Virtual Leadership

Virtual working - also known as remote working, telecommuting, flexible working, or homeworking - is an important and growing trend in the global employment landscape. Its popularity has increased due to globalization and outsourcing. However, unlocking the benefits of virtual work depends largely on the organizational culture, management, and leadership to support it. Virtual Leadership identifies the challenges of virtual work and explains how to develop the facilitative leadership mindset to effectively manage people remotely.

Discover why this servant leadership book has been used all over the world to train managers into highly effective, influential leaders. Leaders of business, faith, education, non-profit organizations and more! Imagine leading individuals through inspiration instead of just being the boss. Your team is INSPIRED to come to work every day. Your team feels VALUED and you feel FULLFILLED at the end of every day. Imagine creating an environment where everyone rises to their highest potential. YOU lead the HIGH-PERFORMING team and rise above expectations. YOU have a devoted team of ...

Learn the power of serving and discover why being a servant leader is the smartest choice you can make right now Leadership that is self-serving, autocratic, or dictatorial is so last century. Organizations must give up the outdated leadership techniques if they wish to advance in society. These techniques include tight hierarchies, which provide workers little to no opportunity to advance their careers inside the organization and drive down the value of labor. The age of servant leadership is now. The servant model, renowned for its unconventional style of management, may improve employee ...

While I believe the firefighters who choose to lead from the jump seat are the backbone of the fire service, I don’t think they should all stay in the jump seat. This book is written to those who are thinking about promotion or have become the new fire officer looking for guidance. It's full of experiences and lessons learned as I transitioned from being a firefighter to an officer. We need good leadership at the officer level. We need good formal leaders. If you’re already leading, you might actually make a great fire officer. So, what do you say? Is it time for you to the front seat ...

Ready to thrive as a new leader in a world of constant change and challenge? The 12 Ordeals of Leadership is your blueprint to rapidly develop leadership skills and confidently conquer the trials every modern leader faces. This persuasive guide turns leadership development into an adventure—showing you how to master the make-or-break moments that define successful leadership. In this groundbreaking book, G. Damon Wells structures leadership growth around three powerful categories of ordeals: Ordeals by Fire, Ordeals by Water, and Ordeals by Combat. The Ordeals by Fire test your ability to...

"Unlock Your Leadership Skill Now: Become a Better Boss Today!" Are you tired of drowning in management theory and fluff, desperately seeking real-world strategies that actually work? Do you dream of becoming a respected, results-driven leader who effortlessly navigates challenges and inspires their team to reach new heights? Your search ends here, with "Leadership Skills for Managers Simplified." Your NO BS Guide to becoming the boss everyone would like to work for. Dr. Alston has over 47 years experience managing high performance teams in business, sports and education. Are You Ready to ...

Whether your brand new to management or an experienced supervisor, this book is your guide to becoming one of the best supervisors. Covering a range of topics from managerial training, managing Millennials, and slowing employee turnover, People First Productivity Solutions president Deb Calvert will show you how to be the kind of manager employees are eager to work for.

School principals and leaders must have a specific vision and mindset to implement multi-tiered systems of support successfully. Leading School-wide PBIS provides the fundamentals of implementation of School-wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS), a systems-approach consisting of three tiers to meet the needs of all students. Are you a school principal launching a SWPBIS Tier 1, 2, or 3 initiative? Do you need to know where to start with SWPBIS? Have you started already but need to re-establish commitment to the vision of meeting the needs of all students? Leading School...

Who wants to read a revolutionary approach to leadership that transcends traditional norms and empowers leaders to forge empathetic, trust-based environments free from stress and micromanagement? That’s what best selling author and entrepreneur, Michael Toler, accomplishes in this compelling roadmap for today’s leaders. Inside you’ll find: How to Build a Culture of Trust Empowering Team Building Principles Practical and Actionable Strategies “If you want an organization where individuals thrive, creativity flourishes, and cohesion is the norm, then this book is a must read.”

Experience the gripping account of the events that shaped the destiny of Pat Tillman and his fellow Rangers in Afghanistan. Ride along with the Rangers of 2nd Platoon as “Common Sense Leadership Matters” takes you on an unforgettable leadership journey to reveal the shocking truth that up until the publishing of this book was hidden from the family, the Rangers of 2nd Platoon, and the world. A great addition to the life legacy of Pat Tillman would be that the lessons learned from this incident would be shared and passed on for many generations to come. And that ten, twenty, and even ...

Learn the foundational values, beliefs, and principles that uphold and guide effective educational leaders and their schools. Cultivate and sustain a positive culture within your academic community that effectively articulates your vision and purpose for academic instruction, curriculum, assessment, and achievement. Align and direct staff and teachers to collaborate to accomplish annual objectives. Plan and provide meaningful professional development to improve instructional strategies and increase student achievement. Assist teachers to clarify school and classroom instructional goals, ...

"This is, in my opinion, the best book on the complementarian / evangelical egalitarian debate. Buy a copy, buy copies for friends, lend it widely. It highlights the truth that the gospel sets the oppressed free. The Bible from cover to cover is good news for men and women." —Dr. Kevin Giles, author of What The Bible Actually Teaches on Women "Terran Williams develops a meticulous case that shows God’s moral compass always points to the unity of men and women, in creation, in the church, and in Christ. A terrific resource for anyone wrestling with this topic.” —Dr. Michael Bird, ...

Transform Your Life and Leadership Applying the five transformative principles of the Human Operating System is so much more effective than hacking through the forest of leadership trade books, workshops, and management techniques. Many of these tools can be helpful, but they often function more like apps or accessories rather than a deeper operating system that can offer meaning, direction, and coherence to everything you might do as a leader. Jack Nicholson and Rob Murray have been developing the Human Operating System over many years of work with executive leaders, teams, and ...

Book Description: Are you ready to elevate your leadership and become a successful CEO? "CEO Excellence" is your ultimate guide to mastering the essential skills every CEO needs to thrive. Whether you're looking to improve your leadership, boost employee motivation, or maintain a healthy work-life balance, this book offers clear strategies, actionable insights, and real-world examples that will take your leadership to the next level. Inside this comprehensive guide, you will learn: Effective Leadership Skills: How to inspire and motivate your team, set a clear vision, and lead by example. ...

This book is the true story of Kevin L. Timmons, a fierce competitor on the field, a relentless warrior in life, and a humble servant of God. From the streets of Haines City, Florida, to championship games under the lights, to fighting through surgeries, setbacks, and a car crash that nearly broke him — Kevin’s story is one of undeniable faith and unstoppable grit. He wasn’t supposed to make it. The odds were against him. But he didn’t listen to the odds — he listened to God. Through every chapter, readers will witness how leadership is earned, not given. How pain produces purpose...

Big churches make content. Broken churches have stories. Every ministry loves a highlights reel but the deepest lessons often come from disappointment. Whether it’s a leadership scandal, a church split or a slow institutional decline, there's always something worth hearing in failure. Better to learn the hard way than not learn at all. At the heart of the Bible is the story of a ministry that failed, told by twelve prophets who refused to stay silent as it happened. From Hosea to Malachi their fiery personalities charted the journey from empire to exile to rebuild. In God in the Broken ...

The Fundamental Five: The Formula for Quality Instruction, shares with teachers and school leaders the five practices that every teacher can, and should, use to dramatically improve instuctional rigor and relevance, and student performance. E. Don Brown, a past president of the National Association of Secondary School Principals states, "In a time when both institutions and individuals in education are universally being challenged to ‘do more with less,’ we find two fresh new voices [Cain and Laird] ready to take the challenge by delving into the idea that it is the small changes in ...

For those who want to learn how to become a better leader to influence, inspire, and impact others. This valuable eBook shares tips and practical steps to improving your leadership skills. When you're leading a group, do you feel like no one pays attention to you? Feeling like you can't accomplish anything? Are you having trouble meeting your daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly goals? Own up to this problem without blaming yourself. There may be a number of reasons for this, including a lack of leadership skills, a lack of communication skills, or a lack of planning and organization skills. ...

Plant managers are often the most important employees in manufacturing facilities. They are in charge of all aspects of plant operations, and they interact with virtually everyone involved with the business. This book examines these unique individuals by analyzing what they do and how they function while describing the challenges they must overcome to perform at peak levels. It also highlights the many different skills that these leaders must possess to accomplish organizational goals and objectives.

Can you inspire your team hearts and minds every day? If you can, your organization will become one of the best in the world, and your team will perform at heights you never imagine. Harvard Business School gathered data from assessments of more than 50,000 leaders, and the ability to inspire stood out as one of the most critical competencies. Inspiration creates the highest levels of engagement, it is what separates the best leaders from everyone else, and it is what employees want most in their leaders. The Inspirational Leader, Inspire Your Team To Believe In The Impossible was written ...