Thought Leadership

A rivalry that remade the political world as we know it today Politics today doesn’t look much like it did fifty years ago. Electorates that were once divided by economics—with blue-collar workers supporting leftwing parties while the wealthy trended right—are now more likely to split...

This is the third installment of Leadership Thoughts. Each volume is filled with thoughts that will encourage and teach leaders. They are designed to be used for personal growth, as well as for mentoring other leaders. These are time-saving ideas when looking for inspiration at staff meetings. Each book has been designed and successfully used in a business setting before becoming being published.

Whether you’re a new leader or you aspire to a role in leadership, each of the 35 short conversation starters in this book describes the author’s point of view and experience on subjects such as the importance of truthfulness, managing poor performance and top talent, tips for establishing credibility with your teams, and a collection of other observations made over the course of a 30 year career working with, and leading, amazing teams.

In today's world where an organization's prospect has access to more information about the industry, key firms within that industry, and customer testimonials of those using products and services from companies in the industry, how can any organization stand out? In some industries, buyers have conducted 75 percent of their research on the Internet prior to talking to any firms to make their purchasing decisions. How do you make sure that you are not only at the table, but have a strong seat at it?

Jaya Kishori is a well-known spiritual orator and a famed motivational speaker. Having seen people immersed in every kind of difficulty, trouble, sicknesses, stress, trauma, she has put together advice and thoughts that can help readers make their lives better and more meaningful. Through this...

This part handbook, part history, and part personal narrative will open readers’ eyes to the oft-overlooked arm of government that has done more harm and more good than any other in recent years: state legislatures. After the 2024 election, many voters were left feeling disillusioned with...

In Clarity of Thought: Thinking Clearly About Leadership, Strategy, and Systems, Dr. Tadé Ayeni cuts through the clutter to deliver a practical, powerful guide for leaders who want to think better, decide smarter, and lead with deeper impact. Drawing on research, real-world examples, and timeless principles, Dr. Ayeni shows leaders how to move beyond surface-level fixes—and build organizations that think, move, and win with purpose.

A heartfelt, deeply personal book, Showing Up for Life shines a bright light on the values and principles that Bill Gates Sr. has learned over a lifetime of “showing up” — lessons that he learned growing up in the Great Depression, and which he instilled in his children and continues to...

Being a great leader today is much harder than you think. Meet Jim Barton. He’s a newly minted CEO, rising leader of a firm in transition, and manager of massive complexity - thanks to our incredibly networked and increasingly unpredictable world of business. What if you were in his shoes?

From making small day-to-day decisions, to changing companywide strategies, plotting a career path, finding a life partner, and enjoying life the way you think shapes your circumstances, your destiny, and your success, Managing Thought goes beyond other “positive thinking” and “emotional intelligence” books by offering a practical, timeless, step-by-step approach to turn thoughts and emotions that are working against you into powerful action and new levels of success you never thought possible.

In recent years, millions of companies have undergone digital transformations, harnessing digital technologies like the cloud, SaaS, big data, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and the Internet of Things to overhaul their businesses and drive growth. But many key decision-makers, including senior leaders and board members, simply don’t understand these technologies, how they work, what they do, and the potential they bring. So, they fail to capitalize on them, putting their business at risk. This book solves this problem by describing these technologies in laypeople’s terms.

In this age of hypercompetition, the Internet constitutes a powerful tool for inventing radical new business models that will leave your rivals scrambling. But as brain scientist and entrepreneur Jeffrey Stibel explains in Wired for Thought, you have to understand its true nature. The Internet is more than just a series of interconnected computer networks; it's the first real replication of the human brain outside the human body.

You've been trying to get your solo business off the ground, networking online, sending cold outreaches, creating content, and following the advice of influencers. But time goes by, and you can't seem to break through the noise. Becoming the go-to expert in your field is not easy, but quite possible—if you follow the right path. This audiobook decodes the secrets that successful entrepreneurs have used to become thought leaders and make a lasting impact in their industries. Diego Pineda lays out the strategies and tactics you need to climb to the top of your domain.

This book brings together leading organization scholars and business historians to examine the opportunities and challenges of incorporating historical research into the study of firms and markets. It examines the reasons for the growing interest in historically grounded research in management departments and business schools, and considers both the intellectual and practical questions the endeavor faces.

America has become a beautiful mosaic filled with many colors and ethnicities—but does your church reflect this change? Are you longing to be a cross-cultural leader who can guide the church into a multicolored world for the sake of the gospel? If so, Building a Multiethnic Church will give...

Influence, power, victory, confidence, and charisma: all these traits are associated with successful people, those whose presences are immediately noticed as they walk in any room. Those are the ones who inspire others around them and leave legacies through what they say, do, and achieve.

Stop Drifting is a story of great imagination that offers listeners new strategies to spark inspiration and new ways to master their mindset and achieve their dreams. Whether you’re looking for inspiration in your business or personal life, with Stop Drifting, David Ibarra wants to wake listeners up to exciting new ways of thinking, being, and living.

“FOLLOW ME.” These two words echo the heart-defining call of our Lord Jesus Christ to his disciples. Sadly, this life-changing invitation has lost much of its original meaning. Immersed in a society that worships success, we have succumbed to a trendy fixation with leadership. In I Am a...

The author guides you with gentle humour to get in touch with the deepest part of yourself. Release old emotion and fear, and be directed to achieve your highest potential now. Discover that you can have it all, and still live in harmony with your deepest values. Improve your physical and mental health along with your key relationships and business life. Develop a clear workable daily plan for a happy, successful well lived life, and begin to finally feel that you are achieving what you came here to do.

The word "purpose" is big. Very big. And heavy. It carries the weight of a lifetime of work and struggle; the weight of legacy, and the mass of days spent not doing something else. It's something we all grapple with at some point-some of us find our purpose, others spend a lifetime searching. A lucky few grow to realize they've been working their purpose all along. Often, fulfilling your purpose requires some kind of change - career, lifestyle, habits, family - and what then? Are we selfish for the upheaval, or are we fulfilling destiny? Once we know our purpose, how do we pursue it?