Small Leadership

All too often, entrepreneurs become their own worst enemies, designing systems that keep them stuck without even realizing it. When that happens, it’s easy to blame the lack of progress on other people. Owner Shift is the no-holds-barred, breakthrough story of Mike Malatesta’s own journey through excitement, pain, grit, and mistakes—showing you how to take back your power, evaluate your business objectively, and claim the future you want. When it feels like the world is against you, Owner Shift reveals the Five Words that can reignite your fire.

Whether you own a garage gym, a CrossFit box, or a martial-arts studio, Two-Brain Business can help you get running, get organized, get members, keep people happier, and make more time for yourself. Chris Cooper of TwoBrainBusiness.com shows you how!

We all know how important our habits are for personal productivity, success and happiness. But the truth is that we rarely work alone: reaching our goals depends on how effectively we work with others, and teams have their own habits that can help - or hinder - success. Here, productivity and teamwork expert Charlie Gilkey shows how to cultivate, implement and maintain the small habits that lead to big results for any team.

A bold, useful, uncomplicated guide to mastering the three keys of business success: In this practical book, Dr. Howard Farran shows that running a business isn't all that complicated - if you're focusing on the right three areas: people, time, and money. People: maximizing the potential of employees, customers, and yourself. Time: mastering the efficiency that helps a business turn the biggest profit possible. Money: learning to love the numbers that function as the business's scorecard.

Small businesses that are built to win with M.O.D.E.L.S. follow a powerful guide for small business owners who are ready to rise above average and lead with purpose. At the heart of the book is a proven framework called M.O.D.E.L.S., representing Motivation, Organization, Discipline, Ethics, Lifelong learning, and the Strength to never give up. Each chapter explores one element of the model, offering real-world insights, tactical strategies, and inspiring success stories. Readers will learn how motivation can ignite even the most stagnant dream. They’ll discover how organization turns ...

I Wish I Knew This Years Ago by small business entrepreneur Nick Warren teaches you what the wealthy know that the little guys don’t that has the potential to slice and dice your tax liabilities. This step-by-step process has the extreme benefit of passive income creation that is most owner’s day dreams and can become your dream come true, granting you and your family unshakeable confidence in the future.

Many business audiobooks fuel unrealistic notions about what a good idea looks like, how fast a founder should attract investment, and how quickly growth will take off. The problem with this mythology is that it can sometimes end with entrepreneurs abandoning their dreams too soon if they don't see immediate results. In The Hockey Stick Principles, author Bobby Martin shifts his focus away from all the hype about rapid growth and the pursuit of funding and instead takes a look at the real process behind getting a good idea off the ground.

You can Double Your Church in Five Years or Less by helping Sunday School teachers and small group leaders double every two years or less. Barry Posner did some research that revealed an interesting result of quality. People were 6 times as likely to talk about a business that they considered a 5 on a scale of 1 to 5 than they were to talk about businesses they rate as a 4. This is the power of Wow! There is a reason Jesus taught us to shock people with above and beyond, “second mile” service. It is in the second mile that we get people’s attention. It is in the second mile that ...

This timeless text is required listening for any business person or athlete interested in strategy. It includes a soundtrack entitled "The Mysterious Sound of Wind In the Bamboo", a 43-minute collection of Zen-inspired Japanese music by the Matsu Take Ensemble.

Do you want more? More hope, more joy, more fun and more fulfillment? Change is the essence of life; the biggest, most meaningful, and dramatic differences in our lives-and in our world-are really just the result of a series of small, seemingly insignificant changes. "Amazing changes can occur in the most surprisingly small amounts of time," says Allyson Lewis, author and senior executive at a major financial services firm.

Church Revitalization guides current and future leaders through the often-complex process of bringing a church to a place of vibrancy. This book demonstrates how the overarching goal of seeing people come to faith in Christ and develop into Christlikeness can—and must—inform the most foundational to the most fleeting aspects of revitalizing a struggling church.

NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton is a friend of failure. In the 1970s, he brought the Minnesota Vikings to the Superbowl three times - and three times his team was crushed. The first two companies he founded both quickly folded. But by learning how to deal with defeat, Tarkenton discovered the key to success.

Learn the impact that a mother makes in the lessons taught through childhood and adults that creates the leaders of today. "Leadership Lessons From Mom" demonstrates the key impacts of teaching leadership lessons and how they relate to today's business environment. Leadership Lessons From Mom is one mans story of the impact of the lessons learned throughout his lifetime from his mothers teaching. The lessons demonstrate a loving mothers concern and determination to teach the values of good character that sustain her son through the challenges of life, business and adulthood. The author ...

Birds of a feather flock together. We're all in the same boat. Great minds think alike. While just figures of speech to some, they reflect a simple truth - it's the company we keep that often determines the level of personal growth and professional success we achieve in life. Business leaders exchange information and ideas. They network to make deals and build partnerships. They work together to optimize best practices, and they reach out to leaders outside their companies to accelerate growth.

Learn how to start your own business and make your dreams come true today! Have you always wanted to start your own business? Perhaps you have an idea for a new product or service that could help people but don’t know where to begin. You might be wondering if you can pull it off. After all, managing a company is not an easy task. Small Business Startup will show you that starting an independent business is possible and that it doesn’t have to be so difficult.

Leading on the Frontline brings humanitarian leadership into the boardroom, giving business leaders a powerful lesson in engagement, motivation, inspiration, and innovation. Drawing upon a lifetime of humanitarian work in some of the world's most difficult places, author Linda Cruse shares stories from the front line that illustrate how to dig deep, inspire, thrive, and more.

Whether you're one of the 47 million Americans who dreams of running your own small business or you're already the owner of one of the 25 million small businesses in the United States, Jeffrey Fox is the man who can help you get to the top. Using his own experience as an extremely successful entrepeneur, Fox offers his blueprint for success.

Success in business growth is not just about numbers but about awakening ambition in the most ordinary moments. Readers will discover how to spot opportunities where others see only obstacles and learn to build strong foundations that weather any storm. The journey continues with practical strategies for mastering adaptation in a rapidly changing world. When setbacks arise, the book reveals how to transform them into secret advantages that fuel progress. It explores the power of creating meaningful connections that ignite innovative thinking and collaboration. Leadership takes center stage ...

Stephen Lynch takes you through the proven strategic planning and business execution processes you need to drive better business results. This is not just theory. Stephen works in the trenches. As Chief Operating Officer of Results.com - the Business Execution Experts - he knows what it's like to run and grow a business.

No matter where you are on your journey, this audiobook is the perfect tool for you to take your skill set and success to the next level, with information and strategies that will help you achieve your goals. Essential Small Business Leadership Skills will teach you all of the things that you need to develop your organization and structure, achieve small business growth, and complete complex business tasks.