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Better executive health drives business performance and a stronger society. For the experienced manager as well as manager in training, business school professor, and executive coach; Steven P. MacGregor helps you leverage this truth in your life and your business. MacGregor shares breakthrough insights and techniques he's honed through seven years of pioneering the world-renowned Sustaining Executive Performance (SEP) program and working with thousands of top executives worldwide.

This book provides a concise yet comprehensive review of essential concepts for the SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP certification exams. It is designed to supplement more detailed study materials, helping HR professionals focus on key principles and identify areas requiring further study. While it covers fundamental topics such as workforce planning, talent acquisition, compensation and benefits, employee relations, and HR compliance, it does not provide exhaustive coverage of every exam topic. Instead, it serves as an efficient and structured review tool. Readers will gain insight into HR leadership,...

Guide your company’s leadership out of the Dark Ages! Set in the Middle Ages and told in ten captivating stories—with humor and wisdom—Shine the Light illustrates the principles of enlightened leadership and the way forward to success.

Everyone, at some point in their life, will be asked to be a leader. Leadership skills are highly sought after by employers and are also essential to lasting success in business and life. But the problem with most leadership books is that they are just common knowledge, taken from other writers and not useful. This book presents proven skills and qualities that are tried and tested to help you develop into your greatest potential as a leader. Become more than just “the boss" people follow only because they have to. Instead master the ability to inspire and lead people.

The Dealmaker's Ten Commandments contains a practical, no-nonsense methodology for negotiating deals, managing your time, and handling crisis all at the highest level. Peppered with entertainment industry war stories, The Dealmaker's Ten Commandments has been forged in the white-hot crucible of brutal transactional combat.

"Unleash the power of collaboration with 'Building Strong Collaborative Teams in Project Management.' Tailored for project managers seeking excellence, this book is a roadmap to cultivating high-performance teams that drive project success. Delving into the art and science of teamwork, it offers actionable insights into fostering synergy, communication, and cohesion among team members. From establishing a collaborative culture to leveraging diverse strengths, each chapter is a strategic guide to overcoming challenges and maximizing team potential. Real-world examples illuminate proven ...

Many companies try to save money and underestimate the importance of project management. You know better than anyone else that project management is more than just quickly briefing your team during work. Even startups with small budgets invest in a project manager (PM) because it's no longer a secret that a skilled project manager can save companies 28 times more money since their output is more reliable.

Culture is the foundation for success in any organization. It's no coincidence that the companies with the strongest cultures not only consistently top the leader boards of best places to work but also have the most engaged workforce, are the most in-demand employers, and have the strongest financial performance. The Power of Company Culture debunks the myth that a remarkable company culture is something that a business either has or hasn't and shows how any company of any size can implement and maintain a world-class culture for business success.

Are you sick of feeling like the only one who really moves the needle forward in your business is you? Would your life change if you had A-Players showing up in your business every day, ready to solve problems, take work off your plate, and innovate? What would it mean to you if you had so much trust in your team members that you could actually work 40 hours a week and then be present at home (and finally take time for yourself, your family, and your LIFE)?

A groundbreaking guide for elite performers—men who dominate, but still feel like something’s missing. This book reveals why success alone won’t fulfill you—and how mastering your inner world can unlock the next level of strength, connection, and purpose. You are not like other men. You push harder, endure more, and perform at levels most people can’t comprehend. You thrive on discipline, control, and execution—whether in business, sports, or other high-stakes environments. You’ve won. So why isn’t it enough? Most men will never understand the pressure of being at the top. The responsibility.

Win the mental game before you ever step out on the field! Commonsense Leadership is the playbook for leaders who want to win. From rallying the team to hitting it out of the park, every leader needs to understand the mental game. It's what separates winners from survivors and champions from second place - it's what gives your team the edge and the strength to forge ahead through adversity. This audiobook shows you how to boost performance with tips and advice gathered over 45 years of working with major corporations and world-class athletes.

You will never come across a business person who wishes for his or her business to end when he or she leaves. If an organization chooses not to embrace change, it will have no customers because people only buy things that meet their needs. For this reason, an organization needs to ensure that it stays ready for what is to come. The way to do this is to continually sharpen own tools by creating a learning environment so that own employees learn all business and change-related tricks to help them maneuver the business world.

How often have you heard someone with a commanding presence deliver a bold vision that turned out to be nothing more than rhetoric and hot air? All too often we mistake the appearance of leadership for the real deal. Without a doubt, intelligence, vision, and the ability to communicate are important. But something big is missing: the know-how of running a business—the capacity to take it in the right direction, do the right things, make the right decisions, deliver results, and leave the people and the business better off than they were before.

A powerful book that shows the step-by-step evolution of a new kind of global technology powerhouse, The Lenovo Way is an indispensable guide for leaders and managers who deal with strategy, innovation, branding, and HR at any kind of company. It also tells the remarkable story of how two women from very different backgrounds rose to become leaders in Lenovo's journey to the top.

Activators are more than influencers; they are leaders who leverage neuroscience to energize and inspire their people, launching them toward their potential. The most successful leaders of the future will be those who know how to apply cutting-edge, brain-boosting principles to bring out the best in their people. Blending contemporary behavioral research and neuroscience, workplace psychologist and leadership expert Dr. Jason Jones, has created an innovative method to boost employee brainpower and performance.

Are you caught in the Micromanagement Doom Loop, where your team's disengagement and your burnout are the inevitable outcomes? Conventional wisdom might tell you that micromanagers are simply power-hungry narcissists, but Chris Seifert offers a refreshing and insightful perspective in Enabling Empowerment: A Leadership Playbook for Ending Micromanagement and Empowering Decision-Makers.

Le Guide du coaching, la bible du domaine, a inspiré des millions de managers, de leaders et de coachs depuis près de quarante ans. Un livre audio à ne pas manquer.

In 12 Disciplines of Leadership Excellence, bestselling author and motivational expert Brian Tracy teams up with global learning expert Dr. Peter Chee to reveal simple, straightforward principles any business leader can use to make lasting positive changes in his or her organization.

Virtuous leaders, virtue-grounded teams, and virtue-led organizations inspire performance. The Virtue Proposition explains how. Sig Berg, founder of the Severn Leadership Group, explains what’s missing from traditional leadership, with its emphasis on the rules and rituals of boardrooms and c-suites, and from iconoclastic leadership, which urges you to move fast and break things. Neither of these embrace virtues, and neither has, nor ever will, deliver consistent superior results.

Managing a business is never easy, but you can turn the daunting job into something more bearable. Find out how with the help of this audiobook. This audiobook touches on many topics such as correcting mistakes, eliminating waste, generating ideas, and boosting employee morale. Sure, you can find plenty of free advice on how to carry out those tasks. However, it’s rare to encounter an approach that’s applicable to all of them. One of the best things about this audiobook is how it highlights teamwork.