Arts Management

In Arise: The Art of Transformational Coaching, renowned author and coach Elena Aguilar delivers a compelling and inspirational message about how to coach in the face of daunting challenges. In the book, you'll learn how to listen expansively in a coaching conversation, how to plan conversations effectively, how to coach across lines of racial difference, how to coach resistant teachers, and more.

This practical resource offers the foundational skills and tools needed by new coaching educators, as well as presenting an overview of the knowledge and theory base behind the practice. Established coaches will find numerous ways to deepen and refine their coaching practice. Principals and others who incorporate coaching strategies into their work will also find a wealth of resources. Aguilar offers a model for transformational coaching which could be implemented as professional development in schools or districts anywhere.

What do you want me to do? This question is the enduring management issue, a perennial problem that Stephen Bungay shows has an old solution that is counter-intuitive and yet highly practical. The Art of Action is a thought-provoking and fresh look at how managers can turn planning into execution, and execution into results.

For too long, we’ve been participating in “hustle culture” which says if we’re not moving and achieving, we’re not enough. Sometimes, the only way to release ourselves from this exhausting feedback loop is to take a break from work. Sabbaticals provide time and space for a reset and can give us energy to launch something new, adjust priorities, or rediscover passions. Most people would love to take an extended sabbatical, but the truth is, you probably haven’t made a plan to address fears that arise the moment you step away from full-time work.

"Wealth by Design: How to Build a Life of Financial Freedom" by Norris Elliott is an indispensable resource for anyone committed to enhancing their financial well-being and paving the way to wealth. Here's why this book is a must-have in your collection: Master Financial Fundamentals: Gain a solid understanding of the core principles of finance, including managing debt, understanding credit scores, and the importance of savings. Budgeting Made Easy: Learn how to create and stick to a budget that works for your lifestyle, enabling you to save more and spend wisely. Investing with Confidence:...

In The Art of Encouragement, renowned performance coach and keynote speaker Jordan Montgomery delivers a captivating story designed to walk the listener through a dramatic journey of heartfelt, easy-to-understand lessons about encouragement and its many facets.

In Executive Charisma, Benton outlines a proven six-step approach for learning how to think, act, and relate to others like an executive. She provides powerful tools for fine-tuning the executive charisma skill set, including interpersonal communications, managing upwards, confidence-building, business humor, executive-bearing, and more. Drawing upon her experience coaching clients at American Express, Merrill Lynch, Nabisco, Viacom, Pepsi, and other top companies worldwide, Benton explains why projecting a commanding professional demeanor is so fundamental to corporate success.

This book is about FOLLOWERSHIP, the Hidden Half of Leadership. It's the 2025 edition, revised and updated. It was created for you and everyone in the workforce, regardless of your occupation, position, or level of authority, to help you achieve the effectiveness and success you deserve. Followership is your ability to consistently produce excellent results and add greater value to those who helped you achieve those results, especially your boss. It’s one of twenty books from a revolutionary program called SUCCESS MADE SIMPLE, designed to help you achieve your true potential. The first ...

Finally let go of your negative thoughts and enjoy the emotional freedom you deserve! Are you struggling with anger, regrets, and resentment? Do you feel emotionally exhausted, stressed, and discouraged by painful memories? Are you holding on to things that are making you feel miserable? If so, The Art of Letting Go is for you. Imagine being able to let go of the emotional turmoil that's burdening you. Imagine being able to finally release the negative thoughts and painful memories that are weighing you down.

"Previously published as WEALTH BY DESIGN: ART OF MAKING MONEY & GETTING RICH How to Build a Life of Financial Freedom by Elliott, Norris (AUTHOR)." "The Art of Making Money & Getting Rich: How to Create Wealth and Build a Life of Financial Freedom" stands as a transformative guide for anyone aspiring to transcend financial constraints and unlock a realm of wealth and abundance. Authored with penetrating insights and practical wisdom, this book serves as your personal blueprint to financial independence. Here's why it's essential for your journey to prosperity: Wealth Creation Strategies: ...

Hypnotic Money: How to Automate Your Budget, Savings, Investing, and Debt Payoff for Lasting Financial Freedom Tired of budgeting burnout, financial anxiety, or always wondering where your money went? Hypnotic Money is your step-by-step guide to building an automatic personal finance system that works — even when you're not thinking about it. In this practical financial planning book, you’ll learn how to automate your money using proven strategies for budgeting, saving, debt payoff, investing, and charitable giving. You’ll discover: How to set up a zero-stress budget that runs on ...

A member of the world-renowned Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School introduces the powerful next-generation approach to negotiation. For many years, two approaches to negotiation have prevailed: the "win-win" method exemplified in Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher, William Ury, and Bruce Patton; and the hard-bargaining style of Herb Cohen's You Can Negotiate Anything. Now award-winning Harvard Business School professor Michael Wheeler provides a dynamic alternative to one-size-fits-all strategies that don't match real world realities.

Poor employees get a disproportionate amount of attention. Why? Because they complain the loudest, create the greatest disruptions, and rely on others to assume the responsibilities that they shirk. Learn how to focus on your good employees first, and help them shift these “monkeys” back to the underperformers. Through a simple but brilliant metaphor, Todd Whitaker helps you reinvigorate your staff and transform your organization.

Peter Senge's groundbreaking ideas on building organizations have made him a household name among corporate managers. His theories help businesses to clarify their goals, to defy the odds, to more clearly understand threats, and to recognize new opportunities. He introduces managers to a new source of competitive advantage, and offers a marvelously empowering approach to work.

This book is about PLANNING, the Science of Anticipating the Future. It's the revised and updated 2025 edition. It was created for you, regardless of your occupation, position, or level of authority, to help you achieve the effectiveness and success you deserve. Planning is your ability to bring the future into the present, giving you the best chance of influencing the outcome and consistently producing excellent results. It’s one of forty books from a revolutionary program called SUCCESS MADE SIMPLE, designed to help you achieve your true potential. The first ten books focus on these ten...

Mindfulness meets execution...at work. The wisdom of 13 Eastern sages, augmented by modern research on workplace influence, is the basis for profound yet practical advice on getting things done without force. The Art of Quiet Influence shows anyone how to use influence, a key mindfulness principle, to get things done. Through the classic wisdom of 13 Eastern sages (especially the Buddha), relevant insights from influence research, and anecdotes and advice from 25 contemporary experts, Davis lays out a path for becoming a 'mainspring,' an unobtrusive yet powerful influencer.

It is not too often one can read or listen to a 2,600-year-old book and know that it still has relevance and importance today. The Art of War has long been considered not only a military classic, but a classic book in general. Sun Tzu’s treatise on various aspects and components of wartime strategy is highly recommended for insight into the Eastern mindset and military planning. It also can apply to business, legal, and educational situations as well.

Whatever the case for poverty, the reality is that without wealth, it is impossible to lead a fulfilled or prosperous life. Without much money, no man can develop his talent or reach his full potential in either area. This is because developing talent and unfolding the soul requires various resources, which are only available to those who can afford them.

Finish What You Start is a unique deep dive into the psychology and science of accomplishment, productivity, and getting things done. It takes a thorough look at why we are sometimes stuck and gives detailed, step-by-step solutions you can start using today. Every phase of finishing and following through is covered, and even productivity pros will be able to learn something new. Above all else, this is a guide to better understanding your brain and instincts for optimal results.

Have you ever...Invested time in something that, with hindsight, just wasn't worth it? Overpayed in an Ebay auction? Continued doing something you knew was bad for you? Sold stocks too late, or too early? Taken credit for success, but blamed failure on external circumstances? Backed the wrong horse? These are examples of cognitive biases, simple errors we all make in our day-to-day thinking.