Work Leadership

Every so often, an audiobook comes along that captures the attention of the hard working entrepreneur (for more than ten minutes) and literally changes the paradigm of how they view their business. Through a quick listen you will experience Scott Fritz's entrepreneurial journey first hand, as he shares with you the business tools, action focused exercises and mindset philosophy that allowed him to achieve The 40 Hour Work YEAR.

There is no need to come up with your own questions or even spend hours trying to figure out the much-needed powerful questions that you need to ask your colleagues. This book has done all the heavy lifting for you. The book “555 Powerful Questions for Coaching, Mentoring, and Leading at Work” contains 555 powerful questions from actual situations that will help you unlock the potential of your teammates, improve their performance and empower them.

In this audiobook, you'll learn how to build a business partnership with God, changes you can make in your work habits, and the laws you should follow to reap the benefits of your partnership with God and others.

Not just another book on communication. Adaptive Listening helps you up-level the under-trained side of communication amidst the realities of a hectic workday. Researched and tested exclusively in the work setting, Adaptive Listening moves you beyond active listening, embracing easy-to-remember techniques that strengthen relationships and get work done more effectively.

In Decisive, Chip and Dan Heath draw on decades of psychological research to explain why we so often get it very badly wrong - why our supposedly rational brains are frequently tripped up by powerful biases and wishful thinking. At the same time they demonstrate how relatively easy it is to avoid the pitfalls and find the best answers, offering four simple principles that we can all learn and follow. In the process, they show why it is that experts frequently make mistakes.

The key to effective church leadership is the ability to be a nonanxious presence. This is not a technique; it is a way of being. It is deceptively simple, but tremendously difficult. Yet, if you are willing to take the journey, you can lead change in even the most challenging contexts.

Transforming front-line operations in a retail chain the size of Starbucks is a story in itself. This book goes further, investigating how lean thinking addressed huge demand fluctuation in a retail environment across thousands of stores, and then how baristas and managers in Newtown, Connecticut, used that system to get them through the worst week imaginable. It is a deeply personal story with global relevance.

In Thursday Is the New Friday, author Joe Sanok offers the exercises, tools, and training that have helped thousands of professionals - from authors and scholars to business leaders and innovators - create the schedule they want, resulting in less work, greater income, and more time for what they most desire.

In Transforming Teams through Personality Insights, Terry Sloan explores the profound impact that understanding personality dynamics can have on team success. Drawing from psychology, leadership studies, and real-world case studies, this book provides a practical framework for managers, team leaders, and professionals looking to enhance collaboration, communication, and performance. By leveraging the personality model DISC, readers will gain actionable strategies to navigate workplace conflicts, optimize team strengths, and foster a culture of inclusion and productivity. Whether you're ...

Conventional product development focuses on the solution. Empathy is a mindset that focuses on people, helping you to understand their thinking patterns and perspectives. Practical Empathy will show you how to gather and compare these patterns to make better decisions, improve your strategy, and collaborate successfully.

The Power Lane: Why Keeping Moms in the Workplace Revs the Economy is a compelling business case for why leaders should take a hard look at their organization’s systems and structures to solve one of today’s most perplexing problems—understanding why moms aren’t leaving the workforce, they are leaving your workplace. With record-high labor participation rates, moms have been a driving force in the US economic recovery post-pandemic but with a significant personal, financial, and health cost.

The intention for Be Your Own Cheerleader is to help professional Asian and South Asian women—who have toggled between the two very different cultures of East and West—thrive in the workplace. When you are raised in the collective we, it is very difficult to make a name and place for yourself in the individual I. Not only are you unskilled in advocating for yourself, but you are also unsure of how to be proud of your work or accomplishments. Neelu Kaur's analysis of various research is at the intersection of leadership and wellness.

This is a book of tested models and exercises you can use to self-diagnose and improve your skills quickly. Based on the six key principles of effective leadership, it is a field guide that captures lessons you probably did not learn in school yet are critical for thriving in the real world.

For most salespeople, "accountability" is a terrifying word. It usually conjures up images of micromanagers controlling their employees' every move. In Accountability the Sandler Way, Hamish Knox shows how sales managers can create an accountability-driven work culture for their teams and themselves...by investing just 20 minutes a week in the classic Sandler sales and management principles. Sandler clients - both managers and salespeople - discover that sustainable success in the world of sales comes from being accountable to specific, measurable actions.

You're always negotiating. Whether making a business deal, talking to friends or booking a holiday, negotiation is going on. And most of us are terrible at it. Experts tell us to negotiate as if we live in a rational world. But people can be angry, fearful and irrational. To achieve your goals you have to be able to deal with the unpredictable. In Getting More, negotiation expert Stuart Diamond reveals the real secrets behind getting more in any negotiation - whatever more means to you. Getting More is accessible, jargon-free, innovative...and it works.

**Dive into the Digital Age with "Mastering the Virtual Workforce" - Your Guide to Excellence in the Remote Workplace!** In a world where the traditional office landscape has swiftly transformed, the need for adaptive strategies in managing a virtual workforce has become indispensable. "Mastering the Virtual Workforce" is your definitive guide to navigating the seas of remote work with confidence and finesse. Embark on a comprehensive journey through the critical facets of digital transformation in Chapter 1, where you'll unravel the evolution of remote work, assess its suitability for your...

Are you sharing too much—or not enough? In Manage Professional Vulnerability, you’ll discover how to navigate the fine line between openness and discretion—ensuring trust, psychological safety, and performance without exposing yourself to unnecessary risks. This book isn’t about suppressing emotions; it’s about sharing thoughtfully, like a skilled communicator who knows when, how, and with whom to be vulnerable. Learn how to: • Recognize when vulnerability fosters trust—and when it makes you a target. • Develop thoughtful transparency without oversharing. • Build ...

What world missions ministry would arise if you only had the Bible? Answer: It would start and end with the local church. A focus on the local church is biblical, practical, and effective. It aligns with the New Testament. Local churches everywhere display God's wisdom and the glory of Christ in the gospel. You’ll see it from the view of Christ, the Great Commission, first-century Christians, Paul, and the New Testament canon itself. Once you see it, you can’t un-see it! This book walks through these steps: A.

“The Science of Workforce Engagement” is based on the scientific application of sound theories of human behavior, leadership, and workplace needs. Applying the science will fuel the “engagement system” and its seven subsystems and allow each person to perform to their maximum, thus becoming the best version of themselves at work. The manifestation that the science is being applied is how the organization uses PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act), the 4CoE (Four Competencies of Execution), and the Six Questions of Continuous Improvement in all activities. Although there is a great deal of ...

Solid Ground shatters the popular myths in today’s culture about how to create a successful life and career. Tom Lewis offers both a road map and a compass for discovering True North. Following these principles will not only put you on solid ground, it will significantly improve your chances of finding success and happiness.