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Leading companies invest a lot of resources into competitive intelligence, so why are they still caught off guard by the actions and reactions of their competitors? In Inside the Competitor’s Mindset, John Horn shares proven techniques to help businesses think like the competition and understand why they act the way they do. The keys to unlocking this mindset are cognitive empathy and a strategic approach to competitive insight that focuses on the “why” of a competitor’s move, and not just on “what happened.”

The project sponsor/executive/director is essential for any project, as this person is in charge and ultimately accountable for its success (or lack thereof). However, he or she is rarely trained in project management; rather they are likely to be a general manager or senior executive. Michiel van der Molen seeks to help these accidental project overseers understand their role and responsibilities, guiding them to proactively take control of the project.

Agile doesn’t just change how teams work. It also changes how teams are led. Agile requires a radically different approach to leadership, one that puts business, design, and engineering at equal levels - where they must work as peers. This is called "lateral leadership", but it creates a challenge for roles like product management. Agile leadership requires teams to align around a committed vision and support it in the best possible way without formal authority.

The Chaos-Free Contractor is your blueprint for transforming your business from a stressful, reactionary mess into a streamlined, profitable, and self-sustaining operation. Scott Beebe, founder of Business on Purpose, has spent years coaching contractors to escape the cycle of exhaustion and unpredictability.

After Dr. Covey passed away on July 16, 2012, there was an outpouring of emotion for the loss of one of the world's great thinkers on success and leadership. His insightful, straightforward advice has given guidance to millions of people from all walks of life, demonstrating how each of us can control our own destiny. Among his many best-selling books are The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The 8th Habit, Principle-Centered Leadership, and First Things First, all of which left a legacy unmatched in its motivational thrust.

As a first-time manager, Sally felt lonely, stressed, and completely overwhelmed. It affected her life at work and at home. It took an ultimatum from her husband to stop the downward spiral. In turn, Sally became inspired to acquire new skills and insights to transform herself into a truly productive and successful leader. Her story, and the decades of coaching and passion to ensure managers, leaders and employers don’t go through what she did, is at the center of The Productive Leader. This book provides an opportunity to see time management and productivity in a new way.

Do you need a resource that you can pull out of your pocket to liven up meetings, trainings, professional development, and teaching? The 50 easily applied techniques in this timely manual spur creativity, stimulate energy, keep groups focused, and increase participation.

This book is for those of us who are mixing motherhood with other passions. We are raising babies while working tirelessly at enormous goals. We are playing with preschoolers while pursuing our passions. It is difficult enough to manage a home and love on our children without adding impossible dreams to the mix. But we know you can do it, and this book can help!

Jack Welch lifted GE from a conglomerate with a market value of about $12 billion to one of the world's largest and most widely-admired companies, with a market value of more than $500 billion. In Jack, the author reveals the strategies and philosophies that put him at the top.

Discover How To Organize Your Day And Stop Procrastination By Using The Technique Of Double Layering! Do you find yourself getting overwhelmed by the sheer volume of tasks that you’re expected to perform on a daily basis? Does this make it so that you put off these tasks for a later time? If so, you might benefit from learning a method called double layering. You’re about to discover proven steps and strategies on how to manage your time more effectively by using the technique of double layering. If you find that you’re stressed out with you day to day schedule, you might be making it...

If you're looking for an effective and proven approach to product management - one that recognizes that the majority of product managers enter the field with little or no training and must learn through trial and error - this is the book for you. Take Charge Product Management guides you step-by-step along the product management path with tips, tactics, and tools to make you and your products more successful.

רבים חושבים שמנהיגות וגאונות הן תכונות שרק בודדים ניחנו בהן, אך למעשה הן קיימות בכל אחד ואחת מאיתנו. לכולנו יש יכולת להגיע לגדולה ולהצליח ברמה עולמית, אולם בעידן זה של מורכבות והסחות דעת דיגיטליות, רבים נכנעים לבינוניות ולשטחיות ומדשדשים בניסיון לממש את הפוטנציאל שלהם. רובין שארמה הגה כבר לפני כעשרים שנה את שיטת מועדון ה־5 בבוקר ואת הנוסחה בת שלושת השלבים המפרטת איך להפוך את ההשכמה המוקדמת להרגל משנה־חיים: פעילות מאומצת, התרגעות עמוקה ולמידה. מאז הוא מנחיל את השיטה בהצלחה רבה למנהלי חברות, לספורטאי־על ולאמנים ידועים, ועתה הוא מסביר כיצד יכול כל אחד מאיתנו לממש אותה.

What's the difference between leaders and teams that get their best results and those that don't? Turns out that it's what they focus on daily and how they design their time around their energy and the outcomes they want. Small pivots make big differences. Determining which pivots you and your team need to make can be found in one of the seven simple steps you'll learn in this book.

What if any person who desired to become an awesome boss could be? What if there was a model that every leader could apply to help them be successful? What if there were no more bad bosses in this world? Designed as a leadership fable, this audiobook will help any leader in any situation to be an awesome boss! For Marty, the promotion to CEO was an exciting step in his already very successful young career. However, there was one problem that dampened his enthusiasm.

A million listeners bought The Undercover Economist to get the lowdown on how economics works on a small scale, in our everyday lives. Since then, economics has become big news. Crises, austerity, riots, bonuses - all are in the headlines all the time. But how does this large-scale economic world really work? What would happen if we cancelled everyone's debt? How do you create a job? Will the BRIC countries take over the world?

The world needs positive leadership more than ever. Luckily, there is a large untapped source of leaders who can change the world for the better: all of us! Since each of us constantly influences those around us, by definition, everyone is a leader, not just people with formal titles. This audiobook will help everyone tap into the power of their influence to pursue a meaningful purpose, whether on the job, in the community, or at home. All it takes is leadership intelligence, a combination of 8 moral, social, and technical imperatives essential to our ability to positively influence others.

Execution Excellence is the practitioner's guide to real-world implementation. Designed by a Balanced Scorecard (BSC) thought leader with 30 years of experience, this guide gives you a hands-on framework for putting the BSC methodology into action. Clear, and concise, this audiobook skips the theoretical exposition to get right to the point - how can companies use BSC to effectively deploy strategy and drive individual and enterprise performance? You'll find the answers here.

Congratulations! You've been hired by a client to get something done. Presumably, you have some sort of expertise in the area, you have someone on your team who is knowledgeable, or you'll be hiring somebody who does. This book provides some of the lessons I've learned over my 35-year career about managing consulting projects.

“Leading Healthcare Transformation: Doctors, Nurses, and Managers at the Helm” is an exhaustive analysis of the modern dynamics in the healthcare sector, with a particular emphasis on middle management leadership. It provides a deep dive into the roles, responsibilities, and leadership abilities required by different professionals, including doctors, nurses, and managers.

Executive Toughness takes you through the steps of making these critical behaviors part of your everyday routine. Practice your accountability, focus, and optimism, and you'll be on the path to attaining your goals; make them part of your mental “DNA", and there will be no turning back - ever. A complete regimen from a leading expert on developing the mindset for attaining goals, Executive Toughness is your workout for ultimate success in your career and in your life.