Career Skills

Being deprived of gathering has revealed just how important it is to us; to connect with others, collaborate, share ideas and create moving, life-affirming experiences. At a time when coming together is more crucial than ever, Priya Parker sets forth a human-centred approach to gathering that can help everyone create meaningful, memorable experiences in their lives, large and small, for work and for play.

Clarity is key for any successful leader, so much so that top corporations, such as Micorsoft. Nike, Proctor and Gamble, Kimberly Clark, and many more, have incorporated storytelling into their leadership training programs. These companies know that before you can become a strong leader, you must first master the art of storytelling so you can communicate your vision to your team and inspire them to execute on objectives.

"Mid-Career Transitions: A Comprehensive Guide - Volume One" is designed for professionals at a crossroads, providing the foundational insights and strategies essential to redefining career paths in today’s competitive landscape. This volume begins with an exploration of self-assessment, guiding readers to identify strengths, transferable skills, and values that align with fulfilling career choices. Practical exercises help you evaluate your current position, map out goals, and determine the types of opportunities best suited for your future. Central to this guide is the importance of ...

Are you ready to unlock your full academic and career potential? Life Skills for Success - Book 4: Academic & Career Success is your guide to mastering the skills needed for academic achievement and professional growth. This comprehensive resource helps students and young professionals develop practical strategies for excelling in school, building effective study habits, and achieving long-term career success.

A classic guide to tricks and tactics for winning arguments, with commentary on the use of and defense against each tactic. The best summary of this audiobook is "being right doesn’t mean you’re gonna win, and this is why". It’s the ultimate guide to spotting the many different kinds of bull people pull in order to win over the crowd, rather than argue the point at hand. There’s very few of them that don’t immediately bring examples to mind, and having it laid out clearly like this is the perfect armour to stop people derailing you.

Want to conquer the stage, inspire your audience, and make your speeches unforgettable? Your journey to powerful public speaking starts now! Does the thought of speaking in front of an audience make you nervous? Have you struggled to keep your listeners engaged? Do you want to command attention and deliver impactful speeches with confidence? If so, you’re not alone. Public speaking is one of the most common fears—but with the right techniques, anyone can become a compelling speaker.

Your guide to becoming an explanation specialist. You've done the hard work. Your product or service works beautifully - but something is missing. People just don't see the big idea - and it's keeping you from being successful. Your idea has an explanation problem. The Art of Explanation is for business people, educators, and influencers who want to improve their explanation skills and start solving explanation problems.

¿Sientes que otros conectan con facilidad mientras tú te quedas atascado en la "charla sobre el clima"? ¿Te aterra asistir a eventos de networking o conferencias? No eres el único. Estudios muestran que el 85% del éxito laboral depende de habilidades sociales y comunicativas, esenciales también en nuestra vida personal. Pero la buena noticia es que dominar el arte de la conversación no es un talento, sino una habilidad que se puede aprender.

Working under a difficult boss can turn even a dream job into a nightmare. From narcissists and micromanagers to bullies and credit-stealers, bad bosses come in all shapes and sizes. "Don’t Kill Your Evil Boss" is your comprehensive guide to identifying, coping with, and ultimately taking action against the troublesome leaders who make your work life unbearable.

As statistics tell us that most of the "ventureholics" who go out on their own to start a business will ultimately fail; and, as readers will learn, the main reason for this is because most businesses are not started the right way. Based on decades of experience working with small business owners, Michael Gerber will teach budding entrepreneurs his one-of-a-kind seven-step method - which is meant to be conceptualized long before the doors are ever opened.

Are you ready to elevate your career and unlock six-figure income opportunities? Whether you're starting your career, considering a mid-career change, or aiming to break into the highest levels of your industry, this guide provides you with the strategies, tools, and insights to succeed. Six-Figure Career Mastery walks you through every step of the job search and career advancement process. From building a standout resume to mastering interviews and salary negotiations, you’ll learn how to position yourself for high-paying roles in today’s competitive market.What You’ll Learn: ...

Organizational psychologist and executive coach Rebecca Newton has found that even her most successful clients still want more of one quality: gravitas. They want their words to carry weight, to have a positive, lasting impact on those around them. Gravitas can seem like an elusive, intangible quality, but it isn't about adopting the style of another or being someone you're not. Newton draws on extensive research and experience coaching business leaders to show what underpins authentic gravitas and how anyone can develop it.

You see the giant footprints the moment you walk through the door. The conference room is a swirling mess of tension, heaviness, anxiety, and peanut shells. Something is very wrong with your team. Everybody knows it, but nobody is talking about it. It’s obvious there’s an elephant in the room. Is it an Avoidephant, feeding off the fears of retaliation and exclusion? Perhaps it’s a Blamephant—whom we love to feed because it makes us feel better about ourselves. In Don’t Feed the Elephants!, Sarah explores how you can address the true elephant in the room: avoidance.

Etiquette, Sara Jane says, is the glue that holds society together. Humans are social creatures, after all—we need connection to survive. But with global cultures in flux and the post-pandemic digital age, shadow epidemics of anxiety and loneliness are on the rise. Plus, the old rules of “decorum” don’t match the times. Amidst all this withdrawal and change, social growth can feel out of reach. How do we leave the comfort of our homes, step away from our screens, and interact face to face?

Over the next decade, all leaders will be augmented with some form of generative artificial intelligence, or GenAI. For the best leaders, this will mean dramatic improvement. For mediocre leaders, this will mean persistent confusion, distraction, and pretense. With futureback thinking—looking ten years ahead, then planning backward from future to next to now—this third edition of Leaders Make the Future shows how people can improve their leadership skills while expanding their human perspective.

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Master conflict before it escalates—create a harmonious workplace quickly and efficiently, through these key conflict resolution skills! Are you overwhelmed by conflicts in the workplace that disrupt your team’s synergy? Do you find yourself wishing for practical strategies that can help you manage diverse personalities and prevent disputes from escalating into something more serious? If these challenges sound all too familiar, you're not alone. Many managers encounter these pain points. With the right tools and knowledge, you can transform conflict into collaboration.

Every day, you have an opportunity to use your voice to have a positive impact - at work or in your community. You can inspire and persuade your audience - or you can distract and put them to sleep. Nervous, rambling robotic - these presentation styles can ruin a talk on even the most critical topics. And with each weak performance, career prospects dim. To get ahead and make an impact, you need to deliver well-crafted messages with confidence and authenticity. You must sound as capable as you are.

Renowned international speaker and human resources thought leader Pat Wadors delivers a powerful discussion of the lessons we can draw from some of the most well-known stories in the world. In each chapter, she introduces a different fable or folktale and reflects on the "moral of the story" and how we can apply it to help us meet contemporary challenges at work and in life. You'll discover the power of storytelling as you inspire, motivate, and drive positive change in yourself and the people around you.

Most of your attempts to persuade are doomed to fail because the brains of your audience automatically reject messages that disrupt their attention. This book makes the complex science of persuasion simple. Learn to develop better marketing and sales messages based on a scientific model; NeuroMap™. Regardless of your level of expertise in marketing, neuromarketing, neuroscience or psychology: The Persuasion Code: How Neuromarketing Can Help You Persuade Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime will make your personal and business lives more successful.