayectoria profesional.» Michael Bloomberg, fundador de Bloomberg L.P. y alcalde de Nueva York «El mejor negocio eres tú muestra cómo enfocar la vida basándose en los principios de Silicon Valley: empieza con una idea y trabájala a lo largo de tu carrera para convertirla en algo excepcional. Creo que este enfoque emprendedor es necesario en el mundo actual. Este libro te enseña las claves imprescindibles para triunfar.» Jack Dorsey, cofundador de Twitter y Square «Para alcanzar el éxito todos debemos pensar en grande. Este es un libro práctico que te mostrará cómo controlar e impulsar tu carrera profesional.» Sheryl Sandberg, directora de operaciones de Facebook «Reid Hoffman es uno de los especialistas en estrategia empresarial más destacados del mundo, y ha ayudado a cientos de emprendedores a revolucionar sus negocios. Permítele hacer lo mismo con tu carrera.» Mark Pincus, CEO de Zynga

Adáptate al futuro, invierte en ti mismo e implusa tu carrera

El mejor negocio eres tú

Ben Casnocha discovered he was entrepreneur at age 12 and hasn't slowed down since. In this remarkably instructive book, Ben dissects the entrepreneurship "gene," explaining that everyone has inherited it if they have an idea to make the world a better place. In Casnocha's case, he found a better way for city governments to communicate with constituents on the Web. Six years later, Comcate has dozens of municipal clients, a growing staff, and a record of excellence. This book is the story of his start-up, but also a conversation with his mentors, clients and fellow entrepreneurs about how to make a business idea work?and how to have the time of your life trying. From Pat Lencioni to Marc Benioff of salesforce.com, Ben has won over the best and brightest of the business world?now it's your turn!

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