Leadership Development

Drawing upon their experience founding more than 30 companies, authors Lars Tvede and Mads Faurholt share their entrepreneurial wisdom and reveal the real-world techniques that lead to success. A simple step-by-step process will help you translate your ideas into effective business plans, raise the capital needed to start and grow your business, build a winning team, and leave the competition behind.

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.

For women leaders who are done shrinking to fit and ready to lead with power, purpose, and presence—this is your book. Lead Like a Woman is a transformative leadership guide for high-achieving women who want to evolve their leadership style without sacrificing their values, energy, or authenticity. Whether you're in STEM, healthcare, executive roles, consulting, education, or mission-driven work, this book speaks directly to the lived experience of women navigating power, burnout, boundaries, and visibility. In this book, you will: Unhook from performative, misfit leadership models that ...

Leadership expert Sally Helgesen and best-selling leadership coach Marshall Goldsmith have trained thousands of high achievers - men and women - to reach even greater heights. Again and again, they see that women face specific and different road blocks from men as they advance in the workplace. In fact, the very habits that helped women early in their careers can hinder them as they move up. Simply put, what got you here won't get you there...and you might not even realize your blind spots until it's too late.

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.

In Wisdom of Wolves author Twyman Towery, Ph.D., has masterfully constructed lessons on teamwork founded upon the natural instincts of the wolf pack. Rudyard Kipling said, "For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack." What would happen in our business and our personal lives if we worked together towards a common goal like the wolf pack works together for survival? This is exactly what is explored in this breathtaking and inspiring audio. It is the perfect audiobook for leadership training, retreats and teamwork exercises.

It’s not easy going out there solo… but you can make waves in the business world when you know what it takes to thrive. Why did you set out as a solo entrepreneur? The chances are, you were ready to ditch the 9-5 and get more control over your life. You wanted more money to show for the work you do. You wanted that work to be something you care passionately about. It’s a liberating journey, full of excitement and possibility… but it also has a tough side. You might feel isolated much of the time.

Stories That Stick provides a clear framework of ideals and a concise set of actions for you to take complete control of your own story, utilizing the principles behind the world’s most effective business storytelling strategies. Telling these stories well is a simple, accessible skill anyone can develop. With case studies, company profiles, and anecdotes backed with original research, Hall presents storytelling as the underutilized talent that separates the good from the best in business.

No one understands better than Joseph Michelli how businesses create and leverage world-class customer experiences. In The Airbnb Way, he shows how innovative leaders have managed to build an unique brand by inspiring and engaging a community of hospitality entrepreneurs - a feat unparalleled in the shared economy.

In The Naming Book, Bullhorn Creative founder and partner Brad Flowers presents a clear framework for crafting and choosing the name that sticks. With a five-step blueprint that takes you from brainstorming to trademarking, this book is the ultimate guidebook to naming anything. You'll learn how to: set clear goals for your name and brand before you start, craft a brainstorming list based on your business mission, build a brand unique to you by creating your own word, find the balance between "cool" and clear, and narrow down your list of names with five easy tests.

Dr. Danny Brassell, Co-Founder of ReadBETTERin67steps.com – the world’s leading online reading engagement program – shares inspiring actions he has observed in successful leaders – from the classroom to the boardroom – in his more than 25 years of experience as a celebrated coach and consultant. Leadership Begins with Motivation will empower you to become a potent and positive influence in the lives of those around you. In a style reminiscent of the late, great Paul Harvey, this book spells out 33 unique ways successful leaders think and act. Dr. Brassell shares inspirational, ...

You've got the technical, functional hard skills required to be a manager. But there's still something missing... soft skills. In this eBook, you'll learn what soft skills are, why you need them, and how they can impact your effectiveness as a supervisor. Covering a range of topics such as soft skills training, communication skills, critical thinking, workplace culture and emotional intelligence, this book is your ultimate guide to these important supervisory skills.

The age of the distributed team is upon us. Teams can now operate and collaborate from locations other than a central office, and events surrounding the 2020 COVID pandemic have thrown its practicality into sharp relief. Managing a team whose members are distributed across several locations requires a different mindset and will remain a must-have for all areas of business from this point forward. Building and Managing High-Performance Distributed Teams explains what the distributed teams concept means to the future of your company.

Unlock Your Leadership Potential in Just 30 Days. Are you ready to take control of your personal growth, enhance your emotional intelligence, and master the skills of exceptional leadership? Mastering Leadership Development is your comprehensive guide to achieving these goals in less than a month. In this audiobook, you'll discover: A 30-Day Leadership Mastery Plan: A step-by-step guide to becoming the leader you were meant to be. Foundations of Leadership Development: Learn the core principles that underpin effective leadership.

When Mark Rampolla filled a notebook with potential start-up ideas, his wife asked him some tough questions. What about this idea is exciting, beyond the possibility of a profit? How will it fit into a life that makes you and your family happy? How will it change the world? Eventually Mark found his great idea: coconut water. He had seen the developing world use coconut water, but this valuable resource was being discarded in the US. While taking on the beverage industry was a big goal - high-hanging fruit - it was worth the risk.

Imagine being able to ask Alexander The Great a question about strategy, or General Patton about how to inspire loyalty among your team, or perhaps having Machiavelli whisper in your ear some sagely advice on how to navigate office politics. Now you can. At 494 pages with 28 chapters on just about every topic a leader could want advice on, this book will serve as your leadership companion in all of your endeavors.

Your business might be humming along fine, or it might be struggling to stay afloat. Either way, you know that your company has a lot more potential than the results show. What if you had a quick, effective way to ramp up productivity, morale, and your bottom line - a process you could begin right now, a strategy that would immediately start to improve broken functions without disrupting the parts of your business that don't need fixing?

Unlock the Power of Stoic Mastery with Two Timeless Philosophers Ever wondered how the world’s greatest thinkers maintain resilience in the face of adversity? Chrysippus and Marcus Aurelius: The Dual Pathways of Stoic Philosophy brings together the wisdom of two extraordinary minds who shaped Stoicism—and who can transform your thinking too. Discover the overlooked genius of Chrysippus. Dive deep into the intricate mind of the Greek philosopher who laid the groundwork for Stoic logic and ethics. Often overshadowed by his successors, Chrysippus was the true architect of Stoic thought, ...

Do you have a grip on your business, or does your business have a grip on you? All entrepreneurs and business leaders face similar frustrations: personnel conflict, profit woes, and inadequate growth. Decisions never seem to get made, or once made, fail to be properly implemented. But there is a solution. It’s not complicated or theoretical.

How does a suburban pizza joint end up profiled on national magazine covers and network TV news? (Hint: The secret is not in the sauce.) When Nick Sarillo decided to open a family-friendly pizza restaurant in the suburbs of Chicago, people thought he was nuts. Having worked as a carpenter for much of his adult life, he lacked any formal experience in restaurants or in managing a small business. Everyone told him no one else would ever care about his place the way he did.