Leadership Development

Become a more effective leader by discovering the resources you already have. Pamela McLean, CEO and cofounder of the Hudson Institute for Coaching, has been at the forefront of the field for the past three decades, using clinical and organizational psychology to provide the highest-quality coaching and development training to professionals in organizations and solo practice worldwide. Now, Pamela is teaching listeners to cultivate their leadership potential through "use of self as instrument," a key dimension of developmental coaching that emphasizes the whole person.

Project managers are no longer judged by the technical success of their projects alone. They're also held accountable for their contributions to the company's financial goals. Yet most project managers don't have the business knowledge necessary to make project-based decisions that lead to bottom-line success.

Clueless, a practical guide for coaching leaders and employees at all levels does a masterful job of providing a clear framework for behavior change (Enlighten, Encourage & Engage, relevant evidence-based coaching research and conceptual models as well as useful strategies and skill building exercises that coaches can directly use in their practice with clients. Each indivdiual behavior stage represents a milestone for clients to transition from successful adopters to successful maintainers of new behaviors. Not only does it help coaches learn what to do, it shows them why and how to ...

The key to success in life and business is to become a master at Conversational Intelligence. It's not about how smart you are, but how open you are to learn new and effective powerful conversational rituals that prime the brain for trust, partnership, and mutual success. Conversational Intelligence translates the wealth of new insights coming out of neuroscience from across the globe, and brings the science down to earth so people can understand and apply it in their everyday lives.

Using the exact steps you’ll learn in this book, Donald Miller grew his small business from four employees working out of a basement to a 15 million dollar operation, increasing revenue sixfold in just six years. As Miller grew his own business from the ground up, he realized nobody had put together a simple, step-by-step playbook for growing a business. That book didn’t exist. Until now. In this book, you’ll learn the 6 steps to grow a successful small business and create a playbook to implement them—your Flight Plan.

This book is about spiritual formation and the development of ministerial leaders. The book’s approach assumes that, in Christian churches and other religious institutions, the person in charge must not only serve as the administrator, manager, supervisor, and leader but also must take on a transcendent role that is not so well defined. Effective ministerial leaders diligently seek to connect with their virtuous leadership attributes. They consistently strive to cultivate their spiritual fruit, engage in spiritual disciplines, and tap into their prevalent spiritual types and styles. In ...

The Quiet Legacy Series – Book Two What if your brand wasn’t just a marketing tool but a leadership act? Building Brands and Inspiring Futures is a bold, insightful guide for executives, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders who are ready to align their personal brand with their deeper purpose. In this second volume of the Quiet Legacy Series, Candace Sinclair helps you uncover the voice, values, and vision that shape how others experience your leadership and your legacy. Whether you’re launching a new initiative or repositioning your message, you’ll find frameworks, real-world case ...

The world has changed, the fire department has changed, and the firefighters you serve with have changed. Fire organizations offer more services to the public via a more diverse group of firefighters than ever before. Those that rely on you to serve and lead them deserve a fire officer who can effectively evolve to meet their specific and unique needs while keeping what has historically made the fire service great.

Got "people problems" on the job? Is your team plagued by high turnover rates, low employee engagement scores, or complaints being made to HR? If these alarm bells are going off, it might not be them... it might be the beginnings of toxic leadership with you. A raw, confrontational look at the warning signs of toxic leadership, this book dives deep into those indicators that YOU (yes you!) could be contributing to a loss of team morale. With her experience as an executive coach, Deb Calvert challenges readers to lead themselves and acknowledge imperfections and embrace vulnerability to ...

Not everyone is born a great leader, but anyone can foster core leadership competencies for themselves and become actionable, effective leaders. If you're ready to take the next step in your career and learn the secrets to effectively motivating and developing your team, Your Leadership Edge is the program to take you there. Your Leadership Edge is not just another leadership development self-help book; it is a complete management training program. The leadership training guide is geared toward managers, supervisors and executives of all backgrounds and experience levels and provides ...

In the new edition of this highly acclaimed bestseller, Robert Cialdini—New York Times bestselling author of Pre-Suasion and the seminal expert in the fields of influence and persuasion—explains the psychology of why people say yes and how to apply these insights ethically in business and everyday settings. You'll learn Cialdini's Universal Principles of Influence, including new research and new uses so you can become an even more skilled persuader—and just as importantly, you'll learn how to defend yourself against unethical influence attempts.

Millions of people around the world have improved their lives through the timeless advice David Schwartz offers in The Magic of Thinking Big. In this best-selling audiobook, Schwartz proves you don't need innate talent to become successful, but you do need to understand the habit of thinking and behaving in ways that will get you there.

"HQ: Operating In Your Heavenly Intelligence" introduces a groundbreaking concept in spiritual leadership and practical faith application—Heavenly Intelligence (HQ). While IQ measures analytical thinking and EQ addresses emotional awareness, HQ represents a believer's capacity to perceive, discern, understand, and operate according to divine realities while navigating earthly systems. This transformative work reframes the Christian experience through the powerful lens of heavenly citizenship—asserting that believers are not merely struggling pilgrims passing through a foreign land, but ...

In today's world, it is more important than ever to be mindful of our impact on society and the environment. As individuals, we have the power to make a difference and create positive change. Advocating for social causes and environmental sustainability not only benefits the planet, but it also helps us become better people, leaders, and managers. This guide has provided you with valuable insights and practical advice to help you become a better person, leader, or manager. The choice to embark on this journey towards personal growth is in your hands. Embrace it wholeheartedly, and let your ...

Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched.

Why do some companies consistently win in the consumer and capital markets while others struggle from crisis to crisis?The answer, says Noel Tichy, is that winning companies possess a "Leadership Engine" - a proven system for creating dynamic leaders at every level. To get ahead and stay ahead, a company needs agile, flexible, innovative leaders who can anticipate change and turn on a dime. Fortunately, says Tichy, just as everyone has untapped athletic potential, everyone has untapped leadership potential that can be developed.

What if the only thing holding you back isn’t your circumstances, but your mindset? In Mindset Determines Success, author and transformational guide Asmau Ahmad takes you on a life-changing journey into the power of thought, belief, and self-leadership. This isn’t just another motivational book filled with clichés—it’s a clear, practical blueprint for rewiring your mind and redefining what success means to you. With compassion and clarity, she reveals how to identify and break free from the internal scripts that keep you stuck. You’ll learn how to overcome fear, silence self-...

This book triggers you to think and act strategically, shows what you can learn from business models inside and outside your industry, and urges you to apply those learnings to make your own shift.

How to Start a Church -- EVEN if you have never been to Bible school or seminary. Don't know how to plant a healthy church? Want a step-by-step plan that's CHRIST-CENTERED? Need a strategy for church planting that will work anywhere in the world? Ever wish you could start a church that changes lives? Starting churches has quickly become THE way to reach lost people today. The problem? Copying church planting models doesn't produce the same results. The secret is to plant a church deeply in love with Jesus and committed to obeying His commands. In this guide, "Simple Church Planting," you'll...

An inspiring audiobook from best selling Pulling Together author, John J. Murphy! Effective, passionate leadership requires many things. In this audiobook, we cover ten essentials. Every manager, CEO, school administrator and principal should listen to this audio. Leaders are like magnets. Their magnetic field is invisible but is responsible for the most notable property of a magnet: a force that pulls and attracts or repels.