Leadership Problems

Why do some people hold sway over others? What makes certain individuals more influential? How can one turn powerlessness into an advantage? These are the questions this audiobook seeks to answer. Shelby argues that understanding power dynamics is essential for anyone who aims to succeed in today's complex world. Through captivating examples and compelling reasoning, the audiobook provides an accessible road map for gaining and wielding influence—ethically and sustainably.

The negotiating secrets that experts and top professionals use. Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Negotiating. Includes how to: Set clear goals and limits Understand your potential adversary or partner Use and interpret body language Deal with...

In How to Be Right When It Counts, Sofola Soboyejo explores what goes into making better decisions. He explores key blindspots that get in the way of favorable outcomes. How to Be Right When It Counts ultimately offers basic changes you can make today to improve the quality of your decisions and outcomes in life and at work.

A well-crafted business plan generates enthusiasm for your idea and boosts your odds of success—whether you're proposing a new initiative within your organization or starting an entirely new company. Creating Business Plans quickly walks you through the basics.

Dr. Liker's book, Developing Lean Leaders at All Levels: A Practical Guide was a 2016 winner of the Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award. We have taken the time to extract the individual seminars and lectures of Dr. Liker used to create this world-renowned publication and offer them in a series of byte-sized, topic specific learning modules. Follow along as we see and hear Dr. Liker at those actual presentations delivered first hand to the students of Lean and Lean Practitioners.

A "Atreveix-te a fer les coses a la teva manera" l'escriptora i editora Iolanda Batallé Prats narra un relat íntim i vivencial que va més enllà d'un manual sobre lideratge. És un al·legat personal i alliberador, emotiu, directe i lúcid que, amb coratge, ens convida a viure, a fer i a dirigir lluny de l'autoritarisme imposat, amb la premissa de l'autoconeixement com a base d'una gestió empàtica, eficaç i feliç. "La meva manera de dirigir és una part indestriable de la meva manera de sentir i de viure. Lidero com visc. Visc com lidero."

In the years surrounding WWI, the basic models of many technologies we use today were invented and introduced en masse. Some organizations anticipated these changes and were able to adapt, but other organizations ignored them at their peril. The iconic British television series Downton Abbey provides a glimpse into this period of societal change. Whether you are a fan of the television series or not, the examples in this audiobook provide practical advice to effectively manage technological and cultural change.

Agile project management has grown in popularity over the past several years. Change is occurring so fast that many organizations are unable to keep up with the demands of a changing global world. Your ability to quickly change and adapt to your environment will make or break, not only your career but could be the deciding factor as to whether your company survives in the coming years.

Some successful project managers use wrong project tools, while some unsuccessful managers use "state-of-the-art" project tools. In other words, how could project managers execute successful projects using the wrong project tools; and likewise, how could project managers execute unsuccessful projects using the best project tools? This contradicts the project management experts advertising that their tool would revolutionize the project business by making one successful in running a project. Nevertheless, project tools are important.

In Data Analytics: Using Big Data Analytics for Business to Increase Profits and Create Happy Customers, Matthew Adams reveals the reality of the big data analytics world, and outlines clear and actionable steps that will equip the listener with the tools needed for this next phase of human evolution. This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to use everyday data analytics for business to increase profitability and customer satisfaction.

Most people hate negotiating. Instead of learning it themselves, they hire someone - an agent, a lawyer, a manager - to negotiate for them. But negotiators often do not have their clients' best interests at heart. In this short audiobook, international bestselling writer Kristine Kathryn Rusch shows you how to negotiate anything from buying a car to buying a house, from handling a book contract to handling a negotiator. If you have ever negotiated anything - and who hasn't? - then this book is for you.

No matter your leadership experience, Robert Anderson, Jr. offers you a way to recognize moments that will catapult your life and career. This audiobook is not a formula but instead a proven framework for developing your personal approach to leadership. Anderson is known for his ability to lead through crisis, distill complex topics into simple concepts, and build teams that execute with integrity and excellence. If you're having trouble deciding what kind of leader you are, this audiobook will reshape the way you think about building and leading a team.

This is the complete series of Sections 1 to 7 of Module 1 of the Developing Leadership Skills. Dr. Liker' book, Developing Lean Leaders at All Levels: A Practical Guide, was a 2016 winner of the Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award. We have taken the time to extract the individual seminars and lectures of Dr. Liker used to create this world-renowned publication and offer them in a series of bite-sized, topic-specific learning modules.

Every one of us gets anywhere in life due to three things: someone observes us, forms an opinion about us, and decides to give us an opportunity...or not. Likewise, we do the same thing with others. People have played this essential role in our lives, and we play it in the lives of those around us - and no matter how skilled we’ve become, we can play it even better.

Remember when you thought owning your own business was going to be fun and help you change the world? Then, somewhere along the line, your business became just hard work and wasn't fun at all. You're not alone, and it doesn't have to be that way. Alison Donaghey offers a way to reclaim your business by using a new way of thinking to improve your customer experience, staff contribution, and community involvement.

Coaching Up! is about inspiring those who matter to you to achieve peak performance. Whether you are a coach, a business leader, a civic activist, a teacher, a counselor, or a parent, this book will offer you a powerful, highly effective way to connect to the people you care about and move them forward toward their best selves. In sports, coaches have developed ways of connecting with their players quickly in the "heat of the battle", inspiring them to perform to their fullest potential and "leave it all on the field".

The nation's top CEOs share their valuable insights, experiences, and techniques running large, powerful organizations with the President of the United States. James J. Schiro, CEO of leading consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, has compiled important advice that reveals the crucial factors that determine the success of the country's top companies.

We are terrible at managing creativity and innovation. But we're trying our best. Just beneath the ceiling of meeting rooms at night, everywhere around the world, from London to Lahore, Honolulu to Ho Chi Minh City, there is something sad happening. Above the long table and strewn chairs, amid the fluorescent light that has been left on despite the energy saving directive on the wall, there are a million little ideas just floating amongst the dust particles, drifting in the air.

Ese libro consta de dos partes: a) Resumen de conceptos básicosdel libro de Sun Tzu b) Guía de aplicación práctica para el diseño e implementación de estrategias competitivas en el mundo de los negocios, hoy.

Dance to the Tune of Morals approaches the subject of manager-employee relationships with objectivity and the same empathy that it requires. Great dancers move with the flow of the music and tune in to the rhythm that surrounds them, all while incorporating bass, balance, and tempo. A manager works in a similar way to take in the attributes of the workplace and “tune” it toward success.