Leadership Motivation

There's a revolution taking place that most businesses are still unaware of. The understanding of how our brains work has radically shifted, exploding long-held myths about our everyday cognitive performance and fundamentally changing the way we engage and succeed in the workplace. Combining their expertise in both neuropsychology and management consulting, neuropsychologist Friederike Fabritius and leadership expert Dr. Hans W. Hagemann present simple yet powerful strategies.

A powerful story about the African philosophy of teamwork and collaboration that has the power to reshape our workplaces, our relationships with our coworkers, and our personal lives, written by the bestselling coauthor of Fish! and the bestselling author of 1001 Ways to Reward Employees.

Optimism is your secret weapon in business and in life. It is custom designed specifically for you, and it is capable of bringing you everything you want. Optimism can overcome financial problems, physical disabilities, and personal challenges. In Jim Stovall's latest audiobook The Art of Optimism, he uses stories, studies, and personal experience to illustrate how adopting an attitude of optimism can change your life.

Drawing from nearly three decades of her own operational and leadership experience at big Fortune 500 companies like Disney and JP Morgan Chase, as well as small startups, Trish reveals powerful life and leadership lessons about resilience, grit, and the indomitable strength of the human spirit. Whether you’re an executive, an entrepreneur, or a regular individual trying to live with greater care and purpose, From Stuck to Unstoppable is a holistic and customizable roadmap to creating change— even (perhaps especially) when it gets hard.

Brad Lomenick, former president of Catalyst, shares his hard-earned insights from more than two decades of work alongside thought-leaders such as Jim Collins and Malcom Gladwell, Fortune 500 CEOs and start-up entrepreneurs. Operating within the framework of three core character qualities – humble, hungry, hustle – Lomenick identifies 20 essential leadership habits that help listeners embody those qualities.

Entrepreneur Stuart Skorman, the founder of Elephant Pharmacy, Hungryminds.com, Reel.com, and Empire Video, grew up in a retailing family in Ohio. He worked every kind of job, from cab driver to professional poker player to CEO. In this entertaining, personal account of his coming-of-age in the business world, Skorman gives an insider's view of what it takes to start a business from the ground up.

Ambition is a primal drive that, when acted upon, fuels you to overcome fear and doubt. To resist ambition's inner calling is to live a life that is less than you are capable of. Yet ambition alone is not enough. You must also be unreasonable. It's about renegade thinking for big and beyond. Unreasonable ambition is having a supreme belief in your capability to achieve the impossible, driven by a higher purpose. This book is a call to access the greatness inside you that is waiting to be unleashed. It's then that you can live with unreasonable ambition.

Some call them creative geniuses. Others label them workaholics. Either way, if you’re going to keep up with them, you’d better be moving quickly. These driven individuals are the movers and shakers building the world around us. Somehow, they’re able to capitalize on opportunities before others even notice them. Fueled by endless passion and ideas, they have unlimited energy to get things done. While we might not understand them, we can’t help but notice that they have something special inside. That’s The EntreSpirit.

What should our post-COVID work world look like? In Connected Capitalism, David Weitzner shows us how to draw from the classic teachings of Judaism in order to positively transform our workplaces and our working lives. He outlines a philosophy that will empower the disenchanted to build a stable future in a world of crony capitalism, global pandemics, racial injustice, and social disconnect. Weitzner, a professor of management who chooses to look beyond management and mindfulness, envisions a workplace based on the ancient Jewish practices of mitzvah.

What drives us to unleash our best work? And how do we tap into that drive to get superior results with our managers, coworkers, and direct reports? As Todd Henry reveals in this illuminating book, drawing on decades of research and interviews with over 100,000 people, the answer is not one size fits all: Some people are energized by a race against the clock, while others put in extra effort only when they feel part of a team. For still others, nothing is as motivating as the possibility of public recognition.

Great leaders understand that their team is only as strong as its weakest link. And healthy, nurtured relationships are key in making your team operate as a well-oiled machine. In Relationships 101, John Maxwell offers time-tested principles for connecting with people and building positive working relationships within an organization. The unique, pocket-size format puts straightforward, practical information at your fingertips.

Do you want more? More hope, more joy, more fun and more fulfillment? Change is the essence of life; the biggest, most meaningful, and dramatic differences in our lives-and in our world-are really just the result of a series of small, seemingly insignificant changes. "Amazing changes can occur in the most surprisingly small amounts of time," says Allyson Lewis, author and senior executive at a major financial services firm.

You never dreamed being the boss would be so hard. You're caught in a web of conflicting expectations from subordinates, your supervisor, peers, and customers. You're not alone. Packed with compelling stories and practical guidance, Being the Boss is an indispensable guide for not only first-time managers but all managers seeking to master the most daunting challenges of leadership.

From sports to business, the benefits of great coaching are well understood. Imagine if you could unlock the power of having a great coach in any moment, by learning to coach yourself. Take Charge of You teaches you the secrets to self-coaching. Everyone could use a good coach to help them reach their full potential. Written by two highly successful coaches from the worlds of business and professional sports, this book provides a straightforward process that will guide you on your self-coached journey to success.

Are you ready to supercharge your career…grow your business beyond your wildest dreams…turn your life up to 11? Learn the secrets of success from "Mr. Relentless" himself. Capitalist evangelist Wayne Allyn Root - best-selling author, reality TV producer, serial entrepreneur, former vice presidential nominee, and business speaker on the international circuit - reveals the seven principles of relentless that will take you to a level you never imagined.

HBR Guide to Crafting Your Purpose debunks three misconceptions about purpose at work: that purpose is found, that you have only one, and that it remains the same over time. Packed with tips and advice for how you can cultivate more meaning in your life and at work, this book teaches you how to endow everything you do with purpose each day.

The best leaders aren't people. Instead, innovative and emerging research shows that a compelling and other-centered authentic purpose - "The Invisible Leader" - may be the most powerful influencer of our behaviors, attitudes, and motivation in organizations, work, school, and life. Yet despite the increasing evidence of purpose's power, many of the organizations, systems, and institutions which dominate human life aren't built to elicit and leverage the fundamental human search for purpose and meaning.

Every successful business is based on a vision. In this presentation, Marc Allen shares his secrets for envisioning and creating success. He helps you to understand how to build a truly visionary business - one which supports its employees, its community, and the environment. This engaging guide presents 25 practical, concrete principles for creating your visionary business. Visionary Business will teach you how to manage by goals rather than by crisis, use your business plan and mission statement as visionary tools, recognize the benefits within adversity, plan your work and work your plan, and much more.

In this groundbreaking book, Deepak Chopra shows you how to expand your awareness, which is the key to the confusion and conflict we all face. "The secret is that the level of the problem is never the level of the solution," he writes. By rising to the level of the solution in your own awareness, you can transform obstacles into opportunities. Chopra leads the reader to what he calls the "true self" where peace, clarity, and wisdom serve as guides in times of crisis.

Many entrepreneurs, founders, and small business leaders reach a point where the success they’ve created starts to feel unsustainable. The team relies on you for every decision. The systems barely hold together. And despite your growth, it feels like you’re stuck in a loop of chaos, bottlenecks, and burnout. The Leverage Point is your guide to reclaiming control. It’s not just another motivational business book—it’s a practical, real-world playbook for implementing proven systems, building team leadership, and scaling without losing your mind.