Real Leadership

Power Without Permission: Real Stories & Practical Tools to Quiet Impostor Syndrome and Lead with Your Brilliance brings together leadership coach Andreas Pettersson and thirteen women leaders from SaaS, AI, private equity, and HR. Through candid stories and step-by-step frameworks, they share field-tested playbooks to help you recognize impostor syndrome, reduce self-doubt, and lead with confidence without sacrificing authenticity.

No one is immune to these rocky economic times. Innovative businesspeople all over the country are adapting their organizational structures to survive, profit, and compete in today's unreliable market. The practical and relevant advice in Transformational Leadership: A Blueprint for Real Organizational Change by Randy Dobbs can be applied to major corporations and small businesses alike, as well as to nonprofits, universities, hospitals, and other institutions.

In today’s fast-paced, ever-changing world, leadership is more than a title—it’s the ability to navigate complexity, seize opportunities, and inspire others with authenticity and purpose. In Transformational Leadership: Inspire the Excellence Within, internationally acclaimed leadership and team coach Duygu Alptekin Gürsu offers a powerful guide to help you master the skills, mindset, and tools needed to lead with confidence and conviction.

The Real ROI: In today's AI world, shaped by remote work's rise post-pandemic, reassessing our DEI strategy is crucial. We must go beyond token gestures to tackle systemic barriers, eradicate unconscious biases, and ensure equitable opportunities. As workplace dynamics change, building a culture based on trust and understanding is essential. Without trust, even well-meaning DEI efforts fail. Embracing diverse perspectives and addressing the unique challenges of all workforce segments can create an inclusive culture that fosters innovation.

Have you ever felt like you are on an endless journey to a "leadership peak" that seems unattainable or that you keep falling down? Well, this is the perfect trail guide for your journey! Listen, leadership is honestly so simple; however, when we have not traveled the journey before, it can seem overwhelming, and we can end up lost.

BizBaby book is your essential guide to building successful organizations, mastering leadership, and nurturing high-performing teams. With over 18 years of entrepreneurial expertise, the author shares invaluable wisdom and practical advice tailored for leaders, founders, and business owners. Each chapter offers unique insights into diverse topics, allowing listeners to explore at their own pace. Unlike typical business books, this one transcends profit-driven motives, focusing instead on empowering entrepreneurs to learn from both successes and failures.

The book provides tools for tackling the unique psychological and external challenges that everyday leaders face, and offers principles that they can adapt to their own situations. Dr. Ahron Friedberg, who regularly advises leaders and would-be leaders, emphasizes the social aspect of leadership, and explores how those who are new to leadership—and those in established positions—can leverage their support networks and thrive in their roles.

The Real Business of Blockchain is one of the first audiobooks on this transformative technology written for business leaders. Authors David Furlonger and Christophe Uzureau - both of Gartner, the world-renowned research and advisory company - will help you: assess how blockchain will impact your business by cutting through the hype and finding the real story; explore the value proposition that blockchain technologies offer; make smart near- and mid-term investments in your blockchain strategy; and position you and your organization in a new competitive landscape in the future.

Always Leave an Airman Behind: A Real Story of Surviving the Air Force Crab Leadership Culture is a story about one airman's journey from being poor and homeless to becoming an international top performer. The story details the journey of this airman as he climbs the ranks and discovers the leadership lapses that are prevalent in the service that created a toxic culture of retribution, bullying, and pettiness that is a contributing factor to the growing military and veteran suicide epidemic.

Communication is the exchange of information between two or more people. This can be verbal, for example when two people converse, or it can be non-verbal, like the information we perceive through facial expressions or gestures that us know if a person is angry or cheerful. Within non-verbal communication, physical communication is of great importance: A kiss, a handshake, or a hug transfers a lot of information. Communication can be positive, negative, effective or ineffective.

Will we still need real estate agents in five years? For the first time, senior leaders from Redfin, eXp, and realtor.com team up with mastermind Tom Ferry and top investors to predict the future of the real estate industry. Written for agents, brokers, executives, or anyone considering a career in real estate, Real Estate at a Crossroads is your insider’s guide.

“Fake it till you make it.” The old adage may be a hallmark of our personal and professional lives, but the truth is inauthenticity leads to dissatisfaction and disaster. To be happy, successful, and sustainable, you need to be genuine and be yourself. Years of working in public relations, along with her personal experiences, have shown Anna Crowe that authenticity is the most important skill in business, today.

In Start with a Win: Tools and Lessons to Create Personal and Business Success, CEO of RE/MAX Holdings Adam Contos delivers a powerful exploration of how leaders process information and lead boldly, especially (or even) during times of crisis. Packed with the practical lessons he learned as the leader of one of the most recognized real estate brands in the world, the book shows you how leaders recognize emotion, chaos, and fear and transform those negatives into opportunity.

Time has become a precious commodity, so business leaders who can save their customers’ time more effectively than competitors do will win their loyalty. To become a real-time company, as top scholars Jerry Power and Tom Ferratt explain, you need a real-time monitoring and response system. They offer detailed advice on how to put procedures in place that will collect data on how well products or services are saving customer time; identify strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities; and specify innovations needed to save even more customer time.

What's happened to real? In a world of jargon, acronyms, and distrust, does authenticity in leadership mean anything anymore? The answer is a resounding yes. Businesses and organizations are starving for real communication and authentic leadership. But there's a lot of baggage and distrust to overcome. With real-life case studies, pointers, and guidelines, leadership consultant Gabrielle Dolan shows you how authenticity can earn trust with honest communication, and why it's well worth the effort.

Organizations are forever pouring creative energy into their branding strategies, tweaking their logos and websites, and building identities that range from warm and fuzzy to ultracool and edgy. But many forget that a brand, at its heart, is a promise to deliver results. If your brand experience fails to live up to that promise, customers will take their business elsewhere. Brand Real is a unique business strategy guide for making a brand’s promise stand up at every customer touchpoint.

Research has shown that only eight percent of the population actually achieves their goals. Why is that? The answer is surprisingly simple: They’re not persistent enough. There might be many good reasons for this, and the chances are, you’ve given up on a dream or two here and there. Almost everybody has.

Are you getting a true picture of your company’s performance? The disturbing answer, for most senior managers and CFOs today, is no. The culprit? Current management accounting practices produce financial statements that are unnecessarily complex and confusing. As a result, most companies are run by executives who do not fully understand their own financial information. This explosive issue and its implications are fully explored in Real Numbers.

In Real Women, Real Leadership, 24 women leaders describe their personal journeys to the top, providing deep insight and a fascinating perspective on "making it" as a woman in the male-dominated business environment. They discuss their experiences and offer guidance on topics such as balancing family and career, building alliances, mentoring and being mentored, and overcoming obstacles in the business world, which is still dominated by men in the senior levels of management.

Life doesn't come with a manual but this guide to navigating its ups, downs and WTFs is the next best thing. With her trademark humor and engaging frankness, Veronica Dearly guides us on a journey into the parts of life that often leave us floundering. Taking inspiration from the popular Wheel...