Showing results by publisher "Phoenix Books" in Personal Success

Do you talk to yourself? Don't worry—it's not a sign of insanity! In fact, it can be a powerful tool for personal change. In this engaging audio presentation, Shad Helmstetter explains how to take charge of your life through the use of positive self-talk. With specific, practical, and easy steps, The Self-Talk Solution can help you achieve a higher level of success at everything you attempt, from improving relationships to developing career-building skills—and more!

John H. Johnson, the remarkable entrepreneur who founded the Ebony publishing empire, tells the story of his success. The wealthiest African-American in the US today, Johnson shares his rags to riches saga, from the many obstacles that confronted him to his ultimate triumph.

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.

Turning to the ancient wisdom of China for insight into conducting business both effectively and compassionately this program will guide executives with fundamental teachings on the topics of leadership, strategy, selling, personnel, and ethics from the writings of Confucius, Chuang Tzu, Lao Tzu, and others to present a practical vision for the executive who strives to maintain formidable status in the ever-changing business world.

Getting it Done explains how you can: best help a group formulate a clear vision of the results they want; suggest a course of action; learn from past experiences; ask questions effectively; offer ideas that will be heard, and influence the actions of other through your own behavior. The invaluable skills of lateral leadership enable you to achieve the ultimate goal-successful collaboration.

Tom Peters sees a problem with the way people do business today: Those who like to get things done are thwarted by absurd organizational barriers and by the egos of petty tyrants. His vision: Employees who dance from project to project; enterprise that reduces the bureaucracy to almost nothing; societies that educate their young to break the rules and invent vivid new futures. Re-Imagine! focuses on how the business climate has changed and how the new world of business works. Peters explores innovative strategies for overcoming outdated company values and procedures.

Gaining the competitive edge in today's business world requires every advantage. How you speak and sound is as important to your success as the clothes you wear and the way you look. The Executive Voice Trainer shows you how to speak and sound to become a dynamic, confident speaker and advance your career.

This live seminar covers relationships: between husbands and wives, children and their parents, and employers and employees. Those who have learned to play the negotiating game well relieve tensions, substantially improve communications, and solve many day-to-day problems. With his trademark humor and irreverent style, Cohen uses stories, metaphors and real-life examples to inspire listeners to reflect upon their own personal behavior and experience to take charge of negotiating anything!

Whether on the job or at home, we've all yearned for a way to simplify our lives and become more organized. In A Simpler Way, authors Margaret J. Wheatley and Myron Kellner-Rogers use the latest scientific research to develop new structures to help us become more cooperative, creative, and free. By simplifying our individual worlds, Wheatley and Kellner-Rogers explain that we will inevitably increase our self-assurance, resulting in a continuous cycle of creativity, accomplishment, and learning.

Jennings and Haughton traveled the globe and penetrated the world's fastest companies to witness the methods used by quick, dominant leaders in business ranging from retail sales to fast food, from financial services to communications. If you want to think faster, all the information you need is here. You'll find lessons from the speediest international companies on how to become faster than anyone else in today's ever-changing business world.

As a star safety for the Los Angeles Rams, Johnnie Johnson's personal approach to the game of football helped him to excel for 10 years. Today, Johnson uses that same personal approach to get ahead in the business world, where he owns 2 companies - a personal development firm and a highly successful real estate agency. Find out the secrets of Johnson's method in this powerful, engaging account, which shows how to take immediate control of your life.

Although it sometimes seems as if we're merely walking the same path as thousands of people before us, everyone walks it their own unique way. Every person we meet, thing we touch, and situation we encounter bears the mark of our distinctive individual selves. This life-affirming guide is for people who are struggling with their direction in the face of constant changes in the family, society, and workplace. The author offers provocative insights and practical advice to help seekers evaluate who they are, what they're doing, and where they'd like to go.

Michael Levine shows how to get media exposure without hiring an expensive publicist. In clear, concise, and practical language, he explains the procedures he uses every day to get press for major stars. He tells how his techniques can be adapted to fit a small budget and be effective for any kind of company seeking publicity.

In this powerful program, two of America's top communications experts provide you with the practical techniques and strategies you need to conduct a winning conversation in any business or social situation. Using realistic dialogues, they demonstrate how to employ the art of conversation to enhance your job performance...be at ease and enjoy yourself at social events...persuade and motivate others...and build your communications skills and confidence.

So business is booming and you have your feet on the ground - how do you make your business grow? The editors at Kiplinger discuss topics of special interest to today's entrepreneur, including building a firm foundation, getting the most from accountants and attorneys, and hiring the best employees. You'll even get the lowdown on how to take your business global. Whether you already own a small business or plan to start one, don't miss this helpful guide to making your company grow.

Bill Geist, two-time Emmy recipient and long-time CBS news correspondent, chronicles 19 wacky but true entrepreneurial endeavors that prove the American Dream is alive and well - if but just a tad warped. Who says America doesn't make anything anymore? Where else could you find Bob Chandler who made a fortune by inventing the huge-wheeled behemoth of the arena, the car-crushing monster truck? How about Hardy Warren, dean of the dog-eat-dog California traffic school?

The Portable M.B.A. in Marketing offers an upper-level marketing curriculum, updated and applied to today's - and tomorrow's - managers. It illuminates the key issues facing today's companies: the rediscovery of the customer, the quest for total quality, global competition, and the challenges of innovation, all of which are necessary components of the competitive edge in the global economy.

A must-read for anyone interested in book publishing, Inside the Bestsellers is about ordinary people who became top-selling authors. Discover how James Redfield self-published The Celestine Prophecy and later sold the rights to Warner for $800,000, and how the authors of Chicken Soup for the Soul promoted their book to the top of The New York Times best seller list - stories that have forever changed the business of publishing.

Managers, organizations, and even whole societies repeatedly get trapped into solving the wrong problems. Errors can be traced to one fundamental flaw-misdirected thinking. Leading business professor Ian Mitroff asserts that the ability to spot the right problems, frame them correctly, and implement appropriate solutions is the true competitive edge of the successful and prosperous organization.

Stop losing sales and income! This fast, effective program shows how to identify and correct the most common errors made by salespeople. Find out what more than 100,000 top sellers have already learned: how to eliminate the number one cause of discontinued orders, turn low-potential "dry runs" into an avalanche of new and profitable business, and make a quick, positive impression on potential buyers - even those hard-to-impress prospects who shy away from salespeople. Boost your career and commissions with these proven sales techniques.