Books like Dark Matter

Discover the keys to long-term business success with The Future of Management by Gary Hamel. This book argues that management innovation is crucial for companies to thrive in today's world, and reveals the steps businesses must take to become serial management innovators. Learn about the challenges that determine competitive success, the toxic effects of traditional management beliefs, and unconventional practices generating breakthrough results. Using examples from companies like Google, IBM, and Whole Foods, this book offers practical and profound insights on how to build your company's "management advantage."

Create a powerful brand without breaking the bank. The Ad-Free Brand shows how to use low-cost digital tools and strategic practices to build a brand with passionate followers. Written by Chris Grams, who helped build Red Hat’s billion-dollar global brand, this book integrates traditional brand positioning concepts with modern digital strategies. Discover new and collaborative ways to uncover, communicate, and evolve your brand position while embedding it in organizational culture. This step-by-step guide will help you build a winning brand on a tight budget.

A man named Ed Flannigan moves to Oregon following an Alaskan machinery accident that lost him an arm. Beginning anew, he quickly clashes with New Age colonists, organic farmers, and a bad-tempered guardian angel who inhabits a peach tree. Follow Flannigan's journey in this captivating novel.

A middle-of-the-road designer suddenly finds himself captivated by his new office mate, a six-foot scientist with a quirky personality and a passion for exploring the frequency of souls. As their connection deepens, he questions everything he thought he knew about family, career, and the walls he's built to protect himself. Get lost in this charming love story that explores the unexpected sparks that can ignite from an unlikely pairing.

Discover the secrets to taking your company from good to great through the groundbreaking research conducted by Jim Collins and his team. Delve into the distinguishing characteristics of elite companies that achieved long-term sustained performance and beat the general stock market by seven times. Uncover surprising findings on leadership, simplicity in strategy, discipline, technology, and more. This book will challenge your beliefs about what it takes to transform a company and leave you with a newfound perspective on management strategy and practice.

Revolutionize your marketing and increase profits with The One to One Future. This updated edition includes a User's Guide and step-by-step strategies for businesses to succeed in the Interactive Age. Learn to focus on the share of customer rather than the share of market, collaborate with individual customers, and create relationships through new media channels. Discover how leading-edge companies like MCI, Lexus, and Nissan Canada have already implemented these strategies, and see how they can work for businesses of all sizes.

Learn the secrets of successful branding in A New Brand World. Scott Bedbury, the mastermind behind Nike and Starbucks, shares the principles that propelled these companies to the top of their industries. With anecdotes from his own experiences and case studies from other branding efforts, including Harley-Davidson and Disney, Bedbury offers practical advice for keeping any business on top.