Career Change

In this book for leaders, thinkers, doers, and creators, Bishop T.D. Jakes illuminates the pathway to encouraging and unleashing disruptive thinking and provides the wisdom and practical skills we need to evolve our most original and potentially transformational ideas from vision to reality. Through his insight into how our minds and emotions work and through his experiences as a pastor, entrepreneur, and creator, Bishop Jakes leads us into a new way of relating to and transforming the world around us for good.

Drawing upon new theories about leadership and the long-term success of change initiatives, and based upon 25 years of experience building learning organizations, the authors of The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook show how to accelerate success and avoid the obstacles that can stall momentum. The Dance of Change, written for managers and executives at every level of an organization, reveals how business leaders can work together to anticipate the challenges that profound change will ultimately forc

Imagine turning what could be a contentious conversation with a family member, a friend, or a coworker into a fruitful exchange that enlightens everyone’s minds and inches both of you toward a solution. Steven T. Collis, one of the world’s leading experts on civil discourse, reveals ten practical habits that can help you navigate the potential minefields of hard topics and leave you and those you converse with feeling thoughtful and productive.

From disengaged employees to underserved customers, business failures invariably stem from a culture problem. In The Insider’s Guide to Culture Change, acclaimed culture transformation expert and global executive Siobhan McHale shares her proven four-step process to demystifying culture transformation and starting down the path to positive change.

The Growth Lab gives us another practical and encouraging guide aimed at people first, and organisation a close second. The concept of the infinite game is one that challenges traditional ideas of success and competition. In the world of business and professional development, the infinite game represents a shift in mindset towards long-term sustainability and growth. Rather than viewing success as a finite goal to be achieved, the infinite game encourages professionals to see success as an ongoing process of improvement and adaptation. The infinite game is about playing to continue playing....

With so many forces of change buffeting the business world today, a scary state of flux has replaced any sense of certainty, stability, and familiarity, delivering a wake-up call to make crucial changes happen, make them happen quickly, and make them stick. Traditional approaches to change management fall into one of two categories, but neither of these models offer a full picture to what really happens in an organization. Siobhan McHale offers a third option: organizations are complex ecosystems that require a Hive Mind or Group Intelligence (GQ) to bring about meaningful and lasting change.

The traditional hierarchical organization is dead, but what replaces it? Numerous new models - the agile organization, the networked organization, and holacracy, to name a few - have emerged, but leaders need to know what really works. How do you build an organization that is responsive to fast-changing markets? What kind of organization delivers both speed and scale, and how do you lead it? Arthur Yeung and Dave Ulrich provide leaders with a much-needed blueprint for reinventing the organization.

One reason many people cannot get started with freelancing, whether it is for a side gig or a full-time career, is that they are not sure what to do. It is not easy to know what skills to use or what skills are marketable. This is important as you need the expertise to complete high-quality work and the skills you offer must be in demand if you are going to get any work. To work out which skills to use and what sort of work to target to kickstart your freelancing career, 20 Critical Steps for Skills Assessment for New Freelancers takes you through the top steps that you should take to get ...

"Swamp-Billy" is a unique blend of humor, heart, and insight—a collection of short stories and essays reflecting the life of a woman born inside the Washington, D.C. Beltway and shaped by the rolling hills of East Tennessee. In these tales, you'll find the open-minded skepticism of the nation's capital mingling with the charm and wit of the South. Whether reflecting on everyday life, navigating personal challenges, or exploring cultural contrasts, each piece is a vivid snapshot of a "Swamp-Billy"—a hybrid of two worlds. With sharp observation and a dash of Southern warmth, this ...

Sally Susman, the renowned head of corporate affairs at global biopharmaceutical giant Pfizer, tells the fascinating story of how the multinational managed the massive communications challenge that came with COVID and the race to produce an effective vaccine. Just as crucial as creating the vaccine itself was the task of winning people's hearts and minds, and Susman highlights the principles that enabled her to break through, connect, and help move people forward, not only at Pfizer but over a stellar career.

In The Answer Is a Question, multi-award-winning performance consultants Dominic and Laura Ashley-Timms set out a simple approach for rehumanising the practice of management. In a step-by-step walk-through of their groundbreaking STAR® model (used by FTSE and Fortune 500 companies), they’ll show how you can develop a new superpower that’s been proven to work by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in a major academic study across sixty-two organisations.

Have you or your colleagues ever worked hard on something, only to find out you were focusing on the wrong problem entirely? Most people have. In a survey, 85 percent of companies said they often struggle to solve the right problems. The consequences are severe: Leaders fight the wrong strategic battles. Teams spend their energy on low-impact work. Startups build products that nobody wants. Organizations implement “solutions” that somehow make things worse, not better. Everywhere you look, the waste is staggering.

In Go Together, workplace positivity expert Shola Richards suggests replacing divisiveness and incivility with a commitment to living, working, and leading together to positively change the world. Go Together begins with the story of an impactful keynote speech Richards gave at a conference on workplace civility and a powerful concept: Ubuntu. A transcendent African philosophy, Ubuntu represent the power of human connectedness, compassion, kindness, and togetherness. It was the central theme of his speech on that day, and it also serves as the central theme of this book.

Make the Adjustment is a book about how embracing change and how making the necessary adjustments can enable anyone to achieve extraordinary things. More than just a catchphrase, Make the Adjustment is a compass for life. The author was inspired to write Make the Adjustment after three decades spending time with and observing the top 1% of business professionals and athletes around the world. He wanted to document the algorithm of how the best of the best achieve great things by adapting to change, having relentless persistence, and consistently bouncing back from setbacks.

Deliberately Different presents two very different women, Judith M. “Judee” von Seldeneck and Aileen K. Alexander, who developed their careers in two completely different eras. Each began in public service—Judee in US Senator Walter F. Mondale's office in the 1960s and Aileen in the military in the 1990s. Each saw firsthand how leaders handled difficult and historic times. Judee and Aileen share the same goal: expanding the circle of leaders for a changing world.

Dr. Zeev Neuwirth wrote Reframing Healthcare for leaders and organizations interested in understanding what the disrupters in healthcare are doing and, more to the point, for those who want to be the disrupters rather than the disrupted. This audiobook is a step-by-step guide for leadership teams that are intent on improving healthcare at an accelerated pace. It’s written for healthcare organizations that wish to thrive in a customer-centric, community-oriented, value-based healthcare system.

बदलत्या जगाच्या गरजा लक्षात घेता लोकांना ज्या आव्हानांना सामोरं जावं लागतं, त्यासाठी डेल कार्नेगी यांच्या या पुस्तकातील तत्त्वांची मोलाची मदत होईल.

Imagine what life would be like if you started every morning with small actions that created a chain reaction of positive benefits throughout your life. You eat a healthy breakfast, have a great conversation with your loved ones, and then begin your workday focusing on the important tasks. Then, throughout the day, you complete other habits that positively impact your top goals. I guarantee you'd feel more fulfilled, get more accomplished, and have a better direction for your career.

International best-selling author and personal development consultant Marc Reklau reveals the scientifically proven benefits of gratitude. In this practical and straightforward guide, you will learn seven simple exercises that will help you to reap the scientifically proven benefits of gratitude, like being happier, sleeping better, getting rid of headaches and anxiety, and much more. The Life-Changing Power of Gratitude will give you the tools you need to achieve the happiness, health, and wealth you have always desired.

Response vs. reaction. To be frank, mindset is everything. We cannot change a person. We often cannot change a situation. We can change how we respond. We can learn to use positive words and act out of our hearts rather than react with hurt or anger. When we stop focusing on problems solutions tend to appear. Happy mind, happy life. If we change how we respond to external stimuli, our mindset follows. Organized around 12 very simple steps, this book gives listeners the tools to find a positive, peaceful response to every curveball life throws at us.