Pandora's Pivot
A Primer for Leading in an AI-Driven World
Harness AI’s true power through its artificiality and not its intelligence.
Business professionals are facing a tectonic disruption in their industry with the advent of generative artificial intelligence (AI). AI is not only bringing automation to business processes but also has the agency to make critical business decisions. Endowed with a higher level of cognitive ability, AI is able to process more data and make better judgments with the insights from the data.
The Pharaoh's Pitch
Unearthing Ancient Egyptian Wisdom For Sales Success
Sales is for everyone and everyone has in themselves the innate ability to sell. This is contrary to popular belief that you need years and years of training and experience to be good in sales –you don’t. Through a synergy of practical insights, human psychology and lessons from the ancient Egyptians, this book will guide you on a transformative journey to becoming an effective salesperson.
The book focuses on the concept that sales excellence is not an external element to be learned but innate, to be awakened through coaching and stories from the past. The time of Ancient Egypt is one of the greatest in our history and, as the author demonstrates, offers fascinating narratives and lessons for today’s salesperson. Sales professionals will find this book refreshing, but virtually everyone today has to sell, and this book is designed to “awaken” the salesperson in us all.
Coaching Strategies for Corporate Innovation
A Systemic Approach to Coaching Teams and Leaders
Drawing upon the authors' own extensive experiences within the field, and melding startup dynamics with corporate innovation, the book equips readers to navigate the complexities of this emerging innovation practice.
This book is tailored for corporate leaders, innovation teams, corporate venture capitalists, and professional coaches aspiring to transcend conventional wisdom in the current corporate innovation practices.
Department of Startup
Why Every Fortune 500 Should Have One
The ascent of startups on the Fortune 500 ranking, displacing some of the more notable companies, raised not only attention but also questions. Fundamentally, startups are built on a very different organizational culture as compared to a traditional Fortune 500. Could these cultural differences be the reason startups are in the forefront of technology innovation, disrupting industries dominated by more established competitors and thriving in today’s volatile business environment?
Department of Startup: Why Every Fortune 500 Should Have One aims to help CEOs, presidents, and human resource practitioners on how they can transform their large corporation to thrive in a fast, social media conscious, and unforgiving market a la startup.
The Ethical Coaches’ Handbook
A Guide to Developing Ethical Maturity in Practice
What does it mean to be ethical as a coach? Just how ethical are you? How does ethics influence your coaching and how do you know if you are engaging in ethical practice? This important and eye-opening volume provides critical insight from the thought leaders in coaching across a full range of ethical issues.
The Ethical Coaches’ Handbook will provide ideal support to students, practitioners and coach educators looking to deepen, broaden and enhance their ethical coaching practice.
Ivan has contributed to The Ethical Coaches' Handbook in "Chapter 19: Ethics and culture in coaching – moving beyond a universal Western ethical code"
