High Management

The high-tech industry has given rise to a pioneering group of entrepreneurs and executives that is not only behind today's most innovative technological advances but also at the forefront of a dynamic new movement in business. Now, in Silicon Gold Rush, their inspirational stories are told and their strategies for success revealed.

Why are the New Zealand All Blacks the best rugby team in the world? How does the Kirov Ballet produce generation after generation of exceptional ballerinas? How did Southwest Airlines evolve from being an idiosyncratic Texan airline to become one of the most successful businesses internationally? How does the Finnish School Education System deliver great results by breaking conventions? Powerhouse uncovers the performance secrets of some of the most impressive organizations around the world and reveals the key principles they have in common....

Leadership Results explores the fall of traditional leadership thinking and the struggling multibillion-dollar leadership development industry that is failing to deliver results, and explains the mindset, skills, ways of being, and methods that will get results in the evolving paradigm. The Leadership Results model is practical and predictive, providing a way forward for companies seeking to build sustainable leadership capacity, develop individual leaders, boost employee engagement, and deliver breakthrough results through shared and collective leadership.

Your “brand” is much more than a logo on a piece of paper or your business card. It’s about who you are and what you do on the deepest levels. In today’s highly competitive world of business, the strong will survive and the weak will perish...which one will you be? The world is filled with "red oceans"...everyone competing for the same clients with the same products, same services, same everything...and this innovative and cutting edge audiobook will give you the tools necessary to win the branding war!

The skills, knowledge, and attributes that you need to be successful as the leader of an information technology team are often considerably different from the skills, knowledge, and attributes needed to excel in traditional business leadership roles. In most companies, IT is a critical catalyst for empowering the rest of the functional groups in the business to be successful.

Have you ever tried time management systems without significant success? Would you like to bring back control to your life and enjoy your life much more? If so, then Time Leadership Time is for you. Ben Wood, businessman, dad, husband, and church leader, presents to you a system that has worked for him and his family. Using the system, Ben successfully transformed his life and now enjoys living his purpose. His system builds on the foundation that you were not born by mistake but for a purpose.

As president and CEO of Scripps Health, one of America's most prestigious health systems, Chris Van Gorder presided over a dramatic turnaround, catapulting Scripps from near bankruptcy to a dominant market position. While hospitals and health systems nationwide have laid people off or are closing their doors, Scripps is financially healthy, has added thousands of employees (even with a no-layoff philosophy), and has developed a reputation as a top employer. What are the secrets to this remarkable story?

What do effective leaders do differently, that creates high performance? Your people are your greatest source of competitive advantage. How you lead and develop them cannot be left to chance. If you fail to do this, you could be out of a job or risk closing the doors of your business forever. Liberating Leadership is an award-winning programme, capable of delivering significant improvements in bottom line performance, in all types of business. If you are responsible for leading people this audiobook is a must!

Winning the Talent Shift: Three Steps to Unleashing the New High Performance Workplace envisions a world where companies are fully equipped to exceed the challenges posed by the new global marketplace. Berta Aldrich argues if companies want to achieve future success, they must redesign their talent strategy using three important steps proven to increase revenues, engage teams and leaders, and set companies on the path to industry leadership.

It's a near-universal experience among mental health practitioners: a patient drops a bombshell—a critical disclosure that moves the treatment forward—on their way out, with a hand on the doorknob. This "doorknob moment" creates a stressful dilemma for clinicians, especially when the patient is distraught. Should the clinician end the session on time, or run over and be late for the next patient? Here, seasoned psychiatrist Daniela V. Gitlin provides clinicians with a clear, evidence-based answer.

Richness or reach? For business leaders, it used to be a fundamental strategic tradeoff: focus on "rich information", customized products and services tailored to a niche market, or reach out to a broad, general market with watered-down information.

Some people are natural leaders. Most aren't. Yet, as these folks get promoted, they find themselves in team-management roles. With little experience and minimal support from their organizations, they—and their teams—aren’t set up for success. With endless lessons learned over thirty years in the corporate and non-profit worlds, Kerry has developed a leadership approach grounded in empathy and focused on strategy.

The best practices of the most successful investors - with winning track records that span decades - can be clearly defined, easily understood, and simply measured in real time. But very few people take the time to understand and follow them.

Expanding on The Core Protocols, this audiobook is a road map for anyone who wants to lead or participate fully in the greatest team experience of their lives. It is short and practical, focused on implementation and tactics for making changes to bring about effective results fast.

In the same way that an engine in an automobile must be taken care of, a leader must receive the appropriate care and maintenance to function at the highest capacity. This book offers a dynamic and effective approach to boosting your octane for maximum leadership performance. It also offers additives that will keep you performing at your optimum level.

You are an educated, competent leader. But in high stakes leadership situations, emotion, anxiety and stress tend to override competency. Real life doesn't follow a logical flow or a leadership model. Emotions, opinions and passionate feelings are usually not factored into what is taught in leadership skill building workshops. The idea that highly skilled leaders will consistently deliver profit and create improvement is a half-truth.

From merely managing to boldly leading: Take your skills (and your career) to the next level with just 7 simple, yet highly effective strategies! Being a manager is a role filled with a lot of responsibility. It can be a heavy load to bear, knowing that your team members’ productivity, your company’s success, and your own career could be affected by your actions and decisions. But while this is a difficult undertaking, you also have a unique opportunity as a manager to inspire, transform, and take your team to new heights.

For people-oriented team leaders, Leader Board: The DNA of High Performance Teams is a transformative management audiobook. It will help you unleash the potential of your team’s DNA faster and more effectively than ever before through its inspirational story and readily applicable suite of team performance acceleration principles, which you gain for free.

This book will help you acquire the tools, techniques, and behaviors needed to become that kind of influential leader - a relactional leader - one who can lead toward profitability and productivity, while cultivating a culture that attracts the best talent. And, most importantly, you will become the leader that you aspire to be.

As Christian leaders, our challenge is to plan, think, act, and lead in ways that glorify our risen savior and to protect the legitimacy of our Christian testimonies and legacies. The Christian Leader's Worldview provides Bible-based principles and practical guidance to help you to make an eternal impact through your life and leadership.