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Do you find yourself constantly facing unexpected challenges and setbacks in your projects? Are you looking to foster a culture of resilience within your project management team? Resilient organizations are able to withstand and adapt to both external pressures and internal challenges while still fulfilling their mission and objectives. Resilience is all about being able to anticipate and respond to change and disruption, recover quickly from setbacks, and learn and grow from experience. One of the keys to building a resilient organization is to cultivate a culture that values and rewards ...

There is so much buzz around big data. We all need to know what it is and how it works. But what will set you apart from the rest is actually knowing how to use big data to get solid, real-world business results - and putting that in place to improve performance. Big Data shows you how to implement the same practices that leading firms have used to access new dimensions of profitability. You'll learn from clear explanations and countless examples how successful organisations large and small use the SMART model to get ahead.

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.

Focusing on culture eliminates ineffective patterns, sets a more positive course, and then perpetuates that course - all on its own. That's the beauty of leading a culture instead of just a company, and that is exactly what The Culture Fix is designed to show you. In just 90 days, Will Scott pulls apart nine deeds in order to bring your company's culture alive and into a thriving, driven organism that goes beyond the four walls of your building.

The business world has become increasingly complex and volatile, and traditional key performance indicators (KPIs) are no longer sufficient to measure success. We need to adopt a more human-centric approach that considers underlying factors. This book explores why this shift is necessary and how it will impact the current status quo. Traditional KPIs are often focused on short-term results, rather than the long-term sustainability of an organisation. The new KPIs – keep people informed, involved, interested and inspired – take a broad and holistic view of the context in which your ...

Thousands of books have been written about leadership and workplace culture, but many rely too much on abstract philosophy and head-scratching jargon. In Jumpstart Your Workplace Culture, Eric Stone breaks through the noise to give listeners a practical road map for fostering a culture that yields results year in and year out. Influenced by his quarter-century of experience with one of America's most beloved brands, the book is loaded with interviews from senior corporate executives as well as real-life examples and anecdotes.

**Unlock the Power of Collaborative Project Management and Build Teams That Drive Results** Are you tired of bottlenecks, poor communication, and team misalignment derailing your projects? *Building Strong Collaborative Teams in Project Management* is the essential guide every project leader needs to unify talent, maximize productivity, and deliver projects that exceed expectations. Whether you're managing agile workflows, remote teams, or cross-functional departments, this actionable handbook empowers you to lead with clarity, confidence, and cohesion. **Inside, you'll discover how to:** -...

Are you tolerating warm bodies doing just enough to get by, making repeated mistakes, and costing you thousands in re-work and overtime? Are you working 80+ hours per week to cover for roles that feel impossible to fill in your business? What if you could attract a steady stream of a-players, who eagerly take work off your plate, solve problems, and take great care of your clients? What if, because you have an a-team in place, you have such peace of mind that you take a 4 Week Vacation™? It’s possible. And it’s easier than you think.

Paul Falcone, author of 101 Difficult Conversations to Have with Employees and renowned HR and leadership expert, gives you powerful scripts and templates you can apply immediately to your employee reviews and development conversations. This handy quick-guide turns a task many managers dread—giving performance reviews—into a positive opportunity to hone your leadership skills and guide your employees to the path for success.

"The Corporate Mentor's Toolkit: Techniques and Strategies for Success" is the ultimate guide for managers and leaders who want to build a successful mentoring program within their organization. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the mentoring process, including identifying mentees, matching them with mentors, and establishing clear goals and expectations. It also provides various tools and techniques for fostering effective communication and building trust between mentors and mentees. With practical advice and real-world examples, this book equips readers with the knowledge and...

In Blind Spots, you will discover how false assumptions, emotional detachment, outdated core beliefs, and unconscious habits can conspire against you, block your progress as well as your performance. This book isn’t just theory, it includes real-life examples and offers practical solutions for dealing with them in ways that benefit you, your teams, and your organization.

Outperforming leaders are not born; they’re made. They hold exceptionally high standards, are able to persevere through change and conflict, and have the ability to consistently get the best out of others in working toward a common, shared goal. Outperform for Leaders is backed by sound science and research, dispels the myths around leadership, and details on what transformational leaders do differently - and better - to raise the “game” of others.

Now including a discussion of critical success factors, as well as new chapters that focus on implementations issues and "how to sections" on finding your CSFs and brainstorming the performance measures that report progress within the CSFs, Key Performance Indicators, 2nd Edition will help you identify and track your organization's KPIs to ensure continued and increased success.

What’s your story? It’s a question human beings have been asking each other since we first gathered around a campfire. Millennia later, this human need for storytelling hasn’t changed. We communicate most effectively through our personal stories - and our professional success depends on it. This groundbreaking guide shows you how to tap into the timeless power of storytelling to transform your business.

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.

Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) is making a comeback and has made it to the top of the list of most adopted management tools among executives in leading global organizations. As we enter an unprecedented era of economic unpredictability, disruptive technologies, globalization, and fierce competition, companies are increasingly finding themselves in search of money to invest in new initiatives which have caused a resurgence in ZBB as a tool of choice among executives.

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.

In today's fast-paced, competitive business environment, organizations must constantly adapt and evolve to stay ahead. Performance Engineering: Designing the Ultimate Success Roadmap is a comprehensive guide that provides listeners with the knowledge and tools necessary to engineer high-performance organizations.

In looking for help and understanding on how to build an organization and to select and manage your people, a good place to start would be to look for an organization that did that exceptionally well. Cintas is a great American success story, and Bob Kohlhepp was an important part of that success for 50 years. He began his career as controller but quickly moved up to ultimately become CEO and then chairman. He was a key part of building Cintas from $1.6 million in sales in 1967 to more than $7 billion today.

The pursuit of human performance goes beyond sport. Whilst we might most readily associate sport with the quest to perform at the highest levels of competition, this is not exclusive to sports teams and athletes. Striving for excellence and dedication to continual improvement are hallmarks of high performing organisations, teams, and individuals across all realms. Following this logic, forward thinking individuals have started to explore processes and principles from elite sport and coaching, with the aim of applying high performance practices within their own domain. Just as there are ...