Business Philosophy

We all eventually ask ourselves the question, "Am I making a difference?" We want our lives to have meaning. But just as an airline flight attendant will tell you to put your own oxygen mask on before assisting others, getting your own life together is the first step to making a positive impact on the world around you. In this new book, FranklinCovey cofounder Hyrum Smith shows that achieving a meaningful, fulfilling, and impactful life is a straightforward process.

The Hallmark of a Great Leader is a well-developed audiobook for business executives to follow in pursuing their career aspirations. It presents best practices within nine areas of focus: vision, leadership style, social intelligence, strategic thinking, political conscience, influence, information dissemination, education, and emotional wellness. The material comes from the perspective of a chief information officer (CIO), but it is clearly stated that the principles apply to all business executives.

This book is over 30 years of martial arts practice on paper. Learn the principles and philosophies of martial arts that I’ve acquired through a lifetime of successes and failures. It's about screwing up, failing, and getting back up. It’s about grit, daily disciplines, and not giving up. It’s about learning to pick yourself up off the mat and live a life that cannot beat you down. It’s about building a healthy relationship with yourself so that you can have a more beneficial relationship with anything or anyone. It's about self-preservation and forming a strong mind & body.

Here is the fascinating story of the making of the high-tech business revolution and the birth of the Digital Age. Journalist Jeffrey Young chronicles six decades of unbridled technological innovation, taking you inside today's business empires and introducing you to the dreamers, the schemers, the entrepreneurs, and the inventors who built them...

Stoicism School is designed to give you the most in-depth look into the practicalities and concepts of a Stoic mind-set. It is a combination of the following three audiobooks stacked one on top of the other: Master the Ancient Philosophies of Productivity & Peace of Mind, Practical Ways to Harness Your Emotions & Thrive with This Philosophy, and Mindsets & Thinking Tools for Modern Day Success.

The Tricycle Effect is an inspiring self-help book for leaders, children, athletes, families, businesses, and organizations of all sizes written by Dane A. Deutsch. Practicing the principles laid out in each chapter through “straight from the heart” stories will teach you how important it is to lead with character first.

Just as your power bill continues to rise, the sun also rises. Why are we letting a renewable resource that beams down on us each day go to waste? Solar energy is no longer a distant dream of the future. It is a real, viable option for America’s power needs, and T.J. Kanczuzewski of Inovateus Solar is mapping out a path for energy independence for anyone looking for clean, renewable power.

We live in the age of technology. This is a time of great advancement and connection: As the world becomes even smaller and markets become increasingly global, opportunity grows for those who may not have entered into their market through the internet. This is also a period of elite division: As tech research advances and more people gain access to new technologies, a rift emerges. Those who have access to the most current technology have a great advantage over those who do not.

Leadership Revisited is a leadership handbook that every leader should have in their library. This book navigates through leadership from a hands-on, practical, and personal perspective. In your leader journey, you will experience ups and downs, highs and lows, winning and losing success and failure. You will learn to give and take. You will learn when to fight and when to stand still. You will hopefully learn from the mistakes you've made and use them as stepping stones to become wiser and better than before.

So You Want to Be a Leader? is designed to be of special interest to those seeking a main or supplemental book to augment their classes/workshops in such diverse areas as teaching leadership, freshman orientation, first-year experience, or college success classes. Another advantage is the book's structure, which consists of numerous short topics and lends itself to classroom and small group discussions.

Would you like to have the ability to "peer" inside people's minds and "read" their thoughts based on the sound of their voice? Do you want audiences to "hang on" to your every word with interest and attention? You can! The voice is a powerful communication tool – if you know how to analyze it and use it effectively yourself. Secrets of the Voice is a compelling guide to five essential elements that, once mastered, will help you analyze the mindset of people around you, and use your own vocal skills to influence others.

Are you ready to embrace universal law and live a natural life? If there is one overall message to this book, it is that we must avoid being overwhelmed by life, to realise that there is something larger than us which is willing to shoulder the burdens. If we can live by faith instead of fear, we have found the secret door to success that she speaks of. Scovel Shinn devoted her life to helping people recognize the link between their attitudes and their level of happiness. A relaxed state of expectancy, she taught, is the best mindset for bringing success into your life.

If you want to experience lasting success in life and business, a personal philosophy is essential. More than an action statement, your philosophy expresses the values that drive your actions. Author and entrepreneur Charles King eloquently illustrates this in his contemporary business parable, which tells the fictional story of 35-year-old CEO Jim Lincoln.

I was 19 years old when I first started working in the network marketing industry. Little did I know that the decision to build my own network marketing business would lead me to the time freedom and lifestyle I have today. By the time I graduated from college I was earning a full-time income as a network marketer even though I was only working about 10 hours a week. The freedom this business has given me has allowed me to follow my passion and truly live my dreams.

Ethics - described briefly as the norms by which acceptable and unacceptable behaviors are measured - has been the concern, and perhaps the great dilemma, of sentient humans since Socrates subjected it to philosophical inquiry almost 2,500 years ago. Socrates believed, without universal acceptance, that the most pertinent issues people must deal with are related to how we live our lives, what actions are and are not righteous, and how people should live together peacefully and harmoniously.

Perhaps one of the most influential and controversial books in history, Machiavelli’s The Prince raises issues that are still debated centuries after its publication. The theories he developed in The Prince were derived from his observation of the successes and failures of the ruling class. The Prince was designed as a practical guide for newly appointed rulers and is required reading for all persons in a position of authority who strive for grandeur in business and politics.

Empowerment and delegation. Same thing right? Not even close. See the difference, and get people to want to follow you. Sam was a young leader with great potential, but didn’t know how to empower his team. His manager sent him to an extraordinary class, where Rosa Parks, Susan B. Anthony, Abraham Lincoln, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Harriet Tubman explain Intentional Empowerment. The experience forever changed Sam and transformed him into an Intentional Empowerment leader. Can it do the same for you?

People always search for the perfect “how to” audiobook you can use as a gift for people in business, government, not for profit, education, and entrepreneurial spheres. This highly practical collection of vignettes about leadership is easy to listen. The listener does get a highly useful education on techniques to improve their leadership capabilities. In the post COVID-19 pandemic virus world, the need for leadership in every aspect of our lives is clear.

Life can be challenging at times. I pray for clarity on situations, so I’m not in limbo. At some point in our life, we will reach crossroads and don’t know which way to go. When that happens, we want that cool big sister that’s going look out and keep it real. Sometimes, we need that rawness and accountability with love.

The virtual work world...you may love it...or hate it! Do you manage a remote team? Are there times that you feel frustrated and stressed? Have expectations been set without the how-to in getting there? The Virtual Divide reveals that there is no perfect leadership style; how to get results with team meetings and ways to communicate clearly and effectively, and how to inspire and build trust within the team.