The Power of Conversation
Some people make you feel intelligent. Others make you feel like your brain has shrunk.The difference isn't you. It's valence-the invisible charge beneath every conversation. Get it wrong and you collapse someone's thinking from 720 possibilities to 2. Get it right and you unlock creativity, confidence, and connection. In The Power of Conversation, Brady Wilson reveals what thirty years of working with leaders has taught him: conversation is the oldest technology on earth-and still the most powerful. It releases energy. It rebuilds trust. It turns strangers into partners and enemies into allies. T his book gives you a framework: One Aim, Two Drives, Three Moves, Four Styles, Five Needs, a Sixth Sense (Sensing and Switching) and Seven Conversations that work at the office and the kitchen table. T he world isn't short on tech or talent. It's short on conversations that bring out the best in people. This book shows how you have them.Brady Wilson is the co-founder of Juice Inc., where he helps leaders and organizations unlock the energy that drives high performance. Working at the intersection of neuroscience, conversation, and leadership, he believes people should have energy left at the end of the day for what matters most. Brady has partnered with Fortune 500 companies including American Express, 20th Century-Fox, Loblaw, The Co-operators, and Yum! Brands, and is the author of Beyond Engagement, Love at Work, Finding the Sticking Point, Feeling Enough, and Juice: The Power of Conversation. He lives in Ontario, Canada, with his wife, Theresa, and enjoys cycling, running, and training for endurance events.
The Regular Person Guide to Starting and Running a Non-Profit
Reading this book is to follow the author on his journey in becoming a successful Executive Director, being with him during the pit falls and the highlights, so you know exactly what to expect in business and can learn from others' mistakes. It's heart-warming at times and endearing at others but is meant as a guide for your every need, so you can have confidence in setting up your own non-profit organization.
Extraction From Chad
In this exciting and suspenseful real-life thriller, corporate security and safety expert Rui Amaral describes the hectic and dangerous, but ultimately successful, evacuation of an international team of oil and gas workers from a far-flung Canadian energy project in southern Chad as rebels descend on the region from the north and east and the collapse of an already corrupt, chaotic state seems imminent. The perilous, sometimes comical, adventures and misadventures of Ruiand his team will be of particular interest to other security professionals, workers in the oil and gas business, and anyone who has worked internationally in a stressful environment, but it alsomakes for an entertaining and fascinating glimpse into international security issues for anyone interested in conflict narratives and adventure travel.Target audience - oil and gas workers worldwide, adventurers, any individual and company working in high risk areas of the world, military personnel, security personnel, safety personnel, CEO and Operations Personnel.
Becoming a Coaching Supervisor and Coach Mentor
As coaching continues to grow in popularity, supervision and mentor coaching have become the disciplines that protect quality, deepen mastery and sustain coaches. Becoming a Coaching Supervisor and Coach Mentor is a practical, evidence-informed guide to the ICF Supervision and Mentor Coach Competencies, translating standards into clear behaviours, reflective questions and session-ready processes. The book explores contracting, formative appraisal, ethics, difference and boundaries, alongside the key supervision models which every supervisor should know such as Seven-Eyed, cognitive behavioural, transactional analysis and team supervision. With case studies and guidance for group, digital and technology-supported practice, Becoming a Coaching Supervisor and Coach Mentor is a vital resource. Whether you are an emerging supervisor, experienced mentor coach or training provider, this book offers the structure and insight to raise your practice and is an essential core text for supervisor and mentor training. This is a terrific book - warm, generous, and genuinely useful...I can see it becoming a go-to resource for people starting supervision and for coach training programmes. Dr Catherine Carr Becoming a Coaching Supervisor and Coach Mentor is the perfect guide for those seeking to develop the core competencies which move them from being a great coach to becoming a great supervisor. Professor David Clutterbuck A must-read for coaches, supervisors, and mentors seeking to elevate their practice with ethical integrity, reflective supervision, and impact-driven results. An invaluable resource for advancing coaching standards. Fisher Yu, Secretary-General of GO-TKM (Global Think-Tank of Organizational Tacit Knowledge Management)
The Trust Architect
The Trust Architect is a leadership doctrine for a world where technology moves faster than human judgment, and trust has become the most fragile-and most valuable-currency. In an era shaped by cyber risk, artificial intelligence, and invisible digital dependencies, traditional leadership models no longer hold. This book challenges leaders to rethink authority, responsibility, and decision-making in systems where failure is silent, breaches are systemic, and ethics lag behind innovation. Blending cybersecurity strategy, organizational psychology, and executive leadership, The Trust Architect introduces a new mental model for building resilient institutions-where trust is engineered, not assumed. Written for CXOs, CISOs, board members, and senior leaders, this book is not about tools or checklists. It is about mindset. It asks one uncomfortable question: who designs trust when systems outgrow human control?
The Revenue Runway
Struggling to grow your business while juggling real life? This book is your lifeline.If you've ever dreamed of building a business but thought the timing was all wrong-because of kids, a crisis, or just plain chaos-this is the book you've been waiting for.In The Revenue Runway, marketing strategist and military veteran Kalen Marie Cotto shares her proven framework for growing a profitable service-based business-even when life is turbulent. She's done it while on active duty, through a messy divorce, and as a single mom-and now she's giving you the exact blueprint that helped her and her clients thrive when the odds were stacked against them.You'll learn how to: Build a business in the middle of life's mess, not in spite of itCreate an irresistible offer that clients can't wait to pay forFind your ideal audience and speak directly to their needsYou'll also get: A 30-day action plan tailored to your stage of business (start, grow, or scale)Real-life case studies that prove you can succeed in any economyPowerful mindset tools to overcome fear, self-doubt, and lack of supportThis book is for you if: You're stuck in a draining 9-5 and craving freedomYou've been laid off and want to take control of your futureYou're already in business but spinning your wheels with little growthYour runway to success starts here.Don't wait for the "perfect" time-because it doesn't exist. Start now. Build momentum. Rescue yourself.Your business (and your freedom) are waiting.
The Team Leader's SuperPowers Toolkit
This workbook aims to challenge the perception of soft skills in the workplace. Often, the term "soft skills" carries negative connotations, suggesting that HR departments only value these skills as inferior to hard skills. To combat this, the workbook rebrands them as superpowers! The workbook is for newly promoted or soon-to-be-promoted managers and team leaders. It provides a structured training programme that gradually builds up a person's leadership abilities over their first year in the new role. It includes traditional leadership methodologies and the latest management thinking on subjects including OKRs (Objectives and Key Results), working from home, and team resilience.
Mastering the Dark Art of Lobbying
You want something from government. A decision. A policy change. A contract. Project approval. Protection from a bad outcome.Lobbying has long been seen as a murky, insider game - dominated by big corporations, political operators and those with the loudest voices. But done properly, lobbying is neither sinister nor mysterious. It is a legitimate, ethical and often essential part of how good decisions are made.Mike Smith's decades of experience inside government, political parties, unions and professional lobbying mean Mastering the Dark Art of Lobbying is not a book about shortcuts, secret deals or 'who you know'. It's a practical guide to understanding decision-makers, shaping proposals to which government can actually say yes, choosing the right timing and avoiding the mistakes that derail otherwise good ideas. Blending real-world examples, clear frameworks and hard-won insights, this book demystifies lobbying and shows you how individuals, small businesses and community organisations can advocate confidently, ethically and successfully - whether you do the lobbying yourself or engage professional help.If you've ever wondered how government decisions are really made, or how to give your idea the best chance of success, this book is your starting point.
Your Money Matters - Rules Nobody Taught You
If you're under 25, you might not have been fully equipped with the tools to manage your finances effectively. Instead, you've likely focused on studying, achieving high grades, and preparing for your career, with the expectation that money management would come naturally. This book is designed for that pivotal moment when you recognize the importance of financial awareness: when you realize that pocket money can slip away quickly, that your salary can seem fleeting, and that while credit can be convenient, it requires careful handling. Most importantly, it will guide you through understanding how financial decisions impact your choices, relationships, and overall well-being, empowering you to take control of your financial future.'Your Money Matters' talks to you the way no textbook ever did. Through real situations you already recognise, it helps you think clearly, decide calmly, and avoid learning the hard way. Read this before money starts controlling your life, instead of the other way around.
Escaping Wealth's Waiting Room
Why do so many sincere, hardworking people remain financially stuck, despite prayer, generosity, and faithfulness?Escaping Wealth's Waiting Room is a bold, uncompromising exploration of the timeless laws that govern true wealth creation. In this eye-opening work, Niyi J. Faldo challenges popular religious assumptions about money and exposes why good intentions, emotional giving, and spiritual activity alone do not produce lasting prosperity.This is not a prosperity gospel book, nor a promise of overnight miracles. It is a wake-up call, a return to clarity, wisdom, and alignment with principles that have governed increase since the beginning of time.Drawing from Scripture and practical insight, Faldo reveals a foundational truth: heaven's economy does not respond to hype, desperation, or ritual; it responds to laws. When these laws are ignored or misunderstood, poverty becomes predictable, even among the faithful.At the heart of the book are three kingdom principles: - The Law of Seed and Bread - Every income contains what is meant to be consumed and what must be planted for the future. When the seed is eaten, tomorrow is quietly sacrificed. - The Law of Seedtime and Harvest - Increase is seasonal, delayed, and proportional. Wealth grows through patience, obedience, and disciplined action. - The Law of Value Exchange - Money is not the true seed of prosperity. Value, skill, service, solutions, and contribution are what attract increase.With striking clarity, Escaping Wealth's Waiting Room dismantles the myth of "miracle money" and redirects readers toward stewardship, value creation, and intentional financial systems. It challenges readers to move beyond survival thinking and begin building wealth that endures and multiplies across generations.This book is written for believers, professionals, entrepreneurs, and families who are tired of cycles of "just enough" and ready to embrace wisdom over tradition.The waiting room is not your destiny. The door is open, and the choice is yours.
Relentless
Out of the panic caused by the pandemic, a new identity crisis emerged in the aftermath, as contagious as the virus itself: B U S Y N E S S. It overwhelms millions of knowledge working professionals every day. In a world where work is literally killing us, Relentless exposes the deadly truth of modern workplace culture. With 88% of UK employees experiencing some level of burnout and 745,000 annual global deaths linked to overwork, this book is a life-saving intervention. It challenges everything we know about success and productivity, not just offering a revolutionary blueprint for survival, but giving professionals the opportunity to achieve more, by doing less. Through heart-stopping true stories and modern cutting-edge research all layered with the author's unique charm, wit and real-world talk, Relentless unveils the silent killer lurking in our offices and home workspaces. Designed to support time poor professionals with a word count less than the average business book, each chapter is written like an article (less than 2000 words), providing essential knowledge and practical solutions. No fluff, no filler, all killer. This is more than a book, it's a simple guide that empowers professionals to reclaim their humanity, transform their working lives, and choose a professional minimalist life over endless busyness. RELENTLESS, by Top 10 Amazon author, TedX speaker, executive coach and the UK's Minimalist thought leader, Chris Lovett, includes the disruptive, but simple, solutions necessary to wrestle readers away from workplace burnout and untangles them from their "stuffocating" busyness.
Evaluating Leaders
Leadership Performance Review Phrases That Actually WorkEvaluating Leaders delivers 2,250 customizable leadership performance review phrases organized around a proven military leadership traits list. This powerful framework shows leaders exactly how to evaluate leadership performance by combining battle-tested military standards with the sharpest behaviors from Google, Amazon, and Tesla.Evaluating Leaders delivers complete command of leadership performance evaluation.This powerful guide provides 2,250 ready-to-use leadership performance review phrases organized around a proven military leadership traits list drawn from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. It fuses these battle-tested traits with the sharpest leadership behaviors from Google, Amazon, and Tesla to create the most practical and effective framework available.Leaders discover exactly how to evaluate leadership performance with clarity, consistency, and real impact - whether writing fitness reports, calibrating talent, or developing high-potential executives. Every phrase is fully customizable and includes positive, developmental, and needs-improvement options across Results, Leadership, Character, and Intellect.Stop wasting hours on vague or inconsistent reviews. This system makes leadership performance evaluation faster, fairer, and far more effective at driving growth and sustained excellence.What You'll Get Inside Evaluating Leaders: 2,250 customizable leadership performance review phrases - ready to copy and adapt for any situationThe complete, comprehensive military leadership traits list, organized across 4 categories and 15 essential traits (fused from 70+ military and 36 corporate behaviors)Step-by-step instructions on how to evaluate leadership performance in military and corporate settingsA powerful framework that blends U.S. military discipline with leadership principles from Google, Amazon, and TeslaReady to Transform your Performance Reviews?Stop wasting hours on vague or inconsistent evaluations. Get the complete system trusted by military officers, HR directors, and corporate leaders - backed by 40+ years of real-world experience.
Aim
AIM: How Managers Get Radically Reliable Results is a how-to guide for managers who want to find the key to success, not just some of the time or even most of the time, but allthe time. Renowned businessman Jon Dario knows that managers want to get stuff done--but they need to get it done the right way. In his fifth book, AIM, Dariointroduces a groundbreaking system for transforming good ideas into dependable, repeatable results. Through the principles of action item management (AIM), Dario reveals how to achieve extraordinary results by focusing on the right actions, creating a culture of relentless follow-through, and fostering an environment where every team member is aligned with the organization's goals. Delivered in his signature conversational style and drawing from real-life examples and data-driven insights, AIM teaches managers how to create environments where accountability, clarity, and action thrive. Dario distills over three decades of retail industry experience into one simple truth: Consistency is crucial to achieving sustainable results. This book isn't just another leadership guide; it's a practical framework designed to give managers a competitive edge. Whether you're a new manager seeking a solid foundation, a seasoned leader looking for consistent excellence, or a senior executive aiming to align teams across a large organization, AIM will help you master the skills that will elevate you and your team from good to great.
The Roth Conversions Window
The First Book That Reveals the Post-OBBBA Trap - And How to Convert Your IRA in Your Gap Years Before RMDs Force You Into Higher Brackets and Trigger $15,000/Year IRMAA PenaltiesHave you been told by your advisor that "now you have time" since OBBBA made tax brackets permanent - without anyone explaining what you're actually waiting for?Introducing The Roth Conversions Window, a post-OBBBA retirement planning guide that exposes the Permanent Bracket Paradox and teaches you the G.A.P.S. System, a four-step framework showing you exactly how to convert at 12-22% rates during your gap years, before age 73 RMDs push you into 24-32% brackets and cost you $50,000-$150,000+ over your lifetime.Here's a fraction of what awaits you: - Why OBBBA's "permanent brackets" created a hidden trap - and how the Permanent Bracket Paradox costs retirees $75,000+ in avoidable taxes- The $75,000 mistake - a 20-year comparison showing exactly where inaction costs compound between strategic converters vs. those who wait- IRMAA cliffs explained - why $218,000 vs. $218,001 MAGI costs couples $1,148/year, and can reach $14,964/year at higher tiers- And much more!Scroll up and Get Your Copy of The Roth Conversions Window Today!
Evaluating Leaders
Leadership Performance Review Phrases That Actually WorkEvaluating Leaders delivers 2,250 customizable leadership performance review phrases organized around a proven military leadership traits list. This powerful framework shows leaders exactly how to evaluate leadership performance by combining battle-tested military standards with the sharpest behaviors from Google, Amazon, and Tesla.Evaluating Leaders delivers complete command of leadership performance evaluation.This powerful guide provides 2,250 ready-to-use leadership performance review phrases organized around a proven military leadership traits list drawn from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. It fuses these battle-tested traits with the sharpest leadership behaviors from Google, Amazon, and Tesla to create the most practical and effective framework available.Leaders discover exactly how to evaluate leadership performance with clarity, consistency, and real impact - whether writing fitness reports, calibrating talent, or developing high-potential executives. Every phrase is fully customizable and includes positive, developmental, and needs-improvement options across Results, Leadership, Character, and Intellect.Stop wasting hours on vague or inconsistent reviews. This system makes leadership performance evaluation faster, fairer, and far more effective at driving growth and sustained excellence.What You'll Get Inside Evaluating Leaders: 2,250 customizable leadership performance review phrases - ready to copy and adapt for any situationThe complete, comprehensive military leadership traits list organized across 4 categories and 15 essential traits (fused from 70+ military and 36 corporate behaviors)Step-by-step instructions on how to evaluate leadership performance in military and corporate settingsA powerful framework that blends U.S. military discipline with leadership principles from Google, Amazon, and TeslaThe complete military leadership traits list (70+ proven traits) with clear definitions and real-world applications​Backed by 40+ years of hands-on experience writing and reviewing thousands of performance evaluations as a U.S. Marine Corps officer, Colonel Garcia has created the unified system that Military Officers, HR Directors, and Corporate Executives have been waiting for.
In-Corp-Oration
Discover the art of organizational balance and the hidden architecture of corporate power.Modern corporations are filled with talent, resources, and intelligence - so why do they so often fracture between vision, management, and execution? Why do well-funded projects spiral into overruns, and talented teams disengage?In-Corp-Oration offers a radical diagnosis. Using the ancient Japanese art of Ikebana - a discipline of structure, intention, and balance - it reveals how organizations operate as living arrangements of three elements: Heaven (Leadership): The vision, direction, and aspiration.Body (Management): The structure that translates intent into action.Earth (Labor): The foundation where work is done and value is created.When these elements fall out of balance, the result is exhaustion, waste, and systemic failure - no matter how brilliant the strategy or generous the funding.Drawing on decades of insider experience from boardrooms to mudfields, this book is not an external critique but a voice from within. It provides a framework for diagnosing imbalance, a language for sensing truth inside systems designed to obscure it, and a practical guide to maintaining integrity even when the structure rewards its opposite.For leaders, managers, consultants, and anyone navigating the complexity of modern work, In-Corp-Oration is an essential read, a call to rebuild not just organizations, but the very practice of balance that keeps them alive.
Artificial Intelligence Economics
AI Economics: Growth, Organization, and Society in the Age of Intelligence is a comprehensive exploration of how artificial intelligence is not merely a technological tool but a civilization-level paradigm shift that rebuilds business and growth paradigms from the ground up.The central thesis of the book is the collapse of intelligence costs. The author argues that human history has seen three decisive cost leaps: the collapse of physical costs via the steam engine, the collapse of information costs via the internet, and now the collapse of intelligence costs via AI.
Managing Chaos
Managing Chaos is a practical field guide for navigating messy work and modern life with clarity.When everything feels urgent, reactive, or overwhelming, most advice adds more complexity. This book does the opposite.Built from real-world experience in creative production, operations, and leadership, Managing Chaos breaks down uncertainty into simple, repeatable systems you can actually use.Inside you'll find: - clear frameworks for decision-making under pressure- tools to reduce overwhelm and regain control- ways to prioritise what matters (and ignore what doesn't)- practical thinking models for complex environments- short field notes designed for quick reference, not theoryCompact, calm, and direct, this isn't a motivational book - it's a working manual.Part of the Field Notes series, each volume is designed as a tool you return to whenever things get noisy.For operators, creatives, founders, and anyone responsible for making things happen in the real world.
Sales Punks
Tired of the same old sales playbook? Good. Burn it.No buzzwords. No recycled advice. Just the mindset, skills, and stories you need to become the kind of seller people actually want to talk to.Sales Punks is your brutally honest, zero-fluff guide to surviving-and thriving-in today's broken B2B sales world. Quotas are being missed. Training budgets are getting slashed. And buyers? They're smarter, colder, and drowning in bad outreach.This isn't just another "10 Tips to Sell More" book. This is a rebellion.Inside, you'll meet the real people rewriting the rules: A fintech leader ditching scripts and building a global team on raw trustA procurement buyer who's done pretending to like your sales pitchA legacy sales rep transforming himself into a hyper-consultative operatorAnd more rebels navigating layoffs, AI disruption, and the slow death of the pipelineIf you lead a sales team, sell for a living, or just know the system is broken-this book is for you.It's time to sell like a punk.
Vision, Traction, Healthy
No one becomes an EOS Implementer because everything is working.Every EOS Implementer has an origin story. Before the tools. Before the models. Before the confidence to stand at the front of the room...For Alan Roth, it began the same way it does for so many entrepreneurial leaders: a successful business on paper, and a leadership team stuck in misalignment, frustration, and exhaustion.VISION, TRACTION, HEALTHY is the story of how Alan found EOS, lived EOS, and ultimately dedicated his life to helping others do the same. This Get a Grip prequel traces the transformation that turns an overwhelmed entrepreneur into a grounded, disciplined EOS Implementer.Inside this story, EOS Implementers and future Implementers will: Experience the Six Key Components as they unfold in real time, not theoryUnderstand the deeper why behind Vision, Traction, and HealthyWitness the shift from Visionary chaos to disciplined, accountable executionReconnect with the purpose of EOS: helping leaders get what they want from their businesses and their livesThis is not a how-to guide. It's the story behind the work.If you've ever sat across the table from a Visionary on the edge, watched a leadership team finally become healthy, felt called to this work...This story will feel like home.Before you help others live the EOS Life, you have to live it yourself.Begin that journey today.
Designing for Competence
Designing for Competence: Developing Curriculum through the DACUM System focuses on the most critical-and often misunderstood-phase of effective training: design. While many instructional approaches emphasize content delivery or teaching technique, this book demonstrates that competence is developed through deliberate, performance-based design decisions made long before instruction begins.Grounded in the DACUM system, the book explains how training needs assessment is translated into structured learning that mirrors real occupational performance. It shows how skills identified through DACUM analysis are sequenced, rated, and organized to form the foundation of curriculum design. Central tools such as the Program Development Grid (PDG) and Learning Activity Batteries (LABs) are introduced as mechanisms for converting analysis into coherent learning environments that support repeated practice, meaningful feedback, and observable performance.Rather than treating design as a creative or abstract exercise, this book presents it as a disciplined process with clear responsibilities and limits. Design is positioned as the bridge between analysis and facilitation-ensuring that instruction, learning activities, and evaluation remain aligned with the demands of work. When design is coherent, facilitation becomes guidance rather than control, and evaluation becomes confirmation of competence rather than academic judgment.Written for coordinators, instructional designers, instructors, and program leaders, Designing for Competence emphasizes performance over content, competence over time spent, and system integrity over instructional habit. It is an essential guide for those responsible for building training systems that prepare learners not just to know, but to perform competently in real work settings.
It's a Business, Not a Job
If your business falls apart when you step away, you don't own a business.You own a job and probably an exhausting one.It's a Business, Not a Job is for business owners and real estate agents who feel trapped in day-to-day firefighting. You're busy, committed, and capable; yet the business still relies too heavily on you to function.Drawing on real-world experience building, scaling, and selling a successful real estate business, Rob strips away theory and shows what actually makes a business work. Not hustle. Not longer hours. Clear priorities, simple systems, and proper structure.This book shows you how to: Focus on the actions that genuinely drive profit, not just revenue, that's real growth.Build systems so your business can run without constant oversightHire and lead the right people without becoming the bottleneckCreate a customer experience that builds trust and repeat businessUnderstand your numbers so decisions are based on facts, not hopeA business that attracts customers rather than constantly chasing them.Most business owners don't struggle because they lack talent. They struggle because they never stop doing the work long enough to design the business properly.This isn't about working harder.It's about working on your business, not being trapped in it.Whether you run a small business or a growing real estate agency, this book will help you turn effort into results and build a business that gives you control, freedom, and a life outside of work.
Building a Coaching Culture
In a world defined by burnout, quiet quitting, and relentless change, traditional management is failing. But there is a better way.Building a Coaching Culture: The Ripple Effect Raising Performance and Growth offers a human-centered alternative to leadership that not only boosts productivity but also transforms people. With decades of leadership experience, Kim Lee introduces "The Ripple Effect"-a research-backed framework that proves how a leader's targeted acts of coaching create cascading waves of positive change.This isn't about management fads or getting a certification. It's about a leader's deepest work: seeing the unseen potential in others and helping them see it too. You'll learn how to activate talent through powerful conversations, deliver feedback that fuels, not frightens, and lead with empathy to drive real results.This essential guide equips leaders at every level, from first-time managers to CEOs, with the practical tools to navigate today's dynamic landscape, including the integration of AI. Because when you invest in people, you create a powerful defense against costly turnover and build a culture of lasting success.
Your Next Chapter
What will unfold in your next chapter?Business strategist and self-leadership mentor Angela Raspass knows why capable women stay stuck in perpetual potential - strategy doesn't stick without self-worth.Drawing on two decades of entrepreneurship, consulting, and mentoring, an unexpected ADHD diagnosis at -53, and her own journey to inner authority, Angela guides you to build your business so that it does good, feels good, and is richly rewarding.In this book, you'll discover: The Next Chapter Change Cycle that moves you from doubt and deliberation to clarity and confident actionWhich of the 5- core critics is holding you back by running your decisionsHow to design a sustainable business model anchored in your strengths and valuesThis updated edition includes new frameworks and practices for all businesswomen, plus dedicated insights for sparky-brained (ADHD) readers navigating confidence see-saws and comparison spirals.Whether launching your first business or recalibrating the one you have, this book provides a foundation for building work that serves you as much as you serve your clients.
The Shortcut
After reading this book, you'll know exactly how to start your brand. Founding a company is the hardest thing you'll ever do, but it's so much easier than leaving your dreams unpursued. It's not for everyone, yet something still compels you to dive into the piranha-infested waters. Dylan Trussell knows what it's like to make millions one year...and be millions in debt the next. Everything he learned, from startup to how to make your successful exit, is here. The Shortcut exists to save you years of agony and bring you success in the shortest time possible. Discover how to find your passion, design and market a product that sells, raise money, and mentally prepare for what lies ahead. Find out how to deal with the inevitable dumpster fires. Then learn the secrets of converting your blood, sweat, and nightmares into sweet, hard cash. There are no shortcuts in life. Except for this. This is The Shortcut. Start here.
Hope at Work
Hope at Work: 5 Principles to Breathe Life into Your Organization is a timely, evidence-based leadership book that establishes hope as a practical force in organizational life. Drawing on three decades of consulting and research, it speaks directly to leaders navigating rising demands for meaning, trust, and performance at work.At its core, Hope at Work presents hope as a leadership practice. The book introduces five interdependent principles-Possibility, Agency, Worth, Openness, and Connection-that together form a framework for action. When these principles are present, organizations do not simply feel better; they perform better.Through real-world stories, Perry and Hutson show how hope becomes operational when grounded in respect for human worth and collective action. Hope enables honest engagement with reality while keeping people moving forward-even under radical uncertainty and extraordinary pressure. "In Hope at Work, Barbara Perry and Harry Hutson offer organizations a gift we urgently need: a framework for turning hope from sentiment into a shared capability-a disciplined, collective practice that fuels belonging, resilience, and meaningful progress."JERRY COLONNA, Author of Reboot and Reunion"I love this book. It is beautiful and written in a way that translates years of observation, research and stories about hope in the workplace into something interesting, provocative, usable and potentially powerful."EDNA MORRIS, Board Chair, Tractor Supply Company"In a world being rapidly shaped by AI and uncertainty, Hope at Work offers the human grounding leaders desperately need to build organizations where people can still see-and shape-a better future." -JOHN WINSOR, Open Assembly and Harvard Business SchoolBarbara Perry, Ph.D., is a cultural anthropologist who has advised the tribes we call organizations for 50 years. Her work, rooted in the intersection of culture, organizational learning, and hope, has been applied to a wide variety of organizational challenges from innovation to large scale systemic transformation.Harry Hutson, Ph.D., is a leadership development professional who works with organizations worldwide, as a coach, consultant, and educator. Earlier in his career, he held senior human resources and organizational development roles at Cummins, Avery Dennison, Global Knowledge, and Devon Energy.
Credit Score Soar!
He lived it. He fixed it. He lived it again. He fixed it again. Ken Fleming the author of, Make America's Credit Great Again has been through "the ringer" and has seen it all when it comes to credit problems. He survived and thrived. You can too!This book will show you how to: SIGNIFICANTLY RAISE YOUR CREDIT SCORES, fix your credit problems and just as importantly show you how to not end up in the same position again. It will reveal the interests of the mysterious credit bureaus and the deceptive collection agencies. Are they on your side? Is that their real name? Is your credit report really free? Do you know who can see it? Why would a potential or current employer want to review your credit report? Do you know what "building credit" is? Did you know that every credit bureau has been sued by private citizens and lost?The answers to your questions regarding credit scores are in this book. Answers to questions that you have not even thought of are in this book!Question: Is it not ridiculous that we were not taught how to manage money and credit issues when we were in high school? Is that by design? Is it not advantageous for the unscrupulous in the lending and financial industry to have an ill-informed public? It has already been proven and revealed that some industry "leaders" have benefitted enormously from a misled public.Fact: Credit problems can cause you to have to emotionally deal with what got you there. Let's face it: It is difficult to face credit issues because they are usually linked to very negative things that have happened in your life. Note: They know it. They know how you tick. They know you're stressing. They know you don't want to deal with it. And they were ready for you long before you came into the picture.This book will help you.
How Is Everything?
At a time when culture tells us that scale, attention, and relentless growth are the only metrics that matter, this book asks a different question: What if bigger isn't always better? What if success doesn't require losing yourself in the process?In How Is Everything? caf矇 founder Greg Cornes offers a rare look behind the counter and into the decisions, pressures, mistakes, and principles that shaped the growth of Goodness Gracious - from a small neighbourhood space to a multi-site business serving hundreds of people a day.This is not a hustle story. It's a book about designing work that works: systems that create freedom, leadership that holds steady under pressure, clarity in chaos, and the shift from chasing more to choosing enough. Blending personal story with practical insight, Greg shows that a well-run small business can be both sustainable and deeply human.
3 Startups, 40 Pivots
The cure to burnout isn't vacation. It's success. You're the poster child for bootstrapping founders. You've slept on your office floor more than once. You listen to all the startup podcasts and read all the success stories, but you're walking a tightrope without a net. You've started thinking about shutting it all down. Frankly, you need a win. 3 Startups, 40 Pivots presents a collection of raw, authentic stories and observations to help you through the darkest days before success. Together, Ali Moiz and Murti Hussain have mentored hundreds of new founders. They've also bled as founders for over twenty-five years. They understand that the toughest part of living the founder's life is finding the strength of will to keep believing that the world needs what you're creating. 3 Startups, 40 Pivots provides the single most important thing in founding a startup: the inspiration to keep going.
The Shortcut
After reading this book, you'll know exactly how to start your brand. Founding a company is the hardest thing you'll ever do, but it's so much easier than leaving your dreams unpursued. It's not for everyone, yet something still compels you to dive into the piranha-infested waters. Dylan Trussell knows what it's like to make millions one year...and be millions in debt the next. Everything he learned, from startup to how to make your successful exit, is here. The Shortcut exists to save you years of agony and bring you success in the shortest time possible. Discover how to find your passion, design and market a product that sells, raise money, and mentally prepare for what lies ahead. Find out how to deal with the inevitable dumpster fires. Then learn the secrets of converting your blood, sweat, and nightmares into sweet, hard cash. There are no shortcuts in life. Except for this. This is The Shortcut. Start here.
Nature-inspired Organisations
A trail-blazing exploration of how to seek inspiration from Nature to transform - through applying some of Permaculture's key principles - the leadership, management, and functioning of our 21st century organisations, in order to make them more efficient, perform better, and develop their regenerative impact on people and planet.Both an essay and a hands-on manual, this book will enable you to find out how to apply it to very concrete, practical situations in your work-place.
Credit Score Soar!
He lived it. He fixed it. He lived it again. He fixed it again. Ken Fleming the author of, Make America's Credit Great Again has been through "the ringer" and has seen it all when it comes to credit problems. He survived and thrived. You can too!This book will show you how to: SIGNIFICANTLY RAISE YOUR CREDIT SCORES, fix your credit problems and just as importantly show you how to not end up in the same position again. It will reveal the interests of the mysterious credit bureaus and the deceptive collection agencies. Are they on your side? Is that their real name? Is your credit report really free? Do you know who can see it? Why would a potential or current employer want to review your credit report? Do you know what "building credit" is? Did you know that every credit bureau has been sued by private citizens and lost?The answers to your questions regarding credit scores are in this book. Answers to questions that you have not even thought of are in this book!Question: Is it not ridiculous that we were not taught how to manage money and credit issues when we were in high school? Is that by design? Is it not advantageous for the unscrupulous in the lending and financial industry to have an ill-informed public? It has already been proven and revealed that some industry "leaders" have benefitted enormously from a misled public.Fact: Credit problems can cause you to have to emotionally deal with what got you there. Let's face it: It is difficult to face credit issues because they are usually linked to very negative things that have happened in your life. Note: They know it. They know how you tick. They know you're stressing. They know you don't want to deal with it. And they were ready for you long before you came into the picture.This book will help you.
3 Startups, 40 Pivots
The cure to burnout isn't vacation. It's success. You're the poster child for bootstrapping founders. You've slept on your office floor more than once. You listen to all the startup podcasts and read all the success stories, but you're walking a tightrope without a net. You've started thinking about shutting it all down. Frankly, you need a win. 3 Startups, 40 Pivots presents a collection of raw, authentic stories and observations to help you through the darkest days before success. Together, Ali Moiz and Murti Hussain have mentored hundreds of new founders. They've also bled as founders for over twenty-five years. They understand that the toughest part of living the founder's life is finding the strength of will to keep believing that the world needs what you're creating. 3 Startups, 40 Pivots provides the single most important thing in founding a startup: the inspiration to keep going.
Only Tradies Improve Reliability
In every workshop and on every job site, one truth determines whether equipment thrives or fails: reliability built by tradies who take pride in their work. But in too many workplaces, that pride is buried under weak culture, rushed decisions, and invisible standards that slowly erode both performance and job satisfaction.In Only Tradies Improve Reliability, Gerard Wood-former tradie, maintenance leader, and author of Simplifying Mining Maintenance-reveals the practical, culture-driven routines that transform ordinary maintenance teams into reliability powerhouses. Drawing on four decades of real-world experience, he shows leaders and tradies how to build a culture of reliability: one where quality becomes visible, accountability becomes natural, and reliability improves faster than any technical program could.This book will show you: -Why most failures aren't caused by tradies who "don't know" or "don't care," but by tradies who are in a culture where they "don't see." And how to fix it permanently through simple routines that sharpen the eye for quality.-How leaders create the culture, and why no reliability strategy works unless the tradies executing it feel ownership, pride, and trust.-How tradies can dramatically improve their satisfaction and impact-even in tough workplaces-by focusing on quality, feedback, and craftsmanship.-Why proactive maintenance is always cheaper, easier, and more fulfilling than the chaos caused by allowing small defects to become large breakdowns.Only Tradies Improve Reliability is more than a maintenance book. It's a blueprint for restoring respect, pride, and craftsmanship in the trades-and for building workplaces where reliability improves quickly, costs fall naturally, and people genuinely want to stay.gerardwood.com.au
Demographics and Regional Economic Development
This Reprint examines the complex interplay between demographic trends and regional economic development. Persistent regional inequalities, population decline, low fertility, and aging populations pose significant challenges to social cohesion, economic sustainability, and long-term development. Using contemporary demographic analysis and regional science methods, this research highlights the structural and socio-economic drivers of demographic change and explores their implications for policy design. Case studies span Greece, Italy, the United States, Thailand, and the Middle East, providing insights into global patterns of demographic and regional disparities.
Systems Methodology in Sustainable Supply Chain Resilience
In today's volatile and interconnected world, developing resilient and sustainable supply chains has become an essential priority for organizations and societies alike. Global disruptions, ranging from pandemics and geopolitical tensions to climate change and technological transformations, continue to expose vulnerabilities within traditional supply networks. Addressing these challenges requires a systemic perspective-one that recognizes the complexity, interdependence, and dynamic nature of modern supply chains. Experts in systems methodology and supply chain management are increasingly leveraging advanced technologies, data-driven analytics, and innovative management approaches to strengthen resilience while aligning operations with long-term sustainability goals. Systems thinking provides a valuable lens for understanding and managing these interconnected elements, allowing decision-makers to identify leverage points, anticipate cascading effects, and design adaptive, self-regulating systems. This Reprint brings together pioneering research and practical insights that advance the integration of systems methodology into sustainable supply chain resilience. It features contributions that explore new methodologies, frameworks, and analytical tools for managing risk, enhancing flexibility, and promoting circular and low-carbon operations. By bridging theoretical advancements with real-world applications, this Special Issue Reprint showcases how systems-oriented approaches can guide the transition toward more responsible and future-ready supply chains.
New Information Communication Technologies in the Digital Era
This Special Issue Reprint studies and reviews the deployment of digital technologies in a range of organizational contexts and highlights the key lessons distilled from recent experience. The papers include studies in the business, healthcare, education and banking sectors, and the technology focus spans artificial intelligence, data mining, blockchain, game theory, and crowd-sourcing techniques. The articles encompass a variety of themes examined in different national contexts, including business start-ups, corporate responsibility, copyright management, public sector expenditure, and sporting performance. The broad span of these articles attests to the increasing relevance and applicability of digitalisation in many aspects of business life and across wider society and highlights the value of assessing the balance of positive and negative impacts as the pace of change continues to accelerate.
