Self Development Leadership

Learn valuable lessons while Hollywood actors voice the parts in this entertaining and true story of Barefoot Wine. A Sherwood Players Production featuring a full ensemble cast ​including Hollywood Legends Ed Asner and Gigi Perreau​, an original cinematic score, sound effects, and behind the scenes interviews with the real Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey (creators of Barefoot Wine) with author Rick Kushman. It is amazing that such an iconic brand as Barefoot Wines began as a startup in the laundry room of a rented farmhouse.

Learn from the man whom Inc. Magazine has called the "world's number-one small business guru." Michael E. Gerber who has helped over 100,000 small businesses in his 40 years as a small business entrepreneur himself. In this amazing audiobook, you will discover how to shut out the crowd, lose the fear of failure, and start your amazing journey towards radical self-employment

From Stephen R. Covey, bestselling author of The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness, comes the accompanying personal workbook that will help you further realize the power of this new habit. The world has changed dramatically since Covey's classic The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People was published.

The most successful people have always benefitted from professional coaching to help them develop their careers, solve dilemmas and get them through challenging moments. Now, in You Coach You, the UK's leading career experts, Sarah Ellis and Helen Tupper, will give you the knowledge and tools to coach yourself.

Koch shows how to maximize success in your career and life by using the proven principle that 80 percent of changes in the world result from the most powerful 20 percent of actions and ideas. He'll show how to use your own powerful "20 percent spike" - your most creative ideas and unique skills - to measure the amount of value you bring to your employer, clients, or customers. For most people, there is a huge disparity between their intrinsic value and the compensation they receive for their efforts.

Decorated ex-US Navy SEAL officer Jocko Willink delivers hard-won leadership principles that have been tested and proven on the battlefield, in business and in life. Leadership Strategy and Tactics takes the guesswork out of leadership by translating theory into practical skills and manoeuvres that leaders at all levels can apply, practice and execute. From the number-one New York Times best-selling coauthor of Extreme Ownership, this book is a powerful and pragmatic step-by-step guide to leading any team, in any situation,

Discover how to achieve professional and personal success by increasing your emotional intelligence. Improve your social skills, increase your charisma, and learn how to manage your emotions.

Have you ever thought about starting a business but don't know where to begin? Or, do you have a great product or service idea with limited resources to get it off the ground? Maybe you just want to be the boss and that's it? If you're just like how I was many years ago with tons of ambition and no clue where to start, then this is the book for you. I have designed a thorough step by step guide through actual experience which will teach you how to build your own business from the ground up or through buying a franchise.

Are you living the life of your dreams, or have you settled into the comfort of what you currently have? At one point, you had big dreams, right? So if you haven’t achieved them, what is it that is holding you back? What is keeping you from achieving them? Wouldn’t it be wonderful to live a richer fuller life and be nicer to yourself along the way?

Self-Elected is a story of abundance. Part memoir, part business guide, and part manifesto, it invites the listener to explore the convergence of social justice and profit.

Robert Henry, a former bank robber turned real estate entrepreneur and personal development coach, knows firsthand the power of transformation. In his riveting book, Unleashing Your Own Potential, he shares his extraordinary journey from a life of crime to a life of purpose, proving that it's never too late to change your destiny. This isn't just another self-help book. It's a raw, unfiltered account of one man's resilience, packed with hard-won wisdom and actionable strategies to help you conquer your demons.

Authors Jim Stovall and Ray H. Hull, PhD, are lifelong learners and teachers of successful best practices across a wide spectrum of topics including education, communication, and influence. The Art of Influence, written in Jim’s entertaining, story-telling style alongside Dr. Hull’s straight-forward, factual approach is a must-listen for businesspeople, salespeople, entrepreneurs, and anyone wanting to improve their place of influence in life.

Three seconds is all that stands between those who settle for "whatever" and those who insist on "whatever it takes". Award-winning author and psychologist Dr. Les Parrott reveals six common impulses that sabotage greatness in our lives. We can unleash our full potential and excellence when we learn how to give our first impulses a second thought.

Between the extremes of passive and aggressive styles is an effective, winning management approach - the assertive style. Assertive doesn't mean overbearing, pushy, or autocratic. It's a valuable, balanced approach that assures you'll handle people, get things done, and communicate - all in the same level-headed, confident manner. Understand the three styles of management. Specify what you need, when you need it, and the quality you receive. Motivate others to perform as expected.

Organizations now need to attract, retain, and motivate teams and employees across distance, time zones, and cultural differences. Building authentic and lasting human relations may be the most important calling for leaders in this century. According to management and global leadership specialist Maya Hu-Chan, the concept of “saving face” can help any leader preserve dignity and create more empathetic cross-cultural relationships. “Face” represents one’s self-esteem, self-worth, identity, reputation, status, pride, and dignity.

Though the vision of one person can change the world, no one can carry out a vision alone. Extreme dreams depend on teams - lack of teamwork is often why big dreams go unrealized. Using examples and anecdotes from history and contemporary people, Pat Williams shows how the greatest world-changing events came to be as the result of the passion of one person. In each case a team was assembled with people equipped in the various areas needed to bring the vision to pass.

Great Leaders Aren’t Born—They’re Developed. What if you could become the kind of leader people trust, follow, and admire—starting today? Whether you’re leading a team, managing a project, or simply want to elevate your influence, Choose Leadership shows you how to unlock your leadership potential and make a lasting impact. This book equips you with the practical tools, mindset shifts, and core character traits you need to rise to the challenge—no matter your starting point. You’ll discover how to: Build trust and credibility through integrity and follow-through Communicate ...

You can't lead others until you can first lead yourself. Leaders aren't born, they are created. Only through hard work, self-analysis, and a strategy of constant improvement can you become a leader that people will gladly follow through Hell. This book is a compilation of lessons that I have learned while in the United States Marine Corps and the Fire Department, teachings from five academic degrees to include a Master's Degree in Leadership, and from working directly as a consultant in training companies in leadership strategies.

Being on The Apprentice made Bill Rancic an overnight celebrity. But his winning strategies were developed long before that, and in You're Hired, he uses examples from his own life to prove that the secrets of success can be found within us all.

When it comes to negotiation, there is an ugly double standard. As women, if we make concessions to further a deal, we're viewed as weak. But if we play hardball, we can be seen as overly aggressive - and the strategy backfires. No wonder most women hate negotiating.