Leadership Development

Beginning firmly with teachers and all those working with students, including administrators and counselors, the Plum Village approach stresses that educators must first establish their own mindfulness practice since everything they do in the classroom will be based on that foundation. The book includes easy-to-follow, step-by-step techniques perfected by educators to teach themselves and to apply to their work with students and colleagues, along with inspirational stories of the ways in which teachers have made mindfulness practice alive and relevant for themselves and their students.

_____________ Includes 10 Free Bonuses To many people, strategic planning is something meant only for big businesses, but it is equally applicable to small and medium businesses. Strategic planning is matching the strengths of your business to available opportunities. This guide will walk you step by step through all the essential phases of developing a results driven strategic plan. The book is packed with guides, worksheets and checklists that make it easy to apply all that knowledge to your business. Here's what’s in the book: * The Need for a Strategic Plan * How to Create a Mission ...

This book’s expanded edition includes two new sections, crisis management and organizational development, making it even better for those interested in the subject matter. Plant Manager's Reference Handbook discusses 12 essential skills of plant managers including delegation, organization, recruitment, motivation, communication, strategic, training, decision making, emotional intelligence, problem-solving, sales, and political. Quality Assurance in Manufacturing describes the topic, discusses its implementation, talks about the advantages and challenges involved, notes methods of ...

Unlock Your Leadership Potential with 'Leadership European Business Competence*Licence'! Embark on a transformative journey towards leadership excellence with our comprehensive guide tailored for aspiring managers and leaders. Dive into the dynamic world of European business standards and gain invaluable insights into leadership development that will set you apart in today's competitive landscape. Synopsis: Experience a groundbreaking approach to leadership development as you delve into the core principles and practices of effective leadership. From mastering essential leadership skills to ...

62% of leaders* are optimistic about adopting AI in their organization. What about you? Are you prepared for an era of change? This book aims to provide you with leadership strategies and tactics to effectively lead your team through technological transformation. With the advent of Industry 5.0, we live in an era where the interaction between humans, robots, and artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly close. If in the past this synergy was mainly focused on the manufacturing sector, today it extends to more intellectual spheres, thanks to the advanced autonomous learning, ...

Esta guía te aconseja paso a paso, basándose en principios demostrados, y ofrece ejercicios prácticos, directrices para charlas de equipo estructuradas, y ejemplos extraídos de diversos ámbitos industriales y organizativos.

A Wall Street Journal best-selling leadership consultant teams up with an acclaimed international speaker and mountain climber to deliver a landmark program for transforming adversity into a powerful advantage.

In this accessible guide, franchise expert Rick Grossmann and franchise attorney Michael J. Katz impart decades-worth of insight and advice on what it takes to make your franchise operation successful. Grossmann and Katz share expert tutorials, tricks of the trade, and access to sample franchise documents, checklists, and questionnaires designed to get you organized, support you through the process, and get your new franchise off the ground.

The Customer Success Manager has become a critical asset to organizations across the business landscape. As the subscription model has spread from the cloud and SaaS to more sectors of the economy, that pivotal role will only grow in importance. That's because if you want to compete and thrive in this new environment, you need to put the customer at the center of your strategy. You need to recognize you're no longer selling just a product. You're selling an outcome.

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.

The best products can still lose in the marketplace. Why? They are beaten by stronger product marketing. Yet, product marketing is widely misunderstood. It includes segmenting and targeting customers, positioning products vs. alternatives, creating product collateral, and supporting sales teams. But great product marketing achieves much more: it identifies the best way to bring your product to market, accelerates your product's ability to penetrate markets over time, shapes what the world thinks about your product and your category, and inspires customers to tell your product's story.

Howard Behar is one of three top executives who have helped shape one of the most recognized companies in the world: Starbucks. A widely acclaimed leader, Behar, with his signature energy, smarts, high expectations, and belief in people, has become a symbol of the soul and candor of the Starbucks culture.

Competition is moving beyond industry to ecosystem. Are you ready? In the shift from pipeline to platform, value is no longer created by your company's product or process alone - it's created through interactions. And the strategy you used to become an industry leader won't help you compete in an evolving and complex ecosystem. If you listen to nothing else on platforms and ecosystems, listen to these 10 articles by experts in the field.

Unlock Your Path to Unstoppable Influence: Master the Dynamics of Power and Authority In a world where influence is currency, how will you secure your place at the top? The Dynamics of Power and Authority: Strategies for Attaining and Sustaining Influence Now and in the Future is not just a book—it’s your blueprint for mastering the art of leadership in any arena. Whether you're climbing the corporate ladder, leading a team, or striving to leave a lasting impact, this powerful guide offers the keys to unlock your full potential. What sets this book apart? It’s not about quick fixes or...

Whether you're rolling out a new product from a city-view office or rolling up your sleeves to deliver a social service in the field, learning why and how to embrace failure can help you do better faster. Smart leaders, entrepreneurs, and change agents design their innovation projects with a key idea in mind: ensure that every failure is maximally useful. In Fail Better, Anjali Sastry and Kara Penn show how to create the conditions, culture, and habits to systematically, ruthlessly, and quickly figure out what works in three steps.

Whether you are building a small business from the ground up or managing a multinational company, you can learn the seven key traits for leadership success from one of the greatest business innovators and creative thinkers of the 20th century: Walt Disney. Whether you know him as the first to produce cartoons in Technicolor, the mastermind behind the theme park Disneyland, or the founder of the largest entertainment conglomerate, Walt's story of creativity, perseverance in spite of obstacles, and achieving goals resonates and inspires as much today as it ever has.

The book Becoming a Transformational Leader in the Post-Biden Era discusses the current state of American democracy and the need for transformational leaders to foster critical thinking and a sense of common good. It emphasizes the importance of educating the public about the dangers of partisanship and authoritarianism.

Tackle your thorniest problems using the wise fool's savvy strategies! The wise fool is the archetypal contrarian known for his creativity, irreverence, and humor. He looks at life in unorthodox ways and pushes back against the status quo. Throughout history, powerful decision-makers (Egyptian pharaohs, Chinese emperors, Persian sultans, and European kings) consulted wise fools to question the assumptions that kept them mired in stale and obsolete solutions.

Crack the Funding Code will show listeners how to find the money, create pitches that attract investors, and then structure fair, ethical deals that will bring them new sources of outside capital and invaluable professional advice. It will give listeners the broader perspective - how funding works, how investors think, and what they need to hear to put their money where your mouth is.

Years ago, developing and sustaining a book of business was not as big a problem for accountants, attorneys, financial planners, and other professionals as it is today. Clients were more loyal to the firms they worked with, and unlikely to shop your services, compare rates, or jump ship. Times have changed! And if you don't change along with them...well, you're not going to enjoy yourself or have as much control over your career as you deserve. Believe it or not, you can enjoy the process of expanding your client base.