Work Leadership

Execution Excellence is the practitioner's guide to real-world implementation. Designed by a Balanced Scorecard (BSC) thought leader with 30 years of experience, this guide gives you a hands-on framework for putting the BSC methodology into action. Clear, and concise, this audiobook skips the theoretical exposition to get right to the point - how can companies use BSC to effectively deploy strategy and drive individual and enterprise performance? You'll find the answers here.

This is a book of tested models and exercises you can use to self-diagnose and improve your skills quickly. Based on the six key principles of effective leadership, it is a field guide that captures lessons you probably did not learn in school yet are critical for thriving in the real world.

There are two kinds of managers in the world, those who have supervised non-team players and those who will. Those who have had this experience know how a non-team player can single-handedly kill a team’s productivity, focus, and morale. Most managers are woefully unprepared to work through these situations but it doesn’t have to be that way.

Managers are significant actors in contemporary organizations, and yet there is very little deep-level analysis of what managers do and how they understand their managerial selves and social situations. Instead of evaluating management techniques according to their internal logic and systematic qualities, this audiobook advances the "practice perspective" using behavior and activities of successful, experienced, and skilled managers as the primary data for theorizing good management.

Ever felt tongue-tied in conversations? You're not alone. Many of us struggle to express ourselves, connect with others, or handle tricky discussions. But imagine being able to chat confidently with anyone, anywhere. Picture yourself resolving conflicts effortlessly, building stronger relationships, and feeling heard and understood. This book is your roadmap to becoming a conversation master. Inside, you'll discover five simple yet powerful rules that will transform the way you communicate.

A counterintuitive approach to productivity and unlocking your team’s highest potential through slowing down. In our hyper-paced world, today’s teams face relentless demands, endless distractions, and intense pressure to deliver more with fewer resources and in less time. Overwhelmed with an...

Leading any team involves managing people, technical oversight, and project administration, but leaders of virtual teams perform these functions from afar. Leading Virtual Teams walks you through the basics of: Connecting your people to each other—and to the team's mission, Surmounting language, distance, and technology barriers, and Identifying and using the right communication channels.

Do you find yourself always running late for meetings, missing deadlines, or somehow always working at the 11th hour? Sounds like you have a time management problem. Poor time management is not as much a bad habit as some people may want you to believe, but instead it is an unlearned skill which can be mastered.

In the vein of #Girlboss and Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office, discover how to thrive at work from the head of the Global Innovation Coalition for Change at UN Women with this “passionate, practical roadmap for addressing inequality and finally making our workplaces work for women”...

Stress doesn't have to control you or ruin your life. Managed properly, stress can become a positive factor in your life and contribute to your success and well-being. When you treat stress like an employee and get it to work for you instead of against you, your life will quickly improve. Filled with fascinating information and useful tools, Put Stress to Work, will revolutionize the way you view stress and provide practical tools to enlist it to help you achieve your life purpose. Written with compassion and understanding, Put Stress to Work is a book you'll listen to with a highlighter in hand and recommend to your friends.

Gone are the days of leading through fear and control. Now more than ever, workplaces need to be people-focused, and Leaders Assemble is the guide to making that shift. Whether you're an aspiring, new, or established leader, this audiobook covers the essentials of great coaching, leadership, and simply being a good human in the workplace. This audiobook is for everyone, not just leaders, offering insights into what a healthy, inclusive, and safe work environment should feel like.

Expand the Circle will transform how you think about your natural leadership ability, equip you with a suite of actionable tools, and inspire you to realize your full potential. With its unique blend of thought-provoking and entertaining stories, compelling research, and hands-on exercises, Expand the Circle is a lively listen and a clear roadmap to enlightened leadership.

Kelly Perdew, winner of The Apprentice 2, has what it takes to lead. His secret weapon: the principles he learned at West Point, as a U.S. Army Intelligence officer, and as an Airborne Ranger, principles that he's applied to business with the same firepower determination that makes our military the best on the battlefield.

As our society continues its transition from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age, new challenges are being introduced into the workplace, giving rise to a new phenomenon, Virtual Distance.

Change is never a stepwise or easily prescribed process. Rather, it is messy and complicated, and its outcomes are easily swayed by a host of factors. In this context, leaders need to develop and utilize realistic frameworks for organizational change. They need to implement a holistic change model that defines and justifies the proposed change, and takes account of both the abilities of those who will be asked to lead and carry out the change, and the context in which the change is to occur.

Virtual working - also known as remote working, telecommuting, flexible working, or homeworking - is an important and growing trend in the global employment landscape. Its popularity has increased due to globalization and outsourcing. However, unlocking the benefits of virtual work depends largely on the organizational culture, management, and leadership to support it. Virtual Leadership identifies the challenges of virtual work and explains how to develop the facilitative leadership mindset to effectively manage people remotely.

Mindfulness at Work for Dummies provides essential guidance for employees at all levels of an organization who are seeking more focus and clarity in their work. The audiobook contains guided mindfulness exercises and meditations suited to workplace scenarios, a core feature of mindfulness programs.

#1 New York Times bestselling authors Daniel Goleman, Jack and Suzy Welch, engage in a powerful discussion of what makes a great leader in this original audio program. The ideas expressed in Goleman's Emotional Intelligence decades ago have taken on a life of their own. They spurred a movement...

What many organizations lack is a playbook that turns this diversity into a true strength and helps every team member thrive. Bridging the Gap is that playbook: a field-tested, strengths-based guide for managers, human resources leaders, university career centers, and neurodivergent professionals. It replaces guesswork with proven tools you can use right away—whether you’re leading a team or starting your first job. Instead of cataloging what’s broken, it focuses on what works, offering real-world examples and actionable frameworks that bring clarity, structure, and confidence to every role.

Do you want the power to influence anyone, anytime, anywhere? Unlock the hidden tactics of persuasion used by master manipulators, leaders, and social influencers. Dark Persuasion Tactics reveals the psychological strategies that shape decisions, influence emotions, and win arguments — without them even knowing.