Winning Without Losing: 66 strategies for succeeding in business while living a happy and balanced life Main Edition
Author(s): Martin Bjergegaard (Author), Jordan Milne (Author)
Publisher: Profile Books
Publication Date: 2 May 2013
Edition: Main
Language: English
Print length: 304 pages
ISBN-10: 1781251509
ISBN-13: 9781781251508
Book Description
Winner of the New Manager category at the CMI Management Book of the Year Awards 2014
Whatever your job is, chances are you find it hard to switch off. Today, we work longer hours, at weekends, at home and on the move – while the office is only ever a click away via smartphones and the Internet. But as much as we assume that this is the price of success – it doesn’t have to be this way. Martin Bjergegaard and Jordan Milne are here to show you how to build your business into something big, sustainable and widely recognized – and still lead a happy, whole and balanced life.
In sixty-six short insights, they reveal strategies and methods which will allow you to combine professional success with putting friends, family and happiness first. Their Efficiency Boosters will increase your effectiveness, while you’ll learn all about how to avoid Time and Energy Wasters and build a New Mindset that gives you to optimism and enthusiasm needed to succeed. So wave goodbye to guiltily checking your emails on a date, or getting home when your children are already in bed – this is your route to winning on every level.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Tremendous! Winning Without Losing is a wonderful book that will inspire a new wave of entrepreneurship. Read it – and be prepared for a better way of life. — Stephen Covey
Big thinking about our future in the post-industrial world. Don’t wait, it’s here now. — Seth Godin
Every entrepreneur should read this book as an antidote to the mythologies of being a successful entrepreneur. ―
Shailendra Vyakarnam, Director of The Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning, The University of Cambridge
An immense amount of wisdom jammed between two covers, all from an amazing array of entrepreneurs. Where was this great book at the start of my career? ―
Bob Dorf, author of The Startup-Owner’s Manual: A Step-by-Step Guide for Building A Great Company
If you’re crazy enough to become an entrepreneur, bring this book with you! — Jake Nickell, Founder of Threadless.com
Inspiring lessons from entrepreneurs from all around the world — N. R. Narayana Murthy CBE, founder of Infosys and a Forbes-listed billionaire
Book Description
A business book about more than business: the ultimate guide to improving your work/life balance.
About the Author
Martin Bjergegaard worked for McKinsey & Co before becoming one of the co-founders of Rainmaking. Along with his co-founders he built a portfolio of 8 startups with a total of 50 million dollars in annual revenue, 100 employees, and offices in London, Copenhagen and Munich. www.winningwithoutlosing.org
Jordan Milne is an Entrepreneur in Residence at Rainmaking and the Co-Founder of Zatista.com, a leading online original art marketplace. Previously Jordan was a contributing editor at NYC-based financial magazine AiCIO, for which he interviewed heads of multi-billion dollar Pension and Sovereign Wealth Funds. He is a member of The Sandbox Network which is “the foremost global community of extraordinary young achievers below 30” and received an Advanced Diploma in Entrepreneurship at The University of Cambridge. www.winningwithoutlosing.org