Friendship Leadership

One of the most well-known and experienced cybersecurity leaders shares dozens of lessons and observations that anyone, at any stage of their career, can use to create a work culture of continuous improvement and strong leadership. Leadership development speaker & consultant Andy Ellis is the...

In Empowering Leadership author and leadership consultant Michael Fletcher says leaders can't simply be bought, nor can they be hired from someone else's leadership assembly line. To create an environment that attracts potential leaders, and to build better leaders faster, an organization needs more than a pipeline. It needs a culture that develops leaders organically.

If your people know you care about them, they will move mountains. Employee engagement and loyalty expert Heather Younger outlines nine ways to manifest the radical power of caring support in the workplace. Heather Younger argues that if you are looking for increased productivity, customer satisfaction, or employee engagement, you need to care for your employees first.

A conversation starter and an approachable guide in fable format for mentors both deliberate and unintentional, The Difference Maker looks at the godly principles of true success, mentorship, leadership, courage, and transformation. The truths are powerful and applicable, in life and in faith, for everyone who hears them.

Stan McChrystal served for 34 years in the US Army, rising from a second lieutenant in the 82nd Airborne Division to a four-star general, in command of all American and coalition forces in Afghanistan. During those years he worked with countless leaders and pondered an ancient question: "What makes a leader great?" He came to realize that there is no simple answer. McChrystal profiles 13 famous leaders from a wide range of eras and fields - from corporate CEOs to politicians and revolutionaries. He uses their stories to explore how leadership works in practice.

For Hart Evans, being the most popular fifth grader has its advantages: kids look up to him and teachers let him get away with everything. But during one choir practice, Hart zones out too far, accidentally flinging a rubber band at his teacher. Mr. Meinert realizes that if Hart is ever going to discover his musical potential, his punishment must march to a different drummer.

Should we even expect to be fulfilled and happy at work? Yes, we should, says Annie McKee, coauthor of the best-selling Primal Leadership. In her new transformative book, she makes the most compelling case yet that happiness - and the full engagement that comes with it - is more important than ever in today's workplace, and she sheds new light on the powerful relationship of happiness to individual, team, and organizational success.

American Royals meets Gossip Girl in this scandal-driven sequel where four teenage royals team up to defend their beloved school from an unknown threat, risking their futures and their hearts in the process. It’s been eight months since King Leander named Ashland’s heir apparent and a...

The Friendship Advantage provides practical ways to strengthen bonds that will improve employee productivity, happiness and well-being, as well as boost the bottom line through higher retention rates and a richer company culture.

This book is for teenagers or adults that wish to understand true leadership in a fun and light way.

Do you hear alarm bells ringing? Now is the time for corporate America to realize that an epidemic is exploding, and it isn't going away without a cure. Corporate America calls it a "lack of employee engagement". It's a downright real-life zombie apocalypse. Employees are unhappy at work, and their unhappiness is breeding disagreement. The practice that'll solve the problems of poor culture, workplace loneliness, and lack of employee engagement is frientorship® - a combination of friendship, mentorship, and leadership.

In today’s age of Zoom calls and hybrid workplaces, how can leaders foster relationships that allow everyone to succeed? A trio of best friends and leadership consultants at SkyeTeam have the surprising answer: workplace success starts by being a friend. Meet the Ally Mindset, a model for proactive, thoughtful work relationships. As you heal adversarial relationships and strengthen weaker ties, you’ll find that when you have best friends at work—colleagues who have your back—you thrive.

An extraordinary work of historical fiction by the cocreator of Twin Peaks—a novel about one of FDR’s closest wartime advisers and the president’s final days, inspired by the author’s own family In 1934, Will Hassett is working as a journalist when he gets a call from an old friend who...

For teens dealing with group projects, sports teams, and social circles, learning how to work well with others can be life-changing. But without the right skills, teamwork often leads to frustration, missed goals, or endless group conflicts. This audiobook offers teens 151 exciting, easy-to-follow activities and games that transform any group into a team that supports, trusts, and succeeds together.

In the third book in the New York Times best-selling middle grade series inspired by the life of iconic New York Yankee Derek Jeter, Derek's father keeps his promise to coach his son's youth baseball team. Derek is sure this will be the best season yet! He has it all planned: His dad will have him start at shortstop, and the team will cruise to a championship. But sometimes life doesn't go according to plan.

Brian Sanders, author of Leadership Endurance, an Amazon number-one best seller for Christian leadership, shares an intimate portrait of his own father and the life lessons he learned by his side. This book features 50 original, powerful stories that will shape the lives of its listeners, helping them to become better leaders and people.