Career Building

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.

A former Gallup Global Leadership Research and Development leader and the New York Times bestselling coauthor of Strengths-Based Leadership demystifies the aura and complexity surrounding high performing leaders through original research and interviews with high-performing global leaders. The...

First published in 2012, Startup Communities became a blueprint for what it takes to build a supportive entrepreneurial community. Now regarded as a classic, the "Boulder Thesis" created and popularized by Feld within the book generated enormous media attention nearly a decade ago.

The inability to set good strategy can sink a company - and a leader's career. A recent Wall Street Journal study revealed that the number one most sought after executive skill by organizations is strategic thinking, but few leaders have that skill set.

Aaker on Branding distills the most essential branding principles from David Aaker’s extensive works, offering a comprehensive guide to building a strong, enduring brand. This compact resource provides businesses with actionable insights on brand strategy, brand portfolios, and brand management, addressing key branding challenges and offering a road map to prioritize and apply Aaker’s concepts effectively.

Would you like to create habits that will permanently stick and finally make the changes you want in life? Imagine if you could build powerful habits that you'll consistently stick to for the rest of your life. What if you could finally break the shackles of procrastination and stay on track with your most important habits day after day? How much more do you think you could achieve in the next five years? Twenty years?

In The Advisor Breakthrough, financial marketing expert Shawn Sparks shares the step-by-step principles for developing the ultimate financial advisory practice. Based on the lessons Shawn has learned from working with the country's top financial advisors over the past 10 years, you will discover many of the most important top one-percent advisor lessons. The Advisor Breakthrough delivers a comprehensive plan for creating marketing, sales, and operations tactics that will help any financial advisor turn a successful, sustainable business.

In It’s Not Just Who You Know, Tommy Spaulding—the former CEO of Up With People—has written the new How to Win Friends and Influence People for the twenty-fist century. Success—in business and in life—is all about relationships. In this powerful guide to reaching out to others...

Finance expert Doug Lynam offers a groundbreaking exploration of our complex relationship with money, budgeting, and finances through the transformative lens of the Enneagram. Confront financial fears, engage with money habits and behaviors, and develop a personal understanding of how the mind...

Selling is the cornerstone of our economy and our society. Everyone sells - some just do it better than others. The million-dollar sales pros know that to sell well requires a complex set of skills, as well as the willingness to perfect relations with the customer. There is no one in the sales arena better versed on the subject of the Big C - the customer - and the significance of service and satisfaction tactics, than Barry J. Farber.

From teenage millionaire to over a million dollars in debt by age 21, mentor and investor, Scott Oldford reveals his journey, along with all the the strategies, frameworks and mindset shifts he used to come back from almost losing everything to becoming a decamillionaire in just 10 years. If you’re an online entrepreneur, this is a must listen as you learn what it takes to build true wealth in this space and why traditional money advice made for the average 9-5’er doesn’t work for us.

You can be one of those super-successful people who not only have a successful career but also a successful business! We start with the key things any start-up needs, giving you insight into helpful things to consider as you start your business. Then, we take you back as far back in time as middle school. We then go through what kind of internships and educational choices you’ve made or are going to make.

Learn all the ins and outs of buying a home and give yourself an advantage in the real estate game with this essential house-buying guidebook. Buying a first home can be both exciting and nerve-wracking. Will you qualify for a mortgage? Is your dream home achievable? How do you make sure your...

Victor W. Hwang and Greg Horowitt propose a radical new theory to explain the nature of innovation ecosystems: human networks that generate extraordinary creativity and output. They argue that free market thinking fails to consider the impact of human nature on the innovation process. This ambitious work challenges the basic assumptions that economists have held for over a century.

Great leaders like Steve Jobs and Michael Eisner have a knack for inspiring large teams to new heights of inspiration and performance. What is it that propels their teams to greatness? This product offers a 360 degree view of the leadership traits that anyone can learn to inspire their team to achieve challenging goals, offered by some of the most effective leadership communicators.

Read by the author. Take back control of your life so you can live with freedom and fulfillment. Have you ever felt pushed to the side of your own life? Have you ever felt weary from living at the bare minimum? Do you feel emotionally, physically, or spiritually unwell? If you, like most people...

The opportunities for driving results can be endless in an organization with a constant expansion of ideas if you are ready. In Building an Elite Career, Don Wenner walks you through the Elite Execution System, a proven system his company and many others have used to drive growth and engagement. It takes the best-of concepts from some of the worlds greatest business and personal growth thought leaders, adds a little Don Wenner sauce, and teaches you how to apply them to thrive in work and life.

In a tight market, your most powerful growth engine - and your best protection from competitive inroads - is this: Put everything you can into cultivating true customer loyalty. Loyal customers are less sensitive to price competition, more forgiving of small glitches, and, ultimately, become "walking billboards" who will happily promote your brand.

In Exceptional Service, Exceptional Profit, insiders Leonardo Inghilleri and Micah Solomon reveal the secrets of providing online and offline customer service so superior it nearly guarantees loyalty.

The Non-Manipulative Selling Method is based on quickly establishing a bond of trust with a prospect, thus enabling a salesperson to deal from a position of mutual respect. Today, Non-Manipulative Selling is used as a training resource among the world's leaders.

"How to Start a Knife Sharpening Business" by VentureNest Books is a comprehensive guide designed for aspiring entrepreneurs looking to turn their interest in knife sharpening into a profitable business. The book provides a step-by-step roadmap, starting from the basics of knife maintenance and sharpening techniques, ensuring that listeners grasp the essentials of the craft. Listeners will learn how to set up their workspace and choose the right equipment, along with developing a solid business plan tailored to their target market.