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What every organization wants and needs is excellence. Brigadier General Bentley Nettles (BVT) offers insights and battle-tested strategies for creating excellence; for yourself, for your team, and for your company.

Worried about time constraints or state-specific information? With time-saving strategies and customized guidance, you can overcome hesitation and start seeing results. This book demystifies the complexity with practical, up-to-date, and state-specific insights tailored to your needs–with no legal jargon, just actionable steps.

Do you want to transition smoothly from an individual contributor to a respected leader? Feeling overwhelmed by new responsibilities or self-doubt? You're not alone. Many aspiring leaders face these challenges, but with the right strategies, you can gain confidence, lead effectively, and inspire your team—no matter the industry.

Jack Ma is the quintessential simpleton who has a big heart and wants everyone to share in prosperity. He comes from humble beginnings, had trouble getting to school, had trouble finding a job, but did everything right despite the forces that were arrayed against his intentions. We all have that life where we feel the world just doesn’t value what we have to offer. Jack certainly felt that way, but eventually he found his stride. Today he sits at the top of a global behemoth that boasts sales of $1 billion in the first five minutes of its annual sales event.

A practical, entertaining handbook for people who never expected to be bosses. Plenty of managers never asked, expected, or trained to be put in charge of other people. But when it happens, these accidental bosses often find that learning to manage is like learning to swim by being dropped into the deep end of the pool. Hank Gilman knows what that's like. As a top editor for Fortune, Newsweek, and the Boston Globe, he has helped nurture some outstanding talent.

In Leading on the Edge, successful business speaker and consultant Rachael Robertson shares the lessons she learned as leader of a year-long expedition to the wilds of Antarctica.

Gary Vonk is a life-long learner who has held senior positions in higher education and corporate leadership. A leader in higher education, as well as a faculty member and student mentor, Dr. Vonk has taught at the upper division university level in courses in business, management, and technology. He became a university professor in January of 2007 after a career of nearly thirty years in retailing and company turnaround management where he served as CEO, President and Senior Executive for a half dozen public and/or private companies. What’s in This Book for You? Simply put, you might read...

If you are an executive who has worked long hours, risen to every challenge, and built a strong reputation for yourself, then why haven't you reached the highest levels of leadership? Here's a reality check: Your business achievements and functional skills alone aren't enough to help you get where you want to go. What's likely missing is a skill that the world's best corporate leaders have developed - mastery of the people side of the equation.You must become a leader that others want to work for. How do you do that? Let go of being an expert. Become a leader of experts.

Adéntrese en el intrincado funcionamiento del comportamiento organizativo y descubra las claves para optimizar los procesos empresariales. Esta completa guía ofrece una exploración en profundidad de las dinámicas que impulsan el éxito organizativo, desde la comprensión de los comportamientos individuales hasta la navegación por complejas dinámicas de grupo. Explore las últimas investigaciones y conocimientos prácticos sobre temas como los estilos de liderazgo, las estrategias de comunicación, los procesos de toma de decisiones y la cultura organizativa. Obtenga valiosas ...

In Mind Set!, John Naisbitt reveals how to develop and experience the power of 11 cognitive tools that will allow readers to understand the trends transforming their daily lives and the world around them, so they can anticipate and act on the future.

As the oil industry navigates an era of relentless automation and technological advancement, 'Crude Communication' emerges as a steadfast ally. Refining one's soft skills—the crucial interpersonal abilities such as effective communication, understanding, and cooperation, that breeds a supportive and productive work environment—has evolved into an indispensable cornerstone for oilfield workers.

INTRODUCTION: YOU AND THE DYNAMIC WORLD IN 2025- THE 25 HOT AREAS OF FOCUS TO TAKE NOTE OF AS KEY INFLUENCING FACTORS IN 2025 “Where there is no vision- (foresight), the people perishes” “Not knowing the times and season and what you ought to do at the right time and place, is one the greatest bane of most a people in our world. And” Due to the double grace” that the season carries and represents spiritually, In 2025, there is going to be a dynamic relationship and interplay between individuals, groups, technology, society, and the environment as well as the spiritual realms that ...

Are you a driven executive seeking an edge in today's competitive business world? Look no further! The Executive's Edge: Key Takeaways from Leading Business Books is your all-in-one gateway to transformative leadership and organizational success. Inside this empowering compilation, we've carefully curated summaries of the most influential business books, tailored for time-constrained leaders like yourself. Discover the visionary wisdom of Eric Ries, Jim Collins, Peter Drucker, Carol S. Dweck, and other pioneering authors.

More people are becoming successful entrepreneurs than ever before, and you can too. This lively, authoritative program introduces you both to experts and to people like you who are living their dreams, in six information-packed lessons to jump-start your future.

The world today is drowning in data. There is a treasure trove of valuable and underutilized insights that can be gleaned from information companies and people leave behind on the internet - our "digital breadcrumbs" - from job postings, to online news, social media, online ad spends, and more.

GROWN UP POETRY: ODES to sports, politics, life in general, family, profit, city growth, recessions. A little sarcasm, a lot of seriousness.Insight into the world we live in, suggestions on skewed views perspectives.

Every business knows that the best customer is a happy customer. They return again and again, bring their friends, and deliver tons of free advertising via word of mouth and social media. But in order to grow that loyal base, you must be aware of your customers’ needs. Drawing on the latest research in the exploding field of positive psychology, Columbia Business School marketing professor Bernd Schmitt offers three unique approaches any business can use to turn a casual customer into a committed fan.

Whatever changes you are looking to make, knowing and living your Purpose will bring you to a new level of dynamic effectiveness. As well as growing your abilities, it will also take your self-confidence to a new level. Full of stories, exercises, and anecdotes, this highly engaging series takes you to a point of clarity and deep insight, and will put a smile on your face.

Everything in nature evolves by trial and error. We cannot avoid this fundamental method of natural evolution, but our human advantage is that we can think about and learn from the errors before trying again. Trial, Error, and Success helps boost that advantage with 10 insights into realistic knowledge, thinking, and emotional intelligence. The authors use real-life examples to show how successful thinking avoids overgeneralization traps - the key trick is to focus on the differences between a new circumstance and existing knowledge.

Gameplays are a crucial component of Wardley Mapping that elevate it from a purely analytical tool to a dynamic framework for strategic action. Understanding and effectively utilising gameplays can significantly enhance an organisation's ability to navigate complex business environments and gain competitive advantage. In Wardley Mapping, gameplays are context-specific patterns of strategic action that organisations can employ to influence their competitive landscape. These plays are not universal solutions but rather tactical approaches that can be applied based on the specific context ...