HR & Office Administration Audiobooks | Business & Economics

Building the Best: 8 Proven Leadership Principles to Elevate Others to Success

Build a world-class team culture with proven principles from renowned "Follow My Lead" podcaster and business leader John Eades ***Ranked #1 Best New Management Book to Read in 2019 by Book Authority*** Organizational culture has undergone a seismic shift in the 21st century-and with it, the requirements of leadership. In Building the Best, LearnLoft CEO John Eades takes you on a journey of transformation that will equip you with the tools you need to become the kind of cutting-edge leader today's workplace so urgently needs. "Leadership is about empowering, inspiring, and serving in order to elevate others over an extended period of time. You are the perfect person to live this out every day." Eades's powerful words form the backbone of this groundbreaking guide to cultivating leadership at its highest level. Beginning with the benefits of great leadership-and the drawbacks of bad leadership-Eades offers real-life examples of leaders who elevate others, and how their practices have paid huge dividends. At its core is a carefully balanced blend of "love and discipline"-a guiding principle that helps create high levels of performance by leaning on standards while at the same time caring about the long-term success and well-being of each team member. Through these proven practices, you'll learn to: * Identify your current leadership style * Rely on the "purpose trifecta" to guide your team * Be a leader who properly leverages the "Acts of Accountability" model * Create a "Maximizing Mantra" to produce energy and results * Develop the skills of others by understanding the "4 Stages of Role Development" Leadership is a journey, not a destination. Building the Best offers a powerful blueprint for embarking on that journey-the first step in taking your team or organization toward true greatness.

John Eades (Author), John Eades (Narrator)

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People Powered: How Communities Can Supercharge Your Business, Brand, and Teams

Harness the power of communities, both inside and outside of your organization, to drive value and revenue, activate your employees' and customers' talents, and create a highly engaged, loyal customer base. What if you discovered a blueprint that could grow your brand's reputation and loyalty, dramatically reduce customer service issues, produce content and technology, and cement a powerful, lasting relationship between you and your customers? Communities have been a popular topic since the rise of the Internet and social media, but few companies have consistently harnessed their power, driven tangible value, and effectively measured their return on investment (ROI) like: Salesforce.com has seen tremendous results with their community network of over 2 million members advocating for, supporting, and integrating Salesforce.com productsStar Citizen used Kickstarter to raise over $150 million to build their new video game and a community of over 2 million playersRed Hat collaborated with their community to build industry-leading technology, which led to a $34 billion acquisition by IBMCompanies such as PayPal, Facebook, Bosch, Microsoft, CapitalOne, and Google, have also built communities inside their organizations, which have fostered innovation, broken down silos, and helped their organizations to operate more efficiently and collaboratively. People Powered helps C-suite leaders, founders, marketers, customer advocates, and community leaders gain a competitive advantage by answering the following questions: What is the key value proposition of building a community?What kind of community do we need and how do we build and integrate it into our organization?How do we incentivize and encourage people to get involved, build reliable growth, and keep community members engaged?How do we develop authentic, productive relationships with community members both online and in person?How do we get departmental buy-in, hire effectively, and create consistent, reliable community engagement skills in our organization? What are the strategic and tactical pitfalls and roadblocks we need to avoid?How do we make sure that our community continues to grow with us-and more importantly, how do we make sure that we continue to grow with them?People Powered pulls together over 20 years of pragmatic experience into a clear, simple methodology and blueprint to not just answer these questions, but deliver results. It also includes contributions from industry leaders including Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Emmy-award winning actor), Peter H. Diamandis (Founder of XPRIZE, Singularity University), Jim Zemlin (Executive Director, The Linux Foundation), Mike Shinoda (Co-Founder, Linkin Park), Jim Whitehurst (CEO, Red Hat), and more. Don't get left behind-become an industry trailblazer and ensure your company's longevity by tapping into the most dynamic force both outside and inside your organization: the people. Reference charts are available in the audiobook companion PDF download. A small selection of endorsements for People Powered: 'Jono is an expert at integrating the potential of communities with businesses. People Powered provides a clear and thoughtful blueprint for others looking to tap into this potential and unlock benefits for their own organizations.' -- Jim Whitehurst, president and CEO, Red Hat and author of 'The Open Organization' "If you want to unlock the power of collaboration in communities, companies, and teams, Jono Bacon should be your tour guide, and People Powered should be your map." -- Jamie Smith, former deputy press secretary to President Barack Obama.

Jono Bacon (Author), Jono Bacon (Narrator)

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The Forgotten Art of Happiness: 2nd edition - 52 Ideas that will change your life

If you are fed up with all the books that talk about happiness but don’t work keep reading. I was in the same place, I was a judge, having a decent income, a prestigious job, and a promising future but I was sad. I read a lot of books and attended hundreds of workshops and seminars online and offline and nothing was really fulfilling. I decided to figure it out by myself. “If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.” ― Toni Morrison In this book you will discover: •The one thing that you can do right now that can make you happier •The mindset every happy person have •The journaling technique that leads to a happier day •The one beverage that leads to a happier life •What are the hormones of happiness and how to scientifically release them •The formula of having a relationship that helps you be happier •What did the people who completed the 100 happy days challenge said their experience? Even if you did not read any other self-help book in your life this book will still work if you have read a lot of books that didn’t work, this book still works for you. scroll up and add to cart

Ali Zakaria (Author), Isaav Vega (Narrator)

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ENCUENTRA TU PASION

En Encuentra tu pasión Graciela de Oto nos invita a la aventura de generar un proyecto de vida conectado con nuestros deseos y nuestra verdadera identidad, lleno de desafíos y recompensas, para evitar permanecer inmersos en una vida monótona y sin sentido. Todos tenemos talentos y habilidades únicas, y nuestras pasiones deben actuar como faros que iluminen el sendero hacia una vida profesional plena. El propósito de este libro es ayudarte a prosperar a nivel personal mientras persigues esa 'llamada interior', mediante siete pasos para emprender tu proyecto de vida. No hay excusas –advierte la autora–, el momento de empezar es ahora. Desde 2004, año en que desarrolló la Fundación Suma Veritas, Graciela Beatriz de Oto ha estado motivando y empoderando a emprendedores y profesionales, con un factor diferencial: la perspectiva de género. Con estudios en Marketing, un doctorado en management corporativo y masters en Administración de Empresas cursados en Argentina y EEUU, es coautora del libro Las mujeres en las organizaciones de América Latina y el Caribe. Además, ha brindado conferencias alrededor del mundo, ha escrito artículos para diversos medios gráficos y produjo programas radiales orientados a fortalecer el liderazgo femenino y el espíritu emprendedor.

Graciela De Oto (Author), Camila Iannini (Narrator)

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Coaching para la transformación personal

El coaching es un camino para superar limitaciones. Este libro propone recorrer ese camino asistidos por la Programación Neurolingüística –PNL- y la Ontología del Lenguaje, dos modelos poderosos que, integrados, se refuerzan mutuamente y se constituyen en la base de una profunda transformación, tanto personal como organizacional. Quienes asuman este desafío, podrán comprometerse intensamente a su vez en la transformación del mundo, aceptando la responsabilidad por el futuro. Coaching para la transformación personal es una propuesta teórico-práctica tanto para especialistas como para todas aquellas personas interesadas en aprender, cambiar, crear, innovar y generar un espacio de crecimiento, individual y compartido, como seres humanos libres, completos y felices, y facilitar el mismo proceso en otras personas.

Lidia Muradep (Author), Paola Cohen (Narrator)

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Simple Scripts for Problems at Work

Have you ever walked away from a conversation in the workplace that left you thinking, 'If only I had said this.' or 'I wish I hadn't said that'? When faced with confronting an upset customer, irate boss, or irrational coworker, are you confident that you have the right words to say-and can communicate your message effectively? Effective communication is crucial to the success of any organization. However, communication problems are a leading cause of confusion, stress, frustration, and lack of productivity in the workplace. As you find yourself having critical conversations at work, it's all too easy to get caught up in the heat of the moment and say the wrong thing, send the wrong message-or worse. With the tips and techniques taught in this power-packed book, you'll learn to respond to the most difficult situations with dignity, diplomacy, and poise. Even when you're put on the spot, you'll learn to use these simple scripts (and create your own!) to work through a variety of tough situations and get your point across, guilt-free. Plus, you'll learn about the importance of the inflection, tone, and timing-because how you say it is just as important as what you say.

Careertrack Publications (Author), Michelle Milldyke (Narrator)

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Managing the Millennials, 2nd Edition: Discover the Core Competencies for Managing Today's Workforce

The Builders, Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials-all make up workforces in every type of industry all over the world. The generational gaps are numerous and distinctly different between each age group, and Millennials have gotten a reputation for being particularly unique and often challenging. In this updated and expanded Second Edition of the popular guidebook Managing the Millennials, you'll see how Millennial traits are the same around the globe. In fact, Millennials are more alike than any other generation before them due in large part to rapid advances in technology that let us share more experiences together. These same rapid advances are also redefining the fundamental ways businesses operate, and this revised edition includes the international perspective today's leadership needs to attract and retain these high-performing workers. With fresh research and new real-world examples, the powerhouse authorial team reexamines the differences between how different generations work today in businesses around the world, with insightful exploration into what makes the Millennial generation so different from the ones that came before. The authors reveal nine specific points of tension commonly arising from clashing value systems among generations and prescribe nine proven solutions to resolve conflict and build communication.

Chip Espinoza, Mick Ukleja (Author), Mike Lenz (Narrator)

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Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace

You know you can do more with your career. And the future is going to demand more of you. The problem is, you are so busy keeping up with the day-to-day that you can't prepare for tomorrow. Stretch: How to Future Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace gives you the confidence and knowledge you need to achieve your goals in an ever-changing world. Established experts Karie Willyerd and Barbara Mistick offer evidence-based guidance on obtaining the skills you will need to thrive in tomorrow's workplace. If you are like other professionals, your biggest worry is becoming obsolete at work. Shifting technologies, fierce competition among corporations, and recruitment occurring on a global level would give anyone concern. To remain relevant in spite of change, you need to know how to learn in any situation, open your thinking to a world beyond where you are now, connect to the people who can help you make your future happen, seek experiences that will prepare you for tomorrow, and stay motivated through the ups and downs of a career so you can bounce forward. Stretch offers five practices to help you start, enhance, and lengthen your career by anticipating the needs of tomorrow's work environment. Don't become obsolete. Instead, stretch to achieve your potential.

Barbara Mistick, Karie Willyerd (Author), Suzie Althens (Narrator)

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Flat, Fluid, and Fast: Harness the Talent Mobility Revolution to Drive Employee Engagement, Accelera

Capitalize on the radical new realities of artificial intelligence, changing demographics, and the explosion of contingent labor In just a few short years, employee mobility will be an imperative for every business, as millions of jobs disappear practically overnight-victims of artificial intelligence and automation. The competition for talent will be fierce, and you're going to have to make major changes in the ways you hire, manage, and retain top performers. Flat, Fluid, and Fast delivers the tactics and strategies you need to create a disruption-proof company during the talent mobility revolution. It walks you through the entire process, providing expert advice on new ways to draw top talent to your company, implement new training programs, create employee mobility plans, design innovative career paths for staff, leverage contractors and other contingent workers, and operate an adaptable organization for long-term success. Flat, Fluid, and Fast takes you beyond merely surviving the coming change. It equips you to seize the opportunities this change affords, to beat out the competition, and to become the dominant player in your industry.

Brynne S. Kennedy (Author), Chloe Cannon (Narrator)

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The Corporate Culture Survival Guide: 3rd edition

Effective, sustainable cultural change requires evolution, not disruption The Corporate Culture Survival Guide is the essential primer and practical guide every organization needs. Corporate culture pioneer Edgar H. Schein breaks the concept of 'culture' down into real terms, delving into the behaviors, values, and shared assumptions that define it, and explains why culture is the central factor in an organization's success-or failure. This new third edition is designed specifically for practitioners needing to apply these practices in real-world settings, and has been updated with new coverage of globalization, technology, and managerial competencies. You'll learn how to get past subconscious bias to assess whether or not your existing culture truly serves your organization, and how to introduce change and manage the change process over time for a best-case-scenario outcome. Case studies illustrate successful change in real companies, providing models and setting the bar for dismantling dysfunctional cultures. Corporate culture begins with the founder, and evolves-or not-over time. Is your culture working for or against your organization? How can it be optimized? This book separates the truth from the nonsense to provide real-world guidance on initiating and managing cultural change.

Edgar H. Schein, Peter A. Schein, Peter Schein (Author), William Sarris (Narrator)

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Green Growth That Works: Natural Capital Policy and Finance Mechanisms Around the World

Rapid economic development has been a boon to human well-being. It has lifted millions out of poverty, raised standards of living, and increased life expectancies. But economic development comes at a significant cost to natural capital-the fertile soils, forests, coastal marshes, farmland-that support all life on earth, including our own. Green Growth That Works is the first practical guide to bring together pragmatic finance and policy tools that can make investment in natural capital both attractive and commonplace. The authors present six mechanisms that demonstrate a range of approaches used around the globe to conserve and restore earth's myriad ecosystems, including: government subsidies; regulatory-driven mitigation; voluntary conservation; water funds; market-based transactions; and bilateral and multilateral payments. Through a series of real-world case studies, the book addresses questions such as: How can we channel economic incentives to make conservation and restoration desirable? What approaches have worked best? How can governments, businesses, NGOs, and individuals work together successfully?

Tbd (Author), Teri Schnaubelt (Narrator)

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The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business

In this long-awaited brand-new audiobook recording, an international business expert helps you understand and navigate cultural differences in this insightful and practical guide, perfect for both your work and personal life. Americans precede anything negative with three nice comments; French, Dutch, Israelis, and Germans get straight to the point; Latin Americans and Asians are steeped in hierarchy; Scandinavians think the best boss is just one of the crowd. It's no surprise that when they try and talk to each other, chaos breaks out. In The Culture Map, INSEAD professor Erin Meyer is your guide through this subtle, sometimes treacherous terrain in which people from starkly different backgrounds are expected to work harmoniously together. She provides a field-tested model for decoding how cultural differences impact international business, and combines a smart analytical framework with practical, actionable advice.

Erin Meyer (Author), Lisa Larsen (Narrator)

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