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The financial health of your organization depends on it! Bernie Haffey’s Cutting Through is a comprehensive exploration into the nuances of the key high-performance management systems that turn good companies into great ones!

Called "brutally honest, incredibly practical, and refreshingly hopeful", Headley and Manke shake traditional corporate culture to the core in this important and desperately needed book. Corporate success is hampered by the failure to create an internal experience (iX) that keeps the best people, enables true innovation and creativity, and implements change quickly and effectively. iX Leadership: Create High-Five Cultures and Guide Transformation will enable leaders to change the way business gets done.

The word "Evo" represents a continuous growth toward success. The idea of using Evo in the title was to let people know that the most successful and impactful leaders learn to adapt to this ever-changing world. They are not stuck leading like we did years in the past. They learn people, understand their needs, and evolve to lead in a way that others desire to follow. Whatever level of leader you have had in the past, you can learn the skills to move yourself and your team into that “Super-leader” category.

Since its inception, higher education in the US has claimed to develop leaders. This bold claim appears in college mission statements and mottos, and it is reinforced in recruiting materials and ad campaigns. But is this claim justified? Leadership Reckoning takes to task American colleges and universities for their haphazard, incoherent, evidence-free approaches to developing students as leaders and offers a principle-driven, outcome-oriented blueprint for how effective leader development can occur.

Getting It Done Right, unlike general management books, focuses on the issues uniquely faced by human service managers. Vincent Pettinelli encourages human service professionals to fully realize their commitment to the highest quality services by dedicating themselves to mastering essential management skills. Getting It Done Right is an invaluable guide for any human service manager or any employee considering a move into leadership. Human services is an environment with diverse constraints and frequently conflicting demands.

Unlock the transformative power of collaboration with "Synergy Unlocked," your comprehensive guide to mastering the art and science of team dynamics. With a world constantly shifting under the influence of technological advances and socio-economic changes, strong, cohesive teams have become the linchpin of successful organizations. This groundbreaking eBook offers a deep dive into the multifaceted nature of effective teamwork, distilled into an accessible and actionable blueprint for anyone looking to foster a culture of unity and achievement. "Synergy Unlocked" is your roadmap to ...

If you work in healthcare ... here's the workplace guide you need! Are Staboteurs in Your Midst? Are there bulliew in your workplace? Do you have to deal with pit bulls with lipstick? Has anyone intentionally undermined you? Does your workplace keep the disrupters? Have you ever thought about quitting? Every workplace has them ... the pit bulls that hide behind lipstick and designer clothes; snakes who flick their abrasive tongues and voice at any, and all; the scorpions who sting with a slap of their heavy backhand; the shrinks that seem innocent until you get in their space; and the slugs...

What patterns do you choose to let your brilliance shine? So many leadership books claim to have the recipe to success, if you just follow the prescribed system. What these approaches fail to recognize, however, is that great responsibility doesn’t conform to a cookie-cutter model. Rather, the best leaders in today’s complex world take a customized approach by exploring and then leaning into their own values. They recognize their brilliance while also constantly learn and grow and are open to feedback and willing to change.

High performing organizations see better results than their contemporaries and have more satisfied employees. This book clarifies this unique point in history where key technologies like AI, collaboration platforms, and low code development have converged to transform project and work management and provides practical strategies for seizing this moment to become a higher performing organization with happier people. In the ever-evolving landscape of business and technology, project management stands as a critical pillar, orchestrating the rhythm of progress and innovation.

In a world where the unexpected can strike at any moment, the ability to swiftly assemble and lead effective teams in crisis situations is no longer optional—it's essential. "Rapid Team Building in Crisis" is your comprehensive guide to mastering this crucial skill, drawing on real-world case studies, cutting-edge research, and actionable strategies that will prepare you to lead with confidence and agility when it matters most. From natural disasters to public health emergencies, from corporate crises to military operations, the challenges of crisis management are diverse and ...

Great teams don’t happen by accident—they’re built with intention. Leadership Unlocked delivers tactical strategies to align teams, set goals that actually get met, and create a culture of accountability and support. It’s the go-to manual for managers, new leaders, and professionals ready to make an impact. Set powerful goals that connect strategy to outcomes Improve team collaboration and communication Develop habits for leading with purpose and presence Identify and remove blocks to success (in yourself and others)You don’t need to be perfect to lead—you need to be intentional...

During my research I was fortunate to discover managers in a variety of businesses who actually understand and practice the awesome power of dignifying and respecting the people who depend on the businesses for their livelihoods and on whom the businesses depend for their existence - the perfect win-win. The managers profiled in this audiobook are convinced that dignity is the root cause of their firms' profitability and sustainability. I think you'll enjoy getting to know them and profit from their insights.

You have the idea, the drive, and now the capital to create the company you’ve always envisioned. Now comes the most important part: assembling a team of high performers. To build a sustainable business, you need engineers who can execute on common goals. Who do you hire, and how do you hire the people you need? How will you motivate these engineers and inspire their best work? In Raising Engineers, David Dettmer helps you create a culture that reflects your business, establish a working process to cultivate a strong team, and hire the right people to build impactful products.

“Old Salts, New Navy” is a companion piece to Frederic Burr’s first novel, “Mutinies.” In this story, an older Mitch Payne, along with one of his former shipmates from the USS Scarslund, joins with two retired chief petty officers to go on one of the Navy’s ‘Tiger Cruises,’ in which relatives of crewmembers are invited to ‘ride along’ during a transit from Rota, Spain to Norfolk, Virginia. The fictional USS Mulligan is one of the Navy’s newest destroyers, complete with every advanced weapon system and technology ever developed. However, the ship is short-handed due to ...

📘 Street Smart, Brand Strong: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Brand Everyone Remembers — Before You Even Graduate! By Anna D. Banks, Executive Coach & Bestselling AuthorWhat if your student’s confidence wasn’t something they had to “find”—but something they could build? In a world filled with social pressure, self-doubt, and uncertainty, teens don’t just need information—they need transformation. Street Smart, Brand Strong is the teen self-esteem breakthrough that helps students rise from overlooked to unforgettable. This isn’t just another self-help book for young ...

Organizations of all sizes invest significant amounts of time, money, and energy in improving their processes with hopes of becoming more profitable. All too often, the things that can have the most immediate impact on profitability are entirely written off because they're considered to be intangible. What are those things? Those are the skills needed to build an organizational culture that produces world-class results and makes the best people in your respective industry beg to be part of your team! Those skills tie back to a word that’s frequently misused: leadership… Join me through ...

High-achieving introverts feel the intense tug between the drive to achieve more and the need for solitude, between going out to conquer the world fighting with the desire to simply be alone. And there is an Achilles heel that every high-achieving introvert has: a keen sensitivity to inner critics, those voices telling us we aren’t enough of something - not good enough, qualified enough, attractive enough, smart enough.

The role of the #newCEO is less about being an executive and more about being the organization's Chief Energy Officer. This book explains why energy is the secret sauce for leaders, and how the right type of energy elevates culture, communication and organizational success.

Technology thought leader and organizational architect Matt K. Parker breaks down the counterintuitive principles and practices that radically collaborative organizations thrive on. By combining the latest insights from organizational science, sociology, and psychology, he illuminates four imperatives that all radically collaborative organizations must embrace in order to succeed: team autonomy, managerial devolution, deficiency gratification, and candid vulnerability.

Battered by waves of downsizing since the 1980s, talented men and women no longer seek job security from one company. This is the true hallmark of the new economy—not fleeting dot-coms and IPOs, but a fast-moving, free-agent workforce with the flexibility to jolt productivity. Managers, meanwhile, must grab hold of this shifting group of talent and squeeze more work out of them than ever before, particularly in a tight economy. The trouble is, their traditional source of power over employees—the corporate ladder—is dead and gone.