Geert Baudewijns, full-time ransomware negotiator, is called every week by hacked companies and governments across the globe. But by then, it's too late. Cybercriminals have infiltrated the system. To prevent worst-case scenarios - weeks of downtime, all your data leaked - over 70 percent of the victims give in to ransom demands. And malicious hacker collectives on the dark web are making fortunes. This is still a taboo because no one wants to go public with it. Who is at risk? How do hackers...

At birth you are completely your pure self. The ability you then have to let your essence shine through your outer form gradually becomes overshadowed and buried under many layers as you become more and more influenced by your environment and distracted by many external things that demand your attention. This book encourages you to get back on track with your essence. Through real-life illustrations, you will learn to recognise countless expressions of life energy in nature, in your body - wh...

De broodnodige digitale transformatie die organisaties en bedrijven moeten maken, zorgt voor spanning en onzekerheid bij velen. Meer dan de nieuwste technologieën vinden en toepassen, is het immers zaak om interne processen te stroomlijnen en de organisatie aan te passen aan nieuwe manieren van werken. Het succes hangt grotendeels af van de bereidheid van alle werknemers om mee te stappen in dit proces en dus in welke mate organisaties erin slagen om de mindset en de cultuur binnen het bedri...

The Growth Paradox describes the phenomenon of growing pains. When a business grows rapidly, it tends to slow itself down. How can this be prevented? Is there anything that can be done about it? Absolutely, and this book helps you with that! In eleven chapters, it explains in clear language what the most common growing pains are and how to address them. Assumptions are debunked, myths are busted, problems are explained, and solutions are provided. Every company has the potential to become a g...

Working as a vet in a large zoo is a dream job for many - but for Tim Bouts, it's reality. As Chief Veterinary Officer, he has spent over twenty years caring for animals in world-renowned parks like London Zoo. Today, he works at the Sheikh of Qatar's 'Panda House.' In this book, he shares remarkable stories from his diverse range of patients: a lion battling Covid, a hippopotamus with tuberculosis, a tigress with dental issues, a gorilla suffering from chronic pain. Some of his anecdotes are...

Companies face increasingly turbulent times. Economic and political uncertainty, sustainability developments, and competitors with new business models are just some issues that stretch the companies' resilience and adaptability. To what extent are the traditional strategy models still relevant to deal with this new environment? This new book presents how to analyse turbulent environments, how to build new strategies, and how to implement them.

When people are faced with cancer, fear is common. After the initial shock of diagnosis and medical treatment, people want to pick up their life again. This is not always easy. Fear of cancer recurrence and fear of cancer progression can have a strong impact on life, even when there is a good medical prognosis. It is understood that worry and anxiety is normal, but not many people know what you can do about it.In this book you will find a 5-step program that will guide you. You will be learni...

Do you negotiate about responsibilities, strategic decisions, mergers and takeovers or your salary? Or do you negotiate with children and adolescents? Or are you involved in government negotiations? We all negotiate. Every single day. Often without even realising it. Surprisingly our negotiations continuously succeed or fail for the same reasons.How well do you negotiate? This book gives you four Keys to make your negotiations more intelligent and increase your nq®. It teaches you to bend ev...

Verkoop is ingrijpend veranderd in de laatste jaren. Maar zijn je verkopers dat ook? Hoe is het gesteld met je verkoopstechnieken? Naast digitale schaalbaarheid ligt de snelheid en ritme van verkoop helemaal anders dan een tijd geleden. Succesvolle ondernemingen hebben manieren gevonden om hiermee om te gaan en er zelfs op te anticiperen. Dit boek bouwt op ervaring met meer dan 350 ondernemingen die aan hun verkoopsstrategie hebben gesleuteld. Het toont de ideale architectuur van ieder salesv...