Work Leadership

Whether it shows up as stress, top-down leadership styles, drama, or uncertainty, fear kills good decision-making, dampens morale, lowers employee engagement, and hurts bottom-line growth. The good news is that there's an antidote: Freedom at Work. In this groundbreaking book, Traci Fenton brings together decades of original research, based on her team's work with hundreds of top companies around the world, such as The WD-40 Company, Mindvalley, DaVita, Menlo Innovations, Zappos, HCL Technologies, and more, revealing the proven pathway to leadership success.

The Way We Work is full of practical advice and information for understanding how our natural, inborn learning strengths can make a world of difference when it comes to the way we perceive and interact with others. You'll find ideas for maximum productivity, job satisfaction, and better work place relationships.

Read by the author. Build your successful consultant life doing the work you love, on your terms utilizing the practical tips, inspiration, and straightforward advice from recognized new world of work visionary and thought leader, Lisa Hufford. Professionals want freedom and flexibility in the...

The classic on the universal laws of business success, completely revised and updated for today's leaders Completely rewritten for today’s business world, What the CEO Wants You to Know, expanded and updated, written by bestselling author Ram Charan, describes the fundamentals behind every...

Ask yourself, "Would you follow you?" Unlike other books, Becoming a Leader of Character simply and boldly tells us how to develop our character instead of just telling us we need to have it. Developing character is not complicated, but it is hard. Growing always requires a little sweat!

As president and CEO of Herman Miller, Inc., Max DePree nurtured a culture of open communication and inclusion. In Leadership Is an Art, DePree expounds on his innovative style of business stewardship, one that contributed to the remarkable success of his firm and other respected American companies. DePree emphasizes a humanistic approach, which encourages relationship-building and idea-sharing at all levels of the organization. In a unique take for a business guide, he also stresses the importance of corporate responsibility and the power of generosity.

You have the opportunity to lead: to show up with confidence, connected to others, and committed to a purpose in a way that inspires others to follow. Maybe it's in your workplace, or in your relationships, or simply in your own life. But great leadership - leadership that aligns teams, inspires action, and achieves results - is hard. And what makes it hard isn't theoretical, it's practical. It's not about knowing what to say or do. It's about whether you're willing to experience the discomfort, risk, and uncertainty of saying or doing it.

Around the world, product teams are waking up to the same uncomfortable truth: doing things “the right way” doesn’t matter if your team loses its funding or your company goes out of business. Simply put, product teams can no longer afford to be disconnected from the business impact of their work. And well-trodden “best practices” from Silicon Valley behemoths can only provide so much guidance for teams working across vastly different business and funding models.

This volume undertakes a study of the leadership substance and styles of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob (Israel), and Joseph—son of Jacob. Abraham leads from a position of the Father, while Isaac leads from a position of the Son at rest and at peace. Jacob transforms from the worldly and carnal into Israel, the spiritual and divine. He signifies how a believer can go from carnal to spiritual.

This is an audio summary of Principles, a book by one of the most successful investors and entrepreneurs in the world, Ray Dalio. Ray goes below the surface of the successful reputation of his stock brokerage company, Bridgewater, to reveal the universal truths that he relied on to bring his business from the bottom to the top.

Imagine what you could do with the time you spend writing emails every day. Complexity is killing companies' ability to innovate and adapt, and simplicity is fast becoming the competitive advantage of our time. Why Simple Wins helps leaders and their teams move beyond the feelings of frustration and futility that come with so much unproductive work in today's corporate world to create a corporate culture where valuable, essential, meaningful work is the norm.

Increasingly, new employees and junior members of any profession are encouraged - sometimes stridently - to "find a mentor!" Four decades of research reveals that the effects of mentorship can be profound and enduring; strong mentoring relationships have the capacity to transform individuals and entire organizations.

Whether you're dealing with a problem employee or praising the good work of a colleague, you need to communicate in a way that promotes positive change in others. Giving Effective Feedback quickly walks you through the basics of delivering feedback that gets results.

Only 21% of your employees are engaged, your best people keep leaving, and traditional performance management systems are failing you. Something is wrong at work. But some leaders Win @ Work. Now you can too. In this practical guide, Dr. Joey Faucette reveals the 6 play calls that transform underperforming cultures into peak performance powerhouses.

This book contains some proven techniques for managing yourself, as well as managing difficult people. If you gain a better understanding of yourself, build your confidence, and use these techniques, then you’ll make your life a whole lot easier.

This book provides a fly-on-the-wall perspective on what it's like to be a CMO and will help C-level executives, agency owners, marketing team members, and others who interface and collaborate with marketing departments to understand how marketing drives growth at both startup and enterprise levels, and how marketing has moved from art to science. Trends in digital marketing, analytics, and marketing automation have pushed marketing to adopt data-driven approaches that would make a CFO's head swim.

Are you tired of the daily grind and dreaming of financial freedom? Do you want to build a successful business without sacrificing your personal life? Look no further—“The Solo Entrepreneur’s Guide to a Million-Dollar Business” is your ultimate companion on the journey to success and fulfillment.

Every manager makes tough calls - it comes with the job. And the hardest decisions are the "gray areas" - situations where you and your team have worked hard to find an answer, you've done the best analysis you can, and you still don't know what to do. But you have to make a decision. In Managing in the Gray, Joseph Badaracco offers a powerful, practical, and even radical way to resolve these problems.

A 2018 Nautilus Book Award Winner for Business and Leadership! The founder of Menlo Innovations and author of the business culture cult classic Joy, Inc offers an inspirational guide to leaders seeking joy in the challenge of leading others. Rich Sheridan's Joy, Inc. told the story of how his...

Positive psychologist and career coach Stella Grizont reveals a "masterclass on how to be happier, healthier, and more successful—" for anyone looking to take control of their career and improve their satisfaction, and engagement (Rich Hua). Perhaps you’re fantasizing about leaving your job...