Business Organization

Empowerment programs swept through corporate America in the last two decades. Unfortunately, bolting empowerment programs onto existing power structures often led to the appearance of empowerment—without the actual power. Going beyond empowerment means that people have all the power they need from the very moment they join a company—regardless of the level of responsibility or complexity. They are free to seek needed resources and relationships on their own initiative. And they are held fully accountable for results by themselves, their colleagues, and the organization's mission.

For all professionals, knowledge of the key elements of high-quality leadership is vital, whether they are existing managers, taking on additional managerial responsibilities, or looking ahead to their career goals. This base of knowledge stretches from the individual - leading yourself - to the group, leading teams and even entire organizations. In tackling all these key aspects, the audiobook equips individuals to progress in any area of leadership and management, from team-building to strategic planning.

This essential playbook shows how companies can scale success by coupling digital strategies with an investment in the health of their organizations and the people within. To scale and grow, a company must get the organizational elements right. That begins with having the right strategy, the right leadership to drive it, and the right talent, culture, and organizational design to realize a company’s potential. This is especially true in the AI era, where a company’s most valuable assets are its people.

There’s no place for empathy in business was a belief Dr. Price, a logical, results-focused engineer held onto tightly, until a cascade of life-altering events provided her a new perspective. A perspective that recognized empathy as a critical skill that every leader must develop and employ to achieve success. Dr. Price’s empathetic leadership journey has been a multi-year process, one that continues today, and one that she willingly shares with you—the good, the bad, and the ugly.

This book offers a new model for creating inclusive organizations and illuminates the vital role that diversity plays in developing solutions to the critical social, environmental, and leadership challenges we face. While many companies are focusing on DEI efforts, what we need is to take inclusion to the next level. Our massive social, economic, and environmental challenges can only be solved only when organizations and institutions embrace complete inclusion.

This is the first book to offer detailed guidance on how scenarios can be used to help organizations make their toughest decisions in a world of ever-escalating crisis and opportunity. To reap the full benefits of scenarios, you have to be able to apply them in the real world. This groundbreaking audiobook goes beyond the theoretical to clearly explain different ways scenarios can be used in business decision-making - from strategic planning and financial modeling to crisis response.

Field Guide for A Winning Sales Organization by Paul R. DeCoster is a compelling exploration of the intricate, and often misunderstood, world of Sales Operations. In this book, Paul uses his wealth of cross-industry experience to simplify concepts using practical templates and frameworks. He underscores that amidst the overwhelming array of metrics, data points, and business tools, the heart of a successful Sales team lies in building lasting relationships.

Do you want to expand beyond your perceived ‘full potential’ to become a high-impact leader in an era defined by AI and relentless complexity? "CEO Potential" offers a transformative, step-by-step guide for leaders facing the demands of a rapidly evolving world. As conventional strategies lose relevance, this book provides a clear path to elevate yourself, your team, and your organization to thrive amid AI-driven disruption.

What do you do when the old processes that were the foundation of your business no longer serve the purpose or are no longer benefitting the whole? This problem has a name: The Self-Licking Ice Cream Cone! The Self-Licking Ice Cream Cone equips business owners, business leaders, and the inquisitive minds in between with the tools to make their cultures, companies, and lives more successful. The tools within take little knowledge or experience to understand but can have a huge impact on you, your team, and your organization.

This clear and concise book will help you better understand the universal language of business, and will demystify the financial terminology and concepts that are used to measure an organization’s performance. Do you want to go to the highest high of your organization? Would you like to enhance your business acumen, so any employer in any industry in any part of the world can see your value? If so, this book is a must-listen and, more importantly, a must-do.

Harry Kraemer showed how self-reflection, balance, true self-confidence, and genuine humility are the traits of today's most effective leaders. In Becoming the Best, his highly anticipated follow-up, Kraemer reveals how, in practical terms, anyone can apply these principles to become a values-based leader and to help create values-based organizations. Drawing on his own experiences as the former CEO and chairman of Baxter International, as well as those of other notable leaders and organizations, Kraemer lays out a pathway for understanding the principles and putting them into practice.

How do you build the capacity for change in yourselves and your organizations? With examples of coaching programs from around the world, Building the Core Competencies of Change explains the techniques of coaching that build the competencies for growth and change; provides examples of organizations that catalyzed change with the use of strategic coaching programs; and outlines the coaching types, tools, and models used to build core competencies of change in individuals, teams, and whole organizations.

Responsive isn’t just a business book. It is a choose-your-own adventure guide to the future of work. Best-selling author Robin Zander shares stories ranging from Navy SEALs in Iraq to technology giants experimenting in Silicon Valley, from the inner workings of a sex cult to how a group of anonymous activists can change politics. Distilling tactics from forward-thinking practitioners and boundary-pushing companies, Zander shares these stories about how to keep pace and thrive in the future of work.

Since Peter Senge published his groundbreaking book The Fifth Discipline, he and his associates have frequently been asked by the business community: "How do we go beyond the first steps of corporate change? How do we sustain momentum?" They know that companies and organizations cannot thrive today without learning to adapt their attitudes and practices.

In looking for help and understanding on how to build an organization and to select and manage your people, a good place to start would be to look for an organization that did that exceptionally well. Cintas is a great American success story, and Bob Kohlhepp was an important part of that success for 50 years. He began his career as controller but quickly moved up to ultimately become CEO and then chairman. He was a key part of building Cintas from $1.6 million in sales in 1967 to more than $7 billion today.

Unlock the secrets to sustainable success in your organization with "Creating a Kaizen Culture: Fostering a Kaizen Culture for High-Performance." In this audiobook, you'll embark on a journey of continuous improvement and learn how to cultivate a workplace culture that thrives on innovation, efficiency, and adaptability. Kaizen, a Japanese philosophy centered around small, incremental changes, has revolutionized countless businesses worldwide. Now, it's your turn to harness its power.

Building the Fit Organization gives executives a distilled, jargon-free method for attaining the benefits of lean management under real-world conditions. The corporate landscape is littered with companies that have failed to achieve success by mirroring the Toyota Way, but this book distills the lessons from the Toyota Production System into six core concepts and presents them in the easily understandable language of physical fitness and athletic excellence.

Hiring for Diversity: The Guide to Building an Inclusive and Equitable Organization brings together the most cutting-edge practices for implementing a diversity hiring strategy that leaves your organization with a comprehensive view and an actionable plan.

Our government organizations face political fallout, media scrutiny, reduced funding, and the many challenges involved in motivating large, multi-layered and highly regulated organizations. It's no surprise that many government organizations report that their employees are less engaged than ever and that leaders feel helpless to change the situation. In many cases, employees and government leaders are caught in a vicious cycle. Performance declines, scrutiny increases, and employee paralysis ensues. How do you break this cycle and begin building successful government?

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.