A Washington Post Bestseller Three Principles for Managing--and Avoiding--the Problems of Growth Why is profitable growth so hard to achieve & sustain? Most executives manage their companies as if the solution to that problem lies in the external environment find an attractive market formulate the right strategy win new customers But when Bain & Company's Chris Zook & James Allen authors of the bestselling Profit from the Core researched this question they found that when companies fail to achieve their growth targets 90 percent of the time the root causes are internal not external--increasing distance from the front lines loss of accountability proliferating processes & bureaucracy to name only a few What's more companies experience a set of predictable internal crises at predictable stages as they grow Even for healthy companies these crises if not managed properly stifle the ability to grow further--and can actively lead to decline The key insight from Zook & Allen's research is that managing these choke points requires a "founder's mentality"--behaviors typically embodied by a bold ambitious founder--to restore speed focus & connection to customers An insurgent's clear mission & purpose An unambiguous owner mindset A relentless obsession with the front line Based on the authors' decade-long study of companies in more than forty countries The Founder's Mentality demonstrates the strong relationship between these three traits in companies of all kinds--not just start-ups--and their ability to sustain performance Through rich analysis & inspiring examples this book shows how any leader--not only a founder--can instill & leverage a founder's mentality throughout their organization & find lasting profitable growth ...

In the darkest hour a hero will rise An action-packed star-studded story of an heroic battle in one man&s revolutionary fight for freedom with Jet Li Jackie Chan & Donnie Yen together for the first time in film history Inspired by true events Founding of a Republic weaves a rousing tale of one man who fought against the tyranny of a ruler & led his people in battle in the ultimate sacrifice for his country Featuring breath-taking cinematography explosive action sequences & an all-star cast this unmissable film is set to become a modern-day classic ...

The shy young Duke of Sale has never known his parents Instead his Grace Adolphus Gillespie Vernon Ware (Gilly for short) has endured twenty-four years of rigorous mollycoddling form his uncle & valet But his natural diffidence conceals a rebellious spirit So when Gilly hears of Belinda the beautiful foundling who appears to be blackmailing his cousin he absconds with glee No sooner has he entered this new & dangerous world than he is plunged into a frenzy of intrigue kidnap & adventure For over fifty years Georgette Heyer was the undisputed queen of historical romantic fiction The Foundling shows all of her wonderful talents at their best & how she won a huge audience that continues to this day ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play The Fountain is an odyssey about one man&s thous&-year struggle to save the woman he loves His epic journey begins in 16th century Spain where conquistador Tomas Creo commences his search for the Tree of Life the legendary entity believed to grant eternal life to those who drink of its sap As modern-day scientist Tommy Creo he desperately struggles to find a cure for the cancer that is killing his beloved wife Isabel (Rachel Weisz) Traveling through deep space as a 26th century astronaut Tom begins to grasp the mysteries of life that have consumed him for more than a millennium Actors Hugh Jackman Rachel Weisz Cliff Curtis Sean Gullette Donna Murphy Ethan Suplee Sean Patrick Thomas Mark Margolis Alexander Bisping & Marcello Bezina Director Darren Aronofsky Certificate 15 years & over Year 2006 Screen Widescreen 1851 Languages English
- DTS HD (lossless) Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; French ; Danish ; Finnish ; Norwegian ; Swedish ; Dutch
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Darren Aronofsky directs this elegaic time-travelling odyssey in which Hugh Jackman & Rachel Weisz star in a series of storylines about a man&s struggle to save the woman he loves In one storyline 16th-century Spanish conquistador Tomas Creo (Jackman) sets out to find the fabled Tree of Life in order to save his queen Isabel (Weisz) from the Inquisition In a modern-day storyline Jackman is Tommy a scientist desperately searching for the medical breakthrough that will save the life of his cancer-stricken wife Izzie (Weisz) In a future timeline Tom (Jackman) is a 26th-century astronaut travelling through deep space
- & finally beginning to grasp the mysteries of life that have consumed him for so long
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Her first major literary success Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead is an exalted view of her Objectivist philosophy portraying a visionary artist struggling against the dull conformist dogma of his peers; a book of ambition power gold & love published in Penguin Modern Classics Architect Howard Roark is as unyielding as the granite he blasts to build with Defying the conventions of the world around him he embraces a battle over two decades against a double-dealing crew of rivals who will stop at nothing to bring him down These include perhaps most troublesome of all the ambitious Dominique Francon who may just prove to be Roarke's equal This epic story of money power & a man's struggle to succeed on his own terms is a paean to individualism & humanity's creative potential First published in 1943 The Fountainhead introduced millions to Rand's philosophy of Objectivism an uncompromising defence of self-interest as the engine of progress & a jubilant celebration of man's creative potential Ayn Rand (1905-1982) born Alisa Rosenbaum in St Petersburg Russia emigrated to America with her family in January 1926 never to return to her native land Her novel The Fountainhead was published in 1943 & eventually became a bestseller Still occasionally working as a screenwriter Rand moved to New York City in 1951 & published Atlas Shrugged in 1957 Her novels espoused what came to be called Objectivism a philosophy that champions capitalism & the pre-eminence of the individual If you enjoued The Fountainhead you might like Rand's Atlas Shrugged also available in Penguin Modern Classics' In The Fountainhead power greed life's grandeur flow hot & red in thrilling descriptions' London Review of Books' Ayn Rand is a writer of great power she writes brilliantly beautifully bitterly' The New York Times ...

According to ancient Yogic tradition your soul has four distinct desires the desire for purpose the drive to become who you are meant to be; the desire for the means to prosper in this world; the desire for pleasures like intimacy beauty & love; & the desire for spiritual fulfillment & lasting freedom This book deals with this topic 352 pages Stryker Rod ...

Within the context of a larger discussion of Dao Yin Damo Mitchell teaches & explains the Dragon Dao Yin exercises a set of four short sequences designed to work with the subtle energies of the spine & lead pathogenic energies out of the body More ' Yang' in nature than Qi Gong Dao Yin focuses on outwards movements & strong internal cleansing The book highlights this important distinction & covers the theory history & development of Dao Yin exercises as well as the relationship between Chinese medical theory & Dao Yin training One chapter is devoted to problems related to stagnation & the flow of Qi & explains the different causes & forms of stagnation Later chapters look at breathing patterns & the extension of Yi opening the joints & rotating the bones & spine Damo Mitchell also discusses stillness as the source of movement the philosophical significance of the Dragon & the pearl & the means of hardwiring Dao Yin exercises into the energetic body Central to the discussion is the concept of the spine & how to wake it up For the first time in the English language the Dragon exercises
- Awakening Swimming Soaring & Drunken
- are described in detail with photographs & step-by-step instructions on each of the exercises as individual therapeutic exercises & as a form

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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play When counterfeit bills appear in the capital city of the Song Dynasty a government department known as The Six Panels appoints an undercover agent Coldblood to infiltrate a special force called The Divine Constabulary to sabotage their investigations Coldblood soon befriends other constables Life Snatcher & Iron Hands as well as the beautiful Emotionless & together they soon discover The Divine Constabulary&s real plans
- not to flood the capital with fake money but with a powerful army of the undead Actors Deng Chao Liu Yifei Collin Chou Ronald Cheng & Anthony Wong Director Gordon Chan & Janet Chun Certificate 15 years & over Year 2012 Screen 2351 Anamorphic Languages Mandarin
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English Duration 1 hour & 54 minutes (approx)

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In The Four Elements poet & philosopher John O' Donohue draws upon his Celtic heritage & the love of his native landscape the west of Ireland to weave together a tapestry of beautifully evoked images of nature As John explores a range of themes relating to the way we live our lives today he reveals how the energy & rhythm of the natural world
- its innocence & creativity its power & splendour
- hold profound lessons for us all With a foreword written by his beloved brother Pat this illuminating treasury is a unique collection of reflections inspired by the ancient wisdom of this earth

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