Real World Careers

While people with invisible disabilities can be just as productive as anyone else, embracing invisible disability in the workplace requires a culture of trust, good communication, and an innovative mindset. Jason Reid shares real-life insight into what it is like to work with an invisible disability, as well as how to manage and support yourself and lead others who have the same challenges.

Imagine combining the wealth of experience from two top industry leaders and best-selling authors offering you real-world truths for network marketing and direct sales success. Well you have that here with this audiobook, as Wes Linden chats with Randy Gage, the New York Times best-selling author of Mad Genius, Risky is the New Safe, Making the First Circle Work, and How to Build a Multi Level Marketing Money Machine.

Private Investigations provides practical guidance on all aspects of the investigative process and details how the different phases come together to ensure a successful outcome. It teaches the fundamental elements of an investigation, i.e., surveillance, open-source intelligence gathering, the handling of informants, other covert activities, evaluation of evidence, and much more.

It's not news that globalization and ever-faster technological innovation have increased the pace of change exponentially. Existing change models were devised to deal with individual changes, one by one, but that's not a luxury leaders have any more. Bill Pasmore, senior vice president at the Center for Creative Leadership and a professor at Columbia University, offers a four-part model that will allow leaders to deal with multiple changes simultaneously without drowning in the churn.

Are you determined to boost your public speaking skills to the next level? Aspiring to leave a memorable impression every time you present? Do you desire to weave the potent threads of influence and persuasion seamlessly into your business narratives? If these objectives align with your goals, then Public Speaking Professional is your indispensable guide.

The real estate industry is a unique industry. You can earn a real estate license, but it will not teach you how to sell real estate. No one knows how to sell real estate as the result of attending real estate school. Agents need to know how to operate their own business, and they need to develop a business plan based on the market they want to serve. It's also your responsibility to educate yourself on the latest trends in your local community and the technology you can use to reach that community. This audiobook will help.

This powerful collection of stories reveals how the world's leading women in business have overcome some of life's biggest challenges to reach the top of their professions. This is an audiobook written for every current and aspiring leader, revealing the things that leaders rarely talk about; the behind-the-scenes struggles. The women in these stories are powerful, internationally diverse and have impressive leadership accomplishments.

The world has changed since we published the first edition of this book in 2013. There are several updates and specifically, two new chapters: channel management and technology and the sales professional. McKinsey predicts 45% of all marketing and sales jobs will be replaced by AI. If you are not staying ahead of technology and following a sales process, you will end up like the buggy whip salesperson in the 1950s. Or like Mr. Brown the bookseller… in a bustling city, there was a street lined with small shops selling all kinds of goods.

The book provides tools for tackling the unique psychological and external challenges that everyday leaders face, and offers principles that they can adapt to their own situations. Dr. Ahron Friedberg, who regularly advises leaders and would-be leaders, emphasizes the social aspect of leadership, and explores how those who are new to leadership—and those in established positions—can leverage their support networks and thrive in their roles.

Discover the power of artificial intelligence in just a few hours a week—no tech background required! Does AI seem overwhelming? Want to leverage it in your work and daily life but don’t know where to start? You’re not alone. Many people are eager to embrace AI for a competitive edge, but the challenge is knowing how. The good news? Understanding AI doesn’t have to be complicated! You don’t need to be a tech expert—just the right guide.

Told through a collection of insights from the author's own career, as well as advice from emerging and established healthcare leaders, Crush the Climb brings together diverse points of view into a handbook for students and early career professionals who aspire to be great healthcare leaders. Discover 11 lessons that will help you survive and thrive in the today's healthcare industry and crush the climb,

The rules of business are changing dramatically. The Aspen Institute’s Judy Samuelson describes the profound shifts in attitudes and mindsets that are redefining our notions of what constitutes business success.

Anyone can go online and buy a pair of pants - but the likelihood that we would do so depends to a significant degree on where we live. The presence of stores nearby, trendy and friendly neighbors, and local sales taxes play a large role in the decision-making process when it comes to buying online. Location Is (Still) Everything is for anyone who wants to understand the patterns underlying how and why we use the Internet to shop, sell, and search, including entrepreneurs, students, and investors.

Bigger Than Business: Real-World Stories of Business Owners Living Their Purpose brings you eight inspiring and thought-provoking stories of Christian business owners from six continents living out the purpose for which God created them in their unique business settings. Through their transparent, true-life stories and the wisdom they convey, you will become better equipped to fully and effectively serve God right where you are - in and through the business that God has entrusted to you, thereby fulfilling the purpose for which God created you.

We've been listening to the wrong advice from adults who don't understand how to job hunt in the 21st century. This book will show you how to land your dream internship in a proven and systematic way. How to Land Your Dream Internship is designed for the busy young person (like you) to achieve your career goals without the frustration. This book is everything I know from my own internship experiences, interviewing career experts, and helping young adults one-on-one land sweet opportunities.

In your 20s, you expect to finally live life on your own terms. But it can seem like the world won't cooperate. Roommates drive you crazy, entry-level jobs frustrate you, and even a dream job can take over your nights and weekends, leaving you feeling like you're running hard but going nowhere. Jason Ryan Dorsey helps you turn this coming-of-age crisis into opportunity. He shows you the big secret of the real world: that you don't realize how much control you have over your life until you use it.

The world is forever changing in unpredictable ways. Leaders, therefore, need to constantly reexamine their assumptions of what it means to be a “great” leader as old models of leadership quickly fade into irrelevance. In short, leaders need an agile mindset. But how can leaders become agile? We need to update and disrupt past definitions of leadership to challenge ourselves and test our relevance often.

The world changes continuously and rapidly. It's foolhardy to believe that strategies should not do so as well. Nonprofit leaders already know this, but traditional strategic planning has locked them into a process that's divorced from today's reality. That's why plans sit on the shelf and why smart executives are always seeking workarounds in between planning periods. The Nonprofit Strategy Revolution offers a nimble and powerful alternative. In this groundbreaking book, strategy expert David La Piana introduces "Real-Time Strategic Planning."

What if you could interview top Christian women leaders and ask their advice on how to be successful (eternally significant) and glorify God with your work? Threads of Wisdom documents the journeys and best advice of 10 women that lead marketplace and non-profit organizations, in their own words.

Marketing Multiplied is your comprehensive guide to indirect channel marketing. Building on more than 40 years of combined experience, Mike Moore and Peter Thomas explore topics such as how best to engage channel partners, how to create programs that generate outcomes, how to develop the right mix of content, recruiting and hiring talented people, and how to provide meaningful incentives to your channel partners that motivate them to deliver results.