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This new offering from management expert Gary S. Topchik, coauthor of The First-Time Manager, Fifth Edition, covers the basics of team building, giving novice managers all the activities and information they need to achieve team-building success. From making the transition from team member to team leader, to holding team members accountable, to managing challenging situations and resolving conflict, The First-Time Manager's Guide to Team Building tells listeners how their own management style can influence how successful their teams become.

Joey Havens breaks through the limiting barriers of common culture theory and shows, with great transparency, the real human emotions that elevate a culture to one that is genuine, enduring, and magnetic. Joey shares insights, failures, low points, lessons learned, and growth from his experience of helping lead the successful transformation of HORNE LLP’s good culture to a magnetic, people-first culture based on the Christian principles of caring and service.

Sunnyvale is about to get a lot sweeter. Isabella: When I decided to take a risk and open a bakery with my best friend, Ava, I never imagined The Sweet Shop would become a small-town phenomenon. While we catered mostly to the small businesses around town, a unique opportunity arose that would turn my world upside down. A major racecar competition was coming to the Sunnyvale Speedway, and the organizers needed catering for the elite drivers and their crews. Convinced this would be our big break, Ava and I agreed to cater to the cocky race car drivers. To my surprise, our sweet trays won over...

Nobody should live their lives without being able to achieve their biggest dreams. 2 Corinthians 9:8 mentions: “And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work." The key is feeding your mind with the word of God, and speaking out the word in order to change your perspective on life.

Most people typically listen with the intent to reply. Habit 5 explores the essential communication skill of listening to truly understand, which helps us to avoid reading our own autobiographies into other people's lives. It opens us up to one another's perspectives, ideas, and emotions. Then real communication can happen, new and better ideas can be conceived, and everyone involved can learn from one another.

In this candid and personal account, Vineet Nayar—HCLT's celebrated CEO—recounts how he defied the conventional wisdom that companies must put customers first, then turned the hierarchical pyramid upside down by making management accountable to the employees, and not the other way around.

This Three Workbook Bundle contains the content from the first three workbooks in the Resilient Leaders: The Nine Secrets series. This bundle provides the script for the Audiobook version of the first three workbooks.

Vincent Stanley, Patagonia's director of philosophy, with Yvon Chouinard, founder and former owner of Patagonia, draws on fifty years' experience to challenge all business owners and leaders to rethink their businesses in a time of cultural and climate chaos. The authors describe the current impact of manufacturing, commerce, and traditional capitalism on the planet's natural systems and human communities, and how that impact is forcing business to change its ways.

Chris Greenwood is the man behind Manafest: the globally successful rock and rap musician who’s sold millions of singles and albums world-wide. With over 20 years experience in the industry, both as a signed artist and an independent musician, Chris shares his incredible experience as a song writer and hit-maker in this audiobook.

This publication features a compendium of best practices tailored to the needs of the private security services entrepreneur. Listeners are treated to a host of innovative concepts for managing and growing a private security business. Strategies include the science of post assignments, security officer archetypes, private security key performance indicators, client retention strategies, patrol route design, and more.

My name is Julie Hoffman. I am a 44-year-old mother of two. I was an A/R supervisor for an oil company for 21 long years until the day they outsourced my job, and I suddenly found myself unemployed. I was devastated, heartbroken and felt betrayed all at the same time. I had $18,632 in my company retirement account, and they paid me two weeks of salary as a severance payment.

In Good Comes First, S. Chris Edmonds and Mark S. Babbitt go beyond theoretical advice, using their combined 50 years of experience to present proven strategies for creating purposeful, positive, and productive work cultures. Cultures where good comes first for employees, customers, leaders, and stakeholders - and where improved business outcomes quickly follow.

From Insecure to In Demand: The Essential Crash Course in Modern Professional Etiquette for Young Professionals Who Want to Stop Second-Guessing and Start Standing Out Feel unprepared for job interviews, office politics, or workplace communication? You’re not alone—and it’s not your fault. In a world that demands confidence but rarely teaches it, From Insecure to In-Demand is the definitive, no-fluff guide for young professionals who feel like they’re faking it—and desperately want to feel like they belong. Whether you’re entering your first job, navigating your first promotion,...

Are you ready to embark on a journey into the world of romance fiction? Dive into "From Pen to Passion," where the art of crafting captivating love stories awaits. In this comprehensive guide, you'll discover the keys to unlocking the secrets of the romance genre. Whether you're a budding writer or a seasoned author, this book is your passport to creating heartwarming and emotionally resonant tales of love, desire, and connection. What You'll Find Inside: Crafting Unforgettable Characters: Learn how to breathe life into your heroes and heroines, making them relatable, multi-dimensional, and...

In this formative period, from 1941-78, Buffett developed and honed the investment philosophy that would lead him to become so successful as his career progressed. But it was not all plain sailing - Buffett made mistakes along the way - and Arnold shows how Buffett learned through success and failure how to select companies worth backing. Arnold also includes insightful "learning points" at the end of each chapter, which reveal how investors can learn from the craft of Warren Buffett to improve their own investing.

In a world where crises lurk around every corner, this book is your insurance policy. It's your guide to transparent communication, decisive action, and constant improvement. Whether you're a crisis pro or just starting out, "End Game First" will change your game. It's not just a book; it's your ticket to emerging stronger from any challenge.

OH MY GOD! I can’t stand him! Or his negativity. But for the sake of my brother and his bride, I have been trying my best to tolerate Joe. Until the night of the Stag and Doe I overhear Joe trying to persuade my brother To NOT get married. That’s it! I put myself between my brother and his friend Square up to Joe, Through gritted teeth, I glare at him, and tell him exactly what I think of him. Point my finger at the door And threw the Groomsman Out of the wedding party!

A library, a legacy, and a lethal plot. When the body of head librarian Eleanor Meadows is discovered surrounded by arcane symbols in the restricted section of Elderberry Grove Library, magical pest control specialist Juniper Green finds herself facing much more than a simple imp infestation. With her familiar Iris at her side and the reluctant support of Sheriff Jack Winters, Juniper must unravel a complex web of family secrets, ancient curses, and forbidden magic before the equinox arrives. As strange behavior spreads through town like a contagion and magical creatures act increasingly ...

It gets lonely on the road for a professional woman like Chloe, who's always going on business trips far away from her husband. And it's even harder when you're a woman like Chloe who can't stop thinking about, or craving, hot sex with as many men as possible! During a business trip to Florida, she wanted to get with a whole bunch of men at once, and she was pleasuring herself in her hotel room thinking about it. Then she decided to go out and do something about it. But when one group of men filling all her holes just wasn't going to be enough to satisfy Chloe, she was on the hunt for yet ...

Management consulting is a $250 billion industry and growing at a rate of over four percent annually. Many predict that more than 40 percent of the US workforce will soon be contingent, freelance, or consulting members of the workforce - making this book more relevant than ever. Individuals become independent consultants out of necessity or preference: necessity because they lost their job or the company offered an attractive exit package; preference because they want a career change, more control over their time, or an enriched, varied work situation.