Career Development

Alford L. McMichael served his country in the United States Marine Corps for more than 36 years and was the first sergeant major to serve as the sergeant major to the Allied Supreme Commander of NATO. In this indispensable guide, McMichael shares life lessons that may be employed by everyone from military personnel to corporate CEOs.

By cultivating executive poise and presence, we not only improve how others see us but enhance our capacity to lead a life of our choosing. While leadership styles may vary, all great leaders are able to connect with others while staying true to themselves. By remaining true to the best aspects of your personality, you, too, will be able to lead effectively in every situation. Leading from Your Best Self delivers a road map for developing the poise, presence, and influence needed to succeed at work and in life.

Resilient delivers an invaluable collection of private journal entries mapping out a path from bootstrapping a multimillion-dollar business to raising millions in Series A funding for another. Entrepreneur and Resilia CEO Sevetri Wilson describes her journey from self-funding to venture capital success. Written for ambitious and aspiring entrepreneurs like herself, Wilson covers a wide variety of topics about the entrepreneurial journey.

Michael Hyter is one of the nation's highest regarded executives of color and a widely respected thought leader in the area of talent development and leadership succession. To get there, he worked hard and made his work count through efficacy. In The Power of Choice he reveals the lessons he learned along the way - putting you on the fast track to career success.

Un arsenal de preguntas poderosas que transformarán cada conversación Redefina hábilmente los problemas. Haga una conexión inmediata con cualquier persona. Determine rápidamente si un cliente está listo para comprar. Accede a los sueños más profundos de los demás. "Preguntas que valen oro" establece una serie de preguntas estratégicas que te ayudarán a ganar nuevos negocios y a profundizar drásticamente tus relaciones profesionales y personales.

Great leaders of innovation know that creativity is not enough. They succeed not only on the basis of their ideas, but because they have the vision, reputation, and networks to win the backing needed to commercialize them. It turns out that this quality - called "innovation capital" - is measurably more important for innovation than just being creative. The authors have spent decades studying how people get great ideas (the subject of The Innovator's DNA) and how people test and develop those ideas (explored in The Innovator's Method).

Raising an Entrepreneur presents 76 stories from the mothers of some of the most successful entrepreneurs today. Entrepreneurs are the new rock stars - they're the ones who turn their passions into ingenious projects, because they're willing to risk failure to make their dreams come true.

Just because you don’t have cash doesn’t mean you don’t want and need things. According to authors and business gurus Karen Hoffman and Shera Dalin, it’s time to get a little creative. Most people have a skill they can use—it’s just a matter of figuring out what that is and how to use it to get something else. From piano lessons in exchange for haircuts to an engine tune-up in exchange for house painting, The Art of Barter offers step-by-step instructions.

You check email the moment you lift your head off the pillow in the morning. You bring work with you on vacation, sneak glances at your smart phone during family dinners, and take business calls and texts at your kid's sports games. It's as if you've been forced to make a choice between your company or your life, sacrificing time for yourself and family for the sake of career success. But it doesn't have to be that way.

Are you still treating AI like a novelty—or are you ready to make it your most powerful business ally? In AI ChatGPT: Prompt Engineering Secrets, Maxwell Cyberstein doesn’t just show you how to talk to artificial intelligence. He teaches you how to think with it, build with it, and grow with it—whether you’re an entrepreneur, marketer, freelancer, or simply someone looking to save time and create with more clarity. This is not another dry tech manual.

Stephen R. Covey's book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, has been a top seller for the simple reason that it ignores trends and pop psychology for proven principles of fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity. Celebrating its 15th year of helping people solve personal and professional problems, this special anniversary edition includes a new foreword and afterword written by Covey that explore whether the 7 Habits are still relevant and answer some of the most common questions he has received over the past 15 years.

Quietly and steadily, the number of women making six figures or more is increasing and continues to rise at a rate faster than for men. From entrepreneurs to corporate executives, from white-collar professionals to freelancers and part-timers, women are forging careers with considerable financial success. In Secrets of Six-Figure Women, Barbara Stanny, journalist, motivational speaker, and financial educator, identifies the seven key strategies of female high earners.

Erik Wahl, a visual artist, speaker, and entrepreneur, helps us unite the yin and yang of creativity - the dynamic new ideas with the dogged effort. He shows why we won't get far if we rely on the spark without the grind or the grind without the spark. What the world really needs are the creators who can hold the two in balance. This audiobook offers surprising insights and practical advice about how to fan the sparks and make the grind more productive.

In today's marketplace, establishing an LLC (Limited Liability Company) is often considered the golden ticket to business freedom. But setting up and running an LLC isn't just about filing some paperwork; it's about understanding the intricacies that govern different business structures, mitigating risks, and capitalizing on opportunities.

Author Jon Isaacson, The Intentional Restorer, uses a unique blend of narrative, personal experience, and humor to bring life to otherwise dry concepts. His third book in the Be Intentional series, So, You Want To Be A Project Manager? is a primer on the mindset and habits for success as a project manager. If you are wanting to pursue a career in project management, this book will encourage and challenge you on your journey. If you are responsible for hiring and training project managers, this book will help you reinforce the roles and responsibilities of the position. If you are an owner ...

Looking to kickstart your career, find your dream job and accelerate your career progression, become a Global Industry leader and retire into wealth not a pension? Climbing the Corporate Ladder is the book for you. In this compelling self-help book, Fene Osakwe begins by disabusing the reader's mind of mentalities that can limit their potential in their corporate pursuits. Next, he shares practical, easy-to-digest knowledge for career growth using interesting stories and examples from his career journey. The nuggets shared herein are tried and trusted. Not only have they produced consistent...

Feeling overwhelmed, burned out, or stuck? Discover the power of the pause. Sometimes life throws you for a loop. You're stressed out at your job; you're torn between work and family; your motivation and productivity are taking a nosedive. Your impulse might be to lean in and tough it out, but what you may really need to do is take a step back. Reassess your life with a clear head and dive back in with purpose and poise.

Having difficult conversations at work is a necessary discomfort. Instead of avoiding these conversations with your boss, colleagues, or direct reports, you need a strategy that won't leave you feeling like you were being talked at or ignored. The key to solving this problem starts and ends with changing the conversation. Recognizing that it takes two people to engage in meaningful conversation, Can We Talk? outlines what each contributor needs to do to achieve the best possible result.

It's not how good you are. It's how well you tell your story. Big corporations might have huge marketing and advertising budgets, but you've got a story. Your brand story isn't just what you tell people. It's what they believe about you, based on the signals your brand sends. The Fortune Cookie Principle is a brand-building framework and communication strategy consisting of 20 keys that enable you to begin telling your brand's story from the inside out.

Can you DOUBLE your salary in your 9-5 job? Yes, you can! This eBook offers proven strategies to double your salary and revitalize your entire professional outlook. Discover what you are capable of with actionable advice that catapults your career to new heights. What This Career Development eBook Offers: Salary Increase Tactics: Learn how I significantly increased my income and how you can do the same. Essential Career Skills: Master leadership, time management, interviewing, and resume writing. Productivity Boosters: Find out how to accomplish more in less time and maximize your workday ...