Leadership Essentials

Use these powerful techniques to improve and enhance your leadership skills immediately! This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to awaken, utilize, and maximize the natural leadership potential that you possess.

Everyone thought Cedd Moses had lost his mind when he used his life savings to open 10 bars in struggling Downtown Los Angeles. Not only would those venues help lift the communities around them, they’d go on to set a new standard for bars in LA, setting the stage for one of greatest bar success stories in American history. In this love letter to the bar world, Moses shares the secrets of what it truly means to be of service, pulling back the curtain on the magic a guest feels when in the presence of a bartender they love.

Cross-functional Work: Getting Out of Our Siloes. Whether we are in a formal matrix structure, a matrix role or work through a web of people to get things done, today’s work requires us to work side to side, across the organization. For our own careers and for the success of the organization, we can’t remain in the comfortable confines of our functional, geographical or product siloes. The complex solutions and decisions that move businesses forward are found in the lateral work—with partners scattered across the organization and around the globe.

This book will help you raise a child who takes responsibility for their own actions and quickly bounces back from mistakes, all while helping the people around rise to their highest possible level.

We are entering a new era - an era of impact. The largest intergenerational transfer of wealth in history will soon be underway, bringing with it the potential for huge increases in philanthropic funding. Engine of Impact shows how nonprofits can apply the principles of strategic leadership to attract greater financial support and leverage that funding to maximum effect.

The job of a Chief Technical Officer is broad, ever-changing, and hard to define. Is the CTO an engineer, an architect, a people manager, or an executive? Turns out, in most cases, it’s all of the above—and even the most experienced “techies” often find themselves feeling underprepared for the human and logistical sides of this pivotal role.

This essential guide, with its dozens of examples and case studies, breaks down every element of the development and management of a cybersecurity program for the executive. From understanding the need, to core risk management principles, to threats, tools, roles, and responsibilities, this book walks the listener through each step of developing and implementing a cybersecurity program. If you're a business manager or executive who needs to make sense of cybersecurity, this audiobook demystifies it for you.

Are you tired of watching your teen struggle with self-doubt and uncertainty? Imagine giving them the extraordinary gift of unyielding self-confidence and genuine humility. As a parent, the constant worry about your teen's choices and emotions can be overwhelming. But what if you could empower them to think independently, shaping their mindset for success rather than imposing your views?

Negotiation-whether brokering a deal, mediating a dispute, or writing up a contract-is both a necessary and challenging aspect of business life. This guide helps managers to sharpen their skills and become more effective deal makers in any situation.

Is there a change you want to see in the world, your community, your job, or your life? Have you been waiting for “someone”, “somewhere” to do “something”? Stop waiting! You are someone. You are somewhere. You can do something. Your change is the new future you imagine. When you act to create your change, you become a change agent. You don’t need permission to become a change agent, but you do need to equip yourself for your change journey.

What do the world's most successful companies and organizations have in common? And what can you actually take away and use from their examples? Distilling the best fundamental business strategies, trusted advisor and strategist John Spence helps you take a hard look at your business and then to develop specific plans and action steps that will allow you to dramatically improve the success of your company. Delivered in Spence's approachable and straightforward manner, Awesomely Simple reveals the six key strategies that create a foundation for achieving business excellence.

Master conflict before it escalates—create a harmonious workplace quickly and efficiently, through these key conflict resolution skills! Are you overwhelmed by conflicts in the workplace that disrupt your team’s synergy? Do you find yourself wishing for practical strategies that can help you manage diverse personalities and prevent disputes from escalating into something more serious? If these challenges sound all too familiar, you're not alone. Many managers encounter these pain points. With the right tools and knowledge, you can transform conflict into collaboration.

Unlock your leadership potential and shatter the glass ceiling with these 7 essential skills, even if you've doubted your abilities for years. Are you driven by the desire for authentic leadership in male-dominated industries but feel overwhelmed by imposter syndrome? Are you eager to overcome workplace biases and lead your team confidently, all while staying true to your core values and maintaining a healthy work-life balance? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you're in the right place. Many female leaders share your ambitions and challenges.

Many who aspire to be organizational leaders focus on developing “hard” skills, related to quantitative action and analytical thinking. These are important, but over his many decades of executive leadership, Dr. Eugene B. Habecker has learned to value the “softer” side of leadership. Unfortunately, these “soft” skills and behaviors are often neglected, to the detriment of both leadership and organizational development.

Whether you are forced to negotiate a high-pressure business deal or confront an angry family member, within the chapters of this book you will learn how to manage your emotions and quickly process information during stressful situations. You will learn how to effectively read your counterparts and how to decipher their words and body language. This book will properly prepare you for conflict and how to effectively use these skills in multiple real-world situations.

This book is written for everyone involved in the hiring process. It will help hiring managers and recruiters find and hire more top-notch people for any job, from entry-level to CEO. Using the two-question Performance-based Interview, anyone who is involved in assessing candidates will quickly be more effective and more accurate. Just as important, it will help job-seekers find better jobs by giving them an inside view of how most companies look for, assess and hire new employees. Hiring top talent starts by clarifying expectations up front.

Leadership is about making others better through empowering them to be and do their best. Every business needs strong leaders to guide, inspire, and impact those around them to work together and achieve a common goal. You'll learn how to develop your leadership skills and to be someone that motivates others to be the best versions of themselves.

Effective employee management is imperative to a business’s success, but all too often management books turn the important details of best practices into tedious reading that would put even a CEO to sleep. Management 101 cuts out the boring explanations of management policies, and instead provides hand-on lessons that keep you engaged as you learn how to manage productive, happy employees.

Are you a driven executive seeking an edge in today's competitive business world? Look no further! The Executive's Edge: Key Takeaways from Leading Business Books is your all-in-one gateway to transformative leadership and organizational success. Inside this empowering compilation, we've carefully curated summaries of the most influential business books, tailored for time-constrained leaders like yourself. Discover the visionary wisdom of Eric Ries, Jim Collins, Peter Drucker, Carol S. Dweck, and other pioneering authors.

An official ITIL® Licensed product, ITIL® Foundation Essentials is a distillation of critical information - no waffle or padding; just exactly what you need to understand how to pass the ITIL Foundation exam. Created for self-study candidates, ITIL community training delegates, itSMF/BCS members, and V2 Foundation Certificate holders who have yet to take an upgraded exam, this pocket guide is fully aligned with the ITIL 2011 core volumes.